Restaurant O'Higgins — Restaurant in Valparaíso

We came in at a weird hour for an early lunch. I could tell that the restaurant was still setting up for lunch rush. We were given our choice of seat and sat down across from the bar. Had some excellent Maracuya cocktails and some Cammarones al Ajillo for a snack. Shared a larger plate of grilled salmon with a seafood sauce as an entre. Finished it off with espresso (the best I've had in Chile thus far) and some Leche Asado, a Chilean twist on classic flan. I consider myself a flan officianado, a flanatic if you will, and this was one of the best I've ever had. Perfect balance between egg custard, vanilla, and caramel, with the perfect texture to hold it all together. Our server was helpful with recommendations, didn't speak english, but his spanish was spoken slowly enough for me to figure it out. Attentive service and a classy atmosphere without feeling too fancy or out of place at lunch. I knew it was legit when the restaurant started to fill up and we were still the only...

Great service. The waitor did not speak perfect English but on the other hand was our Spanish far worse. In the end we understood eachother and had a lot of smiles an laughs. Really good Pisco Sour with lots of pisco in it (without being too heavy on the alcohol). Had octopus which was tasty, tender and nicely presented. Did not try the desserts (was full) but the disply with the different varieties...

Tuve una grata experiencia en este lugar. Fuimos con turistas y tuvimos la suerte de contar con una habitación privada con mesa para cuatro, lo que me pareció perfecto, especialmente considerando que provenían de países donde se valora mucho la privacidad.

El sistema para llamar al garzón mediante timbre fue un detalle muy práctico y cómodo.

La comida fue exquisita. La parrillada para dos resultó ser generosa, alcanzando perfectamente para cuatro o incluso cinco personas. Incluía prietas, longanizas, cerdo, pollo, vacuno y papas cocidas, todo servido en una parrilla portátil. Además, venía acompañada de guarniciones de arroz, ensalada y papas fritas. De entrada, pedimos machas a la parmesana, las cuales estaban deliciosas y llegaron a la mesa en muy poco tiempo.

En cuanto a los postres, todos estaban exquisitos, pero destaco especialmente la leche asada y el puré de castañas.

La atención fue impecable de principio a fin.

En resumen, es un excelente lugar para dar a conocer la gastronomía chilena a visitantes extranjeros. Sin duda, volveremos. Muy...