5/5 DoughnutANZ 11 months ago on Google
What
a
fabulous
find!
This
small,
hole-in-the-wall
restaurant
serves
traditional
Peruvian
food
and
does
it
very
well.
By
the
look
of
the
number
of
delivery
drivers
picking
up
dishes
this
restaurant
is
well
known
amongst
the
Peruvian
ex-pat
community.
I
have
never
eaten
Peruvian
food
before
and
I
was
enchanted
and
delighted.
If,
like
me,
you
are
not
familiar
with
traditional
Peruvian
food
then
this
restaurant
is
a
delightful
place
to
get
your
introduction.
Not
only
are
the
recipes
authentic
but
so
are
the
ingredients.
I
thought
that
I
knew
Corn
until
I
tried
the
Chef's
El
Andino
which
contains
individual
kernels
of
Peruvian
Giant
corn.
The
individual
corn
kernels
are
very
large,
plump,
almost
Broad
bean
or
heart
shaped
and
they
tasted
delicious
after
simmering
in
light
oil
with
a
touch
of
some
spices
This
demonstrate
so
well
how
delicious
simple
well
chosen
ingredients
can
be
when
cooked
to
perfection.
The
El
Andino
is
not
some
vegetable
side
dish
to
accompany
a
main
but
a
meal
unto
itself.
I
could
have
stopped
eating
after
this
dish
but
I
had
already
ordered
the
Pollo
a
la
Brasa,
which
is
featured
widely
on
the
menu.
The
Chef's
use
of
traditional
and
authentic
ingredients
also
shon
through
in
the
Pollo
a
la
Brasa.
This
is
not
some
force
fed,
battery
hen
but
rather
a
flavourful
bird
that
has
been
raised
in
an
outdoor
setting
and
eating
a
number
of
different,
natural
foods.
I
again
did
not
recognise
the
spices
used
in
the
marinade
but
the
combination
of
them
with
the
crispy
chicken
skin
barbecued
over
traditional
coals
made
this
a
memorable
dish
and
it
was
obvious
why
it
features
so
heavily
on
the
menu
and
in
signage
on
the
front
of
the
restaurant.
I
had
the
quarter
Pollo
a
la
Brasa
(Pierna)
and
it
was
an
excellent
choice.
Flavourful
and
not
at
all
fatty.
My
last
enjoyable
choice
for
this
visit
was
a
drink
called
Lima
Limon,
made
in
an
old
style
cocktail
mixer
that
sounded
a
bit
like
a
jet
engine
on
take
off
but
produced
a
delicious,
thirst
quenching
drink.
I
will
be
back
to
try
other
dishes
on
the
menu
here
as
I
am
sure
that
they
will
be
as
equally
delicious
as
the
ones
that
I
had
tonight.