Malbec Steakhouse Reviews

Nice place to relax, people watch, eat good, etc. The staff was friendly and sociable. Food is similar to a cafe in Portland I liked.

excellent environment and staff... food is pretty good as well

Amazing meal from start to finish. Our waiter, Diego, made the entire night even more pleasurable. We had the empanadas, chorizo, skirt steak, ribeye, pork chops, and a few different desserts. Everything was amazing. Gorgeous romantic setting in a nice area in the city. I will be coming back for sure.

Got there near five, it wasn't very busy. Next time I'll be back with my friends.

Cozy atmosphere. Great happy hour drink and food selection. Look forward to going back for a full dinner!

The food was incredibly good, and we had a great time. The steak was one of the best I've had in my life. Our waitress was very nice, and the atmosphere made you feel like you were really in Argentina.

Wonderful meal. We tried many dishes and enjoyed them all. My husband had the lobster ceviche-awesome! I do not usually care for ceviche but it was flavorful and delish. He also enjoyed the skirt steak, which was seared to perfection and tender. I had the Malbec chicken which was tender and the Malbec sauce so flavorful. Also, the serving was huge. Desert was tres leches cake and flan. We'd recommend both! Our waitress was attentive and very sweet.

Very delicious the grill the service was very friendly from Antonella I loved the place I recommend it 100%

Great place to go, excellent food, service and atmosphere... very traditional Argentinian food with a taste of Italian and a little of Hispanic bistro... highly recommended.

A preferred evening place. Looking forward to going back again.

Amazing service, food and atmosphere. Malbec is one of a kind and it shows. The food is cooked and served with love. The staff is magnificent and make Malbec the wonderful place that it is. The owner is amazing and puts a lot of effort along with love into making the place simply the best. I only wish the best for Malbec and want to see it succeed. Malbec deserves the best. If you want good food, over the top service and a quality dining experience, Malbec is your place.

Excellent Argentine restaurant !! Excellent the best!

Excellent place to go to have a delicious meal. I'm a steak lover. This restaurant and its staff members deserve **********
Highly Recommend

The best skirt steak ever!!!
The owner and staff are so sweet and endearing. The food is delicious. The ambience is everything! Outdoor seating is available! We got to see the double decker buses, horse carriages and farmers market during our meal. Perfect for tourists or your everyday Philly native. Our server Khaloun made our meal feel right at home. Perfect for families or couples! Try this restaurant you won t regret it!!

The food is good, but I didn't appreciate the service. Sent back an appetizer and main dish because both were wrong. Know how frustrating it is for your whole group to be served while you're waiting on your meal to eat WITH your dinner party? #fail

I had high expectations for this place but it was a big let down. The chicken was dry and had no flavor. The morcilla and beef we okay. I been to a lot of Argentinian restaurant and had much better food than this.

The food was great. The red sangria was not that good to me. The 2 seat table was very small and had a difficult time fitting dishes and drinks on table. Otherwise really enjoyed it.

Cozy atmosphere, a little tight spaces. But the taste of the food very well. For the moment of the dessert to be grilled Argentina you can not miss the sweet or crepes of milk, you find it as a pancake. Very delicious everything.

Visiting from argentina, walk in and immediately I am transported by a custom drink called "Tango". Then a delicious "Empanada de Carne" and the "Chimichurri". Food is beyond amazing all together, and the service is impecable. You are sure to have an enchanted evening. And if you show up on the right night, you might also see a few Tango Dancers showcasing the "2x4".

Beautiful place. Great happy hour prices and appetizers too!

Tried this little spot out for restaurant week. Very delicious food, nice atmosphere, great staff. Rabas (calamari) is some of the best, soup was a nice smokey flavorful of lentil and sausage, and the steak is cooked to perfection.

Have been there multiple times now. The food is excellent! Personally enjoy the empanadas and parillada the most, they are delicious! Aside from the food, the service is one of a kind. The employees are all very welcoming. It's a pleasure to spend quality time at Malbec!

Good food, ambience. Drink prices are not going to be economical.

Cozy atmosphere and wonderful staff and service. The food is fantastic and well done - will absolutely recommend.

Great food, cool staff, we found a Jersey City Bartender here! It was awesome to meet a neighbor here

Love this place. The happy hour is long. The empanadas are authentic and good! The waiter is oh so cute!!

Dark, wild, and jovial, this place will be memorable, if you don't drink so much to forget!

