La Mar Cocina Peruana Bellevue

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   OpenTable Diner

   San Francisco

   7 reviews

   vip
   3.0

   7 reviews

   Dined today

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

   Waited 20 minutes for a table despite reservations.
   

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   Sara

   Seattle

   8 reviews

   5.0

   8 reviews

   Dined today

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

   Excellent food. Service was great and i would recomendación it. It’s expensive but over all a great restaurant.
   

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   Stephanie

   Seattle

   38 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   38 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

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

   The best addition to the Bellevue dining scene! Can’t wait to go back!
   

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   Brian

   Seattle

   19 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   19 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

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

   Second time there. Food and service were both amazing. The whole fried fish was so good but the quinoa chaufa may have been the best of the lot. Also the old fashioned drink was perfect.
   

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   Todd

   Seattle

   12 reviews

   4.0

   12 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

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

   This is an excellent restaurant. I've eaten at locations in San Francisco and South America and was very excited for their opening in Bellevue. One thing that is strange and off putting, is that when you are first given menus, they are ONLY for drinks. Most restaurants would be smart to give each guest a drink menu - many only provide 1 for the table which slows things down - but not providing a food menu until quite a bit later is not the best. This is particularly true for La Mar where I suspect most diners are not at all familiar with the menu and could use more time to read through it. There aren't all that many Peruvian restaurants in the Seattle area and you won't find many of these dishes at other restaurants so having more time with the menu would be appreciated. The food presentation and taste is excellent.
   

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   Emily

   Seattle

   6 reviews

   4.0

   6 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

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

   The food and ambiance were decent, but the prices were outrageous. Charging $9 for a bottle of water is absolutely ridiculous.
   

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   Nina

   New York City

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

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

   Best HOT NEW restaurant in Seattle/Bellevue!! - parking validated underneath the building. Food and ambiance was excellent. I would come here everyday if I could. 🙌
   

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   Lana

   Salt Lake City

   6 reviews

   5.0

   6 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

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

   Beautiful place, great food and service! Definitely worth it!
   

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   James

   Miami

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 6 days ago

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

   Great food and ambience. Danielle was an amazing waitress who served us with complete white glove service. She was very attentive and accommodating to all of our requests!
   

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    Todd

    Seattle

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined 6 days ago

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

    We waited 15 minutes to get seated for our 6:30 reservation. Unfortunately our seats were in a separate space from the main dining room in a room with a glass wall so crowded that both customers and staff had to take turns entering and exiting. Even worse our table was dead center of the entrance to the room and our table was physically bumped multiple times. The service felt performative and over the top with what we were told would be our “Peruvian Experience”. The food was good but not great and definitely not worth coming back for. I have a feeling that once the shine of the newness wears off the restaurant will be far less popular. I will not recommend the restaurant to friends.
    

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