Tierra Peru Reviews Summary

Category: Peruvian restaurant London

Address: 164 Essex Rd, London, N1 8LY, United Kingdom

Phone: +442073545586

Rating: 4.6
based on 236 reviews.

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "The main courses were delicious, especially the Quinoa risotto."
  • "The ceviche was excellent and very refreshing and all of the fish was very fresh."
  • "Both tasted just perfect. For desert we shared traditional Peruvian ice cream."
  • "As a Peruvian food lover, this place is perfect."
  • "Food is excellent - portions are big and fresh food."
  • "Every dish was so colourful and delicious, at reasonable price too."
  • "The best ceviche I’ve have in the uk hands down."

Cons:

  • "Some of the dishes were a bit bland, and the meat was a bit overcooked."
  • "cocktails are great but desserts could be tastier and definitely overpriced."
  • "The tequeños I ordered were made with mozzarella and filo pastry not queso fresco and wonton wrappers and were quite unpleasant."
  • "The ceviche was okay but not particularly outstanding nor was the lamb and seafood platter."
  • "A bit pricey for what you get especially as there are no expensive ingredients and their protein (meat /fish) are very small in portion."
  • "The lomo saltado was missing fresh coriander and there was barely any juice which is the best bit!"
  • "Main courses were a huge disappointment... it was bland, dry, and in no way spicy."

Service

Pros:

  • "The owner is a heartwarming and very friendly guy, who really represents the Peruvian spirit and love."
  • "All the staff was very friendly and warm with us."
  • "Excellent service and one of the best restaurant experiences I have ever had."
  • "The staff was very friendly and gave a very good service."
  • "Service was excellent and cocktails and mocktails were also very good!"
  • "Service was amicable and attentive, but also efficient."
  • "The staff is really friendly and always trying to make you feel comfortable."

Cons:

  • "After 35 minutes of travel we arrived before our reservation time to a full restaurant... I was simply told that they were very busy and essentially we would be out of luck."
  • "Had to ask for the menu several times before we actually got it."
  • "Waiting for more than 1.5h without a single 'sorry' - horrible service."
  • "Accepting a reservation while only for 1h30 minute, without saying anything, and then cancelling reservation while we are on the way is totally unacceptable."
  • "I would give this place negative stars if I could, I would not recommend this place because the owner told us to wait even though we had booked in advance 20 mins went by still nothing had us waiting with my children in the cold."
  • "We have to wait far too long for our food (with only 3 tables occupied)."
  • "Service was severely lacking here on a Monday night. We had to wait over 50 minutes before we could get our food."

Ambiance

Pros:

  • "The cheerful ambient of the restaurant."
  • "What a brilliant gem of a restaurant this is!"
  • "So special ! So friendly and homey."
  • "The place was done very authentic."
  • "Such a lovely restaurant with gorgeous food with unbelievable taste, full of Perú flavour."
  • "This is what I imagine is authentic Peruvian."
  • "Authentic Peruvian food cooked with love in a cosy restaurant."

Cons:

  • "Unfortunately we dined on the same night as a party of 20 and the noise was unbearable."
  • "It's a small, box shape dining room, so it gets quite loud."
  • "The restaurant is too small and was packed when we were there."
  • "The place is small (around 8 tables)."
  • "My only gripe would be the large screen TV endlessly showing the same film about Peru."
  • "The place is too small and cramped for the number of people crammed into it."
  • "Inside there is also a very stuffy smell so I wonder about the cleanliness of the kitchen, where and for how long they store the food, etc."

Value

Pros:

  • "Great authentic food and great value!"
  • "All for very affordable prices."
  • "We used a Groupon voucher which was insanely good value."
  • "The portions are 'bien Taipa' and the prices are also very affordable for the quality."
  • "It's not the cheapest option around, but the quality is worth it."
  • "Very affordable prices!"
  • "The prices are reasonable."

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