asado

we started with bread (pan con tomate) which was nice. the white fish ceviche was not outstanding, but still good. chorizo was really exceptional - in flavour & in taste. we had a flank steak, a skirt steak & the suckling pig, with roasted brussel sprouts & char-grilled carrots as sides. the meats were all marvellous & cooked nicely.  the sangria was special & worth mentioning.
(food - 5/5; service - 4.5/5; ambience - 4/5)
visited on 26 september 2018

i've been wanting to try the food here since it opened about a month ago. everyday on my way to work i would walk past thinking i need to pop in for lunch. then i saw they have now opened a take-away food area so in i went.

i had the steak sandwich with was on a soft ciabatta type roll. the steak was diced into small strips which were cooked medium and perfectly tender. there was a hint of diced pickles, lettuce, tomato and a horshradish mayo which topped it off perfectly.

a bloody top line steak sandwich in my opinion. i will be coming back to dine in very shortly!

i went to asado during their soft opening and they served a set menu which consisted of toasted bread with tomato, empanadas, ceviche, chorizo, steak, salad, chips and argentine cookie. the food was delish and decently priced. i was charmed by the ambience, food, service and the outlook of the restaurant. my friend and i ordered drinks at the bar and we were entertained by the bartender putting on a show making the drinks. the only let down was the argentine cookie which tasted too sweet.

yay to asado bar and grill opening on southbank. it was quite busy for a tuesday night on it’s first week of opening. service was excellent and loved hearing the sounds of the spanish language/accents from wait staff and background noise.

we decided to try the tapas to sample a variety of dishes. we started with the empanadas - beef, green olive & boiled egg and sweetcorn, manchego, and spanish peppers. then onto the salted cod croquetas, chorizo, zanahorias (chargrilled carrots, pumpkin seeds, goats curd, black cabbage cream), polpo (octopus with squid ink mayo) and beef ribs. everything was delicious and full of flavour.

next came dessert and we tried the chocolate mousse with chocolate fondant and raspberry jam and the flán - dulce de leche crème caramel and salted peanut praline. the desserts were not the stand out dishes of the evening and don’t even bother with the cheese platter. cheese platter was over priced with not much on it at all. i suggest you stick to the main dishes. we finished off with coffee and this was a great end to the evening. definitely worth a visit.

i look forward to trying asado to go takeaway section.

newly open and it tells somewhat in the incomplete menu offering and few minor service issues.
a nice space (unless you’re vegetarian) with leather bound menus and cow hide wall coverings
food was ok but having travelled extensively throughout latin america, it was somewhat lacking.

stumbled across this newly opened restaurant and was absolutely left with a satisfied appetite! staff were very accommodating and easy to approach if needed. ambience reflected well and truly the essence of asado. definitely worth a try if you are up for a fusion of argentinian/spanish cuisine.