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| - I've been here several times with G and each time, everything seems to get worse and worse. Food, service, coffee. Worse.
The first time we went, it was pretty good. The food portions are egregiously huge and once you get past that, the actual quality of food is mediocre. We used to take whatever was left home with us. The last time we went for lunch, we left whatever was on our plates and took nothing home.
Usually we start off with some beef empanadas which are usually pretty flavourful but for some reason, they were slightly bland and we had to douse them with the homemade hot salsa (which is actually pretty flavourful). We got the chips and guacamole for apps and the chips were decent but the guac was bland. We actually mixed the salsa in with the guac to give it some life.
G got his usual lemon chicken (chicken breast smothered in cheese and lemon sauce) and I got a meat platter of sorts (skirt steak, sausage, and some sort of pork bacon). G was pretty happy about his food... I can't say the same for mine. The steak was cooked well but the sausage was dry and bland and the bacon was tough and dry, like it had been cooked and sitting around for more than a few days.
We had the meal with complimentary Colombian coffee. The first round was good but the cups were only filled about 2/3 of the way high. G asked for a second cup and while it was filled slightly higher this time, it tasted like the dregs at the bottom of the coffee maker. Seriously, burnt gross coffee.
The service? Slow and indifferent.
I think it's going to be a while before we go back to El Arriero again. This used to be one of our go-to spots for latin food, not so much anymore.
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