La Gastroteca

La Gastroteca in San Salvador is my favorite place to celebrate birthdays, anniversaries, and other special occasions. The atmosphere is cozy and elegant, perfect for meaningful moments. Every time I go, the food and service exceed expectations. It’s not just a restaurant—it’s where memories are made. Highly recommended for anyone looking for a refined and unforgettable dining experience.

Recommended if you are looking for international dishes but not if interested in local cuisine. Food was good and the staff were nice.

another great dining experience in El Salvador, beyond our expectations, a small restaurant which I found on OpenTable everyone was extremely helpful and friendly even that we didn’t speak Spanish. Even the chef came out and couldn’t have been nicer helping us understand the menu, which I must say was exceptional. I had the salmon which was delicious, the potatoes, delicious seafood pasta, outstanding nice quality of seafood, the fillet was excellent, the pear salad was delicious and the tuna tartar was also excellent and the wine was Argentina and delicious service was impeccable. In fact, even after the dinner, the chef sent us a complementary piece of the most delicious orange cake with olive oil, one of my favorites. this is a restaurant if you’re in El Salvador, lucky for us we were in the area where we could walk. It’s definitely worth your effort to get there.

Super bueno! 10/10 The service was impeccable start to finish and the food was delicious. Great quality, nice staff, and atmosphere.

Everything we had was good. Tuna tartare, fried calamari, lamb ribs, duck, and the cheesecake! I liked the duck more than the lamb ribs. The duck’s pineapple sauce was very good. L

Mediocre and overpriced food. I tried the $29 "wagyu" bolognese and it was a HUGE dissapointment. Runny sauce, bland unseasoned meat and below average pasta. They overcharge for bread which should be a courtesy and $8 for house water. An absolute rippoff. The service was great but 100% NOT WORTH IT. The risotto was OK and the lime dessert as well. Al Pomodoro, Monterroso, and Cacio e Pepe are all much better options. The quality of the food was below average, nothing high end here.

Exceptional meal and restaurant! Centrally located in El Salvador, amazing quality food and super reasonable prices compared to the quality of food. In my travels, this meal was on pair with places I’ve eaten at with Michelin stars in NYC, Paris, and London, for a fraction of the cost. The team is great (albeit almost entirely Spanish speaking, which is fine) and knowledgeable, super professional. Highly recommend for anyone who loves high quality food visiting El Sal.

Second visit, yet first review. Long review ahead: Let me start this off by saying, you can complain about the prices all you want, but you get what you pay for. In this very rare case, in El Salvador, you are basically paying for excellence. We visited on a Chef's Table night (the chef is amazing not only with the food but with customer interaction) Being that it was our second visit we knew what to expect, amazing food, amazing service, and yes, high prices. There are a few other restaurants in this country that do what this one does. Some may make similar dishes, but not at the level achieved at this restaurant. The staff is the kind that goes above and beyond for your every need, the chef visited our table with each course and before and after the menu was served. Multiple times. The restaurant is small which provides for personal interaction with the wait staff and in this case the chef. After reading some of the reviews, most of the complaints refer to the prices. This restaurant is definitely not for everyone. But don't let that stop you from checking and attempting to visit. It's not a once a month kind of thing, but it's very special. If you are staying at the hotels in the area and have some extra money to spend on a higher class meal. Definitely pay them a visit. Overall a 10 out of 10. Chef, continue the amazing work. Hats off to you and your team.