Paco Meralgo is a reasonably large place with two rooms of small tables, bar seating on two sides of the kitchen and bar seating around some of the walls. We could not get a reservation so we showed up when they first opened hoping to get one of the unreserved seats at the bar. It turned out they did have a table available which does give you a bit more room, but everywhere here seating is tight. Service is friendly and efficient but it doesn’t have the feel of a place to sit and linger over your meal. Nevertheless, it does serve some tasty food with a large selection to chose from. Continue reading
A large open air place that was empty just before noon but by 2:00 pm was packed with diners. The service is very helpful but at times a bit too much so. There are lots of flavored cocktails to go with the food and the waiters seemed to push them and be less interested in the beer options. The seasonings in most of the dishes was quite pleasant but there was a similarity to the ingredients used in the various dishes. They offer bar seating as an option for small parties. Portions are large enough to split and of course ceviche is a specialty as are the wood fired options. The meal started strong but had a crash in the middle where it went from ho hum to yuk but redeemed itself with a nice finish. 
