My husband and I stayed at San Cristóbal several times pre-children and were curious to return for a meal with our little ones, as the resort doesn't not allow children as guests outside of the Benno dining experience. Often, this results in an unfriendly vibe toward kids in the restaurant. That couldn't be further from the truth at Benno! Our server, Roseo (apologies as I'm sure we have failed to spell her lovely name correctly), was so warm and kind with both of our children. She brought our toddler a tiny off-menu hot chocolate in a little espresso cup, handily lifted her into the highchair she unearthed for us, and taught her a few words in Spanish while we ate. To the restaurant manager, you have such a gem of a team — as every person made us feel welcome and delighted in our little ones — but Roseo was the highlight of our...
Read moreWe were recommended this place by a friend who stayed at the hotel. We wanted to have one or two fancy dinners while staying in Todos Santos, and this was one of them.
We arrived right before sunset and had our pick of the patio tables. The hotel, view, food, and overall atmosphere were amazing.
We ordered the octopus, parmesan oysters, gnocchi with chorizo and scallops, and churros for dessert. Everything was awesome, gnocchi was our favourite.
However, the best part of the whole experience was our waiter, Edna! She was so fun and we worried we were taking too much of her time, but she was just so friendly and kept telling us about places to go in BCS and Mexico in general. She also told us about the best Mexican films and filmmakers!
Go for the view and the food, but...
Read moreBeautiful place within a beautiful hotel. Drove from San Jose, took us about 1.5 hours, arrived a bit early and were seated at their pool bar with a breathtaking view of the pacific ocean and the sunset.
Leo, the host was very pleasant and showed us around the the hotel while we waited for our reservation.
Miguel was our server and did a really good job with suggestions and explaining the menu.
Food was outstanding, everything we had was superb. Menu is short and sweet which I feel normally see as a good sign, Benno did not disappoint.
We will be coming back to try breakfast. This place is highly...
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