Vista Peru

Love the food. Jalea and ceviche were really good. The shrimp were cooked perfectly. Sauce was jalea was really good. A bit too much tomato and onions and not enough actual seafood in the jalea dish. Pisco sour nice tart flavor. Ambiance was good prefer downstairs to upstairs.

This was the second time I've been to Vista Peru, and I was even more impressed! The Causa Acevichada was INCREDIBLE and we loved the Mazamorra Morada dessert (not pictured) way more than we had anticipated. It was a hot jelly like dish (purple corn pudding technically) sprinkled with cinnamon and made with pineapple, cherries, and lime juice I believe. Not too sweet! Their rice and ceviche dishes are great too, and I'm also a fan of their pisco sour. Service is kind and was patient with us! We did have a little mix up towards the end of our meal, but it was otherwise smooth sailing. Love the decor in here but we were seated under a light that felt a little too bright. It was minor in the grand scheme of things but felt worth noting. I'm sure staff would've accommodated us had we asked to move since it wasn't crowded! Group Friendly: Yes, and it's ideal for sharing!Veg/Pesc: More pescatarian friendly in my opinion. Fish dishes are the stars of the show here!Date Friendly: Yes!

The food was really delicious here, and I'm glad I went here for my first time trying Peruvian food. This restaurant was recommended to me by my Peruvian friend.My favorite dish was definitely the arroz chaufa de lomo a lo pobre. The steak was extremely tender and juicy and the rice was so flavorful. I also love plantains so that was nice to have. The Pulpo a la parrilla was my second favorite dish I tried, the octopus was super tender and really tasty. The Pollo a la Braza was also good. I did not expect the Pargo a la plancha to have a tomato based soup, but it was decent. The snapper also had way more bones, which I didn't mind but be aware if you don't know how to eat around fishbones. Service was good and this is a good dinner spot, chill vibes and nice ambience.

I was closed by and Peruvian food is always a yes. This is more of a modern upscale restaurant. The place is somewhat small, the service was good and quick. I wanted to get the ceviche but it had celery, so I ordered lomo saltado, my mom got causa and to share we had cholló con queso.It all was really good, the meat could have been better prepared but it had good flavor. They had ají peruano which was the best. I would recommend giving it a shot.

This was my first time having Peruvian food, so I have no reference point for whether it is authentic or not. However, having said that, I really enjoyed this meal. We got the ceviche mixto, which included small shrimp, squid, and two large shrimp. The dressing on the ceviche was very lime forward and delicious. For our entrées, we got a chicken dish (aja de gallina) and a shrimp dish (camarones a ajillo). I had never had these flavors before but I found both to be really palatable for a newcomer to the cuisine. I would easily order these two again, and try new things too. A different table ordered grilled shrimp, which looked delicious too.

Wow what a gem of a find! We had just finished suit shopping and wanted to get an early dinner/late lunch since we were in the city. Decided to try something new so we landed here. The menu appealed to us as we both really love pulpo and there were quite a few options on the menu for that. The restaurant is very cute and like most restaurants in Philly there really isn't a lot of room so their bar is in the front and the dining area is towards the back. Very nice layout and the spacing between the tables was great. Mostly two to four tops and I noticed two larger tables situated one in the back and one in the front of the dining area. The clientele was mainly IMO Spanish speaking. So for me that was a great indication that we so chose correctly! Our server was great for suggesting entrees when we couldn't decide between dishes. We started with calamari which I will say wasn't any different than what you get from all restaurant menus but I will say that theirs was on the top for light batter n crispiness just how I like it. The accompanying aioli was really good though I was looking for that wedge of lemon to add a bit of acidity. Our entrees were the seafood lobster paella and the grilled pulpo. I'll start with the grilled pulpo - for those of you wondering what pulpo is its octopus. The flavor profile of the pulpo was soooo good. I personally would've like to see it really grilled a bit more so have that smokiness flavor to make it really pop. We both agreed that it could be a lil more tender but mind you it wasn't chewy or tough by any means. My fiancé indicated that the potatoes that accompanied it was less than stellar but all the other veggies shared in the same great flavor of the pulpo. I don't like potatoes so I can't weigh in on that but they did look quite bland. Let's get to what I felt was the star dish in today's dining adventure ... the paella. First the aroma is bar none one of my favorite smells the sweet aroma of saffron! It's up there with garlic in olive oil originating from Italian restaurants. The presentation and the abundance of all that seafood satisfied that "eyes bigger than your stomach" concept. Visually appealing and the taste was just as satisfying. While you can only see the pool of shrimp and the lobster round the sides of the bowl buried underneath were the mussels and clams and plenty of that golden rice that has absorbed all the yummy goodness of those saffron threads. Oh how I love thee paella. This has got to be one of my favorites aside from my own homemade version. Every time I have this I'm always regretting the miss in London's Borough market but I digress. Hopefully you get the picture that this is a must try paella if you are a fan. If not it's definitely worth a try and you'll be sure to be hooked. Lastly, we had the flan sadly to my disappointment this was not the warmed version. But it was good. I had my hopes set on it being warm ... this is where our inability to have another language under our belt was a minor problem in communicating my ask about the temperature. C'est la vie. Oh wait that was French.

