Dinner and drinks
Dinner and drinks at the show
What the dinner option adds to the Esquina Homero Manzi tango show: the three-course meal, the drinks, the menus, dietary needs and the show-only choice.
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Dinner is an option, not part of the basic ticket. The dinner option adds a three-course meal and drinks to the tango show at Esquina Homero Manzi, with a standard menu and a VIP menu to choose from. Menus for coeliacs, diabetics, vegetarians and vegans are available if you give advance notice. Show only means the performance without a meal.
The basic choice
The ticket offers two shapes of evening. With show only, you come for the performance and eat elsewhere. With the dinner option, you eat at the venue before the show, in the same hall. The booking page lets you pick either when you choose your date. The dinner is a three-course meal, and it comes with drinks.
Three courses
The meal runs through a first course, a main and a sweet course. This guide leaves out the dishes because menus change and the booking page is where you read them. The venue’s own site also describes its menus in courses, with a choice of main and drinks alongside. The two sources name their menus differently, so rely on the booking page for the exact choice at the time you book.
Standard and VIP menus
The booking page sets out a standard menu and a VIP menu, each with its own starters, main courses and desserts. The venue’s own site lists set menus under names of its own, so the two do not line up exactly. For a first visit the standard menu is the simple choice; look at the VIP menu if its dishes tempt you more. Either way, the drinks are the same kind: water or a soft drink or juice or beer, and wine.
The drinks
Drinks belong to the dinner option. The drinks on the ticket are mineral water, a soft drink, juice or beer, and house red or white wine at a bottle for every two guests. The venue’s own site likewise mentions wine at a bottle for every two guests and says it keeps a cellar of Argentine labels. Show only carries no drinks, and anything you order is settled between you and the venue.
Dietary needs
The ticket says menus for coeliacs, diabetics, vegetarians and vegans are available, but you must give advance notice. That means telling the provider when you book, not when the waiter arrives. The venue’s own site does not mention dietary menus, so treat the ticket as the source and confirm anything unusual, such as a severe allergy, with the provider before the night.
Tips and card payments
One guest who booked the dinner wrote that a tip cannot be added on a card at the venue, as it can in the United States. That is one review, not a rule, but it is a useful reminder to carry a little cash if you plan to tip.
Who this isn’t for
If you want a long, quiet, several-hour dinner, a dinner show is not that: the meal is one part of an evening that ends with a show. If you want to choose from a long menu in a restaurant at your own pace, book a table in the city and see the show without dinner. And if you have a severe allergy, check directly with the provider before you rely on the dietary line in the ticket.
Frequently asked questions
Is dinner included in the basic ticket?
No. You add it as an option while booking.
How many courses is the dinner?
Three: a first course, a main and a sweet course.
Are drinks included?
With the dinner option, yes: soft drinks, juice, beer and wine, with a bottle of house wine for every two guests.
Can I eat vegetarian or gluten-free?
Menus for coeliacs, diabetics, vegetarians and vegans are available with advance notice.
Is a show-only seat possible?
Yes, the booking page offers show only as its own choice.
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