Nana Pancha Puerto Escondido — Restaurant in Oaxaca

My partner and I got a meal at Nana Pancha while we were staying in the nearby Bacocho neighborhood, and loved the experience so much we came back several times in our ten-day stay! We tried just about every other restaurant on La Rinconada during our visit (including some higher-priced ones) but none of them came anywhere close to how much we enjoyed the food and atmosphere of Nana Pancha.

The servers and staff were super friendly and laid-back, the price was right, and most importantly the food was stupendous! The ceviche in particular was mind-blowing, and the person running the grill did a fantastic job grilling the fresh fish, shrimp, etc. So tasty. Thanks to the Nana Pancha team for being so relaxed, welcoming,...

We had the mole negro and tlayuda. The tlayuda was excellent, charcoal charred, with an excellent combination of flavours. The mole negro was good but a bit too chocolate-ty for my taste and could have been a bit more velvety.

Service was top notch and friendly. I didn’t get the name of the waiter but he might have been the chef as well as he charred the tlayuda on the BBQ - and provided a charming personal touch. The waitress was also excellent and informed about the beer pairings.

Overall good portion sizes and decent value for the price. A compostable takeaway box was provided for the other half of my tlayuda. Recommended and...

We really wanted to like this place, but it greatly let us down. There appeared to be only two people working in the restaurant one front of house and one back of house. That should have been fine because there were only two occupied tables - ours with 3 people and another with 1 person. However, the waiter kept forgetting our orders (forgot our appetizer until the end of the meal, forgot our first & second orders of drinks). The fish we ordered (both catch of the day and fish tacos) were overcooked and tough. The rest of the food and margaritas were just mediocre. Service was very very slow. There are many better...