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Le Soleil

Calle San Agustin 275, Cusco _84 Cusco, Peru
+5184 240543
Ranked #1 of 209 restaurants in Cusco
5.0 of 5 stars 87 Reviews
Price range: INR394 - INR1,126
Cuisines: French
Dining options: Breakfast/Brunch, Reservations, After-hours
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Dining options: Breakfast/Brunch, Reservations, After-hours
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new york city
Reviewer
4 reviews 4 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 May 2012 NEW

Dont be intimidated by the somewhat formal setting, you can come as you are. The owner and chef take their French food seriously, and it's all very high quality. And given what you get, the price is reasonable (although certainly not cheap). The ex-pat owner is full of helpful advise, and works hard (and successfully) to please. My only quibble... More

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marcinart, Owner at Le Soleil, responded to this review
24 May 2012

Dear pfrishauf, Great to hear from you and thank you very much for your nice comment about le Soleil! I am glad that you enjoyed our service and food and you found our proposal excellent; your opinion will stimulate us to continue the hard work. Concerning the SA wines: I am a big fun of some of them too! A... More

Zichron Yaakov, Israel
Senior Reviewer
7 reviews 7 reviews
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 May 2012
4
people found this review helpful

The very nice and service oriented owner of the place who also works as a waiter (good idea). He was very flexible without request to switch the first course (my wife doesn't eat snails) and give us the option to share one meal. However, the food in my eyes did not break the "good food" barrier which should be broken... More

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marcinart, Owner at Le Soleil, responded to this review
16 May 2012

Dear Or B, Thank you so much for your nice comment about le Soleil and especially our service! I am happy that you valued our flexibility: we try to please our customers whenever it is possible. I am a bit surprised that you evaluate our food as an average: when you have been leaving the restaurant we heard "great food... More

Lima, Peru
2 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 May 2012

I stayed in the Lune, so had the Luck to ate at Le Soleil; this time had another carte and the food was excellent, love the tartare. Thanks More

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marcinart, Owner at Le Soleil, responded to this review
11 May 2012

Dear Gvarcal, Thank you for your comment about us; we are happy that you enjoyed again our food; I remember you as a big steak tartare eater ;)) When do you come to Cusco again? please visit us so we can have a nice chat and serve you new dishes from our new carte. Best regards, Arthur Marcinkiewicz More

Chicago
Reviewer
3 reviews 3 reviews
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 May 2012

Today's meal was easily the best meal I have had in Peru since arriving 6-months ago. The 5-course meal was a taste sensation from the appetizer to the main course and everything in between. Like most french restaurants the portions are small so do not expect to be super full when you leave. Also, the price range listed in Trip... More

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marcinart, Owner at Le Soleil, responded to this review
10 May 2012

Dear SBGChicago, Many thanks for you nice comment about le Soleil; I am very glad that your experience with us was so pleasent. You degustation menu is our bestseller and I am happy you enjoyed it so much. Thank you for choosing le Soleil and thank you to allow us to serve you and bring some French touch in your... More

Detroit, Michigan
1 review
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 May 2012

A couple of my friends and I had dinner at Le Soleil this week and we were incredibly impressed. The service and the food are impeccable. In a country known for its superb cuisine this restaurant still manages to stand out as a unique dining experience. The owner and chef was a constant presence throughout our meal and strives to... More

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marcinart, Propietario at Le Soleil, responded to this review
6 May 2012

Dear rossitza i, Many thanks for you visit at le Soleil last week and thank you so much for your nice evaluation: I am always happy to serve all my customers and try to contribute to their happiness, I feel we did well this time. It was also great to exchange with you about your travel and even talk about... More

San Francisco
Senior Reviewer
9 reviews 9 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 May 2012
1
person found this review helpful

we had dinner at Le Soleil a few weeks ago and were blown away by the quality of food and service. We stopped by a few nights before the dinner to make reservation and were met by the owner. He offered us to choose a table for our dinner. When we came back everthing was ready for us. We had... More

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marcinart, Propietario at Le Soleil, responded to this review
2 May 2012

Dear ig99ts, Your evaluation of le Soleil made my day :) Thank you so much for your time to write down such a nice comment. I am happy that you had a great time with us and appreciated our cuisine and service. It was very pleasant to talk to you and I findit so natural to communicaate with my customers,... More

St albans
Contributor
16 reviews 16 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
19 helpful votes 19 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 May 2012
3
people found this review helpful

based on the other overwhelmingly positive views for this place on TA, my wife and I must have been really unlucky..... On a strangely quiet night in Cusco (Monday 23rd April) Le Soleil was basically empty which did not put us off to much based on our excitement of visiting what clearly is normally a great restaurant. Having decided before... More

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marcinart, Propietario at Le Soleil, responded to this review
2 May 2012

Dear davecheesecake, First of all I want to apologize for your unhappy experience with us; I do share your frustration and I would be myself, disappointed if a similar situation happened to me. Thank you for your time to write down this severe critic, it will help us to review some procedures and try to improve weak points. Sorry as... More

herzeliya
Senior Reviewer
7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 April 2012
1
person found this review helpful

exelent french food. with a bit local tuch. clean design. maps. and.... french service. More

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marcinart, Propietario at Le Soleil, responded to this review
30 April 2012

Dear avital g, Thank you for you nice words about le soleil, I am glad you appreciated our restaurant, both service and food. I remember our discussion about food and disign, your remarks are very valubale for me. We do hope will have an opportunity to host you again. My best regards, Arthur Marcinkiewicz More

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Reviewer
3 reviews 3 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 April 2012
2
people found this review helpful

had the lamb shank and creme brûlée. everything was perfect. attentive waitstaff. i would eat there again for the bread alone. More

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marcinart, Propietario at Le Soleil, responded to this review
30 April 2012

Dear philside92, I am so happy to learn that you enjoyed your experience with le Soleil and you think it is a great value! Thank you for your great comment and lovely photos!. When you come back to visit us I promis I will give you a double portion of our French home made bred :)) All my best regards,... More

New York City, New York
Senior Reviewer
7 reviews 7 reviews
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 April 2012
4
people found this review helpful

Firstly, I have to say I am highly surprised that this restaurant is listed as number 1 in a city that is filled with delicious cuisine. I simply would like to share my experience here with others. Firstly, upon walking into the restaurant you realize that you do not have much privacy, as the set-up is one large room with... More

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marcinart, Owner at Le Soleil, responded to this review
25 May 2012

Madame, At le Soleil we like our customers, all of them; we don't like people coming from the local competition just to seek for problems in order to be able to write a bad critic which can downgrade our ranking on TA; we like comments because they help us to improve our service and food; we don't like lies and... More

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