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The food at this restaurant was such a pleasant surprise. I had the cheese empanada and the hangar steak with eggs and carmelized onions - every bite melted in my mouth. My husband ate the fish chowder (the best he says he ever had) and the beef brisket. We had pisco sours, red sangria and homemade Chilean ice cream. All in all, one of the best meals we've ever had - and we have eaten at some fine restaurants around the world. The service is a bit on the slow side, but the food is well worth it

Not sure where some of the reviewers who called the food mediocre were eating. Despite the upscale vibe, this is home-style South American food, and should be judged on that basis, not against something like Bouloud or Vongerichten. The food I had was amazing. The beef empanada was as close to perfect as I've had, and the salteada was like shredded Chilean pot roast. The service is slow the way slow cooking is slow - measured, careful, worth the wait. And it's more than made up for by watching the maitre'd work the room. He is extremely personable, and knows a ton about food and wine. I'm not Chilean, so I have no idea how authentic the food really is. But I do have Chilean friends, and I plan to bring them here and find out what they think. In the meantime, I can almost guarantee I'll be back, for the atmosphere and the wine alone, never mind the delicious food. Well done.

For some reason, I wanted to like this place. Service is terrible. So slow, for no good reason. They never told us about the prix fixe menu, and considering what we paid for the meal, the mediocre quality of the food, and the poor service, paying only $25.00 a person would have taken some of the sting out. Best thing: the fried pumpkin bread. The maitre'd is charming, but that's not enough. I waited 10 minutes to have a drink order taken while waiting at the bar, we waited another 13 minutes to get drinks at the table (the place was just about empty, no surprise). The pork was dry, overspiced but still flavorless. Everything came with the same brown mushroom sauce. Much better places to go than this one.

What a treat to have a place in the theater district that is so unlike all the others. The food is excellent. We had delicious, fresh ceviche and Paila Marina, a Chilean fish and shellfish soup. It was light, brothy, flavorful - a perfect meal before the theater. The dip for the bread is a marvel of garlic, peppers and corriander. Mmmm! Selection of wine is limited but they are good. Service is very pleasant and professional. I love it!

As a Chilean, I must say that the Prix Fixe Menu is not representative of the actual food one eats in Chile. The rest of the menu is ok, but the portions of food are too small (which also differs dramatically from actual Chilean food -portions are known for being extremely generous) and extremely over-priced. The fact that they don't have sopaipillas or pebre as part of the menu also brought my attention.

We tried Pomaire while on a girls-only trip to NYC because we thought it seemed like a fun place, and we wanted to try something different. The atmosphere was fine, very rustic and quaint, but the service was extremely slow given that there were only two other customers there when we were seated (and they were done with their meal). It took a long time before anyone took our order, and it seemed like we were being ignored while the the owner/staff members chatted with other customers who came in and with each other. Two of the four entrees we ordered were basic foods you could make at home any time, while the other two had a unique flavor indicative of the restaurant's ethnicity. The overall experience was a bit disappointing but would have been much better had the service been there.

This is becoming my favorite restaurant! Every time I eat there it doesn't disappoint. Service is good, food is good. Reasonable prices for the city.