Restaurante La Cocina — Restaurant in El Calafate

The food is overrated, but what ruined our experience were the staff. From the moment we walked in the main male waiter (who has an earring , just so you are on guard) was hostile and rude. We have kids, and they were not liking that they were children in the restaurant. They didn’t allow us to sit somewhere that made more sense for having kids because of a ‘policy of the restaurant’ which is ridiculous, and then they complained when the kids were active. I felt like I was back in Paris with those types of waiters so I would not recommend this place. And most of the staff that we encountered had the same Parisian attitude. Not even in Buenos Aires did we encounter rude waiters like this. Since the staff were so hostile I asked for the trío pasta dish to be taken to go. They proceeded to put all 3 pasta dishes in the same container which got all mixed up. Totally rude staff. 0...

First of all I almost didn’t come here because when Argentina, Italian food isn’t the first thing you think of. However, considering many Italians immigrated to Argentina it’s actually a great choice!

I asked my friendly server what was their favorite dishes and they recommended the beef carpaccio and hand made lamb ravioli, and my my my were they gooooood! Muy delicioso! Paired with a Malbec and the toasted warm bread and olive tapenade it was perfect. Don’t miss on the great food, service, music and experience :)

P.s. I recommend the ravioli with lots of Parmesan and freshly grated pepper. After this photo I asked for more pepper and the server even left the pepper grinder at the table for me so I could add as much...

OMG! What a bunch of morons these people are! It’s 3:00 pm on a Friday & the place is empty. We asked if we could seat by the window & the RUDE host/waiter with an attitude said NO! That’s a 4 top. OK. We sat in the back. There was no movement the entire time we were here. Had they let somebody seat up front, they could have created a buzz, and attract more customers. Anywho, then they bring us bread, I asked if they have butter, and again, with an attitude the waitress says No, we have no butter. 😳 Lastly, I order pasta à la Bolognese. And it was basically a plate of plain spaghetti with a stingy spoon of sauce. HORRIBLE & blend! I most definitely Encourage you to STAY AWAY from this place. I didn’t like the food or...