Little hidden gem!! Good food, reasonable prices and good service. Giving it 4-5 At the end of dinner for a table of 2 no less $65 (1 bottle of Sangria and 4 appetizers) mandatory 18% top? I think your patrons should decide that for themselves read more

I was recently in this place I ordered the lomo saltado springroll and the arroz chaufa con carne it's delicious those are my favorites Plates there I recommend these place 100% read more

El Chaman Peruvian Cuisine - Lomo Saltado Springroll - Peruvian Near Me - Miami, Florida

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A friend of mine had been telling me to come to this place. I finally decided to give it a try and let me tell you this place really impressed me. Lets start by saying that the service was wonderful. The staff is very pleasant and attentive. Within no time we were seated and the food arrived in a timely manner. Now lets get in to the food. Simply delicious and great presentation. Definitely recommend the risotto, super creamy and tasty. The ceviche was full of seafood unlike other places which is full onions and other things. The lobster bisque also was very creamy and tasteful. From now on this will be my go to Peruvian restaurant. read more

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El Chaman makes sure to move Peruvian cuisine to the top of your list. It has been my favorite restaurant in Florida for years. The food menu, and ambience is extraordinary. Their weekly specials makes them even more unique, and boost the experience completely. Their risotto and protein options are out of this world, and are my to go choices. Thank you, Alejandro! The service and recommendations tonight were outstanding. read more

El Chaman Peruvian Cuisine - Ceviche "el chaman" - Peruvian Near Me - Miami, Florida

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I went to this place based in the good reviews... and was NOT disappointed! This restaurant is clean, has friendly service, and the food is just amazing. I hadn't have a meal this good since the last time I was in Peru. I am Chilean and grew up visiting Peru for its great food. I have been to Peruvian restaurants all over the US but this place is something else. Check the picture I uploaded to see the "menu of the day" I had. Starter: Ceviche de Pescado. Entrée: Pescado Nazca (amazing flavor - highly recommended!). Dessert: Spoons of Suspiro. read more

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On a quick trip to Miami, my boyfriend and I agreed to get tattoos. Our research took us to a shop in Kendall. After getting newly inked, we were looking for a quick bite to eat in the area being that we had to catch a flight within the hour. I looked on Yelp and based on the reviews and $ symbols, I found El Chaman. El Chaman was such a surprise! We were both expecting a hole in the wall, luncheon style spot. Boy were we wrong but for once I was very glad to be wrong. It is such a nice restaurant, totally a date type, status. The portions were nice and big. The food was pretty and extremely tasty! We were the only ones in the restaurant, so service wasn't bad. read more

El Chaman Peruvian Cuisine - Lobster bisque and grilled chicken. Too pretty not to take a picture - Peruvian Near Me - Miami, Florida

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Best Peruvian fine dining restaurant!!! This restaurant has created a threshold for the Peruvian authentic cuisine. I couldn't find any place better than this in the east coast!!! Food delicious, service outstanding, food presentation great. Perfect for casual or fine dining. Love their ceviche, salmon saltado, chaufa.. Highly recommend this place. read more

It was my first time eating Peruvian food and I loved it. Pisco sour was delicious. . I loved the place and the service..... Definitely high recommended place. read more

This restaurant up charges depending on the fish you choose and the waiter doesn't even tell you until you see the bill, then she assumes you knew. The customer needs to be informed and then make a decision, not be tricked. Another issue is the 17% mandatory tip for a party of 5, (3 adults, 2 kids). We spent $238 and didn't have dessert or coffee. Very overpriced! We had been here in the past but it's so expensive now that it's really not worth it with all the HIDDEN UP CHARGES!. Service was mediocre as well and the restaurant had only 3 tables. By the way, the waiter informed us that they only gets 15% of the tip, the rest is allocated elsewhere but not to the employees. This is not the restaurant I used to know and respect. read more

Great place for authentic Peruvian cooking. Jackie is usually our waitress and she's always great. Calamari appetizer is amazing and so is the tallarin verde con Churrasco. On thursdays they have 2 for 1 fish ceviche and If you have room for dessert try the Suspiro! read more

El Chaman Peruvian Cuisine - 2 for 1 ceviche Thursday's - Peruvian Near Me - Miami, Florida

For me; if Peruvian food is this? Then hands down y'all need to check this place out! The food is amazing, delicious and abundant. Trust me this place is my go to, spot when it comes too Peruvian cuisine. Everything on the entire menu is delicious, you can't go wrong on any of the food items. Clean, quiet, foods great!! I strongly recommend this place to all my friends always and family. read more

