Restaurante El Mexicano — Restaurant in Quintana Roo

*Charming atmosphere *Very reasonable prices (dare I say “cheap”, compared to Tulum) *Attentive service *Delicious food and drinks!

So happy we found this authentic place upon leaving Coba Ruins... It’s just a block or so outside the entrance gate, with a lovely view of the lake! It was early afternoon, and we were hot and exhausted from climbing the ruins. The friendly staff sat us in a table in the shade, and even brought over an extra fan to cool us off! We are a vegetarian / vegan family, and we had no problem finding lots of delicious options. The menus are in both Spanish and English, and there’s free wifi (in case that’s important to you). Our drinks were amazing - and a great deal! Our favorite was the banana smoothie and lemonade. They brought over complimentary chips with a variety of sauces, including pickup de Gallo, while we waited. The vegan tacos were wonderful, and they had simple nachos and hot cakes for my picky kids. You can even walk the lakeside promenade after...

We stopped here for lunch after our Coba ruins visit and were very pleased with our choice. The staff was ever so friendly and accommodating! The food was excellent and the owner and waiter helped us navigate the menu as our Spanish is very limited. The portions were very generous and the taste was excellent! The owner also gave us some suggestions for which cenote to visit and that choice was perfect! Visit this restaurant very close to the ruins on the Main Street. I guarantee you be...

Great little restaurant just before entering the park. Food was great and service also great. Nothing over the top but there was nothing to complain about. I had the fish tacos and my wife had the beef tacos. Both were great.

To start they gave us the standard nacho chips, salsa and spicy dip. The spicy dip was so good but if you don't like super hot I suggest you stick the the regular salsa.

Also, to cool my mouth from the dip we had a really refreshing lemonade which...