This was my first experience at a Peruvian restaurant, the food was excellent with generous portions, enough to take home for lunch next day. The service was great, the waiters were very pleasant and helpful explaining the different dishes. I will go back for sure and would recommend this restaurant to any of my friends. read more

Although the food here has always been impressive on many visits, i have to say im a bit dissapointed to see my favorite dish go from $17.95 to $27 in the space of a couple years.... read more

Authentic peruvian food. the waiters are very aware of their menu and give good advices to someone who never tried peruvian food before. On another note, their home wine (Spanish) is very good and affordable. read more

I went with a friend last week and I ordered the fish cevice in the hopes of something fresh and bursting with lime and maybe a little spicy... I was a bit disappointed as it seemed more salty than fragrant. My friend had the fish stew and that was very well balanced. Also I ordered the cevice as an appetizer and found it gigantic. I would have liked to get half of it for half the price that would have been perfect. read more

I swung by Villa Wellington a few days ago for an early dinner with a friend. I was getting tired of the grease-fest that was turning out to be the theme of my trip and I also kind of wanted something healthier (no such luck, mostly) and flavourful. I'd been to VW once before, a few years ago, but I don't remember what the dish I had was called, only that it was a stewy beef on rice concoction, a reddish-brown sauce infused with coriander, which didn't taste as good at the resto as it did the next day when I had it as leftovers. I had hoped to get that dish again as I tried without success to lay off the grease with this one meal. We were in a bit of a rush that night as we had a show to go to downtown so we had to skip the apps portion of the meal, but not the booze. ;) Thankfully we made a reservation about an hour ahead as it was rammed when we arrived (it was packed the last time too), and there was a constant flow of people coming and going the whole time. Note that tables are also placed very close to one another so at times you may feel suffocated. Service was efficient, and we were seated once we announced our reservation. Upon ordering, a basket of warm focaccia rolls (one each) and butter were brought over. I was unable to locate the dish I had before, though I was sure I was on the right track when I'd asked for the coriander beef with rice and beans. We shared that along with a small jalea (another popular dish). The beef dish was not at all what I had the last time but it was still good: small pile of rice, stewed beef brisket in a mild brown gravy, along with a ton of beans in another mild gravy, but a gravy different from that of the beef. I don't know if this dish is supposed to be bursting with flavour but it wasn't, though still very fresh and good. I noticed a few other tables had ordered this as well. Not bad but there wasn't really any noticeable coriander present which was a shame. The jalea came in a tall bowl containing a heaping pile of breaded, deep-fried seafood, just as the menu stated: calamari, shrimp, and fish. All this under a pile of onions that were not too onion-y and useful for bringing alive the beef dish a bit, but also a handful of fried, slivered potato. The jalea was not at all greasy and all those heavenly bits were cooked to a perfect golden-brown, served with their creamy light-green mild hot sauce (it wasn't really hot, and I have no idea what the name of it was) and mayo (I thought it might be aioli but it wasn't). Most of it was calamari and too few pieces of fish--I couldn't tell what kind of fish it was but it was white, dense, and moist. Most likely a generic one that one finds in their grocer's freezer. Portions were quite big such that we couldn't finish more than 2/3 of the meal--even I was shocked that we didn't finish as we are both big eaters! I was sad to be leaving behind so many morsels of fried seafood uneaten but what else could we do? We gave it our best shot. I think the menu may have changed a bit since the last time I was there, but I could see that the Mexican and Canadian sections still exist. There were a handful of dishes I would have liked to try so I'll have to check them out again another time. What I really wanted was the papas rellenas but it only came in appetizer format, although given their portion sizes, an appetizer at this place probably would have been sufficient as a meal! I'm not a seasoned Peruvian cuisine connoisseur but Villa Wellington comes highly recommended by a lot of my Montreal friends and it's worth a try if you've never been. read more

Waiter was extremely knowledgeable about his menu. Considering the fact that I've never been to a Peruvian resto and was quite hesitant as to what to have, it was a major plus. I dont remember the name of the meal I've ordered but it was in the appetizers section. It was something like a layer of mashed potatoes , a layer of shrimps, another layer of mashed potatoes so on and so forth. Absolutely delicious. Spiced perfectly. I will definitely go again. Note that this restaurant is a little bit more on the pricey side, but its SO worth it! read more

I'm coming to this restaurant almost every week. The quality is incredible. I highly recommend the "choros a la chalaca". Goes well with a Jalea or Anticuchos. The Sangria is delicious. If you don't ask for that one, ask for Chicha Morada or Inka Kola. I'm going back tomorrow :) read more

First, I must disclose that being married to a Peruvian who is most demanding about about anything culinary and, particularly Peruvian cuisine, I have come to be somewhat more demanding myself. That being said, I would recommend this restaurant even though I gave it only three stars. We sampled the chicha morada, a non-alcoholic drink made from purple corn with some citrus and cinnamon added, and were comforted to find that it was fresh made (as opposed to mixed from powder). The papa a la huancaína (potato in a Huancayo style), a Peruvian staple presented in regional variations, was a good appetizer, its fresh ingredients noticeably tasty. For my own personal taste I would have preferred a touch of spiciness, but hey, this would not be a valid reason to down rate it. The papa rellena (potato with a meat filling) did not fare as well, the filling tasted a little on the greasy side. The seco de cordero, a sort of lamb stew with beans and rice, came in a very generous portion and did not disappoint. Again, the fresh ingredients carried the day! Unfortunately, we were to full to taste dessert, a project for another day. The service was very good, even my picky spouse agreed that it is a restaurant worthy of a return visit. read more