Bar Britanico — Restaurant in Autonomous City of Buenos Aires

Excellent local bar and food.

On our way back from Parc Lezama and Boca Juniors stadium, we popped into 'Bar Britanico' on the corner of Defensa and Brasil for dinner. Hard to miss!

What a good choice that was. The restaurant is large and airy with large windows where you can watch the world go by. The staff were very friendly and helpful, and I had one of the best meals during my stay in Buenos Aires - and it was very inexpensive.

Improved, of course, with a Patagonia Amber ale - our drink of choice whilst there.

Highly...

This place was a lovely little find!

We were initially put off by the name, as it sounded like an English pub. The last thing we wanted when travelling abroad!

Turns out the story is much different, in that it is named as such because of all the English officers who used to frequent the venue in its colonial past.

Yes, the place is ancient but still brings a great nostalgic vibe to be enjoyed over breakfast.

Service is excellent, even if little English is spoken but hey, this is why we travel!

Worth a...

This was not as great as I hoped for it to be. We came here to have dinner, and the food was mediocre. While I would not go so far as to say it was bad, it definitely wasn't especially good either and I felt like I could have cooked it better myself afterwards. The portion were about normal size, the price definitely on the more expensive side. Not coming here again for food, however the coffee and cake might be better - I have...