This is my second time here and it was, again, just an average spot. However, it's happening with a romantic feel and moderately priced for an expensive area. The location itself is spread out and open air. It's only lit by candles and dim tungsten bulbs, so don't expect to see very far. We also got destroyed by mosquitoes, but that's pretty common in the rainforest. Our waiter wasn't up to par with the restaurant. We were often ignored and not checked up on for drink refills. In the first few minutes as drinks were delivered, he lost his balance and spilled the drinks all over my friends. It happens, but I would expect those drinks to be comped or some sort of apology as two of my friends ended up with sticky legs for the rest of the night. We had a few of the small plates. There are a few vegetarian dishes, but nothing too innovative. I had the mushroom tacos. I loved the crispy sweet potatoes and there was a good sauce with it, but honestly, I've had better tacos at the local restaurants. I didn't get to try anything else, which is disappointing. Friends ordered the whole fish, which was a huge hit. The coleslaw on the side was great. I really can't remember what else was ordered, so it obviously wasn't really memorable. Probably would give it a pass. It's neat, but overhyped. read more

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Awful, awful, awful experience. One star is for the decor and ambience, which in my opinion was the only good thing going for this place. I originally heard of this place because Gitano is having a summer pop up in my neighborhood in soho/tribeca nyc. While I wasn't able to book a reservation for the pop up before my tulum trip, we asked our taxi driver for a recommendation on a place to go for cocktails and dancing. He brought us to Gitano and I instantly recognized the name. I literally almost fainted at the bill for 4 cocktails and 3 shots. $20 a cocktail is completely normal for a place like NYC or LA. I think it's absolutely ridiculous for a mediocre drink with the usd to peso exchange rate in a location like Tulum. The worst part? Every time me or my friends went back up to order a drink the prices were ALWAYS different and completely inconsistent. read more

The look of the restaurant is very nice. Love the Tulum jungle vibes. But service sucks and food was ok. They over charge for water and make sure you check ur bill bc they will double charge you for things. The price we paid was worth it at all. read more

Outstanding experience. Cuisine, ambiance, service - couldn't be better. Only... the music is a bit too loud. Chickie - our host- was very gracious, polite, and efficient. We will come again! read more

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The entrance and decorations are nice and boho theme. Lighting a bit too dark. The meatballs and guacamole were amazing but, The fried chicken and asparagus were way too salty and were returned back to the kitchen. There was a hair in one of our steaks. There were also drug dealers by the bathroom snorting some kind of drugs and offering all kinds of drugs. Granted, there are drug dealers by the bathroom in all establishments in Tulum. The owners of these restaurants should do something about allowing them to enter the premises. read more

Very unprofessional. I hear they steel bikes from tourists. Food was ok but overpriced

My husband and I had a reservation for Gitano and we arrived about 10 minutes early and were still seated, which was very nice of them. Our waiter came to the table and introduced himself as Axel. He took our drink order, my husband had a Dry Gin Martini and I had a margarita - both drinks were on the better side than we've had in our entire time in Tulum but still felt a little on the weaker side. For appetizer we order a lobster tostada which we both shared - I'm sure it wasn't meant for just one person but we had eaten earlier and weren't too hungry to get our own appetizer. That said, that lobster tostada was the best thing we ate our entire time in Tulum. It was absolutely delicious and fresh - we were both surprised at how good it was. For dinner my husband ordered a medium well carne asada which came with rosemary potatoes and he enjoyed it. I ordered the slow roasted pork belly and it was also fantastic. Our experience at Gitano was good - I love the proper precautions the restaurant took when it comes to COVID-19 - all staff had a face mask and were properly cleaning tables and using hand sanitizer. read more

Amazing experience all around! This was the first dinner of our honeymoon and the food and service were both exceptional! We ordered the tuna tostada appetizer, which we quickly realized was not tuna lol. It was actually fresh caught black grouper, and it was DELICIOUS. The chorizo con queso is a must also. Our server was so awesome throughout dinner and brought us a surprise dessert with sparklers to finish off the meal. We talked about how great the food and experience was at Gitano our whole trip! Definitely worth a stop on your visit- you won't regret it! read more

Gitano - Mexican Near Me - Boca Paila, ROO

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If you like over priced crappy gin n tonics. Really? 42$ 2 gin tonics. Empty place btw. Nop nop nop. Abusive in my opinion

