La sirena de juan — Restaurant in Máncora

This restaurant is amazing. Top notch food and very good service from the staff. The dishes we ordered: tuna ceviche nikkei (amazing!), the crab and scallop causa (the scallops are the best ive ever had due to the texture of obvious freshness), the udon dish, and the steak with asparagus sauce. All were good. They say each person needs 1 appetizer and 1 main dish but i dont know who wants that much food. I would recommend just an appetizer if you have a small/normal appetite or dont want to feel overly full (we are from los angeles if that helps), or just a main dish if you have a normal healthy appetite (as a man usually). We also ordered cappucinos(they had 4 layers of different colors) and many espressos and they were very good. The espressos went perfectly with the desserts because you have the espressos or a sip of them then have a bite of dessert. We are so happy please come here and support them. They dont look amazing from the front but you will not regret...

TLDR: All in all, it’s definitely a splurge, but if you feel like giving yourself a treat, there are some real gems on the menu. Just gotta find ‘em!

Entree: spectacular, can’t say different! The scallops managed to balance several delicate flavours beautifully, the squid with mashed potatoes more bold in flavour but grilled to a crunch without turning rubbery, which is hard to do. Excellent!

Main: the pokebowl raw tuna is a treat, tender like it melts on your tongue. The ravioli de cabrita has a strong, hearty flavour, less balanced with the just as strongly flavoured broth than the entrees unfortunately.

Dessert: overly sweet maracuya pie, couldn’t taste the passionfruit at all. Mostly due to the marshmellow layer lathered on top. Crema de café likewise: coffee taste was completely lost in the sugary explosion.

So ironically, the overly sweet dessert unfortunately left a sour taste to a...

Probably the best food I tried in Peru yet. Restaurant has great atmosphere and is very stylish. The staff are very friendly and knowledgeable they were able to advise perfectly and you can tell it was a seamless operation between them and the kitchen. We had grilled octopus for starters and it was amazing. Perfect combination of flavours and quality. Then we ordered goat ravioli which was very tasty with a delicate combination of flavours. Very fresh and perfectly portioned. BUT! The winner of the night was... Thai Lamb ! What an amazing dish ! The most flavoursome food I had in Peru by far. I highly recommend that dish. Words can’t express how good the taste was !! Cocktails were delicious too and Nutella cheesecake topped it off. Overall great restaurant but prices are above Peruvian average. Food however is in a different league than the Peruvian average.... ...