Ok restaurant at the Mercado Central A little overpriced but good service Something we had to do :) read more

What a fun lunch. Located in the Mercado Central this is a great place to stop and have lunch. Wonderful service that was friendly and helpful. Food was good. We enjoyed ourselves. $$$ read more

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Mercado Central the fish market. It was an interesting place with restaurants in the middle and fish stores circling them. We went to El Galeno. The restaurant was pretty big with many sections. I found the food okay. We had to try. The wait staff was nice. read more

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One of the stops on our food tour, El Galeón is located inside the Mercado Central. It's a nice restaurant, a little bit upscale and very comfortable. Service was excellent. We were introduced to Santiago's empanadas, these ones were nicely stuffed with a variety of chopped fish. There's really no telling what was in there but it was tasty and enjoyable. Quite hot from the fryer, it was a good sized portion. As well, what we are told is one the best Pisco Sours in all of Santiago. I've had a whiskey sour here or there and this was very similar. A bit more "lime" flavor and quite sour. A delicious way to start our food tour. read more

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We stopped by here for a quick bite. This is a very nice and clean restaurant located at the Mercado. We enjoyed a crab and cheese empanada and a shellfish empanada. Both were very tasty. We washed them down with a couple pisco sours. I saw the king crab in the refrigerated cases. Gotta come back to try that! So we did go back for dinner tonight. Same great friendly service but WOW what an incredible meal. Crab salad with lemon dressing followed by an absolutely fantastic Peruvian ceviche. To finish was the King Crab and they even separate the pieces and remove the shell. A hot cast iron bowl of butter and garlic await dipping. WOW it doesn't get much better than this. A delicious bottle of Savignon Blanc to wash it all down. Im in seafood heaven! read more

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This was our last stop in Santiago and it did not disappoint. Sebastian greeted us and after a few moments of conversation we decided to eat there. We sat upstairs where we were able to see just about everything going on in the fish market. We started with water and seafood empanada which were pretty large and tasty. The three of us then ordered the seafood 'boat' which was plenty for us to share. The shrimp, oysters, muscles, and crab were all good. The ceviche wasn't my cup of tea. The fried items weren't seasoned and the bread wasn't crispy. We also ordered a bottle of white wine and then we each bought one to take home. The staff was friendly and the food was good. read more

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Right outside the central market, good place for seafood! I visited Chile and came to the central market during lunch time. This waiter started advertising to us and their vast menu caught our eye. We were seated on the upper floor which wasn't too big, so a table of six was a little crowded. We were offered a small cup of this alcoholic drink, which tasted pretty good. Personally, I ordered this.. octopus rice dish and my boyfriend ordered the swordfish with a side of rice. I loved my dish, the flavor was wonderful, the serving was generous, and the seafood was so amazingly fresh. My boyfriend loved his swordfish as well, saying it was fresh and tasted amazing. Among our party of six, we agreed that the seafood was fresh and the food was yummy (: I also want to mention, the free bread and salsa given was really good, especially the salsa. We even asked for more salsa to add a bit of spice in our own dishes. The service was pretty good. The bathrooms were clean and well stocked (better than a lot of other restaurants in Chile). I thought the price was fair. I recommend this place if you're near the central market and you're looking for some good seafood! read more

El Galeón Restaurant - Rice dish with octopus. Forgot the name lol - Seafood Near Me - Santiago, RM

The fish market was the last place to stop to end our trip to Santiago. We were greeted by Sebastian who happened to be a native of New York. His hospitality is what actually made us stay at this restaurant. We ordered a seafood platter which was ALOT of food in my opinion, but it was good. We had more wine and even ended up taking a few bottles home. read more

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First experience with this restaurant was awful. The place was really crowded and the waiters kept forgetting all the orders from the surrounding tables. With ours, it took half an hour for them to serve one undercooked fish and another salmon filled with spines. Had to recall the first dish which was simply reheated and returned. Price is above average, really bad value. Won't return and definitely do not recommend. read more

