El Patio Plaza — Restaurant in Centro Histórico

I was there on a Wed afternoon for a coffee and pastry. The place consists of a few rooms, each with its own decorative theme. The center covered courtyard has singer performing old latin love songs, very atmospheric. The manager that day was very attentive, he gave me a few good recommendations of places to visit near Quito, also gave me a brief lesson on different styles of Ecuadorian popular music, between my little Spanish and his english. He even asked the singer to sing an old Julio Jaramillo song for me! It was a very...

We stopped for lunch and ordered chicken empanadas—got beef with rice instead. The sauce for the empanadas arrived after we’d already finished eating them. If you enjoy the constant clinking of forks and knives hitting glass tables echoing in your ears, this place delivers that vibe perfectly, the acoustics of this place is something.

On the plus side, the...

Pasaron 20 minutos para que nos tomen la orden, apenas 5 mesas estaban ocupadas, dos meseros que demoraron los 20 minutos en limpiar la mesa. Cuando viene el mesero, porque nos acercamos a la anfitriona a preguntar que por qué nadie se acerca, la misma se va a darse vueltas hasta que viene un mesero un poco molesto a decir que se va a demorar porque no hay personal, vamos 30 minutos desde eso, hay menos mesas ocupadas pero la atención no se agilita. En ese tiempo he contado a más de 30 personas (solo 2 grupos de 15 personas cada uno eran suficientes) se fueron por no recibir atención. No sé cómo se sostienen lugares así, ni siquiera es que está lleno, está a 1/4 de...