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La Soñada is a parrilla located off L.N. Alem in the Playa Grande neighborhood of Mar Del Plata. My first thought of L.N. Alem was to compare it to PB in San Diego. This main drag is loaded with bars/clubs and restaurants while many cars cruise the one way street. Many of the restaurants are either the type with pizza or the trendy type. Walking both L.N. Alem and Irigoyen in total I came across two parrillas which to me seemed lilke a small amount for the amount of establishments that are littered in this area. In the end, I chose to eat at La Soñada, a small place off L.N. ALem. The hyperactive waiter probably made the dining experience a fun time. I don’t know what it was, maybe he smoked some ice before work but this guy was all over the place and kept dinner entertaining.
Being a small place, the menu is not as loaded as the other Mar Del Plata parrillas, La Rueda & El Palacio, but is sufficient for what I expect. Once again I went for a bife de chorizo which was enough to feed two. In addition, I ordered my standard salad, chorizo, and empanadas but in addition, amongst the probable mass confusion of my waiter running around he ends up bringing us fries too. Now, I’m not a big fan of eating fries but didn’t really care, I was enjoying the service. Actually when the bill came too, it looked like he’d forgotten a few things and rather than just screwing them over, I had to keep things honest and have them make the necessary adjustments.
The L.N. Alem area is most definitely one of the night spots for the tourists who aren’t able to venture out to Constitucion where all the large discos are so don’t be surprised to see a bunch of families and much jailbait walking around. As for La Soñada, this parrilla is one of two choices in this area with the other looking a bit more on the classy side (atleast my impression from the outside). The service is fast, attentive, and in my case, entertaining. You’ll pay a reasonable price for a decent piece of meat so afterwards you can roam the area and spend your money at the bars.
