Came here for lunch on a Monday afternoon. We didn't have a reservation, they had a good crowd, and we were still promptly seated. Good crowd but not overly loud. This was my first time here but my mom has dined here before when she visited. Our server was a nice gentleman and older. Most of the staff was older and I liked that because I don't see that often when I dine out. Complimentary bread was provided. I did a house red and the server gave me a generous pour; it was deliciously smooth. My mom ordered grilled chicken (it was a huge portion) and a side salad (also pretty large portion). I ordered beef and chicken empanadas. I preferred the beef over the chicken but both were really tasty. The pastry was nice a flaky and the filling inside moist and flavorful. I had four and as I write this review 4 hours later, I'm still full! Definitely a spot to check out if you are in Buenos Aires! read more

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Tried on a recommendation from the hotel concierge and it was okay. We were early and had no problem getting a table. We typed out what we wanted on a translator app and we got what we ordered. The complementary bread was very hard and I supposed that could be the style but it wasn't good. We had the olives as the appetizer, which were wonderful. The empanadas were good and the chimichurri that came with it was on point. We split one mixed meat skewer and the meat chunks were huge. More food than we could possible eat. Skip the empanadas and go with the olives and skewer and you'll be full. read more

El Establo - The entrance and bar. - Argentine Near Me - Buenos Aires, C

We used to love this place but after seeing the guy helming the grill wiping his sweat with one hand and with that same grabbing our steak and tossing into the fire we weren't sure we can stomach it again. Pun intended. I know it is hot. I know it is a tough job. But we can keep some decorum while facing hardship, can we? Or maybe not. It is just that I can close my eyes now and drip drip drip read more

We have come here both times while in Buenos Aires and it is good. The servers are all nice and the food is great but my gripe is that it's way more expensive compared to other restaurants in the area and I didn't think the quality made it worth it! Regardless still delicious! Dinner starts with a delicious table service of bread. We got the chorizo and morcilla as an appetizer and it was delicious! The main we shared the vacío with fries and the bite chorizo and a salad. The food was delicious but like I said not sure price is worth it read more

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First experience today in a restaurant in Argentina. High expectations but disappointed. Cannelone with chicken and vegetables (no chicken and only spinach), served Luke warm, not hot. Empanada's (ham and cheese and chicken) served cold, caprese salad was good, tall beer good. Overall, our experience was disappointing though we spoke to a couple leaving who said their pizza was delicious. read more

The place was really nice, good homey feel to it, we were greeted instantly and seated pretty fast, we didn't make reservations but it was a Wednesday so it wasn't packed, I went with a party of 8 including myself. They had a pretty good variety of food, mostly meat of course. The prices were reasonable and the service was really good, our waiter poured our drinks for us and kept checking on us. The food was tasty. I had the breaded steak it was pretty good, didn't come with anything so I ordered a mixed salad on the side and it was nice and fresh. We also had the spinach, and the eggplant which was like in vinegar, but very tasty! My breaded steak was big enough to share or to take something home. I don't drink but they do have a large variety of wines to choose from, they have water and Pepsi products as well. At the end of the night, they offered a shot of a liquor for free to digest your meal. For dessert, we ordered 3 flans to share and they were delish, very creamy and we asked them with Argentina's famous Dulce de leche( which is like a thick caramel) , the portion was regular size like anywhere else but we were so full that it was perfect for us! Overall, I enjoyed the place a lot! read more

El Establo - Inside restaurant - Argentine Near Me - Buenos Aires, C

I waited over a half hour for my check. when it came, they had charged for service and then asked how I was going to pay tip, if by cash or card. I usually don't post reviews, but this was an overpriced casual restaurant with poor service. read more

Food here was the best we had in our 6 days in Buenos Aires. Forget the AYCE places and get better quality here. Service is ok, not great but not bad either. Ambiance is rather quite, it's great for a couple or groups too. Prices: pay in cash and get 10% off This is our favorite steak house now! read more

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One of the best steakhouse in town! Great food, salads selections and drinks. Won't disappoint! read more

