El Ciruelo — Restaurant in Morelos

Creative and delicious food, nice atmosphere with breathtaking views of the mountains, good service.

I was not expecting the expansive views when I walked in. What a nice surprise. The patio area is under a translucent fabric cover that’s a couple stories tall so it feels like you’re outside even while you’re protected from the sun and the elements, and affords stunning open air panoramic views.

I started with the nopal tower with huitlacoche and goat cheese. It was excellent. My main was the fish encrusted in amaranth with a mango salsa and topped with mandarins, with veggies and rice on the side, also excellent, and the use of amaranth was a nice twist on traditional breading. It was more than I could finish so I took the leftovers to go. One of my companions had the duck enchiladas which were also delicious. Another companion had special dietary requirements which they were able to accommodate.

Other reviewers have commented that it’s expensive but I thought that for the class of restaurant, the setting, and the quality of the food, the price was fair with good value and I would highly recommend it if you want a top notch dining experience...

Not sure where the positive reviews here are coming from but we did not have a great experience here. From the door where two guys were just hanging out sitting, almost laying down, as they took down our name for reservations. They were only missing a pillow. Didn’t even bother to sit go straight much less stand up to greet or talk.

On the food side of things it’s not much better news. We ordered a couple of appetizers only and we found the flavors very bland. Same with salsa, nothing special or exciting. So we decided not to order anything more and try another place instead.

I will say that the decor and atmosphere is nice. The lush greenery and the view is quite nice. Staff is available and nice but not much they can do about the chef or...

Great place to have lunch or dinner. Gourmet food! I do recommend this place. If you are by Cuernavaca or Tepoztlán you might want to visit this place. Environment is very nice, meals are excellent (drinks as well) service is very good... perhaps the only "bad" this restaurant has no parking lot!!! Believe it or not... I would strongly advise Ciruelo's management to work on a parking lot EVERY DAY (added value)... there are parking lots around... of course, independent from this restaurant and with additional cost... A parking lot own by El Ciruelo restaurant would be really nice... and as added value with no cost to...