Llama Inn
“An absolute must is the beef heart skewer and the quinoa with bacon and fresh avocado for starters.”
“The fluke ceviche was perfect and loved the pork shoulder sandwich, the bread was amazing and everything went so well together.”
“The pork belly skewers, the tuna, and the scallops, oh the scallops, these were beyond.”
Llama Inn
Takes Reservations: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$$$ Price range $31-60
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Llama Inn has become one of my favorite new restaurants in Williamsburg! I've dined here a couple times now, for dinner and for brunch, and have loved everything. Not one dish has let me down.
Upon entering the oddly shaped restaurant decorated with lots of greenery at the walls, the first thing you'll see is a center bar and an open kitchen. It's a beautiful space–bright and airy in the daytime, and dim and romantic in the evenings. It's not an absolutely tiny restaurant, but it isn't too big either and we had to make our reservation about 2 weeks in advance. There's a stairway too, which leads to the rooftop that will open in the summer.
When we came for dinner, we were a group of 4. We ordered 4 skewers, the beet salad, ceviche, mussels, and the whole chicken entree. We finished everything and were very happy with the portions. I wasn't expecting to be impressed with the skewers, but they turned out fabulous. The mussels were delicious with mini croutons tossed in the sauce. And we continued to fall in love with the meal when the whole roasted chicken entree arrived. It was a pretty big plate that took up the middle of the table. The serving size said it was for 2 people, but along with the rest of our plates, it fed 4 people comfortably! The chicken was delicious. It was smokey and juicy and the skin was rubbed with blackened chile. As a side there was also a heap of fried potato wedges, along with 3 dipping sauces. I cannot wait to come back for dinner again! And prices seemed fair. With this meal and each of us having at least 2-3 cocktails, it was about $80pp.
I learned that Llama Inn also does brunch, so my husband and I went today. We ordered the ceviche, chicken thigh sandwich, and what was essentially a breakfast lomo saltado–beef tenderloin stir fry, french fries, plantain and fried eggs. Again! Everything was a hit. The ceviche was fresh, tangy and spicy, and the sweet potato worked perfectly along with the handful of toasted corn kernels. The chicken thigh sandwich was reminiscent of the delicious chicken served during dinner–juicy and flavorful. In the sandwich was also a plantain, which added a perfect sweet balance to the savoriness of the chicken and salsa. And the lomo saltado… beautifully done! Just looking at it, you can tell the beef tenderloin was a good quality cut and cooked to perfection. The french fries were rich with beef-soaked flavor, yet remained crispy even to the last fry. The plantain was so soft and decadent–it was almost like a custard! The runny fried eggs just topped everything off to give it the "brunch" vibe 😉
I was expecting good as Chef Ramirez does have Eleven Madison on his pedigree, but I wasn't expecting Llama Inn to become such a quick favorite for me in the neighborhood. I'm an absolute fan!
Believe the hype, this place is really good and really different.
We sat at the bar on Oscar Sunday. At 6pm there were a few seats left there, but the rest of the restaurant was booked for the night. Though, the restaurant was never full while we were there
For 2, we ordered quinoa, 3 skewers, ceviche, and duck sausage. It was plenty of food.
The quinoa was my favorite as it was so different. Who knew bananas would be good in a savory dish? The skewers come 3 on a stick so plus up for more ppl. The heart wasn't bad, but the idea of heart was too much for me. I did learn a lot about heart that night.
The staff is…new. Well intentioned, friendly, but just a bit too aloof to be attentive to details.
This place is phenomenal. I had the beef tenderloin sandwich and it was one of the best meals I've ever had. The smoothies are tasty as well. I highly recommend this place. I also like the ambience as well.
Best brunch I have had in a while. What a spot. This place is cool and hip without trying too hard. Amazing music played the entire time we were there (Beatles, Bowie, Talking Heads…if your into that kind of thing)
We started with the plantaines and dip– excellent. Then we shared the beef tenderloin which was definitely the highlight The quiona salad is surprisingly incredible. I did not love the bacon and egg dish or the omelette
Drinks were also on point as was the service!
The brunch ceviche is a simple blend of soft white fish, red onion slivers, a tiny bit of red pepper, a tiny bit of cilantro, and hard, crunchy Peruvian corn nuts. The juice it was marinated in was a bit tart, but not that limey and with a slight bit of heat. Decently good.
This bar/Peruvian place is like a clean, nice, airy warehouse-like space, high ceilings and concrete floors. Windows all around letting in plenty of natural light. The I-287 expressway is right across the street.
I would have to try more dishes for more accurate rating of this place. The dishes at other tables were played attractively.
(Also, the dinner ceviche is supposed to be slightly different with the addition of plantains.)
Thought the ambiance was cool, nice vibe.
The food was very good, we ordered the tuna and traditional ceviche, both were good.. I liked the tuna better.
We also ordered the lentils, goat neck, pork shank.
All were delicious..
Drinks were OK.. Don't order the purple pisco drink that has potatoe puree.. It was too thick..
Would come back!
Pretty solid Peruvian food. Love the anticuchos, quinoa, and ceviche. I went almost a month ago when they had just opened so I think they were still in the process of figuring out how much inventory they needed as they were out of a lot of dishes. There was also only one server who worked the entire dining room so service was a little slow. Lastly would definitely not order the wine even if they are running a special because the market value of most of their bottles are less than $20. Overall an enjoyable meal, I would definitely come back once they have everything up and running seamlessly.
I was really pumped to check this place out and was not disappointed!
I came here for a girls night with the gals. I made sure to go to a hard spin class before so that I could come ready to indulge in anything and everything that sounded amazing on the menu.
For three gals, we got the following: 3 anticucho (beef, chicken and pork belly), ceviche, burrata, and the tenderloin stir fry. I also managed to trick my friends into getting the donuts for dessert since donuts seem to be trendy right now. This was the perfect amount of food for us.
Highlights were definitely the tenderloin stir fry and the pork belly anticucho. I think the tenderloin is really the way to go – the meat was cooked perfectly, with an amazing sauce, and awesome fries – what's not to love?!
Purple potatoes are definitely a thing here, so we jumped on that bandwagon. I personally got the purple potato pisco sour. Honestly just did it to say I did it and it wasn't the best pisco sour i've ever had, but whatever still enjoyable.
We had a reservation, but still waited for half hour for our table (typical Brooklyn). I didn't care at all because we got to enjoy some drinks at their fabulous rooftop bar.
There were still a bunch of things on the menu that I would love to try, so I plan on coming back, and would certainly recommend!