My girlfriend is from Buenos Aires, and on my first visit there she wanted me to experience a…read moretypical BA Italian restaurant. The place was very nice and charming. Apparently the waiter heard me speaking English and asked if we needed English menus. My girlfriend answered in Spanish that I did but she didn't. She did the speaking for us, since I don't speak Spanish. We ordered our entrees and malbec, and as we waited, we were puzzled: we could hear him offering detailed descriptions of what we assumed were specials to everyone else. We weren't told of anything, not even what the fish of the day was. This was a little disappointing. The food came and it was okay. Very average. We didn't see the waiter again for a long time (but we continued to hear new customers get told about off-the-menu items. Finally, he returned and asked if we wanted dessert and we just asked for the check. It was a strange experience and we wondered if we were just treated like tourists and not taken seriously.

Pretty expensive, our bill was 950$ pesos for one appetizer and two pastas at lunch time. I had the…read morepesto pasta which looked awesome but it was really salty for my taste. My bf had the fish dish which was awesome but the spinach in it was also salty -- Perhaps our tastebuds aren't used to the way they salt stuff here. Staff were very friendly and nice, the chef / owner was very nice too. Wish the food was a bit less salty, otherwise great place.

La Mama Rosa is definitely a must for anyone craving traditional old school Italian cuisine…read more We waited 15 minutes for a table at 8:30 (we had no reservation, I would recommend one though if possible) then we waited 45 minutes for food after ordering. The thing was, we just didn't care-we knew it was worth the wait. Spaghetti with the "mama rosa" salsa. Speechless I was. And a Bife de tire(strip steak) this was marbled throughout but with their incredible chimichhurri(we went through 2 dishes of it) it's great. Cafe con leche to finish. All for less than 50 USD. Go. You won't regret it.

We got there around 9pm on a saturday night... Bad idea, place was packed. One of the waiters tells…read moreme that he can write me down but the wait is actually 1 hour!!! Ok, As I start walking out this guy calls my name and say , you can take this table, the reservation is 5' minutes late and the lost it!!!! Great!!! We were a party of 6. Service was very nice. They give u free Lemoncello or glass of champagne at the end. We got gnocchis bolognesa, and sweetbreads with scallions and milanesa, and Lasagna, (little problem with this one that had a hair in it, we sent it back no prob, accidents happen) and coffee and desserts, ice cream and Sambayon Cream. Total tab was like us$80 for a party of six with a bottle of wine. This is a typical cantina located in a corner. Great spot. Waiter told me that they are full every day. I believe it, food was very good.

I completely disagree with Benny K.'s review. The only thing he writes about is money and being a…read moreCalifornian born in Argentina, I go there quite often, so this is my review. Bs As is expensive right now. Sometimes is not, but if you go right now, in 2015, you won't be able to eat at a GOOD restaurant for U$D 15, period. If that's what you want, then don't go to Bs. As at all, go somewhere else. This restaurant is one of the BEST restaurants I ate at while in Bs.As. The service, the quality of the food, the ambiance, just amazing. A BIT pricey when compared to what other places cost (with terrible food), but SO affordable when compared to what it would cost here in the US. Still, by far, not the most expensive restaurant in Argentina. Again, good pasta, fresh and homemade is hard to find anywhere...but here you do.

This is a wild and crazy place. I first encountered Il Ballo Del Mattone 6 or 7 years ago, at the…read moreoriginal location. It was tiny, the food always carried wonderfully deep flavors. It was often crowded and once a month the owner, who's appearance is as wild as his restaurants, held a monthly customer party. Fast forward to 2015: Now he has three locations, all within a couple of blocks of each other. I haven't eaten at the others, but C and I had lunch here on Sunday and found the ambiance, food and service to be very good ... as before. The only two negatives: 1.) is that they have their menu on a blackboard that the server brings to your table. And another one with the wines. I hate this system. You can't take your time and feel under pressure to make a decision quickly, as the server is standing there waiting. For cryin' out loud, it's 2015 ... can't they just buy a printer? 2.) the stupid blackboard doesn't mention that they have pizza. I really wasn't in the mood for pasta, but virtually all the items on the blackboard are pasta. I ordered the bondiola, which I wasn't in the mood for either. As our server brought our food, I noticed another server delivering a pizza to another table. Grr. Consequently I won't be returning anytime soon. Too disorganized. Ambiance: 4 stars Food: 3 stars Service: 3 stars Wine list: 2 stars

