A La Payla Restaurant — Restaurant in Municipio de Tilcara

We chose this restaurant because of all the good and great reviews, but it was a terrible let down. The place is nice and the service kind and swift, but the food was really bad. The roasted chicken was tasteless and didn't taste like it was roasted, at all. The llama in curry sauce looked great, but unfortunately it was so tough and rubbery that it was almost inedible (the sauce was pretty good). Luckily some stray dogs always roam around inside the restaurant (!!) and they happily helped finish the meat. Maybe we got the wrong evening, but in good faith I can not give it more than two stars (and I am puzzled by all the raving...

Honestly we had a very cool night here. It's not a fancy place, but food and atmosphere is great. I had a bife de chorizo for 16000 ARS (Jan 2025), way cheaper than in nearby restaurants. The pumpkin quiche is also great! They have a nice average selection of wines for accessible prices. There was some live music but the sound level was ok (in comparison with other peñas). The show was music and coplas with very local instruments. The attention of the restaurant was...

We rolled into town today, and this was the first place we came across (dinner). We had ravioli and lasagna. Both were good portions and tasted great.

We enjoyed this restaurant so much we ate here a second time. Again, great local music. I tried the Sorentinos de Tomate, Albahaca y Muzzarella with roja sauce. Awesome!

They do have live music here if you're looking for that. Can't say what days / times.

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