Lima Floral

One of the best value for money brunches you’ll ever try in London, with some tasty options as well. Get the Andean breakfast for £18 and feast on 6 sweet and savoury courses. The team is lovely and the setting is ace. Loved it!

I love brunch — it’s an excuse to pig out because you’re eating breakfast and lunch at the same time. But be warned — it’s hard to finish everything at the Lima weekend brunch and I’m talking about the small Andean menu, not the long lunch menu.
For £18 you get a selection of fruits, cereal, quinoa, yogurt and honey and that’s just to start! Then there’s a brioche bacon bun, potato fritters and an egg fritata. We had to take a break after this but we couldn’t resist the dessert — alfajores with dulche de leche and chocolate mousse. Delicious!
If you are a fan of the full English, this may not be for you as it’s all about the delicate flavours of Peruvian food but if you like value for money and you don’t mind feeling stuffed all day (or have better willpower when it comes to portion control than me) then you’ll love it. My only wish is that the pork brioche was bigger as it was absolutely divine.

Maybe our hopes were too high, we expected full on flavourful Peruvian, but what we got was pretty food without punch. The staff didn’t seem to have much clue what was going on, and btw this was not their fault, they were quite friendly but didn’t seem to be very well trained on the menu. Generally a let down experience. And a expensive let down too.

The space is great (Also because I loved the previous occupants of the space, ‘The Forge’) — very cosy, very real, yet sophisticated with a clean look.
The menu spans the culinary diversity of Peru, and about 50−60% of flavours or flavour combinations that you will taste will wow you in the superlative.
The starters in the £30 long lunch Saturday option were something of a showstopper. Delicious Sea bream ceviche with sweet potato and corn to start with. Huancaina beef with coriander cress; the sauce was to die for. The tuna causa with yellow in the coriander lemongrass sauce was excellent.
The mains which each of us got to taste from the other, were beautifully laid out in large lunch bowls. I had the chicken pachamanca (which is an Andean way of cooking), with salsa criolla.
On the side we were served three large bowls of chuafa (spiced rice), braised quinoa and spinach salad.
Excellent dessert. Alfajores, but the South American version which is basically dulce de leche sandwiched between two biscuits. Three large dollops of Amazonian chocolate mousse.

We got some vouchers from Timeout to have cocktails. It was only £32 for 8 cocktails. Who could argue with that kind of price?
This place has a short and sweet cocktail menu concentrating on Pisco (you know, since it’s Peruvian). I suppose if you don’t like Pisco, you shouldn’t come here coz their bar is not exactly some well-​stocked be at one.
We really enjoyed the chilli cocktail (cuenta de diablo) which carried a real kick to it (don’t get it if you can’t take the heat, we asked for a «less hot» one and it was still incredibly spicy) and personally I quite like the Señor de Sipan. Apparently the Passion Fruit pisco sour was too sweet and though Zara and I liked our sour superior, one each was more than enough in that department.
Beef empanadas were good.
There was a massive confusion at the end as we handed both our vouchers in when we sat down and they lost one. They had a whole stack of them from the night so I guess the lesson to take from that is never to hand in your voucher at the beginning of the night. It’s exactly like the whole «don’t pay for stuff until you had it» thing. Not exactly a lifehack, but apparently, those are also all the rage nowadays.

I called and made a reservation for a restaurant, but surprisely they decide to bring my table to the dark and noisy bar (and they blamed me stating that this is what I booked… Not true, but anyway). The waitress told me she would check if one of the tables doesn’t show up, and can accomodate me… Did you hear from her? Me neither, still waiting. We ordered the food, the bar got empty (a relief) but unfortunately all the waiters left with them. Long 30 mins between the starters and the mains, we ordered some drinks with the mains which only arrived when had finished the food… The food was just ok… Nice flavours, small and expensive portions… 35£ Including one drink (no wine), and I had to have some fruit when I arrived home as I was still hungry… Very far from being impressed… I went to Lima Firovitzia two years ago, and that a great experience… Shame they became popular and they lost their soul… In general: poor service, average food, overrated…

