Restaurante "Tarumba" — Restaurant in Chiapas

Overall: 8/10 👍

Welcome: 8/10 a bit distant but friendly. Nice: two greetings of the kitchen

Menu: 10/10 great choice, not too much. All ingredients seemed fresh.

Drinks: Nice menu and tasty, maybe a bit too strong cocktails. Good choice of local stuff like pox and mescal based drinks. Perfect presentation: 9/10

Perfect ambiente. Romantic, classy, well decorated. 10/10

Appetizers: 7/10 good taccitos with smoked cecina al pastor - it would be a 10/10 but the salsa was missing. So 8/10 The breaded cheese with jalapeño-sauce was okayish, not more, but definitely professionally presented on the plate, in my eyes too much green sauce which made the poor little cheese drown. 6/10 Portion in this case too small.

Camarones aguachile: a cold dish as it has to be. So far, so good. Nice, constantly professionally cut vegetables. But: almost zero camarones and a sauce which was unfortunately completely poured over the veggies and mini-shrimp-pieces which was mega salty - and also too sour. 4/10 We told them that it was too salty - actually not enjoyable. The waiter wanted to do better but we said we would like to skip it - it nevertheless came again... The only malus of the service. We didn't want it and gave it back.

Main course: Cecina, salsiccia, beans, pineapple onion relish and one more tomato+onion relish... The beans were perfectly cooked. The meat was good in quality and pan-fried with little oil which was okay. But it was sliced very irregular which led to the fact that some parts were thinker than a cm and others like only 3 mm. Some parts of it were rare and others dry. Not fried to perfection... 6/10

Presentation of the food: 10/10

Music: 10/10

Bill: Correct (without the Camarones) - 10/10

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Top culinary restaurant in San Cristóbal de las Casas

16.738880°, -92.638525° Part of chic hotel Sombra del Agua with inner courtyard in the centre of San Cristóbal de las Casas, this top TripAdvisor restaurant caters for hotel and outside guests. You can dine in the courtyard with fireplace during cold evenings or inside in a very nicely decorated restaurant. Service is attentive and professional from the start.

In December 2024, as appetiser we ordered four taquitos villa (rolled-up tortilla) stuffed with shredded (tinga) mushrooms, cream of four cheeses, strips of serrano chilli and caramelised onion in red wine (Mex$130). Excellent-tasting starter with nice flavours and textures. As main courses, we ordered grilled 250-gram picaña (Brazilian picanha) with dried tomato sauce, beets, sweet potato crisps in regional chocolate gravy (Mex$340). We were hesitant about the combination of meat and chocolate sauce, but had to conclude that this is a very tasty combination. The picaña was well prepared and a very tasty culinary experience.

Tarumba restaurant offers a culinary experience. Highly...

Absolutely unforgettable. This was hands-down one of the finest dining experiences I’ve ever had—Mexican cuisine elevated to true artistry. From the moment we walked in, the service was impeccable: warm, attentive, and genuinely passionate about every detail of the menu.

The star of the evening was the steak with a rich, velvety chocolate gravy—complex, bold, and perfectly balanced. It was the kind of dish that stops conversation at the table and makes you close your eyes just to savor it. The Barbacoa was just as extraordinary: melt-in-your-mouth tender, deeply flavorful, and clearly crafted with patience and care.

Every course felt like a celebration of flavor, culture, and culinary mastery. This isn’t just a restaurant—it’s an experience. Five stars without hesitation. I’d give it...