Mapacho Craft Beer Restaurant — Restaurant in Machu Picchu

Our first visit to Mapacho was fantastic — we were seated on the ground floor, and everything from service to food was on point. Despite the place being packed, the service was fast and efficient. The house craft beer was genuinely tasty, and every dish we ordered — causa, ceviche, and lomo saltado — was delicious, well-balanced, and beautifully presented. The timing of the service was perfect, and it left us with a great first impression.

Unfortunately, our second visit just a couple of days later was a stark contrast. We were seated upstairs this time, and it felt like we’d entered a completely different restaurant. While one waitress near us — the one handling the corner table by the window — was fast, efficient, and clearly on top of things (honestly, the only sensible person on the floor that night), the waiter assigned to our table, though pleasant at first, was painfully slow and often nowhere to be seen.

My first beer took 15 minutes to arrive and only came after I asked the other waitress for help. The second beer followed the same pattern — 10 minutes and no progress until I asked again. This was especially frustrating considering the second floor was far from busy, with just four tables in total. Meanwhile, our waiter spent a good chunk of time chatting with guests at his other table and later stood talking with a colleague for several minutes while I was left waiting.

To make things worse, the food didn’t live up to expectations this time. I ordered a Four Seasons pizza which was bland and forgettable, though I still ate it as I was quite hungry. The real disappointment came with the dessert my girlfriend ordered — suspiro limeño. It was overly sweet, unbalanced, and the sides tasted artificial. After a few spoonfuls, she decided to send it back. What followed was a rather frustrating interaction: we were told it couldn’t be removed from the bill because it had been “touched.” We had to insist on speaking with a supervisor, and after a 10-minute wait Estefanía arrived — only to offer 40% off the dish. We had to push further on principle to finally have the item taken off the bill.

All in all, Mapacho has potential — our first visit proves they can deliver great food and service. But consistency is seriously lacking, and unfortunately, the second experience left a sour aftertaste that cancelled out the good impression from the first. If you go, ask to be seated downstairs — and hope you...

Located by the Riverside and near the bus stop, this is a convenient and well located restaurant. It's well rated on TripAdvisor and has a wide menu selection. The waiter we had knew really good English (we were able to ask for less salt and oil without difficulty). We came here for dinner and sat by the river which was surprisingly still quite visible but the downside was seeing all the mosquitos swarming the overhead light because they open up all the windows (so bring mosquito repellent!!).

Regarding the food, the menu has English translation which is very helpful. We had the fried rice (chufa) with chicken (had a bit of sweetness to it that we could have done without but otherwise not bad), sample starter (ceviche, croquette, some potato mash - ok, ceviche was a lil more sour but the croquette was pretty good), chicken soup (very good, not too salty, loaded with chicken), and the beef with yellow chili risotto (very tender beef and delicious risotto but a tad bit salty). Also, they offer free Pisco sours if that's your thing.

Overall, the service was excellent, food was not bad (some hit or miss), and the price was what you'd expect in Agua Cualientes (meaning about $10 USD per dish). It isn't a bad choice compared to the other street resturaunts with workers posted outside to hustle tourists in (not saying those places aren't good to eat at since we didn't try them but many of them are difficult to find on Trip Advisor or just ok rated so that's just a thing to think about if you want to make sure you get the best tasting meal that you can while in Aguas Calientes without getting...

1st off... I'm from Peru. Arequipa to be exact... I know good Peruvian cuisine and I know excellent service. This place nailed both.

It was hard to believe Alfred how good the ceviche was.... I told him. It would take a lot for me to be surprised. Heck my grandma makes the best ceviche around ( but of course that's everyoneev grandma 😂) anyway... we got the ceviche.

Pink trout is what they are working with and it's a side dish! Had a good balance of flavors and of course I love spicy food so I got extra rocoto oil... it was fresh, tangy, not over salty, soft and perfect bites along with the camote that adds that sweetness to it. Solid.

Next I ordered Cuy Chactado... boy! It was crispierrr than a potato chip. Delicious. Amazing side sauce and the potatoes were incredible soft and well seasoned yet extremely crunchy on the outside. You could hear the crackkk putting the fork to it.

Also ordered the quinoa crusted trout for the Miss and it was also a home run... had a bed of causa which is yellow potato with a hint of lemon and spicy. Man!

We topped it off with a quinoa crema volteada. Another recommendation from Alfred. This was unique and first time for me. Great food.

Not to forget their personal crafted beers. Got 2 IPAs and 1 chicha de jora beer which was tangy and much like true chicha de jora. Perfect beer jora combo.

Check this place out and make sure to sit by the river with the view and see Alfred and Yon (or Jon) or the guy from Arequipa. Those 2 are top notch welcoming and fun!...