Nothing about the interior says Argentinian, or even remotely South American, or Latin for that matter. The colour scheme is very white and black, with a sleek black bar, and tall white American-diner style benches. The only part of the décor that moved away from this colour scheme was the grass and blue sky wallpaper next to the diner benches.
They have evidently not strived to create the illusion that you could be in Argentina. But the décor does denote the more up-market restaurant type Cau fits into.
We were attended to by a very bubbly and personable waitress who didn't just mumble out the normal waiter/waitress script routine spiel. She also seemed to know the menu really well, which I particularly like. I often like to ask the waiter or waitress to help me decide between two that I am stuck between, and she really seemed to know her stuff.
My friends and I spent rather a while deciding what to order, and that was despite being very hungry. When we finally chose, this is what we thought:
They have evidently not strived to create the illusion that you could be in Argentina. But the décor does denote the more up-market restaurant type Cau fits into.
We were attended to by a very bubbly and personable waitress who didn't just mumble out the normal waiter/waitress script routine spiel. She also seemed to know the menu really well, which I particularly like. I often like to ask the waiter or waitress to help me decide between two that I am stuck between, and she really seemed to know her stuff.
My friends and I spent rather a while deciding what to order, and that was despite being very hungry. When we finally chose, this is what we thought:
For my starter I chose Argentinian Flatbread, which gives you a choice of three different topping combinations, of which I chose Pulled Ribbed Meat, sofrito, manchego and mozarella (£5.50). The pulled ribbed meat aspect of it was what sold it for me, but the starter tasted like an average tasting pizza, and was the only let down of the meal. I felt rather envious of my friend's starter; the Empanadas, which looked much more tasty.
For my main I chose the Latin Burger; " Dressed with chimichurri mayo, jalapeños, guacamole, and topped with blistered peppers and fresh avocado." (£11.50) which came with a choice of skinny fries, chunky chips, or sweet potato (baked). I chose the chunky chips, and I also chose to have my burger medium-rare.
My goodness this burger was to die for. In Bristol we are majorly spoilt for burger choice, and I have tried and drooled over many of them. But this one, this one is definitely up there in the top 3, with Burger Theory (see below for review link) burgers standing out as another memorable top 3. The Burger was home made, as the waitress told us, and you could tell that it had been hand moulded and sculpted. It was also dripping with flavour, and was perfectly complimented by its toppings (the jalapenos were mild, for those who like spicy but do not wish to have a runny nose and tears streaming down your face). As I said, one of the most deliciously flavoursome burgers I have ever tasted, and I am struggling to quite describe it in order to do it justice.
The chunky chips were the chunkiest chips I have ever come across, each chip felt like about a quarter of an entire potato, and there were quite a lot of them. As you can imagine, I struggled to finish them, but believe me I wanted to.
As much as I would be tempted to eat that burger a thousand times over, there are so many more things on the menu that I can't wait to try, we were spoilt for choice. I personally wouldn't write home about the starter I chose, but equally it wasn't bad. However, you wouldn't know you were eating from the same restaurant when comparing the flatbread and the burger.
We did not have room for dessert in our bursting full stomachs, but they looked delicious as they passed our table, and next time I will be trying my best to squeeze some in.
Seriously though, you have to go. Not if you want an authentic salsa-playing setting, but if you want your tastebuds majorly satisfied and crying out for more.
For my main I chose the Latin Burger; " Dressed with chimichurri mayo, jalapeños, guacamole, and topped with blistered peppers and fresh avocado." (£11.50) which came with a choice of skinny fries, chunky chips, or sweet potato (baked). I chose the chunky chips, and I also chose to have my burger medium-rare.
My goodness this burger was to die for. In Bristol we are majorly spoilt for burger choice, and I have tried and drooled over many of them. But this one, this one is definitely up there in the top 3, with Burger Theory (see below for review link) burgers standing out as another memorable top 3. The Burger was home made, as the waitress told us, and you could tell that it had been hand moulded and sculpted. It was also dripping with flavour, and was perfectly complimented by its toppings (the jalapenos were mild, for those who like spicy but do not wish to have a runny nose and tears streaming down your face). As I said, one of the most deliciously flavoursome burgers I have ever tasted, and I am struggling to quite describe it in order to do it justice.
The chunky chips were the chunkiest chips I have ever come across, each chip felt like about a quarter of an entire potato, and there were quite a lot of them. As you can imagine, I struggled to finish them, but believe me I wanted to.
As much as I would be tempted to eat that burger a thousand times over, there are so many more things on the menu that I can't wait to try, we were spoilt for choice. I personally wouldn't write home about the starter I chose, but equally it wasn't bad. However, you wouldn't know you were eating from the same restaurant when comparing the flatbread and the burger.
We did not have room for dessert in our bursting full stomachs, but they looked delicious as they passed our table, and next time I will be trying my best to squeeze some in.
Seriously though, you have to go. Not if you want an authentic salsa-playing setting, but if you want your tastebuds majorly satisfied and crying out for more.