Ribeye was great, I don't think I would get it with the blue cheese again because it overpowered the perfectly cooked steak. My better half liked the Branzino. Great ambiance and killer red wine list with prices between $37 and opulence. Will definitely be back.

I've been coming here for years. The food is delicious and the service is amazing! They even have bubbles for safety and distancing. Definitely recommend them for nice evening out!

The service is friendly here, but we waited over an hour for an unimpressive dinner to arrive. Would not be returning here to eat.

Absolute gem. Ambiance, food, everything. Caring staff and family traditions. Cozy and exciting. What else is there to say? Amazing!

Loved it loved it... My fourth visit and the skirt staleak never fails to impress. As does the lovely staff.

Romantic little Argentinean steakhouse with great food

Wonderful service from all of the staff and excellent food. Having tried multiple steaks and sides I don't think you can go wrong here.

Great for an Argentine restaurant. Ok for a steakhouse.

It's... okay. It's moderately expensive and you can get a good meal here but it wasn't FANTASTIC.

Fantastic argentinian food and atmosphere. Very authentic and will be back again!

Located in a quaint Philadelphia neighborhood this place does not live up to the refined food standard it strives for. The food is decent, but nothing impressive. Empanadas are solid, but overpriced. Meat and fish are edible, but nowhere near the quality the same money will get you in NYC. Mashed potatoes on the side were underwhelming. Drinks we tried were pretty nice.
Bottom line: an okay place to come as long as you're not the one paying. Would not come again.

Way better food than I expected from an Argentinian place. Good friendly waitress and also the desserts were delicious

Ended here on accident, but I enjoyed it. The staff were super friendly and attentive, even when it got busy. They have a great drink selection and interesting appetisers. Wish the menu had a bit more variety and something more unique. It felt a bit expensive for what it was as well.

Service is typically above par. This place has a cool feel to it. Feels like a place in Los Angeles I loved.

This place has a cozy and welcoming feel to it. It has a happy ambiance! This is good for meeting with friends or for a date night. The staff are so friendly and helpful. And yet, the food here is the real star. For appetizers we tried the empanadas, the calamari, the lentil and chorizo soup. The empanadas were crispy and light. The sauce provided with them added the perfect bit of flavor and spice. The calamari were crispy. The soup was thin but flavorful, the chorizo was not spicy. For our main course we both the steak a la parrilla. The steaks were cooked perfectly, one rare and one medium. Lastly, we tried the tres leches cake and the Argentinian Flan. So good! Also, we got wine at their happy hour prices. All in all, this was a fantastic meal!

Authentic Argentine food. I can tell, I was born in Buenos Aires. It is now my favorite place in Philly. Staff is super nice

A very nice place, excellent service and without a doubt a delicious meal ... very nice the waitress Jennifer very formal and made me feel like in
My house .

Highly recommend! Salmon was perfect. Also, the staff was very friendly and accommodating!

Horrible!! Just horrible! Food is ok but the service is awful and their drinks are way overpriced for 2 sips cause they give you all ice! I paid $40 for 2 drinks and an empanada! Horrible!!! Over priced and understaffed!

This place is superb and roomy, the menu was yummy and the prices were very inexpensive. quick, productive service and very welcoming staff. I highly recommend this place.

After visiting Argentina, I was excited we were getting a similar-style restaurant. One of my absolute favs in Philly. I was there for opening week, and continue to go whenever I'm downtown. If out of town friends are with me, I always insist on Malbec. It is always a home run. See you guys again tomorrow to celebrate a friend's birthday!

Don't fret if it's busy, it is worth the wait. This place has a nice design. I can see why they have a lot of good reviews.

Came in on a Weds. This place has a good atmosphere.

I'd give it 5 stars if the service was better. We were told our waiter was experienced, but he wasn't able to recommend anything to us. The beef empanadas were delicious. I'm so happy I got the skirt steak as an addition to my canelones. The steak made the dish. My date had the fettuccine and thought it was really good as well. The bread pudding was amazing too. It came with a side of whipped cream and a caramel cream. The malbec wine was also delicious, even though it was $12 a glass.

Cozy place...great food, lots of shareable items: lovely place for a date.

I had steak and mashed potatoes and it was excellent. The mashed potatoes tasted homemade, which I appreciate. The flan and dulce de leche were also delicious.

