My wife and I are regulars there. We had dinners at the Hennessey's 20 times. Great location, nice…read moredecor, good food and friendly service.

BEST OF MERIDA 2025 - Expats Bar Hennessey's gets the nod…read morefor consistently good vibes, solid expat friendly holiday eating, an extensive drink menu, attentive service, solid pub food on a broad spectrum, and good companionship. See prior reviews for more details and happy eating from John Seeto!

This is one of the absolute best places for botanas in Mérida. Go and order a beer and you'll soon…read morefind yourself devouring a number of tasty snacks. The ambiance is always lively, the food and drinks always reasonably priced and delicious, and the service is great. We always make this one of our first stops in Mérida!

Came through twice…read more The first was at noon on a Sunday. Joke is on us: we learned they're not open until 2pm (only on Sundays. Otherwise, they're open at noon all other days.) We came through a couple of days later because it came highly HIGHLY recommended by Big Bro. So, I was more curious than anything. Another reason I came through is to try their kibi's. (It topped my Yelp search when looking for this particular grub.) We wanted to get drinks as well since it was a hot and humid day! Pina colada for me, brewskis for Hubbers. We put in an order for the kibis because that's main reason I came through. Drinks came through, and then... mini plates of snacks, oh, WHAT! La botana, is what they call them. Whew, didn't plan on eating more than the kibis, but I welcomed it! It was a pretty good variety, too: there were sausages, pork skin, jicama and some sort of salad. Staff told us if we wanted refills on any or all of them, to let them know and they'd be more than happy to comply. Kibis finally came through, and I have to admit that I was disappointed. Not only did they lack taste, but they were also hard. They may have been overcooked which most likely contributed to the lack of flavor. Initial thought in mind were hockey pucks. Chewing through one was a challenge that I didn't bother going for a second. (It was practically inedible.) The guac, pico de gallo and sauce were great, but didn't do much for the pucks. Hubbers really liked it, though, so there's at least that. FOOD: 2. SERVICE: 4. I noticed staff mostly just hanging out together at the bar, but they were excellent at being mindful of guests. VALUE: 3. 5 for las botanas, 1 for the kibis. PARKING: Street only. It will be a challenge, for sure. OVERALL: 3. FUN FACT: They are the second oldest cantina in Merida (opened in 1917.) I learned the place is far livelier at night when they have bands performing. Someday, maybe...? Not a one-and-done, but it'll be a long minute before a second visit, if at all.

Cheap drinks and great live music. Glad to find a Yelp reviewed bar in Merida that's still open…read morepost pandemic. So many others have vanished. The two cats resting at the first bar upon entry were cute and friendly. Server checked on us often.

This place doesn't look very appealing from the street but once you walk all the way to the back…read moreand find the outdoor bar and garden, it's a gem! We like sitting at the horseshoe shaped bar and the bartender always remembers us and is quick with the drinks. It's a very chill atmosphere and they have some decent live music every night. It's one of my favorite bars in Merida

We ate here on a rainy night in August. There was so much rain that the street was flooded with…read moreabout a foot of water in the front door area. We sat on the outside deck this cool evening. The inside was dark and they had a band this night. Very loud so were glad we sat outside. They had a burger special of two burgers, any style for the price of one with fries. I ordered the chili burger and my friend ordered the classic. Both were perfectly cooked and good. Liked all the jalapeños on my burger. The order came with a large order of fries to share. My wife ordered the chicken wings which were very wet and not much of a crisp. The beer list was pretty good with both local, imports, and there own brew. Service was good throughout the night.

We walked to Hennessey's for lunch but they were packed so we kept walking up Paseo to McCarthy's…read more I liked the dark, dive bar atmosphere and that they had an impressive selection of craft and domestic beers. We ordered burgers which were a little disappointing - the patties were rubbery and the bacon on my wife burger was undercooked. The pluses are that the beers were ice cold and the servers and bartender were very friendly. Even though our "bar spanish" is adequate, they had someone who spoke good english to come and take our orders I would definitely return for drinks but not the food

We've been here twice now on our three day stay in Mérida…read more They have a good local beer selection and a good German beer selection. Menu consists of German food offerings. Service is great and the air conditioning is cold. Great Happy Hour with local macro brew specials of $19 pesos (like a dollar) Only con is that they are out of a lot of beer and food on the menu (understandable because the supply chain was disrupted during the pandemic) They should print up a temporary one until they get things back in stock. All in all we liked it, it was a great place to escape the summer heat and grab a cold beer.

Yikes, what a great surprise! Initially was not impressed with their menu ( no sauerbraten) or…read moretheir lack of service, but I definitely underestimated it. I can't wait to return! We had the wiener schnitzel,which was a huge and delicious meal, served with the amazing German potato salad. And, the roast chicken was served in a light broth with a variety of baked veggies. Everything was beautifully seasoned and a lovely presentation.

