Costa y Mar — Restaurant in New York

I visited this restaurant about 2 weeks ago, I came in with my boyfriend to see what all the hype was about considering their reviews were great. We sit down and decide. The waitress comes around and we tell her what we’re interested in. She mentions popular dishes and then tries to push them like “Are you sure you want this? This dish is popular and what people come for.” Then as I tell her I’m going to stick to what I want, She then proceeds to go on what seemed like a sales pitch at this point to “sell” the pricier dish. At this point I was tired of the back and forth, and ended up agreeing. She happily writes the dishes down. I wanted the “Chicharron de pollo” which is a Spanish style kind of fried chicken. And she put me down for the Jalea. Which were a combination of fried foods. I didn’t want much, Just the chicken. As for my boyfriend, He ordered the “Churrasco a la pobre” which is a skirt steak with some chimichurri sauce. When we got the dishes, The Jalea was decent but extremely fried. And the Steak wasn’t a skirt steak. It was a cheap version of regular steak. When it came time to pay, She asked about dessert and said it was on the house. Possibly sensing the discontent on our faces. We agreed on the Tres Leches and wanted to take it because we were unhappy with our experience. She then proceeds to push AGAIN saying that we should eat our dessert there because she would decorate it nice. I said we’re just going to take it and leave. So she gives us a paper like slice in a plastic container. Unlike the proportionate slices posted by previous reviewers. We paid $80 for food that was hardly touched. We will not be back to this location for the pushy service and lack of freedom to choose a dish we came for. We should have settled for the Colombian restaurant 2 stores up that was lively and not empty, (Red Flag.) like this...

Kinda pricey, don’t recommend.

The anticuchos $17 for small sad thin 8 pieces that were over cooked when asked for rare. Sopa la minueta was a little watery and bland. I liked the Pescado a lo macho. The fish was fried which wasn’t expecting but it worked well with the other seafood. Nice sauce and pretty big portion but then at the end they told us the price changed from their menu from $25 to $30 which doesn’t sound like my problem if you didn’t inform us before or during service. Meanwhile they have posted prices of cash or credit card prices all over. We paid cash and they ended up amending the price without us making a fuss so that was considerate.

Liked that it was bring-your-own-alcohol and a bit cheaper if you pay cash. Waitress was nice and pretty quick. Restaurant was clean and was warm when we came in from the cold.

There’s a lot of Peruvian restaurants in the neighborhood and this one didn’t stick out as better...

As an Ecuadorian, finding authentic and fresh food is always a treat, especially when it reflects the flavors of the coast. This restaurant offers a wonderful blend of Peruvian fusion and Ecuadorian cuisine, with every dish made fresh—from the fresh fried rice to the vibrant seafood. The experience was enhanced by the exceptional customer service. Tania, the owner, greeted us with such warmth and genuine hospitality that made us feel right at home.

Highly recommend making a trip here—you won’t be disappointed. I can’t...