Marymar Beach Club — Restaurant in Progreso

Cute atmosphere, I’d recommend if you’re visiting the beach with kids. There’s a playground and a little shallow pool. No beach access, you sunbath in front of the boardwalk, but it’s gated off. Our server was very nice, but you only receive service when seated in the dining area. You have to go back there each time to order drinks and dessert which was brought back to us in the sunbathing area, but no one comes to check on you. That’s unlike my other beach club experiences in Progreso/Chicxulub. The entry fee was only $100 pesos/person (on a Sunday) which is a great deal, but in order to have a cushion on our lounge it’s an additional $300 pesos. When we went to walk the boardwalk, our server chased us down to ensure we were coming back rather than skipping our bill, but we’d left our things behind and no one was concerned with other people I’d seen leave to walk the boardwalk. The food was delicious, I’d recommend dining here. The guacamole natural, shrimp tacos, coconut sorbet, and corn sorbet were ALL fantastic! I personally wouldn’t return for the beach club unless you’ve got kids or you’re trying to save $$. Ordering drinks was definitely not a requirement. I think you could leave to get in the ocean and return since they give you a bracelet to indicate you’ve got a beach club pass. The bathrooms were very clean, the Palomas were delicious, the music wasn’t too loud. With a $100 peso beach club fee, waters, two Palomas each, an ice cream each, an appetizer and shared meal, plus 10% tip - it was $610 pesos each for the day. If we’d “splurged” for the cushion, it would’ve been $760...

We sought out Marymar Beach Club because of the Vegetarian items on the menu. We were strongly impressed by the quality of the food. This is a very imaginative kitchen. The Tacos de Aguacate were an incredible invention, with breaded avocado slices and a savory chili crema served alongside. The vegan Ceviche is a tasty, playful, and refreshing dish which “cold-cooks” tomato, mango, cucumber, coconut, and cabbage in the traditional chili-lime sauce. The Falafels were served with a salad and on a bed of hummus. They are not traditional falafels however, but deep-fried balls of Queso de Bola. We will happily return to this restaurant. It’s placement between the commercial pier and the Chocolate Pier make it a sheltered but romantic atmosphere. If the restaurant chose to stay open later, it would no doubt see no shortage...

Getting in and out was tough. Going in: We paid $500 cash ($100 p.person) and we're not given $300 change. We told them we wanted the change and the argued with us saying we received it already. *Tried to rip us off at the door. Did finally pay us. Experience: We stayed all day long and enjoy a nice day, great service and good food! Fabulous experience! Going Out: They close at 6pm on Saturday. We left at 5:30 and walked the malecon across the bridge to find dinner. 3 hours later we returned and the parking lot was closed. The security guard let us out but ranted about how they close at 6pm. Overall: There is no beach access with water only sand. The experience was OK, but getting in and out made us feel unwelcomed and we will not...