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Oscar, a native to Uruguay, came to South Africa as a young boy. He quickly fell in love with the vibrancy and eclectic mix of South African culture, particularly its love for great meat. As time wore on though, he began to feel a little homesick, not least for his moms homemade recipes and wondrous cooking persona.

Oscar decided to take it upon himself to start recreating recipes from home, making mouth-watering empanadas and assados to match. Having perfected these homemade recipes, Oscar was introduced to Bernardo, a flamboyant national who came to South Africa from Argentina just 4 years ago. The pair quickly became the best of friends and through grit, sweat and determination, decided to start a business selling empanadas at the now famous Arts on Main in Maboneng.

Before they knew it, Oscar and Bernardo were selling hundreds of units every weekend. They found a terrific gap in the market and with growth came an expansion into other food items, including pork and sirloin sandwiches served on the open fire grill (now famous in the CBD region).

Having done the market business for quite sometime, the only other logical route was to upscale to a restaurant; something unique and off the cuff. But where? Hence, in the deep and mysteriously cool setting of Maboneng Precinct, CHE Argentine Grill was born. A true and authentic little Argentina situated in the heart of Joburg, with grills to tickle your taste buds and good company to welcome you in…Enjoy!

Reviews (2289)

4.5 out of 5.0
Based on the past 12 months
Food 4.5
Value 4.2
Service 4.6
Ambience 4.6
  • Serena P. Dined: 1 day ago
    3.3
    Food 3.0
    Value 2.0
    Service 4.0
    Ambience 4.0

    Reviewed on: Sun 19 May 24
    Steak could have been better and dessert was poor.

  • Kate Dined: 1 day ago
    4.7
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 4.0
    Ambience 0.0

    Reviewed on: Sun 19 May 24
    Situated in a vent spot in Joburg, Che stands out for its excellence. The decor was perfect but not as perfect as our food - a must try is the rib eye and spider steak … I’ll be dreaming about it for days.

  • Paris Dined: 1 day ago
    4
    Food 3.0
    Value 3.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Sun 19 May 24
    Very fatty pork belly, tough steak

  • Dale K. Dined: 2 days ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Sat 18 May 24
    We had a lovely evening at Che yesterday, we were a table of 12 and had pre booked the three course set menu. The amount of food was very generous and the service was spot on. There was a fire going and overall the ambience was nice, and not too loud, so it was easy to have conversations ar the table. Thanks for a lovely evening!

    Che Argentine Grill responded on Sat 18 May 24:
    Thank you so much for the visit Dale, It was lovely having you guys and mostly we are happy that you loved and enjoyed everything. Hope to see you soon

  • Mauricio C. Dined: 1 week ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0
  • Paul R. Dined: 1 week ago
    4
    Food 5.0
    Value 3.0
    Service 4.0
    Ambience 4.0
  • Trevor C. Dined: 2 weeks ago
    4
    Food 5.0
    Value 4.0
    Service 3.0
    Ambience 4.0

    Reviewed on: Mon 06 May 24
    Always great food and attentive service, though things were a little slow coming out of the kitchen this time around, despite it not being too busy. Don't let that put you off, though!

  • Amanda M. Dined: 2 weeks ago
    4.5
    Food 4.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 4.0

    Reviewed on: Fri 03 May 24
    Good food and vibe, relaxed atmosphere and really great service. The empanadas where tasty, I had the spider steak as my main, I wanted the flan, but they weren't set (hence the 4 stars), had another option which was still delicious :) Definitely recommend if you haven't tried anything off the Che menu before.

  • Minas V. Dined: 3 weeks ago
    4.3
    Food 4.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 4.0
    Ambience 4.0

    Reviewed on: Thu 02 May 24 (Guest left no comment)

    Che Argentine Grill responded on Thu 02 May 24:
    Hello, Thank you for the feedback. We really appreciate it. Our aim is always to do our best always

  • Tatsuyuki S. Dined: 2 weeks ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Thu 02 May 24 (Guest left no comment)

    Che Argentine Grill responded on Thu 02 May 24:
    Hello Tatsuyuki, Thank you for the feedback. We appreciate it and hope to see you soon

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