Tacuara Real Food Ciudad — Restaurant in Mendoza

Crazy expensive, I paid $315 for an average portion of lunch with juice from a slurpee machine. Anyone who says this place is cheap is from a different planet. The line for the cashier was so slow everyone had to wait 5+ minutes holding their trays (even though there are 3 payment terminals). On top of that, despite being served in expensive warming trays, all of the food is cold and you have to warm it up in a cheap microwave. I wish I had talked myself out of coming here when I read the reviews.

Edit: I talked to the reception at my hotel and he said it was impossible that my meal cost that much as 1kg of food costs 100-something pesos. I went back 2 hours later and spoke with the clerk. My lunch should have cost around $150. It seems she "forgot" to tare out the heavy plate but accepted my $315 anyways. She rolled her eyes and said with a smirk that there's nothing they can do now because she doesn't remember. "Playing the dead mosquito" as the Argentenians will tell you. Judging by the mixed reviews the cashiers here are likely selectively scamming tourists! Consider...

There are some reviews that mention gluten free but when we went to check it out the staff told us that 95% of what they have contains flour and is not gluten free and that nothing is really safe to eat. Just wanted to share as an FYI for anyone else who reads those reviews. They do, however, sell an alfajor (peanut butter flavor, prepackaged), that is both gluten free and vegan. I was very excited because it’s quite difficult, based on my personal experience so far, to find the gf/vegan combo here in Mendoza. The alfajor was really delicious, super light peanut butter taste. Def recommend it. Also the staff was extremely nice...

The upper floor has a beautiful, little inside, herb garden and relaxing music. The restaurant offers lunch and dinner as an open buffet for 22 ARS per 100g. Takeaway is 18 ARS per 100g. They offer many vegan options like empanadas, sushi, deep-fried vegetables, salad, pizza, seitan, and a delicious vegetable crepe with a vegan mayonnaise. Some of the food is spicy. There are microwaves available to heat up the food. Since they try not to waste any food they offer the buffet as takeaway between 3-3:30pm and 11-11:30pm for only 10.60 ARS per 100g. They are also selling nuts, seeds, tofu, seitan, and other...