Chicha Lewisham in Lewisham

Went here for a nice little impromptu meal on a Saturday evening and was pleasantly surprised. The venue itself is really nicely decorated and as we got there, it was clearly a popular choice as almost every table was taken. Like many of the other reviews here there are some issues, the service is incredibly slow and I could see that if you're not patient how this can be annoying. Drinks took too long (they even made our drinks and forgot to deliver them from the bar to the table) it took a long time from when we were seated initially to take our order (probably 15mins) and the food came out in bits rather than all together. One main (vegan) took almost 30 mins to arrive, when all other food items were delivered. Which didn't make sense. That being said the food was tasty and although the service was slow the servers were friendly and warm. There was a nice drinks selection including cocktails with some coming out in really fancy glasses. I would really love to give this place 5 stars but they just need to tweak a few things to make it a real hidden gem. Definitely will be coming back and recommending this place to others!

Tasty and authentic Peruvian restaurant that is perfect for date night. Wondering what to order? Be sure to include the ceviche, corn tamale, Peruvian corn cake and Ensalda de sandia to your order. You won't be disappointed.

Great food, grrrrreat pisco sour - the ceviche was mouth watering. Totally recommend. Super friendly service and a sweet courtyard to dine in.

Great decor and the outside area is very nice. The staff was nice and helpful given he was the only person serving. The recommended dishes were nice, particularly the ceviche which was an amazing combination of textures. It was an ok experience but I think they need to alter their prices to reflect the dishes a bit better. For instance, The sticky rice dish was small for a main and quite basic for the price, as were the cassava fries that certainly should not have cost what they did. The flan dessert was hard, rather than usual flan texture and was inedible. £90 for two with one cocktail each was a bit much for the food we had.

It was for a night out with bunch of friends. Foods are good, but I didn’t find the manager the most approachable and friendly. Maybe because we didn’t order much drinks as she expected (did order tasting course and at least one drink each) as staffs kept asking us if we want more drinks. But we physically were very full and could not take any more drinks. I felt like she wanted to throw us away as soon as we’re done. Service charge was added to the bill and of course we’ve paid for it, but we didn’t receive good service to be honest. Don’t think I’ll go back.

first time trying peruvian cuisine and it was amazing! recommendations on the bao, octopus and the ceviche! special thanks to carlos for the excellent service! a very cute place run by staff who fully love and stand by everything being served. little gem in lewisham.

Great little Peruvian restaurant. Lovely cocktails and some stand out dishes. All plates were good at least many great. Food served as ready so be prepared to all share for best experience. Loved the atmosphere will be coming back. Do try for something different in Lewisham.

Really good peruvian food, hard to believe one was sitting in Lewisham! Very good pico sours as well. We went on saturday night and the place was packed and very lively. Decor is full-on Peru! Service was friendly (albeit hard to attract waiting staff's attention sometimes, perhaps because they were so busy). Definitely worth a visit if in the area.

You can tell the quality of the ingredients are outstanding - my hat off to the chef to bring those flavours together. Service was impecable. I won’t comment how amazing the drinks were! Thanks Chicha.

Visited Chicha London for the first time during their day of the dead festivities. This place is awesome - I couldn’t believe I was in Lewisham! The service was great, the food perfectly balanced. I ordered 4 dishes and still have room for pudding and a shot of Pisco. We were politely informed that our time was up and we were moved to their cute bar next door where we danced for a while. Overall a great experience. I love Chicha and can’t wait to go back ❤️

Un lugar muy acogedor, con unos platos exquisitos y un ambiente increíble. Los cócteles tenían un sabor muy agradable al igual que la comida, la atención me pareció de primer nivel y muy rápida.

We went to this restaurant after seeing their Instagram post advertising their day of the dead event. Our table was booked for 7.30pm. We ordered food, cocktails and a bottle of wine only to be told at 8.45pm that we needed to vacate the table at 9pm. We mentioned that tables are usually booked for 2 hours and still had over half a bottle of wine left only to be told that it was only for 90 minutes tonight because they were busy. They did not tell us this before we ordered. If they had, at least then we would have been prepared and not ordered more than we could have eaten within that time. We should definitely have been told this when ordering a bottle of wine that we could not have responsibly drank within the ten minutes. We left leaving our wine as we did not want to down half a bottle of wine. The whole experience was upsetting. It was confusing for us because there were other tables that had been there before us and they weren’t asked to leave. We feel that we were targeted because there were only two of us which is very unprofessional. The food was ok, could have been hotter. I get that the restaurant wants to make money but there seemed to be a real hunger for it at this place. The tables were rammed and we felt pressured to over order. Needless to say we will not be returning to this place.

