Fiesta
Av. Reducto 1276
Miraflores - 447-3312
(also locations in Chiclayo and Tacna)
www.restaurantfiestagourmet.com
Open for both Lunch & Dinner. Open for Breakfast on the weekends

One of my friends gave me a Lima Dining Guide as a gift, so I took the opportunity to try out a lot of new places on my last trip.

Fiesta offers "northern" Peruvian food, whatever that is. The restaurant was fairly upscale and well-appointed. The service was excellent, the prices reasonable, and the food: top-notch.

The menu is extensive, with choices from all the food groups. They specialize in duck, and the waiter recommended the arroz con pato (rice with duck), but I had eaten that the previous night, so I went the duck route for my appetizer and ordered a duck omelet.

In my travels, I have discovered that Peruvian chefs like to use the omelet as a food delivery device, so I went with the flow. The omelet was huge, and would have been enough as a main dish all on its own. I ate half the omelet and picked the duck meat out of the other half. Delicious.

My main dish was the Lomo de Lenugado en Salsa Gourmet (Sole sirloin in a gourmet sauce). It was four medallions of sole with mushrooms and asparagus in a tasty sauce. It was good, but did not compare to the duck dish. Many of the other dishes that came out of the kitchen looked to be very good, and they did make a big production out of the rice with duck at the next table.

I declined coffee and dessert, and the tab came to around 80 Soles for the dinner, including a couple of soft drinks. I would not hesitate to return here again.

Thank you again for your excellent reports about fine dining experiences. Having a great meal is a close second to my favorite activity that I enjoy while traveling.

RTGooch is a fellow who knows how to enjoy life!

(Message edited by blissman on December 11, 2007)

RT,

Is this where I am going to have to take you for the meal I owe you? 80 soles, damn man.........
looks like a top notch place tho!
I was goona take you to Rusticas and guard the entrance to Calle de Pizza!
Looking forward to it.....
CFK

CFK asks:

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Is this where I am going to have to take you for the meal I owe you? 80 soles, damn man.........

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RT, I was afraid of that! Feliz Navidad...

CFK

RT & CFK, I would be interested in cumming along too!sf4dfish

Hi RT
thanks for the info, it looks like I will be traveling to Peru in May. I was wondering do you know if any of the chef schools, and there seems to be a ton of them in Lima, runs 1 to 3 day courses on Peruvian cuisine, preferably in English?

Sorry, Isawal -- I just eat the food and let someone else cook it.

However, sign up for a free email address at peru.com -- they sell the addresses for marketing purposes. For me, that's perfect: I want Peruvian spam. Some of it is for cooking schools. That might point you in the right direction.

Let me know. I will be happy to test your final exam!

Thanks for the advice, I just signed up as you sugested but as I don't speak Spannish I don't know how much help it will be. I am however a member of the SA chef's association, a throw back to a miss spent youth cooking and bar tending my way around the world, so i contacted them, they will contacted the Peruvian chef's association and maybe I will get lucky.