My spouse and I dined at Bar Danes at the Santiago de Chile
Airport twice on a Saturday in late March 2017. On our first visit, we ate
lunch, and then due to lack of better choices (and also because of our
successful first meal), we returned that same day for dinner (although dinner
was less successful than lunch). Note that the staff speaks no English, nor is
an English menu available. Although we are not Spanish-speakers, we were able
to communicate adequately. (In general, we found a lack of English-speaking
staff in the landside restaurants, whereas the staff at the airside
establishments spoke a little English.)
Bar Danes is located on the third level of the airport
(which holds the airline check-in counters and security checkpoints for departing
passengers). The bar/restaurant is positioned across from the domestic security
gate, near Dunkin’ Donuts, a pharmacy, a Britt shop, and an independent sundry
shop. Danes offers both booth and table seating, some of which extends a bit
into the atrium area for a more spacious feel. You can also sit farther inside
the restaurant or at the bar. “Danes” means “Danish” in Spanish. Other
locations (besides the airport) include Colon, Vitacura, and Alto Las Condes.
Bar Danes serves Danish and continental cuisine including
sandwiches, burgers, salads, and entrees. For lunch, we ordered two sanguches
de la casa (house sandwiches), which arrived with ingredients piled high on large
round rolls. For dinner, we requested the empanadas as a starter, but our waiter
gestured that they were only sold at lunchtime. Then we tried to order pastel
de choclo (a sort of beef-and-corn shepherd’s pie) and a fried chicken dinner, but
again he indicated that these entrees were only available at lunch (at least we
thought that’s what he meant!) Instead, we ordered the chili cheese fries as a
starter (not recommended) and two different sandwiches/burgers, but they were
not as impressive the second time around. Although the food was not
inexpensive, the prices were on par with other dining choices at the airport.
Each of our meals cost about $55 USD for one shared appetizer, two
burgers/sandwiches, and three rounds of drinks (three beers and three sodas).
When it was time to pay our bill, the server motioned that he would add a 10%
gratuity if acceptable, and when we indicated that it was, he ran our credit
card through a portable machine that he brought to the table.
If we had known that some menu items were only available for
mid-day, we would have reversed the order of our meal selections. As such, our
first meal was more satisfactory than our second.
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