Incredible tasting food, beautiful presentation! We eat here at least once a week! read more

Excellent service from the moment you walk in! It welcomes you from the staff members like Jacky & May... always providing top notch customer service! Their menu its full of great and delicious seafood and why not meat? Love the surf and turf over risotto! Hands down our secret spot in Kendall! read more

THE ABSOLUTE WORSE CUSTOMER SERVICE. If you want to be lied to and waste your time for terrible customer service and manners, this is the place to go to. I would not eat at a place that treats customers so poorly even if they paid me to eat there!!!!! read more

Amazing Food and Service. Jackie is the best. Had Cobia Surf and Turf. Amazing. Dessert was to die for. read more

El Chaman Peruvian Cuisine - Peruvian Near Me - Miami, Florida

5 starts on everything except the service. Nothing went wrong it was just my first time there and i wish my server would have been more interactive. my boyfriend and i had dinner here. we started off with a jalapeño leche de tigre mixed seafood ceviche. the server did warn us that it was going to be spicy but for someone that doesn't have a tolerance for spicy it was just the right amount that it was still enjoyable. we got a Parilla sampler that brings chicken, a filet, octopus, shrimp, pan seared fish and delicious veggies. the wine selection was pretty good! we ordered a bottle Chardonnay by Hess. so smooth and perfect combination with the seafood. read more

El Chaman Peruvian Cuisine - jalapeño leche de tigre mixed ceviche - Peruvian Near Me - Miami, Florida

Completely empty for lunch except one other table. The left side of the restaurant wreaks of cigarette smoke. Their standard ceviches (start at $15) is made with swai (cheapest fish available), so they try to upsell you (hard) to their specialty ceviches made with corvina (an extra $6). The food is good. But we were told that "ceviches are for appetizers, not for a proper lunch" and that was super annoying and rude, quite frankly. We had already ordered several appetizers, so I'm not sure what the problem was. Gratuity was added at 17%. Wouldn't return. read more

What a bold look! What a delicious food! The El Duo Del Mar (special of the day)... A party in my mouth with the tuna and the crab. Oh my... A must. Don't forget to pair it with the fruity sangria. Oh, before wrapping up your dinner, the desserts are spectacular. The verme brûlée is not your regular, it had chocolate and pizco!!!!!!! Bon Appetite. The live musical transport you in time and the musician comes in Friday's ( nighttime) and Sundays (afternoons). The server was polite and the ambiance in general invistes you to comeback. read more

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We have been coming to this restaurant for a while now, ordered takeout during quarantine. The food is always excellent; we've ordered many items on the menu. The Chupe de camarones is my favorite! We recommend this place!!! read more

We went to dinner and ordered octopus, tiraditos, clams, lobster, fish and a bottle of wine. The fish was great but the octopus and lobster were over cooked. The waiter was attentive but overbearing. The worst part of the evening was the condition of the bathroom. There was no toilet seat in the women's bathroom. When I brought it to attention of the waiter his response was "that's strange ". I do NOT recommend this restaurant!!!!!!! read more

I do not often give 5 stars because few places can achieve both great quality and service. This place has it all! The taste, presentation, portions, actual quality is spot on here. Can't wait to go back. read more

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One of the best peruvian restaurant in Miami. Excellent ceviche and entrées. The risotto in squid ink was outstanding. They have live music, mostly a gentleman singing romantic spanish old school songs. The dude has a smoothing voice, I truly enjoyed it. Located in a shopping center, with good parking. Good customer service, also. read more

El Chaman Peruvian Cuisine - Ceviche with lemon and coconut, excellent! - Peruvian Near Me - Miami, Florida

I had no idea this place even existed. The food Is out of this world. The presentation is beautiful, the service is excellent, great portions, lots of options on the menu, but most important, the taste! This place is delicious! We were a table of 9 and I tried every single dish that my friends ordered. All of them were excellent! Highly recommend it. read more

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This place has delicious Peruvian cuisine and wine. And our server Jackie was exceptional Highly recommend !!! read more

Attactive and comfortable dining room. Authentic traditional Peruvian cuisine. Friendly staff but a bit inexperienced. Menu is seafood focus with meat, chaufa and other options available. Speed of service could be better (we went on a Wednesday night). Overall very positive experience. We have and will come read more

