Arrin Cuan — Restaurant in Guatemala City

If you come to Guatemala you have to go here. I had Lomito a la Español (Spanish-style tenderloin which means tenderloin bathed in olive oil and garlic). I think I got it medium (I didn't really understand the waiter). Looking at the picture (left to right) I had guacamole with 3 chips, the tenderloin surrounded by olives and pickles, and french fries. The guacamole was very good; it had good flavor. The tenderloin was delicious. It was almost perfect to chew, SLIGHTLY too hard, but the flavor was amazing. Nice and juicy, salty, and delicious. The fries were--let's just say they might have been the best fries I've ever had. It's hard to find the words to describe them. Let's start with texture: they were very crunchy..but the inside was soft.. It was the perfect combination of crunchy and soft, bringing a divine texture. The flavor was beautiful. The oil they were fried in was delicious and they weren't too salty. My coke was delicious but it was pretty warm in the restaurant so it didn't stay cold as long as I would have liked. They also served everyone a vegetable soup that was delectable. It was so creamy and full of flavor. I would've eaten more of it but I wanted to save room for the tenderloin. The only downsides to this restaurant were: They didn't have limonada con soda They had live music that was too loud. Despite these minor inconveniences, it was by far a 5...

I visited this restaurant with my entire family. And it has by far been one of the WORST experiences I have had in all my visits to Guatemala. Visiting from the USA we wanted authentic food and my sister in law took us here. But worst idea ever. They took 10 minutes to just get our drinks, after this we waited over an hour for our food that never came. We had young children with us that were really hungry. We left the restaurant with no intention of ever visiting again. There was only 2 tables occupied and the other couple also left right as we stood up. They gave us the receipt for our drinks and my sister in law requested the “libro de quejas” as soon as she mentioned that they quickly said we didn’t need to pay for our drinks. We still requested the book of complaints and it was refused to us. Never again! Horrible service. Can’t say anything about the food since...

A great way to dive into the Guatemalan vibe, though it can get a bit intense. Lots of Marimba music and other tunes I couldn’t quite place (especially on Sundays when the Marimba is in full swing). I’ve always thought Latin Americans have a higher tolerance for noise, and yeah they really do. The music was so loud I couldn’t even focus on my food. At least everyone seemed happy, and we got to watch people dancing like they were completely swept up in the moment. We ordered a dish that came with four different soups, but the flavors were mostly misses some too salty, others a bit too sweet. Not disastrous, but you can definitely find better elsewhere. Maybe it was just our choice from the menu, so I’d consider giving it another shot with a different dish? Still, the owner and staff were really nice...