Saha Terraza Cocktail Bar — Restaurant in Lima Metropolitan Area

Utterly baffled by the hype this place gets. We went for some lunch after it was recommended to us twice. There was only one other customer, yet they had reggaeton blaring as if it was a busy Saturday night. We ordered a platter to share which had a few of their "specialties", what we got was not only cold but generally underwhelming, some tequeños with barely any filling/flavour, regular fries, some chicken wings (which did have a pretty nice sauce but again, it was cold) and a type of potato croquette with some (barely visible) minced meat filling. The cocktails were good, but honestly we've yet to have a bad cocktail in Peru so to me that alone isn't worth it. Also the staff were friendly enough but very shy/seemed inexperienced. I speak fluent Spanish (and haven't had trouble communicating anywhere else in Peru so far) yet all the staff we dealt with (except the supervisor) spoke in muffled tones, avoided eye contact, and generally just gave the impression that they didn't know how to do their job properly or at least didn't like it. But the worst thing happened the following day, when (also per multiple recommendations) we booked a cooking class called Luchitos which it turned out actually took place in Saha (probably wouldn't have booked it if that had been made clearer). We arrived 10 minutes early for our 2pm class, as was requested on our booking confirmation. The place was pretty dead (but music blaring again, of course) and it took 15 minutes just to get the waitress we were dealing with to understand what we there for. She kept trying to give us menus/get us to order something, even though I explained multiple times and we showed her our booking confirmation. First of all she tried to tell us the booking was for the previous day (it wasn't) then she went on her walkie-talkie trying to contact a supervisor/manager to ask what to do, she even asked could she take our phone to "verify" the booking and then she disappeared with the phone for over 5 minutes. She eventually came back and told us her supervisor was coming to talk to us so I asked if the class was actually going ahead and she said yes yes just wait for my supervisor, she said it would be 2-3 minutes but it was closer to 20. The supervisor came and explained there'd been a "system glitch" and so they hadn't been prepared for us to do the class that day, but if we were happy to wait there until 3pm or so that they'd set it up for us. By this point our enthusiasm to do the class was non-existent so we asked if we could get our money back instead. We had limited days in Lima and had other things we wanted to do, not just sit around in a lackluster bar all afternoon. The only positive thing I can say is that they were fairly understanding about us wanting a refund, though we had to wait around for another 20 minutes to assure we got confirmation of this via email. In summary, this was the worst place we've been in Peru and my only guess is that Peru Hop and the Free Walking Tour in Lima (who recommended Saha to us) must get commission for convincing tourists to go there or...

I would stay away from the ceviche, but I can only speak about the ceviche on a sunday night. It was the least favorite of mine since I've been here. I'm a huge fan of ceviche and I've eaten at Isolina, Amoramar, Canta Rana and many other places including at a low key spot near the central square and I just can't in good conscience recommend the ceviche here. It didn't taste fresh and I got sick about an hour or so later, so I had to call it an early night to take care of business.

I would only come here for drinks. The ambiance is okay. It is definitely catered toward tourists with the American music. The music itself was pretty bad because the track would transition after every 45 to 60 seconds after the chorus (I timed it). It became kind of annoying. You're also on the second floor, but you could hardly see the city. This was hardly a terrace or "rooftop." The perimeter was practically boarded up with some gaps where you can see through to the outside.

The service was decent and staff was nice. They spoke English, though I'm working on my spanish. The only thing I didn't like was that they asked if I wanted to leave tip in cash when I closed out. I've been dining and eating out everyday since I've been here and I've never been asked that, so that was kind of a turnoff.

There was something off about this place and you're not really missing out on anything here. Wasn't particularly impressed with the Pisco Sour either. The only positive is that their kitchen and bar opened later than the rest, which is how I ended up there. Perhaps it could be a fun place with a...

The good- Servers were very nice and genuinely felt bad for the situation (described below). Food was decent, I ordered the Lomo Saltado, my gf ordered the Fish, neither of them really special.

The bad- when we walked in and asked for a table the host began saying “tourista tourista” on the walkie talkie to someone else. We speak Spanish and thought that was pretty off-putting, but decided to ignore it. He walked us up and said that we would need to share a 4 person table and have a wall up (for covid), even though the place was pretty empty. They also had all the people crammed in one corner of the patio instead of spreading them out. We agreed to having it because he said that was the only way we could stay. It really ruined the vibe, and made us feel unwelcome. Another couple came in and they tried to sit them right next to us even with 7+ other tables open and they left after being told they would have to share with us. Another couple finally came towards the end of our meal and they sat them next to us until they complained enough to move tables. It didn’t make any...