Restaurante-Bar. "La Fonda de la Tulum" — Restaurant in Cancún

RUN AWAY!!!!! We went there to have lunch Of course, no one speaks English there! We ordered a pasta and a fish fillet. The pasta tasted ok but it was a tiny portion. The fish: It was not fresh, has a weird taste, simply INEDIBLE ! When we told him about the fish, he took it to the chef, and came back in a few minutes. We thought that he was going to apologize for it, but instead he argued that it was fresh, and we should eat it! Of course we refused to and when we asked for the bill later , it was the SURPRISE ! The waiter charged us for both pasta and the fish, and as a nice touch, he added 5$ just like that , out of nowhere ! We told him that we returned the fish and that we were not going to pay for it. Another SURPRISE ! He argued again that it was the fresh catch of the day! Eventually we only paid for the pasta and left. Overall, the food was awful and the experience...

The food was okay for the price, but definitely not great. My girlfriend’s veggie burrito had way too many vegetables, and my meat burrito was overloaded with fat, making it tough to eat. The real issue, though, came when we asked for the bill. The waitress, who was otherwise nice, initially only showed us the total amount, hiding the full breakdown. When I insisted on seeing the itemized bill, I noticed that over 10% of the total went to a so-called “cook’s fee”—honestly, the only tip I’d give that cook is to find a new profession.

On the bright side, the drinks were good.

Moral of the story: Always check your bill, especially if they only show you the total. You never know what sneaky charges might be...

I don't have much to say about the service or the dish themselves, except that I ordered a mixte cerviche and when it came, there was octopus in it but I didn't find any other meat or seafood. I wouldn't make a noise about it.

I'm rather much upset about the behaviour of the waiter who dealt with me, and who was seemingly the manager : he did make me pay 50 Pesos more than what was written in the menu and even when I took the menu and showed it to him, he mildly said "" - You want the 50 Pesos back ? " and went on working !!! " Come back tomorrow, I love you". No way 😡! Such a dishonest guy, or as some would say Son...