Inti – Modern Peruvian

Very nice lunch buffet. Very traditional Peruvian foods. Consuela is very nice. If first time, let them know and she will explain the sauces to you. Out with a drink for $ 22 CAD.

Amazing food, great service! Will definitely be coming back. The atmosphere was nice and the décor is interesting. Everything feels very authentic. Favourite dishes in the dinner buffet were the chicken and quinoa soup, the baked yuka, a very nice bean sauce for the insanely flavourful steamed veggie mix. Also a creamy sweet lime sauce to pour over everything! The dessert was a coconut rice pudding and the best in house made fluffy cupcakes with a cream cheese icing. I was happy with every bit of this experience. The owner is super sweet and friendly. Best buffet I’ve ever had!

Delicious and authentic Peruvian meals that transported me back to my time in Peru. Very friendly warm staff who speak Spanish or English and help me with my terrible Spanish.
The lunch buffet is fresh and warm. I’ll be back many more times.

This place is fantastic and the family that owns it is just as amazing. I love family owned and operated businesses! The food is delicious and the place is nicely decorated and clean. If you want to have a memorable meal. This is your place

Wonderful cozy and traditional. Excellent food. Peruvian music. Quiet and great for a date. Our host was very polite. We even practiced some Spanish. I like the frijoles, the yucca, the porc stew, the candied custard, the fruit drink, etc etc. They are licensed too. It is a small place and hidden at the back of a strip mall. You must go once!

Having been to Peru, we were interested in trying the dishes we had in Peru to see how they compare. Instead of the buffet, we ordered the ceviche, lomo saltada, and chicharrón off the menu. We were pleasantly surprised! The fish ceviche was as good as the best ceviche we had in Peru! The lomo saltada was very tasty… almost the same as the equivalent in Peru, except there was a bit more cumin in Inti’s version. I love cumin, so I enjoyed it as much as the ones we had in Peru. As for the chicharrón, for me, this was my least favourite dish of the 3 in Peru as I find it dry for my taste, but the taste and texture of this dish was also the same as in Peru, so if you like fried pork belly, give it a try. I loved the beverage, chicha morada, in
Peru and left expecting never to see this again, but to my surprise, Inti had it on their menu! This is a refreshing beverage made of purple corn and with a strong taste of cinnamon… Once again, Inti made it perfectly! So I don’t know about the buffet, but if you want a true Peruvian foodie experience, I highly recommend everything we had!

Absolute gem!!! It is a shame that it is difficult to find, but so worth!!!
First, the owners are simply amazing. Friendly, approachable, they make you feel like family.
The food. Top notch. Traveling for a living, getting away from the processed, fried foods is a must. Tastes of home, and love in each serving.
There is so much on the buffet, i hated not having enough stomach to sample it all.
I will most certainly be back, again and again!!!

Wow! Peruvian food at its best! What a way to try all types of Peruvian food at the Intl lunch buffet!
We ordered the Chicha Morada — Purple corn drink. So refreshing.
There was a salad bar with different types of dressings, interesting potato salad and pasta salad.
Where shall I begin with the entrées? They start with OMG to Fantastic! There was these lightly breaded red snapper that was so tasty with the various sauces that go with it. Those seasoned potatoes are so good by themselves but with that Huacaina sauce — hmmm, kick up the spice a notch! Those stewed beans and the pork and potatoes stew was so good on that garlic rice. There was a spaghetti with beef strips in an interesting Peruvian style and spice. There was some steamed beans (green and yellow) with baby carrots. Eat them with some of that delightful sauce. OMG, how could I forget the most wonderful roasted chicken I’ve ever tasted. So tender and doused with the Intl sauce or the spicier version, Brasa sauce, makes my mouth water, The sauces really wake up your tastebuds with each bite.
There were 2 kinds of desserts. One was made with the Purple Corn and pineapple pieces and the other, was the Coconut Rice Pudding. Both were pretty good and not too sweet which was perfect for me.
Very clean and well-​maintained restaurant. Kudos to the chef. The buffet was always supplied with small batches of food so as to keep it fresh at all times. Kudos to the owners who always came to check on our table to see if we need anything or kept asking us how we liked the food. We loved it, of course!
We’ll be back to eat at Intl. Gotta try their dinner buffet.

