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    Chambao Polanco

    3.0 (19 reviews)
    Open 12:00 pm - 2:00 am (Next day)

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    Nikki L.

    Giving them one star, and that's being incredibly generous because the food was tasty, but still overpriced and not worth it at all. Other than that, I would not step foot in this establishment or ever recommend to anyone. I went here to celebrate my birthday and it started off great because they were able to accommodate my party without reservations. They also gave me an initial impression that they were thoughtful because they asked me about my allergies (I'm deathly allergic to walnuts and pecans). We were seated and our server asked again about allergies--great, they're being double careful--love that. But beyond this, things went incredibly downhill. The music was too loud, imo. When I go to a restaurant, I want to eat and be able to have a conversation with the person next to me. But the volume of the music made me feel like I was at a club. Couldn't hear my sister sitting next to me at all. Before we decided on entrees, we ordered the mixed salad because that was one of the only options that did not include nuts (picture of menu included). They proceeded to bring out an huge bowl of salad COVERED with walnuts. After showing the server menu of the exact salad that I wanted, not listing any nuts, he continued to insist that the served salad was correct and it included nuts. First of all, I thought the customer was always right?? But he kept insisting and even kept the death salad at our table to "check with the chef." Second of all, even if the salad was correct, why the false advertisement on the menu when nuts was not a listed ingredient? Why would the server not say anything about the walnuts being included after we JUST told him I'm allergic?? All while we were waiting 30 mins for a salad SIN NUEZ, they did an elaborate birthday celebration for me and put a slice of cake on the table. Which made no sense considering we hadn't even eaten our appetizer, and they didn't even bother taking our entree order yet! That was freakin weird. We finally ordered our entrees, ate, and decided that we were ready for the birthday dessert that they set at our table earlier...only to be told that we had to PAY for that and the sparkler and cake display was just for show?? Never in my life have I ever been to a steakhouse, much less a restaurant claiming to be "upscale," that put down a slice of cake on my table, take it away, then tell me I had to pay for it???? Absolutely abhorrent service. I'm upset that I spent even a penny at this place when there are so many restaurants in CDMX that would offer a better and quieter experience that won't pop my eardrums and try to feed me food that would kill me.

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    James S.

    Interesting place, to say the least. You enter through a dress/clothing store, that also happens to display the dry aged meats ‍ The service is fantastic and there is some type of entertainment provided during service. Ours was a solo guitarist and a periodic fashion show, with model and clothing for the shop we entered through? All that aside, the food was solid and I would recommend without hesitation

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    Alessandra V.

    i would reccomend eating here if youre in polanco. its upstairs so the view is great. the interior is beautiful. there was live music on monday when we went. the food was good but nothing crazy - id come more for the experience. my cocktail the life elixir was amazing!! also the service is incredible here. we had like 5 people waiting on us at all times. we got some of the steaks, shrimp, potatoes, and mushrooms.

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    Filet steak was delicious. Atmosphere was very cool, with some live music and dancers. Not the best place to have a conversation though.

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    Terrible service. Terrible front desk. They gave our table away when we had a reservation

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    Agua y Sal - Ceviche tatemado!

    Agua y Sal

    4.5(173 reviews)
    1.0 kmPolanco
    $$$

    This was my first restaurant experience in Mexico City and it did not disappoint. It's not a huge…read morerestaurant but it's clean, bright, and modern. Service and food were on point. We were served blue corn tostadas with a few different sauces - all of which were tasty, especially the spicy creamy green one. We then ordered appetizers to share. All were tasty but hands down my favorite item was the pulpito. The octopus was so tender and went perfect with the little potatoes. I also really liked the rib eye tacos which came with the best red spicy sauce and the tiradito which is a campachi Crudo. From the cebiche tasting platter (no photo), I liked the atun the most. Of course we ordered desserts as well. I actually cannot remember the names but will comment on them with the attached photos. One I' didn't get a photo of was a chocolate dessert. It was very good but rich. If you're in the neighborhood I suggest trying this spot out.

    My friends and I came here for our last night in Mexico City. The food was good. The restaurant…read morebeautiful. However, we did have issues with the service. Half of the table orders were taken but not the other half. We had to keep calling the wait staff back. We received our food at different times. Someone received burnt rice as well. The manager did come over and apologize in addition to offering us a comp dessert. I did not enjoy the tres leches, it was way too sweet but the other desserts were good.

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    La Trainera - Classic ahí tuna tostada with caramelized onions (a MUST- even if just to share while you wait for other food)

    La Trainera

    4.3(14 reviews)
    0.7 kmPolanco
    $$$

    We stopped by here for relatively late dinner at 9pm on a Saturday night. We were staying at a…read morenearby hotel and this restaurant was only a couple blocks away. We had the small octopus cocktail, grilled vegetables, spicy fish tacos, and soft shell crab tacos - that was plenty of food for the two of us. We were the only Americans there, but it was pretty obvious that we weren't locals so they gave us the English menus and our waiter spoke excellent English. The grilled vegetables consisted of marinated portobello mushrooms, green beans, and a carrot. The mushrooms were quite tasty. The octopus cocktail was very refreshing and the spicy fish tacos were pretty good too. We finished the meal with a corn bread dessert (much sweeter than American cornbread) and flan. Both were very good.

    This little unsuspecting gem will be a delightful treat for those who like seafood and are in the…read morearea for lunch. Cozy with great service, we enjoyed a nice shrimp broth aperitif (caldo de camarón), ahí tuna tostadas worth caramelized onions and crispy leeks, and grilled octopus. With two glasses of wine, each person paid $25usd including tip (roughly). They also bring you a table-side display of the catch of the day and everything seemed fresh and amazing, with delicious sounding ways to cook them (branzino, or lemon caper sauce, etc.)

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    Comedor Jacinta - Taco trio

    Comedor Jacinta

    4.1(77 reviews)
    0.6 kmPolanco
    $$$

    Came back to Comedor Jacinta on my recent trip to Mexico City and I have to say the food isn't as…read moregood as I remembered. The small plates are still tasty and unique but the flavors and portions have gone down. I got the bone marrow sopes, sopa de lima, oxtail gorditas, and beef tongue for tacos this time around. Everything was good, especially the beef tongue tomato stew which was super flavorful. The beef tongue was perfectly tender and so yummy with the broth. It was a bit odd to eat this in tacos though considering there was so much sauce but good by itself as well. The only dish I didn't like was the bone marrow sopes which this time around felt much smaller than when I had it last. There was barely any escamole which we added on and the bone marrow pieces were so small. While it was one of my favorites the last time I visited, I wouldn't get it again.

    We had an esquisite lunch here today after a long bike ride which started at the other end of the…read morecity. This restaurant was actually located at the end of our route. We could have probably kept going but we decided to stop here instead. This restaurant was super chill, and even a few people had their dogs with them. We had just missed the breakfast time, and we instead ordered from their lunch menu. I decided on the tacos de tuétano which included salsa molcajeteada and quelites. My best friend and riding partner ordered something even bigger. The Gordita de guisado de res and it looked yummy. The food and service were outstanding and we would recommend this restaurant to all bike riders!

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    Chambao Polanco - steak - Updated May 2026

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