A Pedir De Boca - Cuenca

We've been coming to A Pedir de Boca for the past 5 months. After trying a lot of other restaurants, it is simply the best restaurant in Cuenca, the only one we make a point of visiting every week. The food quality is consistently great. Chef Felipe buys his produce fresh at the mercado every day we've often seen him arriving from the market in the morning, with bags full of the great fresh vegetables we get here in Cuenca. To a core of simple ingredients, Felipe adds from the best spice larder in town, and his genius for flavors produces food which is a delight to eat. Things which look quite ordinary on the menu turn out to be anything but ordinary. I've been surprised by everything I've ordered. Felipe learned his skills as a chef in Europe, and he brings back to Cuenca a repertoire no other restaurant can match. If A Pedir de Boca had nothing to offer except Felipe's food, it would still be a great restaurant. But there is so much more. Felipe welcomes his guests with warm hospitality. Regular customers are greeted like family, and new customers quickly become regulars. Felipe's staff come from the same mold, and it's easy to believe he chooses them for their warmth and charm. Lastly, it's hard to believe anyone can put out such amazing, delicious food for the prices at A Pedir a Boca. If you live in Cuenca and haven't tried it, you're missing out. If you're coming to visit Cuenca, give it a try. I promise you won't be disappointed.

When we first arrived in Cuenca, my son discovered this restaurant. We started going soon afterwards. It's a little sized but outright gem. The ingredients are fresh and first class, from the veggies to the shrimp. Nice to find a place that serves rice vermicelli along with other options. Having lived an eaten in some of the finer locales in the USA, I could say that Felipe's place (and his ingredients and cooking) are fresh, beautifully presented, and mouth watering. Equal to his cooking, the owner-chef is beyond a high quality guy. I have been so impressed and warmed by Felipe's generous nature and good spirit. He offers weekly Spanish conversation get togethers/classes to all comers. Get yourself over to this place for Thai food and more.

Really love the food of this place, just as all the people working here. Thank you so much for all the great experiences! Would recommend this to everyone! (ooo and for all us Dutchies, the owner speaks Dutch).

Of the best in Cuenca, the very healthy food and the service certainly excellent. Super recommended!!!

A journey of colors and flavors with abundant affection on each dish.