Mama Juana Peruvian Restaurant

Some of the best food I’ve ever had in my life! I got great rice, flavorful fries, and tasty chicken. And that red drink was great too! The lady at the counter was great as well! Moreover, the service from the gentleman that handed me the utilities was great too!

Thank you!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Can't really rate the food because the restaurant wasn't open at 11:30 on a Thursday, despite an open sign and the hours posted. I don't think this place is going to last, based on the most recent reviews.

I ordered a steak dish and the meat was so tough!!!! 😂 hardly any onions in it too.
I was going to call them and let them know cause I live out of town, but they have no phone number on their website!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 1

Service: 4

Their hours need to be updated. I really wanted to try this place. I arrived at 11:15 AM on a Wednesday. The Open sign was up but the door was locked. I took a walk until 11:30 AM, still locked.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Service was awful. Server didn’t speak English. Food was acceptable.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 2

Service: 1

Excellent

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The best Peruvian food i have ever eat, fresh not salty nice flavors i would give 10 star thats how much i love it.

Food: 5

I really wanted to love this place. I love Peruvian food, and I’ve even been to Peru, so I came in with high hopes. The restaurant is a small storefront, and street parking was easy. We were the first customers of the day. When we walked in, festive Spanish music was playing quite loudly. The dining room had red tables with vases of artificial red flowers—simple and colorful. I was starving, which always raises expectations.
I ordered the snapper with tostones for $30. The portion was generous, and the fish itself was well cooked. Unfortunately, everything was extremely salty. The rice was hard and undercooked, and the tostones were also heavily salted. Overall, the flavors were good, but the salt overwhelmed the dish.
I tried to explain this to the waitress as best I could. My Spanish is very basic, and she didn’t speak any English. She explained (in Spanish) that the person who speaks English wasn’t there that day. While I don’t expect people in Peru to speak English, it would be helpful in an English-speaking country—especially for things like food preferences or allergies. A little extra seasoning never hurt anyone, unless you do have food sensitivities.
For my husband, I pointed to a photo of a seafood stir fry, but what arrived was chicken and beef instead. He didn’t enjoy it and barely touched the plate. To their credit, she didn’t charge us for his meal.
The water was Dasani, which I personally don’t drink, but that’s just preference. We paid, left a generous tip, and headed out.
Despite the issues, the waitress was genuinely sweet, and the music added a fun energy. Once more customers arrived and conversations filled the room, the music volume felt more appropriate.
I would go back—with the plan to kindly ask for less salt if possible. I truly want mom-and-pop businesses like this to succeed. I’d encourage you to check it out for yourself and form your own opinion.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 5

Paid $30 for a rotisserie chicken on Thanksgiving Day. It's usually $18. What a scam! Just lost a customer. Another Peruvian restaurant opened up in East Hartford will try that instead.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

It’s very wrong to charge tip ahead, you never do that.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 1

Mamá Juana Peruvian Restaurant is great place to eat I love mi papá rellena and the Special Menú.
Im not sure if they're the same owner of El Sabroso.
Nice people 👍 👏 👌

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

The worst food ever, no a/c in the place on top of that we wait more than 35 minutes to get the food.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 2

So good and the portion is a lot a really liked it. I would totally come her again it was so good 🌝🌝😄😄❤️

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Let's just say any ceviche style dish is always made by the use of whitefish NOT freshwater fish!! Any experienced would tell you that!!

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 4

We went for a quick lunch, and the food was terrific. The service was excellent, although the waiter struggled a little with the English language. However, she pushed through and went above and beyond to take our order and even gave us some valuable insights into the menu and their offerings. The only thing they need to improve is the volume of the music. It was way too loud for a lunch or even a dinner experience. After-hours party time is okay, but not during a meal, during which you would like to have a conversation at the table.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5