Restaurante el Rocoto

This was a very good choice. A Friend from Arequipa living in Lima, asked me if we could go to a restaurant food from Arequipa. We were lucky because they had buffet and there was a lot to choose from. That means you always eat more than your stomack can bare. Anyway it was luxurious and i can recommend it to anyone who is familiar with the Arequipenian kitchen. Go on this adventure, it is worth it.

This a Arequpinian resturant with a lots traditional dishes from that region! The ambulance is rustic, clean and traditional to the Arequipa’s style with nice seating and some white walls! The service was fast and attentive. The food was okay we ordered a shrimp& fish plate called Lenguado en Salsa de Camaro es with white rice, the triple combination de sarsa de patita, rocoto relleno con pastel de papa y chicharron de cerdo and Rocoto Relleno! We also got a preacher of chicha Morada that has alcohol in it! All dishes came out okay and ordinary. I’ll give it 3.5 to 4 max!

We visited for a Sunday morning traditional breakfast (Arequipa style) with the Adobo Soup and chicharrones, both pork dishes. This is a must try… the Adobo soup is delicious and the portion extremely generous and the chicharrones were crispy but tender inside! We were even treated to a taste of the chicha de jora drink! The restaurant us very beautifully decorated with a traditional style setting and the service was outstanding.

Got some trouble parking, not a polite situation, the buffet was good, but just good. I think i´m gonna pass coming back.

What you get here is regular peruvian food at a high price. In my opinion there's no special reason to come here, you can have similar kind of food for half the price almost in any restaurant in town. Rocoto relleno has just a few pieces of meat and the side order had too much anise. You can try Guinea pig here but prepare to have a tasteless meat, the smash potatoes that come with it is dry and heavy. Eating here is not remarkable at least for the food. The service is OK. There's no reason to come back.