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| - I had high hopes for this South American restaurant despite the ratings but after having brunch here a few days ago, I have to say that the overall 3 star rating is fair.
The restaurant's main focal point is the sleek black and gold decorated bar that looks like something out of The Great Gatsby and that whole Art Deco era. I have to admit that wanting to dine here had something to do with being in this restaurant's nice setting with that bar in the background, along with being curious about the food of course.
Speaking of the food, here's what we ordered:
Two of my friends ordered the breakfast empanadas, which was actually stuffed with meat inside and came with a poached egg on top. I would have ordered this if I knew it had more than just eggs in it. When our server was asked about what else was in the empanadas, he said that it only had eggs in it. Simple mistake that wasn't a big deal but servers should also know the menu well as that can affect what a customer decides to get. Anyways, my friends said that it tasted good enough but that the olives in it gave it a different flavour than expected and that it was a small portion.
Another friend and I got The Full Gaucho, which seems to be one of the more popular things to order on the menu and the server said it would be heartier than the Pan De Miga which he said was essentially a breakfast sandwich. The Full Gaucho is the dish seen in many of the Yelp pictures as well. It had a spiced egg, jamon, mushrooms and potatoes. While I enjoyed the seasonings on it that added a certain refreshing element to the dish (sorry, it's hard to explain), I couldn't help but feel like it was just a fancier looking version of something that could be made at home. The presentation was nice and the dish was filling but I wasn't quite satisfied with it. It just wasn't as flavourful as I thought it would have been and didn't feel like it was worth the $19 + tax price tag.
My husband got the brisket burger which we had asked to be well done but it came out medium. I didn't feel like complaining about this and sending it back as we were starving. My husband and I usually half our dishes so we can try two different ones but since it wasn't cooked to my liking, he ate it all. He said that it was filling enough but just tasted alright in terms of flavour. He said that it wasn't anything out of the ordinary in his opinion and felt that it should probably taste better for $21.
I also got the alfajores, which were 2 shortbread cookies filled with dulce de lece and coconut flakes. This cookie was tasty (tasted exactly as it sounds), it had just the right amount of sweetness and melted in my mouth. It was worth trying for $3.
Overall, I would recommend lowering your expectations when coming here. It's probably better to come here for drinks and maybe apps, as well as for aesthetic purposes of course. We could have just ordered the wrong brunch dishes and maybe their dinner offerings are better here? I don't know that I'd come back to try them though.
It may have also been an off day in terms of customer service as the hostess was polite enough but our server wasn't the friendliest or all that helpful. I guess I would be annoyed if I had to work on Good Friday too...
Again, we didn't have an overall terrible experience here but it wasn't the best either. Let's just say that I can understand why the reviews for this place are mixed and will leave it at that.
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