10 rural restaurants with a swimming pool for a getaway to the countryside

The tempting proposal of the country restaurants It remains in force during the summer season in the middle of the rural landscape of the humid pampa, a characteristic postcard of the province of Buenos Aires once the urban node of Greater Buenos Aires is left behind.

For hot days, some of these simple dining rooms add the sink to its traditional gastronomic attraction. The menu of empanadas, homemade pasta and barbecue combined with a dip and recreational activities is an infallible formula that guarantees a pleasant day.

Here are ten places suggested to choose from, with prices, specialties, activities and services they offer for adults and children.

In the heart of Tomás Jofré, the rural town in the Mercedes district converted into gastronomic hubLo del Tata has a well-earned reputation for its unique stake roast, achuras and three varieties of homemade pasta, the strengths of the barbecue lunch with cold cuts and empanadas.

Lunch is free and clients who arrive early are also served a breakfast of country cookies with dulce de leche and butter.

In addition to the pool, at the end of the day you can enjoy a snack, when it’s time for fried cakes.

• How much does it cost. Breakfast, free lunch, snack and swimming pool, $14,500; from 6 to 10 years, 50%; from 3 to 5 years, $2,500.

• Where to get information. (02324) 15498061 / (02324) 15555136 / lodeltata.tomasjofre@gmail.com / Facebook: Lo del tata Restaurant.

He roast and the pool They are two strong points in La Margartita, but here you can enjoy a very complete day in the countryside, which also includes a live folk showthe visit to the replica of a typical grocery store, walks through the park – amidst sculptures of famous people -, sale of handicrafts, salamis and cheeses and the possibility of playing bocce, shuffleboard, frog, soccer and volleyball.

At sunset, snack of cooked mate with homemade bread and jam.

• How much does it cost. Breakfast, roast with drink and dessert, snack and activities, $15,672; with transportation from the Congress or Ciudadela area, $23,112; from 3 to 9 years, 50%; pool, $1,500.

• Where to get information. (155) 3655328 / (156) 7814132 / reservas@magnahoteles.com / www.estanciamargarita.com.ar

The replica of a typical polder of netherlands frames the entertaining day in Little Holland, where a dip in the pool is complemented by the free barbecue and the very didactic segment reserved for a guided tour of the farm and theoretical horse riding and bread kneading workshops.

Also not to be missed is the reception of empanadas and patero wine with which visitors are treated at the entrance.

• How much does it cost. Picnic day with lunch (reception and free grill with garnish and dessert), pool and activities, $19,800; from 4 to 9 years, $12,000; 2 and 3 years old, $8,000; Farm Day (without lunch), $5,900.

• Where to get information. 4773-5091 / (155) 7514715 / (155) 6396869 / info@pequenaholanda.com.ar / www.pequenaholanda.com.ar

The picnic starts at 11 a.m. and lasts until 7 p.m. In those eight hours, the hosts entertain their guests with starters (homemade bread, pickles and homemade empanadas), the roast that heads the lunch (accompanied with salads, potatoes fries and non-alcoholic drinks), a folk showthe pool and snack (infusions with pasta frola and fried cakes or pastries).

If there is time available, you can also enjoy the farm with field animalshomemade bread and cookie workshops, children’s games, an organic garden, foosball, ping pong, volleyball and soccer fields and a library.

• How much does it cost. Lunch, snack, pool and activities, $42,000; from 2 to 9 years, 50%.

• Where to get information. (156) 4508085 / reserva@pampasdelsur.com / www.pampasdelsur.com / Facebook: Pampas del Sur.

Under the shadow of a dense grovevisitors receive personalized assistance from the family that owns the dining room, who serves the tables with a country entrance of preserves and empanadas, free grill of roast, achuras and salads, dessert (flan, bread pudding and burgundy pears) and, in the evening, the snack (infusions with fried cakes).

The great news This summer is the implementation of the “Magical Country Nights in Starlight” program, on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays.

