This is a neighborhood parrillada near our apartment. Lovely service -- the waiter turned out to be venezolano. My wife had the steak I had the trout. The steak was perfect, the trout a bit overcooked. I finally figured out how to say medium rare in Argentine Spanish. "Jugoso." Juicy. And we had a penguin of wine. It's pretty standard in BA steakhouses to serve wine in penguin-shaped pitchers. A big penguin is 1 liter, a small penguin is 0.5 liters. Apparently the penguin is a throw back to the time when all Argentine wine came in bulk and had to be served in a pitcher. I have no idea why it's a penguin instead of another shape. read more

La Cholita - Argentine Near Me - Buenos Aires, C

This place has good food When ordering meat, if you want it rare, be very serious, exagérate and make sure they understand upfront you will not take it overcooked or the grill master will not care or give you something that's been cooked already The waiters are notoriously terrible. They have a bunch, but they are all hanging out chatting by the grill and will NOT LOOK AT TABLES... very hard to wave them down, it's ridiculous. Also they straight up won't tell you important details with regard to "how do you wish to pay " because they say "I'm used to the regulars"... Such as you could have saved 10% (I'm sure the owners incentivize it for a reason, but the wait staff is just not into it.... I think wait staff world like an avg of 3 mo. I've seen. Them also just be glancing out the window for a long time with no attention to their tables ... I don't know wtf I tipped here. Oh.. and it gets hot by the grill, they dummies also keep their wine near there so don't be surprised if it's warm. Make sure to taste it before your server leaves in case it bad or you might have to get up to tell them since once they serve you it's good bye I like the establishment, but theirs service has been this bad since I started going over 18yrs ago -- MANAGEMENT, get your act together!!! read more

Portions were perfect. Service was great and food tasted delicious. We had the parrillada for two and it was excellent. Only complaint is the rice they serve w parrillada as it doesn't lend itself to sharing. Maybe a couple baked potatoes instead? Other than that, great choice for a casual dinner in BA read more

The place was nice and decent prices. Steak and meats were good wine was good too, but then again wine in Argentina is good all around. Service was kind of slow despite there not being a lot of people. Ask for the balcony seating, it has a good view. Remember, in Argentina they don't begin dinner until very late in the evening. read more

La Cholita - Open grill/ kitchen - Argentine Near Me - Buenos Aires, C

See all

We went to this restaurant because our tour guide who is a local recommended it. We are from the US and we were at the restaurant on our own. It has a charming interior and the servers were friendly. We were able to get a translation of the menu from Spanish to English by using their QR code and pressing translate in the Safari search bar. We really liked the food! We have eaten empanadas at two other restaurants that came highly recommended, and the empanadas here were the best. The dough was more delicate and the flavoring very nice. We also ordered a salmon and arugula quesadilla that was very good and a fabulous salad that had probably 12 different ingredients. It was delicious! We had two large beers and our total bill was $48 US (about 1,000 pesos to the dollar) before tip, which we left in cash. After we got the hang of ordering from the menu and translating it using the option in the Safari search box, it was very easy to order and communicate with our server. We would definitely go back!! read more

I came here on arrival waiting for a nearby apartment to be ready. I was starving so went for their Macho Argentino. 713 peso in Nov 2018. Equiv at the time US$19.45. Prices adjust OFTEN in Argentina. This plate has an 800 gram Tbone steak! In addition a huge pile of french fries, a fried egg, grilled onion, provoleta, squash puree which was very good, and a pile of vegetable fried rice. It makes for a wonderful photo and was pretty good! It is a lot of food! If you are not familiar with provoleta be sure to get one when in Argentina but not here. The cheese was hardening when served. The best come in an iron pot to keep it soft longer. Provoleta is a melted cheese which needs to be eaten quickly before it cools and hardens. The plates here are very visually appealing. Make for great photos. They also had a huge pepper grinder but it was partly broken and had little to no pepper actually in it. Service is no better than average. This is in close in Recoleta. I like the area. read more

La Cholita - Argentine Near Me - Buenos Aires, C

FABulous!!!!! Your experience will be much easier if you know a little Spanish. We know very little, but muddled our way through to discover fantastic steak that almost melted in our mouths like butter! We started with a steak empanada. Never had more amazing empanadas EVER. Our steaks came with fries and a seasoned rice. Our table received a yummy large roll to share with real butter. read more

The waiter's attitude was extremely unkind and exasperated with us because we started out by asking him if they had an English menu. I think that set him off to write us off, we basically received no attention at all. The grilled platter which we ordered was extremely reasonable, but unfortunately the quality of the meat was very poor. I could think that they decreased the quantity of the meat and increased the quality! So I would recommend Parilla Pena on the same street over this place any day! read more

See all

Our dinner at La Cholita was massive! We ordered the classic parrilla, which was quite tasty but not mind blowing. The restaurant filled up while we were there and the vibe was quite enjoyable. The waitress also recommended a good wine. Two words of warning - no wifi and no English. read more

