Ayahuasca Restaurant — Restaurant in Sydney

Finally trying the “fusion cuisine”🤤🌎

Have you ever had Peruvian🇵🇪 food before?👀 For those who didn’t know, Peruvian food is known for its culturally diverse influences, including Spanish, African, Chinese and Japanese, earning them the title of a “fusion cuisine”🇪🇸🇿🇦🇨🇳🇯🇵

The team at @Ayahuasca has expressed the rich cultural heritage of Peruvian food, with a contemporary twist that truly awakened our senses 😉

What we ordered:

🐟Ceviche Ayahuasca: A fusion of Peruvian and Japanese cuisine, the fresh sashimi was paired with a range of Peruvian toppings and their special sauce which was creamy🤤, yet spicy, sweet and sour at the same time. An appetizer masterclass!😍 🦐🐙Arroz Con Mariscos: Aka Seafood rice, this dish displayed a strong linkeage to Spanish heritage. Our best comparison is that it is a marriage between a risotto and a paella 😆 🍚Chaufa Amazonico: A Chinese/Peruvian fusion with chicken, smoked sausage and teriyaki sauce! 🐙Octopus Anticuchero: Extremely tender octupus tentacles, apparently it was marinated for 12 hours⏰ in their smokey grill sauce 😳 🍸El Capitan:...

We recently visited Ayahuasca in Sydney, a Peruvian restaurant recommended by a Peruvian friend. Unfortunately, the experience did not live up to our expectations. It seemed as though the portions were smaller because they assumed we were tourists. We noticed other tables receiving significantly larger portions of the same dishes, which was quite frustrating.

The food itself was nothing special—lacking the authentic flavors we were hoping for and, frankly, very scarce. The overall service also felt lacking, as we didn't feel particularly welcomed or treated well. It was disappointing, especially after hearing such good things about the restaurant.

We wouldn’t recommend this place unless you’re prepared for inconsistent portion sizes and an underwhelming...

Lovely family owned restaurant with really friendly staff and great food! We had three ceviches - the classic, Ayahuasca and Traeme El Duque. All three were yummy with the fish of the day (kingfish) being fresh rather than frozen.

We also had the Bambino Verde which was like a seafood risotto, this was really yummy too but definitely more on the heavier end of a meal with the cream. As someone who loves risotto, this was a nice change from the usual Italian mushroom risottos.

Another great dish was the El Che Peruano which was a grilled octopus that was well marinated and cooked, just wished there was an option to have it with the fried rice (another dish we ordered that was super flavourful)...