Jacinto - Montevideo

The gnocchi is a dream, the best I ever enjoyed. like a melting cloud of tasty.

Great food at reasonable prices. Fresh ingredients and interesting preparations. Cauliflower with tahini, smoked chicken and soft boiled egg as well as beets with avocado puree were two outstanding selections. Good, if small, wine selection. Average but efficient service levels. Gets busy at lunch.

Excellent, creative cooking. Homey, cute atmosphere. Good service. Some issues with their reservations and hospitality canceling existing reservations because they decide to take someone else's... not exactly the way to build a loyal clientele.

Very good food, a little expensive, waiters did go out of the way to give an extra dish. If your Sub-Continent or like spicy, this may feel a little bland. Portions are modest. Chairs are little hard, no place for jackets.

Food quality, ambience, service pricing, the four pillars of a good eatery. This restaurant fulfils a lot of the above for me. The quality of the food is really good and the menus are interesting especially for someone from Europe. The on ambience is really great. Sometimes you go to a restaurant and the music is too loud or too invasive but here they have the music just right. Lighting also plays an important role in creating ambience if u sit downstairs for dinner the lighting is ok but if u seated upstairs then all you get is a candle this is just not enough lighting for me. I like to actually see my food. The waitresses were friendly and spoke English which was really helpful. Pricing, if your coming from rich Europe is very reasonable. I had a ribeye steak which was just marvellous as was expected! Jacinto is well worth a visit.