I can't believe I haven't rated this place already! We have been coming here since it opened and it is on our short list of favorite places. We have a real affection for this place and are so glad it survived the pandemic. It's a bit out of view, so it's quite the hidden treasure. Appetizer Favorites - Favorite is Anticuchos de Corazon, but it's hard for them to get it in, and the other Anticuchos are good - Empanadas. Drink Favorites - A wine recommended by the owner, Eliseo - Pisco Maracuya Sour (Peruvian cocktail) - Chilcano (Peruvian cocktail) Meal Favorites - Ceviche a la Taverna: on the "specials" menu; a really healthy and tasty seafood dish; fun fact, Peru is where ceviche originated - I can't remember the name, but it is a dish with Ravioli and cubes of meat: the meat is insanely tasty and tender - Parihuela: seafood stew, better when the weather is not warm - Pesco a la Macho: tasty and healthy salmon dish Dessert - They serve the best Flan I have ever eaten; bonus, it has a light coffee flavor to it read more

Came here off of a recommendation of a fren. This place was absolutely excellent and worth visiting despite the exterior appearance. Inside is a gourmet kitchen and excellent interior decorating. Great service and delicious food presented very well. read more

Wow there are no words but HEAVEN in your mouth. I've NEVER been to a Peruvian restaurant before. And ALL dishes, coming from appetizers, main entrees, drinks and desserts were PERFECTION. My favorite was the leche de tigere. the owner not only served us the dishes but gave us the history behind the dish, how it was made and why it became a staple dish. Great atmosphere. Love it! Ill be coming back whenever I'm near the area. read more

Lima Taverna - Alfajores - Peruvian Near Me - Plano, Texas

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Great Great food. The lomo saltado is NOT to be missed. The seafood is great food too. James is phenomenal host/waiter. Made the entire meal a great experience. read more

Lima Taverna - Picarones - Peruvian Near Me - Plano, Texas

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This restaurant has so much potential, but falls short on many fronts. The service is good and in this industry, that goes a long way. The food is authentic, however, you won't experience the best of what Peruvian cuisine has to offer. Recipes need some tweaking. Plating is corny, not creative or inspiring. The decor of the restaurant is borderline, tacky and in dire need of freshening up. It just seems like everything was thrown together, without any real thought or design going into it. This set the tone for the entire experience as you sit there, staring out the windows with a view to the construction going on directly in front of the restaurant. Just so much potential! ‍ read more

The best mixed ceviche in North Texas! Empanadas are delicious and today I am trying the Peruvian tamal. I am sure I will not be disappointed. I highly recommend this restaurant read more

My husband is Peruvian and we're always looking for a good Peruvian restaurant. A month ago we met with my husband's best friend (Peruvian) and his wife hoping for a great food experience. Maybe it was a bad night and the cook was on vacation because what we had was not Peruvian flavored AT ALL! I ordered Aji de Gallina to be a safe bet because it's a very popular dish. What I got was shredded chicken with zero spices or other ingredients needed for Aji de Gallina. My husband was very disappointed in his dish as well. Giving the star for the sweet server who was the only good thing there. Also our bill was nearly 200. so we left feeling robbed! read more

This place is amazing combination of Peruvian and Chinese fusion. One of my new favorite restaurants in town. We started with the Anticuchos De Pollo for an appetizer and it was the most tender chicken dish I have ever had. The spice components just keeps you coming back for every bite. I then went to two different main courses of Amos Con Pollo and the Chaufa De Pollo. Both dishes were amazing and so different from each other it was mind blowing. I think both dishes were fantastic and that I could not pick which one I would pick over each other. Good luck with that peeps! I tried their Flan De Lucuma for desert and still managed to clean my plate after all the previous. The Carmel crust just made it pop with the hints of lucuma sauce. Try it. It's a fresh take on flan. Enjoy! read more

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Best Peruvian place in Dallas!! This is definitely my favorite place to go! I like every single item in the menu, however, my favorites: Appetizers: Ceviche, Empanadas, Anticucho de Pollo Main: Lomo or Pollo Saltado, Aji de Gallina, Tallarines verdes! Dessert: Alfajores (the best ever), Tiramisu and Flan de Lucuma! I have a sweet tooth so I always get dessert! read more

