Llama Lips Restaurant Pure Peruvian Home Cooking

At the core of Llama Lips is the esteemed Peruvian chef, Lucy, who crafts recipes that have been meticulously passed down through generations. These dishes are imbued with love, tradition, and a profound sense of home. Lucy’s culinary expertise, characterized by a harmonious blend of flavors, resulted in a delectable “causa de pollo” and “chaufa de pollo” that evoked tonight Saturday vivid memories of my late father cooking at home. The pisco sours were also perfectly executed. Along with Lucy, celebrating heritage is Bill, her charming husband and the two friendly waitresses. We plan to return next weekend to indulge in the delectable pollo a la brasa and once again enjoy the music “Peruanita Bonita”.

So 8/19/2025 at night was my first time going to this restaurant with high expectations, reality was different after I received my order. The manager told me that the taste of the food is just like Peru, honestly my food did not smell well. My food was contaminated by plastic that was melted by the heat of the food they gave me. I couldn't go back to change my food on time because I had to work overnight. So I came in today 8/20 and I showed the photo to the manager, and she said because her policy the food/complain has to be the same day. So they really don't care about their customers or at least their first time customers. Never going back again and thank you for opening my eyes that this is a horrible and disgusting place to eat. Also here is the proof of your contaminated food you gave me. Hopefully the owners do something about this because this could end up on a law suit.

Me and my partner walked in there to sit at the bar, the owners are super attentive, we ordered their fried fish it was the best of the bestest, they only use mahi mahi by the way just so you guys know, the chef it’s the wife, she cooks with tons of love, my partner ordered their fried rice Peruvian style with chicken it was amazing & to top it off the chef brought us out a piece of pollo a la brasa, it was the most amazing, juicy chicken I’ve had with the best authentic Peruvian flavors and spices. Please give them a try I’m 100% sure you will walk out just as happy as we did.

I love the food I had some rice and pinto beans with some Res and I’m telling you the first bite brought back memories like true Peruvian cooking I damn near cried because it brought back memories of my grandfathers cooking and I just loved the food so much omg this is my favorite Peruvian restaurant in Connecticut!

My husband and I have been to Llama Lips three times so far. The menu is very unique. We love their food!!! It is very fresh and full of flavor. The portions are very filling. The staff is super nice and friendly. The restaurant is clean and quiet. There is a great atmosphere. We will definitely keep eating there. Delicious dishes: Chaufa de salmon, Seco de Lucy, Osso buco a la cerveza, bisteck a lo pobre, Tallarin verde with rib eye steak, Lomo filet mignon. Their chicha morada is so delicious and refreshing. Highly recommended!!!

All I can say is wow! Absolutely loved our meal. The service was spectacular and the place is so cute. You feel like you are in Peru. The food is authentic, with amazing flavors. Highly recommend!

New favorite spot! The food was exceptional. Great ambiance. The drinks were also excellent. Absolutely delicious and the servings are good size for both food and cocktails. We couldn’t get enough of everything we had. Prices are a little high but I’m a firm believer of quality over quantity. Worth every penny. Enjoy!

First timers. Parking great!. Very welcoming. Food was delicious with a touch of homemade. Comfortable and cozy. Great cappuccino.☺️👍😋

Just had an amazing lunch at Llama Lips! Love their $15 lunch special but we also ordered off the Dinner Menu (Pro Tip, they will let you!). Ceviche and Grilled Octopus for me and a steak wrap for my friend. Chef came out and told us about the food and ingredients, she is lovely. Great table service, amazing food...will definitely be back.

I hate leaving these kinds of reviews, because I'm big on supporting small businesses. However, this was one of the worst service experiences I've ever had at any restaurant, ever. I arrived at 7:40pm for a 7:30pm group dinner (for a birthday). Let's just say, my dinner came out at 9:53pm, over TWO HOURS after I arrived, and 53 minutes after the restaurant itself was officially closed! After all that waiting, food was also lackluster. The list of missteps was long, and I will be editing this review shortly with all that went wrong. For now, suffice it to say, from the experience of a patron, this visit was embarrassing.

Three of us showed up around 5pm on a Sunday so it was pretty quiet. We started with 3 Pisco Sours, followed by sharing the ceviche pescado, then 3 entrees: pollo soltado, the grilled octopus and fried chicken. We followed this by a shared dessert of some very nice dulce de leche pastries. Additional drinks were one sangria and a white wine, with one espresso with dessert (we ordered two and received one). Overall, the food is good (other than the chicken), drinks were decent, but it just felt very expensive for what it was.. the place is pleasant, what you would expect in a strip mall, and service was just ok. The dessert pastries at almost $25 for 4 and $6.50 for an espresso (double?), and $16 a pop (+tax +tip) as per the menu for the opening cocktails...it's a little rough. (The check with a 20% tip was more than $250 for the above) Again, the food was very decent and there are many things on the menu I would love to try, and I would love to go again, as would everyone in my party, but the prices for me are just a little steep at present. Maybe it is just the cost of living crisis or, maybe I just don't appreciate what things cost right now!