My husband and I were just walking by El Establo and said "hmmm"...this might just be a good place to have a nice meal. Well, we both cleaned our plates. Nice service, great prices, nice portions, nice pours, and well cooked. My husband said it was the best steak he has had in a long time (and we're from Las Vegas). Great cut of beef and cook to how he likes. Not high-end snobby place, very casual and relaxing. Just what we needed after along day touring and walking the city and we didn't have to worry about dressing up...just showing up as we were. Don't go there if you are looking for Morton's or Ruth Chris. El Establo simple, casual and good food. read more

What can be said, go! Just go. We were seated immediately. As you enter the building you walk past the grill and get the chance to see how the meat is cooked. Nice selection of wine. The waiter was kind and helpful, as we struggled with our Spanish. We ordered the beef eye, beef de lomo, spinach with garlic, and mashed pumpkin. The portions were more than adequate for two hungry people. The beef was cooked to perfection, tender and rare. Ok I love garlic. I know you've see the scene in 'harry loves sally'....we the spinach with garlic was incredible, chunky fresh garlic made the dish. I even told my husband to shut up while I enjoyed it, now he wants to bottle it. LOL Will return read more

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This is the place! Good food. Good service. Takes credit cards but gives a discount for cash. Wine list is solid (and affordable). I got a delicious bottle of wine for less than the price of a glass of crappy wine in the USA. Sat near a gentleman from Costa Rica who has been coming to BA for over 20 years and already eats here while in town. We didn't order steak (got empanadas, provoletta, and patatas bravas), but he did, and I was immediately jealous. If we come back to BA, this place is a definite return! read more

El Establo - Good wine and provoletta - Argentine Near Me - Buenos Aires, C

I was staying a couple of blocks away at the Lancaster Hotel. The restaurant was nearby and had good reviews on Yelp and the front desk recommended it as well. It's an old neighborhood restaurant, with really cool atmosphere. I had a salad and the small ribeye ~12 ounce, and some papa fritas. The steak was excellent and the service was very good. If you're in the area, I highly recommend it read more

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My favorite in Buenos Aires. Cannot miss spot if you're wanting authentic Argentine parrilla/asado. Bife de Chorizo (NY Strip), Ojo de Bife (Ribeye) and Bife de Lomo (Tenderloin/Filet Mignon) are of the finest quality and perfectly cooked to your taste. Huge selection of sides and salads. Magnificent service (our waiter's name was Walter). Dined there 3 times during my 7 day stay, that goes to show you how much I enjoyed El Establo. 5-Stars without any hesitation. read more

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Super touristy but with a lovely flare. The food was well done. The garlic chicken was so flavorful! Very good food and nice service. read more

El Establo - Garlic chicken - Argentine Near Me - Buenos Aires, C

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They charged service charges per person and exchanged lower rate for US dollars. The service was not good.

Who doesn't want to enjoy a nice slab of meat in South America. In searching for steak houses near our hotel, yelp gave a nice list of restaurants, and we chose El Establo for dinner. I was extremely pleased with our choice. The restaurant was full as we entered, and we were seated within 5 minutes of arriving. Our waiter took the drink orders and gave us a few recommendations. We ordered the salad and bread as appetizers and then chose the ribeye and the flank (bruchetta de lomo) for the main entrees. There were so many options available for the type of steak. The salad was fresh cut up, served with bread and butter. The steaks were delicious. They were bursting with flavor, easy to chew and perfectly marinated. That is one of the best steaks I have had and it was humongous. I did order French fries to accompany the steak. Our service was up to standards. We were constantly attended to, and our waiter was very knowledgeable and we enjoyed our conversations with him. read more

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We had a delicious lunch in charming El Establo, recommended to us by hotel staff at the Sheraton. We shared a filet (lomo) and had their creamed spinach, both delicious. After having dined at Don Julio for my 50th birthday, I feel it is overrated/overpriced and enjoyed El Establo much more! read more

