Refugio Viejo — Restaurant in Municipio de San Carlos de Bariloche

My husband and I were weathered in one day and wanted a convenient place to have dinner. We ended up going across the street (we were staying at the Alma), and we fell in love with Refugio Viejo.

They welcomed us with mulled wine and a toasty fire, then an appetizer of marinated eggplants. All of it was such a delightful surprise. We then ordered the croquettes and found them tasty with great texture. I ordered the trout with vegetables for my entree and my husband ordered the venison. We thought both were the low points of the meal, but only because everything was truly top notch and extraordinary. The trout skin could have been crispier, but the fish itself was well seasoned and cooked, and the vegetables were a strong complement. My husband savored the venison, especially the potato side. We also ordered the chocolate dessert. Bariloche really knows how to make chocolate desserts shine without leaning so much on the sweet. It was a citrus/chocolate dessert with great texture.

Service was fantastic, the atmosphere is perfect for a rainy day and the food lifted up our spirits....

Recommended by our apart hotel host, this restaurant was a pleasant dining experience. From reading the reviews, this place seems new and maybe not yet popular due to its location being at the edge of town and near construction. It has a fine dining-esque feel compared to other local restaurants in the area.

We had a late lunch so couldn't fit in entrees Portions were a little smaller than other places (still a decent size and enough food if you had entrees as well).

We had the deer meat and pumpkin ravioli for mains and the raspberry semifreddo as recommended by other reviewers). The semifreddo was the...

From the moment we walked in we were welcomed graciously by Pepe. It was a cold windy day and we were greeted with mulled wine by the fire. The food is delicious here. A starter of marinated black beans with crostini came to our table as we enjoyed our drinks. The special was lamb sweetbreads which were perfectly cooked and sat on a cauliflower puree. A must try is the mushroom dish. Absolute perfection. A nicely edited wine list compliments the food. A cozy setting and a view...