Coctel del Mar — Restaurant in Bogota, Capital District

MAGNIFICENT 4 STORY RESTAURANT BUILDING, EXCELLENT AND ABUNDANT FOOD WITH REASONABLE PRICE. EXCELLENT SERVICE, I WILL RECOMMEND THIS RESTAURANT TO EVERYBODY (This was my first review in March 26, 2022) I came back August 15, 2022, this time the Service was not so good. Before you could order any food in the 4th Floor, now if you want oriental or fish you have to go to the First Floor, the 4th Floor is just for traditional food, we were 5 people and everyone wanted something different bud we had to adjust to the preferences of the restaurant not our. They offer me according to them a delicious rare chinese fish which really was horrible, they just have a Chinese beer that also was not so good. We order as appetizer two Plantains chip which were very good with a delicious Colombian coastal savannah whey, but two of this little dip were not enough so we order another of this little cup of whey and they charge us U$ 2 more or less for this, without making the observation of the extra charge. I also order a glass of regular water with a lemon cap, they brought me a bottle of water with gas and a little shot of something that appears lemon juice but it really was lemon with water and they charge me for the "lemon shot" that they called another plus or minus U$ 2, which really does not mean a major thing but it is the wrong attitude of the administration, they should make the observation that they will charge for that, I just wanted a regular glass of water with half of a lemon cap. Prices are ok, a little bit overpriced but they should avoid this inconvenience, like I told them: "Customer then can deduct those over charges from the 10% + services that they charge, and the one who is going to be affected is the waiter because he is not going to receive that tip that they charge extra". This was my second and last time. This time I won't recommended because of their abuse with...

Not the place to go to for authentic asian food. We left the whole pad thai on the table, it was dripping in sauce, the noodles were overcooked, the peanuts tasted raw, not toasted, the sauce was a non-descript, brown stew instead of pad thai sauce. We had sushi with salmon, which turned out to be a bomb of rice with traces of salmon only, we had a "salmon ramen", intrigued by the idea, but nothing aside from the boiled egg was even close to ramen. The noodles were probably actual spaghetti instead of ramen noodles, it had corn in in, a whole chunk of unflavored salmon and raw carrots for decoration.

Credit has to be given where credit is due. The seafood is fresh and tasty, good quality ingredients. They just don't know what to do with them, the right way, when it comes to asian food, which comprises a big chunk of their menu. However, food prepared in local style, seemed to look good (we didn't have it but saw it on other tables).

The verdict: Go there for seafood in local styles or simple preparations. Do not go for asian-oriented recipes. You will be...

Great food, flavour and portion sizes. Went there for my mother's birthday and ordered varied plates from their menu to gauge their options. We were very impressed with their Tempura items like their shrimps and sushi rolls. Their Dons (Rice plates) are also delicious, packed with flavors and very well portioned. However, we were disappointed on their ceviches, specially the Nikkei. Some pieces of the tuna were still frozen, and left a weird old-fish aftertaste. We had their white sangria, just order it without the pineapple, since it makes it overly sweet and gives the feel of drinking some soda instead. The after-coffee is delicious.

Ridiculous that their wifi network is private and they do not offer an option for their customers. Waiting staff is a bit slow, and we had to ask them to take away the empty plates to have more room for the next dishes several times. The valet and security crew were very helpful and accommodating. Overall I...