I came here recently for the live salsa music. I did not order food, but I will next time. Customer service was welcoming. The environment was casual to dressy-casual. Very large space. Great place for couples, large groups, or flying solo. The live music was entertaining. It was pretty cool watching the live singers perform and seeing all the people dancing and enjoying themselves. I was happy to hear good salsa and danced a lot. The only issue, the AC needs to be a bit cooler, or there needs to be an industrial fan. When people are moving and dancing, the temperature gets warm and I noticed other people were fanning themselves. If you're not moving, the temperature is perfect. However if they're hosting salsa nights and want patrons to be comfortable, they ought to seriously consider amping up the AC! I will return and I highly recommend. read more

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We had already breakfast 3 times here. Pork sandwich is great with the tradicional bread. The tamales are good. FYI, breakfasts entrees come in large portions. read more

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The food is absolutely amazing. Which is really sad. The service is awful from the moment we walked in. They just told us to sit with an attitude. We were not given any utensils until we asked. They brought out our food each separately. The food I ordered was cold. The food for the kids was great and well made for their food allergies. When we asked for help with the cold food they acted as if we were being rude. One of the things we ordered never made it out till we were paying. It was such a bad experience and it sucks because the food was so good. The ambience was nice with music. We will not return. read more

Enjoyed a late lunch here with a friend. The place looks great and just opened about a month ago. Everything looks clean and nice. Staff is friendly and welcoming! Also the women's bathroom did have a changing table. The menu is extremely different from other Peruvian restaurants in the area so I recommend checking this place out for something new and different! Everything we got was very good. I loved my Chaufa 200 Millas. It was delicious. My friend got the Trigotto Marino which was very rich and creamy. If you like sweet potato/ pumpkin flavors you'll really enjoy the Picarones for dessert. Not that sweet with a fried dough like a beignet. We really loved the experience and would recommend it!! read more

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Quedè decepcionado. la comida no tenía buen sabor. El anticucho estaba un poco durito. Los camarones en el plato "aeropuerto de camarones " tenian la cola aún. La persona que nos atendiò, súper atento, cordial; exelente servicio, no hay queja por ese lado. read more

This is a family Peruvian restaurant with great food and even live music I sat at the bar and ordered the octopus and a pisco sawer, both were delicious! The bar guys were friendly and provided a professional service Highly recommend! read more

Lima De Veras Peruvian Restobar - Octopus - Peruvian Near Me - Sterling, Virginia

Very festive Ambiance!! Great Drinks. Good food and good service.. we came on a Friday night and after nine they turned the music up and the fun started!!!! read more

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There is bad, there is terrible, and then there is this place. Bad doesn't describe it. We were excited to try Lima De Veras since it was a new place in the area and we do like Peruvian cuisine. And what a mistake that was! Starting with service. Awful all around. The wait staff was doing anything but waiting tables. They were wondering around the place for the most part, and on multiple occasions we just had to get up and go fetch one of them to get service. The simplest restaurant services - offer to order a drink, bring water, ask if there are questions about the menu - were totally absent. Okay, we chose to focus on food. Service was what it was. Here comes the food. Causas - look great on the picture, absolutely terrible otherwise. The potatoes were very underseasoned and the creamy sauce on top was just awful. It was like drinkable version of some terrible mayo that lacked any spice or flavor decided watered down mayo hints. Great presentation though. Grilled octopus - if you like traditional Spanish type octopus, this is close to it but flavors are very different. It might have been enjoyable if not for 2 things - that mayo-like sauce again that just unpleasant in texture and flavor and dirty octopus! Yes, they didn't not properly clean the octopus and didn't remove the dark parts from the tentacles! Absolutely disgusting. Cau cau de mariscos (seafood stew like dish) lacked any flavors that this dish is supposed to have but instead had fishy tones that were not enjoyable at all. No spice, no seasoning, just bland and unbalanced. Ceviche was okay, nothing too spectacular but good overall. Highly suggest avoiding this place. read more

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We decided to give this place a try for the Peru-Australia soccer game. We got a jalea for a group of 5 to share, as well as a couple lomo saltados and chicken skewers. A friend of mine was convinced the chicken skewers would taste similar to the pollo a la brasa, but he came out disappointed. I tried to warn him. The jalea was not the best I've had, it was q bit plain and lacking the taste of freshness. The sauces accompanying the jale were pretty good however. For drinks we had beers and a few pisco sours. The service was decent and quick considering it was a packed house. I'd be open to try them out again as I live in the area. read more

