Almost 2 years ago I stopped posting restaurant reviews. There are already so many and often better then mine. This one here doesn’t need my opinion but I think it deserves it. Last week I visited the restaurant La Fonda in Montevideo for lunch. It was a nice warm day and I was pretty hungry and thirsty. Making a long story short – I was in the right place. The ambience rustic and inviting, lovely outside sitting under palm trees in shade.

                     Homemade pasta. Don’t worry, the chef is not as snappish as he looks on my pic, he is a very friendly character. Second picture shows him with the language multi-talent Joachim.

La Fonda on Peatonal Perez Castellano, this is the street leading from Sarandi direct down to the Mercado del Puerte, the famous „parrilla“ (BBQ) market in Montevideo. Easy to find. The waiter, Joachim, very friendly and helpful. He is Uruguayan, but speaks fluent German, English, Portuguese and of course Spanish.

                 The daily menu on the wall. I decided for langostinos on pasta. But the meat dishes, I saw,  are mouthwatering too.

At this location in the „old city“ (casco vieja) the prices are a bit higher then somewhere else. But I thought it was worth it. At home I found out that La Fonda is rated by „TripAdvisor“ as number 6 in quality of 791 restaurants in Montevideo. Not to bad, right?

  My starter that day, fresh mixed garden salad with mixed nuts, goat cheese and house made pesto.  Added some warm home made bread with olive tapenade and a fresh tapped beer.

  My main that day, homemade „taglio langostino“ with a phantastic sauce and mixed greens. Parmesan cheese came separate. Finger licking dish !

         My desert that day, you may call me crazy, but I had no intention to go for a sweet desert or coffee as the usual. The langostinos were that good, that I ordered half a dozen in sauce to dip up with that fantastic bread. The sauce was made as a tequila flambe, as one can see.  All together not on the cheap side but definitely a gourmet lunch.

Not to mixed up with „La Fonda del Puertito“, a steakhouse in Dr. Luis de Herrera. The food in La Fonda is home made and very fresh. I watched them making the pasta the old fashioned way. It was so appetizing that I had to order it. Everything else one will find on the menu board which changes daily.

Finally, one of the best offers was freshly tapped beer. A delight on a warm summer day. They offer two different ones from Montevideo’s micro brewery DAVOC.  Delicious ! Only tear in my eye was the obvious note (attached directly to the bill) of 10% service tip. Positive, a small handout with all necessary details – notice both pics above. All together I can recommend to go there and check it out yourself. I will again, for sure.