El Baqueano - Cocina Autóctona Contemporanea

"One of the best fine dinings we had (and we try to go in every vacation in one restaurant, so it was not our first time). Perfect quality of the ingredients, amazingly aligned sequence of courses, exquisite taste - without being overly fancy: It is very refreshing if fine dining is that excellent while working without lobster, truffels etc. Cooking that well with local products is the real art.
Also we want to mention the very considerate and attentive service!
A truly perfect experience we would totally recommend!"

Sonja Hummel

"I usually don’t bother writing reviews after a bad restaurant experience, I just leave. But our dinner at El Baqueano was so awful that I had to speak up.
Before the meal even began, we informed the staff—twice—that two of us (including myself) have a mild cilantro allergy that causes nausea and vomiting. Despite this, we were served a dish that our friends (seated separately, even though we were a party of eight) immediately identified as containing cilantro. When we asked the waiter to confirm, he simply snatched our plates away without offering replacements.
The experience didn’t improve. There was no explanation of how the tasting menu would proceed, no written menu to guide us, and shockingly bad dishes, one even featured fish smothered in barbecue sauce. Each course was worse than the last. I took a single bite of each, just to give it a chance, but couldn’t keep eating, even though I was starving. We left after three hours, refusing to eat the 2 last dishes, still hungry and furious.
Service was nonexistent. We kept sending dishes back, but no one asked why. Unlike a Michelin-starred restaurant we dined at days prior (similarly priced!!) where staff engaged with us throughout, this meal was painfully long and dull. To make matters worse, our server could barely describe the dishes, resorting to vague explanations like “something.” He was chaotic and not engaged with us at all.
After nearly three hours, we asked for the manager, who offered us a single drink as compensation, for an entire uneaten meal. At that point, all we wanted was to leave."

Kel

"A great and unique place. The tasting menu is an extraordinary experience - many dishes (in my opinion, that is a big advantage, minimalistic), each of which is an interesting combination of different tastes and textures, with perfectly matched wines (they bring out completely new tastes). Another advantage is the appearance of the dishes - they look artistic.
Apart from the taste experiences, the location of the restaurant is worth noticing - on a hill almost 300m above the city with a wonderful view on the sun setting behind the Andes.
The staff is very nice and helpful. They are willing to talk about the dishes and your experiences."

Neil Abragimowicz