Chiringuito Francis Mallmann

Beautiful culinary experience in a comfy private booth on the beach. We loved the grilled shrimp, octopus, grilled fish, crab cakes and the vegetarian entree was a welcomed surprise with thinly sliced potato and vegetables that had an exquisite texture. The desserts were each unique and outstanding; the peach tart with a touch of lime was the best we ever tried and the chocolate basque tart was feathery light. The dulce de leche pancake and the flan were also delicious. Highly recommend this acclaimed spot if you are in Jose Ignacio.

What an experience! Mallmann really delivered here! There’s no better beach experience in Jose Ignacio. Amazing food, great service and beautiful setting. The only downside is their fixed menu (1 starter, 1 main course and 1 dessert) and that you can only spend 2h on the table, which is understandable, because I would have spent the whole day there! Wish there was more flexibility on ordering a few other things, we would have loved to try many other starters.

The place is amazing and the food great. Of course is extremely expensive, but some time is with it. The wagyu beef was amazing and the empanadas (starter) as well

Well… it is a restaurant of one of the most prestigious chefs in the world… and it costs a lot.. that being said you expect something compatible with the magnitude of the name behind + the amount of money you are paying and the bar goes high. The place is very unique in the “middle of the beach” very isolated, and each table has its own “booth” so it is indeed very private… but as the foldable (veeeery simple) tables are on top of the sand it is not that practical and at least in our case we ate in a “diagonal” level as one part of our table was relevantly higher than the other. Another note os that I would expect to have an introduction of the place, the menu, the chef their ideology etc and had nothing it was just a normal welcome from the serves and one “here is the menu”… Well the food… I would expect of such a restaurant to have an “amuse bouche” that is a little welcome from the chef… other restaurants in the area have it… but the food was REALLY good, but nothing out or this world! The menu is 3 courses that you choose an appetizer, main course and dessert… the burrata salad was amazing, with many different nuances of flavour and the empanadas were the best we ever had! As main dishes I chose the burger because I was jntrigued with the fact that it was a blend of bovine and ovine meat… it was DELICIOUS, but in my opinion even though I asked it to be “al punto” or “medium” it came a bit over done, with no sign of pinkeness of the beef it was almost dry! The milanese was good in flavour but not top 3 we ever had, the puree was definitely a highlight, sooo flavourful and the texture was just perfect, not too soft. For desserts we order the 70% cacau and dulce the leche mousse (INCREDIBLE) and the dulce the leche pancakes- the pancakes were not as pleasant to eat, though the dulce the leche was fantastic - I dont know if it was homemade - and in my opinion it did not match as well with orange cream that came on the side! We were lucky to have had the presence of mister Mallmann himself and he was very nice! It was a great experience but it is not a place I would die to go back

Walked from the town to this beach restaurant today- 3 hr round trip! It said it was open but when we got there… nothing! Beware of Google maps opening times- not accurate. Loved the walk though!

This place is special. Yes, it is expensive. But the food is great, and the concept is amazing.

Beautiful place by the beach. Quite expensive for a beach though it’s a whole step menu.

Went for lunch yesterday. Well prepared food and funky setting. Opted for the 3 course lunch. Worst service imaginable. We waited 25 minutes for the check after asking 3 times. If you are charging over $100 (no alcohol) for lunch, the food should be memorable and the service equally so. Skip this pretentious beach joint. There much better places within walking distance.