El Pingüino de Palermo — Restaurant in Autonomous City of Buenos Aires

This lovely spot serves up very good food at very fair prices, and the service is warm and friendly.

Our Spanish is very (very) limited, so when our server asked us if we wanted our steak “medio” (medium) we tried to ask for rare instead.

When the beautiful cut of strip loin arrived it was obvious that we didn’t express ourselves properly (we want to stress that the language issue was entirely on us). The steak was cooked medium-well, but remarkably it remained wonderfully juicy, tender and tasty throughout. This speaks to the quality of the beef that these folks serve.

The papas frites were a bit of a disappointment. While the potatoes were tasty they could have been cooked for another few minutes to add some crispiness. But with generous lashings of salt they were tasty.

Prior to our receiving our meal we were served two small plates of delicious pickled egg plant accompanied by fluffy white bread. This was a first for us and it was a real treat.

We accompanied dinner with a half bottle of a very nice Malbec from Mendoza and a small bottle of sparkling water.

The total bill, including service, was ARS 42.000 (CDN $52.50), fabulous...

I went there twice and loved both!First I went there alone after being turned down from Don Julio , So I was craving for ASADO and spotted here! One kind man welcomed me and ushered me in, Place has great location and super clean, First I had Asado and the meat was TENDER!It was utterly superb!Salads were very fresh and NO WORDS to describe Argentinean wine!Then I was walking with my friends around there and we wanted to have some seafood and I remembered the menu and again spotted the same guy!I asked him if the seafood was good here, He proposed me the MERLUZA, Damn it , it was hella tasty!Maybe because of the cream or other reasons but definitely the best fish I have ever had in Argentina!Others tried pizza and they loved it...

Rude and ignorant staff!!! I entered the restaurant on an early Friday evening about 7:00pm There was a large party of about 15 people and alll the other tables were empty. The waiter pointed to a small table near the large party and I requested a table near the window, and he refused. He then pointed at the same table and I walked out. The dining experience includes hospitality as well as the meal. I would never recommend or dine here, the behavior was unacceptable. In fairness, I should be able to leave a minus 5 stars so customers are alerted about the policies at...