The food was really tasty. The view and ambience was great too. I really enjoyed my time there. Highly recommended place to eat in Cancun.

I think this is over rated Indian place. It's mostly a bland Indian food with almost no spices. Considering the prices I expected a better authentic food. The drinks are almost as crappy as possible. The bartender needs to add some alcohol to drinks. The selection of dishes are awesome on menu but really nothing what the pictures look. Definitely someone was creative on the menu but not in the kitchen. The service is bad and arrogant too. They don't understand half of what you say. Really disappointed with what we paid for. read more

A must visit for Indian food. Punjabi paneer chop and dal makhni were fab and this place also has great ambience.

The atmosphere is stunning, the tables are on the water and we had a great breeze. Service is efficient, even though not as typically friendly as you find in Cancun. There was some club music playing which was kinda strange but overall such a pretty and unique place to have dinner. For those reasons I would recommend going but it is not the best Indian food nor the best drinks. We ordered samosas, a vegetarian paneer dish, a lamb dish, mojitos, and margaritas, and everything was acceptable in taste and temperature when served, however nothing was delicious and nothing tasted like true authentic Indian flavors. They get an A for ambiance and a strong C for cuisine and drinks. read more

This place has amazing Indian and Thai food. Alan, who is one of the waiters there has an amazing attitude and gave us champagne on the house to celebrate me and my fiancée's engagement. If you're coming here, ask for him. He took photos for us, checked on us every 5-10 minutes and gave us really good seating. Literally every other waiter had a horrible attitude and lacked common decency. Didn't get there names but they were on the younger side. Shout out to Alan! Will come back again! read more

The best part of this restaurant is the location. It is directly on the lagoon and perfect for a romantic sunset dinner. The food is not the greatest. read more

One of the best spots for the best Indian food with extraordinary customer service. Staying in Cancun for 7 days but I Can't wait to go back again before I leave. read more

Me and my friends were in the mood for some Indian food so we found one close by to our hotel. The restaurant is located in a swanky mall with lots of posh stores and we walked around until we found the place. Like many things in Cancun, it is expensive and overpriced! The service was good with the waiters checking up on us frequently. We had a booth outdoors right by the water although I wish they had mosquito nets as the mosquitos really got me! The food was tasty. The dishes are named differently than what I have seen usually but you can figure out from the descriptions on what they are. If you want to have some Indian food close to the Hotel zone, try this place out. read more

The place and ambience is nice albeit a bit dark. It is in the La Isla Shopping Center. We barely found any customers. The staff outnumbered customers. Food quality is OK. For Indians who miss their cuisine this probably would pass. The jeera rice pulav is good. All of the sabzis/gravy dishes seem to be microwaved. We were 6 of us ordering a variety of items and our order showed up in less than 10 minutes. This happened twice. It seems unlikely they could prepare all of those dishes (dum aloo, paneer makhani, dal makhani, naan, kulcha, jeera rice, biriyani) in 10 minutes. All of the dishes were salty though. Naan, Kulcha were subpar. Guess when the choice is limited you just take whatever you get. Keep your expectations low and visit to satisfy your curry craving - nothing more. read more

Visited this restaurant during our vacation in cancun. The restaurant is located in the fashion harbor mall at hotel zone. Very nice ambience and good service. Good choices of food and also has a Thai option. We ordered paneer gravy, dal makhani, some naans and briyani. Taste was good with respect to naan, gravy and dal makhani. Briyani was average. I would give a 3.5 and you can try out this restaurant for the bread and some of the rich gravy they serve. The only problem we had was, there was lot of food left over and wanted a to go. The boxes provided for to go was really bad and the food spilled over the bag. I feel gravy should be packed in a closed box rather than a plastic box which is used for rice. read more

Pros 1. Good food 2. Great ambience 3. Very peaceful Cons 1. Of course the upselling - if u order water look carefully as they will bring the most expensive option despite a cheaper option of bottled water. 2. Super slow service 3. Please do not order a lassi, save your money. Their lassi has absolutely no taste.. it just tastes like plain yogurt (ordered mango, and then returned and ordered litchi instead, which was the same) 4. They add the tip and ask for more tip, they also add separate tip for to go food. Instead for good Indian food, excellent service and wonderful ambience go to PATRAVALLI! read more

The place is closed. Not updated on Yelp. That is a shame. The place looks nice though. So there is nothing else to say.