Visiting from Arkansas for the week, randomly stumbled upon this place for lunch. The hostess was completely hospitable, it was our first time there so she walked us through all the dishes on the buffet as well as the drink menu explaining everything, which was very helpful. We all tried some of everything on the buffet and every thing we tried was DELICIOUS. I can’t express how seriously well made and fresh all the food was. When you go to a buffet the last thing you expect is fresh made food with ingredients you can feel good about but Inti literally has the best buffet I have ever tried. Not to mention they are almost completely gluten free which is pretty great now a days. We plan on going back as many times as we can while we’re still in town.
Hands down you absolutely must try this place!

What a great family run place. We came in tonight and they could not have been nicer. The lady (who i think owned the place) just wanted us to be happy with our selection. We got 3 buffets and one dinner order. The dinner order was enough to feed 2 people. The buffet was unlimited so the kids kept going back for more. Very good food and the atmosphere was very nice. With a little music playing in the background. Id say a tiny pricy but if you want authentic pruvian food, this is a great stop.

Great Food. Cozy atmosphere. Went for a buffet lunch the chicken and fish were terrific.

We were visiting from Seattle, WA, USA for the weekend, and (hungry at 7pm on a Sunday) decided to try this place out. We walked in 15 minutes before closing, apologetic and expecting to be turned away… instead, we were welcomed with open arms! The waitress/​hostess was a total sweetheart. When she found out we’d never eaten Peruvian food before, she made recommendations and took us through every item and what it was, and what it most closely resembles in terms of non-​Peruvian fare (it was dinner buffet time). I’m a huge fan of ethnic food and trying new things, so I tried a bit of everything, from appetizer/​side to dessert.
What I loved most was the carapulcra (a dish of pork and peanuts that was reminiscent of adobo or mole), although the lomo saltado was also good. My fiancé loved the seafood ceviche (which was less citrusy than I’m used to, but for him that was a plus) and rotisserie chicken. We tried all the sauces (the yuca frita is an excellent vehicle for this, as it’s basically baked/​fried squash) and loved the brasa (spicy), ocopa and inti.
Their desserts were nice, especially the unique Purple Corn Pudding (which tasted like the innards of an apple pie, sans spices, and reminded us both of a Renaissance-​era dish). He really liked the coconut rice pudding as well! We split an Inca Kola (something like a bubblegum cream soda) and their non-​alcoholic specialty, Chicha Morada (which is purple, fruity, and not too sweet).
There was also a beef stew with parsley and cilantro that was good, but I can’t recall the name. Anyway, the point is: it was delicious, and the staff was welcoming and friendly and treated us like friends. It’s absolutely worth the money! We didn’t find the décor distracting at all– they have fun info snippets about Peru, and it was cheerful. The strip mall it’s located in feels a bit run down, and this place was a slice of happy in the midst of sad. I definitely recommend eating here!

Our first meal in Calgary! My group decided to rent an R.V. to tour the National Parks and while waiting for our vehicle from Cruise Canada, we walked next door and decided to try Inti for lunch. It was awesome! My party of four was quickly seated and although we were one of the first tables in that day, the buffet was fresh and hot. We saw several things being replenished during our meal.
Service was super friendly and welcoming. Inti proved to be the perfect start to our Canadian R.V. adventure and I am looking forward to coming back this summer and heading straight to Inti from YYC.

Seriously… The very first time i got disappointed such badly.. The buffet is dry and no flavour.. The lady server maybe the owner was so helpful.. too pricey for such a quality.. I gave the one star for just the interior

Loved the roasted vegetables and chicken. The red snapper was decent. Lovely salsas. Friendly staff. Will definitely be back.

