Vista Peru

We went on a Thursday evening. The place was not crowded. Great seafood options and very nice atmosphere inside. The servers were very friendly and portion sizes were really good! Wr also got a flan. And it was DELICIOUS! Would definitely recommend it and we will come back again.

This is a hidden gem in old city. We came here for the Super Bowl and they truly went above and beyond with service! We did not have reservations, came around 4:45, and they let us stay for the entire game. Our server was so attentive and made sure we always had drinks and food throughout the night. It felt like we were at a family gathering with great food! We had the causas acevichada, which was seasoned mashed potatoes with ceviche, the seafood soup, and flan. I personally am not the biggest fan of seafood soup, but my fiancé loved it. This was my first time trying causas. It was delicious! Finally, the flan was some of the best I’ve had. It was creamy and flavorful. We went with my vegetarian friend. There were plenty of options for her to enjoy. Our server was vegan herself and able to recommend the best things to eat. I would absolutely return based on the service, food, and overall experience.

The ambiance is great. We went on a Sunday and it started to pick up and get busy. I haven't seen a Peruvian restaurant in Philly, so this was nice. I know there are other restaurants that do have some Peruvian dishes but not a whole restaurant. So to start, they gave us water and this fried corn snack that you can pair with your beer or your ceviche. We ordered the ceviche de Vista peru that comes with lobster, shrimp and octopus I believe. The octopus was a little overcooked, had a rubbery texture. Ceviche was very acidic, alot of lime - made it very addictive? Because I kept eating it. Main dish we ordered steak with shrimp that came with 2 sides. We got side of fried plantains and French fries. Not all dishes come with the sides*. It came with a sauce on the side. It was good but couldn't finish after eating the ceviche.

The portions of the food was ridiculously small. Rotisserie chicken was dry and hard. Their ceviche tasted frozen not FRESH…… The causa wasn’t tasty. Over priced for the size of food they serve !!! I was very disappointed considering the reviews they had. Needless to say 100.00 spent & the food was terrible. I would never go back again… I rather drive an hour and get a decent plate of fresh savory REAL PERUVIAN FOOD !!!!!!!

Sorry, no food photos to share but I did get a drink pic. Pisco sour was delicious, my wife had a pink lemonade made my the bar tender and they have authentic Inca Cola aka bottled and made in Peru. The food had flavor, almost like how my mom makes but not quite there it's not an easy task to live up to mom. But they were close, closer than most Peruvian places. So unless your taste palettes have been blessed by Mom's cooking i can safely say you not be disappointed with this restaurant. There service was attentive and not one time were we left wondering what's going on with our food or drinks.

Small, hallway looking spot, but somehow elegant. Loved their Peruvian style risotto, so much flavor (doesn’t look good in the picture lol but it was). First time trying pisco, it was great. Server was nice. Would come again.

Very nice ambiance modern and hip ... Food was very good and proper flavor on the platers my party had ... Staff attentive for a Saturday night... Spacious for large groups... Would return to see consistency...

Phenomenal ceviche and pisco sour. The rest sort of missed the mark. It's like they were afraid to add too much flavor. The sauce with the choclo con queso couldn't cut the lovely starchiness of the corn. There wasn't enough garlic sauce on the Camarones a Ajillo to add flavor to the boiled potato. The service was GREAT.