Costa Rica Food
Ceviche del Rey, Peruvian Cuisine at it’s best!
By Explore Costa Rica Staff
Mar 7, 2007, 13:30

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Ceviche del Rey Peruvian Cuisine at it’s best!

On the main road in San Pedro towards Cartago we found another gem. Since we we’re already big fans of Machu Pichu, a great Peruvian Restaurant in San Jose, Costa Rica, we thought we’d give it a try. This quaint little restaurant had a good atmosphere and menu to match.

We started off with a Causa Limena de Camarones, Special Mashed potatoes with shrimp. This delicate and tasty dish made with a Peruvian sauce was delicious! ($3.25) Next appetizer was Papa Rella de Pollo. Another potato tasty dish made of mashed potatoes stuffed with finely chopped chicken, and fried till golden. ($2)

Chicha Morada

The friendly owner Julio, suggested we try the Peruvian National Beverage Chicha morada. This beverage takes on the color of one of its main ingredients: purple maize! Chicha morada is prepared from a base of boiled purple corn to which are added chunks of pineapple, cinnamon, sugar and some lemon, served over ice. It's a soft drink very popular in Peru. Steve was intrigued with the Maiz Morado (purple corn) used to make this vitamin-rich, natural, and delicious house specialty of Ceviche del Rey Peruvian Restaurant.

We had to try they're house specialty Ceviche de Corvina, Marinated seabass with onions. This is a very popular fish dish served through out Costa Rica Restaurants and one of our favorites. ($5) Filette de Corvina con Salsa de Hongos was next. Sea bass  served in a creamy mushroom sauce. Delicious!! ($6.75) We had more food than we could finish, so I opted for a doggy bag and went for desert. Another Peruvian specialty Crema Volteada. This creamy custard desert resembles what we call Flan.

Ceviche del Rey Peruvian Restaurant have 3 Locations in Costa Rica:
San Pedro, located in front of Pops, Tel: 234-9615
Santa Ana, 800 mts east of the Red Cross, Tel: 282-8019
Aljuala, 800 mts north of Corte, Tel: 440 0779