La Canela

Rounding up to 5 starsWe had a delicious meal. The chef started us with an outstanding fried dumpling.The Ribeye steak with an egg was flavorful. Everyone at the table was delighted with their entree.The room is well decorated, allowing you to forget that you're in downtown Rockville.The portions were generous and the staff were attentive and helpful.

It was a sunny day and the beautiful restaurant looked too good than what it really was:( We had the Lomo Saltado, Ceviche, and a free dessert due to lack of precision. It was OK but definitely better out there.

Definitely one of the best Peruvian restaurants in the area! Service is always amazing and very attentive. They will even give you a courtesy amuse bouche. Which is ceviche in a wonton, fried! 10/10 amazing! Food is always DELICIOUS and they are very willing to make food substitutions when possible. The restaurant is quiet and overall clean. I definitely recommend giving this restaurant a try. Even during our last visit they let us know in advance that their card machine was having some difficulties so if we had cash it would be helpful. We appreciated their initiative to let us know of the issue, my husband quickly went to the ATM took some cash out and easy fix. They were so grateful for us being understanding they gave us free inca cola soda! truly an amazing team and restaurant!

Servesr were amazing very polite and professional i have the ceviche de pescado it was good the fish was lilttlebit too cold but it was good I had it with a glass of red wine then I ordered the grill octopus it wasn't cooked all the way through but it's ok I know they can do better in the kitchen....I will defanaly come back and give them a second chance because I love food....

Great food and incredible service!!! The location is quiet and very peaceful. Would recommend this place to anyone!!!

This is one of my favorite authentic peruvian places to eat. We usually get the combination, papa a la huancaina, and lomo saltado here. I've tried the chupe de camarones and that was delicious! Nothing beats a peruvian homemade meal but this is a close second. The staff there is very kind and attentive. I've been there on their slow and packed days and it's always great. The inside of the restaurant is awesome in itself, since it takes decor from Peru and merges it into the storefront and even inside! Would recommend this restaurant to anyone wanting to try peruvian food!

Peruvian cuisine is one of my favorite and I wanted to look for a new restaurant to try with my husband in Rockville. I found La Canela searching on google maps and it had over 400 reviews with a rating over 4 stars so we decided to give it a try for date night. We came for dinner on a Saturday night around 6:30PM. The restaurant wasn't busy and we were seated right away. While waiting for our food, we received a complimentary snack to try from the chef. It was fish ceviche in what looked like a fried wonton and it was quite delicious! My husband ordered a Sierra Nevada IPA for drinks and I tried their Pisco Strawberry Smash. My drink was the right amount of strong and reminded me of a margarita without the salt rim. For dinner, I ordered the Fettuccini a la Huancaína and my husband ordered the Pollo Saltado. The lomo saltado in my dish was perfectly seasoned but the fettuccini was not what I expected. I love huancaína sauce but this was more on the cheeser side and very thick in consistency. Needless to say, I didn't finish the pasta portion on my dish. My husband said his pollo saltado was delicious. No complaints on his part about the food. Service was on the slower end of things. Although, we got seated very quickly - the waiters barely came around to check on us. It also seems, they all share the tables and we weren't assigned a specific waiter. We had to ask for our check twice. The first waitress never brought the check so I was able to flag down a second waiter and he brought it to us. All in all, the food and drinks were delicious and we would definitely come back to eat here again.

Awesome Peruvian food, Great costumer service!!!!cozy family restaurant style. I definitely recommend it!!!

Ambiance was delightful, service was friendly and food was amazing! We ordered 3 appetizers, entrees and desserts and everything was delicious. 10/10 would recommend

Poor service from the staff. Extremely long wait for mediocre food. Owner was very rude as well