I came here for the weekend brunch, and it was appalling. We had the Andean breakfast, which looks like good value for 18 pounds, but I found nearly everything less than appetizing, if not inedible. The menu is just a list of ingredients, so you kind of have to use your imagination to picture what you’re getting. For the first course, we got a yogurt with fruits and honey, and a quinoa porridge. Both were terribly sweet and hard to have more than a bite of. The mains then consisted of a suckling pig burger, potato pancakes, and an egg frittata. The suckling pig was probably the most promising of the bunch, as it had a nice chipotle mayo, but the brioche was far too big for the small amount of meat and filling in it. The potato pancakes were sweet pancakes covered in syrup and powdered sugar, which totally didn’t work. And the egg frittata was completely tasteless; I’m pretty sure they didn’t even add a pinch of salt. The desserts were a bitter chocolate mousse, and a Oreo type cookie made of shortbread and dulce de leche, and a jam on the side. They were a touch better than the rest of the meal, but hardly a saving grace.
I’ve dined at the actual Lima and genuinely enjoyed the meal. I’m not sure what’s wrong here, but this brunch menu needs reinventing.

With a clean restaurant, attention to detail, and very well plated drinks and mains, Lima Floral is a foodie’s foray into Peruvian cuisine. The Pisco Sours master the art of the egg white in an apertif. The menu includes both Peruvian classics as well as modern interpretations using traditional Peruvian ingredients. The plated dishes are visually stunning, balancing portion size, aesthetics and taste.
Would definitely recommend! Portion sizes may skew a tad bit too petite, but overall experience was fantastic.

Since the restaurant opened in July 2014 I heard a lot of different opinion about it and always wanted to go there. The restaurant is located near Covent Garden on Garrick Street and serves traditional Peruvian dishes. My friend started her meal with a sea bream ceviche (£10), it was very tasty and refreshing. However we thought the portion was a bit small considering it was a starter and not a bar snack.
As a starter I ordered the crudo mar. I never had blue potato, or rococo pepper before so I thought for once I will be adventurous. The dish had a nice presentation… however I was a bit disappointed my potato were more purple than blue ! Regarding the taste, it was interesting but it didn’t wow me. I found my friend’s ceviche was a better dish.
My main dish was better than my starter. I had the Andean suckling pig (£26). The pork was perfectly cooked, crispy and moist at the same time. On the side andean corn and oiluquito potato went well with the dish. I loved the mix of texture present in this dish with the cripsy thin stip of vegetable on top and the green powder on the side.
My friend had another ceviche as a main, this time it was the king prawn ceviche (£24). The plate was nicely presented and very colourful. The dish was good but too spicy for my taste, but my friend really enjoyed it.
None of us fancied the dessert menu so we ended up our meal with a cup of coffee.
Overall I had a nice dinner at Lima Floral. Dishes were very colourful and nicely presented but they were all a bit small and pricey. Most the main courses were more than £20 and not much bigger than the starter, not very good value. I am not sure I will come back to Lima Floral for that reason. I will probably choose Chotto Matte instead.

Virgilio is a Master!!! How unique style of cooking is expressed in all the dishes!
Everything was amazing and unique

Really excellent food. Everything we are was delicious and unique in their flavour. The tiradito was a bit on the fishy side but everything else was absolutely incredible. Great service as well.

I alredy have had dinner here and to be honest it was wonderful. The service were lovely, the food so yummy and I tried the pisco sour and a digestive called pisco as well wonderful .
Defiantly you should come and have fun here. 100% recommended

The servers are great and décor is relaxed, casual and funky. So the rustic styling made it a total surprise to see the excessive prices. £26 for sucking pig, which equalled two smallish cubes when the dish arrived. Im sure their rent is expensive, and I know the chefs have a big reputation but it does not add up. The food is great but ridiculously over-​priced.

I’ve been to Lima Floral 4 or 5 times now and always leave happy. Stand out starters are definitely the ceviche dishes, but the Andean potato stew is also lovely. The Chicken and Beef dishes are my favourite main courses, but my friends have also tried the lamb and monkfish and really enjoyed. The only disappointingly dish I have had was the ceviche main course.
Cocktail list is really strong and I always appreciate that they are willing to make me my favourite cocktail from the original Lima on Rathbone place, even though it is not on the menu (Captain Don Domingo)
The dishes in the original are better, but I prefer the atmosphere and dining space in this location.

