Xela Green — Restaurant in Municipio de Quetzaltenango

I was really looking forward to eating here after a long, strenuous hike up the volcan Santa María. A very strange, older person greeted us and gave us menus. I told him we had hiked the volcano and were very hungry and asked what he recommended - he pointed out salads... Which aren't very substantial. We decided to get a burrito (he said that was the most filling thing they had) and a soup and something else I don't remember. All I remember is it was truly awful and genuinely disappointing. The rice tasted gross and was cold and the burrito barely had any veggies in it. He didn't bring our beverages until we had already finished eating and then the cherry on top was that they couldn't take our card to pay for some reason and I had to walk to the nearest atm to get cash to go back to pay for a terrible experience. Never again. Ps. The music was really bad, too. Like some childish instrumental music. That was an omen I didn't...

This is a deliciously inexpensive option for vegetarians and vegans. The menu of the day is a great deal for midday. We were there at dinnertime, so I asked the server for her recommendation. She pointed us to the tempeh or tofu sandwiches, which can have cheese or baba ghanoush inside. We went with ghanoush and were happy we did! Filtered water was available by the glass (yay! No plastic!) and also used for the juice and the...

That’s the only vegan place I’ve found open for diner in the center of the town, so that’s already a positive thing about it. Food isn’t bad and seems quite healthy but I wouldn’t call it tasty. The plates which were supposed to be hot (soup, main dishes), were slightly warm, and without addition of spicy sauce they were quite boring. I liked the most the lentils soup but would be better if they...