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​​Ottawa's Peruvian Cuisine | Raphaël - A Major Letdown 😵​​

With a ​​4.6 Google rating​​, we thought this place was a safe bet... ​​boy, were we wrong!​​ The menu was confusing (seriously, who names dishes like this?), so we played it safe with ​​2 small plates, 1 main, and a drink​​. 🍹 ​​Chicha Morada (Purple Corn Drink)​​ Supposedly made from purple corn, but ​​zero corn flavor​​—just a weird mix of ​​cinnamon + bayberry​​? Not terrible, but not what we expected. 🍲 ​​"Complimentary" Appetizer Soup (Pic #4)​​ A ​​super fishy, overly salty seafood broth​​ that made us instantly regret coming. If this was their "welcome," we were in trouble... 🐙 ​​Pulpo al Olivo (Pic #1)​​ ​​Sliced octopus drowned in salty sauce​​. The texture was okay, but why did it taste like the ocean threw up on our plate? 🥩 ​​Anticuchos (Pic #3 - Beef Skewers)​​ ​​The only decent dish​​—tender steak with a nice char, served with ​​weirdly sweet potatoes​​ (yes, we double-checked—they were potatoes!). But the ​​brussels sprouts? Greasy AF​​. Like, "street vendor deep-fried cabbage" level of oil. 🍚 ​​Arroz con Conchas (Pic #2 - Seafood Rice)​​ ​​Scallops were soft and sweet​​ (the highlight), but the ​​bacon was rubbery​​, and the rice was ​​overpowered by shrimp flavor + a salt bomb​​. Mushrooms, carrots, and zucchini couldn’t save it. 🍮 ​​"Complimentary" Dessert (Pic #5)​​ A sad attempt to ​​mask the salt overload​​. Peruvian cuisine is about ​​seafood, potatoes, and corn​​—not ​​French-Peruvian fusion gone wrong​​. ​​Final Verdict:​​ If you love ​​paying to drink seawater​​, this is your spot. Otherwise, ​​hard pass​​. 📍 ​​Raphaël​​ #OttawaEats #PeruvianFood #FoodFail #OttawaFoodie #WorstDiningExperience #Overpriced #SaltyAF #NeverAgain #OttawaRestaurants #DisappointingDining

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​​Ottawa's Peruvian Cuisine | Raphaël - A Major Letdown 😵​​

With a ​​4.6 Google rating​​, we thought this place was a safe bet... ​​boy, were we wrong!​​ The menu was confusing (seriously, who names dishes like this?), so we played it safe with ​​2 small plates, 1 main, and a drink​​. 🍹 ​​Chicha Morada (Purple Corn Drink)​​ Supposedly made from purple corn, but ​​zero corn flavor​​—just a weird mix of ​​cinnamon + bayberry​​? Not terrible, but not what we expected. 🍲 ​​"Complimentary" Appetizer Soup (Pic #4)​​ A ​​super fishy, overly salty seafood broth​​ that made us instantly regret coming. If this was their "welcome," we were in trouble... 🐙 ​​Pulpo al Olivo (Pic #1)​​ ​​Sliced octopus drowned in salty sauce​​. The texture was okay, but why did it taste like the ocean threw up on our plate? 🥩 ​​Anticuchos (Pic #3 - Beef Skewers)​​ ​​The only decent dish​​—tender steak with a nice char, served with ​​weirdly sweet potatoes​​ (yes, we double-checked—they were potatoes!). But the ​​brussels sprouts? Greasy AF​​. Like, "street vendor deep-fried cabbage" level of oil. 🍚 ​​Arroz con Conchas (Pic #2 - Seafood Rice)​​ ​​Scallops were soft and sweet​​ (the highlight), but the ​​bacon was rubbery​​, and the rice was ​​overpowered by shrimp flavor + a salt bomb​​. Mushrooms, carrots, and zucchini couldn’t save it. 🍮 ​​"Complimentary" Dessert (Pic #5)​​ A sad attempt to ​​mask the salt overload​​. Peruvian cuisine is about ​​seafood, potatoes, and corn​​—not ​​French-Peruvian fusion gone wrong​​. ​​Final Verdict:​​ If you love ​​paying to drink seawater​​, this is your spot. Otherwise, ​​hard pass​​. 📍 ​​Raphaël​​ #OttawaEats #PeruvianFood #FoodFail #OttawaFoodie #WorstDiningExperience #Overpriced #SaltyAF #NeverAgain #OttawaRestaurants #DisappointingDining

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