Gaviota Seafood Fine Peruvian Cuisine

I come from a Peruvian background and it was delicious. they always told us that several things were done on the menu. if it's an hour, and they're sitting down, they shouldn't run from so many menu points. I was disappointed in this sense.

All three of us LOVED the food here, and can't wait to go back. I had the lobster and risotto dish, which was extremely affordable, and the risotto was to die for. My son had the seafood with rice, and I took his leftovers home to eat the next day! My husband had the crispy fish, which was delicious. I HIGHLY recommend this restaurant for dinner.

I had a horrendous experience at this restaurant. I was looking for a restaurant for my Valentine's Day date (and it was our first date) at the last minute. Being a lover of Peruvian food, I was excited to try this new restaurant in downtown. When my date and I sat at the table, they gave us the Vday special menu which had 3 different options of 3 course meals. 1. I asked our server to explain the menu for my date since it was his first time trying Peruvian food. She simply ignored us and went away and only came back to take our order. 2. It was difficult to communicate with the server because she did not understand or speak English very well. It was simple option 1 and 2 and she couldn't get it so I had to speak the little Spanish I know to communicate with her. 3. We waited for over two hours since we got inside the restaurant to actually get our entrees. When I asked the server about the entree, she asked me if I wanted a bill. When I explained her that I don't want a bill but I want our entrees, she seemed so confused as to what we were talking about. From our communication, it seemed like she didn't even realize that we ordered course meals with prefixed menu. It was a hot mess trying to communicate with her. She ended up not giving me any answer and went somewhere again without any explanation. I had to get an attention of one of the hostesses to actually find out what is going on. Our server came out of the kitchen eventually and told us that they were having issues in the kitchen and that we will get our food in 15 min. 4. When we finally got our entrees and working on them, the server just came out with desserts maybe after 15 min and just handed the plate to me and put one next to my date's plate of entree while pushing over the plate. She did not ask if we were still working on the entree or not. Mind you, the whole time I was at the restaurant, they never had every single table filled and they had many staff working. I do not recommend.

Made reservations for a Special Occasion and I was never advice about a limited menu. Not impressed with the food, price or quality. Pricey for what u get.

A wonderful neighborhood jewel with food from a region that is untouched in Orlando.