Restaurante Colorado Menu

One of our favorite things to hear from our customers is how much they love our food. When we first moved to Cafayate, we went to every restaurant (well almost), and enjoyed the local cuisine of milanesa, empanadas, locro, and asado. We really enjoy these items but then we realized that that was it, there was no other variety. We began to listen to the tourists as they passed and would say, “where are we going to eat tonight, I just don’t want meat and potatoes, I want veggies.” Now, granted, we are spoiled being from the U.S., especially in Aspen as the cuisine there (if you can afford it), is without a doubt, divine, with a large variety of the freshest sushi, mexican, american, italian, cuisine that I can’t name the nationality and the last time we were back, they just opened a Buenos Aires fare! Unbelievable!

When we were deciding what we wanted to pursue in Cafayate to make a living, a restaurant was really the last on the list as Charlie knew how much work it really is (I, however, escaped restaurant work my entire life and had no idea.) As things work out though, we kept hearing tourist express their desire for different food, our local expat friends were politely pushing for a new restaurant, and I guess we were too. We were at this point staying very close to home making wonderful meals with fresh fruits and vegetables, some of the best meats, and other ingredients we were able to round up. Once we passed by the building and found out it was available, we just dove in and within 4 months, we opened for business. Now, given the fact we had major construction, we had to buy all of our equipment, have someone local build all of our furniture, and get all of our licenses, I am amazed to look back and realize what we did in such short of a time. Even outside of Argentina that would have been hard, but in Argentina, I think it must be a record. Of course, the business plan I made had us opening in 2 months... oh the things I have learned since then.

As of December 2008, we were open for business and serving large fresh salads, every Plato Principal comes with veggies (usually you have to order everything a la cart - you just get a hunk of meat), mexican food, and we threw in a spicy thai curry chicken just to shake things up. We are also, the only restaurant that provides a tasting of the different local wines (wine flights), as we wanted to highlight one of Cafayate’s best qualities! So, one night you can come in and have a Bife de Chorizo (steak), with sauteed vegetables, and grilled potatoes, and a torrontes wine flight. The next night come in and have tacos, nachos, and of course, almost everyone’s favorite, guacamole and a fresh spinach salad with Cafayate’s only beer on tap. So, if you find yourself in Cafayate craving some fresh vegetables, cold draft beer, or something different, stop on by Restaurante Colorado.