One of my favorite dinners on my trip to Buenos Aires! The service was great from the hostess, to the server, to the bartender, to the wait staff - the team obviously had a very well curated experience for how they treat customers - even with the small touch of bringing an unordered tasting to your table or a sample of a "new" alcohol. The aesthetic of the restaurant is definitely the best I experienced from the mood lighting to the decor and materials used throughout. The food was exceptional along with the cocktail menu. I ordered a scallop appetizer along with a fish dish (Chernia) that was cooked perfectly paired with some greens and some tea to end the evening. I'll most definitely come back (and would love to try the brunch menu) next time I'm in BA read more

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Wonderful meal and excellent service. Location is bit hidden but what an impressive gem. Highly recommend. read more

Casa Cavia - Restaurant Patio - Signature Cuisine Near Me - Buenos Aires, C

When beginning our research of restaurants to try in Buenos Aires, this one caught the beau's eye. We were not sure we'd make it with reservations only available online one week in advance. We decided to take a chance and walk in for lunch. This was not a problem and we were promptly seated at the best table in the exquisite garden. We enjoyed cocktails while taking in our surroundings and watching the birds flutter around the garden. Our server was pleasant but true to other reviews did seem to disappear for a long period. Fortunately we were so content, we didn't mind. The menu is beautifully constructed and I struggled to make a choice among all the enticing dishes available. The beau knew immediately he was having the pea pasta which was fresh and full of flavor. I chose the fried fish with "crispy" fennel that was clearly not crispy. While perfectly respectable, it was unremarkable in flavor. I should have ordered the wreck fish which was the catch of the day but that is on me. We had a slight misunderstanding with the dessert order and got the coconut cream with mixed fruit instead of the flan with peaches so I was disappointed but again that was my error. Overall the beau and I were very happy that we dined here and really enjoyed our boozy lunch. Also, the dining room inside is underwhelming and quite small so stick to the garden! read more

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Me encanta! El lugar es divino, el barrio es lo mas y la comida es fabulosa! Love it! The place is gorgeous, the neighborhood is the best and the food is fabulous! read more

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This place is beautiful. In the entrance, there is a wall lined with flower vases. The little garden was a nice oasis from the rest of the city. The little libraries inside look very cozy. We didn't order much, because we were only looking for a place to rest. I ordered a latte and my friend ordered a pot of chrysanthemum tea. The latte was not bad, and it came with a piece of sesame chocolate. The tea came in what looked like a cast iron pot. The downside was the beverages were just on the pricey side. It was nice to sit and take a break from walking while people watching in a very nice venue. read more

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An oasis of calm and modern refinement in the middle of the bustling city. Not a mixed crowd - mostly señoras Bienudas of the kind found in Palermo Chico and Recoleta and dotted with males here and there. The food is good, light, and well-presented. Nothing out of this world, but it's fair enough for lunch - though way overpriced in my humble albeit vast experience dining out. It's best for lunch and there are "Snacks" in the evening. The service is uneven. They are attentive and then suddenly disappear... My daughter asked for a bottle of water 4 times before they finally appeared with it after her meal was over. :/ and then there is that moment When you want to leave... The check? Check please? Can I have the check? Miss! the check! I tried everything and then got up to pay at cashier. See my tip on pay It has a lovely dining area very airy and minimalist with a deeply contrasting towering buildings framing your view of the sky. Visit the book/gift shop in the front where apparently you can also fine. Oh and julian Bedel's (son of the well know artist) perfume shop in the back of the Resto. Proceed at your own risk. I dropped $140.00 on a perfume and diffuser in less than 10 minutes. I'm giving it a 4-star rating so they don't sit on their pretentious laurels and perhaps practice a bit more customer is king approach. But the atmosphere is a 5 star for sure. read more

What a delight. Came here for 4 lunches and 1 dinner over 3 weeks in Buenos Aires. Their scones are delicious, as is their fish and meats. A grapefruit Hemingway was the perfect mid-day drink from the best bartender in BA read more

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Just okay food. What really sets it apart is how awful the service is. disinterested wait staff who just ignore even the basics of getting you after or setting your reserved table. Items forgotten not once but twice. Orders not put in. Incorrect order not put in. Didn't matter if you spoke English, Spanish, or Klingon. Our party had to leave when after 2 hours our waiter announced he misordered pasta instead of fish. Ate an empanada on the street. Ashame, could be a really nice place. Interesting menu, just really no supervision or attention to any detail. read more

