Galenos Restaurante — Restaurant in Bogota, Capital District

The food here was not executed well. The service was good and the ambiance was great. We started with the spring roll to start which I thought was excellent.

The main however was very lacking. We had the pork and calamari with risotto on bottom. I appreciate the portion was large as many portions in Colombia are large but the dish lacked flavor and was too salty. Conceptually I see what they were going for but this dish didn’t taste very good. The dish had too much salty and the sauce was very heavy seemingly as through it went with a different dish. The risotto also was overcooked and had more the texture of rice than traditional risotto. The calamari itself also was a bit undercooked and rubbery.

The extreme amount of salt and lack of cook on the calamari which made it fishy caused us to order a lot of water to wash it down. What bothered me very much was water here was $4/18,000 COP per 333 centileter bottle. We needed 3 to wash down the extremely salty dish and the total cost was 52,000 COP or $12x This is absurd. While the staff was courteous this price for water is ridiculous at a restaurant of this quality. To have a mouse boug and be a Michelin star contender while charging patrons this much is absurd. We are fortunate to be from New York and able to afford this but it’s heartbreaking to know three small glasses of water are the same cost as a full rotisserie chicken meal.

The desert we had was decent but lacked any elevation. Overall I think the staff is nice but the lack of execution on the entree was extremely disappointing. I would not recommend this restaurant for a special occasion or if visiting Colombia. It is not good enough for this...

ENGLISH BELOW

SUPER RECOMENDADO: Desde que llegamos al retaurante, nuestro mesero fue muy cordial con nosotros, y nos ayudo con cada pregunta que teniamos. Como fuimos durante la epoca de COVID-19, no sabiamos como iba ser los precauciones de bioseguridad, pero todo estaba muy bien organizado, y nos sentimos muy seguros. Nuestro mesero, Juan Guillermo, fue excelente con nosotros y nos dio el servicio mas alto que he visto en Colombia. Es mas, los platos que el recomendio fueron deliciosos. Al final de nuestra cena, Juan nos hizo un tour del restuarante, y todas las detalles que hacen la cena especial. Muchas gracias! Toca volver tan pronto como possible!

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED: From the moment we got to the restaurant, our waiter was very cordial with us and was able to help us with every question that we had. As we went during during the period of COVID-19, we were concerned about the precautions that they were taking to prevent the spread of the virus, but we were quickly put at ease when it was clear that everything was well thought out and organised. Our waiter, Juan Guillermo, was excellent with us and gave us the highest quality service that I've received in Colombia. Moreover, the dishes that he recommended turned out to be delicious, so there is no doubt that the other dishes are also delicious. At the end of our meal, we got a tour of the restaurant and realised how many of the details were there to make our meal that much more special. Thank you very much, we've got to come back as soon...

Mixed experience. The positive; without a doubt, the service, which is top notch. The location and ambience and the view is excellent. Our appetizers were great and very well executed. And so was my wife’s dinner, a corvina over risotto. Things took a turn for the worst when my meal arrived. The negative; first it was a rack of lamb, it was cooked to medium yet completely bland and dry on the inside. I sent back and insisted that they charged me for it because I thought it was me since I raise my own and I’m used to that flavor. I then ordered a Chuletón and it was worse. Completely dry, it looked and tasted as if it had been cooked the day before and all it’s juices were drained from it and re heated to be served. Not what I was expecting from a high end establishment, especially in Bogota were one can order a great piece of meat from just about every other restaurant in town. Maybe they had a bad night, who knows but once again their service didn’t turn this into a 1 star review. I recommend for the service, the ambience, the appetizers and...