El Hornero — Restaurant in Lima Metropolitan Area

I came alone for dinner as I've wanted try the restaurant.. my colleagues and I are in San Isidro often and like to try new places. First I was told to sit anywhere.. then when I sat..I waited several minutes .. no one came to greet me but a woman came and told me I had to move from table.. that someone was sitting there.. there was no reservation card on the table.. as packed up my things she came over again and told me I could stay.. I waited at the table for almost 15 minutes and no one came when I finally stood up to ask for the server.. he came over did not greet me and rudely asked me what I wanted.. I still wanted I wanted red wine but all he offered was cabaret which was disappointing.. how do you only have one type of wine by the glass at a nice restaurant.. Since I needed more time he walked away.. he was so rude I didn't feel comfortable..especially sitting alone in the first place.. that I left and went somewhere else.. I really wanted to try and like but unfortunately I never got to or will..poor...

If you ask me about the best restaurant in my town, I would answer honestly. El Hornero is a very famous restaurant whose specialty is red meats and clearly typical Peruvian food. First of all, this restaurant is very busy, as it is mostly recommended for special days or meetings, so you will have to book a table if you are going with your family, but most importantly, apart from having different types of wine, the food is delicious, but because it’s busy, you may have to wait for your meal. Fortunately, there are two locations of this restaurant; if you may wonder, there is no difference between the quality of the food; you can choose the one closer to your house.

Finally, to sum up, El Hornero is a very important restaurant if you come here to Lima, Peru, as it is the best way of trying the typical Peruvian food and to spend time with your...

Food was good. Salad was meh! a lot of cheap lettuce.

Service, was okay. Two things I didn’t like: they bring you the plates with butter for bread, as a customer I will assume that “it is courtesy “ however, you have to pay for bread per person 6 soles. Imagine having a big party and splitting for something you didn’t want in the first place. It is deceiving and in a place like that is not about the price, it is about principles. No matter how much money you spend, I don’t want to feel robbed.

We asked for recommendations, and he gave us one, but the gaslighting was just absurd. As we asked for something else and the waiter told us: “you asked for a recommendation and I gave you one” And then you have to tip?

Atmosphere, it was too crowded. I was bumping elbows with the table next to us. I would not go back, specially for the price...