Think Peruvian tapas, lots of small plates of explosive flavours that are both sweet and salty. The pork belly is the best I’ve ever had and the ceviche is super fresh and punchy. Very good cocktail menu, friendly staff and delicious roasted corn/peanuts on the table to start.
We started off with the pork belly, and I nearly fainted. The fatty fat chunks melted as soon as they hit my tongue, and I had to hold on to the table for dear life. How? How is this possible?! I was in heaven. Heaven is on Charlotte Street.
I have a confession to make about Peruvian restaurants; until a couple of years ago, I had no idea that Peruvian cuisine had become so popular in London. Asked to attend a Pisco Sour evening in one on Frith Street, I bowled into the first Peruvian restaurant that I came to on Frith Street and told the rather bemused maitre’d that I was there on behalf of London-Unattached for a review. After a little confusion and consultation, we were sat at the bar and duly poured some Pisco Sours which we enjoyed with bar snacks, whilst looking at the rather fabulous cookbook. I checked my emails and went cold – we were in the wrong place, we were, in fact, due in another Peruvian restaurant 2 doors away. Trying not to look too obvious, we thanked everyone, left, and turned up at the second place in time for a tour of the kitchen and another Pisco Sour. So when an invitation to review the Senor Ceviche arrived I was careful to check the address. I was hoping that there wouldn’t be the same room for error on Charlotte Street.
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