Latinoamerica

I wanted to go to Makara. Makara is my new favorite place.
But Makara was full. I was gutted.
This place is just a few doors down. Honestly, I thought it would just sell fajitas and tacos and stuff. I was well up for some of that. So we decided to go in.
Then as we entered, the waiters and waitresses looked beautiful and the subtlety of the lighting suggested, «This is going to cost you». In my head I sighed. I was right, it did end up costing me.
But… it was well worth the money.
Sophie and I shared an Argentine Meat Platter, with rice and some a selection of sauces (Chimchurri, Provenzal and Criolla). The meat platter consists of four different types of steak, rump, rib eye, sirloin and fillet.
I couldn’t tell you what was in the sauces, but I can tell you that every single one complimented the meat. One was meaty, one was salsa-​ry and the other was oily. We ate everything.
I have never eaten better steak.
I want to go back.
I now have two new favorite places to eat that are only a few doors away from eachother.

I had an absolutely outstanding meal here tonight.
Latino America is a recent addition to the restaurant scene here in Hove. It is in fact the first Argentinian restaurant in East Sussex, something I only found out today!
We only happened to go here because we tried to go to Makara next door but it was fully booked, so we thought we might as well give Latino America a go.
I’d never had Argentinian food before, so I wasn’t really sure what to expect, but upon looking at the menu there is a lot of choice, especially when it comes to meat! I noticed there was a good selection of vegetarian food on offer too, not your bog standard ‘mushrooms with mushrooms’ that veggies usually get fobbed off with!
We had a starter of Chipa Correntino — cheese rolls made with cassava flour with a Stilton sauce. Oh my! They were absolutely delicious — not too heavy for a starter and the Stilton sauce was delicate and not too over powering. Perfect for sharing.
For the main I was going to go for a burger or a steak roll, but Scott liked the look of the Argentine meat experience to share, which was a selection of prime Argentine steak cuts: Cuadril-(Rump), Bife de chorizo (Sirloin), Ojo de bife (Rib Eye) and Lomo (fillet) with a side of rice. Our waiter recommended that we ordered the trio of sauces (Chimchurri, Provenzal and Criolla) to accompany the steak at a further £5.
I’m going to be honest here and say my eyes LIT UP when the food came over. Even more so when I finally tucked in! Our waiter recommended that we eat the fillet steak first as it was the highest quality steak and best eaten hot. I am partial to a fillet steak every now and again but this one was melt in the mouth. I didn’t it to end! All of the steaks were fantastic and the chimchurri sauce complemented the steaks perfectly.
I absolutely would not hesitate to eat here again — and seeing as I live a 2 minute walk away I will 100% be back!