"The food was extremely delicious and authentic Peruvian food."
"Delicious food fairly priced."
"Food is always excellent and prices are really good."
"Good tasting Peruvian food large portions good prices."
"The Rotisserie Chicken was the best I've ever had, and the Chicken Fried Rice was amazing."
"The food was delicious and the service was excellent! Our favorite was the skirt steak lomo saltado and the ceviche."
Cons:
"Lomo saltado needed more quality and quantity, especially for $21."
"Food portion is large, however it is just okay."
"The Don Pepe Combo was not as good as before because the seafood choices were less inside like no octopus."
"I had the pork, but it was very dry, I had it before but it was good, maybe it was old and it dry reheating it."
"Prices are very high and portions are small..plus they don’t have what’s on the menu!!!"
"The food there is alright...but the service is horrible!!!"
"Mostly flavorless and overpriced."
Service
Pros:
"The customer service is attentive and they bring the food quickly."
"Our waitress was very attentive and knew the menu."
"The service is always with a smile and very quick."
"Will definitely be eating here again."
"The service very friendly I will be back soon with all my family."
"Customer service was great, our waitress Silvia was very friendly and very attentive."
"Our server was SILVIA, all in all it was a great experience, thanks!"
Cons:
"Music was loud and parking isn’t easy."
"Management was horrible and extremely unpleasant after we mentioned we were uncomfortable with the seating."
"This waitress was TERRIBLE had a nasty attitude for everything that was asked."
"The young lady seating us was rude to my family and the other tables."
"The waitress that serve my family seems so unmotivated and her attitude was not friendly at all."
"Service is the worse. customer service is the rudest in town."
"The service is HORRIBLE!!!!"
Ambiance
Pros:
"Every thing was prepared fresh an Every thing is delicious its a def goto Peruvian Restaurant."
"Don Pepe is easily the best place to enjoy real authentic Peruvian cuisine in the central Jersey area."
"The atmosphere is always peaceful and pleasant."
"From the moment you walk in, the atmosphere is warm and welcoming, and the service is friendly and attentive."
"Very pleasant atmosphere can make you feel at home."
"The whole experience was a pleasant surprise."
"The atmosphere is calm and relaxed, friendly staff and amazing Peruvian cuisine!"
Cons:
"The restaurant was cold and everyone was wearing their winter jackets."
"Music was too loud, low lighting, and they gave us takeout menu that we hardly can see."
"Food is pretty good here, but the place is filthy dirty from the utensils to the bathrooms."
"The place is filthy dirty from the utensils to the bathrooms."
"Place smell ugly, atmosphere looks creepy."
"The amount of flies at our table was disgusting."
"They're scamming people and doing illegal things at this place and should be reported to the authorities."
Pricing
Pros:
"During the week they offer an affordable fixed menu."
"Food is delicious, big portions, prices are ok."
"Very reasonable prices and great food."
"The food is super delicious and inexpensive."
"Amazing food and this is coming from a real peruvian, it is so hard to find a good peruvian place around but this place has great platters and I think the prices are very affordable compare to the portions."
"The best part is that it’s not that expensive."
"They pretty cheap and the food is the best, I really love it."
Cons:
"They charge you a percentage tip in your bill but also request you to pay more tips in cash."
"Sad that they just did not care."
"They really wanted to charge a whole dollar for a little side of green sauce."
"They over charge."
"Proportions are HUGE....but is expected for $15-$20 per plate."
"Yesterday, they charge us $10/per dish MORE than the listed price on the menu."
"The food was not that good it was bad so I went to a other restaurant that was peruvian it was so good and they were kind to me it was called ASU MARE it has the best food and good price so try it out."