For me, the thing that really set this restaurant apart from others was actually the service. I visited with friends on a busy night and our table was not ready at the time we had reserved. Everyone from the host to the wait staff to the owner himself went out of their way to make us feel comfortable and welcome while we waited, and that treatment set the stage for the rest of our visit. Our server was incredibly attentive, and conscientous; he truly elevated the experience. It's rare that I can say that about a restaurant with such a reasonable price point!

Beautiful outdoor seating on a good night!Service was excellent, food was amazing and the drinks where made perfectly

Happy hour is a good experience, especially if it's accompanied by a live tango performance. The entrees are priced are a bit more than what I would deem necessary. The tres leches for dessert is AMAZING

Excellent ambiance. Good food. Friendly staff. It may have been the owner that came by and gave us a little history of how they came about. Will definitely go back soon. Excellent wine.

The best place in Philadelphia! Good food, environment and service!

Possibly my favourite place I visited while working in the US. Food made to order, and staff were very friendly. The owner eve. Greeted us and talked to us about the restaurant. Food was delicious and the atmosphere was peaceful but also lively.

Very enjoyable night due to the atmosphere, fine food, and, naturally, great Malbec wine.

The food amazing, friendly staff, cozy place.. Love it..

Food excellent, empanadas to die for, comfortable, nice host.

Quaint place, beautiful entrance & interiors...INCREDIBLE dishes & desserts...beautiful wine list...staff are pleasant & very accommodating...a MUST!!

This place was so nice! My husband and I spent our anniversary here and dined outside.
The chimichurri was amazing and the steaks were cooked perfect !
The hostess was amazing and put together a table for us outside even though she didn't have one out there. Our waitress was so patient when my husband could not make up his mind what he wanted to order. They also gave us a free anniversary dessert and decorated the plate to say happy anniversary!

This restaurant is tremendous! We went fue restaurant week and will definitely be back! Great food and great staff.

It's so delicious. The service was very kind and attentive.

Intimate and relaxing environment. All of our meals were fresh and delicious, plus a decent wine selection. We will definitely go back.

Real Argentinian food, great quality and nice environment.

A new fave neighborhood spot for having Sunday brunch alfresco.

Somewhat disappointing, eventhough the appetizer started off with a great flovor. I ordered the seafood pasta special. The waitress asked u do wanted red or white. I specifically asked for the red. I received it with white in which it pretty much just tasted of butter.

My fiance ordered the $49 steak medium well. When she cut into the steak it was cooked to rare(Perhaps that's the only way they will prepare it, if so they should specify). The waitress was no where to be seen for about 20 minutes after we received our food.I then heard the couple behind us complaining about how their food was also under cooked. They had to put both of their dishes back on the grill. That's when we decided it would have be best to just leave and never come back.

The waitress did offer to have them cook the steak some more, but who wants to chance some spit in the food. I ended having pretty much all of meal thrown away. Not really worth eating or keeping something that i didnt want in the first place. The waitress then told my fiNce perhaps she should order the steak medium well or medium plus next time. We both stared at eachother as it was ordered medium well. Perhaps that's why I ended up with the wrong sauce?

We ended up paying the bill and still leaving a good tip regardless because I'm not sure who's fault it was for the bad experience(besides the lack if service after receiving the food). I was hoping for a great meal with the great reviews, but just just had a poor dining experience. $140 later after 2 dinner entrees, 1 appetizer and 2 bottles of water.

Absolutely loved it! Food was great, ambiance and decor are warm and inviting. First time I ever tried a skirt steak and it was delicious.

Visited for dessert only but greatly enjoyed warm and friendly atmosphere and excellent assortment of delicacies. Creme brulee was excellent and crepes with dulce de leche were awesome. Owner was evident and watchful re: service and food.

We loved this place. Is expensive but it is worth it, for the food. The alcoholic drinks are a bit pricey. My boyfriend and I came in to celebrate our 15 year anniversary. I had the Chilean sea bass and mashed potatoes. Delicious. My boyfriend order the steak, small but it was delish. He had a salad and I forget what else. Our waitress was amazing. Everything she recommended was delish. She recommended a dessert that was crepe like and had Carmel. To die for. I had 2 cocktails and he had a beer, 2 entrees and 2 desserts. The bill came out to 130 I think and my boyfriend left her 60 dollar tip. It was worth it. Plus our waitress was on point so. My bf and I plan on coming back, for dessert.

Worst restaurant ever, over price for the type of food they provide.
When there with my wife on 1/5/19 and we were really disappointed with the food

The perfect attention
The rich food
The normal price (Area)
Cozy place