Qa'ra - Córdoba

I must say we didn't even try the food. A long time after we entered a grudging waiter appeared asking what we wanted. We very politedly asked for the menu and a bottle of sparkling water. He tossed the menu and a siphon water. We explained we wanted a bootle of natural, sparkling water like the one the next table was having. He just said "we're out of it" without trying to apologize or anything. He clearly didn't want to wait on us from the get-go. My friend got the impression it was just a thinly disguised case of racism against him. I was simples appalled. We left.

We stumbled across this unpretentious middle eastern restaurant while wandering the streets of Cordoba and decided to make it a dinner destination. We were not disappointed. Friendly service (no English), and simple but authentic food was provided in abundance. The setting was distinctly authentic with lovely lampshades, music and middle eastern ornaments. Best of all, it was great value - ARS$50 each, plus a bottle of wine (ARS$65 - their best bottle, a vintage 2008 Malbec in perfect condition). The food? All finger food - Empanada like pastries with a middle eastern meat filling; homous, baba ganous, and yoghurt dips; flat bread; kibbe, and a raw spiced minced meat dish; dolamades. We finished off with a selection of sweets and good Turkish coffee. Highly recommended!

We arrived late for the lunch service but were made welcome anyway. We had the tasting menu that was a tasty selection of Middle Eastern dishes. English was spoken very well, and service was very friendly. Good bottle of Malbec and very reasonably priced. Even though we were the last in the restaurant we were not rushed. Lovely traditional Middle Eastern decor. Highly recommended.

I just sat in a table. The only thing I was asked would be if I were. like white or red wine. 5 minutes later we got an excellent combination of various Lebanese dishes. A picture totally affordable for young couples!

I have to say we didn't even try the food. A long time after we entered a grudging waiter, it seemed to ask what we wanted. We have asked very politically about the menu and a bottle of champagne. He shot the menu and a siphon water. We explained that we wanted a boat of natural, sparkling water, like what the next table had. He just said we should apologize. He didn't want to wait for us from the Get-Go. My friend got the impression it was just a thinly disguised case of racism against him. I was just horrified. We left.