Lima Taverna - Anticucho de pollo & Passion Fruit Sour - Peruvian Near Me - Plano, Texas

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The food was delicious! It's not the typical Peruvian food I tasted before. But we had a chance to talk to the owner and he said a lot of the ways they were cooking the food was how he made it in Peru. Service was very good and friendly staff. Since it was not crowded, they did not rush us out. It's a hidden little treasure, because you can't see it from the main road. But definitely worth trying. read more

Lima Taverna - Pollo Satado - Peruvian Near Me - Plano, Texas

This was a great experience in terms of food, service and experience. Truly a hidden gem. Can't wait to come back on the weekend when they have live music! read more

Incredible service. Incredible music. Incredible dinning experience. Excellent Peruvian dishes that have exquisite tastes you cant find anywhere else in DFW. Cant wait to visit again. read more

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You know this place is good when it can get the brisk business it does on the backside of a strip mall....loved it. Authentic Peruvian food made from family recipes. The owner, Elizeo, was super attentive throughout and wanted to make sure we enjoyed our experience and our food. You can tell it's a passion for him. The ceviche is a must. Order two. The aji chicken is great comfort food and the lomo saltado is worth it. We look forward to going back to try different things on their menu. read more

My wife is Peruvian , I have been in Peru multiple times and this place won't disappoint you , the food is delicious . Service was very nice and friendly . Ambience it was Saturday night and they had live music ....of course for me being Latin I was in heaven . Can't wait to come back with my family read more

Great service and ambiance. Food on the other hand was a disappointment. Ingredients were not fresh and tasted microwaved. I'm weary when food comes out too fast. - overpriced Would not recommend. read more

As a well-traveled senior, I enjoyed the menu choices which featured very genuine Peruvian food. I enjoyed the Causa Acevichada (marinated fish) and the pisco sour cocktail. The staff is very friendly and accommodating. Th for suree ambiance is also pleasant. I will return for sure. Ample parking. N Mikkelsen read more

This is the only Peruvian restaurant in the DFW area I would recommend. James provided excellent service which was one of the main factors for my rating. He was not only knowledgable about the food and how it is prepared, but also made our night very special. The food was incredibly well prepared and worth the trip. Best Ceviche Classico around and the Flan de Lucuma was delicious. I was informed about the Saturday entertainment and will be returning very soon. If you have never tried Peruvian cuisine, please come to Lima Taverna for the best experience. read more

I attended a birthday party at Lima Taverna on a Saturday night. It was awesome! The service was excellent & the food was so good! After enjoying the great food everyone was dancing to the live music. I recommend this place for not only good food but a really fun night out. read more

Lima Taverna - Birthday Fiesta - Peruvian Near Me - Plano, Texas

Amazing food and service. Owner is very friendly and we love to come here to eat Peruvian food at least a couple of times a month.

It's my first time in this restaurant and everything was amazing . The ají de gallina was creamy and delicious. the desert picarones was delicious .The service on point and the place was clean. I really recommend this place read more

The Lomo Saltado was tender and juicy, it was really really good. The Pisco Sour was also really good. The Jalea Limeña was good but nothing special. The side of Yucca was not all that great, but it was a generous amount. Overall I think the food at Lima Taverna is overpriced. I will probably not return based on pricing. We paid $70 for two plates, one side, one alcoholic drink, and a juice. read more

Lima Taverna - Lomo Saltado, Jalea Limeña, side of Yucca, Maracuya Juice - Peruvian Near Me - Plano, Texas

Very good food and service! The owner is very passionate about Peruvian food and quality and it shows. Everyone has their opinion on "how" certain foods should taste, but each chef is different and has their own style. We thoroughly enjoyed the experience and taste. We will be coming back here often as everything we ordered was great! read more

Delicious and fresh! They were able able to accommodate all my food restrictions (no eggs, almonds, dairy or gluten) read more

Lima Taverna - Ceviche!! - Peruvian Near Me - Plano, Texas

Absolutely amazing food! Restaurant is clean, classy and friendly! Food was delicious! It is hard to find a good Peruvian restaurant, we found our spot! I would recommend this place for a fun lunch or a nice dinner date. They can take large parties as well. read more

