Mesita Grande — Restaurant in Punta Arenas

It's a pizza/pasta restaurant but it has a stylish appeal. Food is good, so is the service. They take the c19 health restrictions seriously. It may become crowded but the waiting time outside, from my experience, wasn't too bad. As a vegan in Punta Arenas, I had very limited options and this restuarant became my regular dining place as this was one of very few places I could find anything that matches my dietry restrictions. On the other hand, choices on their menu were still limited, so I'm keeping the fifth star with me to encourage making the menu more friendly for vegeterians, vegans and custommers with food allergies. I know this is not common in Punta Arenas, Chile, or South America in general,...

It is nice, the food is good generally but the service is pretty woeful. Staff look at you with contempt at every turn, even when trying to pay the bill!

We went for the king crab pizza, which we were told was a house speciality but it wasn't until we were seated and reviewing the menu (and managed to get a waiters attention) that we found out they had "run out". Could also have been they no longer do it? Wasn't on the menu anywhere.

Still, the pizza we had was nice enough, with his cheesy garlic sticks. They had crab as a starter and that was nice, so I suppose we had our fix.

Definitely designed for tourists but hey, that's what we were! Good enough for a...

Pretty good pizza!! Good crust. Nice toppings. Brick oven stove. Everything was prepared fresh. The toppings to crust ratio was good. Nice amount of cheese. The crust was hand tossed and from fresh dough. I had the olive and mushroom pizza with a garden salad. Fresh ingredients and a tasty lunch. The pizzas are big enough for two.

We also had a nice glass of white wine. They had a good drink selection.

We finished with fresh gelato or ice cream cream. We tried the raspberry and it was super yummy and fresh. Big chunks of berries.

Service was good and prompt. Lots of seating but it was...