Good food with awesome views! We ordered daal & 2 other paneer dishes. Rice and naan as well. Food is very flavorful (we're Indian). Had to reorder rice in the middle as it was not enough and that took a while! Overall pretty expensive but worth it. Check the bill. There was a small error on ours! read more

Pure magic. Recommend this for all you adventurers. Try the paneer for appetizers OMG

Food is decent. Service was great and location is awesome. If going with kids, would take a table inside. My son (2 year old) dropped the knife in the water;) read more

Love this place. The food is incredible and the location is beautiful. I go here every time I am in Cancun. Make sure you use the complimentary mosquito spray...you need it for your legs. read more

This is my first negative review, ever. My family went to Elefanta, quite excited for what we'd heard was great Indian food. We were incredibly disappointed and, frankly, annoyed at the end of the meal. Half of the dishes were brought out cold, and the waiters were quite obviously complaining about us when we asked that they be reheated. The food (after it was heated properly) WAS relatively decent (we know Indian food as we are Indian). However, the effort required on our part to get that food ruined the experience. read more

This is hands down one of the best restaurants I have eaten at. Amazing atmosphere amazing service and amazing food!

Beautiful when dining at night. Request for your own hut. Very romantic and the food is delicious. The portion is on the small size wish it was more that's why I'm giving a 4 instead 5. Btw, didn't encounter any crocodile guess it's a good thing. read more

Elefanta - Indian Near Me - Cancún, ROO

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Where do I even start? The location is amazing. It's in the center of the La Isla mall, but not only that, the restaurant borders the water making it the perfect location. The service is great and the food even better. The Tikka Masala was so good and goes great with the naan. read more

This restaurant is right by the water. We sat along the water when we visited after the sun set. So beautiful! All the rush or urban life seems far away sitting along the water. The food was great, the service was great and the portions sizes are bigger than normal NYC sizes. Must visit if you looking for good food and great ambiance. read more

Being of Indian descent and eating it multiple times per week, I can say this is amongst the best Indian food I have ever had - this includes a Michelin recommended restaurant in San Francisco or top restaurants in New York, Houston, Bombay, New Delhi and more... Seriously in Cancun of all places? The chefs are from India and the food shows. Superb - all the items we ordered. Also the view and the ambiance deserve five stars on their own. Eating in huts or by the lagoon - beautiful. Highly recommend when you are in Cancun. read more

Outstanding. Sit outside on the bay. The naan bread was outstanding, and every dish we had was better than the next. If you sit outside, try to sit to the left of the main entrance as you walk towards the bay, the sunset view is incredible. Waitstaff was pleasant and the service was outstanding. Highly recommend this place. read more

Pretty good for Mexico. Prices are high as expected. Daal makhani was very good as well as butter chicken.

We came upon this unique restaurant upon leisurely shopping in the Plaza La Isla Cancun Mall. We were immediately intrigued by the authentic character of this restaurant. Intimate rooms above the water. Actually there were 3 restaurants all intertwined - Indian Fusion, Japanese & Thai. We chose the Indian menu. The service was outstanding, views spectacular of the Lagoon at sunset and the food was fresh, tasty and satisfying. The mint mojito is recommend as well. read more

A little on the pricey side, but very much worth it. I will say that our meal was better than some Indian food I've had in NYC. The atmosphere is so romantic. read more

Service: Excellent! All the waiters/waitresses are really nice! Food (vegetarian): Dal was excellent. Other vegetarian options seemed to taste very similar to each other. In other words, the restaurant basically dubbed one dish several times to expand the menu. Restaurant: Although the restaurant is very pretty, the place is crawling with mosquitoes!! I had ten bug bites after dinner and when are appetizer came, there was an insect crawling over it. read more

Appetizers: Punjabi Samosas and Mushroom dish. Samosa was ok, but the mushroom tasted great. Main course: Paneer Tarkish and the kofta dish. Both had the same gravy and so tasted similar. Kofta was a bit dry and not very good to taste. Soup: Tomato Shorba was very good to taste (and I generally don't like tomato soup) I don't know about the non-veg dishes, since we didn't order any. Can have food once here. Nothing special. And oh! I forgot to mention the view. It is to die for. Absolutely breath taking. read more

We went for my wife's birthday. Ordered chicken biryani, shaam savera(paneer and spinach dumpling) and dalmakhni. Chicken biryani was ok and too oily, rest everything was super good. 5 stars to presentation and fast service. They gave complimentary cheese cake with a candle for the birthday. Breathtaking view of lagoon and cool breeze. If you are in Cancun, wanna try some indian food fir your palette, worth a shot :) read more

