Maralto restaurant — Restaurant in Oaxaca

I am very ambiguous about this place. It has a very good location and looks like a cosy restaurant. The food and pastry are quite good but try out other places too, it’s not the only one that serves good breakfasts. The prices are maybe a bit higher than comparable places and considering serving sizes. The juices are good but others are more sophisticated than here. The atmosphere is very relaxed. Smoking is allowed - for good or bad - I am not in favor but it fits and forms part of the laid back Mazunte. And since it’s open air it should not bother you. And I found people smoking very respectful. Service is neither bad nor great. Probably just indifferent. I did not get the feeling that they see their clients as cash cows as several reviewers state. Quite contrary, many spend their afternoon hours here just sipping their coffee. So, you will be fine here. There is Internet and like at most places it is sufficient to check emails. No card payments:-(. Mazunte IS a cash place! So it’s ambiguous and yet I have come here...

4 stars for the food. Very nice eggs Benedict with a delicious fresh bread. The guava and cream star shaped pastry is also excellent. Omelette was nothing special and the cold chocolate is way too sweet. 1 star for the service because they are incredible understaffed with 1 poor guy taking care of the entire place. Prepare to wait an hour for the food and another 45+ min for the check. We asked for the check several times and after 45 min, the only way we got it is by getting up to leave if we could not pay. With how much money this place is making from tourists (it's not cheap), it's only fair to add one more server before the current one burns out. We felt sorry for him. I won't come here again because of the slow service, slowest I've...

Just a heads up to plant-based people. There is little to choose from on the menu and when we ordered a capocino with almond milk it tasted 100% like cows milk, we also ordered two fruit bowls with chia pudding minus yoghurt and honey, and specifically asked what the chia pudding was based on, and was told almond milk. But only one bowl arrived and it had no chia pudding. When asking for it, we got it in a bowl on the side but it again tasted 100% like it was based on cow yoghurt as it had a fatty and acidic taste which almond milk will never have. We strongly doubt this place is up to skill to cater to plant-based people. So just a heads up for anyone planning to go here and get a...