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By far one of my favorite restaurants to visit. My husband introduced me to this restaurant last year and I absolutely fell in love with Peruvian cuisine. We get the same thing every time (it's hard to stray when these dishes are THAT AMAZING) - Ceviche de Pescado, Aji de Gallina, and Anticuchos de Corazon. My husband loves the Ceviche so much that we'll often get two orders. We go any chance we get and the consistency in quality and service is up to par every time! Lima Taverna is really a hidden gem and we can't wait to go back! read more

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Food was very tasty. Wife had chicken, I had pork. Both were Seasoned perfectly! Staff were engaging and polite. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

Great atmosphere, excellent food, attentive service and nice people. I had the ceviche and it was so good!

Service was phenomenal, the food was tasty,there's no ambiance. But I'd maybe revisit. You should atleast try it once

We were visiting our son at UTD and wanted to try something different for dinner, so glad we did! From the moment we were greeted at the door everything felt right. Great service and wonderful food! I've never had ceviche that good! Everyone ordered something different so we could get a taste of everything. The owner made us all feel very welcomed, like we were guests in his house. This will definitely be a regular stop for us when we're visiting! read more

Lima Taverna - Peruvian Near Me - Plano, Texas

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I really wanted to love this restaurant, but service was awful, after we were seated at our table 15 min past until finally someone approached our table, and not even a waitress but the person who pick up the dirty dishes (thank God for this lady, that helped us to get a waitress for our table) finally we got to placed our order and food was good not great for the prices, I was expecting more, ceviche was good, lomo saltado was good, jalea de mariscos no good missing seasoning over cooked very chewy. Cocktails were good specially chilcano. They have live music so that was A+ at the end when we got our check the gratuity was already included in a tab of 3 people, I guess they HAVE to do that because otherwise nobody will tip their awful service. Overall if you go here be patient service is really slow and very disorganized read more

Lima Taverna - Ceviche mixto - Peruvian Near Me - Plano, Texas

The food was mixed. The appetizer was out of this world but it went downhill from there. The main course amounted to being chicken with rice and really wasn't much to write about. Bland and not even very filling. The atmosphere was nice but they were understaffed so service was sketchy. Price was very expensive for what I got read more

Never Again! Horrible Experience, used their website reservation system only to receive no contact or confirmation so I called the following day and was then given a 6pm reservation but told I may have to wait about 15 minutes as they were going to be very busy that date. Showed up only to be told I had no reservation and would have to sit in another room, the one with pale walls, almost zero notable décor and best described as the strip mall vacant store, the seating area I did not even see in website photos but then realized I did miss a photo of it, my fault, there was one (1) of 514 other photos displayed to see on Yelp. If you go just ask for the spot where you cannot see any of the entertainment, you get to listen to the music through the wall and the wait staff goes in and out between the building in efforts to take care of your order. So very many things were wrong, such as the stringing along that they were working to get me seated in the main dining area, to which I finally realized they had no such intention as I finished my dinner. I also liked that on my previous first visit with some Peruvian friends we had all been served water (free in glasses) during the meal. but this time (my second visit) when two of our five Non-Peruvian group asked for glasses of water it was brought in plastic bottles, which I thought was very odd. I did figure it out though when I saw the bill and they had charged me $7.00 for the two waters. The mandatory added 20% tip tacked on to the bill regardless of party size was also a nice touch that I saw in the small print on the menu after I had ordered. In keeping with what I felt was like the theme of my dining experience, on the way home I thought about looking for a game of Three Card Monty or perhaps a man standing near an alley wearing a trench coat that could sell me a Rolex for $50.00. My advice don't walk away from Lima Taverna RUN. read more

Having lived in Peru, I was very impressed! We ordered the ceviche first, and it was perfect. Then came the lomo saltado and aji de gallina. The lomo was succulent, perfectly cooked. The aji de gallina was spot on. We drank chicha morada and it was just right. We topped the meal off with alfajores that were amazing. Service was excellent. This is key because compared to Peruvian prices, this food is not cheap. That said, this food is really good! Chef came to the table, personally presented some of the dishes, and made sure he spoke with each guest and each patron was satisfied. I've seen other Peruvian restaraunts in the DFW area, but none do it this good. The only other Peruvian restaurant I've seen close to this level is Lima Criolla, in Austin. The success of this restaurant is no accident. I would not be surprised if Gastón Acurio was not a mentor. Must try! read more