As the name suggests, this place is legit! I went to Lima de Veras with my family (we are all Peruvian) and we had an overall great experience. The food: lomo saltado, seco and anticuchos all had an excellent authentic taste. The mini causas were good, but not worth the money in my opinion. The drinks: pisco sour and maracuya sour were delicious! The chicha sour was not well served and frankly it was gross. I might have tried to change it out, had the waiter come to check on us sooner. That is one reason they lose a star in my eyes....maybe a little too authentic. Nobody likes a server with an attitude. We are in the US and you're getting tipped 15-20% of my (LARGE) bill, so be a little nicer and definitely more attentive. Bad server experience has kept me away from returning to other places, but I definitely plan to return to Lima de Veras...the food was just that delicious! read more

Lima De Veras Peruvian Restobar - Lomo Saltado, Tacu Tacu con Lomo Saltado , Anticuchos del Estadio, Causa de Veras, Seco Piurano - Peruvian Near Me - Sterling, Virginia

Love the atmosphere here! The background music is great, and the food fabulous! Absolutely loved the server, Lizy, who is from Peru. She was delightful and made for a great experience. It was like traveling to Peru but without the expense and air travel. We had the classic ceviche as an appetizer. Perfection. Picarones (Peruvian donuts) for dessert. Yummy! Thank you! read more

We visited on a Saturday afternoon for a quick bite. Since it was our first time, our waiter suggested the lomo saltado to share. The food was delicious! The rice was perfectly seasoned, the meat was tender and the fries were crispy! We also ordered drinks: the margarita and Paloma, but they weren't great at all though. I would come back for the food and service, but not for cocktails. read more

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Ooof this place needs lots of love. I came when they first opened and they were amazing. Unfortunately, it looks like they are hurting now. The food is great. No question there, the problem however is on the service. For starters, I went with my partner in the morning. There were only 4 tables total in the dinning area. No music playing, the credit card processing machine wasn't functioning. That's ok we can work around that, however, it's on the service itself. The server wasn't very knowledgeable. She didn't understand steps of service, and unfortunately she didn't speak English. There were 2 guests who did not speak Spanish and even a question of, what beers do you have, was challenging. When I looked at the bartender, he was on his phone and did not care that the server was struggling. Not his tables, so not his problem right ? Sad. Disappointing. Now to make it clear this was NOT the servers fault. None whatsoever. This is solely on the manager. How can a manager or owner run an establishment like this? How do you leave your employees so unprepared? Again, this falls on management and management only. Not the server, not the bartender, but the person who should be leading their team to success. If this continues, I'll be sad to see it go. It had so much potential, the food is great, but if they don't find someone to give it the time and love it so desperately needs it will fall. read more

We tried this restaurant for the first time. Bottom line: Food Presentation is better than taste. The food here was just okay. I am not sure yet whether I would recommend it but I haven't tried all their dishes yet. Lastly the food was way over priced. read more

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I wish I could give this place a 5 stars. Unfortunately, I did not have a great experience. I had gone two times previously and thought it was a bit overpriced but food was okay. But this third time, I felt compelled to write a review. I went on Valentine's Day, my boyfriend got a ceviche de rocoto, we got a jalea to share and I ordered a lomo saltado. You can see the two dishes in the picture, and they were okay! The ceviche and jalea arrived but they forgot my lomo (hence no picture). I had to asked for it a couple of times, I ended up taking it to go. We also asked for water twice and it never arrived. The only thing that got there fast was the bill as soon as we asked for it. Oh! And there is no Pisco!?! Management needs to do better with their staff, our waiter apologized for the service but we could see her taking care of multiple tables at once. It is def not her fault but until they resolve this issue this restaurant is going to suffer. read more

Lima De Veras Peruvian Restobar - Ceviche de Rocoto y Jalea - Peruvian Near Me - Sterling, Virginia

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The food is quite good: ceviche and jalea and papa a la huainciana (potato side dish) were our choices, last time. Everything was very good. People talk about poor service? We have not experienced that. Today is only our second visit but the service is normal. They ask if we want anything frequently. Again, today is our second visit and there will be a third. read more

Service was bad! This lady that sold tickets to watch band said you either buy tickets or you leave ! We are finishing dinner! Very rud

Went on a weekday evening to try it out. The place was empty, which is usually a bad sign. They have an excellent wait staff. The waitress was awesome, really made our meal great. The food was okay, but it didn't blow us away. They use flank steak in their Lomo Saltado, which is not the right type of meat as it overcooks easily. The anticuchos were good but cut too thin. The winner was the picarones. Best I had in a long time. I will definitely go back and try out different things. read more

Terrible. My wife and I placed an online order, were charged in full, but told by the staff that an item we ordered doesn't exist on their menu anymore. This was over a month ago and the item is still listed on the website. Just lazy. Anyways, not a huge deal right? Wrong. They substitute it with an item that doesn't remotely resemble the "mystery meal" I tried to order. Instead of lomo in a cream sauce, I get pasta with chicken. What? That's like ordering pizza and getting chicken soup. Not even close. I set aside my disappointment in hopes that the food would at least taste good. Nope, not a win either. It was tasteless, thin fried chicken sitting on a bed of tallarine verde that tasted like seafood. Why does my pasta...topped with chicken...taste like old shrimp? Hard nope on this one. Just no. Support a Peruvian family, buy a Peruvian cookbook, or find another Peruvian restaurant that knows how to make quality food. This isn't it. read more

