Pizzaiolo Sarmiento — Restaurant in Mendoza

We ate here in late February 2025. Our hostess and server, Martina was very exceptional. She was sweet, kind, fluent in English, friendly, and very knowledgeable. We speak moderate Spanish, but she wanted to speak English. And the food was amazing. We had the vegetarian lasagna (so delicious), and the complete salad (fresh and tasty). The grapefruit and lemon lemonade were delicious as well. When questioned, Martina took the time to explain to us the different customs of eating in Argentina. The waiters are very attentive, but don’t intrude on your time as they view your eating experience as not just for the food or the drink, but as a social time. They will come when you catch their attention or raise your hand and quickly serve you however you ask. But they are not intrusive and don’t make you feel like you need to hurry up and leave so that others can have your space as they do in many restaurants in the United States. And the 10% suggested tip is simply that, a suggestion, and only if you think the service was exceptional. The United States will bring you your check and they give you a suggestion of 18/20/25 or more percent and if you leave 10% they believe it’s an insult. Even when you receive counter service or get it to go! Our experience in Argentina in several other cities and restaurants has been much the same as with Pizzaiolo. Martina made us feel like we were her only customers and also expressed that being able to speak English was her way of enhancing our experience and she took great pride and pleasure...

We unfortunately seem to have gotten overcharged quite a bit after our lunch today, which left a bitter aftertaste from an otherwise pretty good meal. I'll be as fair as I can here: the food was fine, the venue is clean and friendly, and the attention and service we received from our waiter was really good. But they charged us almost double on everything we ordered (for example the Rutini 375cl should be 310 but we paid 610 pesos) and we didn't look at the prices of the individual items on the receipt until after we left, since the number of items looked correct. We should've of course have looked at the prices before paying, so this is what I'd like to remind others who visit this restaurant to just double check the bill before you pay. Shame to have to write this as I can see the restaurant has gotten very good...

Pizzaiol November 2023 Pasta and pizza are a specialty of this restaurant. The restaurant has a great selection of pastas, pizzas, empanadas, salads, alcoholic drinks, and cocktails. The restaurant also has seafood empanadas, which I have never seen anywhere. I went to this restaurant twice, and both times, the service and food were excellent. The restaurant doesn't have menus in English, but they have English-speaking servants who do an excellent job of explaining and translating the menu. As I mentioned before, the service is very fast. Both times it took less than 30 minutes to serve the main course. They have dissent vegetarian options, like pasta, salads, and pizzas. The restaurant has seats inside...