Melissa H.
Yelp
Tiramisu has been our go-to neighborhood restaurant for nearly two years now. The first day I ever ate here during a busy lunch hour, I thought I was ordering a glass of white wine, but to my surprise, I had actually ordered a bottle (that's how amazing the wine prices are).
We often bring visiting friends or recent arrivals here to prove that you can find decent pizza in Santiago. Pre-covid, there was often a long line to get into this multiplex of a restaurant (I'm told this started out as one normal-sized restaurant but quickly expanded to take up half a block and about four restaurants, but that's hearsay, so who knows?). Nowadays, it's still packed, but with social distancing and more reservations.
We visited with a group of 5 on the night of the grand reopening during covid, and while the service was the same, the menu and some dishes were definitely different. Rather than the large menu book complete with photos and multiple sections, the menu is now printed on a disposable paper placemat. Most notably, the normally thick bruschetta on French bread was instead brought out on very thin "integral" bread slices. My table mates and I surmised that the bakery from which the restaurant sourced its bread may have sadly been a victim of covid. Nonetheless, the pizza dough was as good as we remembered it.
On that particular night, we did something none of us had done before: we ordered dessert. And not just one but three desserts since we were celebrating two birthdays. We had a banana split sundae, a chocolate-hazelnut ice cream in a waffle cup, and of course, tiramisu (which, thanks to the expresso, kept me wide awake later that night).
About a week later, we brought two new friends back to introduce them to our favorite haunt. Surprisingly, with no reservation, there was no wait despite a busy restaurant. We started with a delicious cheese plate that came with long, thick slices of bread that had been quickly grilled but were still soft in the middle. The best part was the side of honey, which went beautifully with the blue cheese in particular. All of us ordered our own pizzas and there were no complaints and barely any leftovers.
One of the best things about Tiramisu is that they don't balk at modifications. Though they have about 30 pizzas on the menu, pretty much every pizza is build-your-own. My hubby regularly adds and removes toppings from what is printed on the menu and no one bats an eye. From salads to roasted chicken to calzones, given the prices and excellent service, this really could be the best restaurant in Santiago.