Rustica — Restaurant in Lima Metropolitan Area

This place is an absolute gem and I am so glad I stumbled onto it after deciding not to dine at my initial spot.

The vibe is unmatched here and it was so much fun to see how the locals have a good time. I didn't see a hostess or anything so I just walked toward the back where there was a lot of dancing going on and found a guy in a suit and with my limited Spanish asked him for a table for 1. They were really busy, but he was polite. Once I sat down, it took a minute to get service, but that was okay. I got to people watch and take in the vibe. I wasn't in a rush and you shouldn't be either.

Eventually I made eye contact and got service. From that point forward, it was on point. They just had to take care of a table who bought a bottle, which makes sense. I've worked in restaurants. I get it. There was a younger server who was looking out for me for sure. He was on top of it and here in the states we really look out for people who go above and beyond and he did and I made sure he was taken care of.

I had a great time and ordered the anticucho, which was my first anticucho in Peru and it was unbelievable. The spicy sauce they had was out of this world. I wasn't a big fan of the papas, but tasting the grill on those skewers blew my mind. It was so good that I salivate thinking about it and I will go back just for those skewers. I think this place would be a blast if you're with a...

To the manager of this place!! I have to said that i have the most ugly experience at your place that is famous for the food and the costumer service to all people. I have eat at this place i have to scratch to try to get some food was almost nothing no meats i eat fejoles with seco i just get frejoles con jugo de seco not even a piece of meat at the ceviche only find 3 f pieces of fish no arroz con leche noooo honestly bad experience for a place like this and i have charge full price..it was very unfair me and my family just stay because my little sobrino was tired of walking around the area. Hopefully i get back in...

The place is very big, but when we came it was quiet (after the local time for almuerzo). Service was not too fast anyway, but maybe that was because we were a bit out of sight.

We were not too hungry so we ordered one salchipapa and some drinks. The salchipapa was what you can expect from the dish, the scrambled eggs on top were pretty nice.

We ordered a Pisco Sour and a Maracuya Sour. The pisco sour tasted like it was coming from a bottle, not like it was freshly squeezed lime juice. Maybe because there was too much syrup, I am not sure. The maracuya was also disappointing,...