Barrio de Quilmes Ajijic — Restaurant in Jalisco

This is our second visit to this restaurant, and both have been great (except for an incident that comes later in this review). Located at the end of the Ajijic waterfront pier, the views looking over the lake are wonderful, and if you time your visit with the setting sun, it is just spectacular. A good selection on the menu give a wide choice, but our reason to go there is the selection of fine steaks which they do very well as an Argentinian restaurant. They prepare the food well, and steaks are flavorful and tender, but I can not recommend the short ribs as they were a bit tough to eat.

Unfortunately, our recent visit was marred by an incident from our server. We asked for boxes for our unfinished portions, and while mine was uneventful, my wife's was not. The server placed her short ribs into the container but then dropped the entire contents onto her, the chair, and the floor. The short rib seasoning and sauce stained her brand new white blouse quite badly. We were planning to walk around Centro after dinner, but now this was not possible. While this was an innocent accident and the server was apologetic, we were a bit surprised by management's response. They took about 10 minutes to determine that about half the short ribs were eaten and refunded half the short rib cost on the bill. The stains did not come out of her blouse, which was not a cheap garment... and our after dinner plans were also ruined. I would have expected her entire meal (salad, short ribs, and glass of wine) to be fully comped (and also the cost of the blouse), but they seemed more interested in keeping their loss to an absolute minimum than correcting their mistake. The blouse alone was over 5 times more costly than the bill discount of $300p. Although the server caused the accident, it was just an accident, and we still tipped fully for his service. It was management who compounded the error with a very poor response.

I don't like leaving bad reviews, but this incident left a very...

Interesting bit of history “Barrio de Quilmes” and the “Quilmes” name.

"Quilmes" can refer to a former Indigenous tribe, the large archaeological site of their ancient settlement in Tucumán, a city and partido in Buenos Aires Province known for its history and industry, or the popular Argentinian beer brand. Historically, the Quilmes tribe was forced from their land to a settlement near Buenos Aires, which later became the modern-day city of Quilmes.

The Quilmes People and History Indigenous Tribe: The Quilmes were a Diaguita Indigenous group from the Tucumán region of Argentina. 

Ancient Settlement: The Ruins of Quilmes in Tucumán is a major archaeological site, once the largest pre-Columbian settlement in Argentina, inhabited by the Quilmes people from around 850 AD. 

Forced Migration: After resisting Inca and Spanish invaders, the Quilmes tribe was forced to walk over 1,000 km to a settlement near Buenos Aires in 1666, a journey that caused many deaths. 

Modern City: The original settlement was abandoned, and the city of Quilmes was founded in the area in 1818, later growing with the influx of European immigrants. 

Quilmes Today City in Buenos Aires: Quilmes is a city and partido (district) in Buenos Aires Province, a significant industrial center and part of the Gran Buenos Aires urban area. Quilmes Atlético Club: The name also belongs to a prominent football (soccer) club in Argentina. Cerveza Quilmes

Popular Beer: Cerveza Quilmes is the most popular and iconic beer in Argentina, a golden lager brewed with Patagonian water and natural ingredients. 

Market Leader: The company, Cervecería y Maltería Quilmes, is Argentina's largest beer manufacturer and also produces other beverages like water, soft...

My expectations were shattered, I gave this place 2 stars only because of my appetizer other than that, my wife ordered a Caesar salad, what can go wrong with a Caesar Salad you ask, the chicken was overcooked and dried, and with no flavor and small little bites.

My wife ordered a Caesar salad because this place doesn't have options for side dishes, she wanted a Salmon but her options were green salad and potato salad with no vegetables or anything else for side dishes. The potato salad was NOT good, I ended up leaving mine.

My daughter ordered an empanada she loves empanadas but just NOT the one from this restaurant, she said it didn't have any flavor.

I ordered a Mezcal and no worm salt.

Anyway, we also had to hunt our waiters as the table that arrived 10 minutes after we did, got their food before our order...