La Robla - Buenos Aires

I went to La Robla because I remembered I liked this place. It was a thousand years ago. La Robla claims to make Spanish food. I think her intention is. But surely the responsible of the kitchen were never in Spain or eat real Spanish cuisine. We had Spanish tortilla. The worst. Made with potatoes possibly roasted on the day before, cut into squares and dry. And almost no egg to bind them. Taste. A paella that was like a soup filled with liquid. The Pulpo -octopus- a la gallega was tender, but tasteless. Potatoes flourish. The flan is not dense and wonderful, but almost paralyzed and overcrowded. It makes me sad because it's a cooperative. I live them trying to do their best. You have local costumes that go further there... and it's okay if that's the most what you understand, know and appreciate... But even if it had no Spanish taste, it is still very bad. The service is slow, very! And with much mortal reason, we have suffered freshness and tasty. We were so wrong. I'm sorry, La Robla, give you one of 10.

The world of the world The cooperative did not meet our (high) expectations. Fish dishes are not spectacular. Portions are large, although you are not marked a higher price than on the menu.

The food was delicious, but the portions were too big. It was not pleasant to get so much and I felt awfully abandoned some of them. The grilled shrimps in garlic are very good, bu i recommend, share!

5 1 19 We three medium-aged Brits are beginning in BA for almost a week to travel our month in Argentina. On Saturday we were looking for a light lunch in La Morada, which we unfortunately found closed (as it was quite touristic on Wednesday when we arrived quite late). Our only choice was La Paulin, but that was far away after our long walks this morning, as we had changed Tucuman Palace Hotel hotels in Parada Hotel (relatively near La Morada). We turned the corner to find La Robla Paella Valenciana instead. It looked quite colorful and welcoming and the menu was thrilled so that we decided to dinate there instead of looking further, although it was not busy at all. We went around 10 and took a table on the (local history) decorated wall and were presented by the waitress with menus. The decor included a variety of penguinos including yellow examples. I was intrigued where I could buy one, so I asked the waitress who said they couldn't buy! Since it was a Saturday, we were told that there were no 'menu del dia' offers, so we had to choose a la carte. We chose a few dishes and need clarification asked the waitress about certain dishes. Some we wanted weren't available and she ran away as if we were stupid... Computer says no. A little British strange interaction... face, disturbed, face. Still we have.... We finally chose a bottle of Norton Rose wine (240), Merluza Romana with salad (280) for me, trout with Roquefort sauce with potatoes (265) and the chalk on special trout meunier with potatoes (255). The service cover fees were 35 and we were presented with a basket of bread, packaged Grissini, a dish of black brown beans in oil and a separate dish of a creamy sauce that were quite delicious. The menu describes the cooperative nature of the restaurant and the fact that the Grissini were part of it. The wine quickly arrived at 1:34 a.m., was uncorked and deftly poured into the large glasses of Spanish style (i.e. very little in a large glass) which was good. Other diners came when we were served so the atmosphere improved. The food took a while to come (the restaurant was still quite empty, so waiting was unusual) at 2 a.m., but we were not in a hurry anyway. There was time for us to appreciate the decoration that the bar with wine, penguinos and splash cleaner. My Romana fish was in a soggy battery but was quite generous and tasty. I was also supplied with a bowl of fully dressed mixed salad that was nice (no potatoes ordered as my friends had). My friend thought his Roquefort sauce wasn't strong enough so he was disappointed. He had a very generous portion with two middle slices of boiled potato, as well as our friend (who thought his meunier was quite delicious). We finished the whole food and didn't want any pudding we ordered. It came to an exact 1145pesos that we paid from the map (without additional costs) and left a 50 tip, as it was a little dour despite my attempt with the penguino availability request to chew it (I finally found two very cheap colorful penguinos in 'Gastro Pan' in Cochabamba 2662 450 total for 1l blue and 1 2l yellow). I remember logging into her Wi-Fi and looking for the restaurant on TA. I saw it wasn't highly evaluated and we agreed it was a fair judgment. I write these four days later (with many restaurants that have been eaten since then), as it is difficult to recover at Dodgy Hotel Wifi. This is not as extensive review as I would normally write and post as things are lost in time. I was also confused as it was listed as Paella Valenciana, but all I could see was La Robla, so I thought the PV closed and LR had taken over, or just a name change. It seems they are interchangeable! Very confusing! When leaving at about 2:50 we went to the main road a few meters away and saw their A Frame advertising their weekday lunches that did not exist on Saturday. We thought it was a bit cheeky!

On a mission to find a good sticky paella before leaving BA we stumbled across La Robla. Wished we hadn’t the Paella lacked flavor and they had used the wrong rice! It was hot and had lots of prawns that’s the best I can say.