La Red (San Miguel)

I'm totally disappointed with this restaurant. I am Peruvian and my wife is American and we have visited the restaurant branch in Miraflores many times and loved it. In fact, the Red in Miraflores is my wife’s favorite cevicheria. This time we were close to San Miguel and happily stumbled upon this branch. I decided to order a fish ceviche, according to the menu the price was S/.25. However, when I placed my order the waiter told me that the mentioned dish is made with the “house fish” (Perico, a lower-quality fish) and that for S/.42 I could have a better fish (Corvina). This is not the typical practice in a decent restaurant, nor was it outlined in the menu. I went for the corvina but grumpily so. My wife ordered a jalea, which was so salty that it was almost inedible. I complained about it with the waiter and he told me that the problem was the fish, that it is “naturally salty”, which was untrue and ridiculous. The batter was overly-salted, period. The limonada frozen was nothing special, icy and tasteless. The flavor of the ceviche was excellent, but in every other aspect we were disappointed. We will not go back again.