El Galeón Restaurant - Seafood Near Me - Santiago, RM

This place is located right outside mercado central. This restaurant specializes in seafood dishes. My family decided to stop by this place for lunch at around 2pm. The place has people but it was not very full so we were seated right away. Before we even were able to place an order, the waiter comes to our table and pours us each complimentary sparkling wine. I expected the wine to be cheap but it was surprisingly quite delightful. I ordered the mango juice to drink, it was quite delicious. To eat, I ordered the traditional style swordfish with a side of rice. The swordfish was absolutely amazing, the filet was thick, well seasoned and well cooked. The swordfish was priced at around $15 USD, and let me say that it was definitely worth the money. Most of the rest of my family ordered seafood from this place and they were not dissappointed. My family left this restaurant very satisfied. In conclusion, if you are outside mercado central and can not make your mind up about where to eat, check out El Galeon. The seafood tastes amazingly well seasoned and fresh. The servers are friendly and patient. Definitely one of the better places that we ate at during vacation. read more

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The king crab was good but wasn't mind blowing. It was nice that they prepare it by cutting it up for you. The ceviche was not good - we got the three different ceviche and it tasted as if it has been in the lemon for too long. Not only that, it was way over priced. read more

El Galeón Restaurant - Seafood Near Me - Santiago, RM

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Decent food and value. We stopped by around noon on a Friday, and it was not particularly busy. We split a couple of dishes, including a crab empanada and two seafood stews. The soups were alright, not that much flavor but a decent amount of seafood, while the crab empanada was actually quite good, reasonably filled with crab and with a well-prepared, dough-y shell. It's a reasonable place to come for a meal at the Mercado. read more

We stopped by to grab a quick bite to eat. All day I had really wanted a vegetable empanada but they didn't have any so I opted for their meat empanada. I was disappointed because it had purple olives and hard boiled egg on it. I'm not fond of olives and I have to be in the mood for eggs. The empanada was fried and I rather have it baked. My daughter ordered ceviche and it was ok, the citrus flavor could have been toned down. My daughter found a hair in her meal and the waiter gave he another ceviche to go. The two young waiters we had we very nice. read more

El Galeón Restaurant - Meat empanadas - Seafood Near Me - Santiago, RM

A very good seafood restaurant with friend staff and reasonable prices. We would definitely return if we lived in Santiago. We shared Pescado Concato (fish stew) with congrio (conger) and ceviche. It was plenty for the two of us. read more

If you know you are headed into a tourist spot not a culinary innovative restaurant you will enjoy yourself! Keep your food choices simple. Order a what the Chileans order for an appetizer - and empanada stuffed with seafood. And order your main course like a tourist - a Centolla. Find a nice bottle of wine to accompany and you will be set. Definitely worth a meal. I return every time I am in Santiago. read more

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Not my favorite. The location is good but I don't think the seating inside were very nice. The odor was of rotting meat and just a bit sour. The dining rooms on the street side were great so I recommend those. The food was just ok but disappointed since we were in the actual market. I expected better but at least the wine of the region makes everything taste better! It is a favorite of the area so perhaps I would return if accompanied by local friends. read more

Look somewhere else. They have a staff outside to pressure you to come in. The food was BAD. Salmon was dry, fries were uncooked and cold.

Good selection, friendly staff, nice atmosphere, great seafood. Would eat here again read more

Located in the busy market area of Santiago, the fresh seafood stands drew us in to the restaurant for our seafood fix but overall we were disappointed. The restaurant is a bit dirty around the edges and our mixed platter of seafood was mostly fried or covered in cheese and did not seem fresh. The cold prawns were clearly old and no-one at our table would touch them. One family member experienced serious gastrointestinal distress after eating the seafood soup, not how you want to spend your afternoon touring the city. read more

Food was way too overpriced and not worth it. Better to look for holes in the wall with real food, not this tourist trap

We had a nice lunch here! Fish and shellfish are the highlights but they also have filets and the traditional corn pie. Service was very good. Pisco sours were terrific. Bathrooms clean. We were entertained with a roaming trio or musicians, fun! Our tour guide recommend this restaurant and we were not disappointed. read more

Beware tourist, they say that the American dollar exchange will be at 1 US to 700 chilean peso, but when the bill came they converted my dollar to 1US TO 560 chilean peso. The food was awful, the sea bass has an after taste not very palatable for this fish. The salmon was bland. Service was slow. read more

The people were very nice and helpful for gringos. The menu had many seafood dishes and a few chicken dishes (Espanol y English). The staff was very helpful, even for English speakers. We had house specials and they were very good! The place was clean and the in restaurant bathroom was great especially for the location. read more

I would give 0 stars if I could. Food was mediocre and you will have your credit card info stolen. I came with a group of friends; each of us that paid with a credit card had our card number stolen and thousands of dollars of electronics charged at a local Samsung store. read more