I was very disappointed in this first steakhouse that we went to in Argentina located in the Four Seasons Hotel. They listed both flank steak and marinated skirt steak. I asked why the best of those two steaks would need to be marinated since it is more tender than the flank steak. The waitress didn't know the answer, so I asked if the ribeye included the cap or just the eye and she said just the eye. Based upon this, I ordered what was supposed to be skirt steak. When the meals came out, everyone in our party who ordered ribeyes were beautiful thick steaks with a nice cap. My "skirt steak" turned out to be a flatiron steak! I tried to cut the steak against the grain and the knife would not pass even through the crust. I asked the server for a sharper knife and he told me that I don't know what I am doing, that I needed cut WITH the grain. At this point I asked to speak with the manager. She came over to the table and I demonstrated to her that the knife was as dull as a butter knife. She came over with a box of knives that were all the same. She claimed that they were all sharpened fresh each day, so I pointed out to her that the restaurant is nearly empty and there's no way those knives were sharpened the day before and that there was no evidence by looking at them that they had ever seen a sharpening since manufacture. We also had to beg for an extra serving of chimichurri - they were served in a tiny half-ounce container - one container for the five of us. We have since been to other steakhouses and they have been adequate, although nothing to have travelled this far for. I have learned to only order the ribeyes wherever I go. The other restaurants also serve plenty of chimichurri (more important for the others in my party than me.) Other than that, I am having rotten time in Bueno's Aires. read more

The food was good and the service was excellent Price was not what I was expecting Environment comfortable and cute setting read more

Unbeatable steaks and service - they treat airline crews with enormous measures of friendliness and patience!

One of the best filets I have ever eaten! Service is top notch! Portions are ample and delicious! Recommend the Roquefort cheese to top your steak! Mushrooms with pancetta is also an excellent side!! read more

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I have eaten here at least once on each trip over the last 16 years. I find its consistently good! If your going to Buenos Aires by all means go for beef, and Im happy here every time. Yes it is in the touristy area 1 block from Ave Florida but its still a very traditional restaurant. It can fill for lunch and dinner so going a bit early helps secure a table without wait. Their facebook pages says they reply for reservation requests but they do NOT monitor that page. It is the corner of San Martin and Paraguay. read more

El Establo - Argentine Near Me - Buenos Aires, C

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Excellent service & food ! Went back two nights! Traditional good service, older waiters that seem to have been there all their lives, but make you feel at home. Food honest, traditional ambien & great service as one would expect in Buenos Aires! read more

Nice atmosphere. Reasonable prices. Friendly staff. I like the Lomo and Proveleta. If you have room leftover the dessert selection is great too. read more

El Establo - Lomo and proveleta - Argentine Near Me - Buenos Aires, C

It's not the fanciest place in Buenos Aires, but they have very good food and are super reasonably priced. Their steaks are very good. They have the best empanadas I've had in Buenos Aires. Try the picante empanadas. They take credit cards, by there's a discount for paying in cash. It's a great family run place! You won't be disappointed. read more

Second best steak out of 7 steakhouses visited in Buenos Aires this trip. Not much to say about the atmosphere and service but the ribeye was well prepared and tasty. Not much cheaper and definitely not as good as Don Julio, so if you're in the neighborhood try El Establo but if you are looking for a destination experience, skip. read more

El Establo - Bife de ojo - Argentine Near Me - Buenos Aires, C

The medium rare steak I got was delicious and the portions are large. I would say though that if you're English speaking, you probably won't get asked how you want it cooked, so you better like it medium rare. Service was slow. You have only one waiter covering the whole restaurant. They could use another, but I suppose they have to maintain costs, so they can't do that. I would have given this place 5 stars if it weren't for the slow service. I can't tell yet if it's part of the culture here. I went to a cafe that didn't look too busy, and it took them forever to bring out my coffee. I'll have to go to a few others and see how the service is like. read more

I marked a 5 because the Bife de Loma (filet mignon?) was awesome. My wife and I went two nights in a row. I wanted to give a lower grade, but i didn't.... Because I love asparagus with a steak back in the USA, so when the asparagus came super soggy and cold, I was so bummed. Check out the picture and I only bring it up so that I hope the restaurant will make a better effort at serving up fresh asparagus. Otherwise it was a great meal. read more

El Establo - Bife de Loma- This was awesome!!!!!!! - Argentine Near Me - Buenos Aires, C

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This is a STEAKHOUSE if you ask for vegetables with your steak they will look at you funny. But they do have ten different types of potato dishes and small selection of salads. Try the figs in syrup you won't regret it and thank me later. read more