This was the best pasta I've ever had in my life. We went as a large party after an event and we…read moreordered off of the set menu. I got the fried mozzarella as my starter which was fine and my main was the SORRENTINO GRAN CARUSO Stuffed with mozzarella and cooked ham, gratinated with cream, cooked ham, mushrooms, poultry, and fresh tomato sauce. Holy god it was so good. I would travel back to Argentina just to eat this. The dessert was a few choices and I went for the flan which was very good. I'm told it's meant to be served with dulce de leche but this restaurant doesn't do that. It was still fine. This is definitely a fancy place and I'm glad we were gifted this meal because I really don't want to know how much it cost.

Very good sevice in a bright, lovely feel good place. Burrata was excellent and pastas were good…read more Great stop for final meal on BA after 5 days of steak

Was very good pizza!! My husband loves it. I had the pasta with sauce, broccoli and shrimp and…read moreit was super good!! Raviolis were fresh and the bruschetta was very tasty. All in all a good meals

After landing at EZE, we had our first dinner in BA at Piola and I'm glad we did. The burrata and…read morejamon crudo starter was such a large portion that we had to take 2/3 of our veggie pizza to go. Piola is also open for lunch and the space is much prettier than your average pizza spot. While we were eating, several people came in to get takeout.

We are Thai and we ask them to make it for Thai. They could make us a good Thai curry that i could…read morenot ever find in BA. Recommend menu: - Beef Green Curry - Pork Red Curry - Fried Pork (Moo Thod) Minus 1 star because Ka Prao is not real one.

You'd think that with as few restaurants representing southeast asian cuisine, that I'd have made…read moreit to all of them. This one just has a vibe from the outside that said... "no" - it looked more like a trendy bar, and appended the moniker "Resto-Bar" to its name in its public image. I imagined mediocre fried "street food" snacks and colorful cocktails and loud music. But, on a recent evening, adrift for something different to do solo, I made a quick reservation and headed over. Now, some of what I imagined is true. Though, very little. You enter into a bar, packed with all sorts of trendy looking bottles and apparatus. The greeting is exactly what I expected - neither of the two bartenders nor manager even looked up from the computer screen they were intently engaged with - and, other than pausing to make a drink now and again, they stayed in the same position the entire evening. A hostess greeted me not with "good evening" but, "do you have a reservation?" I got the full look up and down while the asking was going on, and then the studied minute over her clipboard when I responded affirmatively, followed by an, "oh yes, I guess you do. come this way, perhaps that table over there in the far corner." I was dressed pretty, in pressed slacks and shirt. Far prettier than most of the people in the room, who tended towards shorts and t-shirts, but I don't tend towards 25-30 years old. But thankfully, that's about where the reality of my imaginings ended. A full menu of Thai dishes was presented, along with a cocktail list (moderately creative without being stupid about it), and a wine list. While I was perusing, a plate of puffed rice crackers and a decent sweet and sour dipping sauce was placed on the table. I relaxed. Excellent chicken satay, with the chicken beautifully grilled and still juicy, accompanied by a very mild peanut satay sauce, but an accompanying chili sauce that actually packed a wallop. Nice presentation, and a generous quantity for 380 pesos (just over $6). And likewise, both presentation and quantity of the prawn kung pad met mamuang, a mild stir fry of prawns, cashews, and vegetables, that was big enough that I only made it through about half, and then asked for the rest to go (680 pesos, or just over $11). Certainly tops the list of the dedicated Thai spots in town, and comes in a not too distant second to Cantina Sunae which covers a wider swath of the region. I will definitely be back.

Lugar híper familiero, te sentís en casa totalmente…read morerecomendado, atención de 10 y las pastas una más rica que la otra!

Oh, typical Argentine restaurant. With probably one of the best pasta selection in Buenos Aires…read more Very cozy. Cash only. Go there, order some pasta and wine. Enjoy.