La Palapa — Restaurant in Cancún

Obviously in Cancun any place by the sea is spectacular because of the beach/nature; however, food-wise it is horrible. We stayed there an entire week and did not come back to this restaurant. The quality of food is very bad. Maybe for foreigners m, it isn’t as obvious, but it is extremely rare in Mexico to have this bad quality. For example, they don’t use real/fresh oranges or limes for a drink like a limonada. The guacamoles is store-bought and not made with fresh avocado. Ordered a Caesar salad and it was 4 leaves with some store-bought dressing that was just not great. Had the nachos that came out with the chips, cheese that wasn’t melted and some jalapeños. Regardless of place and service, the food is so bad can’t recommend at all. There are a million restaurants around that have a similar vibe that would have much higher standards in terms of...

Jesus from La Trattoria was our waiter for this sixth date night out of seven. He recognized us from a couple of nights ago. He let me go ahead and order a second entree as he knew I would need it to fill up. I ordered the Caribbean Shrimp Brochettes and the Sky, Surf, and Turf Brochettes. My wife ordered the Caribbean Shrimp Brochettes. For appetizers, they offered a soup and salad buffet. The food came out before I was able to finish off my appetizer. It had great flavor. I would highly recommend...

Not open to the public. I walked a mile here from my hotel because I thought it was a public restaurant; I did not see anything online that indicated it was private. The host said I could not purchase food, even though the place was not busy. There should be at least some indication online that this is not a public venue so that paying tourists like myself don't waste their limited vacation time...