Pez Vela — Restaurant in Playa del Carmen

Awesome location by the beach side and great service with very friendly staff. Our bartender even performed pouring tricks for us. However, what makes or breaks a restaurant is the food and here Pez Vela lacks. The presentation is nice but the taste is nothing short of awful. We tried all of the appetizers and they ranged from bland to much too salty. The banana soup was nasty and the squid had about 50 grams of salt in it. The Fried Seafood Platter was the only good dish I had. For entrees, the Beef Picanha was decent but falls short of a good steak. The rest of the entrees were just plain bad. The swordfish steak was stale and tasteless.

Overall, good service, great location,...

This place is hit or miss - if you miss it on your stay or have limited time I’d just skip it entirely.

Drinks arrived after food (15 mins), on second trip here the drinks arrived first.

Tex Mex nachos 3.5/5

Quesobirria 4/5

Mango daiquiri 2/5 (too sweet/artificial tasting for our taste)

Beef pepito (sandwich) 2/5 (chewy meat and little flavor overall)

Mojito 1/5 (no ginger beer, no carbonation at all and tastes like cigarettes)

Fish and chips 2.5/5 (low on flavor and no crunch, fries flavorless and no crunch)

Chile dog 2/5 (no toppings).

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Nice place in front of the ocean to have lunch and dinner. The food is very good. Abraham was our waiter, and what a pleasant experience we had with him. He was very attentive, he gave us a couple of good suggestions from the menu that became our favorites of the night. Abraham made us feel welcome and appreciated. The view from the dining room to the ocean was spectacular. We had a thunderstorm that night from the distance, and the view of the ocean being illuminated with everythunder was amazing. A ver good experience to add to our...