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For our last visit to el Chaman we arrive at a weird, very early time, at around 6:00 pm after running some errands and the place was empty! we were the only customers so I thought "great, now our food is gonna taste like crap" however to my surprise the food was delicious, our server Alejandro was very helpful assisting us with the menu and his recommendations were spot-on! Thank you for turning a bitter afternoon for our family in a nice early dinner. read more

Absolutely love this place! The food is delicious, we have tried many dishes and loves every single one of them. The service is excellent. read more

El Chaman Peruvian Cuisine - Tallarines verdes con churrasco - Peruvian Near Me - Miami, Florida

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I absolutely love this restaurant. I have to say it is my favorite Peruvian restaurant to go to. They have a good variety of dishes and the ones I have tried are delicious and well portioned. In my humble opinion they make the best risotto in Miami. My favorite dish there is the risotto with lamb chops. I will be coming back to this places many more times because the ambiance and service are also very good. Good job to the owner and staff. read more

I just hate when I have to give reviews like this one. Lets start by saying that the restaurant is very nicely decorated, even though it has a casual atmosphere its a classic/traditional restaurant with gourmet variation in their menu. We went on a Saturday evening to have lunch, the restaurant was kind of empty so we were seated right away, our waitress was kind of nice until the episode im about to explain in a few..My husband ordered Ceviche and Arroz Chaufa and I ordered the Risotto with Lomo Salvaje, I think its called. The Ceviche arrived only after a couple of minutes so I just sat there waiting for my food for a long time, the Ceviche was good nothing special, it was basic, we've had better in other restaurants; halfway through my husbands plate my food arrived, the Rissoto was really good and the quality of the Lomo was great, tender and juicy, it was the only thing that was really good out of all the things we ordered, and the main reason why im ratting this experience with 3 stars; later on when they brought the Arroz Chaufa, my husband upon the first bite noticed that it tasted weird, so he told me that the rice was spoiled and it tasted like smoke, so he asked me to try it...as soon as I put it in my mouth i noticed it tasted like Propaine Gas and smoke, and not fresh like maybe that it was a left over rice and they had refried it, it was HORRIBLE, also very dry (and lets point out there is a difference between smoked and tasting like smoke)... we called the waitress and told her that the rice was not good, she took it to the back with no problem and later came back and started giving us attitude. She came back to our table and told us that the "Chef" said that that's the way its suppose to taste because of the way the rice is fried in the Wok, I told her that i understood but the rice was not good, i guess she got upset and took it personal and with a nasty attitude told us again that that is the way is suppose to taste, smoked, because how its made...making gestures like we didn't know what we where talking about or have never tasted Chaufa Rice before. At that point we were not going to argue with her since she clearly was defending the restaurant/chef position not the consumers... so we just said OK and left it like that, she then came back and told us if you like we wont charge you for it...but the sad part is that they never offer to make another one or offer a different kind of dish instead, or admit that the disgrace of Chaufa Rice was not done properly, or most simple and ethical APOLOGIZE!!! for the inconvenience. We just chilled and without getting mad or anything, all cool told each other don't worry will just Yelp when we get home LOL. So here is an example of an arrogant Chef and Rude staff that don't care about the quality of their food and wont admit when something comes bad out of their kitchen...Good Luck to them, because i wont be spending my money again on their Restaurant. read more

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I'm really confused by others ratings of this place. I went to El Chaman after a long bike ride through the Everglades, in retrospect I should have checked the dress code. Nonetheless, we were starving and our need for Peruvian along with some promising yelp reviews brought us here. I get that we were underdressed, but the hostess and everyone else stared at us like we were aliens. Anyway the evening did not get better. The service was horrible at best, the ceviche did not taste fresh and the sauce tasted like tobasco. To make matters worst, the lomo saltado (filet mignon) was over cooked dry and flavorless. Needless to say I will not be back! This place was so disappointing and to make matters worse it was more expensive than much better Peruvian places. read more

Loved this place. I have been meaning to try a new Peruvian restaurant since I have been craving Ceviche for what feels like forever. Tried their fish ceviche and Causa de camaron. OMG I am still craving these delicious dishes. The causa was pretty filling despite its size. The presentation for their food was also amazing, they don't just think of the taste. The lady that attended us was also extremely nice and made sure we were well attended. read more