I had hoped this place was going to have a massive turnaround and when I saw a 50% off the soft launch of their new brunch menu I was ready to give it a second chance. REGRET.
The service is so so so bad. Hailing down someone after sitting for down for 15 minutes to get water. It was supposed to be all you can drink prosecco but they on’y came by to refill once. Other drinks not offered. When we ordered one soft drink it took 20 minutes to come.
Even worse is the menu. «Brunch» as you’d expect it is only served until 12:30 and I think it is a fixed menu or else very limited options. But we had at 2:30pm reservation so we were forced into a fixed lunch which was 30 GBP/​person and is designed as sharing. There are no selections. You just get the 4 appetizers, 3 mains and desserts that they are making. I’ve never been to a restaurant where you have NO choice whatsoever. No alacarte vs fixed meal. No selection of a preferred main. It is all or nothing on what you eat.
So you would think the food would come out fast and you wouldn’t have to wait 30 minutes for the starters. Sigh… we did.
The food was mediocre at best. Sounded good, looked good and flavorful, but a lot of the food tasted bland.
It is one of the most overhyped and poorly performing restaurants in London. I kind of wish it would go away and something worthy would move into the space.

We went for brunch, everything was solid. We ordered the Andean course of brunch.
First, food was good — though I must say not exceptional. They put in a good effort for sure — for example, the yogurt in the starter round was very rich and perfectly flavoured, and the omelette in the mains round was filling. I was looking forward to the suckling pig burgers, but they were too dry and unflavoured for my taste. I also thought the pancakes were a bit uncreative.
Service was phenomenal. The servers were prompt and responsive.
Ambience was modern and adequately Peruvian to add to the cuisine experience.

Been here twice now, once a few months ago and once recently. My experience a few months ago was good and I’d say just deserved about 4*. However this more recent experience just 2−3*.
Firstly the Ceviche here is very good. The fish tastes fresh and is very appetising, with just the right sour level. I had the beef sudado as a main a few months ago and loved it, but this time round, it’s been changed with a more tomato flavour. I didn’t like it this time round. In fact it made me a bit sick. Something was wrong with the flavour combination.
The dessert of chocolate was essentially chocolate mousse made to look like earth and dirt. Nothing special and trying a bit too hard.
The worst thing though, was the extremely slow and inattentive service. It took ten minutes to clear our mains after we were done. Then a dessert menu took another 5 mins to come. Then it took another 5 mins to place our dessert order, and the another 5 to clear our dessert. And another 10 to get the bill. It was ridiculous!

Best restaurant in London! I have been a great fan of Lima London since its beginnings because of their amazing food combinations, and Lima Floral didn’t let me down!
The dishes are delicious and very well presented. The pisco sour is to die for!!!
I fell in love with the Tiradito and the Root Pachamanca.
Service was great! I wouldn’t be surpised if they received another Michelin star.

I was in town visiting a friend who picked this place based on recent press in Time Out, and I was so happy she chose it — especially as I’m a huge fan of the Peruvian trend!
All of the dishes were perfect and beautifully seasoned.
Starters — We tried the avocado dish and the beef (thinly cut, slightly cooked). The beef was amazing, the avocado dish was very good. We also tried the corn side, which I’d compare to something like polenta.
Entrees — Two of us had the special, which was a paiacha (sp?) fish. It was one of the best fish dishes I’ve had this year — up there with a fish dish at a Michelin starred restaurant in Barcelona. The other two people had the black quinoa with scrambled egg. They loved it — very flavorful.
They nailed dessert as well.
A note about the menu — everything practically has tiger’s milk, which is not actually dairy. It’s made from boiling peppers or something.
Service was fine.
It’s unclear to me if Lima Floral is more casual than the other Lima, which I understand has a Michelin star. I would not expect a star for this location, but perhaps a bib gourmand designation.

Delicious, very interesting, flavorful and overall a fantastic evening. We tried the majority of the starters and they were all incredible, I had the beef for my main and it was tender and perfectly cooked. The service was excellent!