La Taba — Restaurant in Málaga

Everything about La Taba is perfect. Divine experience. Have not had such good food and service almost anywhere before. You'd have to go to Argentina to find another place that would come even close to this gem of a restaurant.

Owner Ruben is simply a lovely person and he and his wife make everyone feel welcome. Walking in feels like going to a Argentinian asado at your uncle's house. You're smiling before you've even had a sniff of the incredibly great food that is to come. The cooks are smiling as they're grilling and you can not help but get into the same mood while waiting for your order. Especially with the fantastic smell that wafts out of the kitchen.

Their empanadas are incredible. Juicy, with just the right amount of spice. They're even mouthwateringly good the day after when eaten cold. Highly recommend the traditional Creole flavoring - it's a bite of heaven. Truly incredible.

We also had the Milanesa with cheese and ham on top. The Milanesa itself is so well made that it makes your eyes roll back to your skull with every bite. The cheese and ham on top are of great quality and provide a fantastic compliment to the insane milanesa. Simply sublime.

All steaks get a huge recommendation. We had a big piece of flank steak that was grilled to perfectly medium rare and seasoned with a bit of chimichurri on top, along with the traditional salt and black pepper. Usually I have to adjust a steak's seasoning a bit but La Taba just nails it right out of the kitchen. I think this is why the cooks are smiling all the time - they know that they're creating perfection.

Wash it all down with some Fernet y Coca-cola and you feel like you've left Spain and teleported to South America. For dessert, ask Ruben for recommendations - he knows exactly what you need after your meal.

Thank you Ruben and everyone at La Taba. I have never left a restaurant feeling so satisfied, and it's all thanks to you. Do not miss this gem if...

My husband and I are visiting Málaga for the first time, and we decided to come to this restaurant because we saw that it had great reviews. It looked very authentic, and most of the people inside were locals - which usually means the place has to be good.

And we were right! When we arrived, we were greeted by a very friendly man. He didn’t speak English, but together with his colleague they did everything possible to understand us and provide excellent service.

At first, I ordered a large 500-gram Argentinian entrecôte, cooked medium rare, but I soon realized that I wouldn’t be able to eat that much rare meat, so I asked if they could cook it a bit more — to medium. They did it without any problem, and the result was perfect, the doneness was spot on, even after finishing the steak.

We were both very impressed. Highly recommended!

And there was also some kind of incredible homemade cheesecake - it...

Como amante de la cocina argentina y conocedor de su hospitalidad característica, acudí con mi pareja a La Taba Parrilla Argentina en Málaga con altas expectativas. Su reputación como un rincón auténtico de sabores argentinos en el barrio de Huelin nos motivó a visitarlo hoy, buscando disfrutar de un buen asado con choripán y el ambiente cálido que uno asocia con la tradición parrillera del Río de la Plata.

Lamentablemente, la experiencia no comenzó con el pie derecho... ni terminó mejor. A nuestra llegada, fuimos recibidos por un camarero español visiblemente molesto o desinteresado, quien simplemente nos indicó, sin cortesía ni sonrisa, que podíamos sentarnos donde quisiéramos. Un detalle menor si se toma como casual, pero que ya marcaba una falta de calidez poco común en restaurantes argentinos.

Después de revisar la carta, pregunté con total amabilidad si era posible pedir choripán sin las papas fritas, ya que en la carta sólo figuraban las opciones de “chorizo solo” o el plato completo con guarnición. La respuesta del camarero fue seca y visiblemente molesta. No solo no entendía lo que preguntaba —algo tan simple como si vendían el choripán por separado— sino que terminó respondiendo con un tono sarcástico: “Te traemos el chorizo con pan y tú te armas el choripán si no quieres papas.”

La situación, lejos de resolverse con amabilidad, escaló con una actitud cortante, casi agresiva. No hubo ni la más mínima intención de empatizar o de atender con cortesía, lo cual hizo que tanto mi pareja como yo decidiéramos retirarnos del lugar sin siquiera pedir bebida o comida. No por el menú, que se veía prometedor, sino por algo más básico: el trato humano.

La gastronomía no es solo comida. Es hospitalidad, ambiente, respeto por el comensal. Y en eso, tristemente, La Taba nos falló por completo.

Conclusión: quizás la cocina sea auténtica y los platos merezcan la fama que otros clientes destacan. Pero el servicio es parte indivisible de cualquier experiencia gastronómica. Y cuando ese servicio hace sentir incómodo al cliente antes de ordenar, no hay corte de carne que...