I absolutely loved everything about this place. The cocktails are fantastic, the food from starter to dessert was exquisite! And not to forget the ambience of the interior and the vibe is something special. 10/10 from me. The Key Lime Pie is a must.

Tuve que conocer al cheff para felicitarlo, porqué es la primera vez que pruebo comida peruana en Inglaterra, que sabe realmente delicioso.

My wife and I came here for our anniversary (and our first night out since having our baby) it did not disappoint. The food was incredible, I can't stop thinking about the Taco de adobo. And the cocktails were great. The ambiance is awesome, even on a midweek evening and the staff especially our waitress Tia were really attentive and knowledgeable, we loved all of her recommendations.

A last minute decision to go as a group of friends last night. What a great decision that turned out to be. Welcoming staff, great food & cocktails. Highly recommended - get in there whilst you can, a real gem on the London restaurant scene.

We visited Chicha yesterday evening for dinner and had a highly enjoyable time. The restaurant decor is bright, fun, impressively done so you feel immersed in the vibe of the place, and a million miles away from the rainy loam pit hill we’d entered from....

Me and a friend came to celebrate a birthday and had a lovely time! Portions were well-sized, the staff were lovely and accommodating to my friend who could not eat dairy, and the food was delicious! The decor and atmosphere was perfect for nice evening...

7/7/21 - This is a review of the Llama's Head bar two doors up which is run by the same family. The bar snacks are supplied by the restaurant, cold ones before 6pm, hot ones after 6 as the restaurant opens. Eventually the bar may...

Love to support local neighbourhood restaurants during this time but was disappointed in the quality of service and food. I have had peruvian before so had some reasonable expectations but the food here was very dry. Imagine eating crackers without water and you’ll have some...

I was excited to finally try this new establishment in my neighbourhood. Utterly horrible experience of been given a table to only then be asked to leave as I was going to only have drinks and some small eats.

We went here on the first night of opening post lockdown. They were kind enough to welcome our 5 month old puppy too which was such a delight. We thought we were lucky at finding somewhere that welcomed our pet but we were in for...

We've been for takeaways and for the launch weekend of their new restaurant and love it here. Having been to South America I can vouch for the authentic flavours from the Cerviche to the Lomo Soltado. Their Pisco Sour is possibly the best I've ever...

It wasn’t great, the decoration and the feel of the place are great, but the food suffers. It’s the second time I have been, the first time I wasn’t blown away and this time I was even more disappointed. I ordered pork tacos and I...

This was our first taste of Peruvian food...and it was delicious! The menu contained a variety of different dishes, including duck, octopus, chicken and raw fish, all with zesty and spicy flavours. Not quite like anything I've tried before but certainly something I'll have again....

Beautiful little venue, great vibe and absolutely exceptional food. We were served by Claudia who was lovely but the whole team is passionate, friendly and talented. 100% recommended.

Delicious seafood, chicken and cocktails, great atmosphere and lovely staff - highly recommend for a visit

Went here on the last week of eat out to help out scheme so ended up getting an amazing deal even after getting all the expensive seafood dishes. Everything was very delicious and maybe it’s just me, but I thought that portions were huge! And...

You'd think the way the put the plants out on the road that it was Lima in the summer, but its not. Its Lewisham. Its the A20. You sit outside on a dirty pavement next to bin bags from the chicken shop nearby that gets...

Just tried chicas for the first time and it's so good! Really happy it opened locally to us and look forward to visiting in person when we can! Had the fried chicken, unreal. You can taste that they brine it and take their time. XXL...

Had a take away tonight from this gorgeous restaurant and cannot wait to be able to go to spend time in the restaurant if the quality of the take away was anything to go by. The food was absolutely delicious and of the highest standard...

Recently visited Chicha for dinner & was really impressed! The food is top quality, really well presented & amazing flavours. The cocktails were delicious & we will definitely be back! Thank you Chicha :)

Came to chicha for dinner with a couple of friends. Food was super tasty - cocktails were the best and relaxed atmosphere. Service 5 stars. Defo my new place to go!

Fairly new eating place in a small cafe-like atmosphere. Menu diverse and interesting, where you choose two or three dishes. The octopus consisted of one large tentacle which wasn't too chewy. It would be worth sampling various dishes, except that a meal ends up as...

Really happy with my experience here last week. Small place but a very cheerful setting with Spanish pop music playing. I had the ceviche which was delicious and a vegetarian version of the tamale. I miss tamales so much so it was lovely to have....

Went tonight for food and drinks. Quality of food was amazing _ Best ceviche I ever had, pisco cocktails were awesome. Service was impecable. Thanks chicha