This restaurant is the quintessential example of Tulum's whole jungle chic vibe. The ambiance is incredible. I finally got to try their food my second time in Tulum and was surprised by how good it was, what with the reviews and all. The tuna tataki was amaziiing. Super fresh and flavorful. The hummus was unique and delicious. The ceviche and the sweet potato were good but forgettable. The drinks were as good as they look. The disco ball in the jungle is a great look. I remember the walk to the bathroom being particularly intense with candles lighting the way while some super tribal music thumped on. Serious stuff. I love Gitano and will keep coming back whenever I visit Tulum. read more

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This is not a restaurant, it is a VERY LOUD DISCO, with food. Further, it is outrageously expensive, with a drink menu that fails to disclose prices. I had a Bombay Gin & tonic, which cost $25.00. They failed to disclose the price. Going back to dinner. The disco music was so loud, I couldn't talk to my wife at the dinner table. REPEAT, DO NOT GO HERE FOR DINNER!!!! read more

First your greeted by the hosts. Nice but will try to sell you on a 2 hour open bar and a prefix menu for $135 per person total. Sounds good until the bill comes and the server adds 40% gratuity and they have you pay the credit card processing fees so they don't have to. Ultimately we were charged almost $250 per person. Service is great but I absolutely hated they bait and switch people are coming to these establishments to enjoy themselves. Not be robbed by the staff.. I won't be back. Definitely not an enjoyable Birthday experience. Food was mediocre at best, drinks ok. read more

Love this spot...anybody trying to impress they lady, meet a lady (or man)...come to this spot This the thing, shit was so good I didn't even get no photos. Take rom word for it, come here. 10/10. The lobster thing was the best dish. Music was incredible. It was everything you need it to be in Mexico. read more

The atmosphere, the vibe, the music and especially the staff was absolutely amazing. The beach area is beautiful and well kept. With all of those wonderful things, I will say they were a little pricey. The food was okay but not up ri the level considering what you are paying. Special thanks to the managers Christian & Oscar for making my visit WONDERFUL. I highly recommend and will be back. read more

Gitano - The beach - Gitano Beach Club. - Mexican Near Me - Boca Paila, ROO

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Came here on a rainy night. We ordered food and drinks, trying to enjoy our Friday night and get away from the unexpected rain for the bit. The food and drinks were decent, but does not suffice the cost. We rang up a bill of $5000 pesos, but even still, the waiter and waitress was obviously in a rush to get us out. The duration we were there was barely a hour, but still we felt extremely rushed to get out. The waiter and waitress were haggling us as they stood right by the table, and constantly asked us if we were okay. It was very uncomfortable to try and sit to enjoy food and drinks while they stood right by us, conversing and obviously trying to get us out asap. Our group decided we won't return. read more

The drinks here are outstanding and the food was very good too. Large portions as well. We actually came back a couple days later to have more drinks. The vibes inside are great and it is one of the most beautiful restaurants on the beach, especially at night. The service is outstanding, the best I have ever had at any restaurant. read more

honestly bad vibes all around very mediocre food dead atmosphere and weak ass drinks don't go here if you're trying to celebrate!! read more

Was just fine. Drinks were good, but only were about 5 specialty drinks on the menu. We arrived about 10pm and the place was empty with bad house music. The dance floor was tragically attempted but the DJ was playing undancable music. Staff basically rushed us out before we even got our drinks. The ambiance has amazing potential -- but Gitano is a club that doesn't feel like a club, but only basically does bottle service despite also doing food? I feel like they would benefit from choosing one or the other. read more

My first experience at a club in Tulum was here. It is a cool club in the middle of a tropical jungle. It can be kind of hard to get into so get here early. We had a table in the back and it was fun. The music is more lounge style rather than big club bangers. This type of music gives such a cool fun vibe that it is hard not to have fun. It gets crowded so it is really hard to get to the bar if you don't have a table. You will be waiting a really long time if you have to get a drink. Overall though this place is awesome. Come check it out and like I mentioned earlier come early or else you may never get in! read more

GUNMAN OPENED FIRE!! We went on Friday night and a gunman opened fire. Everyone ran for cover whilst the staff desperately tried to take payments from people. Absolutely disgusting treatment of your staff and clientele James Gardner! To top it off the venue has been deleting and blocking people from commenting badly! They remove all negative reviews on google. This is all after making you wait 1.5/2 hours outside on the street despite having a booking with awful attitude from staff. It's not as glamorous as it appears. AVOID AVOID AVOID. read more

