Patio Petanca — Restaurant in Mérida

Restaurant is a bit hard to find (the door does not look like it goes into a restaurant). Food was fine and it is a nice place to sit with games that kids can play. However, staff at the restaurant decided they wanted to take as much money from us as possible (for example aggressively up selling super fancy sipping tequila for our margaritas, and not taking no for an answer, intentionally getting our order wrong - basically bringing us two orders instead of one order of the dish we asked for, and charging us for water that they gave to everyone else for free). It was a real bummer because this was the only place Merida that this happened. But truly they made us feel like unwelcome gringos who they...

Really hard to find, looks sketchy from the outside. So overpriced for what it is, food portions were tiny and drinks were weak. On top of that we were charged for extra drinks we didn't have and the prices listed on our bill were all more than the prices listed on the menu. We questioned this with the server who just stated that it was correct and we needed to pay. Argued it for a bit but weren’t getting anywhere, so paid up and left. Wouldn’t recommend, shame because it could be a nice place if the staff were honest...

I feel very lucky -- I showed up with a party of 8 without a reservation, and their last table was big enough to accommodate all of us. The food was good and the service was attentive. Was funny to see a bar with pétanque and cornhole -- very diverse. The beer selection is limited (one), but you can also order wine and liquor. Would definitely suggest getting a reservation -- it's not a large place, so prepare to be disappointed if you...