• Afinidad Maravillosa - Jr Carabaya

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  • White Vegetarian
Vegan-friendly
Buffet
Peruvian, South American

Offers array of daily changing vegetarian foods. Choose from 20 or so different dishes from curries and pasta to salad, rice, and soups. Open Mon-Fri 9:00am-5:00pm, Sat 9:00am-4:00pm.


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9 Reviews

First Review by Veggie_chik

Veggie_chik

Points +16

Vegan
31 Dec 2010

Food so so, service terrible

After finding this restaurant on Happy Cow decided to go there for lunch. There were three of us, we were on vacation. We started off with some juices that were good, but could have been better if cold. One person ordered the hamburgesa, which was okay but salty. The other person had the broccoli battered in egg dish, he said it was delicious. I ordered a plato economica, arroz jardinero con platano (rice with veggies and bananas). One person got his meal, but it took almost 20 minutes for the next dish to come out. They ate when they got their dish so the food wouldn't get cold. They had both finished and I still hadn't received my food. The waitress never checked in on us, so I finlly got her attention and ask about my food. She said they had run out of that dish. When asked why she didn't bother to tell us, she said she just found out, 40 minutes after we ordered. She was unapologetic. Fed up, but hungry I ordered the arroz chauffa without egg. It tasted fine, but the bad experience ruined the whole meal for me.

Pros: cheap-ish $2-3 per meal, close to tourists sights, food decent

Cons: terrible service, unfriendly staff

loocyloca

Points +25

Mostly Veg
14 Dec 2021

Closed

Unfortunately was closed (on a Tuesday at midday) so perhaps closed permanently?

SerafinaChen

Points +28

Vegetarian
10 Mar 2020

Love it

It was a good experience for me, the price was reasonable and the food was delicious. What I liked most was the lasagna and pescado.

Pros: A lot of variety and all is veggie.

KevinMizen

Points +459

Vegan
03 Mar 2020

Good food at a good price

The menu of the day is 4 items from their buffet for S/.10. Free bottomless drink with/without sugar. Good servings and tasty.

Marike

Points +304

Vegetarian
28 Jul 2017

Good value

This place was very near my hotel, so for me very practical. there was a large queue in the street for some office also in front of the restaurant which did not look nice, but the place itself was fine.

There were many dishes to choose from. the staff did not speak English, so i'm not sure what I ate, but it tasted alright. Nothing very fancy, but for 10 soles you could choose 4 dishes on a well filled plate and you got free camomile tea.

M57

Points +3865

Vegan
16 Nov 2016

average food and reasonable prices

A authentic restaurant with average food and reasonable prices. You have to ask for vegan options and explain what vegan means (no dairy, no eggs, no cheese). When I was there just four options were vegan.

LorenaH

Points +88

Vegan
25 Oct 2015

Glad it was there

There's nothing else vegetarian in this area, and I was hungry, so it was just the right thing. The pre-cooked food is displayed behind glass and you can get combo plates of 2 or 3 items. Everything was fresh and good.

Pros: quick, convenient, inexpensive

Cons: arroz naturel is not exactly brown rice

maynard7

Points +4769

Mostly Veg
30 Oct 2014

Good food, good location, good price

This place was good for a lot of different reasons. They don't have haute cuisine for pennies, but it's a great value.

First of all, I like the concept of the buffet where you can see the food you're ordering. This really helps when you're in a foreign country. Even if you don't speak Spanish, you can simply point to what you want.

The price is only 7 soles, as of October 2014. For that price, you choose 4 items in the display which they put on a plate, and that includes a glass that you fill with either sweetened or unsweetened tea.

The flavors were good on the 4 items I ordered. The only thing I didn't like is that the food wasn't very warm.

The location is good if you are in the historic center of Lima, where a lot of tourists go.

All in all, a very good value in this part of town.

Pros: Price, Location, Buffet style

Cons: Serving temp not hot enough for me

jcjames11

Points +58

Vegetarian
14 Oct 2011

Great wholesome lunch

Easy to find off Plaza San Martin. Had a lunch buffet. It was good and basic. Food was tasty. Served warm found out out that they will heat with microwave. Had 4 portions for 7 sol and a Chinese tea. Also then had a piece of Chocolate cake lovely. Staff smiled and were friendly.Place was nice and busy.

Pros: Good food, Good value, Good basic




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