La Guapa - Mar del Plata

I had an expectation. Saturday evening with reservation. Place is nice, well furnished. But restaurants are places for food and wine. Wine list is not special, no new wines, only the usual. Food is like any other Arg Parrilla, nothing else, just overpriced. Total fraud

I used to be a fan of this restaurant before its management changed. Since I had not been pleased with its renovated style and had stopped dining here, I doubted before accepting my friends suggestion to meet here tonight. I 'd had better not to. Poor service, inattentive staff and a quite bizarre scene with a pseudo manager word lashing a waiter within earshot proved to be too much. By the way, ludicrously expensive too. Never again!

Fantastic steaks, brilliant staff, good value. Without doubt the best resto in Mar Del Plata

Had dinner at La Guapa based on the recommendation of the staff at Hotel Dos Reyes (mentioned elsewhere for their excellent help. We were not disappointed. Menu has all the standard parilla fare plus other dishes that require a good cook in addition to the BBQ tender. My wife had very good sole (or some mild white fish with a roquefort sauce, I had mollejas in a mushroom and wine cream sauce, highly recommended if you like sweetbreads. (And if you don 't know what they are, you should try them while you 're in Argentina. One of the nicest things about Mar del Plata is the mix of single-family dwellings and small commercial areas on clean, safe, side streets. We had a pleasant walk to La Guapa, and the atmosphere inside was warm and inviting, with a convivial crowd. (Reservations would be recommended at peak hours. Strongly disagree with the review that describes La Guapa as muy caro (expensive ; our bill (for two was just over $60 with a nice bottle of malbec, considerably less than you 'd pay in a good steakhouse in the US, or at many higher-end parillas in Buenos Aires. Service was not up to the usual Argentinian standard (which is very good , but was acceptable. An experience that can be enjoyed by both beef lovers and other diners, definitely above average in this reviewer 's opinion.

Guided by the Hotel Concierge we made reservations here. What a pleasant surprise. Typical Argentinian grill with fantastic quality and service. Portions are huge and very wel prepared A must visit when poking for meat in a seafood town will come back if you have the chance