El Patio de Jesús María

First things first: we are pescatarians, and dining in Argentina can be tricky since the love for meat and barbecue is everywhere. Even though we usually avoid it, we ended up trying some here… We’re so glad we followed our host’s (and ChatGPT’s) recommendation El Patio de Jesús María was absolutely fantastic. The quality of the meat was excellent, the service was attentive and friendly, and the owner clearly cares deeply about his business, taking the time to chat with guests even when our Spanish is limited. This isn’t a tourist trap, the restaurant was full of locals, and there were no street hawkers trying to pull you in. Special shout-out to our waitress, Janet (hope we got that right!), she made our evening even more memorable and recommended an amazing wine that paired perfectly with our meal. Highly recommend!

This is a nice place, clearly adored by locals. I very much enjoyed my dinner here. I had an excellent steak and salad. Steaks and salads are gluten-free. Excellent Service.

Amazing meat and amazing value for your money 💰. The restaurant opens at Argentinian time, so don't make plans to arrive before 20h00. Our waitress, Janet, was simply amazing, and we took all her recommendations. Get the chorizo and the Marcella for appetizers and the caprese salad with rugula. For the main dishes we had the rib eye pepper steak, perfectly cooked and seasoned. Mendoza has a bunch of steak restaurants, that are also very expensive... this one has everything you want and more... including desserts 🍨!

My wife and I enjoyed our anniversary dinner here. We both had steak and it was delicious! This was our first time visiting Mendoza. We are from Texas and are still learning Spanish. The staff was very patient and kind. Service was fabulous. We definitely recommend!

Great atmosphere, friendly service (in English). The flank steak was fantastic, good wines, not a tourist trap! Reasonable prices for Argentina, very affordable for US standards. Visited in October 2024, exchange rate was $1-1200 Pesos. Mendoza is 20% cheaper then Buenos Aires.

We had an excellent lunch at El Patio de Jesus María. We opted for the set Executive Lunch menu which comprised a delicious empanada and ample portions of entrecôte and ribs, plus fries. The meat was cooked perfectly and to our order. The wine list had remarkably reasonably priced options and the Malbec we chose was excellent. We also shared the flan dessert which was excellent too. Our server Cynthia was amazing and spoke great English. It was a terrific experience all round.

Good place without pretense. Food is very good. Portions are generous. Service is quick. Celeste was very friendly and nice. I’d come back.

These are for now, the absolute best Parrilla / Asado I have ever had. Came here with my partner and we tried out the buffet which was superb. It was so good we ran through the entire course and asked for an extra rib and chorizo portion. We accompanied the Parrilla with a malbec wine, which only made things 1000x better. I had some issues with my credit card too and after explaining said issue to the staff they were able to help me. Cynthia was our server and she was simply great.