Marisa LaRue
Couldn’t love this place any more than we did! We came in for their vegan menu and everything we tried blew us away. Soup was amazing, empanadas were the best we’ve had in our life and the Lomo Saltado was DIVINE. We ordered more empanadas and another Lomo Saltado to go! Service was amazing, such kind women! Will definitely return next time we are in Santa Fe. ❤️
… moreSophia Zhang
Small restaurant in a Peruvian gift shop. Authentic and flavorful. Must order the lomo saltado. Their special weekend shrimp soup was also very delicious. Some items (photos) on the menu did not have prices and was a tad pricier than expected. Overall good experience.
… moremark abell
One of the things that I first noticed as I was walking by the Outdoorsman which is a business inside the De Vargas mall is a restaurant by the name of Sabor Peruano Restaurant. What first caught my eye was all of the Peruvian textiles and other colorful Peruvian items for sale. With all of those items on the walls I thought what a great way to decorate the restaurant and also make income at the same time. So I started to read about some of the menu items that were posted on the wall outside of the restaurant. A lady came out and started talking to me about how good the food was so I decided to try it.
I ordered the pan fried trout. The dish was served by Adriana, one of the owners of the restaurant. The dish was served hot and was just the perfect temperature for consumption. The texture of the fish was perfect and not overcooked. Trout is normally a boney fish so I carefully ate the top portion of the meat from the top of the ribs. I was then able to remove the entire backbone from the fish and all of the tiny ribs came out with the backbone.
This was a testament to how well the fish was cooked. (see all of my pictures). The flavor of the coating on this fish was the BEST that I have ever tasted. It was akin to that wonderful coating that is on Colonel Sanders chicken. It was unbelievably good.
The fish came with a gorgeous Mediterranean style salad that was so delicious and it had an exotic Asian tasting dressing that was out of this world. The dish also came with an ample portion of rice.
I ordered a drink with my meal that was non alcoholic called Chicha Morado. It was very good with a not-too-sweet taste and unlike any beverage I’ve ever had. The entire meal was what I would consider gourmet quality. This is a sidewalk type cafe inside the De Vargas mall so I was very surprised.
I was so excited about the quality of the food that I ordered dessert which I do not normally do. I ordered the Alfajores Peruvian shortbread cookie . It had a Carmel filling that was marvelous tasting and again the presentation was gourmet quality. Please check out my pictures. I hope that you enjoy this Peruvian Restaurant as much as I did!!!!
… moreKolten Parker
Visited while on vacation in Santa Fe. I had lomo saltado with steak and my wife had vegan lomo saltado, made with seitan. They were both delicious. The service was perfect and the food came out quickly and hot. I had the arroz com leche for dessert. We will return. 10/10
… moreWanderfrolics
Such fun to experience the food and drink of a different culture. Cute and colorfully decorated little place with a super friendly, efficient, passionate owner who bustles around the place with enthusiasm and positivity. Best of all, they offer a terrific vegan, seitan version of their signature dish! Kudos for helping everyone experience Peruvian food 🙂
… moreDayanna Velarde
Real authentic Peruvian food. The chupe de camarones was amazing, I transported myself to Peru with the first sip of that soup
The cooker and waiter were so kind with us. Thank you again!
… moreAndrew Wilson
Definitely would recommend eating here! We ate off the vegan menu and had lots of options. Everything was plated beautiful and had rich strong flavors. My favorite was the Palta Rellena (stuffed avocado). We even had vegan dessert!
… moreyeny flor
The food was delicious, the restaurant/shop was so cute and the staff was really nice, a wonderful little gem in Santa Fe. I gave it four stars because the service was slow and it took them a little while to take our order, the prices are okay, paying $15 after taxes and tip for an appetizer. Overall, a good, clean, different place to eat at the De Vargas mall with a vegetarian menu!
… moret k
Excellent! A five star rating is very rare. This restaurant deserves it. Recommendations from the owner/chef were so right on. We began with empanadas. Every bite was a new taste sensation. And we also had a potato dish (see the smiling face) that was unusually delicious, unlike any food in North America. Main course (only on Saturday) was a shrimp, corn, rice, potato soup. Marvelous. Every ingredient very fresh. Each morsel gave a new savory sensation. For dessert a Flan unlike any other I have evr had here or in Mexico or elsewhere. This little hide away in the de vargas mall is SO worth visiting and sharing with friends. If only we had also enjoyed a Pisco Sour! Go and taste these delicious Peruvian dishes. You will not regret any of them.
… moreJ Hell
Neat little shop/restaurant within a small mall. We wanted to try something new so went with this place. We had 2 vegan appetizers and shared a vegan entrée it was absolutely fantastic the only reason it is not 5 stars is the price to portion ratio. It seemed a bit pricey for what you get.
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