Jose Antonio de la Patagonia — Restaurant in Puerto Natales

We happened upon Jose Antonio of Patagonia while looking for a $15/person seafood dinner on yelp. What a find! The restaurant was comfortable and just the right size. Casual and comfortable, great upbeat music.

The bread was steaming, baked fresh, and the pisco sours were beautifully tart (and strong!). For meals, we got the surf and turf risotto and the individual trio - more than enough food for two people! The risotto was cheesy, salty, and incredibly flavorful, with perfectly cooked medium rare steak, onions, tomatoes, and shrimp with some magical teriyaki sauce - so decadent. The trio, on the other hand, despite having fried seafood as a third of the dish, was much lighter but matching in strength of flavor profile. Tomatoey/cheesy Spanish rice with shrimp and calamari, fried soft white fish and calamari, and ceviche with salmon and calamari with thinly sliced red onion. Truly such a treat. Would love to come again to try other dishes! Amazing find in a great location!...

No doubt about it, the food is excellent 👍 Almost every meal is a delight. However, the service is deliberately slow. They probably like to take their time and expect you to savor the moment. I wanted a menu in English but it took ages to come, so I asked the gentleman from the next table for his. And when I asked for the bill, again it took forever to arrive. Do not come here if you are in a hurry. I ordered a Pisco Sour and they gave me a large glass instead of a small one. They should have asked me which one I wanted. But again I emphasize, the food...

Worst place to go to after a long hike in the mountains! They only offer a very limited choice for vegetarians (not even the soup of the day is without meat), extremely slow service and it takes them one hour to realise that they are out of veggies(?). So you end up with a handful of fatty fries after a 1-hour-25minute wait. Ridiculous. Oh, and they actually still dare to add the 10%-tip to the bill. Are you...