Codex — Restaurant in Nayarit

Wow! The staff greet you at the door and make you feel right at home. But, the first surprise came as a "welcoming ceremony" in which homage is paid to the four directions and the elements associated with the direction. It was an amazing, special touch. The staff wants Codex to be known as an "Ancestral Experience" rather than a restaurant. The menu reflects that desire. It is a homage to pre-Columbian era foods, elevated to modern gourmet standards. Every aspect of the meal has a special touch and unique takes on herbs, spices, scents, textures and plating. The cuisine was simply amazing and everything from the cocktails to the desserts were at the highest level of perfection. Now, the one drawback of the experience was not from Codex but, from the Conrad resort ($700.00 per night) itself. We were staying in Sayulita. The taxi to the Conrad, only about 7 miles, became a gouge as they tripled the normal fare to $40.00 or 750.00 pesos. And, leaving the Conrad, because they have a monopoly on taxi services allowed onto their property, the ride back to Sayulita was 1,300.00 peso's or $75.00. This makes non-guests unwelcome! It put a very sour taste in my mouth about the whole experience. The Conrad resort management team definitely needs to allow easier/cheaper transportation options to and from...

Made a reservation online. It looked like from the reservation website, it was booked out after I booked, but when we got there, the place was basically empty save for maybe 3 other tables. They started with a complimentary snack with some beets on top of a chip. It was pretty good, given that it's beets, and helped with the hunger a little bit since the actual dishes came out pretty slow considering how few people there were in the restaurant.

The outdoor seating, you are actually right on the sand.

We got the Sea Bass and Shrimp. The Shrimp was pretty good, but the serving size wasn't big. It was basically three shrimps with a shrimp gordita. It'll leave you not hungry, but probably not too full. The sea bass was even smaller, and the fish didn't really taste like the sea bass we'd usually find in the market. Probably wouldn't recommend this dish. Also got the spaghetti pasta, which again, was tiny, and had no flavor or taste to it. It's like it was just cooked to done in water, placed on a small dish, and had some cheese put on it. At the end, they gave another complimentary dessert with a smoke bomb.

Overall, the place had a nice ambience, presentation was great, but the actual dining part of the dining experience was sorely lacking considering how...

Marisol the restaurant manager and her staff made our dinner date a night to remember. My restaurateur husband was very impressed of the excellent service, from the friendly host, server and bartender, they really made us feel special especially Marisol was so awesome to spent extra time to chat with us and made really good recommendation what food to order as our first time in Codex. The food is so delicious and made from special quality fresh ingreduents, we had tuna tartar and mushrooms with green salad for appetizers so tasty and fresh! Seabass and wagyu steak were perfectly cooked. And the highlight was the chocolate/truffle cake with lemon grass, one of a kind dessert that you shouldn't miss to order as you want to have more, I had tried unique cake flavor with lemongrass from other restaurants worldwide but this one is the best and sooo luscious! Codex has very cozy and romantic ambiance with beautiful lighting, &decors and the view of the ocean with the sound of the waves made our dinner so appetizing and wonderful night...