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Time Out says
Fri Oct 12 2012
Corn, potatoes and the signature dish of ceviche – raw citrus-marinated fish (or veg), served here in seven versions – are the stars of the menu. Peruvian food may be terra incognita for many Londoners, but the country’s indigenous ingredients provide common ground – even if the bar snack of cancha (large, crunchy corn kernels) bears little relationship to the more-familiar tender yellow sweetcorn niblets. Corn also finds its way into an ‘alianca Lima’ ceviche, along with sea bass, octopus, prawns and mussels with red onion and coriander, all held together with chilli-spiked lime juice, which ‘cooks’ the fish. A top version. Anticuchos (barbecued skewers of fish, chicken or beef), typical street-food, are a good option – chicken liver skewers delivered a cunning contrast of smokiness with a slow after-burn from chilli. A salad of quinoa and butter beans layered on top of crushed avocado was less successful, the quinoa grains somewhat soggy rather than firm and light. But mostly Ceviche gets it right – it’s a good-time place with a colourful interior and a buzzing pisco bar at the front. The grape-based spirit is the only one served here, and staff mix a mean pisco sour, topped with a good dollop of whipped egg white.
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