Mike W.
Yelp
We dined at Fervor on one of the last nights of a 3 week trip to Chile and Argentina. The meal itself was fine.
We were a party of two and had the following: one 500 g steak ($20.02 USD), one ravioli dish ($15.53 USD), one-half order of French fries ($6.03 USD), one salad ($8.32 USD), one ice cream dessert (estimated $1.73 USD), and a bottle of wine that cost approximately $52.80 USD.
All told, we expected the meal to cost roughly $105 USD and believe that would have been a decent value (the night before, for example, we dined at Palacio Duhau and had a much more elaborate meal of steak, seafood, two appetizers, and wine, for $210).
These prices are based on the exchange rate as of 4/21/22 and the menu posted in the window of the restaurant, which we confirmed that day after we dined at Fervor (the price of the wine and dessert was not on the menu posted in the window and based on our recollection from the night before when we dined).
We were charged $487.81 USD.
We did not notice the price while we were at the restaurant but at that time had no reason to be cautious. Fervor is a fine dining establishment, our waiter was very friendly, and meals throughout our entire trip had been relatively inexpensive by American standards.
Also, and this is not an issue only at Fervor, but when the waiter brought the check he indicated that the tip had to be paid in cash, which we do not carry. This seems to be the custom in Buenos Aires - there is no ability to add a tip to your card payment. We asked the waiter where we could find an ATM and his English, which had been excellent up until that point, disappeared. At the beginning of the meal, he stated we didn't need to try to speak English as he was from Bolivia and his English was perfect. This led me to walk several blocks to an ATM to get cash to come back and tip the waiter who overcharged us for our meal. It's worth noting that Buenos Aires is currently noted for a high rate of crime and pickpocketing, so while Fervor is in a relatively safe neighborhood, it was not a pleasant experience to wander the streets to take out cash to bring back to the restaurant. While we did tip the waiter at Fervor (2000 pesos) after I went to the ATM, I believe he may not have believed we were going to when we said we did not have cash and thus overcharged us. He was also nowhere to be found once the check was brought.
It was a very unfortunate end to an otherwise wonderful trip. If you dine here, be very cautious about your bill.