Restaurante el Bote Cerveza Natales

The food options sound very nice and it's a charming place with their own tasty craft beer. Unfortunately we had the feeling that it's rather overpriced: yes you get large portions but the quality and the price are not matching. I ordered steak and was not askes how I'd like it cooked and I got it well done - a shame for the meat and the price. So the food was solid, the drinks and service very good! But it was the most expensive dinner in 7 weeks in South America and that was not justified.

Nice spot for local foods. Great options on the menu - we had the fish and the guanaco. Servings are very large and everything is priced separately. Definitely enough to share. Food was good (really liked the guanaco, fish and fries were ok), but prices were quite expensive. Good spot if looking for a more upscale experience.

My wife and I loved this restaurant. Visited twice for dinner during our three day trip to Puerto Natales/Torres del Paine National Park. Ate some of the best seafood we have ever had. Keep in mind that we have lived in Puerto Rico, New England and Florida, where we have access to excellent seafood options. The Centolla Magallanica (king crab meat), Paila Marina (seafood soup) and Pulpo a la Española (grilled optopus) were delicious. So was the Cerveza Natales (stout). As for the service, we cannot say enough about our waiter, Kevin. He was professional, personable, and attentive. Overall, a delightful experience with tasty, plentiful food.

Excellent seafood. The soup is really good (probably the best I’ve tried in all Patagonia). And the server who looks like french singer Joe Dassin is really nice. And the red beer is excellent

Fantastic restaurant with very fast service. There was a great atmosphere with plenty of people enjoying themselves, sadly some live music began just as we had finished our dessert. We’d love to go back. The food was excellent, with a very homemade feel. We opted for a tuna steak and the sea bass and it was delicious. We finished it off with a tasty tiramisu.

the food was hearty and delicious! local ingredients, good music, friendly staff. an amazing experience!

Excelent food! The staff is courteous and polite! So good that we have returned the next Day!

Great food and excellent service! The crab is super yummy!

How does this place have three stars??? I loved the food and the staff were extremely friendly and helpful. We ordered the crab pie, the salmon ceviche, and the sea bass entree. All were delicious, but my favorite was the ceviche. It was a little spicy, has fresh avocado, corn, and salmon (which was new for me). You get giant portions so come hungry or just order the appetizer sizes. The only con is the price. It was a little pricier than what I would normally pay for lunch, but the food was worth it. And, we got to try authentic Chilean food! Thank you for the great experience.

Unfortunately I was brought the wrong item for lunch. Then when the check came I asked if I should leave tip they said it was included. I came back for dinner and they again brought the wrong first course. I turned it away immediately. Then when the check came I paid cash 80000 pesos check was 72600 and she kept the change and didn't come back or even look my way. I sat there for 10-15 minutes waiting to see if she would come back. She didn't. Food okay. Service could have been better. They need a hostess to take care of the stream of customers coming in the door interrupting the waitresses who double as hostess and servers.

Wow, what a find! Excellent lamb, Merluza, soups and wine. Run, don't walk, it's great.

We went to El Bote today for lunch and it was really tasty! Though it was a teeeeeeny bit pricier than i would have liked, but of course i always want a deal. Who doesnt :)? Anyways, we got the seafood soup and the patagonia lamb. The lamb was soo good! Who says you need a million different spices to make something so tender and juicy? Salt is a spice too. The seafood soup was deceivingly small. But it was packed with a shitton of salmon, calamari, oysters, clams, mussels, and other veggies. So hearty and so so tasty. We also ordered an octupus appetizer (which we shouldn't have since everything was so largely portionized). And i got an Austral Patagonian lager and he got a Calafate juice. All just delicious. Servers were kind. They take credit card. And it was a pretty fast service. We came in hungry and left happy. Thanks, El Bote!

Food: was unimpressive and fairly pedestrian. Service: was friendly and prompt. Ambiance: is basic.

Overpriced, greasy fries, tough steak, good guanaco and rice. We don't recommend it.

First restaurant I ate at here. Saw sheep on the drive in so figured it would be tasty to give them a try. (That was a LONG drive) Dish was chewy and greasy just like how we would make lamb on the ranch. Of course these sheep are different they look somewhat like a camel goat if you know what I mean. They would appear let's say, more nimble than say , your average sheep so I think that accounts for their chewy taste on account of their muscles being more developed. This is why my popy would have me go give the sheep a good hamstring and groin stretch before slaughter to make sure they were nice and limber before being cooked. Anyways OK ambiance and Mexican music.

Lo mejor para mi fue el Postre " Castañas al Almíbar" % recomendado, un postre fuera de lo común.

The only good things about this restaurant were the drinks and the service. The food was terrible. We ordered the guanaco and the salmon. The guanaco was difficult to eat, but the salmon was even worse. We did not even finished half of the salmon. We talked with another couple that had been there the same night and they also said their food was horrible. Stay away from here if you want a good meal. I hope they put more time into their ingredients and preparation in the future.

You know you've passed this place when you see the wooden boat outside of the restaurant. They're fairly inexpensive and the ratio of tourists to locals is quite high. They do serve guanaco (those llama looking guys you see frolicking around Torres Del Paine) and Patagonian lamb, in addition to some more expensive seafood options. If you want the guanaco, ask when you enter, because they tend to sell out. Not all the servers speak English, so make sure you have your language capabilities ready for any crazy orders. Very clean, kind of date-like atmosphere, and solid portions. My friend and I got calamari (they're shaped like onion rings, and it wasn't the heaping US portion we were thinking of) and the Patagonian lamb. The lamb was pretty good, although very fatty with cuts that I wouldn't normally purchase. Washed it all down with two beers and we were good to go - Would I go again? Probably not, but it was worth a try.

I think this place got the reputation with seafood, not with the meat dishes. After two days in a row seafood, I needed some change. We ordered a llama and a loin dishes after seafood soup. Seafood soup was good but both meat dishes were not that impressive. But I have to say, combined nice service we got, this is decent seafood restaurant. If I come here again, I will probably order sea-bass, or king crab & shrimp dishes. Those looked much better.

El Bote restaurant in Puerto Natales has an excellent Octopus appetizer, great sea bass entree but the star of the meal was a seafood margarita sauce that you order as an optional side dish to the fish. Make sure to have it in a bowl and not over the fish as it is a stand alone meal in itself. It is by far the most amazing seafood chowder I ever had. They give a ton of mash potatoes that you can split with the table so I recommend ordering different side dishes and just share with everyone. The service was just okay.