Family having lunch at El Mirador in front of the panoramic window over the lake

Restaurant · Open to the public

El Miradordining by the lake

Highland cooking in a dining room that embraces Lake San Pablo. For guests, and for anyone who comes simply to eat.

The dining room opens onto the lake in a half-moon. Beyond it, Imbabura; on the table, locro, trout and the carne colorada of the highlands.

Breakfasts to start the day unhurried, a seasonal menu at lunch and dinner, cocktails named after the land and a cellar with wines by the glass and by the bottle. Come even if you are not staying with us.

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Breakfast
8:00 a 10:00
In the dining room or in your room
Lunch and dinner
By reservation
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Where
Medina del Lago
San Pablo del Lago, Otavalo, Imbabura · Ecuador

House favourites

The most ordered dishes of 2025

The full menu
  1. 01Locro andino (Andean potato soup)Potato soup with avocado and fresh cheese.
  2. 02Empanadas de viento Mi TierraPuffed fried empanada with the house ají.
  3. 03Mote con chicharrónHominy corn with crispy pork and pickled vegetables.
  4. 04Three-peppercorn beef tenderloinGrilled beef tenderloin in a peppercorn demi-glace, with vegetables from the garden.
  5. 05Ember-grilled trout
  6. 06Medina del Lago burgerBeef, bacon, mushrooms, caramelised onion and cheese, with French fries and salad.
  7. 07Crema catalana
  8. 08La Rinconada ice cream
  9. 09Carrot cake
Breakfast in a bathrobe with freshly squeezed juices by the window

In the morning

American, San Pablo or coastal breakfast, ready just as you ordered it the night before.

A dish served on the terrace with the lake and the sunset behind

Lunch and dinner

From the Andean hearth to the grill, from the lake to the sea. Trout, bife chorizo Imbabura, fideuá.

Wine cellar with bottles on wooden shelves

Bar and cellar

The Diablo Huma, canelazo for the cold and wines from Navarra, Rioja and Mendoza.

The chef plating in the El Mirador kitchen

The kitchen

Local produce, fire and patience

The menu changes with the season and with what arrives from the fields: highland trout, tender grains, herbs from the garden. Every plate leaves the kitchen as if for a table that looks out over the lake.

Beef tenderloin in its jus with flowers from the garden
Prawns in ají cream sauce
House dessert with fruit
Diners in the El Mirador dining room in front of the window

Staying the night?

Dine at El Mirador, then go up to your room

Guests order breakfast to their room and book a table through reception.

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