Mercado 28 Miraflores

The food was good and the place looks nice. We had some nikkei fusion, meats and Amazonian food. All were excellent. There is more international western food than local food though. The atmosphere makes it a nice place to hangout in groups and enjoy diverse foods while having some drinks. The problems: _ This food court concept style with multiple food choices is meant to allow the customer to wander around to look at each stall/shop, have an idea of each provider and then decide and order. The point is the freedom to roam around and have a flexible choice. Unfortunately, at this place they chose to have the staff wait at the table directly with an online menu. From the beginning you're being ushered with some pressure to sit and be waited on. The staff would come to the table with too much frequency to check on orders and find more ways to assist. It feels too invasive and uncomfortable. _ The tipping culture is customary in Peru where service is generally excellent in comparison to literally the world. However, recently as payments become increasingly virtual, tips have been asked for in a too upfront manner that feels a lot like pressure. It is not different at this place where frequent interruptions are considered good service. It just feels forced, if anything customers should be left the voluntary choice to provide a tip or not rather than being asked for one.

It’s a great concept with some great food including Peruvian, Amazonian, sushi, poke bowls, burgers, kebabs etc. I think it’d be better if the wait staff didn’t come and get your order for the food but if they really let people roam around and pay for their food directly from the stalls. In my opinion, it’d be way more immersive and fun that way, giving you the opportunity to really eye out the food you want. The wait staff could then be tasked with just keeping track of drinks.

They have a really wide variety of restaurant stalls so there really is something for everyone if you want to dine in a big group that can’t agree on a place to go. The food is really high quality and came out fast, although I would say it’s a little on the expensive side for the portion sizes. But overall, totally worth it. The seating area is also really cute, super casual and fun!

It could've been a good night, if the staff didn't ask to pay after every drink, asking for tips evertime! NO! You will get a tip when I leave, assuming I am happy with your bad service. I desereve all 8 demands for tips refunded. Maybe other restaraunts are better, unfortunatley I ordered from the Mexicabn 'restaraunt' where I was overcharged for a flat bread containing 2-4% Oninon and less than 2% meat for a 'Carne' Quisadilla... The following photographs are a visual representation of the awfullness of M28, it's 999 over-priced

The food here is not that good at all and this is weird because it’s almost impossible to say this about a peruvian restaurant , the arroz con mariscos was BAD, the comida criolla boring too, they serve and charge like a gourmet restaurant but the quality is bad with the exception of the hamburgers…, for the price they charge better you go o somewhere else, also the music is super loud, you have to scream to speak in your own table. The comida criolla place only had half of the dishes they were advertising in the menu. The men’s bathroom was NASTY

We checked in a nearby hotel and missed our lunch. So we found this place. A very good list of selections. We tried a few and they tasted very good.

As long as we're in Peru, we will keep exploring places to eat and drink. Today we tried Mercado 28. Very interesting concept. So many options in this place, but Iwill not list them😁. We had some great poke bowls at Poke Boss. The food was great. The service is also pretty good, as was the atmosphere.

No complaints, had a great couple of cocktails, causa and lasagna. Impressed with the food and friendly service.