La Cholita - My partner getting ready to dive into our meal. The salad is out of the frame. :) - Argentine Near Me - Buenos Aires, C

See all

One of my favorite restaurants in Buenos Aires! I've come several times with a large group of around 10 people and we have never been disappointed. If you are coming with a large group, I recommend arriving for dinner as soon as it opens (around 8pm) in order to avoid a wait. The prices are very reasonable and several entrees can be packed home as leftovers. My go-to order is the chicken quesadilla which comes with thick-cut fries! read more

La Cholita - chicken quesadilla - Argentine Near Me - Buenos Aires, C

The foood was amazing. I had the beef de chorizoo. Sooooo godt. The prices are very good also read more

La Cholita - Argentine Near Me - Buenos Aires, C

Despite us knowing almost no Spanish, we could get around pretty easily, though there was no English menu. But the waitresses were able to help and were trying to understand what we meant. There was a large variety of plates and drinks and surprisingly the large beer is a bottle of one liter. The steaks were prepared reasonably quickly and were delicious. You probably don't want to go there too late as it got rather crowded after 9pm. In general: great place to go read more

The food here was awesome! Prices were also reasonable and the ambiance is cute! Biggest dissapointment was the service, quite slow and pretty much non existent except for when our food was brought to us. We had to ask several times for water, it was forgotten all times and finally I just got up and got our own water. The place was empty so I couldn't imagine going there during a busy time. I'd love to go back but I will bring water with me ;) read more

La Cholita - I don't remember what this was called but the steak was perfect! - Argentine Near Me - Buenos Aires, C

See all

We decided to venture out of our hotel area (Plaza Hotel) and see if it was cheaper elsewhere. Turns out we ended walking into a power outage area, but this place was still open (a candle light dinner was not on our agenda). There is no English menu but one of the waiters had some English knowledge. Everyone was so nice to us and the food was wonderful. Then a huge thunderstorm hit and we did not bring any umbrellas, so we order another bottle of wine. :-) Oh and much cheaper then the Plaza area. Go for it! read more

I love this place! Owned by Columbians, they serve great food at very reasonable prices. This is the place to go if you like grilled meat. Staff is very friendly and helpful. It's fun to use the crayons provided to decorate your table while you're waiting. Be patient, sometimes service can be slow. They own the place next door with good empanadas. It's worth a try also. Come early, it does get crowded. read more

La Cholita - Hanging with my girl Fabiana. - Argentine Near Me - Buenos Aires, C

Nice BA "local" parilla in Recoleta. Nobody spoke English, not even waitress, which was fine. Most plates are share plates. We ordered a chicken skewer and a salad with chicken (have had too much beef over the past few days!) Everything was very good. So inexpensive! Would definitely recommend. read more

One of the most memorable meals I have ever had. Just amazing. For a place known for its steak, the chicken was oh so delicious. Great prices, ordered a half bottle of delicious malbec for $3. If it's your first time here, definitely get the parrillada completa or complete grilled platter with all their meat offerings. Beware of the blood sausage, it's not really for Americans. read more

Came here on a Sunday at 8:30, so I am American but I speak Spanish, I had no difficulty with ordering lol. I loved the food I was skeptical with some of the mixed reviews but I usually don't go by them if they're not specific to the food. We had empanadas to start pollo(chicken),Lomo(beef), y queso con espinaca(cheese and spinach), I loved them all! Then for entrees I had bife de Lomo (steak) with fries and rice...which had to be the best steak and such a good price! The Chimichurri and Pico they offered made it even better while my boyfriend had the Asada de tira (ribs) which were a bit messy but delicious. I don't eat meat in the US because it ruins my digestion but I had no problems here I'm amazed which is why I have to highly recommend this place! The servers were kind and protip: I think it helps to look up the menu beforehand and translate the entrees that interest you yourself on Google translate if you don't speak Spanish. read more

This is the local gem we yearned for in BA. Delicious food, great price, and lively atmosphere. And you get to draw with crayons! Always a favorite. Only puppets would make this better! read more

La Cholita is always a welcoming and delicious restaurant! Enjoy some incredible meat at incredibly affordable rates. Enjoy some delicious wine or opt for the lemonada for a great pairing to your meal. If you aren' too hungry go for the quesedilla de lomo this is a great deal for buenisimo meat :) La Cholita is always a recommendation on my list of BS AS places - lived here for a half a year and still go once a week. read more

I agree with George H. I had the same experience, it was not good at all the waiter's attitude was very unpleasant.

If you are lucky you will get an abundant plate for the money you pay seems more like a lottery(2 out of the 6 dishes we ordered). Had to send back a couple of the dishes as they were not prepared the way we wanted. The servers got visibly annoyed. They seem to be understaffed, very uncomfortable seating as you are way too close your surrounding tables. Used to be a great place quality, service and price wise, not sure what happened. Might give it once last chance before I completely erase it from my list. It was very hot for a not so hot day, hope they have ac for the hot summer days. read more