• How much does it cost. Entrances, free grill with salads and dessert, snack and pool, $14,000; from 6 to 10 years, 50%; liter soda, $750.

• Where to get information. (02323) 15545467 / (02323) 15579188 / nicadapafalu@hotmail.com

In the intense flavor of the chopped cold cuts, cheeses and pickles, you begin to detect the expert hand of Lidia Tomadoni, faithful heir to her Italian ancestors from Ancona, Genoa and Venice.

Afterwards, the tables arranged under a row of eucalyptus trees They are filled with stuffed tomatoes, eggplant parmesan, sorrentinos and roast meats.

Another must-see specialty is pancakes. In addition to the pool, the place has cabins and bungalows to stay.

• How much does it cost. Breakfast, lunch (roast with salads and dessert), snack and activities, $12,000; from 3 to 10 years, 50%; pool, $1,000; two days and one night in a dormitory with full board, DirecTV, swimming pool, electric kettle and hair dryer, $47,640 per person; minors, $35,760.

• Where to get information. (152) 5948530 / hola@lafernanda.com.ar / mariferc17@yahoo.com.ar / www.lafernanda.com.ar

The enormous solarium that surrounds the three swimming pools It matches the image of spaciousness that reigns in every corner of Estancia Chica.

This feeling of comfort is perceived in the main dining room (adapted in an agricultural shed), the children’s play area, the wooded park where the snack is served – tinged with a musical show – and the field plots where the guided horse and carriage rides.

• How much does it cost. Field day with breakfast, lunch with non-alcoholic drink and dessert, snack, pool and activities, $30,000; from 3 to 10 years, 50%.

• Where to get information. (156) 6594177 / info@estanciachica.com / www.estanciachica.com / Facebook: Estancia Chica.

Although Los Abraham is an ideal stopover for those traveling on Pan-American Route 9, Campana branch in the direction of San Pedro (10 kilometers from Río Tala), Vuelta de Obligado, San Nicolás or Rosario -among other points of interest-, the restaurant de campo is much more than a mere place of passage.

The pool and games For the kids they are enjoyed in the middle of a large wooded park and another unavoidable point of the place is the tasty roast meat cutswhich are tasted in the “free fork” mode.

Nearby, this rural town also lends itself to a visit to the Campo Spósito depositwhere most of the fossil pieces exhibited in the San Pedro Paleontological Museum were found.

• How much does it cost. Appetizers, free barbecue with salads, fries, non-alcoholic drink, dessert and pool, $14,000; from 4 to 9 years, 50%.

• Where to get information. (03329) 15570535 / (03329) 498-777 / info@losabraham.com.ar / www.losabraham.com.ar

The program designed from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. includes breakfast, lunch with empanadas and free drinks, snack, use of the pool, a talk about the history of the Argentine countrysidelive folkloric show, soccer, volleyball, foosball and ping pong challenges, a guided tour of the farm y horse and carriage rides.

• How much does it cost. Breakfast, lunch with empanadas and free drinks, pool and activities, $22,000; from 4 to 10 years, 50%.

• Where to get information. (152) 2429199 / (154) 1708307 / reports@chacraelrancho.com.ar / www.chacraelrancho.com.ar / Facebook: Chacra El Rancho.

The innovative proposal of Almacén de Sabores attracts tourists, like never before, to Rawson, a rural town in the Chacabuco district.

The lunch price includes use of the pool and consists of a six-course menu, with an appetizer, starters, a tasting of exquisite spinach gnocchi on the disc, pastries, artisanal ice cream, dessert and snack.

Each diner can choose a gourmet main course option, between pastas, meats and sandwiches. In addition, the homeowners lend bicycles so that visitors can explore the town.

• How much does it cost. Lunch with pool and activities, $9,500; children’s menu, $4,000.

• Where to get information. (02346) 15681318 / (02346) 15532939 / Facebook: Almacén de Sabores.