La Cantina Fueguina De Freddy — Restaurant in Ushuaia

Went to this restaurant tonight on the recc of some friends who had been there just a couple of days ago. My wife and I were really excited to try it.

For context, there are a few things I should mention. First, my wife and I are both fluent Spanish speakers from Latino families. Next, I DO NOT write online reviews. This is my first. Third, I am black and not immediately identifiable as any particular nationality of we do not speak. My wife and I are well-travelled and like to adapt as much as possible to where ever we happen to be. We have travelled in Argentina before.

Lastly, I don't define myself merely by race, and I move through the world not defining anyone else by theirs.

When we walked in, the place was packed (good sign). We were eventually seated by a very nice woman. As we sat waiting for our order to be taken, I noticed that the one waiter on the floor was busy, so we waited patiently for him to come over. He never did. The lady who seated us, who wasn't waiting on tables took our order eventually. Not particularly unusual until we notice that both the waiter and the owner we quite attentive to the other patrons in the place. Conversing, smiling, joking with everyone BUT us.

Whenever a table needed a check, the owner would go over personally to deliver it and accept payment, except with us. The nice lady brought us out check, and it wasn't until I insisted by gesturing to the owner that we needed to pay with a card that he came to the table, with an attitude.

When he ran the card and I thanked him, he responded in Portuguese as though he had assumed we were Brazilian. I speak several languages, Portuguese is not one of them.

Sufficed to say, this exchange with Freddy ruined my experience in his place. Not sure who if anyone will read this, but I strongly suggest you try any number of other seafood places in Ushuaia...

I had high expectations for this restaurant, having booked over a week in advance specifically to enjoy their king crab. However, upon arrival, we were told that the full crab was unavailable—only the legs were offered. The staff tried to justify this by saying that fishermen weren’t working during this period, but when I asked how they still had fresh king crab legs, they quickly changed their story.

To make matters worse, there was a crab in a bucket on display at the entrance, but they claimed it was already reserved. Oddly enough, when we left, the same crab was still there, suggesting they use it as bait to lure customers in. This felt deceptive.

The food itself was underwhelming and far from worth the price. Our starter consisted of frozen fried prawns and two empanadas—the latter being the only decent dish of the night. For mains, we had a grilled salmon fillet (bland and forgettable) and the king crab legs. The total bill came to $150 for two people, which would have been fine if the quality matched the price, but it absolutely did not.

This restaurant used to be a great spot, but now it feels more like a scam. Sadly, I won’t...

King Crab my @$$. I've seen bigger, while working at the Clinic. They were out of my first 5 choices. The "King Crab" legs were tiny and Paella for 2 cost $50 with a beer and a Coke. Whatever they used in place of saffron gave no flavor to the Paella and the service was terrible. When the bill came, we had to send it back because they had charged us for what I had originally ordered. When it came back they doubled the price of the Paella so the bill only changed a little. We asked about that and they told us that that was the price for two. Pretty hard to argue when the table menu has no prices. Another customer ordered the fresh crab and they served it without taking one out of the tank. He said it tased like frozen but the waiter assured him it was fresh. He's probably better off considering the look of the tank. You'd think they would keep a "Show Tank" clean. Ignore the older reviews and eat...