Buen Ayre Reviews Summary

Category: Argentinian restaurant London

Address: 50 Broadway Market, London, E8 4QJ, United Kingdom

Phone: +442072759900

Rating: 4.6
based on 147 reviews.

Service

Pros:

  • "The waiter was very attentive and serviceable, and the bar and cooking crew were very welcoming as well."
  • "Good selection of Malbecs. Great service too."
  • "Fantastic atmosphere friendly attentive staff."
  • "Friendly attentive staff shout out to the fantastic CHICO very cool entertaining gentleman who looked after us so well."
  • "The service was so lovely, everyone was so friendly and knowledgeable made our day."
  • "The staff are great and go the extra mile to give a great service."
  • "Great service, lovely staff and super helpful."

Cons:

  • "We did not get a good service."
  • "It was disappointing that staff was not so attentive."
  • "Food was ok, but the service is nasty."
  • "The waitresses were ok but not great, there were only three more tables and we had to speak very loud to call them because they were no taking much care of the guests."
  • "Services throughout was slow and disinterested."
  • "The service was not particularly friendly, if not negligent."
  • "However it was twenty minutes before we were even asked if we would like a drink never mind food."

Atmosphere

Pros:

  • "Atmospheric. We sat in the garden under the heaters on the cushioned benches. Cosy."
  • "Not quite the best steak in London but great atmosphere."
  • "The staff is really friendly, wines are good and the place has its own good atmosphere."
  • "The service is good and a great atmosphere."
  • "A lovely non gentrified authentic east end Argentine steak joint."
  • "It’s not a fancy place, but their steak is just sooo delicious."
  • "It's a brilliant family friendly environment and a great introduction to Argentine."

Cons:

  • "The only downfall is is that they've tried to get too many tables in, so it is a little uncomfortable with your chair touching the chair of the person behind you."
  • "Place was really noisy for my taste."
  • "The music was slightly too loud for my liking."
  • "The restaurant is really not cozy or welcoming in the way it looks and feels."
  • "For me is very hard to enjoy a place where is hanging a Flag of the mercenary Che Guevara."
  • "The outside area is shambolic and cold, extra heaters cannot be turned on or the power trips."
  • "Go hungry. Please!! This place is odd - it's very brightly lit with tables that are far too close together, plus they only take bookings at 6.30pm and 9pm."

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "Hands down the best tasting steak in London."
  • "The meat was sumptuous, and cooked as we wished, as rare as possible."
  • "The meat is heavenly."
  • "Affordable as well...loved every bite."
  • "Best steak I’ve had for a long time cooked to perfection."
  • "Consistently the best steak around."
  • "The steak here, is good, very good."

Cons:

  • "The quantities were not particularly supplied (while we pay per person 29 pounds)."
  • "It seemed rushed just to get it to the table & bland in flavor."
  • "The entire steak was gristle and inedible."
  • "Even the fries we ordered as a side had a very weird taste."
  • "Half of the meat served was hard and chewy, we did not eat half of it."
  • "The empanadas were cold inside and the croquettes were slightly greasy."
  • "The tasteless meat we partially ate were not sirloins they were rib-eye and they were well done cooked although I personally asked for mine to be almost rare but the worst thing was that it had no taste at all."

Value

Pros:

  • "When you find a place in your neighbourhood where you know you'll be served simple top quality food, it becomes a precious thing."
  • "The food is worth every penny!!"
  • "Dinner for two for about 90 quid inc wine."
  • "100£ for a combo for two person and a bottle of red wine are a 'fair price'."
  • "This is good meat at reasonable prices with a reasonably priced wine list."
  • "Highly recommend and glad this gem of a restaurant is still here in Broadway Market."
  • "The best value steak in London. Definitely."

Cons:

  • "I just didn't find the quality of the meat worth the price."
  • "The food was excellent so was the service but watch out the steak we ordered showed a price of £19 but when the bill came it showed £35."
  • "It's a bit pricey but worth it for a special occasion."
  • "It's a bit expensive for the quality."
  • "It’s an expensive meal though of course you’re presumably getting good quality meats in meaningful servings."
  • "Price of 100£ for 2 people, for bad food and bad service is an experience i wont repeat."
  • "The wine list is extensive yet the quality is exceptionally poor for the price tags."

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