Borago in Santiago, Chile

Borago seems to be polarizing in this sub, and I can see why after dining here. It's creative and conceptual in using ingredients that I haven't really encountered elsewhere. Attempts to showcase things that are native to Chile. There's new flavors. The service is attentive and the food is certainly an experience, but was it delicious? Sometimes. The food here probably required more explanation than any other place I've been, not only as to the ingredients and prep process like most places, but also how to assemble, order to eat, and which parts of the dish were actually food vs decoration. A great place if you value creativity but definitely not a place I would take people like my parents, who probably are just looking for something that's just tasty and uses a few decadent ingredients. This is possibly the closest I've gotten to feeling like I was dining at the restaurant from The Menu.

We had their Autumn menu. 16 courses for $179,000 CLP per person. Opted for the juice pairing. Michelin doesn't have any recs for Santiago at the moment but Borago is currently #29 on World's 50 Best. Would describe this as an elevated twigs and berries experience