La Pampa steakhouse — Restaurant in Budapest

We have arrived at the restaurant after reading recommendations and we arrived with great anticipation after booking a table in advance. We sat down in the lower room (not on the entrance floor). For a first course we ordered empanadas and a carpaccio dish. After 45 minutes the dishes arrived! The empanadas arrived in 3 units, two units looked the same and the third one looked small and shriveled and simply did not belong to the plate and I don't understand how the chef brought out such a dish - it is surprising to receive such a dish from such a restaurant. The carpaccio was a good dish, the size was good, but, in my opinion it lacked balsamic vinegar and maybe Parmesan - but I respect the way it was served and the emphasis on the taste of the meat. After we finished the first courses - the table was not cleaned and there were a lot of crumbs left, the cutlery was taken away (at that moment I didn't think it was a problem). After another 40 minutes!, the main dish arrived - La Pampa steak 550 grams plus French fries. We did not receive suitable cutlery and we ate with the cutlery left on the table (there was no one to ask either), we did not receive coarse salt and ground pepper. When we asked for ketchup for the French fries (that was very small dish) - we got it at the end of the meal - The meat was good and done according what we've ordered. We didn't stay for dessert - the experience was enough for us. The time to pay was fast. In conclusion: Unfortunately, I cannot recommend this restaurant. The service is slow and cumbersome, as a customer I felt disappointed by the level of service, table cleanliness, dish's visibility and quality. Serious restaurants wouldn't have the guts to put out such dishes (referring to the empanadas dish). As a person who admire good steakhouses, and I went to eat in places like Bariloche in Argentina and Dario's in Italy and so more - this restaurant feels like a tourist trap and I don't understand what the enthusiasm is about. Hope they get...

Went for Christmas dinner. We arrived and the place was quiet, the lady at the front looked so angry but seated us. Our server was nice and took our orders and everything was fine up to that point. We got our appetizers and it was good, we finished that and they took way longer than expected to bring our our main dishes. Probably like an hour to an hour and a half. As we sat there they weren’t very attentive to see that we were in need of more water or to check on us. One of the servers was walking around a coughing every time he passed. When our plates arrived we noticed one of the meats was the wrong order, the server was denying it. We accepted it anyways, then they came back after 15 minutes and told us they had actually switched the tables plates, meaning they confused who’s plate belonged to who. Which was also not true because we had ordered 2 ribeyes and there was only one, and the other meats. The meat is low quality, you can tell it is a frozen slab that was just defrosted, no flavor to it except a hint of salt, and dry as well. The rump steak was just pure tendon and chewy cartilage. The tenderloin dry and no flavor. The ribeye was ok, had some natural flavor but chewy. Very bad quality meats, I’ve had better meats cuts at cheaper prices. We finished our meal and got out of there. Only 2 stars because the appetizers were good and our server was nice. Everything else was bad, meats were bad, our server wasn’t attentive to us, and another server was coughing all over the place, the greeter was clearly in a bad mood too, atmosphere was no good place seemed to awkward. We really expected something different from all...

We went as a group of 3 and had one of our best steak restaurant experiences in La Pampa.

As we arrived, the friendly waiter sat us at a larger table with another free space to place our bags. We soon ordered our drinks including 2 Pina Coladas and 1 Mojito. The Cocktails tasted authentic and they paired well with the appetizer.

We had freshly cooked Empanadas and shrimp for appetizers, which both exceeded our expectations. Afterward, we were really looking forward to the main course.

Our main course consisted of an Australian Wagyu (Rib-eye & medium-rare) and a thicker Argentinian Sirloin (medium-rare) cut. The intermuscular fat was just perfect for the ribeye and the meat flavor proved its quality. The Sirloin on the other hand, even though not comparable to the Australian Wagyu, had a stronger beef flavor and filled our stomachs.

The sides we chose were garlic mashed potatoes, cream spinach, and asparagus. They were great choices for the fatty steak and even provided a different flavor profile paired with the steaks.

Finally, we ended our meal with the La Pampa cheesecake, and a chocolate brownie paired with vanilla ice cream. Both were well presented and all the components paired well with each other. The hot brownie with the ice cream matched perfectly well and the cheesecake had fruits and jam that improved the overall experience of the desserts.

To conclude, I'd come back again for both the service and food quality. It might be rather expensive, but it's worth...