From all of the Peruvian food places in Jersey that I've been to this is my favorite. I always come back because of the really good prices, especially the chicken meal, and the laid back atmosphere. It's definitely not fancy but the food tastes great and they have great options like chicken, sea food dishes, parillada, and chauca rice (yum). I suggest coming in before the dinner crowd since it gets a little more crowded and the food tastes very fresh! read more

The worst place ever . First they take over an hour to get there. When they do get there. They are missing dishes and items. So after calling back for them to complete my order. they say the driver left for the day, mind you Friday night at 7 o'clock . They just took my money from when the driver got there the first time. And never gave me the missing food. They basically stole my money! read more

I was at that restaurant with my family today and we had a bad experience. First, my sister went to the bathroom and came out immediately saying the bathroom was dirty. Second, After a long time of waiting a young lady took the order We were trying to enjoyed the meal. However, we end up traumatized to discover the salad plate was dirty with soil. We looked at each other and checked the salad we were eating and it had soil too, It appears they didn't wash the lettuce. We showed everything to the waitress who took the plate to the restaurant owner. We asked for the bill paid and left. The owner never came to the table to give us an apology. read more

The customer service alone would've been zero stars if this app would've let me. I'm not Peruvian but I enjoy trying other culture's food so I checked a description before I get there and only checked if the prices had changed (which they had) on the menu. My food comes out with a giant piece of breaded chicken. I'm not of a fan of breaded chicken. The waitress finally asks me what's wrong after 10 mins of having pushed my dish away and I let her know the menu I saw didn't state "breaded". I guess there policy is the "customer is NEVER right" because she continued to blame me for not double checking the menu. She never even tried to rectify my issue. So I will never come back to this place again. I couldn't even tell you if the food was worth the horrible service because I left there hungry and disappointed. I absolutely did not leave a tip. I'm a huge tipper because I was once a waitress and I know how hard it is to work for a few dollars but no one in their right mind would give anything to someone who doesn't even TRY to help. read more

I definetely recomend the rotisserie chicken and fries, they are delicious. Also, the bbq meats with spicy sauce (parrillada familiar), very yummi. The service is not the gretest but not bad either. The place clean and small. read more

This place doesn't even deserve to be on yelp. WORST SERVICE EVER! We wasted oxygen and useful calories walking here. Waited almost an hour and do you think they care to bring us some ice. HELL NO!! And the tamales was salter than coney island and far rockaway beach water!! The workers care more about a soccer game then doing their job. First place, I never tipped at. Food was done after a hour wait and after we complain it magically appeared. We didn't accept the food and ask for the check for our two drinks and clumpy high cholesterol tamales. Now we eating a gum stick where its way more enjoyable. #facts #shutthisplacedown read more

Seriously, horrible service. The waitresses never check up on you. You're left sitting there for the longest time. I had to hunt down the waitress twice in this single visit. I asked for my soup to be put in a container and also for the check. I waited about fifteen minutes before I decided to go to the front. When I get there, the waitress is on her phone sitting. When she sees me she gets up to process my bill. I started to leave and then I remembered she didn't give me my soup. I come back in and ask about it and my bowl of soup was left on a side table. She didn't even attempt to pack it up for me. This also isn't the first time service has been lackluster. It happens every single time. The only reason I keep coming back is because the restaurant is close to my house, but I think this is the last time. Management needs to be aware of these issues. read more

We stopped by today and we didn't expect much since we Google this location. We had a wonderful experience, we both had Seco de Carne, not only was delicious but we could not finish it. The service was very attentive, it felt like we had 2 waiters taking care of us. The place is super busy on Sundays so arrive early to avoid the crowds. read more

Tumi Peruvian Restaurant - Peruvian Near Me - Elizabeth, New Jersey

meh..is what it was. maybe i ordered it wrong or maybe i wasn't too hungry, but meh. i got a half chicken and it came with a salad and fries. i guess i shouldn't have gotten that cause i don't like white meat..but wow, the white meat was so dry. we also got ceviche mixto..something like that. the one piece of squid i had was pretty good. however, i didn't really see any fish in there..and i think the waitress said there would be a mix of fish and other seafood. idk. also, we asked for water..and i was given a bottle of water..at $2 each. i didn't ask for bottled water..i asked for water. and the other table got water in a pitcher..why didn't we? i guess i got the wrong dish..since my review somwhat conflicts with what the other reviews said..but it's still a 2 to me. read more

