Location: 4-6 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9SG

Web site: http://www.titoseateries.com/

Telephone number: 020 7407 7787

Date of visit: 5th June 2010

Approx. cost per head: £20

Comments on wine list/beer: The wine list is limited from a predominantly South American choice. Decent Chilean House Red

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Review:

First impression was the welcome sight of an open-fronted entrance way giving this tucked away restaurant an airy feel on a balmy June night in London Bridge. As is often the case when dining with a group we initially stalled for time while late-comers arrived. The staff were very patience and friendly while we took our time choosing from an interesting menu with a variety of South American dishes. Our aperitif was a Pisco Sour, the traditional and popular local tipple of Peru which was met with unanimous approval (it’s similar to a margarita but more sour than sweet). However at £6 a glass the price was a bit of a shock – in downtown Lima you wouldn’t pay much more than £1 for the same.
To start I had the Causa Rellena, you can have this dish with chicken or tuna, this is a traditional Peruvian dish of stuffed or mashed yellow potato with a chicken/tuna mayonnaise filling. I also sampled The Ceviche (raw fish in a citrus sauce) and the empanada (similar to a pasty), both were very good. For the main course I had the picante de marsicos, this is seafood in a spicy sauce. I was a bit disappointed with this dish as I was hoping for something spicy but it really wasn’t spicy at all. However, I seemed to be the only person who was disappointed as everyone else seemed to enjoy their main course. I skipped desert and went straight for an Incan Coffee! This was the first I had seen this on a menu and was intrigued by the concept. It is basically an Irish coffee but instead of whiskey they use pisco, and very nice it was too. So despite my main course choice the meal on the whole was good.
For those who like to throw some shapes to a salsa rhythm there is latin-themed dance club in the two floors below the restaurant. £6 entry and a good way to work off those extra few pounds you’ve just consumed!

Richard Yule