Pan Oliva - Mendoza

En este restaurante, solo se pueden hacer veganas un par de ensaladas, de las cuales retiran la proteína y te dejan con ensaladas completamente verdes con rúcula como base (sin ningún tipo de sustituto). También me ofrecieron el risotto sin ingredientes de origen animal, es decir: arroz con verduras. No tengo problemas con las ensaladas, de hecho pedí las dos y solo me comí una, pero para eso prefiero ir a cualquier otro lugar.

If you have the possibility to go to Pan y Oliva, please do yourself a favour and go. The place is amazing, with views to olive tree and they have a little organic garden. Food was really tasty also. Expensive though.

If you’re in the area visiting wineries the Zuccardi Family winery is the one to visit—if only so you can eat lunch at Pan Oliva afterwards. The stunningly beautiful setting of the restaurant hidden deep in their vineyards is by itself worth the visit. Add delicious, fresh food bursting with flavor and top-notch wine from the same estate and you have a winning combination. I visited with a tour, so my lunch was a pre set deal that included starter, main, dessert, and a wine pairing for every course. However, one can also just go in and order a la carte. None of the menu items are specifically vegan, but the staff is well informed and can easily adapt menu dishes to be vegan friendly. The meal begins with a spread of homemade breads (plain sourdough, rye, beet bread, and a crunchy seen cracker), white beans in a tasty chimichurry type sauce, and olives. They serve you the first wine (your pick of their whites) at this point. Then you can pick between two vegan starters. I opted for a bruschetta which had an abundant layer of a delicious white bean spread topped with asparagus, artichoke hearts, and peas. It was absolutely delicious! Next, for main you can choose between a pasta (marinara or primavera) or a salad (three different varieties). You get your red wine at this point. I opted for a salad that had beets, kale, olives, endives, walnuts, and cherry tomatoes with a slightly sweet dressing. It was one of the best salads I’ve had in a while. The kale and tomatoes were slightly cooked and the dressing was delicious. The mix of colors, textures, and flavors made it a complex and exciting dish despite appearing simple at first sight. Finally, for dessert you can choose between fruit salad or an assortment of homemade sorbets. A very enjoyable sweet, dessert wine accompanied this course. I opted for the sorbets. You get three scoops of a shaved-ice type sorbet that resembles a granita. The flavors are orange, grapefruit, and Malbec. They come over a crumbled cookie layer with some slices of fresh orange and grapefruit on the side. Again, it was absolutely delicious. Refreshing and natural—you could tell they were made recently and from fresh fruit. All of this while eating on a lovely shaded patio looking out at a garden fountain and a storybook vineyard setting. I cannot recommend this place more. It was one of the loveliest meals I’ve ever had.

If they have the opportunity to go to pan y oliva, please do one please and go. the place is amazing, with view of the olive tree and they have a small organic garden. Eating was also really delicious. but that's expensive.

If they are in the opposite, to visit wineries, the zuccardi family is the one to visit – if only so they can eat lunch in pan oliva afterwards. the stunningly beautiful surroundings of the restaurant, which is deeply hidden in its wine mountains, is worth it. add delicious, fresh food bursting with taste and first class wine from the same and they have a winning combination. I visited with a tour so that my lunch was a pre-set deal, including starter, pornstar, dessert and a wee pairing for each cure. you can also order a la carte. none of the menu items is especially vegan, but the personal is well informed and can easily customize menu dishes to be vegan friendly. the meal begins with a spread of homemade broth (plat sourdough, roggen, beet bread and a crispy cracker,) white bean in a delicious chimhurry type sauce and oliven. they serve them the first wein (their choice of their white) at this place. then they can choose between two vegan starters. I chose a bruschetta that had covered a plentiful layer of a delicious white bean with sparing, artichoke hearts and peas. it was absolutely delicious! next they can choose for the main thing between a pasta (marinara or primavera) or an salat (three different sorts). they get their red wine at this place. I decided to have an salate that had beet, calf, olive, endive, walnuts and cruschy tomatoes with a slightly sweet dressing. it was one of the best salates I had in one. the cold and tomato were cooked slightly and the dressing was delicious. the mix of colors, textures and aromas made it a complex and exciting dish, although it just appears on the first look. to dessert they can finally choose between obstsalat or a sortiment of homemade sorbets. a very pleasant sweet, dessert wine accompanied this curs. I chose the sorbets. they get three creatures of a razor-iron type sorbet, which resembles a granita. the aromas are orange, grapefruit and malbec. they come over a crispy wine layer with some slices of fresh orange and grapefruit on the side. again it was absolutely delicious. refreshing and natural – you could say that they were recently made from fresh fruit. all this during eating on a beautiful shaded terrace that looked out a garden fountain and a storybook vineyard setting. I can't recommend this place anymore. it was one of the most beautiful meal times I ever had.