The location is perfect for catching a beautiful sunset. You can enjoy great Indian food listening to the water gently splash on the rocks. Make reservations if possible. The food was delicious. The menu is thoughtful and the dishes show the chef's expertise. I really enjoyed the paneer dishes.They had a good selection of breads and it was great to try out different types of naan. Arrive hungry - there are lots of great dishes to choose from! read more

Loved this place in Cancun, we plan on going again on our next visit. The hookah wasn't all that good but we really liked the sushi and curry. Plus, there was a crocodile right below our sitting area. Loved the atmosphere, great service and decently priced. Worth a visit if you're in the area. read more

Great atmosphere and service right on the water. We tried the dal makhani, coconut lassi, and peshawari naan. All were really good and came out quickly. Next time we'll plan to go for an early dinner to watch the sunset! read more

The atmosphere is beautiful, the service is great but the food isnt good Indian food. It's the worst Indian food I have ever eaten. The lamb curry isn't close to curry, it's more like a "milky-creamy" sauce. If you are looking for real Indian good, this place isn't that place. read more

We had a wonderful dinner with friends. We were a group of 12 and they were able to accommodate us easily. The ambiance was amazing and the view of the lagoon was beautiful. Please do ask for seating with a view. The food was excellent and we were pleasantly surprised to see authentic Indian food in a tourist place in Mexico, we were certainly not expecting it. The variety of food was very good. Most definitely would recommend this place, especially if you like Indian cuisine read more

I enjoy vegetarian food and explore such food in variety of restaurants as I travel across the world. This restaurant is located among a group of restaurants including Thai and Indian food - in La Isla shopping mall, right next to the water body/sea. Has good ambience. And, good quality north Indian food. As another review already mentioned, the to-go boxes leaked resulting in spilled food. Service was average. Some items like salt lassi and papadums were not in the menu but they offered them when we asked. The prices for them were on the higher end. Overall, had quality food in good ambience. I'm reducing two stars because they need to improve on to-go boxes and also add items like papadum and lassi in the menu with better pricing. Definitely worth trying once if you are in Cancun and go from there. read more

Great food. We loved Murg tikka masala and dum aloo curry. Wonderful food and medium spices, less oil. Best in town read more

Elefanta - Murg Tikka masala - Indian Near Me - Cancún, ROO

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Beautiful and romantic location right on the waters edge of the lagoon. Dim lighting with wonderful jazz playing in the background. Started with a glass of wine, and ordered the Fish Molly and the Chicken Tikka Masala. Rice does not come included so we ordered a rice pilaf on the side and a garlic naan. The entire meal was impeccable. Afterwards the wait staff surprised me with a large cheesecake slice for my birthday. Everything was spot on and we were incredibly happy with our experience at Elefanta. Afterwards you can walk the shopping plaza! read more

Indian food is legit and hit the spot. Much better food than most Indian restaurants in the SF Bay Area . We loved all the food we tried - the Dal makhani, murgh makhani, lamb galouti kebab, chicken seek kebab , fish malai tikka along with onion kulcha. Pistachio kulfi for desert was great too. Would highly recommend stopping by for dinner. read more

Very good food, very flavorful, high quality. Amazing location. I can say that as I'm a North Indian and this is our North Indian food made really well. We sat besides the water initially and it suddenly started raining heavily half way through appetizers which were tasty and made with a lot of effort. So we asked for change of seat 2-3 people came to pick us up and placed us in another hut, that too was getting wet again people escorted us to another drier hut. That was very nice, then food came in and everything was so flavorful. The aloo Benaresi was really the appropriate flavor. Dal makhni was really good, paneer was also made in the quality appropriate for that kind of restaurant. When you establish a restaurant on water front and in the middle of the city in a posh mall that is the quality you provide and the people would have high expectations from you. Elefenta did all of that. Except now inter end the takeaway boxes were so poor that just fro. Elefenta to our hotel the paneer leaked out of the box. They should have provided better tight seal boxes. It's curries that we are carrying not a burger that you put in a lightly edged box. That was wastage for us and we felt bad about it. Even in United States every Indian restaurant provides proper boxes for takeaway food. read more

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I love Indian food and learned how to appreciate it by going out to dinner with good Indian friends. I was happy to find that there was a highly rated Indian restaurant right across the street from my hotel. Unfortunately the food was just average -- the chicken tikka was bland, the naan bread was not fluffy, and there weren't any vegetable side dishes available to order. I ended up ordering a vegetarian curry on the side but that was not what I wanted. Most deplorably they did not have any Indian beers at all, only Mexican beers. What kind of Indian restaurant would not carry Indian beers? The restaurant is very pretty and you can sit outside on a little balcony over the water with a killer view, but as for the food, you can do better next door at the Thai restaurant. read more