This Peruvian restaurant food is delicious. I had the steak which was cooked perfectly and well seasoned. The dinner came with yucca fries and sweet plantain. The decor is lacking, so if your looking for ambience your in the wrong place. read more

The food was good, the place is clean. The service, on the other hand, was absolutely TERRIBLE! I waited at least 15 minutes for some ice because my bottle of coke was hot. Went with a friend and their food came out 20 minutes after mine even tho we had the same exact dish. Safe to say, I'll never come back. Other great places in the area that deserve the business. read more

The atmosphere is a little bland but was very clean. The food however was amazing I had the beef heart kabobs as an appetizer and was very good. The main course beef ribs with a salad and fries and was excellent. If I lived in the area would be a regular here. read more

Prepare to be served a LOT of food, and the food is good Peruvian food. I don't find Peruvian food to be be seasoned as well as I'd like and the combinations that they serve together are kind of strange to me. I came for the Papa a la Huancaina and was happy. Overall, I find the menu interesting and will probably come back. Our waiter was new and confused, but it the end we got what we ordered at the right price. We used a restaurant.com certificate. read more

This our go to place when we want Peruvian chicken... We usually get Chicken Combo and arroz chaufa... It's so good and as their service.

This place is a disappointment for Latino food and service. Waitresses passing by and not service to sit us on table and after 20 minutes of waiting and getting ready to order, they tell us to move to another table because there was another party of 4 or 5 coming while they could accommodate them but they rather moved us and my 8 month baby.. Very disappointed and hope this message help you decide not to go and eat there. If you do goo luck.. read more

From our personal experience and fist time ever eating lunch here I have to say the food was very good. Portions are big. I ordered the saltado mixto and I enjoyed it. We also ordered a pitcher of Chicha. I personally don't like sweet things and it was a little too sweet for me but everyone else liked it. The service was also good. The waiter was nice and friendly. We requested extra sauces and sides and were served quickly. We will be coming back to try other dishes. The prices are very fair and not overly priced. read more

LUNCH MENU SHOLD BE EXPANDED... For a 1st visit I tried this place for lunch. There is no lunch menu so all items are dinner size and dinner price except for 1 lunch special. I typically prefer smaller lunch portion. Lower lunch price helps as well. I suggested this to the waiter and he only suggested that we can take the leftovers with us. He missed the point and likely did not share with management. We were visiting during prime lunch with only 6 others in the restaurant while we were there. I had the lunch special for $8. Forgot the name but it was described as chicken on bone in an orange sauce, a beef soup and beverage. The meat was tender in both however the orange sauce was more of an orange color. No orange flavor. 2nd guest had bistec / grilled steak to be medium rare. Although tender was served medium well at best. I asked for hot sauce and the server placed 3 squirt bottles on the table. They were described: 1) ketchup, 2) green hot sauce, 3) homemade mayo For reference I will never use homemade mayo that is sitting in a squirt bottle on a counter and not in ice. Fell for that trick before and paid the price later at home. I was hoping for this to be a nice Peruvian place which is seconds from the Goethals Bridge. If it was better and had a lunch menu I would feel it could be worth the $13 bridge toll. Unfortunately nothing exciting enough to try again. Adding and then posting that a varied lunch menu is available may work wonders in this place. Get customers in the door and hopefully back for dinner with others. I have added many restaurants to my goto and recommendation list this way. read more

My experience this time at tumi was different . They stop giving you the corn at the beginning which is something a lot of Peruvian places do . Second the chicken felt reheated . Skin was hard chicken was dry it didn't feel fresh . And they changed their prices and now I feel it's overprice $28 for a whole chicken with French fries and rice . Other places most I've paid is $20 . This was a Saturday night . And they took forever to bring the food . I would've understood if it was fresh but it was reheated you can tell . Unless service changes best believe I won't be going to tumi anymore. read more

If you were looking for some authentic Peruvian food, you found the right place. For breakfast, definitely try the Peruvian breakfast which includes a tamale, sweet potato and Chicharrón. For lunch or even dinner, order some of their delicious Peruvian style chicken with fries! delicious, no doubt. recommended. For beverage, you should try their chicha morada, it's so tasty. For those of you who don't know what chicha morada is... It's a Peruvian purple corn beverage. Needless to say, I highly recommend this place. read more

