El Corralon - Buenos Aires

FYI, this place takes credit cards. I have used a VISA from the USA, but as I have read online, tips are NOT possible with a credit card payment, so it is necessary to have some money for tips. I really wanted to like this place because it's so close to our Airbnb, and I would have eaten there several times, but my girlfriend and I were both disappointed by our main course choices. First we ordered the grilled Provoleta with orregano and a 1 liter bottle Stella Artois. The proof was good, but my favorite is the provoleta I often had in Medellin. Then for our main course I ordered the Rib Eye(ojo de bife) boiled medium rare, and I remember our waiter saying Jugoso, that means juicy and is rarely equivalent to the medium in Argentina. Well, my Rib Eye Steak was definitely NOT medium rare, more like well below. It looked good at first glance, but I thought for most part it was dry and tasteless; Salt didn't help much. I made a lot of steaks at home that were more pleasant. One thing I noticed about the record was that it didn't come with any pages I didn't make because I'm trying to get back to Ketose, so I can drop some of that weight that I won during this 6 months of travel. No salad, no pommes, no potato, just steak. My friend ordered ribs, but they seemed like pig carvings to me. She had a lot of secondary activity, but again, this pig she ordered was even more dry than my steak. I rarely order a hot pork dish, something like pork chops, because pork is hard to cook, there is such a small window for perfectly cooked to dry and boiled over. We arrived right when they opened(8 a.m. on Thursday) and everyone seemed nice except for the one older waitress who seemed unwilling and bitter. I understand it is in a male dominated industry, and it probably has to turn a notch to come by, but I feel welcome in a restaurant, especially because the staff is about my food. Also the seating was cramped and uncomfortable; Perhaps this is normal in Buenos Aires, but when people started, a group of women sat right behind me, although about 80% of the tables were still empty, and we are so close to touching the backs of our chairs. I get it, I'm in another country, but I need more space from the USA. As any culture can think that this is a comfortable culinary experience beyond me. We went short, but maybe if I was more comfortable, maybe we order another drink or a dessert; it is just BAD business to NOT think of comfort. This is simple logic: The more comfortable your customers are, the longer they will stay, which means the more MONEY they will spend, and isn't that the point of having a restaurant? Making money? No wonder that Argentina is in a constant state of the economic crisis. This was a bad first impression of an Argentine parrilla, but the silver lining is the next parrilla will probably provide a better experience. Below is a Steak chart: Medium Rare: Jugoso (who-go-so) Medium: A Punto (ah poon-toe) Good Done: Bien Cocido (bee-yen co-see-doh)

This place definitely lives up to the reviews. My wife and I ordered the Bife de la casa and the food was great to share with large portions. The steak was more on the well-made side (we both prefer medium to medium-sized rare)... but the meat was still very soft and had great taste. The special dish we ordered were two fillets of steak with pepper and cheese in the middle (sort like a steak sandwich) and French fries. They also bring a basket full of bread and some kind of bread sticks. We went on a Thursday night at 10:30, which I saw in the reviews, should be their busiest and best night. The place was completely full of people when we came there and as the reviews said, at the end of the night they begin to play Cumbia and everyone will dance on the islands. They also had a woman singing and dancing. Although it seems that the typical amount is a bunch of old women with too much plastic surgery, their men and other older men. We were quite the only young couple (less than 30) in the restaurant. Overall, it was a fun experience, good food and a great service. I would definitely recommend it. But as mentioned, it does not seem like the kind of place that young people really like to hang.

Great ambience, food and service, could not be better, return and return, owner GUILLERMO is a very pleasant individual!!!!

I went after a nice opera in Colon Theater. Nice food, nice place, but a waiter who served me asked for a high tip, I didn't know about the basic value, he was just mad and treated us with bad behavior and angry.... We're not coming back to this place.

We went to this place at the very end of a 6 month trip around South America. The food was amazing. Both my friend and I had the filet steak and it was cooked to perfection. It was so large I didn't eat my fries....A+