La Candela — Restaurant in San Miguel de Cozumel

I absolutely love this place! Saul y Guillermo are the two servers that are always there and they are amazing- super attentive and always making sure everything is fantastic. The owner(or Manager) is always there walking around checking on tables and chatting with guests- making sure all is well. This is my second year coming to Cozumel and I frequent this restaurant a lot- never disappointed- they have daily specials and I have not had a bad dish yet! And the beer is COLD! Thank you! UPDATE2025 This place is still absolutely fantastic- tried for the first time the Cuban Sandwich - amazing(wish I hadn’t waited so long to try it!) William & Saul still serving there and are just getting better! Owner is still always around checking on things, helping, cleaning etc. if you haven’t tried this place - don’t wait- all the food is amazing and they always have fantastic...

Our dive master said this was his go to restaurant. It’s a Cuban Mexican fusion place near the center of town. We were there about 1130 and not crowded. Instant seating. Very good hand shaken margaritas. The grand kids got breakfast items and loved them. We got chicken fajitas, shrimp fajitas, and 2 Cuban sandwiches. All were great but a single Cuban was enough for 2. I make Cubans at home after sampling dozens in Florida. These were the best I ever had. Tons of left overs so beware. Same group of 6 had eaten at La Mission and Pablo’s backyard for over 200 USD. This cost $100 USD and we had more food. They take credit cards but prefer tips in cash. They also make this cool lime wedge that looks like a snail. I am going to go practice that one. See pictures of lime...

DONT WASTE YOUR MONEY! I visit Mexico all the time and can I proudly say I’ve never had a bad food experience until today. Everything about this restaurant is awful. The staff is very rude which is very unusual when it comes to dealing with Mexicans. Our waiter was not only unattentive but he failed to bring us what we ordered. He lied about not having certain things on the menu but served other the guests with ‘what they didn’t have’. He ignored our requests, and rolled his eyes the whole time. My cousin was told they didn’t have what she ordered and after literally after everyone was done eating he randomly brought what she asked for. In addition to that, the food was not authentic. I’m very disappointed and I regret wasting my time...