This place sucks!!! I was there 2 weeks ago and the service was terrible. They took forever to bring the food to the table, I was so mad that I left the restaurant. Even to bring the drinks it took a log time, I mean almost 45 minutes to be served drinks ridiculous!!!.... Horrible place to eat... read more

Very bad customer service. The waitress was rude and had an attitude problem. They didn't have most of the stuff from their menu. They asked extra money for sauce even with the left overs. The guy at the cash register was very rude as well.. If you ever decide to go there better get cash as minimum for card is $25. And they wont even take it if bill is 24.99. I would never ever go their again. read more

i really recommend this place!! awesome peruvian food (best in new jersey) great service, and very clean!! ceviche is always fresh the pollo a la brasa is amazing! my favorite: jalea and lomo saltado!!! read more

The food was good but the service was dreadful. Seeing that we did not speak Spanish the waiter handed us off to a waitress who did. I know that she understood me when I said I'd like a rare steak with well done french fries because she questioned it as she repeated it back to me. We asked her not to bring out our entrées until after we had eaten our appetizer (soup) and she said of course. The main course came within 30 seconds of the soup. She walked away and I realized that my steak came with rice instead of fries. I could not get her attention to tell her that because she was standing in a corner talking to a waiter, not looking anywhere near our table. Finally I caught the waiter's eye and asked him to send her over. She took my plate, came back with it a moment later while we were still eating our soup and returned the plate with the steak and rice in it and a separate plate of soggy fries. Eventually I finished my soup and cut into my ice cold steak and it was well done. Under other circumstances I would've eaten it but I just waited several minutes till I got her attention and gave it back to her to exchange for a rare steak which did come out eventually and it was good. While I was waiting for my steak people at the table next to mine actually had to get up and walk over to her to ask her to wait on them. The food may be good although a bit pricey for the neighborhood but the poor service is a dealbreaker for me. I won't go back. read more

I went to this place on Wednesday the 11th of May around 9pm,very different disappointed situation I experienced this time ,in compare from previews visits,their specialty that happens to be chicken that they didn't have,I came in with a group of four adults and two toddlers,service was horrible the food came in sporadically instead of bringing all the meals at once,to make matters worse the kids were the last ones to get their meals,I called the attention to one of the servers about the food timing but to me she was more distracted talking to a person near by the entrance of this establishment ,I asked her specially about the kid meals why it was taking too long and her reply was that since it was chicken nuggets that takes time to cook,I work for the restaurant industry myself as a manager for a major casual restaurant service,and this is unacceptable,hoping that the management or ownership takes more a very positive approach to their business,and also the quality of the food was average. read more

DECENT PERUVIAN BREAKFAST! Good service, those kids try their best, and good food. A few notes: I agree with a previous review about the bathroom, it was not properly clean. Otherwise, the place was clean. We ordered the Peruvian breakfast, and it took about 15-20 minutes to get it, which is ok. Service was polite and courteous, I asked for ice and water, got it rather quick. Keep in mind they charge you for each individual cup of coffee and bread. I would return, maybe for lunch this time and see how it goes. I'll check the bathroom again. read more

Love going to this place! Great food, the staff is also very friendly and answer all your questions about their different dishes they have. The place is also clean and a nice place where you can hang out with a couple of friends even family. Great prices! What else is there to say!? You just have to try to experience what I experience every time I go eat there! read more

i would like to know how much would cost to rent the place upstairs on a saturday for 60-70 people for 5-6 hours

I went here only because I bought a coupon from restaurant.com and wanted to try a new Peruvian food place. The place looks a lot bigger from the outside. Nothing fancy but usually the best food places aren't. We ordered a papa rellena to start as an appetizer. Usually when you order an appetizer, it's supposed to come before the food. But that didn't happen. It came along with our meals. On top of that, it took forever for our "waiter" to even pay attention to us and take our order. When we ordered our sodas, they handed us two bottles. We asked for glasses with ice and the girl said "we dont have ice" right after we saw the :waiter" bring a bowl of ice to the table next to us. We finally received our ice and glasses 10 minutes later. I will say the food was very good. I had the standard lomo saltado and my husband had the jalea. The lomo was very flavorful and it was a good sized portion. After we ate, we asked for the check which they brought quite rapidly. However, we had to wait 10 minutes just for us to get the bill back with our credit card. If it wasn't for the horrible service, we would definitely go back. So 4 stars for the food, 0 stars for the service. read more