Was a weakest link among the restaurants we visited in BA. The soba noodles recommended by the server was not good but I should have been cautious about soba noodles in BA what was I thinking... overall I think it is an amazing venue for a cocktail sitting out in the courtyard on a warmer night would be ideal and perhaps get a few bites but not necessarily a full dinner here. read more

Reeeeeally charming. Having lunch in tHe outdoor area has a good cozy feel in a sunny day, like having lunch in a garden. Apps are 600 pesos ($12) entrees are 800 pesos ($16) They have a combo of one entre and oapp for 1,300 Anyway... The three apps chosen Roasted eggplants w chimichurri sauce and hummus w fried chickpeas: the chickpeas were crispy like fried broad beans. I've never had them like this and I am happy they achieved such a topping. The combo of this dish is delicious. Creamy w a good hint of lime to contradict the creaminess of it all. Excellent dish. The lettuce w crispy jamón shavings, toasted giant cashews and cheese slices was also VERY good, the dressing had a hint of either cashew butter or ground cashew. It was so good, i couldn't stop thinking about how to replicate this dressing in my two mile walk to the secreto empanada place. Quinoa w poached egg, pinenuts?!, and cucumber ribbons was also good but the two above stole my interest. The entre chosen was the flank steak that I did NOT love. A little tough to cut. We had serious and Beautiful steak knives but even so, it took an effort to slice the beef, the buddies on that plate were roasted delicious leeks w really toasted delicious crumbs, onions that were rendered to almost caramel level and tiny chives...great side of flank...but the flank, not so good. They have a wheel of cocktails..and the dumbo is my absolute fave. It's sweeeeeeeet, sooo sweeeeeeet, and I miss it. Overall, great. Tip in cash. I noticed a lot of restaurants can't add the tip if u r paying w credit. This is circa January 2019. I am sure the menu is seasonal and the cost changes due to the fluctuating economy. read more

Casa Cavia - Signature Cuisine Near Me - Buenos Aires, C

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Lovely place, very trendy and picturesque. However is not worth the money. Orange juice we order they said it was pressed and it tastes like cartoon juice - absolutely not pressed. I will avoid this place in the future. read more

Casa Cavia - This orange juice may look great - but it is not pressed! And tastes like carton juice, not worth the 5£... - Signature Cuisine Near Me - Buenos Aires, C

La atención de la camarera fue excelente, la comida muy rica y el ambiente súper lindo. Sin embargo me lleve una decepción enorme con el encargado y/o dueño del lugar. Totalmente desinteresados en la atención al cliente. Una vez pague caí en la cuenta de que me equivoque de tarjeta, y jamas quisieron ayudarme a cambiar el método de pago. Lo cual me trajo complicaciones y a pesar de reiterados llamados no quisieron ayudarme. A tal punto que estoy pensando en llamar a defensa del consumidor. read more

