Restaurante Argentino Tanguito

Tango is The Argentinian restaurant in Puerto Banús. It serves the best food, has the most stylish interior and is owned and run by a man to whom the restaurant business is both work and fun.
The man is Juan Carlos Ruffa, he moved to Spain in 1986 and he opened his famous restaurant in 1991. The story is typically Argentinian: a place for him and his friends to gather and sip a mate and exchange news about home. An evident need for expansion, a friendly architect -in this case, the wonderful Graciela Leanza- to help with the decoration and a lot of friends chipping in with a hand.
This is the way all restaurants should be starting from scratch and building up over a period of time.

Tango, Restaurante Argentino en Puerto Banús. Sirve la mejor comida, tiene el interior con mas estilo y es puesto en funcionamiento por un hombre, para el cual, el negocio del Restaurante es trabajo y diversión.
Juan Carlos Ruffa, él se trasladó a España en 1986, abrió su famoso Restaurante en 1991; la historia es típicamente argentina:
un lugar para el y sus amigos, un trabajo, un compañero para intercambiar noticias en el hogar...
Necesidad evidente de expansión; un amistoso arquitecto, el maravilloso Graciela Leanza, le ayudó con la decoración y numerosos amigos que le echaron una mano.
Ésta es la manera de la que todos lo Restaurantes deben comenzar: con poco e ir acumulando con el tiempo.

You can't miss Tango. A little further up from the cinema, on the other side of the street, with big glittering letters outside telling you you're there, and the wonderful surprise of going in and seeing all those paintings of tango dancers on walls painted in a subtle purple, with lots of candles everywhere. Ruffa himself wasn't too sure about the colour scheme at the beginning, but he loves it now. There is a winding staircase leading up to a second floor that is open only on weekends, and an enormous still life in one corner that he tells us was done to hide a garage entrance.
The word spread quickly, and at the beginning, the customers were mostly Argentinians. Ruffa remembers a time when the restaurant wouldn't close until six in the morning, with everybody just sitting around eating and drinking, and it was not unusual for the waiters to suddenly break into a tango dance on the spot.

No puede faltar a Tango, desde el otro lado de la calle, con grandes letras exteriores que brillan diciéndole está allí, la maravillosa sorpresa de entrar y ver todas esas pinturas de los bailarines del tango en las paredes pintadas en una púrpura sutil, con velas por todas partes. Ruffa no estaba demasiado seguro del color de las paredes, pero ahora lo ama. Hay una escalera que conduce a un segundo piso que sólo está abierta los fines de semana, y una vida inmóvil enorme en una esquina que fue hecha para tapar una entrada de garage.
Al principio los clientes eran sobre todo argentinos. Ruffa recuerda una época en que el Restaurante no se cerraba hasta las 6:00 de la mañana, con todos comiendo y bebiendo, y no era inusual que los camareros rompieran en una danza de tango.

Our meal was excellent. The usual plate of olives and aubergines in spicy sauce on a beautifully set table, and I started with an Arollado Argentino, which was a kind of quiche stuffed with vegetables, making for a lovely mix of sweet and sour. My Argentinian companion was less impressed with the Provoleta a la Parrilla, which was basically grilled Italian cheeses, but I think he was trying to show me how much he knew about Italian cheese.
For the main course we had Chuletas de Cordero and Entrecot Argentino, and ther were no reservations her at all. But a word of warning: if you ask for it well done, it gets well done. Better stick to "en su punto" and you'll get the best-cooked meat this side of the River Plate. In the Argentinian style, the meat comes alone, so order salad and chips to keep it company. We ordered one dessert and were asked if we'd like to share it, so they brought out a delicious Panqueques con dulce de leche (pancakes with caramel filling) on 2 separate plates. Don't you just love Argentinians!

Nuestra comida es excelente. El plato usual es generalmente aceitunas y berenjenas con salsa picante en una bonita tabla, yo comenzaba con un Arrollado Argentino, que es una clase de quiche rellena con vegetales, haciendo una mezcla encantadora de dulce y amargo. Mi compañero Argentino estaba impresionado, menos con el Provoleta en la Parrilla, que es basicamente Quesos Italianos a la Parrilla, pero pienso que él intentaba demostrarme cuanto sabía de quesos italianos.
Para el segundo plato tenía unas Chuletas de Cordero y Entrecot Argentino; una advertencia: si usted pide carne "bien hecha", la conseguirá bien hecha; algo mejor: "en su punto", usted conseguirá la carne mejor cocinada.
En el estilo Argentino la carne viene sola, sin ensalada ni patatas.
Para el Postre: deliciosos crepes rellenos de caramelo.

Tanguito, Restaurant located in Marbella, Málaga, concretely in Buitrago street; its encounter does not present difficulties.

Tanguito, Restaurante situado en Marbella, Málaga, concretamente en Calle Buitrago; su localización no presenta dificultades.