La Estancia Argentina

This place used to be much better. I honestly did not recognize it after maybe a couple of years of not going. Just as a side note, I am argentine if that makes any difference to you. First of all, it must be hard to know what to do when you walk in for the first time as it is not very clear whether you should sit down and order or if you should stand in line and if the line is in fact for the food or the bakery...or to order cuts of meat...? It is a bit of a mess is what I'm trying to convey. Also, the service is just not good. I felt like I was bothering the whole time I was ordering and if you get stuck on a decision you'll get all the sighs and eye rolling you can get, which is a major turn off when trying to enjoy a nice weekend lunch. It was very busy on that day but it is not my problem and I should not suffer the consequences as a customer. And finally, the food... I ordered a vacio sandwich; first mistake was to order a steak sandwich as opposed to a piece of steak with a side. It was basically a piece of steak shoved in between two previously frozen pieces of baguette with some tasteless and dry lettuce and a couple of tomatoes. It was quite pathetic to be honest. The meat was not bad and tasted pretty good but I expect meat in an argentine place to taste at least great. It was also a bit cold which did not help. Overall, the sandwich lacked any type of effort or dedication to making it. Finally, the coffee and pastries were excellent! Overall, it was not the most pleasant experience and the food was very average especially for the price as it is not cheap...at all! ... I would only go back there on a slow day during the week maybe to have a cup of coffee with an alfajor de maizena as both are excellent but that's about it. I was pretty disappointed as an ex very satisfied customer.