Carmen in Medellin, Columbia

We had:

Had a 7 course chefs tasting menu with wine pairing. Didn’t do a review of every single thing but in general they had a high level of creativity and quality. A few glitches but otherwise very good. 8/10
Cocktails to begin with. 9/10

Pros:

Very stylish, oozes high class venue
Shout out to our waiter Hector for great service. The whole staff speak fairly good English
Very good cocktails, well crafted and generous in size
Nice ambient lounge vibe. Managed to keep the type of music and volume level in the sweet-spot so you could have engaging conversations with your table buddy
They have valet service, unsure if they have Safedriver’s
In general, food was very flavorful and unique.
Would recommend this place to others visiting Medellin!
Bonus: The cocktails we ordered came in mini shakers you could pour on your served cocktail. Each cocktail is actually 2-2,5 or so.
It’s the nicest place we’ve been in Columbia on our trip

Cons:

Had to make reservation, but when we arrived at 7pm (only available time with 1 table left) we were the only one. Restaurant was pretty empty for the next hour but then filled up 80%. Made it sound on the phone as we were lucky to get a table.
Do you really need to have a sign on your door, to your restaurant, that says “say no to sex tourism” – it’s an admirable statement but make you think, is it a problem at this establishment? Makes you wonder about the clientele.
Regretting we didn’t go the their sister restaurant in Cartagena, Columbia

Other comments:

Armed guard with shotgun qoutside of the restaurant kind of does something to the mood. Albeit, nice to be safe I guess…
Hostess runs around with headsets… did seem like more of a gadget than necessary, but might have served a purpose. What do I know.
Waiter: “There was a secret ingredient in this dish, can you guess?” — Ants. It was ants. It was nice though. More places should surprise their guests.
Spent 4 hours there – had a great time!