Has a reputation as being one of the most authentic Neapolitan restaurants in the city. Let's just…read moresay they should take a trip to the beaches (spiagge) of Naples, and sample some of the actual food of the region, because this ain't it. Four of us descended on the place for our weekly lunch.... The only dish we all really liked, and actually, one of the better versions of lengua a la vinagreta (tongue in vinaigrette) that I've had here in BA. Tender as could be and really well seasoned and tangy. Easily the worst thing on the table, gummy, cold, unseasoned and unpleasant eggplant fritters. Nothing redeemable about these. Not even doused with lemon juice and salt. Famous for their pastas... the thing is, Naples is more famous for their dried pasta dishes - thin ribbon pastas like spaghetti and linguine, and tube shaped pastas like paccheri and ziti. So maybe our fault for what we ordered, although the only one of those four that was available on the menu was spaghetti. Fussili with pesto. Okay, the pasta itself was pretty well made, and cooked al dente. But the pesto was little more than chopped basil and garlic in a whole lot of oil. A whole lot. Beneath that pile of pasta is a roughly 1/2″ deep pool of cheap olive oil. No salt, no cheese, no pinenuts. No dice. There is a Neapolitan lasagna. It's a lasagna replacing the meat sauce with a tomato sauce, and replacing the bechamel with ricotta. This did have the ricotta, but then it was layered with ham and cheese (that's very Argentine, not Italian), a lot of cooked spinach, and then topped with bolognese (although, to be fair, while it was the waiter's recommendation, we did have the option of ordering it with classic Neapolitan tomato sauce, which, it turns out, we should have). There is actually a Neapolitan version of bolognese, inspired by the classic ragu of Bologna, using ground beef, carrots, and tomatoes - so this was more or less that. It's just that none of it came together. We will give them that the meatballs weren't bad - surprisingly light, and quite well seasoned, and... there's that tomato sauce that should have been on the lasagna! All around, however, kind of a fail, and we choose to disagree with the assessment of it being an authentic Neapolitan spot.

Definitely a local favorite but not a tourist friendly place as no one even the patrons understood…read moreanything other than Spanish. Google translate doesn't help either. Waited 15 minutes in the table to be acknowledged. Ordered steak medium rare, told him 'jugoso' at least ten times but steak still come out well done. Ordered

My friend spent an hour shopping and I made the wonderful decision to relieve stress and hunger by…read morestopping for lunch st this wonderful little bistro. The waiter could not have been more helpful in explaining the menu and also providing me with a pictorial representation of choice dishes . The calamari was point on perfect as was his recommendation of a Malbec. What a great alternative to shopping in Vila Crespo.

This is a no frills, home style cooking type restaurant frequented by many elderly people and…read morefamilies. The food is heavy and portions are enormous - be warned. The sauces let down the homemade pasta we ordered which is why i'm giving a lower score. The pastas themselves were great (ñoquis and sorrentinos) but the mushroom sauce was pretty much cream with a few dried mushrooms thrown in at the end, zero taste. The bolagnesa sauce was a little better but lacked seasoning. Food is served sloppily table side. I'd give this place another shot but would definitely order something else.

Muy bueno el ambiente, el servicio y la comida muy típico de Argentinala chuleta buenisimaread more

San Isidro close to the "Bajo" (near the river), by an area full of restaurants…read more Bruna has a rather old fashioned ambiance that makes it appealing. Service is very good until the place gets crowded....then you can wait almost 15 minutes until you get their attention between meals (we gave up in asking for a dessert because of this). On the other hand, if you are not very demanding you can use that time to relax and chat with your friends. They only take cash, which somewhat annoying if you are a tourist. Food is very good

De lo mejor de villa Crespo y las mejores pastas del mundo! Hemos paseado por toda la carta y es un…read moreplato mejor que el otro. El servicio es excelente! Y la estrella es el pesto sin ninguna duda. No hay otro igual. Tip extra: Reserven porque se llena! One of the best in Villa Crespo and the best pastas in the world! We had the whole menu and it's one dish better than the other. The service is excellent! And the star is the pesto sauce with no doubt. There is not one better. Tip extra: book in advanced because it's always full!

This place went down the tube. The quality is now dismal. They changed the selections to use the…read morelowest quality ingredients. They eliminated traditional items like burrata. And what really made our day was to have the waiter come try to explain to us that now fusilli are not a corkscrew shaped pasta (as everywhere else in the world) but a tasteless long and thick string that doesn't absorbe the sauce or cooks well. Look at the picture to see what happens when you use cheap flour. Tomatoes were also watery. Then the manager came and said they now do them like that because of their own convenience (new machine). Sorry guys, but when you compromise quality for your own convenience, it is time to stop coming. Good luck!

We came here on our last night in town. We heard that it gets crowded with locals so we came a…read morelittle early about 8:30 I think. Staff was super friendly and it was full of locals, we did not see a single tourist there. They give you a complementary 2 ounce pour of their sweet wine which was nice, but not something I would drink regularly. We ordered the skirt steak (entraña) with french fries and to start we had the grilled provoleta. It was probably one of the best grilled provolone cheese appetizers we had in Argentina. Their bread basket was fantastic also. The server was very nice and interested in taking our pictures with the food etc. For dessert we ordered the berries with ice cream. It was nice because the berries were quite fresh and a little muddled in their own sauce and not too sweet. Highly recommend the place for people that like local flair but don't expect anything fancy. Most important thing about this place is that it is owned by the staff, there's a little story you can read about it on the menu where they bought the restaurant from the prior owner to keep it going after it was going to close. That makes them very vested in how well the service is and how good the food is. If you get there too late the door will be locked even though people will be waiting outside. They will have put their names in earlier and are waiting to be called in as people leave.

This place was on my list as a recommended steakhouse, particularly for their matambre and…read morematambrito de cerdo, basically, thin flank steaks. But review after review mentioned their pizzanesa, which is, more or less, just a milanesa (weiner schnitzel) in a big round pizza shape. And, apparently these guys are the originators of the concept. I do love a good milanesa, and, as one reviewer put it - "If you think you know pizzanesas, come here. You know nothing." Old school steakhouse feel, waiters as old as the restaurant, but friendly and helpful. The pizzanesa comes in two sizes, one for 2 people, one for 3-4 people. My waiter asserted I could always take the balance home for dinner, and I'd want to, he assured me. And damn, he was right. Pounded thin rump steak, still juicy and flavorful, in a paper thin, absolutely crisp fried to a golden brown crust, topped with zesty tomato sauce, plenty of good mozzarella, prosciutto, arugula, shaved parmesan, and olives (they have other selections of toppings as well). I actually made it through about 2/3 of it and then dutifully packed up the balance to eat later. It ain't cheap - 580 pesos - but it really is enough to feed two, so it's not all that expensive. And, absolutely delicious!