Gran Cantina Filomeno — Restaurant in Mexico City

My experience at Filomeno Gran Cantina was amazing at all levels: Food, drinks, service and special attention. Also the building makes you fill in a different era or "Epoca". We had a family event and it turn just perfect, thanks to all the staff. Food was so tasty and good. We share dishes and had: As an appetizer "The Chamorro" probably broke all rules to order a main dish as an appetizer. I thinks is cook for 10 hrs. Is so soft, we enjoyed our chamorro tacos, the hot sauces or salsas are very tasty, and sometimes you know about the place once you try their salsas. We the share the "Milanesa Manchego", has so much flavor, is a little spicy, for me is perfect. Then we had "Tacos of Gaoneras", they're good, but can be better, I will challenge the place to go back to basics, I think the gaonera needs to be flat and plain. We still enjoyed them, don't get me wrong, more the young side of the family. I had then the "Sopa con Albondigas" I love albondigas and I had to try them, flavor was amazing, I can still taste it. The desserts outstanding, we share the "Flan Leonor" very creamy and it was a good size to share. And the "Ocosingo Cheesecake", I had never tasted something like that, I even dream about the dessert. This has never happen to me before. I probably shouldn't be sharing that. I think naming this dessert cheesecake is probably unfair It should be call "Ocosingo Secret or Secreto de Ocosingo". But I still think that if they decide to compete with this dish in a cheesecake competition it will create a new category, and has high potential to nail 1st price in the contest. I will go back soon,...

This place had great potential. I wanted to love it but I think I expected too much compared to the other wonderful restaurants I've been to in CDMX. I booked a reservation days in advance and when our party arrived the hostess along with the waiters seemed very unorganized and flustered. The table was not ready and was also missing a chair so we stood awkwardly as they scrambled finding a spare chair while also rushing to set the silverware. If the table wasn't ready it would have been good to communicate that to us and have us wait instead of them rushing and looking unprofessional. We then had a waiter immediately trying to take our drink orders even though we didn't have any menus to look at. When we asked for menus he seemed irritated for us having asked. Here and there, this waiter would make remarks under his breath, and even though we spoke Spanish, he was not ashamed to proceed to do so. It's unfortunate that we didn't get his name, but the other waiter helping him was very attentive and accommodating. As for the food, it was okay. We can't give it a fair review. We couldn't really appreciate it after having a rough start and an unpleasant waiter throughout...

Arquitectura, ambiente y alimentos.

Arquitectura: visitar La Gran Cantina Filomeno es un viaje exótico en la historia de México del siglo XIX y XX. Se presenta con estilo del Porfiriato en su fachada, diseño original del Arq. Daniel Ruiz y ecléctica en su interior producto de la remodelación en 2020 que hizo Daniel Liebsohn para su colección de antigüedades. La propuesta prende quitarle lo solemne a la historia y hacerla de uso cotidiano mediante la narrativa de su novela Filomeno. Con certeza escogió una casa Excelente para esta propuesta, pues la construcción nace como casa habitación y pasa por diferentes usos, como oficinas del colegio de México donde tuvo su despacho Alfonso Reyes y luego Octavio Paz, paso por ser escuela de señoritas, galería de arte y ahora como cantina. Vas a poder vivir lo cotidiano de una cantina con el glamour de un restaurante que te recibe con una doble escalinata, barandales Deco, columnas dóricas y un toro contemporáneo, para después exponer una botica de cantina, candelabros, mesa de billar, vitrales y muchos objetos cotidianos que típicamente estarían guardia.

Es un lugar que solo por lo que representa vale la pena pisar y compartir un espacio con la histeria.

El ambiente es acorde al lugar, buena música a un nivel para disfrutar pero también te permite platicar largo y tendido, los meseros y todo el equipo desde la recepción con un trato amable y en todo momento atentos sin estar encima de ti 👌🏼. La decoración la música, la comida y la compañía se crea una atmósfera digna de una cantina de alto nivel como pocas.

Ahora si, lo más importante la comida, no importa que también esté todo, si vas a degustar alimentos es lo más importe, si no mejor vamos a un museo, 😜

Nos recibieron con una cortesía de un licor y jugo de carne de sabor poco común pero si te gusta explorar y los sabores fuertes te va ha encantar.

En esta ocasión llevamos poco apetito así que solo pedimos un milanesa manchega de 430gr, y un mixote de rabo de toro de 350gr acompañado de marrones caramelizados. Deliciosos aunque mucho más el mixiote.

La milanesa viene completamente gratinada y bañada en una sala de chipotle justo para darle sabor!

Y el mixote viene en una cazuela de fierro que conserva su calor y da permiso de comer con calma sin que se enfríe, la verdad si regreso por otro!!!

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