La Taberna - Cusco

This restaurant has a separate lounge and a bar area that had a really nice atmosphere. We decided to sit in the lounge (same menu available both places, and ex... read more This restaurant has a separate lounge and a bar area that had a really nice atmosphere. We decided to sit in the lounge (same menu available both places, and extra bar menu also available and ordered frits, chicken noodle soup (great with lots of chicken and noodles, tomato soup (eh, children's menu Mac cheese (phenomenal!) and chicken skewer (excellent). They served us potato chips with 3 different sauces to dip them into....oregano, yellow pepper and red pepper. Drinks were nothing special.

I notice that this place had no bad rating, I'm sorry, but the meal we just had was POOR. The potato soup only floated on the top warm scale, but was bland and... read more I notice that this place had no bad rating, I'm sorry, but the meal we just had was POOR. The potato soup only floated on the top warm scale, but was bland and not tasty at all. The main course was beef and spaghetti. Well, the beef was cold (only Tepid) not freshly cooked. It was very thin and would not have taken 2 minutes to cook properly. The accompanying potatoes were cold not even tepid. The spaghetti was hot and seemed properly cooked. However, this was the only good and the meal was sent back to the kitchen. The waiter was clearly upset in the situation and desperately tried to bring me to a second court, and even though I refused, he brought another one to me. This was rejected if they did not freshly cook thin meat (the restaurant was almost empty, so they were hardly under stress) then I will not only have heated up another portion of precooked meat only. The other half had fried beef strips with rice, which at best was only “okay”. The meat was chewing, but edible. The chips/fries were not hot and easy soggy, but to be fair everywhere, we had chips/fries in Sth America they were not hot or crisp. After a long day traveling, this was a big farewell. We should have been advised with our guides and went to the place to eat. Until now the Mercado Hotel, which houses the restaurant, seems ok and will be checked separately. Let's see what the breakfast brings. I'm sorry for the POOR, but that was POOR. If it was not that the waiter did his best to correct the situation, then it might have been assessed “terrible”.

We had a dinner in the late night (about 10 a.m.) and ordered pasta, soup, potato appetizer and chicken kerry and 4 drinks. The price is reasonable (total of 17... read more We had a dinner in the late night (about 10 a.m.) and ordered pasta, soup, potato appetizer and chicken kerry and 4 drinks. The price is reasonable (total of 170 Sol $52). There were also free potato chips with 3 dips. The server was really polite. The food also tastes great, not too salty, unlike other restaurants we tried in Cusco.

We had a pleasant meal here the night before we left Cusco. I had a full pepper and we also had a vegetable dish that was very elegant looking. The pepper had s... read more We had a pleasant meal here the night before we left Cusco. I had a full pepper and we also had a vegetable dish that was very elegant looking. The pepper had some heat (not a bell) and the filling was a combination of meat, cheese and couscous. Very satisfying meal. Good beer too. As elsewhere the service is at a cozy pace!

Great selection for happy hour with multiple choices of pisco sours. I had the strawberry one which was so good I had two!!!! Dinner was excellent too. We had b... read more Great selection for happy hour with multiple choices of pisco sours. I had the strawberry one which was so good I had two!!!! Dinner was excellent too. We had bruschetta and taquenos. Would have liked to try the soups as they looked good from our neighbors table. Nice atmosphere with cool decor. Can hear the music from the court yard too.