I love this restaurant! I should definitely check it out again now that they have renovated.
I used to go here almost every Friday for an early dinner. It was always impossible to resist the buffet. You get a nice sample of Peruvian cuisine (or at least a certain part of Peru). They have wonderful sauces that do magic to the dishes. The star of the buffet is «pollo a la brasa». It’s definitely one of my top 5 chicken dishes in the whole world. It’s marinated whole chicken perfectly roasted and then cut up into pieces. It’s flavorful and moist.
The staff is friendly and I’m looking forward to my next meal there!

Quaint and humble atmosphere. The food at this place is absolutely amazing. Imagine being welcomed into a warm, loving Peruvian home — mom and dad in the kitchen serving up quality AND quantity with great enthusiasm. Go for the buffet!
This is what I had, and how I would grade it:
Flame roasted, char-​broiled rotisserie chicken ¹⁰⁄₁₀ (make sure to try all the sauces)
Pulled chicken ¹⁰⁄₁₀
Garlic rice and beef/​cilantro rice, both ¹⁰⁄₁₀
Lentils ¹⁰⁄₁₀
Beef/​chicken stew ¹⁰⁄₁₀
Chicken quinoa soup ¹⁰⁄₁₀
Fresh salad bar, quality fresh veggies with HOMEMADE dressings. Try them all ¹⁰⁄₁₀
Rice pudding ¹⁰⁄₁₀
Fruit pudding ¹⁰⁄₁₀
To drink I had the Chicha Morada another ¹⁰⁄₁₀.
You pay for quality; lunch buffet + drink + tip came out to just about 24 $. Which I think is a fair price for this type of culinary care and attention to customers.
Inti truly deserves all 5 stars!

The buffet sits out all day, and then goes in a fridge at night and comes back out for the rest of the day. The meat is so dry and overcooked its plain to see. All the items are kept at respectable temperatures though so I dont think there is a problem with food saftey. I tried the chicken and casava, it was bland and bland. For the prices they really are relying on every customer. The prices are so high that they only need one or two customers to pay the bills.
had the pork belly sandwitch, and I asked for it done very well, crispy! The waitress said yes it comes crispy, very well done! IT came and it was very fat-​filled, barley crispied. Hardly crispy at all. The fat did not render away from the belly. So i spent most of the time picking fat off the belly or spitting it out. I was hungry so I ate it, knowing full well later that my ass would bleed from improperly cooked food, and I did have stomach pains all night. I left no tip and I will never be back.
*reviews are the express opinion of reviewer and do not represent the views of Unilocal or its subsidiaries.

The buffet variety is a bit small but if you like meats then it won’t matter because there’s plenty of meat dishes.
The food quality is good, tasty and a good value. The service is fast and friendly.
I would’ve given it 4-​stars except I think they could do a bit more about the décor and presentation. With a $ 16 lunch buffet and $ 26 dinner buffet price tag I expect a bit of a more upscale ambiance.

When we arrived for a table of 5 at 6:45pm (They close at 8pm) They were so kind to us right from the get go.
The place isn’t big, the décor simple with ancient peruvian pictograms painted on the white walls. The menu is small, and the buffet variety seemed small but certainly it was not lacking as it has the popular items from the menu and was a great way to try different food items of Peru.
The staff were warm and accommodating. When we decided to have the dinner buffet instead of a La carte, the kitchen brought out fresh food to fill the buffet table so that we wouldn’t have to eat the «remaining» food that had been sitting there as the restaurant seemed to have passed its dinner rush. They were so friendly and so thoughtful, service was excellent! He made me a special ceviche as the ceviche on the buffet may have shrimp (which I have an allergy to).
They make all their sauces in house (all 9 of them!)
If you haven’t tried Peruvian food, the buffet is perfect because you can try a little of everything (appetizers, dessert, entrée).
$ 25.90/pp for dinner buffet (I can’t remember the cost of the lunch buffet).
Thank you sooooo much to the staff on making our experience a delicious one!
P. s. its in a strange «U» shaped strip mall that has a tux shop in one end and a Jamaican restaurant on the other. Inti is located at the very back (bottom of the «U»).