Cuzco, London Bridge
Traditional Peruvian comfort food right under the Shard
Cuzco is a revamped Peruvian restaurant nestled in the shadow of The Shard. What once was Tito’s now sits Cuzco, with a lick of paint, and a refreshed menu.
We kicked off with the Pisco Sours....and they kept coming through the evening! They were fantastic, and tasted just how my dad makes them!
For our starters we had Ceviche and Tiradito. The ceviche was left a little too long in the leche de tigre unfortunately and as a result it was a little tough, however it tasted fantastic. The Tiradito was absolutely fantastic though, leading me to believe that our ceviche was a one off, and usually it would be as good as the tiradito.
On to the mains
For the mains, we had the Pato en Ají con Carapulcra. It was delicious! The duck was tender and the chilli sauce was amazing.
We also had Pasta a La Huancaina con Bistek al Jugo. This was an interesting dish. The pasta was extremely rich with the sauce, the steak made it a very filling dish, something that Peruvian food is good at. If you’re not extremely hungry, maybe go for the salmon instead.
The deserts were great, we had suspiro, and the chocoflan. Both of these were very well put together and well presented.
On the evening we went, the bar was very busy, and the drinks took a little time to arrive, but were well worth waiting for.
If you haven’t ever tried Peruvian food, then you must give this place a go. The manager Carlos was extremely competent and it was great chatting to him about the area of Lima where my father grew up.