Absolutely delicious lunch was enjoyed at Llama Lips! We ordered fish and rice (pescado saltado), and the most perfectly prepared chicken and rice. We were served a complimentary glass of De chichi morada. The executive chef Lucy came out to ask if everything was to our liking. What a great place for a very filling gourmet meal!

Upon the restaurants recent opening my dining partner and I were curious to try this appealing eatery. We met the owner and his wife (the chef) who were personable and provided delicious food. Our dinner was lomo Saltado with an appetizer of calamari complete with a delicious Peruvian sauce. Both were delicious and the owner was kind enough to share a complimentary tres leche cake with us free of charge. We'll definitely spread the word and will be back again soon.

Amazing food. Amazing service. Truly authentic Peruvian food. I also enjoyed Pisco Sour

Good food and service. All menu items we tried were excellent. We liked the food with particular Peruvian style taste and the variety presented

My mom and I stopped by in for a lunch. We absolutely loved it. Definitely recommend. I went to Peru last summer and the Leche de Tigre tasted exactly like the ones I had during my time at the Mancora Beaches. The service was great everything tasted fresh and just made. For the Seco de Rez the meat was just falling off the bone. It was calm and quiet we went early Sunday afternoon.

Llama Lips is a fantastic new restaurant in downtown Stamford CT. You can tell instantly that Lucy and Bill love preparing great food for their customers. Llama Lips, although very new, was recommended to us by a handful of local folks. We learned that Lucy (chef/owner) was an accomplished chef in Peru and after tasting the food we have no doubt. Portions were huge, (see photos) fresh and delicious. The interaction between the kitchen and the dining tables really added to our experience. We can't wait to get back, menu is extensive and there's a lot more to try. - C&V

If you like Peruvian food, Llama Lips is a MUST. Some of the best Peruvian food we have had outside of Peru, and definitely the best Pisco Sour we have had outside Peru, comparable to the Pisco Sours at the Belmond right outside Machu Picchu. The restaurant is run by a husband/wife combo: managed by the husband Bill, and with his wife as the cook, so it's a mom and pop but doesn't feel divey at all. Bill is very friendly, and the food is authentically Peruvian. There's good variety to the menu items. We had the Pisco Sours, which as I said were the best we've had outside Peru. Perfect balance of fruit taste, alcohol, and creamy smoothness, which is hard to achieve. Lllama Lips knows what they're doing here and has trained the bartenders well; I've tried making Pisco Sours on my own a few times using quality fresh ingredients, and they are challenging drinks to make and I've never quite pulled it off myself, but Lllama Lips has mastered it. We also had the Ceviche, which was very tasty. The Aji de Gallina was also a winner, and glad to see that Lllama Lips does it well as few other Peruvian restaurants in the area even have it. The Lomo Classico was comparable to the best lomo saltado I had in Peru, served at a slightly upscale restaurant in Cusco. Will definitely be back, as Llama Lips is now my favorite Peruvian restaurant.

hands down best peruvian in Stamford and Portchester. Ceviche so yummy. great canary beans and beef short rib dish

A little gem in Stamford. Definitely recommend this restaurant. Even the desserts are worth it - the homemade flan is delicious.

Service is very good and ambiance was very good. Food was okay. They need to know more about cook temperature. I asked for fillet mignon medium-well. And I received it rare.

A friendly, warm ambiance. Great for families and friends. The dishes were generously portioned, plated with skill and full of flavor. It was obvious they use fresh ingredients. Servers were attentive but you could tell they had their hands full. As long as you have some patience, the meal is well worth it.

Amazing authentic Peruvian cuisine! Everything is made from scratch and very high-quality ingredients.

Nice people, cozy atmosphere, delicious fresh food handmade with love. Can't wait to return and try more on the menu.

Oversalted and deeply overpriced food, the shop looks nice but looks can be deceiving! Service was slow and seemed prone to forgetting order details. In a town like Stamford there are much better options for Peruvian like Acuario or Fiesta on main.

I recently tried this new Peruvian restaurant. Great care has been taken to renovate the interior, and the owners have succeeded in making the dining room and bar an elegant space with nice ambiance. We talked to Bill (the owner) and he was very pleasant and told us that his wife is the chef and the recipes are from her family. Our server was also extremely nice. We ordered Pisco Sours for our cocktails which were delicious. Bill brought over a basket with some bread along with some yummy Peruvian sauce. We ordered the fried calamari which had some lettuce and vinaigrette garnishing the plate, this was also served with three delicious sauces that complimented the food. For our main course we ordered Lomo Saltado, which was also beautifully prepared. At the end of the meal, Bill said he had a surprise for us. Then his wife, the chef, came out with a tres leches cake singing Happy Birthday (along with everyone else in the restaurant) Although it was not actually my birthday I appreciated the generosity of the dessert on the house. And it made me feel extremely welcomed. I will be back!