El Cebillano - Tacna

While travelling I have usually taken an aleatory, hit and miss approach to finding restaurants (i.e. wandering around the city until I happen upon something that looks like it might be good). Having ended up in an unsatisfying restaurant yesterday, I decided to consult Tripadvisor to check the top rated restaurants for the city I am in at the moment (Tacna), and came to El Cebillano today for lunch. What a good decision this was. At so many restaurants, one senses that the owners and staff are simply doing their daily work, with positive or less positive results, but without that extra something. At this restaurant it is clear that there is an aspiration to excellence, the people really care about what they are doing and are committed to doing it well. The food was truly outstanding it has been a while since I have really been filled with enthusiasm at the quality of what I have eaten, as I was here. Bravo to the chefs. The waiters also share this aspiration to excellence and were perfect models of quality in their profession. I asked my waiter (in Spanish) some very specific questions and for recommendations, and he gave me very specific and informed answers, and his manner was congenial, friendly, and courteous throughout (note that there are also English translations of the menu items). The only downsides were that I ceded to the easy temptation of eating too much, and the generic soulless modern pop music that is played in the background (as in most restaurants all over the world nowadays), the kind where they make the voices sound robotic. On my request, they courteously changed the music. Very highly recommended.

I would recommend this restaurant to anyone! It has amazing food, great Pisco sours or Chilcano´s and desserts!

Es cierto que es necesario esperar por los pedidos, pero no es para menos con la cantidad de comensales y la cantidad de variados platos, se obliga a tener paciencia.En definitiva la presentacion, cantidad,variedad,y el hecho que todo se prepara en ese instante justifica relajarse y disfrutar luego. No es lugar para comida rapida ni para exigentes de la gula,pero una buena alternativa como lo fue para los ocho que disfrutamos del almuerzo

Me lo habían recomendado mucho e íbamos con grandes expectativas. La comida rica, pero en realidad ninguna maravilla. El ceviche rico pero los pisco sour regulares. De postre pedimos suspiro limeño y era pésimo, mucha crema y la parte de abajo mala. No es un restaurante malo, pero no lo recomendaría.

Es un buen restaurante, no el mejor de Lima. Tiene espacios para que los niños jueguen. Los platos son de muy buen tamaño.