Found this restaurant by chance and have fallen in loooove!! The food presentation is beautiful and the taste even better. I tried their Chupe de Camarones (a small order of soup which was only $6.00) expecting an average looking dish but when the waitress brought my soup I was amazed. On top was a perfectly cooked sunny side up egg which I was not expecting at all but pleasantly added to the delicious flavor. The soup had ample shrimp and could be a meal on it's own. The Ceviche is fabulously fresh and spiced to taste! Their Arroz con Marisco (rice with seafood) was just as mouth watering and fresh. The atmosphere is relaxed, pleasantly lit and elegant. Great for a first date because if the date doesn't go well; you know the food will be a hit for sure! A must try Peruvian restaurant!! read more

El Chaman Peruvian Cuisine - Peruvian Near Me - Miami, Florida

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Best lomo saltado in the area, very good ceviche and outstanding chicharron de pescado. Haven't tried anything else to be honest. read more

probably the best salmon i've ever had. it was perfectly crisp on the outside and seasoned perfectly on the inside. came here for lunch and i was pleasantly surprised! the service was up to par; our waitress came at just the right times. the conchitas a la parmesana is something that you HAVE to try. seriously, don't leave here unless you've tried that (hot) appetizer. 5 stars for flavor and quality of food. 5 stars for service. thanks for a great lunch, susie s! read more

This place is an amazing hidden gem. Although I can't say their ceviche mixto is as good as La Perla's, this place deserves the 5 star because of their exceptional quality, creativity, and perfection in their dishes. I can say that their Lomo saltado is the best that i have ever tried! That is very much a dish I can't live with out! read more

El Chaman Peruvian Cuisine - Jalea - Peruvian Near Me - Miami, Florida

Exceptional food and service our waiter Luis Cabrera was great. Our chaman ceviche was exquisite and main course grand chaman dish was delicious large portion enough to share. We will be back soon. Thank you read more

Great place, it does not fail !!! Thalnks for the quick delivery , really keeping it no contact with the driver , the food was fresh , as good as dine in ! read more

I was in the area because I had a nearby meeting to attend on a Saturday afternoon. I decided to stop to see an old friend and have lunch. I had one of the specials which included a delicious mushroom risotto base. The risotto was topped with an array of Perfectly prepared seafood; scallops, mahi filet, lobster tail, shrimp and mussels. To say it was delicious doesn't do it justice. The sauce that accompanied it was delectable. Being the foodie that I am, I took pictures and sent them to my other foodie friends immediately. Even though we all live about an hour north we are coming back. It was truly a delight that my palate hasn't experienced in sometime. I was absolutely wowed! read more

I love Peruvian food, so when this place came up on my radar, I locked in and fired away. :) El Chaman is located in a pretty desolate strip mall, so from the outside you wouldn't think much of it. In my experience, Peruvian restaurants are not concerned with aesthetics, but El Chaman is. Once you get in, you are treated to a very well furnished restaurant. They have changed the layout quite a few times since opening, but it looks great. There is a nice bar, booths, and a stage for live music here. Peruvian paintings and artwork are placed all around the walls with Peruvian air flute music in the background. They offer the classic dishes you would expect such as ceviche, arroz chifa, seco, lomo saltado, tallarines verdes, and much more. The Chicha morada here is quite good too. For appetizer, I love their anticuchos. If you have never had it before, get it here. It is cow heart, seasoned in a savory spice served with choclo (big corn) and roasted potato. For the squeamish, no need to worry - it tastes just like steak. Most people I bring here I tell them afterwards and they are none the wiser. The lomo saltado is my favorite dish here. It is not the classic style, but very good nonetheless. Stir fry filet cooked with aji, soy sauce, onions, tomatoes, French fries, and rice. It is an easy dish to get anyone to try and fall in love with. The chicken fried rice is also wonderful, just be prepared for a mountain of food. Seriously, there is enough rice and chicken for two people easily, as it is served in a wooden bamboo dish - which adds the cool factor in my book, Oddly enough, I haven't had dessert here yet (probably because I'm too full from all the food). But I would love to try the lucuma flan or ice cream. Overall, a solid choice for an upscale Peruvian meal and definitely worth the visit. read more

A little hidden gem in Kendall and the type of place you would expect to find in the Gables, Grove or Brickell. I loved the food from here. The only draw back is for non-Spanish speakers. Since the titles of the dishes are in Spanish and only their contents in English it can take you a little long to find something you would like to order. read more

El Chaman Peruvian Cuisine - Their take on surf and turf. Risotto was a bit on the cheesy side but still cleaned the plate. - Peruvian Near Me - Miami, Florida

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