Milonga Argentina Grill — Restaurant in Tamarindo

This quiet gem is across from the surf camp/resort we were staying 😎 so when we were looking for a nice dinner away from the bustle, this is what we saw first. Our lucky day that it’s location put Milongo in front! So good! It’s a little bit elegant but still casual and beachy, and has authentic Argentine cuisine from pastas to steaks and seafood. We had a vegetable platter to share with cream sauce (my girlfriend tells me it’s béchamel), and I also had a small, tender New York Strip which was seasoned to perfection… it was appropriately marbled and juicy, served on a sizzling hot plate. The meats are imported from Argentina and are sublime. (Costa Rican steaks can be lean and gamey but this imported steak was exceptional). It was grilled with some flavor I can’t describe maybe from chili and sausage (the bill mentioned bife de chorizo so that’s probably it. Martha had the ravioli with ricotta and pomodoro sauce, which was fresh and homemade with a touch of garlic and the perfect amount of salt… Worth the price every bite was adventure in Argentina right in Tamarindo. Perfect fuel...

Pleasant dinner, we arrived shortly after six and the restaurant was quiet. The outside area is a mess with broken glass and grime. Keep going, once you cross the small bridge the inside is quite nice and recently done. The service was good. We felt welcome. The food was hit or miss. An Argentinian restaurant should do steak and chimichurri really well. Two of us ordered flank steak. Mine, the full size, was cooked a proper medium, with just a hint of char but plenty of pink meat for flavor. The smaller order was not cooked properly. Ordered medium-rare, one side was close to that, but the other so rare as to be uncooked and inedible. It was obvious from the lack of outside color, grill marks, or char. The cook didn't pay attention and neither did anyone else. The chimichurri was bland as if a small amount of herbs and spice were dropped into oil moments before serving, no hint of garlic or vinegar was noticed. The use of "Fusion" on a menu hides a lot, but these misses go too far. The...

Entramos a pesar del mediano problema de olor del alcantarillado que se percibe al llegar; decidimos continuar para vivir la experiencia gastronómica en este restaurante y apoyarlos. Por dicha adentro no es tanto el olor. En muchos años de visitar restaurantes es la primera vez que una entrada de chorizo y otra de ensalada capresse no viene con al menos una rebanada de pan para degustar. El chorizo lo pedí para mí hijo mientras llegaba el plato principal, primera vez en mi vida que agrego sal a un chorizo, era insípido, y el pan para poder degustar claramente tuvimos que comprarlo, a diferencia de muchos otros lugares donde viene incluido. Pagar por el pan no sería un problema si fuera un pan adecuado, pero llegaron 2 bolitas de pan de mesa boronosas que eran más como para degustación de salsas. Cuanta diferencia hubiese hecho con una rebanada de pan adecuada para la entrada. También la rigidez de los acompañamientos del plato principal, nos pareció innecesario, imposible cambiar unas papas fritas por puré o vegetales, costando el plato casi ₡17000 sin impuestos incluidos. Si no quieres papas fritas tienes que tirarlas ? No vimos mucho sentido en esa lógica. Al final claro uno se las come, pero generalmente, se puede escoger entre al menos 3 acompañamientos. La carne del plato principal si fue buena. Gracias. Para el precio final que es igual o más caro de otros restaurantes donde el servicio es increíble y no se da ninguna de las situaciones expuestas en esta reseña, lamentablemente deja que desear. Ojalá tomen esta opinión para mejorar y no a la defensiva. Por su bien a futuro con otros clientes. La idea es que el cliente sea muy feliz de estar ahí y que siempre quiera regresar,...