Gabriella’s — Restaurant in Benson

There is enough to enjoy for a family or an individual dining experience. They even deliver! Dining in? There's plenty of room to safely seat you of course and your friends are welcome too, bring your appetites or get it to go. Oh, wait until you taste the cheese cakes, tres leche or chocolate cake. Taste the sauces! Authentic Peruvian sauces! Italian American Peruvian meals, family size portions for anyone who loves to eat, cooked with all kinds of delightful, flavoral, filling thankfully they have wonderful fish and vegetarian pleasing meals, as well as a heavier heartier lomo saltado, for those who still enjoy beef and chicken. Your seat at their table, is pleasantly positioned to give you some space between yourself and the other guests enjoying their lunch or dinner. It is located in the historic area of downtown Dunn. Prices vary, based on yout appetite. A quick bite is $ very reasonable. A traditional plate or dinner is competitively priced. $$$ They accept all kinds of payments. It's a family owned, veteran friendly, professional environment that is clean, safe and yes, they have friendly service and ice cream for the kids. Daily lunch specials are changed often. I liked the red snapper, pollo, rice and fries and ensalada with mildly hot sauce. They've got good drinks, made with fresh ingredients available and the Southern tea, or fountain drinks, providing several choices of children friendly drinks too. Masks are a personal choice for many, however, we wore ours upon entering to keep safe and then dined and took a brief stroll afterwatds to the nearby family friendly establishments that are within a few blocks. Call ahead for small or ecen larger orders, in order to have your meals ready for big parties or small luncheons or dinners please, so they'll have plenty of time to prepare them before your meetings, celebrations or simply lunch or supper. They close...

Living in the Fayetteville area for the past 8 years we have really struggled with finding restaurants that aren’t straight garbage. We had an experience with Dunn about 7 years ago that left us with the impression that Dunn was a town that had zero to offer.. welp I’m about to eat my words. Today we took Connor to Hubbs farm for the fall festival and after, I searched yelp fpr surrounding restaurants for dinner.. there were some closer spots that popped up but Gabriella mention Peruvian cuisine and the reviews were really good.. so even though we were skeptical (due to being burned by positive reviews in the past) we decided to give it a try.. this turned out to be an amazing decision. This little restaurant is a true hidden gem, it doesn’t look like much from the outside and honestly it’s modest on the inside too, but the food…. The food! OMG the FOOD!! They have an extensive yet straight forward Peruvian menu that included main ishes, soups and desserts. They also have a Jersey sandwich menu that included breakfast and they also have some Italian items as well as traditional desserts. We ordered off of the Peruvian menu “of course” Ted ordered the pollo Saltado, I got the Causa rellena and we also ordered the papas huancaina. For dessert we ordered the picarones. Everything was absolutely delicious. The presentation, the flavors, the quality. You can taste the love in this food! This is not typical food you find in Dunn or even anywhere close by! The staff is friendly the establishment is clean, the portions are big and fairly priced and I honestly cannot wait to try another item off of their menu. Seriously, try Gabriella’s you will not be disappointed! For us it’s a forty minute drive and it will be worth every...

My first visit and it did not disappoint! I was warmly greeted by the owners and had lunch while reading my book today...the inside isn't anything fancy, but it is definitely accommodating... with food as fresh and delicious as Gabriella's you won't be sorry!

I had my eye on the ceviche, and while I've had many over the years I've never had it Peruvian style and I can assure you it is so good! I ordered a seafood ceviche with a little heat and wow! was it tasty!!! Fresh white fish, bay scallops, medium & baby shrimp, squid, and 2 beautiful mussels...thinly sliced red onion gave it a nice flavor, but oh the acidity! The lime and cilantro is prominent in the dish and was excellent with the accompaniments of kernel corn (2 kinds...1 was crunchy and the other while still firm seemed like it was cooked until it just popped and was slightly warm...both added so much texture and was fun to eat), a sweet potato (yes! And perfectly peeled & cooked and was simply delicious...surprisingly great pairings as I would've never thought to have it as a component to ceviche), and of course a perfectly crisp plaintain as a garnish. The quality of ingredients and freshness of this dish was executed perfectly and was a nice portion for lunch. Everything is made fresh to order, so you can always expect a beautiful fresh meal!

I spoke with the owners after I finished and told them I will be bringing my family back for sure (my family recently relocated to the area, so I'm confident Gabriella's will be one of our regular spots!) They also make all their own desserts fresh and from scratch and make beautiful specialty cakes to order too!

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