A+ service, stupid good food, and a simple but welcoming atmosphere make this place one of the best I've ever been to. And I'm not exaggerating.From the moment we walked in--in fact, from the moment before we walked in, we knew this was the perfect place. These days, we travel with a 9-month-old and a heavy, bulky stroller. We're well aware that our semi-truck of a stroller can't go everywhere, so we trepidatiously waited on the street to assess the situation before going in. But we were interrupted by a member of the staff, who not only welcomed us in but helped bring our Abrams tank stroller into the restaurant.The staff is incredibly accommodating, and every measure should be taken to ensure they are well compensated for their troubles.Now, if you're not familiar with Peruvian cuisine or the Spanish language, you're in luck, because it turns out any dish you order will be a winner. Their calamari is literally the best I've ever had, and I've had a lot of calamari. The lomo saltado is inspired. The goat dish whose name I can't remember is epic (and interestingly not unlike some of the goat stews prepared in Kenya). Coupled with some excellent by-the-glass wine pours, you've got yourself a feast to die for.I am usually against music being played in restaurants, where the quality of the conversation can suffer from a pounding bass beat or mis-timed track change; however, the (what I can only assume is) traditional Peruvian music playing over the PA adds to the experience, especially in contrast to the modernist/minimalist design of the dining room.And that they treated our 9-month-old with dignity and respect gives it the biggest vote of confidence from me. Go now!

Overall I had a solid meal at Vista Peru, the food itself was pretty good my experience was overall kind of a mixed bag. I'd say this was 3/5, met my expectations but didn't exceed them.The first thing was the service was way below average. The sign at the front says to wait for host to seat you and I stood at the door while 3 different servers went about their day and none came over to help. Maybe 10 mins later a party of 3 came in behind me and also awkwardly waited until we all kind of wandered towards the bar where they finally took notice and sat everyone. The restaurant is split with the bar area and some small seats and a back area with booths and bigger tables. I was sat in the front as I dined alone.This may have been part of the problem - the service was really lacking, I ran out of water twice with long waits for refills. I asked for tostones with my meal and never received them... before I had finished my meal the waitress brought out to go boxes for me. I felt rushed out. Most of the other diners spoke in Spanish and I did feel like I was intruding on the staff by speaking only English.Atmosphere is nice, except the fact I got say at a table that's legs were so uneven my drink spilled. Not great. Other than that it feels classy inside and the music is nice.I had the combinación with ceviche and seafood paella. The ceviche was fantastic, very fresh and sour and delicious. The paella was just okay - the mussels were very rubbery and fishy and all three had gritty sand in them, Im not sure they were washed properly. The portion of the seafood was VERY generous and it was plenty of food. However, the shrimp was also fishy and tough. I'm not sure if it was frozen but however it was stored it was definitely cooked too long and came out rubbery. Not my favorite. The rice itself was cooked fine, seasoning and flavor was good. I ordered flan to go and it was really good.Overall a very mixed experience. I did get out for about $42 for entree and dessert which was fine but not great. Overall a very mixed bag and the ceviche was the shining star. Not sure I'd return, but I'd definitely want to get more ceviche and maybe some grilled octopus next time.

I saw they were on Resy and booked a table after doing some quick research for ceviche. The Food was amazing! I was on the hunt for some really good and fresh ceviche and they didn't disappoint. The lomo saltado was tasty and flavorful. I'd definitely recommend to anyone in the Philly area or passing by and looking for a hearty meal.

La comida está bien, pero lo que hace el dueño con el cobro es un sin vergüenza. Aparte te cobran un 20% de gratitud!!?? Y con taxes, luego te cobran y después te dice si quieres dejar propina... primera vez que me hacen esto en un lugar... trate de hablar con la persona encargada y me dijeron que no estaba y que tenía que pagar todo.The food is good, but what the owner does with the payment is shameless. Besides, they charge you 20% for gratitude!!?? And with taxes, then they charge you and then they tell you if you want to leave a tip... first time they've done this to me in a place... I tried to talk to the person in charge and they told me that he wasn't there and that I had to pay everything.