Tabaré Bushwick — Restaurant in New York

The location is good, the ambiance and vibe of the restaurant is better, however.. The service and experience was not worth the wait or cost. We Waited for our reserved seats, ( during that time we attempted to get a glass of wine at the bar to kill time, but the bartender did not once acknowledge us or anyone at the bar for that matter.) once seated we then waited about 15 minutes ( no exxageration) for anyone to approach us and even ask if we wanted water. The next issue is we couldn't even tell who was a hostess , waiter, server or the manager. ( we had different people attend our table the entire time ) Waited another10 minutes for bread and to be asked if we were ready to order. Then they ran out of the octopus which was a bummer, but later in the evening when a waiter was taking orders from the couple next to us they had even less to offer them as we overheard " we ran out of that also" a few times ( felt bad for that couple) . The soup was terrible, the oysters were a bit greasy but decent, the lamb shank was very good, however the Lobster ...someone should be put in jail for how little meat and unsettling taste it came with..not to mention no proper utensils to properly break open claws just a big steak knife. My partner couldn't even finish with the mess and smell. We had to ask for it to be taken away. It was obvious the restaurant had issues .. an employee (who seemed to possibly be a manager or owner) knew to voluntarily come over and say " I do apologize for everything this evening. We didn't expect everyone to show up at the same time." I simply said thanks and smiled ..however what kind of excuse is "We didnt expect everyone to show up at the same time to a couple who had a reservation"??

unfortunate and bad experience I do not recommend for the price of dinner we could have gone and had way better quality, service , portions. I DO...

Food was great, service was poor. I had ordered a glass of wine that I really wasn't happy with. With only one sip taken, I asked if I could switch it for another wine. The bartender happily switched it out for me, taking away the wine I didn't like and replacing it with my new choice. Later, my dining partner accidentally knocked over the new, full glass. After the waitstaff helped to clean up the spill, the empty glass was removed and I was never offered another one. After waiting for awhile and having to eat half of my steak without a beverage, we had to flag the waitress down to order another one. When the bill was dropped, we were expected to pay for all three glasses of wine, when I had only consumed one. I expressed to the manager that I wish I had been told that I was not able to switch the first glass for free (especially since the bartender had removed the full glass from our table and disposed of it). In the end, one glass was taken off of the bill, but I still had to pay for the spilled glass of wine. As a restaurant professional myself, I never worked for a restaurant that does not replace a spilled drink free of charge as a sign of hospitality. The average markup for wine in restaurants is 200-300 per cent above retail, so it really doesn't cost them much...at least not nearly as much as resulting in the customer have a poor experience, at least in my opinion. I guess the moral of the story is that probably less than $2.00 worth of wine (their cost) has now resulted in lost future business from myself, bad word of mouth, and this subsequent bad review. We just wanted to have a good time. Unfortunately, we accidentally spilled a glass of...

THIS SPOT IS A MEAT LOVERS DREAM We ate this over two visits. The place is really cool. They have been in Bushwick for 6 years.

Ramiro is the owner was very gracious with his hospitality as were his staff.

Thank you to Chef Alejandor, our server Jovany and Rachel the host.

Big thanks to my friend Claudia for putting me on to this spot. She's from Uruguayand said I had to try this spo

They have a 2ndlocation in Williamsburg, which has been around for 16 years. I did not know I'm going to be a regular here.

The Dishes

GRASS FED 12OZ URUGUAYAN RIB-EYE This was awesome!

CHIVITO COMPLETO my new favorite sandwich! Uruguayan grass-fed filet mignon sandwich, black forest ham, bacon, provolone, caramelized onions roasted red peppers, bibb lettuce, beefsteak tomato, olives, aioli and topped with an egg

PARRILLADA Skirt steak, chicken, chorizo, blood sausage,roasted peppers, onions and chimichurri..wow what's not to like on this platter.

Burger Prime beef, rib and chuck blend, provolone, bacon, caramelized onions, lettuce, tomato, solid burger! And those fries werw great!

Empanada Handcut beef and olive Gruyere, fontina cheese & onions The beef empanada is definitely one of the best in NYC! I wasn't too carry about the cheese empanada but my firend loved it.

Dessert -Flan was perfect. -Alfajor rustico: Layers of crisp homemade cookies, dulce de leche, chocolate ganache, sea salt caramelized walnuts. Not in the traditional manner but a unique take on it. -Torta de chocolate negro (Flourless dark chocolate cake, berries) We liked this. Not a berry fan w chocolate but this works.

Definitely going back.

Their NA cocktails werw really...