Oda Restaurante

The best restaurant in Bogotá! This is the authenticity at its best. Outstanding combination of techniques and flavors. The dishes are truly original, with an exquisite combination of textures and techniques, without leaving aside their roots. There’s a lot of intensity in flavors, and a fantastic balance in your palate. Their strength is not in desserts. We ordered only one, and its design ruined the texture it was supposed to have. They use an excess of words to explain everything. Would be nice if they are more concise about the information they are sharing.

The food is very flavorful and balanced, each dish we had delivered a different play of aromas. The cocktails were well crafted, the card offers classics and new creations. The wine card is neatly arranged with an overseeable selection, it is possible to order some of the wines by the glass. The service was friendly, attentive and motivated. Overall you receive a great price to pleasure ratio, from a European perspective the dishes are fairly priced and sized in a way that will not leave you hungry as in other venues. One star deduction in Ambiente since their were some signs of wear and tear visible in different objects. The place is shared with an indoor golf business, golf apparel is sold in the entrance area, which I found odd and unbefitting. On the other hand due to the elevated location of the restaurant the view of Bogotá’s north is spectacular. Looking forward to my next visit.

Two level lounge/restaurant. Spectacular view. Food was very good with some innovative touches. Chef came out to introduce the dishes. Waiting staff was great. A la carte option available.

Outstanding restaurant! All the dishes are made with local ingredients! The chefs are extremely talented and creative! Loved the ambience as well! All the servers and waiters are very knowledgeable and attentive. It was probably one of the best dinners I’ve had in Bogota.

Honestly, so disappointing. I am simply and utterly disappointed. My party was 7 people and they had the most uncomfortable table that was clearly made for 4 people. We asked if they could help us out and they did nothing! Even though there were empty tables around us. Since this restaurant is new it’s paining to rate them so low but the food was just not it. One of the pictures attached had half the plate empty which, I’m not a food critic, but I think is terrible! Add something to the empty space, the presentation is horrific! It just feels like this restaurant is trying to find their identity and they haven’t done so. It’s very difficult to understand what they want to be, the waiters said that they suggest that the plates be shared which is odd because the plates looked like a regular meal and not something that is meant to be shared. The taste was mid. Do better.

Fantastic restaurant! My Spanish is rusty and the staff provided an English menu and went above and beyond in explaining all the dishes in English. The food was delicious; I had the pork ribs and they were superb. Great atmosphere for a romantic dinner! Tip for locating the restaurant: You have to enter the area with turnstiles, go around them to the left, and take the elevator to the top floor (“M”).

We can wholeheartedly recommend Oda if you want to have a more upscale, experimental Colombian dining experience for a reasonable price. Staff was considerate of the fact that our Spanish is a bit rusty, making sure we had an English menu and that we had a waitress who explained every dish in English. Dishes were packed with flavour and used ingredients native to Colombia.

I was excited to visit this restaurant as it was recently added to the list of the 50 best restaurants in Latin America. Oda is located in a neighborhood that isn’t particularly known for upscale dining - so it’s a bit of an anomaly in that respect. They have a menu focused on Colombian ingredients and “comida de autor”. Our server did a fantastic job explaining how much food to order and even recommended some incredible drinks. And every time a dish arrived the staff was very friendly and thorough in explaining each component of the dish. The dishes were good - I especially liked the Orellanas - mushrooms served two different ways with onion ice cream and onion broth. We also ordered the chorizo, the fish tartar, the arroz caldoso, and the cola de res. In all honesty the food was a little underwhelming. The presentation was beautiful, but the textures and the flavors didn’t impress us that much - at least not enough to feel like we were eating in one of the 100 best restaurants in Latin America. I wound still recommend this restaurant to anyone - the dishes are creative and innovative, and the drinks were really good. I would just recommend people come with realistic expectations.