La Perla — Restaurant in Guerrero

We have been in Mexico for 3 years and wanted to go see the divers in La Quebrada. My daughter has a muscle disability and the stairs on the cliff side were a problem. We decided to try the La Perla/ Don Carlos restaurant instead. Since I speak Spanish, I called and asked about the stairs in the restaurant. The employee told me there were little stairs and that we could book a table on the first balcony. I explained my daughter was on a wheelchair and could do 4 or 5 steps max, but not more than that. He kept saying it was accessible, not too many steps. We booked the table and when we got there, we found out there were A LOT more than just 4 or 5 steps. We had driven 1 hour to get there and had my parents visiting, so we decided to stay. The restaurant employee, he seems like a manager, told us not to worry because they would have my daughter sit on the restaurant's wheelchair and employees would help us take her up to the lobby afterwards, which they kindly did. Food was tasty, service was good and the diver's show was worth it. We got to watch the 7pm and the 8pm shows. The price for food and drinks (we only had lemonades) was high for the food served, as many already wrote on their reviews. Yes, it was pricey and the food was not worth the price. You pay for the view and overall experience. There was live music (sax) and it was a nice ambiance. My mom wanted to visit this restaurant because of an Elvis movie. Elvis didn't get to film in Mexico, but the restaurant and La Quebrada were portrayed in the movie. My mom is a fan and LOVED the experience. Due to the pricey very normal food and not being wheelchair accessible, we all agreed it was a one-time type of experience for us. Overall, we enjoyed it, but one visit was enough. If it was wheelchair accessible and food was more according to the price, we would definitely bring more of our guests there. It was about $ 200 dollars...

SOLO LA VISTA VALE LA PENA

En Julio de este año (2021), mi novia y yo visitamos con altas expectativas este restaurante dada su ubicación, fama y precios. Desde la entrada al lugar una persona nos ofrecía diferentes paquetes que rondaban los 300 a 550 pesos, y que ya incluían el "cover". Si uno elegía a la carta, había un cover de 120 pesos si no mal recuerdo. Elegimos el paquete de 550 que incluía entrada, plato fuerte, postre y bebida; ah y el cover. Sonaba bastante bien.

Lo bueno: La vista es hermosa, y mas en en al atardecer, de verdad que esta es la única razón por la que no me arrepiento de haber ido. Además, ese día estuvo una cantante en vivo, entonces el ambiente realmente era ameno. Los clavados en general se pueden apreciar muy bien, solo que el restaurante aunque esta en primera línea del mar, aún así esta un poco retirado. El mirador que esta fuera del restaurante, por el cual uno paga unos 50 pesos por entrar, esta más cerca de los clavados. Así que la vista es buena, pero no la mejor. Sim embargo, vale la pena entrar para poder apreciar los clavados cómodamente mientras se degusta algo. Los meseros son amables, y el trato en general es agradable.

Lo malo (la comida) La entrada, unas ensaladas, eran buenas; buena presentación, frescas, buena combinación de sabores. Sin embargo, una de las que pedimos, en principio tenía ron, no detectamos en ningún momento ese sabor, pero aún así el sabor era bueno honestamente. Las bebidas, una piña colada y un preparado de frutas del cual no recuerdo su nombre; alcohólicas las dos, eran correctas, tenían un buen sabor. El plato fuerte. Pedimos pescado al mojo de ajo. El sabor no era nada malo, pero no tenía nada, nada, nada de especial. Un arroz cocido correctamente, nada memorable, y el pescado parecía que lo habían pasado solo unos cuantos segundos por el condimento, pues su exterior tenía un tímido sabor a ajo y todo el interior seco y desabrido. Por otro lado, admito que aunque he probado varios tipos de pescado no soy un conocedor; sin embargo este daba la impresión de ser un pescado corriente. El postre fue la cereza del pastel. Un helado de vainilla corriente en toda regla, y cubierto de unas "chispas de chocolate", de aquellas que venden en el mercado y no son mas que comprimidos de colorante con azúcar con sabor a tierra. Un "pastel de chocolate", que sabía a cualquier bocadillo comercial de fábrica, tieso, empalagoso, y sin ningún sabor que me recuerde al chocolate. Pensamos en pedir un café para degustar los postres, pero no quisimos arriesgarnos a continuar esta experiencia con nuestra bebida favorita.

Conclusión: Vale la pena visitarlo para observar los clavados, el mar y el atardecer, y si no son exigentes, para comer algo. Pero si sus expectativas son altas, les recomiendo solo degustar...

Despite bad reviews recently, especially concerning service, my boyfriend and I decided to give the place a shot as the view they have has no competition. All of the staff was incredibly friendly and willing to go out of their way to give us a good experience. When we got there we were given the option to buy some packages from food and drinks to just drinks. We got the two drinks package and decided to order the rest off the a la carte menu. The package also included the cost of the diving show. Our service, food and view was incredible. Our server Fernanda was friendly and attentive. It is on the pricer side but is absolutely worth...