I wish I could rate this place zero stars. STAY FAR AWAY FROM THIS PLACE. Came here with a pre-paid, signed contract reservation for a 15 person dinner. They proceeded to tell us that we still needed to wait in the long line to get in. After fighting with the host, they let us in. They sat us a table after waiting for 20 minutes that did not fit our group and there were 4 people standing. They then told us they would get us another table which took us another 30 minutes. They then proceeded to sit us in the middle of a dance floor with tables that they gathered up. So for a 9:15 reservation, we finally sat down at 11:00 pm. The wait staff was inattentive and rude and we needed to ask multiple times for them to come over and take our drink orders. The cocktails were over priced and watered down. The prefix menu food was nothing special. THEN to top off this horrible experience, they brought the check. As we looked it over we realized they tacked on ridiculous credit card processing fees, $160 USD for WATER ?? That we did not ask for. And various other charges that the wait staff could not seem to explain. They did nothing to address our overall horrible experience. Absolute worst experience, horrible staff, and disgusting management looking to rip people off. read more

In my opinion- dont go here for dinner!! Just come on Fridays for drinks!!! Me and my group of 7 friends came here for dinner on a Thursday night because our hotel recommended us & every single one of us were disappointed in the food, vibe and overall experience. The prices were insane we each ended up spending over $120 per person and didnt even drink much. Would ONLY go here again for drinks on a Friday - never again for food. read more

Pros: you're greeted by Alex who is extremely helpful at the front; he is such a great face to see walking in. He even went above and beyond by coming to help us with parking across the street. All the wait staff is super sweet and efficient all around. The food is incredible. The atmosphere is fantastic, that's what you really come for. The decor is just like the one in New York (which is where we're from). It's such a posh place to come to for dinner. Great drinks and yummy food (the appetizers are large portions for a place like that). I'm not adding pictures because pictures don't do justice due to the lighting. Cons: just the annoying thirsty two girls sitting next to us talking loudly to get the attention from the two guys sitting near us. Haha. Other than that nothing! The thirst was real for the tall blonde and her curly haired friend. read more

Visited their Tulum location for dinner with my boyfriend and it was not at all the experience we expected. The ambience is great and the decor is cute. The menu is very small and ridiculously overpriced. The drinks and food were all ok, at best. Nothing memorable. The service was not great. We ordered a second round of drinks and had to wait over 30 minutes for them to arrive. Our waiter never checked on us after that and we had to track him down to get our bill. To top it off, we were sat in the open aire section and it did start to rain in the middle of our meal. The staff ran to move the two other parties sat in the rain but never bothered move us which was quite frustrating. Overall, not worth it, in my opinion. read more

I say you pay for the ambiance (instagram picture worthy). The drinks are pretty good and refreshing. Food wise TBH I think they are mediocre and pricy (coming from nyc) Had live music the night we went (Sunday night) and that was a plus for our experience despite the crazy mosquito bites. Wouldn't go back for the food maybe for drinks. read more

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Loooooove the ambiance, design, decor, and vibe. It's really a truly beautiful place to experience at least once in Tulum. I love the aspects of different sections and how it felt like we were in the forest under tress. Cocktails were tasty and crafted well. The food was good also. Great place to sit down for cocktails and grab a small bite to eat since its tapas-style. The only downside is that its pricey. Definitely a place you need to go and experience once! read more

Wow what a place , what a vibe Mike took care of us and it was so funnnn !!! Really recommend! Mike is the best cocktail bartender in the world!!! read more

Gitano - Mexican Near Me - Boca Paila, ROO

Literally had the best margaritas I've ever had here. I had the one with the pomegranate seeds in it...actually had 3...they were AMAZING!!! We came here for a friends bday dinner and will definitely come back again when I visit Tulum! read more

Gitano - Mexican Near Me - Boca Paila, ROO

"SUPER overpriced and quite pretentious. The service was very slow, and the valet parking (we declined) was ridiculously expensive. We weren't allowed to take our bottled water inside and the dining room looked slightly like a jungle-inspired cafeteria room in Las Vegas. Not very impressed at all. We ordered drinks, checked out the menu, (not very big, not great descriptions, overpriced, etc) and then decided to leave. I am all for paying big money for great food and wine, but this restaurant just seemed straight up ridiculous!" Not at all worth the money in my opinion. If guests are expected to spend $200/head, then valet should be free, I should be able to take my dang water bottle inside, and the service should be ON POINT. The menu should also be much more extensive and the chef should be world-renown. Okay that's all. read more

