Peruvian Food at Charango Grill and Bar Restaurant in Cape Town, South Africa

Come join us for Peruvian Food at Charango Restaurant in Cape Town, South Africa as we sample some of favorite Peruvian dishes for dinner. It has been a while since we've had Peruvian cuisine so it was with absolute delight when we heard about Charango Grill and Bar where we ordered the following food items:
1) Pisco Sour
2) Chilcano
3) Ceviche
4) Tiradito
5) Pollo a la Brasa
6) Picarones
7) Dessert Waffles
Charango Grill and Bar Peruvian Restaurant in Cape Town:
Address: 114 Bree St, Cape Town City Centre, Cape Town, 8000, South Africa
Hours: 12-11PM (Closed on Sundays and reduced hours on Mondays)
Phone: +27 21 422 0757
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Peruvian Food at Charango Grill and Bar Restaurant in Cape Town, South Africa Travel Food Video Transcript:
Well good evening from Cape Town once again! So today we are going out for Peruvian food.
So you know one of the most frequently asked questions in our Peru videos is when are you coming back to Peru? And the question is we don't know. Likely next year for my Grandma's birthday.
Um, but we haven't booked tickets yet so we figured. That is her 90th right?
It is her 90th. Yeah, so that is a big date. It would be in April. That is a big date!
But in the meantime we figured why not go out for a Peruvian food here in South Africa and see if it varies. Maybe they have a different influence, different ingredients. So we're going to test that out.
Today we're eating at Charango. And the thing I want to add is Cape Town has a wonderful International food scene. Yes. It is like melting pot of cuisines. So to go out and have Peruvian food in Cape Town is should be tasty.
And the drinks are here. Oh my gosh, when I saw they had Pisco Sour on the menu I was like this has already made the meal. I'm been craving this for months.
And so if you haven't had a Pisco Sour before it basically the alcohol is from a Peruvian grape brandy which is the Pisco. And it comes from the town of Pisco. There is a town of Pisco in Peru. We've drove past it. And then you've got your egg whites and you also have drops of bitter. Bitter as well. And it is made also mixed with lime juice so let's try that.
That is awesome. Very good, very authentic.
And? Oh, so Sam went for the Pisco Sour and I got the Chilcano and basically this has Pisco, Ginger Ale, Lime Juice.
So we have placed our order. Yes, so we've ordered basically two dishes. So the first one being Charango House Ceviche. Of course. Which is down here. We had to go with ceviche at a Peruvian restaurant. Yeah, of course.
And then the other one we're getting is the Nikkei Tuna Tiradito.
We went for the main and we ordered Pollo a la brasa. And already these look like prime cuts of meat. Like this is chicken breasts and really really nice meat.
And it is a big portion so I'm glad we're sharing this. We didn't even order a side with it because we've already had entrees plus we have dessert coming.
And dessert is here. Alright so we ordered two desserts.
We got Picarones which is a classic. And we also got dessert tacos.
It is price point time.
So that was 560 Rand. Yep. Splurge alert.
We definitely splurged in Cape Town. That was $41 US dollar meal. But that included everything. That included the two drinks, the two appetizers, the main which we shared and two desserts. That is not bad.
Yeah, that is not bad considering I mean this is a bit of a fancier restaurant for sure. It is definitely more of an upscale kind of contemporary restaurant here in Cape Town but but it was very good. We had a craving for Peruvian food. We tickled our fancy. Haha.
We had some Peruvian food that tasted fairly authentic
This is part of our Travel in South Africa video series showcasing South African food, South African culture and South African cuisine.
This is part of our Travel in Peru video series showcasing Peruvian food, Peruvian culture and Peruvian cuisine.