Wonderful restaurant very reasonably priced and excellent service. We ordered T-Bone steak that was about 3 inches thick and could feed 2 (maybe 3) people. Their salads were great too. All the food was delicious. By 9pm the place is packed with locals - we were the only tourists there - both times that we were there. I highly recommend this restaurant. read more

This is a must stop every time I visit Buenos Aires which is often. The ambience is super laid back hence the name ' El Establo'. The salads are fresh and the lomo, ojo de bife and bife de chorizo are to die for. The wait is not long and the service is good. See you next year can't wait ! read more

This is a traditional restaurant which is very popular with Buenos Aires locals: that's always a good sign. The portions are large which means you should consider ordering half portions or share. I had the torta de papas, mixed salad and a small bottle of Malbec for lunch. Very tasty! Oh, and very reasonably priced. read more

El Establo - Argentine Near Me - Buenos Aires, C

El Stablo: steakhouse that came highly recommended by some very experienced reviewers on yelp. It appears yelp is fairly new in this area however I find it easier to use and more accurate than TripAdvisor. One comment was that it was better than Don Julio's. Now I haven't been to Don Julio's. It's supposed to be the best. The atmosphere was quite nice with a big wooden carved bar with a few tables packed in around it with big picturesque windows with curtains covering the bottom half. Waiters were all dressed nice and almost in a cliche way of a steak restaurant of this sort. I got a little excited as I sat down at one of the only tables left open. I ordered a nice wine and took the waiters recommendation on the appetizer, salad, and steak. The appetizer was beef tongue in vinaigrette with chopped pickled veggies. It was quite tasty and came in a large portion. I had ordered the smaller salad with fresh palm hearts. It also was really good and I think the freshest palm hearts I can remember ever tasting. I didn't get 1/4 through my salad when the steak was brought out. I really don't care for nice restaurants that either are oblivious to when to put in the main course or are trying to rush you out the door. However, it didn't seem like they were trying to rush me. So, I put my salad aside and dug into the steak. It was tasty, tender and cooked just how I ordered it. However, he flavor was average at best. I had stayed in for dinner the night before at the hostel. One of the owners came and did an Argentinian BBQ for us for 300 pesos. It was a 5 course meal with 4 of them being meat. That dinner blew this one out of the water and needless to say it was a bit more expensive almost 6 times more expensive. There was a lot on the menu I didn't try and the place was packed on a Tuesday night for a reason my experience was just average though. Whole 3 course meal with a full bottle of nice wine $1700 read more

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Steak fit for Kings! And leave room for their homemade dulce de leche flan. To die for! (I had to eat mine first!!!) Colleagues chose the 1 kilogram T-Bones. Massive!!!! read more

El Establo - Argentine Near Me - Buenos Aires, C

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Outstanding steaks, my fiancé had a wonderful chicken dish, and they made a pitcher of Sangria at the table that was stellar. Would definitely recommend! read more

Is it because I'm starving or is this one of the best steaks ever? I've never been disappointed by steaks in Argentina and this is no exception. Second night I a die I'm here and each steak was absolute perfection. Wait staff is friendly enough but honestly, it's all about the food! I think I might be drifting into a protein coma... read more

Decided to have one more steak before leaving Argentina. Talked with some locals at a bar earlier in the evening and they said I had to go here. I do not regret this. I got the best steak I have had in my life here. Without competition. I had salad with Bife de Lomo (i think it is called) - absolutely fantastic. I am drooling just thinking about it. If You are ever in Buenos Aires and like steaks - you can not afford to miss this place. Awesome. One less things for my bucket list. read more

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This spot was really good. Full of locals, very traditional steakhouse vibes. My food was cooked perfectly, and portions were huge (especially for one person), even with just a half-order of the ojo de bife. The sauteed spinach is really good but a full dish of chopped garlicky goodness. Would easily feed four people generous portions. read more

Great food and very reasonable. Steaks are topnotch as is pretty much everything else. I talked with a couple who come here just for the pizza. Saw two very nice older ladies sharing a cow. Not gourmet, but darn good food that won't break the bank. read more

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