El REFUGIO DEL INCA Restaurante Peruano — Restaurant in Mexico City

I desperately wanted to love this place but I can’t. The atmosphere was fine - the service was good but our entrees came out at least five minutes apart. They started by bring us dried choclo and a salsa amarillo with tortilla chips?? OK - sort of Peruvian with a nod to Mexico. Our appetizer of Papa ala Huancaina- edible but not great - lacked some flavor and very skimpy with the egg and olive portions. My friend’s Bistec ala Pobre was excellent. I was so hopeful that my Lomo Saltado, which came out 5 minutes after the Bistec, was going to be worth the wait but, alas, it was not. To be fair, I was married to a Peruvian for 17 years - traveled to many different places in Peru - had a MIL who cooked like a Top Chef and I’ve never had a Lomo Saltado like this one ever. Complete disappointment. It wasn’t that it tasted bad - it just wasn’t right. So disappointing! Overall, I would not recommend this restaurant if you are looking for authentic Peruvian cuisine. Personally, I will not go back. Not bad but definitely...

a few short blocks away from el angel you'll find this cozy Peruvian themed restaurant with real rich and unique flavors

the lenguado Is served fatty and honestly with delicate white rice and a chili cream salsa that marries the fresh and oily frangances of the dish

here you definitely want to try the pisco sour, keep in mind it includes egg whites, as a staple and probably something you'll remember long after you left the place

definitely a experience set to be repeated if...

Una comida peruana que deja mucho que desear, empezamos por pedir nuestras bebidas que fue un pisco y un chilcano; sin embargo resulta que no habia chilcano, es curioso por que la preparación entre las 2 bebidas no difiere tanto (los que realmente saben de comida peruana me entenderan). En relación al pisco las proporciones que manejaron eran las incorrectas el sabor a licor eran muy fuerte, sobresalía más que los otros ingredientes lo cual la hizo una bebida muy pesada. Para comer pedimos chicharrón de chancho y papá a la huancaina, el chicharrón estaba supergrasoso, incluso en el fondo del plato se podía observar toda la grasa acumulada mientras que la papa estaba sobrecocida y sin sabor, no tenía el toque característico del platillo. Estimados, no vale la pena pedir comida peruana en este restaurante mejor pidan la carta de la comida corrida, se ve que está...