Viva la Pepa — Restaurant in El Calafate

Really lovely shop! They closed a bit early on Christmas eve (no sign), but we were able to try them on the 26th. The vegan crepes are buckwheat, so they should also be vegan-free, but aren’t as good for those of us wanting a gluttonous treat. ;) We appreciated the vegan menu with vegan cheeses and milks available, though there was a surcharge on the receipt that we do not think was very clear on the menu. Plus a table charge (700 per person) with tipping only available in cash.

The service was fantastic, with the servers being so helpful and even going over to English for us. They provided a free appetizer (carrot slices with a vegetable dip) and fresh flowers. The vegan savory crepe was good and the sweet one had a very sweet dulce de leche (a bit artificallg sweet, but very nice to find here). We enjoyed both. The smoothie was very fresh. It was quite sweet but ordering without sugar also was not ideal… so perhaps asking for half sweetness could be the right balance. Our favorite was the pizza with the very light vegan cheese in the crust (fugazzetta). Great food and very filling. Quite a nice spot with great ambience as well. Central location. Great eatery, especially for vegan and...

There are no crepe options that are gluten free and dairy free/vegan as per previous reviews. The vegan crepes have gluten, and the gluten free crepes contain milk and eggs (this didn't affect my review rating). So I ordered the omelette with vegetables (since I'm gluten free, dairy free, and vegetarian). The vegetables were steamed with no seasoning and little taste, and the omelette wasn't fully cooked. Together with the uncooked omelette and watery veg, some of it was soggy in addition to tasting not great.

My sister got a vegan crepe with almond dulce de leche. The leche tasted strongly of an artificial sweetener like taste and she said the crepe tasted similar to South Asian roti/chapati.

Although there are older reviews (1 year ago) mentioning vegan and gluten free crepes, this no longer seems to be the case. If you're vegan/vegetarian + dairy free and gluten free there really aren't many options. There is soup without cream, omelette (obv if not vegan), and...

They have a separate vegan menu which is super nice, and some options have a vegan cheese in them, I had the vegan broccoli salty crepe, it didn't have a lot of flavor, the vegetables were quite bland and didn't have any seasoning, with a lot of black pepper and salt it was okay but I would recommend to try something else maybe, the sweet crepes sounded really good and I imagine that not much can go wrong with dulce de leche😊 The atmosphere was really nice, the place felt really cosy and pleasant, and the service was really good. I was still recommend to give the place a visit and maybe just to try a...