Buen AyreBroadway Market
020 7275 9900
Revenge is sweet. Which is why my enjoyment of writing a review is more or less inversely proportional to my enjoyment of the meal I'm writing about. The most fun I've ever had writing about food was in Dubai after a meal at Baku, a pretend restaurant on Jumeirah Beach Road. My review began: "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger," partly because everything this Azeri served us was practically inedible (oil and tomato soup was a lowlight), but mostly because the place was probably a front for the Mafia and I was slightly scared of being killed a few days after publication. I still am.
It's a compliment to say that writing about Buen Ayre is a chore. It's a cute place, if somewhat un-Argentinian-looking, and it's staffed by friendly people. Most importantly, John Patrick Rattagan, its Irish-Argentinian chef, knows how to work the hell out of a charcoal grill. The beef and chicken empanadas are both delicious, slightly spicy starters, and £12.80 is a very fair price for a wonderful 8oz sirloin steak. Our side order, chips with garlic and parsley, were fantastic too. Only one complaint, and I can't joyously vent spleen over this - the wine and the food arrived too quickly. Slow down, amigos.
I'm bored. Let's go somewhere shit next time, eh?
3 comments:
Buen Ayre is fantastic... we love this unassuming little place and included it in our recent round-up of the best places to eat authentic Argentinian food in London. They even serve vacio (flank steak) and mollejas (sweetbreads) which are delicious but pretty hard to find in the UK. Check it out: http://www.therealargentina.com/argentinian-wine-blog/a-taste-of-argentina-steak-in-london-restaurants/
I'm sure your sentiments are shared by many a food critic/blogger.
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