Croque Madame — Restaurant in Autonomous City of Buenos Aires

After having a good experience at their garden restaurant at the Art Decorativ Museum, I was excited to find this one at the Palacio Paz. I arrived at 11:10 and ordered a water as I was very thirsty, but had to wait for twenty! minutes to get it. Then I ordered a fish entry plus desert and was told I had to wait until 12 pm. At other tables guests received a bread basket. OK, not good but I had no other choice then to wait even more. The food was tasty and I enjoyed it However, when the bill came, I was charged 1,880 pesos cover charge. When I asked what this is for, I was told (by the only English-speaking waitress) that it is for the napkin, cutlery, and the bread. I did not get any bread and didn't want to pay for it. My suggestion to pay the half, 900 pesos, was ignored and after lengthy discussions, I left pretty angry. It is not about the 1,800 pesos, I would have given a higher tip, but it is about the fact to let the guest wait forever, and then let her pay for bread that she never received! I am now in Argentina for two months, and in much better restaurants, but never was forced to pay a cover charge, nor to pay for missing bread. Even in average restaurants guests receive free bread or olives, and don't have to pay extra for it. Due to this tacky approach and the long waiting time, I will never patronize this or any of the other Croque Madam places. They lost not only me as a guest, but I also will not mention it in my upcoming book about...

This review is for their garden cafe. Won’t return - low food quality.

Walking out of our hotel we saw the Circulo Militar compound. Then the third floor restaurant with blue chairs. It’s around noon, so we decided to lunch there.

There is a female guard by the gate. But it’s easy to gain entrance.

Once inside, I didn’t see the entrance to the third floor and gut feeling it’s probably for dinner only (?). It’s comfortable outside, at noon on a 80 degree January day. Breeze. Birds. Flowed. Trees. Plants. Good presentation of the food but the quality could have been better. So we have our lunch here - outdoor, on the ground level.

We got into Buenos Aires at 9am and it’s the first South America country for us. First thing first: not many people speak English. I get it: Argentine is huge and Spanish is a major language, spoken by 7%+ of the world population. No need…

They’ve English menu tho. The service is average. Presentation is good but quality is poor.

A beautiful young lady in a white sheath made my day. Thanks

Argentine is A big meaty country - their salmon and prosciutto are super thick, which are kind of unappetizing.

The...

The service is horrible. We had to ask twice for the things that we have ordered or requested. For example, I ordered tea, given a selection, and left with it without the hot water for 30 minutes!!! Seriously, the most basic thing at any restaurant is to serve the drinks first... After a couple of similar problems, my friend ordered another drink. 20 minutes later it was still not served, while the staff was staring at their phones at the bar (see the photo; later they had 3 phones all pulled together, laughing and chatting) - all while the restaurant is half-empty and while we are still waiting for the darn drink!! Disappointing to say the least. The female waiter assigned to our table was also rude and dismissive, just to top it off and add insult to the injury! This was the first time in years when I did not leave a tip (I worked as a waiter in the past, and I highly value their labor).. The drinks and the food were...