Gran decepcion!!! Ordene Huancaina y Arequipa y la Salsa huancaina parecia un corrido casi sin sabor y la ocopa Fue Lo Peor, una receta distinta, nada que ver con la original, sabor a grasa, 0 mani, 0 sabor, 0 huacatay Como plato principal ordenamos Kam Lu Wantan y oh sorpresa los wantanes eran chips mismas tortillas mejicanas. sin relleno at all y la sazon 0 sabor chifa, casi sin sal Lo unico mas o menos estuvo el arroz chaufa, pero deberia ser mejor, me da vergüenza que reflejen este tipo de comida a la gente que no es peruana, capaz el cocinero deberia hacer un training en Peru read more

The photos looked so good and we were excited for a date. There was exactly ONE other table eating so right away we got nervous. Nothing on tap. Couldn't make a skinny margarita. My Diet Coke had zero carbonation. At that point we decided not to get food and go somewhere else. They did bring out a huge tray of food that looked good - and then the staff started eating from the tray... not trying to shit on this place but we were disappointed. read more

I will never go back again. Poor quality, taste was so bad. In Peru, I can eat 1000 times on the street and much better than this place. I spoke with the waiter and supposedly with the manager. They gave apologies and they asked me why I didn't choose the other options on the menu which they said are better. How would I know? So why did they put this on the menu if it's not so good, if you can not make a "chicharrón de pollo el chinito" then remove it from the Menu. The yuca was dry and the two sauces that accompanied it were weird and tasted so bad. The flavor of the chicken was also strange. This tasted nothing like it does in Peru. In the food industry the quality and taste should be fine. Also it is a very expensive place. read more

Lima De Veras Peruvian Restobar - Chicharrón de pollo el chinito - Peruvian Near Me - Sterling, Virginia

uno de los peores restaurante que hay en VA , la comida es una burla para el peruano con buen gusto en la gastronomía

If i base this review only on the food, it would be 4*. The food was pretty good, no complaints with that. The dish i wanted to try, they were out of a component, which i get given supply chain issues and all, so i switched to another dish, Aji de Pollo, and it was good. Would have it again. Except i wont be returning to Lima de Veras. Our server was new, which was not a big deal, we get that she had to keep asking questions and getting clarification, and was a little slower than we might have expected, but we werent in a hurry so no biggie. The manager, however, i felt like was trying to rip us off. There were FOUR of us and they added a 20% gratuity to our checks without informing us. Again, not a huge deal, i prob would have tipped that anyway but they should have informed us prior to giving us our checks. Also, the bottom of the check lists FURTHER TIP AMOUNTS of 18%, 20%, etc whatever, which is probably standard for their receipt printers. However, we were never informed that a tip was added so it just felt shady all around that they would add it and then "suggest" another tip on top of that. What really rubbed me the wrong way was the way they handled my happy hour drink. My bill arrived with my drink, a tequila based drink for $8, at full price when i was assured it would be 50% at happy hour pricing. It was not, so our server took it to be redone. When she brought the bill back a second time, it had a cubra libre listed at $11, for a 50% discount price of $5.50. I pointed out that this was not the drink i ordered, and it previously said $8, so i expected to pay $4. The poor gal, she didnt know what was going on, just that her "manager" had a button for it and that was what they entered. Yeah, it's $1.50. No, it wont break me. It was a good deal still, i know. But the way they changed it to a more expensive drink and refused to change it back just rubs me the wrong way and regardless of how tasty the food was, it leaves a bad taste in my mouth. SHAME ON THAT MANAGER for trading what was an otherwise nice meal for $1.50. If you do go, read your check carefully. read more

Lima De Veras Peruvian Restobar - Aji de pollo - Peruvian Near Me - Sterling, Virginia

I was at Lima de veras yesterday I asked for Ceviche and causa, they were good other plates didn't impressed me Only problem I faced was the poor customer service, I had to stand up and go near kitchen to see if my server was around, she keep talking to other employees non stop, and we were the only ones at restaurant Hope this service improves read more

This is a new restaurant that is located at the former Irish bar in Countryside. The interior has improved 1000% and is now bright and airy decorated with light wood on walls and Peruvian handicrafts. The menu is not the typical Peruvian food. I'd say it's flavors are upscale. We had the Lomo Saltado and the Pesto a la Peruana. Both were wonderful as well as plentiful! The beef steak marinade was delicious and made the meat very tender. The pesto was also heavenly. We definitely will be returning soon. Our waitress was very attentive and made sure our drinks we're always full. If you've read the previous earlier reviews they were negative. I'd say if they did exist, management remedied it all. Visit this gem and give it a try. read more

