Meztico — Restaurant in San Luis Potosí

Avenida Carranza is probably the most popular street in San Luis Potosi. Every Sunday the avenue is closed down to traffic allowing joggers, walkers and dog lovers the freedom pass through the street and enjoy the views of some of the old hispanic architecture, the park, the churches and most of all you can see alot of the restaurants available for visiting.

For most of the year we’ve been passing through the street noticing that Meztico would open at some point. The place looked pretty interesting from outside. Lovey esthetic. They were playing music on the inside so whenever you walk past you get more intrigued about what this place would be.We were anxiously awaiting the opening.

When we eventually got the chance to visit we were pleasantly suprised on how it looks on the inside. The decor is rough and earth with dimmed lighting. Looks pretty perfect for a nice fancy dinner with your special someone, business partners and even your family.

Coming to the parts that matter, the menu is pretty typical Mexican premium restaurant. They offer your main cuts of meat, fish, tacos and ofcourse a desert offering that includes tres leches cake.

The service was pretty average for this being a prime restaurant. Food came quick but but was missing that something special that would put it apart from others.

We started with the bone marrow tacos, which came fast but were overcooked and dry. A sign that it was pre made and left i. The oven too long. Along with that we had the crab salad, which as you can see is a tiny fried crab on a big bed of salad. The crab almost have zero meat but fried crab shell tastes good. Would have appreciated 1 more crab. Overall the salad was good

For mains we opted to share the speciality which is the “cabrito al pastor” grilled goat meat. It arrived next to a salad and nothing else. The meat was a little overcooked dry and a little tough. Kind of how you would get it if you made it at home in the oven. The meal felt incomplete it needed a side dish and sauce to go with it to make it worth the price you pay. After cutting away the bone and fat not much meat was left to enjoy.

At that point we were really looking for something special, trying to connect the anticipation with something real. We ordered the rib brisket barbacoa. It arrived wrapped in a banana leaf was juicy and tender. This tasted amazing and finally something we could recommend, and was in the end their saving grace.

Our wine was the Bons Ventos red, probably the highlight of the night, which is sad because its the one thing that was...

Update — I first gave this place a 4 star rating due to the pollo pibil… but I’ve been back twice more and Meztico has come to be one of my favorites in town. Yes I got the ceviche de salmon again but I love it for the service and the atmosphere just as much. Professional service in a beautiful room. Looking forward to cominn back!

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I walked my dogs past this place for months, and marveled at how empty it was for such a gorgeous space. I'd say "we have to try this place", but I'd read mixed reviews of both the food and service. We went as a table of 4 last night, and the result was pretty good. First, the service was impeccable. Our waiter (wish I'd gotten his name) was attentive and clearly well trained, in terms of his plating and presentation skills. The captain checked on us multiple times to make sure everything was ok. The cocktails are diverse and well-prepared. The panela cheese appetizer was kind of boring, but the ceviche de salmon was one of the best dishes I've had in a year in Mexico. Fantastic! The mains were a mixed bunch. My wife's sopa azteca was good but not great; the tacos de friol tiesos were good, the camarones coco were great. But my pollo pibil asado was disappointing. "Pibil" implies a technique to me; that the chicken is actually slow roasted in achiote. This was plain roasted chicken served with achiote sauce. Not bad, just not as I expected. The menu offered numerous other good-looking dishes, so I'm sorry I ordered the chicken. The "rol de romero" dessert is outstanding and unlike anything I've tasted before. I'd go back (for that ceviche dish if...

El lugar es bonito, definitivamente es un lugar a donde sabes que vas a gastar lo cual no tiene nada de malo pero hay que saberlo. La calidad de los alimentos es de buena a muy buena, sin embargo la elaboración y la presentación no considero que correspondan en relación calidad/precio, sobre todo comparando con otros restaurantes que compiten en el mismo rango de precios.

Lo que más resaltaría es este postre que consiste en un rol de romero con helado de vainilla, algo rico y diferente.

Lo que si resultó fatal al menos en mi experiencia fue el servicio de valet parking, estoy seguro que estas cosas le pasan a uno entre miles sin embargo tuve la mala fortuna de primeramente llegar y ser atendido al final cuando me formé en la fila y otros coches llegaron a formarse en doble fila, aquí ya pintaba mal la cosa. Posteriormente al salir, y después de haber recibido el pago y la propina por el servicio, el chico del valet me dijo que no encontraba mis llaves que si no las identificaba yo entre las que tenía ahí, o que si no las tenía yo 🤦 Cómo iba a ser esto posible si él había movido el coche? Finalmente me mandó a buscarlas a mi carro, así es, me mandó a mí a buscarlas cerca y dentro del carro porque "tenía que mover otra camioneta" y dijo que obviamente había dejado mi coche abierto, al final las encontré tiradas en la alfombra... esto es lo alarmante puesto que el mismo valet parking DEJÓ MI COCHE ABIERTO Y CON LAS LLAVES DENTRO. Al final solo levanté el reporte con la hostess quien me dijo que se tomarían acciones con la empresa que se subcontrata para ello y ahí quedó.

Al final estuve considerando dar 3 estrellas por el servicio del mesero que fue magnífico y por la comida que estuvo bien a secas y no es que no me gustara, sin embargo un lugar de este calibre considero debe ser integral y ser minucioso en cada detalle del servicio por el precio que se paga y por la liga en la que pretende competir, por lo que finalmente decidí dar 2 estrellas como promedio, sigo pensando que existen mejores opciones como Akopa...