I've been to Chicha several times now and each time the food (well, almost every dish) is executed well and I love the intensity of flavours in the dishes...
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| Pisco sours |
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| Tacos ($200/4) -- pork, shrimp, chicken and fish |
Fish and chicken are best; although very pricey for what they are....
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| Solterito ($60) |
To be honest I didn't enjoy this salad. It was really boring and the dressing not very nice. Not a fan of fava beans either (which were simply listed as 'beans' on the menu).
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| Picarones ($75) deep-fried sweet potato doughnuts spiced orange syrup |
Deep fried sweet potato doughnuts in spiced orange syrup. With hints of cinnamon and I loved the doughnuts which were almost mochi-like in texture.... Best dessert here!
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| Trio of ceviches ($295) |
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| Mixto |
Mix of cooked shrimp, scallop and calamari. Really liked the mango lime marinade with the shrimp and scallop. The crunchy corn kernels and calamari on top was a nice touch.
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| Corvina |
White sea bass, sweet potato cubes, onion salsa, andean corn (choclo)
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| Tuna |
Raw tuna, watermelon in a lime-cilantro marinade
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| Pan con chicharron ($40/slider) |
Crispy pork belly, sweet potato, salsa criolla (onion pepper lime salsa) with creamy aji amarillo (yellow chile pepper) sliders. I did not try this but my friend enjoyed it.
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| Corvina a la casmena ($315) Seabass, plantains and hot orange sauce |
My favorite part was the plantains - starchy and very well paired with the fish and orange sauce. The fish was impeccably cooked too.... very tender and moist.
A more recent visit:
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| Trio Ceviche ($295) |
The mixto was not as good as I recalled, but the tuna and seabass ceviches were the same and delicious.
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| Camote skewers - sweet potato, huancaina, quail egg |
Sweet potatoes are a staple in Peruvian cuisine but I wish Chicha's skewers featured a semi-cooked quail egg (runny yolk!) and a better sauce. The whole thing was just too dry on the palate.
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| Lechon al horno ($315) |
There was suckling pig (top), pork belly (under), salsa criolla (left; onion-lime salsa), pappas rellenas (right; fried meat-stuffed mashed potatoes) and rocoto maple sauce.
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| Pollo a la brasa ($315) |
Peruvian roasted chicken with tacu tacu (bottom; fried rice and bean balls) and a fiery rocoto tomato salsa. On the side we were given a sweet reduced chicken jus and extra salsa and aji amarillo sauce.
Beware as this portion was HUGE. With the other main dishes we should've ordered the 1/2 size as this will generously feed 4-5 with light starters and dessert. The chicken was moist, and we really liked the fried tacu tacu - crispy crust with a soft and well seasoned rice and beans.
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| Marisco jugoso ($380) |
Prawns, sea bass, scallops and squid and rice flavoured with yuzu lime reduction, peas, and finished with coriander.
I really liked the hit of acid in this dish; very different to the one I tried at Mayta - much more risotto like and moist but the rice still had a small bite to it. The seafood was cooked very well; and even the squid was tender.
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| Bananarama ($95/plate) |
Fried plantains, dulce de leche, soft meringue and raspberries. I think the ice cream could've had a stronger caramel/burnt sugar taste to it as it was too close to vanilla, but otherwise very tasty and light dessert.
Food: ♥♥♥♥1/2
Service: ♥♥♥1/2
Price: About HK$300 pp before drinks
G/F, 26 Peel Street,
Soho, Central
Hong Kong
T: +852 2561 3336 (bookings normally made through text)
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