El Aujero - Cachi

El Aujero is a spacious restaurant in the centre of Cachi. The city is very quiet. El Aujero offers cheap Argentine cuisine. You can dine inside or on the terrace. We came a weekday. Since in the afternoon the restaurant was busy for lunches, we chose El Aujero for dinner. We went for Pimento Rellenos with a large mixed salad and fries accompanied with a small bottle of house wine and mineral water. What a mistake! The food was not tasty to eat, and the wine was terrible. We have sunk in with over a dozen annoying flies. The water was good. If you want to eat in a restaurant with no more than just food, El Aujero is the place for you, otherwise elsewhere.

This is a good opportunity for a cheap and good food at the end of the world, with a beautiful seat outside, not disturbed by traffic in the street. Nice staff and good beer. It is recommended to use the toilet at home.

Guided by our tour. I wish we were going away and going somewhere else. Tourist menu consists of a Empanada with Gristle followed by a choice of nets that you can see in large brides outside. I decided unfortunately for the llama cazuela and the meat was so hard that it was not possible. Dessert was the best course bread pudding was pretty. Drinks too expensive. Go somewhere else.

Like most people we came there as part of our tour; I was comprehensible. But when I approached the open kitchen kiosk in front of the main building and saw the various stews and dishes that were part of the menu options this day, I was thrilled. The daily specialties are a fixed price and you choose one of the most important stews. I asked for half the serving of two different dishes so I could try again. The flavors were wonderful and I knew it would be difficult to find these dishes, cooked on a rustic BBQ, elsewhere. Once in a lifetime opportunity for those of us who are not from the region. Foodie friends: Here you have lunch in Cachi! If you want to taste regional dishes from the Calchaquí Valley, try El Aujero. The service was friendly; the environment is rustic; and the food is a tasty memory that Argentine cuisine drastically changes from region to region. The menu is basic, but there is a treasure trove in the specials (the eyes open for ilma and goat stuffing and the Charquicillo, which is part of the menu).

We took a day tour from Salta to Cachi and they recommended this place for lunch. It was outside seating but shady and a nice breeze. You could walk over and see what they were cooking and the even offered a taste if you wanted to try. Kind of an old west atmosphere with the decor. Overall it was good food, simply prepared and a good price