Andrea's Reviews

Went for a business lunch here recently, and it truly is a beautiful place. From the sofa's outside to the upstairs dining room every detail has been thought of. Service was impeccable and the breads that arrived were delicious. Everyone in my party had steak, my sirloin was unusually fatty and difficult to cut but I was the only one on the table so I think it was just bad luck. Sides were interesting and offer more choice than the usual ‘chips’ – the traditional Argentinean corn side dish was delicious, as were several different vegetable dishes.

As others have said it is very dark, so perhaps not somewhere to go on a sunny day. Definitely one for the boys – I think we were the only female table in the restaurant.. so a great place to take male clients (and there are other things on the menu if people don’t like steak – although it’s a bit of a shame to go there and not try their speciality). The steaks do come up on the rare side – just something to bear in mind for those who aren’t keen on blood – a medium is more like medium rare in other places.

Dissapointing. Perhaps it was my expectation that let it down having read great reviews and walked past the ever-packed bistro style restaurant on Lexington St, but I would most definitely not go back. Willing to forgive the offer of ‘ I suppose we could get you a drink’ as we were very slightly early for our table, the meal was distinctly average and accompanied by a very long (45 minute) wait. Starters were good, a nice ham terrine and tuna sashimi – but the mains were distinctly average (a very fatty, dry, salty un-crispy confit of duck) . Mains are between £15-20 which, in my opinion, isn't good value for the quality. The staff's knowledge of what was a very good wine list was another dissapointment – as was the half an hour wait for the bill as all the waiting staff seemed to dissapear.

We sat downstairs so perhaps the upstairs experience is different, but my expectation was good, solid, unpretentious cooking accompanied by a great atmosphere and personal service which was far from what we received. At least the atmosphere was good, since we were in there for two and a half hours for two courses. Such a shame.