Overall the vibe and music is great. The service lacks. The staff is very forgetful and I think they just don't really care since they have a huge online presence Their menu consists of mainly mezcal cocktails and If you want to order a margarita with tequila they need to check with the bartender to see if that's okay to do. The food is okay. I asked for spicy salsa. The guy warned me maybe 3-4 times that it was really spicy and asked me if I was sure if I wanted it. By the 3rd and 4th time I was annoyed by the repetitive questioning. I'm paying. Not you. Bring me the salsa. I ate the whole thing. But it's the point. Annoying. read more

Stopped in after a trip to the ruins for some drinks. Didn't end up getting any food. Drinks were nothing note worthy and horribly overpriced, but it was on the beach and had a beautiful interior read more

Amazing! Superb service and food! The food was one of the best food we had in Tulum! The drinks are delicious! Great place for pictures, music and fun! read more

Gitano - Mexican Near Me - Boca Paila, ROO

Complete rip off! Corona beer, $13, and 2 waters were over $23US dollars. Not to mention it's extremely hot in there with no AC. No mention of the price of water when ordering or on the menu. 390 pesos for two waters! CROOKS!!! LADRONES!!! read more

Look, if you want a scene and expensive food, this is the place. It's a fun place to go on a friday night, already a bit tipsy, order drinks and dance. The food isn't insane and it's a bit done in my opinion. Honestly you can go and have a great time here but it wouldn't be my #1 spot for food in tulum. read more

This place was mediocre. The ambiance was cool, the back bar especially, and the drinks were solid, but the service was lackluster. I showed up with a party of 26 people (had a reservation) and have never been treated worse by staff before - Lina especially was horrendously rude. Skip this place, there are better. read more

Horrific service! The only positive I will give is the food was very good. We had to beg for bottles of water, we waited an hour and a half for our checks, which they proceeded to tell us is our fault for asking us to split the bill. Last time I checked the waiter should inform us that splitting the bill is a problem. When we sought help at 45 mins, a hour and then a hour and a half we received no escalation, no apology, just them trying to point the finger at our party. There are plenty of amazing restaurants in Tulum where you can have an incredible experience and amazing food. Go there, not here. read more

While the venue itself was beautiful, I had a very poor experience at Gitano. I left my phone on a seat for about 5-10 minutes accidentally and then it was stolen. I know it was stolen because Find My iPhone informed me that my phone was 1.5 hours away in a neighboring city. Although I realize Gitano can't take full responsibility for me leaving a phone on a seat, it seems like they get this happening a lot and simply haven't done anything to increase security. The manager told me that in the same day, 3 other customers came back to look for their phones. There is evidently a problem and nobody is willing to do anything to help. If you want to visit Gitano, you might have a great time, but you might pay for the good time with your phone and nobody will care about what happened. Watch your things! read more

Wish our party had read some of these reviews because we had a similar experience. Total scam trying to set per person minimums without clarifying for the guests. Also low/mid grade tequila shots ended up costing $65 USD per shot. Definitely a party atmosphere, but the DJ is boring and repetitive. read more

I heard a lot about Gitano. The ambiance of this place is perfection. They have tables strewn across stone and wood floors with trees in every directions. Candles lit on every table and bulbs of lights dangling low from the tree branches. The air is rift with the distinct scent of copal incense coming out in bulbous flows across our dinners. The band that night I went played intensely with a belly dancer energetically gliding through our tables. After the dinner we headed into the bar room in the back which is a large room filled with white stone. I'll never forget all the work put into the vision for this place. Now that I have said all that, the food? Well I am pescatarian and I had the fish fillet and tacos, both nothing too spectacular. I also tried the dulce leche dessert also not the best. Would I come back? Sure, I always believe in second chances especially with a place this gorgeous. read more

We came here for an anniversary and was sooooo disappointed. They knew it was an anniversary but other than saying an empty "happy anniversary" nothing else transpired. Then on to the drinks: their open table referred to their extensive knowledge of 1950's inspired Tiki drinks and Mezcal. I ordered a tiki drink, admittedly off menu. The server had no clue. I then told him that their own advertisement mentioned they do Tiki drinks and he was still completely clueless. Plan b we switched to a Mezcal drink. We LOVE mezcal, when we got the drinks you couldn't even taste it. Soooo weak. Mezcal is a strong flavor and this drink had none of it. I then switched to beer sayid I like everything but IPA's. The same server recommended a beer. When it was brought to me guess what it was?! Yep, an IPA. Then we get our mediocre food that costs more than every terrific meal we have ever had. This place is a joke that is kept alive by their MANY billboards. Just don't fall for it friends. Go to the many places in Tulum that make great food. read more