La Mar Cocina Peruana San Francisco

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   Laurie

   San Francisco

   20 reviews

   5.0

   20 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Excellent food and service! Really enjoyed celebrating a birthday there… Peruvian seafood is amazing - at least at this restaurant!
   

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   Natalie

   San Francisco

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Brilliant: - Family friendly - Vegan friendly - The omnis love it - Classy but not pretentious - Not prohibitively expensive - Cool location The vegetarian ceviche is the greatest thing I have ever eaten.
   

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   Claudio

   Greater Boston

   7 reviews

   5.0

   7 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The Food is unique and very creative. Excelente flavors. The ceviche was outstanding.
   

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   Scott

   Vancouver

   9 reviews

   4.0

   9 reviews

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Lovely restaurant with Bay view from the main dining room. No valet parking but metered street parking was possible with some walk. We ordered a bottle of a white Albariño wine at the recommendation of our server. It was excellent and a perfect accompaniment to a mostly fish oriented meal. We started with the combo ceviche of 3 ceviches. Ceviche is the signature Peruvian dish and we had high expectations. The three ceviches were all tasty but the portions were very small. For $48 we expected at least a sufficient amount to provide a reasonable appetizer for four people. It was not. Everyone else appeared to enjoy their main course. I ordered the halibut. Again a modest portion but properly cooked with a nice salsa. It was accompanied by a gray brown bean paste with no particular flavor. As a larger male, I was left still hungry. I ordered the tropical tapioca dessert to fill the void. It was a small dish of standard tapioca with a little fruit and a dollop of a fruit sorbet. Uninspired. My friend's chocolate/passion fruit bombe appeared much more interesting. Perhaps I just ordered some of the weaker items on the extensive menu. But overall I was somewhat disappointed. For Over $100 per person, it was not the value it should have been.
   

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   Todd

   San Francisco

   2 reviews

   3.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 3

   Not a bad experience but we needed a lot of help with the menu and while the food came out quickly, none of us were overwhelmed with the meals. Average cost was $110 per person (with drinks) - seems a little spendy.
   

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   Andy

   Los Angeles

   41 reviews

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   5.0

   41 reviews

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Always great food and service. This is not the kind of place you go to for value
   

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   Brit

   San Francisco

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   As far as Peruvian food goes this is the best around the bay
   

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   Marc

   San Francisco

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on November 20, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Went there for a soft opening when it first opened to work the kitchen and training the staff, and it is just as great today as it was in 2008! Couldn’t finish the giant octopus so I ate the leftovers for breakfast and it tasted just as good. Amazing go to restaurant where there is something for everyone! And a stunning waterfront restaurant as well. Cheers and enjoy ~
   

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   David

   San Francisco

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on November 18, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We were here for my wife’s birthday. Food and service were excellent! The black cod was outstanding. One of the best meals we have had in SF.
   

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    Gillian

    Seattle

    7 reviews

    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on November 18, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 5

    The food was really delicious! Very different and surprising
    

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