Restaurante Pacífico - Cali

The restaurant never brings my food to me home on the day of the mother (most important day in Colombian culture)

We visited this restaurant on our holiday in Cali on the 15/9/18 for dinner. Supposed to be like a Valentine's Day in Cali. All red hearts and balloons in restaurants everywhere. Not here though. Very sterile but elegant setting portraying a very serious restaurant. We...were seated promptly and orders taken. Our lack of Spanish language knowledge did not help us at all. There were two waiters serving and about 30 seated for dinner service. Anyway we managed to,order of the English menu. Prices in C.O.P Ordered entree Frutos al sart 13000. Ensalada mar d 22000 per serve. Pescado Entero 36000 Arroz mariners 36000 2 x stout beers 14000 Entree took ages to come but the three very tiny morsels of food were all delicious in taste and texture. Well presented. Salads the next course was brought in and it nothing but chewy rings of oily fried crumbed calamari served with a very poor plain lettuce mix salad. No dressing, nothing. Shocking dish of just leaves and few bits of crumbed calamari. We ordered only one serve but misunderstanding brought us two. We tried to cancel one of the mains but they said it was already prepared. Rushed to our table were the mains. We had not even gone through our salads. Seafood risotto like preparation with rice and seafood. Let me be honest it was terrible. The seafood was all cooked through like rubber, chewy. No flavour. Why on earth would you cook the seafood so much. I did not get it. The other main was Pescado Entero. It was fish of the day whole cooked fried. Again the same thing. Cooked the **** out of the poor fish making it very unedible. We enjoyed the cerveze negra which is black beer in Colombia just like stout but mild strength. It was not a very pleasant evening at all. The restaurant came highly recommended by our hotel manager. I think they were short on staff as well. A very hefty bill for unpalatable food. Would we return. A definite No. My opinion as above only. Love good food but this was not to be Make up your own mind. We did pass by the restaurant a few times during our weeks stay in Cali but it was rather empty?... wonder why. Everything was badly presented. For a restaurant with so many awards on the wall it was hard to believe that they deserved it. Go somewhere else there are wall to wall restaurants in that street. It was so dissapointing I did not even take pictures. Total bill on the night 156200 COP with 10% tip and also 8% tax

It is traditional eating with a lot of soul in it. amazing quality accompanied by an exquisite taste. if you want to try Pacific cuisine, this restaurant is a certain must. also the service is excellent.

This place is a great option for traveling who want to try the beautifully served great foods from pacific cost. there they find all kinds of seafood that they can imagine!

Had a great meal. another day returned. I wanted to use the bathroom. door ajar. bartender sits in the stall. frighten on me. big I lost my appetit.