Andina Spitalfields Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was delicious. 4 plates for sharing for 2 people were more than enough."
• "Really good Peruvian food in Shoreditch."
• "The food is the star of the show here. It's fresh and packed with flavour."
• "The food was really nice with surprising and unusual textures and flavours, making for a memorable meal."
• "All of the food here was delicious."
• "Food was second to none. Interesting flavours, lovely balanced and beautifully served."
• "Every single dish was perfect, different and awakened every taste bud."

Cons:

• "Portions are just too small for this place to be taken seriously anymore."
• "Insanely overpriced for what it was. Far from being real Peruvian food."
• "Overpriced and not well cooked food."
• "The pork cheek was lovely and tender, but the sauce was quite salty and overpowering."
• "The food is overpriced for small portions, and everything contains coriander."
• "Expensive, small dishes, and in my opinion the price did not justify the quality of the food."
• "The octopus wasn’t fresh at all, closer to chewing gum than fish."

Service

Pros:

• "The whole kitchen were friendly and have a great customer service skills."
• "Service swift, but relaxed."
• "Our waiter was friendly and efficient despite being quite busy."
• "Great cosy place! Waiter was fantastic and recommended meals for us, atmosphere was serene yet busy."
• "Very nice waitress."
• "The service was friendly, fast and good."
• "Russian waiter was a sweetheart, accommodating and serve always with a great attitude and smile."

Cons:

• "We were in a back room with one small entrance and were largely ignored by wait staff."
• "Average food, but the service is painfully slow."
• "Our dishes came out of the kitchen out of sync and one of our starters was forgotten entirely."
• "The service was average at most as the waiters kept on forgetting what we have ordered."
• "Service was terrible - we had booked well in advance, were made to wait at the bar for a good twenty minutes after our booked time."
• "The staff seemed a little unhappy, and were not working together as a team."
• "Service was terrible. The manager was complaining about working after 9pm when the kitchen closed after 9:30pm."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "The place however is quite nice, and cozy, beautiful interior design, with semi open kitchen system."
• "Located opposite the market this is a great restaurant with a relaxed vibe."
• "It was great to find a celiac friendly place with such wonderful atmosphere and delicious offerings."
• "Buzzing, yet intimate enough that you can chat with your dining partners without losing your voice at the end of the night."
• "The room is airy, bright and pleasant."
• "The atmosphere when we walked in was immediately energising."
• "The decor is nice and the atmosphere is lively."

Cons:

• "Can get a bit noisy when full."
• "It's an ok place, would not say great given that there are so many food options around."
• "The room isn't great for a meeting as no phone, not great projector and they couldn't turn off the music!"
• "It was pretty empty and felt a little soulless when we got there."
• "Excessive noise levels (consistently over 85dB) spoilt our most recent visit."
• "The restaurant was so incredibly busy, noisy and my table was in the path of waiters coming from the kitchen area."
• "Would also like to note that this place is not suitable for those with additional access requirements."

Value

Pros:

• "The set menu looked good value but we went a la carte. Drinks were a significant portion of our £60/head cost."
• "House white (Italian) was good value at £22."
• "Fresh ingredients. Peruvian flavors. Nice service. Affordable prices."
• "Five dishes across two people came to around £70 (without any drinks), so fairly good value for London."
• "Cheapest bottle of wine was still pretty good wine."
• "Affordable and tasty."
• "Always delicious food and great service, had the discovery menu again today, PLENTY of food for two people."

Cons:

• "Extremely expensive, small potions, bad value for money."
• "This is expensive food for very small portions."
• "It was extremely overpriced, so to eat enough to constitute a meal you'd have to spend 50 quid per person before drinks…"
• "Insanely expensive. Any dish is between £11-17."
• "The portion sizes were very small, but held the price of a full sized meal."
• "Ridiculously expensive for the quality and quantity of food offered."
• "But the food is so mediocre and the portions are tiny! Right now it feels like a massive rip-off."

Special Dietary Options

Pros:

• "We do not have any gluten in our kitchen."
• "Almost all of the menu is gluten free."
• "All gluten free menu with great variety of exotic dishes."
• "An absolutely fantastic gluten free restaurant on the east side of London."
• "It was great to find a celiac friendly place with such wonderful atmosphere and delicious offerings."
• "As a coeliac it’s amazing to visit a completely gluten free restaurant."
• "Gluten free and Dairy free options were plentiful and delicious."

Cons:

• "The food is overpriced for small portions, and everything contains coriander."
• "First, two of the 4 vegan side dishes were sold out, next it turns out ALL dishes contain coriander."
• "Last disappointed was that the only vegan dessert was also sold out."
• "However the prices were very high for the portion sizes. (As an adult you’d want to order a salad and a main and maybe some side fries)."
• "The ceviche was either too small (sea bass) or didn't have much taste (scallop)."
• "The dishes were quite small for the price, especially the ceviche, and the fish didn't taste that fresh."
• "Tiny portion. Pork was not fresh. Reheated pre-fried pork belly."