Kion Huarique Peruano — Restaurant in Bogota, Capital District

11/19/23-

Ok, so, first of all, this place is attached to a Marriot hotel and next to a McDonald's. Based on the location and atmosphere, you would think they would have their act together, but you would be wrong. The fact is, they are charging a lot of money for small plates of food because their rent is so high.

We got here on a Sunday in the rain, and the place was pretty much empty. We ordered the ball appetizers, not sure what they were and I can't remember the name. It doesn't matter, because after 5 minutes, a server returned and told us they didn't have it. They also don't have any natural juices like a typical Colombian restaurant. That being said, is a Peruvian restaurant, so it's understandable.

We ordered the fettuccine with lamb, and a Peruvian rice with steak dish. It took 30 minutes for those plates to arrive. While the fettuccine was actually good, the plate was too small. The steak was undercooked, and we sent it back. The rest of the rice and other parts of it weren't that good either. Since none of the servers offered any sort of apology or recognition that the dishes were taking so long, and they gave the typical terrible Colombian customer service, I'm giving them 2 stars.

My girlfriend said she didn't like it, and that's enough for me to never go back. I also got diarrhea about 2 hours later, which I don't directly attribute to them, but probably should.

One more thing, the music was way too loud, but was enjoying the American music even though it didn't fit the more classy appearance of...

We went in for 20 mins and started wondering from the moment we stepped in “why is this even highly rated”?

None of the waiters were ready, the one who noticed us was eating her own dinner i would suppose, another saw us and quickly WENT back into the toilet. Later, when we were already seated, he had exited and was playing with his phone.

There was a couple eating and a lady drinking her beer. It was so empty and blasting with music, with like 6 waiters and 4 cooks just loitering around.

We were not confident and left within 25 mins of searching on reddit on where to go next.

To be fair we did not try the food at all, but the whole place DID NOT inspire confidence and it was a saturday...

The night began with ceviche and honey beer. The ceviche appitizer would have been enough for a whole meal. The fish was perfectly blended with acid and onion, soft and crunchy.... I didn't want to stop eating, so I didn't! I had a mixed seafood plate for my main course and again, so many flavors blended perfectly! My date began with beef empanadas dusted in powdered sugar! He loved them! He then had Arroz con Pollo. The chicken was so flavorful and tender and he was loving the green rice. (made with cilantro) He's never liked cilantro, lol. We both had amazing meals made even better by the caring staff. I can't wait...