La Bierhaus is an interesting spot as it is possibly the only German style pub in Merida but is…read morealso heavily frequented by locals. The decor is in theme, the staff is generally quite attentive, but the menu is germanic. If you are into German food it's actually quite good, though the pretzel is hit or miss, but the sausages are generally authentic and it presents well for the category. I don't love German food but it does it well and if you love German food this is a great spot.

Dingy. Service very slow and kept trying to get server's attention! It look better service outside…read morethan inside and even cleaner. But still not clean enough to eat there.

Ambiance was great as well as the drinks. The main course was undercooked (ravioli) and after…read moretalking to the chef they through in dessert. Appetizer was just right.

Celebrating Father's Day with my wife's Dad, the food is Delicious, I had the Pulled pork sandwich…read morewith crispy French fries for $165 mxp My wife had the Casta an en Salpicon (Fried pork belly with house cucumber mix $145 mxp My Father-in-law had the Pulpo Frito con xnipec y guacamole (Fried octopus with guacamole and Pico de Gallo) $145 mxp And our friend had the Tostones de platano macho con Vaca frita (Fried Cow on nacho banana chips) $145 mxp Everyone's food was absolutely delicious. The waiter was very good, but the chairs are very uncomfortable. I would give 5 stars if they had better chairs! My father-in-law said his beers were very good. Chef Bob Lissandrello Yucatan Food Critic

This place was right near when I stayed; a wonderful local cantina with a bar area, and also a…read moreseparate large dining area. We got a mix of Yucatán finger food platter, local beer, and hibiscus drink. Hibiscus drink a bit too sweet for my taste, but the local beer was delicious. The platter was all fried, was good, but I ended up longing for something more fresh. The service was good, the servers all seemed a bit frazzled (even though there weren't many customers). We got treated to a live band playing at the cantina so that was nice.

We went to this cantina on a Tuesday night for their 2 for 1 wing special. Once seated you can get…read morea large Carte Clara beer for 49 pesos. Just guessing it was at least 32 ounces of beer. Nice set up of a covered area and an outdoor area. We sat outside with fans keeping us cool. We started with guacamole and chips. Pretty good. We then ordered bbq and buffalo style wings. They were fried nicely but had to much sauce. A plate of fries came by that looked good so ordered some along with just buffalo wings. My wife in Spanish told our waiter no sauce just fried and sauce on the side. Wings arrived with even more sauce and very spicy. Each order had 16 wings. The jazz band was great and the atmosphere good. Try to make it back again.

Hubbers wanted to take me here - one of his favorite eateries in Merida. That said, I was also…read moreexcited for him since it's been years since he's been here. We came through mid-afternoon and we agreed to keep our orders as minimum as possible since we had a big family meet for dinner not too long after this stop. We were seated immediately. The first thing that caught my attention was the interior decor. There's so much to see in every nook and cranny. Their primary theme gives off the dia de los muertos vibe: the skeletons on the wall riding on bikes, one as a passenger of that side truck, even the paintings. They got creative! There is plenty to look at. It was hot and humid so Hubbers started of with a brewski. I went for their version of pina colada. Very refreshing, and the candied straw added to their creativity. Hubbers and I agreed to get one thing and one thing only: chicharron de rib eye. Now I know cooking rib eye well done is a huge no-no, but they managed to cook this almost to a mild crisp, and yet it was packed with flavor. The meat was on top of a very well-seasoned guac and wrap it all up with fresh tortilla and pickled onions and... WOW. It truly was the perfect merienda. Hubbers and I couldn't get enough. We didn't snarf it down or anything like that. We took our time and savored all its flavor and texture. YUM! (Yep. We ate it all! And we don't regret it either!) FOOD: 5. Solely for the rib eye chicharron. SERVICE: 4. Staff were friendly. Service was fast. VALUE: 3. Tourist price, but fair. PARKING: Street only. It'll be a challenge. OVERALL: 4. Hubbers was happy. As was I. We had a couple more drinks before bouncing out. We truly enjoyed that stop, albeit short. A definite repeat the next time we come visit Merida.

Sunday afternoon and my wife and I were craving a margarita. Stopped in here because we have been…read morein their other restaurants in Playa and Cozumel. We ordered two traditional margaritas with ice and no salt. They were excellently made with a nice lime base. They brought two salsas and chips with our drink. Bartender asked if I wanted to try the habanero salsa. I did and it was HOT. We ordered a cheese dip with chorizo and flour tortillas. It was nice and thick and was good on the tortillas. I added the habanero salsa to kick it up. Nice Centro location overlooking a square. Glad we stopped.