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Mancora

99 1ST Ave, New York, NY | Map it  

10003 40.726411 -73.986170

(212) 253-1011 | View Website

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Neighborhoods:
Downtown, East Village
Categories:
Restaurants

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Payment Methods:
MasterCard, Visa
Restaurant Special Features:
Special Occasion Dining, Notable Wine List, Fine Dining, Late Night Dining, Group Dining, Date Spot, Romantic Dining

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Review Highlights

ambiance
100%
“It depends on what you're looking for in a restaurant, but if you're looking for a cute, romantic, mid-priced restaurant with excellent food, this is the place.”
dessert
100%
“The picarones and crepe with lucuma ice cream were also very good.”
drinks
91%
“IT has a little bar in the corner and the drinks were great.”
food quality
78%
“It depends on what you're looking for in a restaurant, but if you're looking for a cute, romantic, mid-priced restaurant with excellent food, this is the place.”
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menu variety
100%
“the flavors are unique, there is a wide variety of creative, authentic dishes on the menu, and the drinks are delicious.”
overall
100%
“My second favorite restaurant in NY!”
service
88%
“The waitstaff was super friendly.”
value
100%
“It was mostly huge, unchopped, sloppy strips of fish with a fatty texture.”
wait time
100%
“This is the best Peruvian restaurant i have been to in a very long time.” View Less

Reviews for Mancora

SPROUT

Member since Feb, 2010 View Profile
26Reviews
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Joined 2 years ago
4.0
December 22, 2011

Generous Seafood. I came in on a Friday afternoon and dined alone. The waiter was not very attentive at first, but during my meal seemed to get nicer as the meal progressed. The ambience was beautiful and very warm and cozy.

i was starving upon walking in so I decided to start with a drink - i tried to passion fruit prisco drink - delicious :)

then i had the seafood soup in a tomato broth with cilanto (starts with an r) - this was a somewhat spicy soup and turned out to be extremely filling. (the waiter recommended it as the LEAST filling soup). The seafood was generous and it really warmed me up on a cold day.

Next I had the seafood ceviche - also unbelievable delicious - I even took half of it home and enjoyed it later.

The food is very well prepared and seasoned...the use of fresh ingredients in both seafood and in the vegetables/herbs is apparent.

It's not the BEST restaurant that i've ever been too but it was very good and I would definitely go again.

It's the typeof place that you can sit in for a while and not want to leave...

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rach52

Member since Nov, 2009 View Profile
7Reviews
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Joined 3 years ago
1.0
December 05, 2009

Bad fish. I got a seafood dish here that tasted unbelievably unfresh (and bland). The fish seems to be either old or frozen. I can not believe they charge for this food. Just horrible.

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CarlosEzeta

Member since May, 2009 View Profile
1Review
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Joined 3 years ago
5.0
May 12, 2009

Great Authentic Peruvian Food and Drinks. This is the best Peruvian restaurant i have been to in a very long time. I'm Peruvian myself and was born over there came here when i was 9 and now i'm 22. The location here is great we went there for Mothers day 2009 and were pleased. The parking was on the street about a block away and costs us $5 in coins. The restaurant itself is very cozy and very rustic. IT has a little bar in the corner and the drinks were great. The service was also good and the food took the show. I had Pescado a lo Macho something i never had before and it was incredible. My mother ordered Entrana which is steak and that was incredible, she is very tought to please but she loved it. My stepfather who is irish had the pork adobo and he loved that also. The picarones and crepe with lucuma ice cream were also very good. Overall i loved it good price and will be coming back here with more people very soon. It is also only located 2 blocks from St Marks Place which is party central down in the East village, very Andy Warhol like down there . Check it OUT

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toasterbunny4

Member since Jun, 2008 View Profile
10Reviews
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Joined 4 years ago
5.0
July 30, 2008

My second favorite restaurant in NY!. What can I say that's bad about Mancora? The food is delicious... the flavors are unique, there is a wide variety of creative, authentic dishes on the menu, and the drinks are delicious. I go here entirely for the food and because I feel it's a great value, but the service and atmosphere are fairly good, too. Depending on when you go, the restaurant is either completely full or completely empty. It's nice to have an early dinner during the summer, because often they open their doors to the street and you can people-watch. The food itself is also perfect for summer, especially their fresh and citrus-y ceviches. On busy weekend nights it gets a bit crowded and the service is a little worse.. you get the feeling that all the servers are a bit overwhelmed, and flagging down someone to take your order may take a couple tries. But the food and drinks come out quickly regardless, and I feel like it's worth it. Great date spot, but probably not good for large groups. It depends on what you're looking for in a restaurant, but if you're looking for a cute, romantic, mid-priced restaurant with excellent food, this is the place.

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lorenasfm

Member since Feb, 2008 View Profile
5Reviews
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Joined 4 years ago
1.0
February 12, 2008

Awful. The hostess told us that would take 5 minutes, but we waited 40 minutes for a table for three that never came. Apparently they just have table for couples.

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