Bolsi — Restaurant in Asuncion

Review of Bolsi – Asunción, Paraguay What a great spot! Our servers, Cynthia and Isabela, were both very friendly and charming. We used Google Translate to bridge the Spanish–English gap, and they made us feel welcome throughout the meal.

Food Highlights: Bife de Chorizo (400g): A delicious sirloin strip steak marinated with butter, herbs, and sea salt. Served with rustic mashed potatoes, garlic confit, and crispy shoestring onions. This was recommended by Isabela, and she was right—it was fantastic! For lunch, the portion was huge—I only managed half and took the rest to go.

Vori-Vori: A traditional Paraguayan chicken stew with cheesy corn flour balls. The chicken was moist, and the broth was rich and flavorful. A must-try local dish.

Empanadas: We shared two—Carne and Chilean style. Both were excellent. Drink: I tried the local Sajonia “Naranjito,” a refreshing light lager with a subtle citrus twist. Perfect for the warm afternoon.

Overall Experience: An excellent restaurant with a mix of local and international dishes, great service, and generous portions. We found it especially nice for lunch—at night, the area around the restaurant can feel a little quiet and less lively compared to newer parts of town. Highly recommended if you’re...

Everyone seem to be recommending this space, and as it was not full I gave it a try. I don't have many other experience of food here, so food was globally good, I enjoyed the steak a lot which was nicely accompanied of potatoes and onion rings. I didn't enjoy as much the local plate of Paraguayan specialities but it might be just my taste and not an issue with their cooking. The main issue of the place is the service ... They have replaced waiters visits by small devices to call for service ... Good idea in theory except it never seems to be working properly... They come "did you call me?" When you haven't touched the device, and do not come when you push the buttons...

The menu has also been digitalised but the various parts of the menu are separated into several PDFs that you need to download one by one instead of having a global view of the menu. I would recommend you to use the English menu rather than the Spanish menu as this one is written as a single PDF and contains more information on ingredients than the original in Spanish !

Also to access the menu you need internet... And the password of the WiFi is not given with the QR code, you have to ask a waiter.

So it was nice to try once, but the pain of the service is not worth a...

My bill was 236,000 guaranies. We did not have a good experience at this well known place. We arrived around 11:15am, before the lunch rush. The staff kept passing by us, and we had to keep getting their attention. We were there more than 20 minutes before getting even a drink order in. Then a total of an hour before our food arrived. I saw it just sitting in the window, and had to ask for it to be picked up. When my wrap arrived it was under seasoned, the lettuce was soggy and brown and the meat a light brown or grey color. We tried to get the attention of supervisor, she was on her phone for the entire time we were there. Literally the entire hour, at the register on her phone. She just looked at me and then ignored me. We counted 9 employees standing around not doing anything. It looks like they are overstaffed and underdeliver. No one came to ask how our our meal was. I usually give a large tip, but could not in this case. I will not be returning and cannot recommend this place. Oveja Negra, or Mariscal Shopping are much better restaurant choices. The sushi was delicious. But overall very...