Ever since this spot opened up, I've been hearing stories about a) how amazing it is, and b) how expensive it is. Now, I'm not one to talk (though I do) about how expensive things are - let's face it, dining at Casa SaltShaker isn't cheap by BA standards. Then again, for us$80, or roughly 1600 pesos, we offer up a five course menu that includes a small cocktail, five glasses of wine, mineral water, and coffee, and, of course, the whole social aspect of the communal table. So if Casa Cavia is coming in at similar prices for their meals, who I am to kick? They may not have the whole social aspect, but damn that's a pretty garden centered dining room. It's a stunning setting to dine in - or, in this case, to brunch in, one Sunday while I was out and about. Now, at brunch, if you want to do the whole thing, it's a four course meal that starts with a bread/cereal course, then a choice of salad or sandwich, then a main course, and then dessert. It runs 1200 pesos and includes mineral water and coffee (although that goes up if you opt for the steak main course, 1 of only 3 options, at which point you pay 1550 pesos). Now, that's $60, which is pricey, but not really outrageous for a top quality brunch. I also realized that after just getting back from vacation in Lima, I wasn't really kicking about those prices on meals, and several of them were in the same range. However, it also sounded like a lot of food. I decided to go a la carte and order a salad and sandwich from the second course options. It's worth noting that if you order a la carte, you could do the four-course brunch from as inexpensively as 1100 pesos, actually saving 100 over the fixed price, with the cheapest option in each round, on up to 1810 if you go the most expensive in each. Unlike many brunches at higher end places, it doesn't include any alcohol. And, interestingly, despite my sitting literally right in front of the bar, I was never offered a drink, in fact, I was never given either the cocktail or wine menu - I even at one point asked about them, as every other table seemed to have them, to which the response was, "yes, we have them" - but they weren't brought to me. I mean, I could have demanded a drink, and a good Bloody Mary at brunch is a favorite, if they have them, and I could have asked a second time about the menus, but I was fine without. "Roasted eggplant, caramelized tomato, and cottage cheese" was my pick of the three salads. And, it wasn't bad - several long halves of Japanese eggplant cooked down to a texture just verging on being chewy, but managing to stay just on the soft side, and, actual curds of housemade cottage cheese, something we don't get down here. A few too many olives for my tastes, but overall, really good. But is it an $18 dollar salad, i.e., 360 pesos? On to the sandwich, our raison d'etre for this post, and the "roasted lamb, roasted peppers, and criollo sauce" sandwich. We're talking ethereal lamb here. So tender you could eat it with a spoon. And beautifully spiced. And fantastic bread. And these amazing borderline crunch baked potatoes. It certainly blows away the lamb sandwich that was my favorite for eating, though not for paying for, one at Café des Artes at the MALBA museum, which ran the equivalent of $23. This is a mere 440 pesos, or a shade under $22, six years of inflation later. Add in a coffee (isn't that purty?) and a bottle of water, and what would have been impeccable service had it not been for the cocktail/wine menu thing, and did I mention that gorgeous garden setting in which to relax and enjoy? Brunch came in at 980 pesos for all that, plus tip, so we're looking at about $54. Less than some places you could have brunch here, more than many others. And you know what? Worth it. Every peso. Just not something I'm going to do on a regular basis. But dinner for a special occasion is definitely in the offing somewhere down the road. read more

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The food was excellent. However the service was the slowest I've ever seen. Took us 2 hours to get scrambled eggs. Eventually had to cancel our order and get the check. Midway through our long stay we wanted to order more drinks for a :45 minute period but nobody would come by. Pretty neglectful service considering the high prices here. read more

Menú de pasos en falso. Casa Cavia used to have truly daring- and great cuisine, along with a super-sharp service. Not anymore. Its current five-course menu combines the overly snobbish measure of concealing what the actual dishes are, providing a list of 'procedures' that they involve instead, with the most bland meal imaginable at a restaurant. That is not helped by added fact that the former, knowledgeable staff have been replaced by ignorami who merely recite the cheesy copy of the menu back to the patron whenever asked a question. It remains a very nice place to have a pricy- yet good wine. Hope they don't bungle that, too. read more

I am not going to describe too much into the food because I am sure chef will change menu frequently, but I wanted to point out that we were very satisfied with the food quality, service, wine selections, and atmosphere. Yes it's pricy, so are most restaurants at this caliper. Thanks to Casa Cavia we learned a few things with local wines and had a great bottle, so good we brought a bottle home! Some said about non-flexible menus, so are many fine dinning restaurants in the states especially those wearing Michelin stars. The restaurant offers some a la cart dishes through out the hours. I started with that menu but decided to go with 3 course menu instead. So there are some choices, even the set menu offered choices for each course. All in all, it was a very happy experience, it really deserves 4.5 but yelp doesn't do half stars. And definitely we'll be back again next time we are in town. read more

The food here is absolutely fantastic! The staff is amazing and willing to help in every way. The wine is a bit overpriced, but extremely worth the quality. The vibe and aesthetics were amazing. I have never been to a restaurant so pretty in my entire life. Would recommend 100%! read more

I came here after visiting the zoo. The service was incredible and food was incredible. The restaurant is in a gorgeous setting. A little pricey but totally worth it. read more

Great food. Upscale atmosphere with great music, I had the penne pasta and it was great. My wife loved the Sol fish. They also brought gluten free bread. Highly recommend. read more