Cantina Peruana

We have been wanting to try Peruvian for a while and came across Cantina Peruana during our search. The restaurant was fully booked but the host, upon knowing that it is our last night in Lisbon, offered to squeeze us in :D the food and drinks are really great - the ceviches are very fresh and interesting combination of textures. We liked the grilled skewers too - grilled just right so the meat was still tender. For the fried dishes, we especially liked the fried potato with stuffed oxtail- interesting and rich flavors but not too much. For drinks, we liked all the pisco cocktails we ordered, but we’d especially recommend the el millionario- made with rum and pisco. Finally the atmosphere was very cozy and “gemutlich”, a great place to go for dinner

We were not aware that this restaurant was operated by one of the most talented cooks on the planet, we entered it because we wanted to eat Peruvian food. While being already in the restaurant we realized that was the best decision ever. Music, cocktails, food, ambient, service and reasonable prices. We left pretty much impressed. We tried a lot from the menu and stars of the night were Pisco cocktail, anticucho de pollo and cheviche cremoso. We will definitely return to this place when we visit Lisbon again. Highly recommended.

What a great restaurant. Staff was very freindly, location is fun and looks great. After a good explanation on how the courses/menu/dishes worked, we were a bit skeptical about the ammount of food brought to the table. Yet.. it was amazing. We had the 2 person menu. The fine taste of the Peruvian dishes, the mix between fish, meat and vegetarian was awesome. Mu personal fafourite was the squid sate. Starting with a pisco cocktail to get the eveningen going. Will definitely recommend.

Cantina Peruana has some nice balanced food, not through the roof but quite flavoured. We had the full course menu as it contains a lot of different dishes and traditional Peruvian beer. Ceviche and Tres Leches were amazing! We had fun!

From the beginning to the end one idea stands...Disappointing... This is one of that places that reveals a lot of potential when you go in and sit but after tasting the first plate you start questioning if the price of the plates is justified taking in consideration that lack of any "wow factor" that could suport such an expensive menu...and if any doubts could be raised I invite to do a simple quality test...ask a ceviche...and when you will measure the quality of peruvian restaurant...this is the kind of plate that needs to be spot on...and it wasn't... The bad news...it doesn't get any better until the end...not even on the deserts...I had a desert that should hero the dolce di leche and it tasted like a tiramissu...wrong so wrong... But you might be asking...ok it is too expensive and nothing special but it was the food so bad to get this rate? Well...This is a rate based on the sum of 2 factors...the poor level of the plates but the even worst quality of the service...and in a place that wants to charge high prices and position it self in higher end the client can not feel arrased during the all meal by the staff that every 5 minutes comes and interrupts to ask something...or even worst...when you ask to someone from the staff to change your plate because you were eating meat and you are changing to fish and tells you without any problem that it would do it as a special favour because the place was not to crowded because it is not usual policy to do it!! Please!! Never but never something like this should be said...regardless if it is an expensive or cheap place... My recomendation? Get a more present restaurant manager that can control everything from the quality of the food to the quality of the service or else people will start realizing that the money they are spending does not match what they get...

Even though the place was packed on a Saturday evening. They managed to serve us fantastic drinks with a smile on their faces. Make sure to ask for “Zè” (Josè?) in the bar. And if you’re lucky he’ll make you his “special” drink.. show him the second picture;)

The food was good but nothing like Peruvian at all. Traditional is not a word. Ceviche - everything’s raw, Peruvian said thumb down 👎👎👎

Food and drinks was delicious. Atmosphere was lovely. Not very 'traditional' tastes one could argue for some of the courses, but very enjoyable nonetheless. Rather small plates for most courses, the price seemed to reflect the portion size. Very helpful and careful when I expressed that I am allergic to nuts. The plate sizes and the long wait for the food drags them down from a five star review to a four.