Andrew A.
Yelp
On our visit to Aromas Del Peru we decided to take advantage of the cool January midday weather and opted to sit on the shaded patio where we were cordially greeted and treated by an army of wait staff from the hostess, bottled water service, appetizer server, primary waiter, and desert server while we people and car watched as the world sped by on the adjacent roadway. The area was clean and orderly.
The menu was extensive with excellent descriptions of each item.
My wife ordered the Michelada Tropical while I simply ordered a beer. The Michelada was massive and was very refreshing. We were provided with a cup of soup along with roasted corn and sauce. The soup was a touch on the oily side that was a little odd to begin with but I could not stop drinking it.
For the main course, I had the ceviche 3 ajies mix with corvina fish and my wife had the corvina gratinada with tostones. The ceviche, as the name implies, was three servings each with its own distinct sauce; rocoto, limo, and yellow spice. Each sauce was gastronomically successful and could be slurped all on its own. The corvina gratinada was full of complex flavors but a touch heavy on the salt. Finally, we ordered one cuatro leches to share. This had to be the best "tres" leche I have ever had. It was not overly sweet or soaked and the pastry still had a good chew to it. If nothing else, I would visit again just for the desert. As an aside, when we asked what deserts they had, it was an old school presentation of their dessert offerings, something that seems to have become prehistoric in the restaurant industry but something that I greatly appreciate.
Overall, the menu items are on the mid-high end of the price scale but on this visit, what we had were well worth the price. The only knock is the high salt content but if they were closer to my locale, this would be a frequent visit.