Lima De Veras Peruvian Restobar - Pesto a La Peruana - Peruvian Near Me - Sterling, Virginia

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We recently tried LIma De Vera Peruvian Restobar and the food was decent but the service was the worst. The menu options were a little on the smaller side, if you like seafood there was a nice amount of options. The Lomo Saltado was good but not great. There were plenty of servers working and we were pretty much ignored while tables around us were being served. read more

We were excited to see new restaurant in our area. But it was huge disappointment. The service was extremely bad, we had to wait to place our order, then to get a check. After getting our food , waitress did not came to our table even once. The music was nice but a bit too loud, was not possible to have a conversation. The day we were there (Sunday 17th of July) AC was broken, it was hot and unpleasant. In the entrance hand sanitizer was empty. FOOD... food looked much better then tasted. Food was tasteless, no flavor, no salt, very plain. The octopus was smoky and over cooked, wasn't clean properly. We love Peruvian food and had high expectations, but if the things will stay where they are now, I don't think restaurant has big furniture. Unfortunately.... read more

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The grilled octopus is amazing. Best I've had anywhere; including Greece. The chef there is great. Everything was great. The fried fish, chicken, lamb shank and the squid/shrimp/scallop dish were all good. Finished off with the doughnuts, a completely wonderful meal. read more

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Had no idea this place was so new....we were down from New Jersey dropping our daughter off at Dulles Airport.....just found them online and was very happy we tried them out! The menu is fanastic, the food was great and so was the service. We actually just popped in for drinks, apps, and had some dessert too.....we were raving to the waitress and she asked if we'd like to meet the chef.....we said "sure"....so he came out and spoke with us about the food. It was really special. The ceviche was perfect, there are a few to choose from and I bet they're all great...our was a very big portion and we loved it! Definitely get one of the ceviche. We enjoyed our Peruvian drinks just as much, the lime ones. read more

We have been waiting for the opening for some time now. We were pleasantly surprised they were doing a "soft opening." They did not disappoint. The service was great and food exceptional. They plan to have live music and have ample space to be successful. We will definitely go again. Excellent first impression. read more

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The place looks good and the staff is very friendly. The food was above the average on the area BUT they did not serve the whole table at once (we we're only a party of 3). Between the first and the third plate there were 25 minutes. The restrooms need to improve (missing things and the cleanliness). The prices are above the average, so they need to improve the attention to the details read more

Food and drink was insanely overpriced 6 dollars for a singular soda. There was little to no flavor in the food, the staff rarely appear to check on you. The outside and inside of the restaurant look promising, there is even a stage to perform on for bands but the whole time we were eating there was a man moaning into the mics nonstop. read more

Nuestra mesera Isabel nos dio un servicio increible ! La comida súper delicioso. Definitivamente vamos a volver una segunda vez read more

Lima De Veras Peruvian Restobar - Causa de Veras - Peruvian Near Me - Sterling, Virginia

Manejamos 45 minutos para llegar. Fuimos con nuestro hijo que llegó hoy de Atlantic City y le encanta la comida peruana. Que decepción. No nos gusto para nada ni la comida ni el servicio. El ceviche asqueroso, el pescado parecía malogrado. No lo pudimos comer. Los ajíes, horribles, parecían con aceite rancio. Mi churrasco demasiado cocido. Lo devolví y me trajeron otro. Tampoco estaba a término medio pero ya no quise reclamar de nuevo. En fin, mi esposo pidió un seco piurano con arroz y fréjoles. Le trajeron el seco con un tacu-tacu insípido y tieso. La salsa criolla era pura cebolla y con vinagre en lugar de limón. Realmente una experiencia gastronómica horrible. read more

Would not recommend. My entree came out before my appetizer. Brought out my entree just place it on the table and walked away. Didn't even bother to ensure he provided the right dishes to the folks who requested them. Sat at my table for 15 minutes before I was able to request silverware. My food was cold by then. read more

very Unexpected, and really good. Lots of seafood to choose from and this makes me happy. I LOVED the octopus dish and almost everything else we ordered was goods. Even the dessert was delish. Highly recommended read more

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We tried this restaurant for the first time . The food was ok , service was slow but ok . I like the band .

We were excited to try their Peruvian Brunch buffet. Pictures on the website looked amazing with all kinds of interesting dishes and vibrant, fresh fruit. The good: the coffee- really good, but not included in the buffet price. The ugly: Scant food, no fruit at all, no names or descriptions for the food. We didn't bother taking pictures. Super disappointed. read more

If I could leave zero stars I would. The service at this restaurant is awful. They wait staff did not understand what a tequila and soda was and I had to explain it to two different waiters in detail and they still messed up the drink order. The food is average. Don't come here. read more