El Fogon De Pucon - Loncoche

Very delicious meat, great value for the prices. Only service is a bit slow, takes around 1 hour.

I only wanted to try or sample empanadas at least once on the Chile trip because most of my time had been spent on trails or in the bush eating minimally from the backpack. The two waiters were patient with me when I asked them about empanada ingredients. At first I insisted on empanadas filled with meat and vegetables as well as a good dose of spice, but I gathered from their reaction that's not how it works in the Chilean kitchen. So, I settled for meat but insisted on no cheese anywhere on the plate. I have no idea if these meat empanadas were of high quality, but they were hot (not just warmed over in a microwave or air fryer) and tasty, especially with the sides of merquen and aji sauce to give the rather bland empanadas a kick. I was happy about them. The restaurant was nearly empty of patrons at the time, but regardless, the wait staff were gracious with my questions and even friendly. The restaurant's interior decor is nice. I would have needed more time in the country to return for a full and proper meal. Thank you.

Thoroughly unimpressed. Nothing was terrible; it was death by a thousand paper cuts. They didn 't have the wine I ordered, or the one I ordered after that. They didn 't have the empanadas my wife ordered (indicating that they probably don 't make them there) and the mini cheese puffs they ultimately delivered certainly seemed like the frozen variety. My wife 's consomme with chicken, egg and vegetables was nothing more than some chicken broth with an egg and some cilantro whisked in and a couple tiny flecks of chicken. My sirloin was quite tough and, worse than that, seasoned with fake smoke flavor. I don 't see the point. The fries were good. The overall impression was one of superficiality and middling quality. I wouldn 't return.

It was just ok. The lamb was chewy, full of fat and almost no meat. It comes with 2 small potatoes. Not coming back

Good service, lots of food on the shared platter with good quality meat. Reasonable prices.