La Cocina — Restaurant in Playa del Carmen

As expected from any restaurants in a resort, the atmosphere is absolutely amazing. Being basically directly on the beach side on a cool windy night was the perfect way to cap off our trip to Playa del Carmen. Service could have been a bit better as we were straight up forgotten when it came to get the check but truly not a big deal considering what a wonderful night it was and truly how great the food was.

We got the crispy pork belly (Castacan) and Kibi with the Mexico City tacos (beef tongue tacos). The crispy pork belly came as a nice Spanish croquette which surprised us a bit but were absolutely floored with how it tasted. Light, crispy, and fluffy on the inside with a wonderful avocado black bean sauce compliment. The same could be said about the Kibi as well. Not quite sure what to expect but was floored with how light and crispy it was as well. The tacos were perfectly acceptable but could have used some acidity to help balance the flavor but otherwise great.

We weren't too hungry so we got a light meal but were impressed...

Updated as of 01/24/25

We came back to eat here due to how much we loved it last year unfortunately they changed they whole menu, and not for the best . Now its very sea food oriented and it wasnt good. Lacks a lot of flavor. Service went down hill as well our server was gone and didnt check up on us once we had to go up to him to even get our check. After we ate we were still hungry so we decided to leave and get tacos near by such a disappointment

We ate here everyday and the food was amazing , we pretty much tried a lot of the menu. My favorite were the beef tongue tacos . Best ones i’ve had ! The meat was so soft and tender .

The salmon tacos were also delicious , big portion so 2 tacos will fill you up quick

The pastor octopus had good flavor , but im not a big octopus fan so i wouldnt get it again

The steak tacos were really good as well the meat was...

We’re staying at the Hyatt and came here for dinner after flying in. Unfortunately pretty much everything was a disappointment and with ssssssoooo many delicious restaurants within walking distance it was definitely a mistake coming here. We started with the guacamole and it was absolutely lacking flavor (salt and lime). They kept pushing the sushi dishes which I thought was really odd since I thought this was a Mexican restaurant.

The prices are also ridiculous for the quality and even if the food was decent, the prices are way out of line (which is to be expected at a hotel restaurant). We’re here for the rest of the week and we absolutely...