La Red — Restaurant in Lima Metropolitan Area

Not all that glitters is gold, we are visiting Lima and we decided to go eat a ceviche with a few beers at La Red, we arrived and waited about 20 minutes, without any problem. We then walked by and ordered 2 Red Lager Beers and 1 Pisco Sour. 2 Ceviches, 1 Tiradito, Octopus in olive oil and some shells a la chalaca, after a few minutes the waiter comes and tells us that there is no Red Larger beer, ok we change it for another then he comes and tells us that there is no octopus, so I change it for a Causa and he tells me that there aren't any, I tell him that it doesn't matter if he brings us the rest. After waiting more than 25 minutes, he had not brought the beers or the pisco sour, then he comes back and tells me that there are no shells either, and that the fish for the ceviche had to be mixed with another more expensive fish, I lost about an hour in a restaurant where the service is terrible. I'm not coming...

A casual seafood place with decent food and better service. This was not a pre planned visit, but a last minute resort to have lunch after visiting the nearby Amano museum. I was not greeted with disdain for not having made a reservation ahead of time, or offered the worst table in the place, as was the case when I went to Amor de Mar where I never plan to even be nearby. I ordered the causa with pejerreyes arrebosados which for S/45.00 was a deal: a large portion and well presented on a white dinner plate in a the shape of a subtle wave. There was a layer of salsa acevichada in between the causa and the fried smelts which livened up the purees yellow potato. The pejerreyes were dusted in flour and then deep fried to perfection. That and a glass of chicha hit the spot before heading back to finish my visit to the Amano museum, just 4...

As we past the restaurant we could hear the laughter and conversation outside. So we called in to see the menu, if you’re a seafood or meat lover then this is the place for you. The first thing we notice was the reasonable cost of food and drink here. The dishes are mostly local Peruvian dishes explained in English. The staff are outstandingly helpful in explaining what the dishes are. The food is very well presented and the taste is outstanding I had Seafood cau cau, and Sandra had traditional Peruvian seafood stew, the taste was exceptional. The amount and quality of the seafood again was outstanding. The restaurant was busy for a reason, and we quickly understood what that was, quality...