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Updated: 7/20/18 We had a terrible experience at this restaurant when we came a year ago, and it was not so much about the food, it was actually the service and the way they handled the big group we had that day. The revisit a year later changed my opinions about the restaurant. The food was really delicious. I had Pascado a Lo macho and flan de lucuma as dessert and they were so tasty. Having said that; however, the service still remained under par during the recent visit. read more

Lima Taverna - Pascado A Lo macho - Peruvian Near Me - Plano, Texas

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Lima, Lima, what a gem you are! I stumbled across this hidden delight and I am so glad I did. The decor is spot on for the restaurant. Red napkins against the wood tables is a nice contrast and feels right for this place. The service was fantastic. They have accents--get over it. It's a Peruvian restaurant and this gives it a flare. My girlfriend and I had a good glass of Pino and were happy with their wine selection even though we are wine snobs. We had the salmon and the pork chop dish--both were well prepared and scrumptious. The salmon was sitting in a bed of mussels and scallops in this broth that is as close to heaven as you can get. The salmon had a perfect crust and was drool worthy. My companions pork chop was delicious and was a bone in, dark meat chop--way more flavorful! I am excited to enjoy more diverse tastes, and this place fit the bill. The chef even came over and explained about the Peruvian peppers he uses--nice touch. We will definitely be back. read more

Lima Taverna - Peruvian Near Me - Plano, Texas

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Let me start by saying the food was ok, the desserts weren't. The ceviche was very good. The service was just ok at best. The reason for the low rating is poor customer service. I was billed for plates I didn't order, told the waiter, he argued with me. I paid the bill, including the automatic 20% due to party size. I spoke with the owner to remedy, Eliseo, no resolution. Bottom line, I was over charged for just ok overpriced food made them aware (twice) and no equitable resolution reached. Will never go there again. read more

Insanely good! Ambiance, service and food all on point! Wife had the Arroz con Pollo, I had the salmon. Yes it's pricey but well worth every bite! read more

Completely overpriced now... The food is okay but neither the food nor the place itself is worth the cost The Pisco Sour was terrible. Sad to say but we won't be coming back... We used to eat here when prices were somehow reasonable as we like Peruvian food. We left disappointed this time... read more

The food isn't bad, but the horrendous service overshadows the food for possibly being one of the worst we've experienced in history. Waitresses run past our table like they're trying to avoid serving you. We ordered a couple drinks. 5 mins after ordering, another waitress comes over to see if we ordered drinks. They forgot one of the drinks we ordered. For the arroz con pollo, it was a piece of chicken breast. Not chicken on the bone. When we asked, they said they ran out of chicken on the bone. They should have warned us ahead of time. The ceviche is really good! That I'll give them. We asked for a check. 10 mins goes by. We asked again. Another 10 minutes. We had to ask 4 additional times. We were ready to just walk out but they finally arrived with it. Had to explain to the waitress that they have some serious service issues that need to be resolved. But I don't think she fully comprehended. Paid by credit card. That took 20 minutes to run the bill through. HD to ask for it 5 times. This may have been one of the worst restaurant experiences we've ever had. I don't see how this place can survive. read more

What a fantastic experience! The decor, food, and staff were all so impressive. My husband and I had never tried Peruvian food and thought we would make this our food-venture for the week. We ordered a light lunch of Leche de Tigre and anticuchos de pollo and they were both fabulous! The antichucos de pollo were chicken skewers that were very tender and had great spice/seasoning. The Leche de Tigre was fabulous. Honestly in the running for the best ceviche I've had (and I try it A LOT). The citrus tang from the lime mixed with the salt, fish, peppers, Peruvian corn and onions was so good I had to fight off the urge to turn that glass up and drink the leftover juice! Ana, our server, gave us a sample of their chicha morada drink. It's a traditional Peruvian drink made from boiling purple corn along with pineapple, cinnamon, clove, and sugar. So, so good! The staff was fantastic. They took time to educate us on their culture and comida! We met EVERYONE! Another great reason to visit, Saturday night's live music! Do yourself a favor and give this place a try. read more

Lima Taverna - Peruvian Near Me - Plano, Texas