La Italiana - San Francisco — Restaurant in Arequipa

Food is poor here. Two of the party had pizzas that seemed to be on frozen pizza bases that crumbled to pieces as we ate them. The toppings on the pizzas were better, but the tomato sauce was too sweet and wet and there was too much cheese.

The minestrone soup another in our party had was green (unusual, but perhaps ok) and contained tough beef pieces and the vegetables were either bland or unpleasant. The wine we were served was about half a glass full and wasn't the wine ordered.

Staff were friendly enough and spoke reasonable English but when it came to paying they didn't return any change to us until we asked.

All in all the most disappointing meal we've had in a long time and the certainly the most disappointing in Arequipa which has lots...

I honestly up until this evening thought it was impossible to have a bad dinner in all of Peru. I travel here often because my spouse is from Peru. I ordered pizza that was served on a pre-made freezer burnt crust. There was a ton of cheese on top but with zero flavor. I was going to chalk up this experience as a miss and go on. When the waiter presented the credit card reader to pay my bill he asked if I wanted to add gratuity. I said sure add 10 soles. He asked if I had the tip in cash. I said I did not. He then demanded the tip in cash and I then again said I had no cash. He shook his head in disgust and mumbled something. I then said how about zero soles. Honestly if McDonald’s had an Italian menu it undoubtedly would beat this...

An "Italian" restaurant that serves frozen pizza! The pizza here was frozen (pale, doughy, soggy base with the tell-tale air holes in the bottom, cheap toppings), you get better quality pizza in most supermarkets! The pasta was average, the cocktails cheaply made (low quality spirits and juices) and the service was very slow, despite there being more staff than customers present. The only plus, it was reasonably cheap, however, you leave with a mighty stomach ache. Stay...