El Batán Del Tayta — Restaurant in Chachapoyas

Too inconsistent to recommend. Went here for drinks and appetizers one night and was pleased with the creative cocktails and tasty appetizers, overlooking the slow service. Came back for a full dinner and was horribly disappointed. Chicken nuggets served ice cold, sent them back and was told that they were fine despite then obviously having been fried hours prior. Pork cecina flavorless and nasty, worse than any random Peruvian restaurant nearby would serve. Ant cocktail cool, but tiny for the high 35 sole price. Finally, beef wontons we were served only actually had beef in half of them and didn't have the same delicious sauce we had enjoyed two evenings previously.

With prices this high for rural Peru, you better have good food, and this place seems to have some severe kinks to work out before I can advise...

The atmosphere of the restaurant is very nice, a bit dark and brown with all the wood, but pleasant and original. I visited with my family on my birthday and asked for recommendations. The waitress treated us very welcoming and accommodating.

The food was nice and the pricing adequate for a specialized environment like this. The two carnivores in our party were a bit handicapped by the lack of appropriate knives for the meat, which we remedied by asking for meat knives.

The door on the bar side was open, which brought the pungent diesel smells from the street, which made my meal a bit less enjoyable, but they are doing a lot of road works in the center of Chachapoyas at the moment, so hopefully it won't affect you too much...

Recommended, because of the...

The presentation of the food and the flavor are amazing! But the quantity although is more than some fancy restaurants, I felt it could be a bit better… that’s why I give 4/5 The waitress was very friendly and kind, but I don’t know that because of the time, she was alone, managing the orders and the cashier. Regarding the atmosphere, for me it was too much rustic, not bad but I would prefer a bigger table and a chair that you can move easily. Prices are a bit high but think it worth it as the flavors are good. I ordered Ceviche Ceja de Selva, Milanesa Shacshina, 1 portion of rice, 1/2 pitcher of passion fruit juice and everything was s/94. You can pay with credit/debit card or cash. Definitely a good option for lunch/dinner in...