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The Independent (London)
Saturday 25 Nov, 2006

Restaurants of the year 2006
Our critics choose their favourite places of 2006

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Best for Argentine steak: Santa Maria del Buen Ayre

The first authentic Argentine grill-restaurant in the country is a small, crowded, friendly local eaterie with minimal decor, a buzzy atmosphere and a heady pong of garlic and hot basil. Gen-u-ine Argentinians do thatthing with tequila, salt and lemon while fantastic steaks are turned on a parilla over hot coals by chef and co-owner John Patrick Rattagan. The steaks are sublime. My bife ancho con morrones y guarnicion was a lovely round 11oz ribeye, nicely accessorised by fat, seared to an almost-burn at the edges, crimson as sin inside. My companion's bife de lomo (8oz fillet) was a sexy, thick tranche that melted and swooned away at the touch of a knife. JW

Email: info@buenayre.co.uk - Tel. 020 7275 9900