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Kitchen Table

4.5 (264 reviews)
Closed 6:00 pm - 10:00 PM

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Beef
Kevin Y.

Overall we loved this dining experience. The only thing to watch out for is mosquitoes since it's right in the middle of the jungle. The restaurant provided both bug spray and smoke to drive the mosquitoes away but I still got eaten alive. Our favorite was the jungle bread. Extremely soft doughy bread that is just delightful. Ceviche was good but not as memorable for me. It has a nice tangy sauce. The roasted cabbage had great flavor and a nice balanced taste, although I tried to avoid eating too much of their sauce. The brisket was a pleasant surprise. The carrot puree came out perfect and folding everything into blue corn tortillas was a nice touch. Great Staff and would definitely recommend.

Grace C.

We arrived today and first reservation we tried and accomplished was kitchen table. A contemporary local sourced restaurant in Tulum's Maya Jungle. Very charming innovative place. Use fresh products. Kitchen is well run and managed. It flowed so well no one was panicking. Just great team work. Food was absolutely flavorful. Delightful in my palate. Tender juicy perfect seasoning. I can't stop saying so much nice things about this place. Make your reservation. Def exceeded our palate. Can I pls take home that smoke carrot purée. Lord it just balanced the brisket so much. Had to asked for extra. sea bass was so soft. Not overcooked. Simply one of the best place I've eaten. Bravo.

Short ribs
Beth S.

We had an amazing night here. The staff is excellent, starting with the hostess who insisted on helping me down stairs when I had a few issues and continuing through the servers who never let our glasses get empty - water or booze. The atmosphere is beautiful, with great lighting, fun but not too loud music, and lots of greenery. They also set up nice smelling mosquito repellers and brought spray to our table, which was appreciated. The food completes the trifecta. We started meal with a number of appetizers - the sopa, the pork belly quesadilla, the ceviche and a salad. It was all amazing, with fresh ingredients, great sauces, and generous portions. We followed up appetizers with incredible dinners. I got the short ribs, two friends the fish and one the pork belly. We are all convinced we had the best dish, even though we all know it was really me. Not only were the ribs fall off the bone tender, but it came with a rice side dish that I will be searching the internet to see if can find a recipe for. Pretty sure it will involve sweet rice and rice vinegar. We all ate more of our dinners than should have, but didn't want to stop. Then, we continued to unbutton buttons and ordered dessert. The Salted caramel chocolate and the dark chocolate desserts were amazing. I initially didn't think I would eat the salted caramel as I dont believe nuts belong in desserts and this came with walnuts. But these were not your normal walnuts. Not sure how candied but they were great. I could have eaten whole dessert myself. The chocolate was rich and decadent. It is a pia to get anywhere on the strip, but this place makes it worth the effort

Quesadilla and sope
Manasree P.

The best dining experience during our trip to Tulum! The service, setting, food, music, everything was spectacular. We did the tasting menu, starting with the jungle bread, followed by the fish tostada and ceviche , mushroom quesadilla, bean soup, pork belly finishing off with a dessert. Everything was delicious, perfectly balanced flavors . It was fun to watch the chefs at work in the kitchen, all relaxed and happy. The trip to the restrooms was a fun walk through the jungle. To be a sustainable business and capturing the essence of Tulum, making being with nature a part of the dining experience while providing such a well crafted menu is an art in itself! It is a dining experience that I will cherish as one of the best takeaways of our trip to Tulum.

Tina C.

This was probably one of my favorite meals in Tulum. The restaurant is tucked away in the jungle and all their ingredients are all locally sourced so everything is fresh and nothing is ever frozen. You're able to see the kitchen and the chefs cooking from almost every seat in the house, which is always an added bonus. The ambiance is very romantic and lit with candles surrounding the restaurant. We started off with the octopus carnitas and it was delicious! The octopus was crispy and flavorful and the flavor profile of the dish was well though out. My husband ordered the short ribs for his entree and I went with their catch of the day, which was seabass. The short ribs were super tender and fell off the bone. So delicious! The seabass was also very delicious and melted in my mouth. The drinks we ordered were also all delicious. We thoroughly enjoyed our dinner here and will definitely be back when we visit Tulum again!

Audrey S.

We chose this spot last minute and it was by far our favorite dinner during our trip! Our server Eduardo was awesome, he answered all our questions and gave great recommendations. Highly recommend trying their sourdough bread. Great scenery and loved watched the chefs in the kitchen.

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Natasha H.

It lives up to the hype if you are an adventurous foodie that doesn't want a tasting menu. Was this some Overton culinary experience....probably not but literally eating under a jungle canopy with quality service, cocktails, ingredients, and vibes can't be beat. Cocktails: amazing. I had the bourbon cocktail... it was a large drink, not a very turnt up large but larger than most cocktails. The sofa appetizer was amazing. Probablly my favorite food item. Multi layered flavors, super fresh and filling. My entree was the brisket... yes please. Nice portion. I wasn't a fan of the mole and scraped most of it off. The carrot puree was very tasty. I could slip the fried kale leaf. The grilled rice is weird...the rice cake is a little sour and pressed in a patty but has a intriguing charred essence. The service was amazing. If I'm randomly in Tukum again, I'd go back or at least refer it to others. Make a reservation, during the busy times its always booked. Parking. There is none. Take a taxi or park in designated parking lot. Towing is a thing or having to pay shady humans to unblock your car.

Stef C.

WOW - from the drinks, to the food, service and overall ambience. My husband and I arrived to Tulum pretty late in the evening but we were starving. Kitchen Table was a 3 minute walk from our hotel and the reviews looked good that we decided to try it. We ordered the ceviche, roasted cabbage, slow cooked beef, catch of the day and local pork. Everything was absolutely delicious! Also was obsessed with the craft cocktails. It was an amazing way to kick off our time in Tulum.

Kitchen Table 06-05-21
Michael U.

Any traveled diner will realize within 24-hours of arriving in Tulum that Hartwood changed everything, nearly all its current competition including Kitchen Table built on the jungle side of the Carretera Tulum-Boca Paila with solar panel power and burning copal to keep the bugs at bay. Established in 2015, a relocation and change of toque to Chef Angie Mata breathing new life into a Restaurant and Bar built on seasonality and local fresh products, Kitchen Table features an open kitchen centered around a massive brick oven that is responsible for nearly everything not grilled over an open flame. Known for smart Mixologists and Vegetable-focused fare, everything offered reportedly native to Quintana Roo, dinner arrived as six plates divided into three courses, the first featuring crisp Pork on a Tortilla atop smoky black Sauce alongside a delicate Sope filled with Onions, Avocado and Cheese plus Chive Cream to balance aromatic Huitlacoche. Staffed by friendlier service than Hartwood or ARCA, a young woman fluent in English carefully explaining each dish, "Wonton" may seem out of place on a Mexican menu until one realizes the Vegan-friendly entry simply refers to pan-fried Dumplings filled with Squash and Tree Spinach, the bed of snappy Beans and Onion Foam so good that guests would be smart to order a few slices of Focaccia-like Jungle Sourdough to sop it all up. Prone to frequent change, though thick Dulce de Leche with Walnut Crumble remains a signature Dessert for good reason, another standout sweet titled "Gorillaz" finds Banana Cream smooshed between spiced Chocolate Wafers with Lemon Meringue adding texture.

Restaurant ambiance
Miriam A.

This is probably the best place I've eaten at while in Tulum. The ambiance is romantic whole in the walls vibes. Open style kitchen, and outdoor seating. The food is 10/10, we ordered the cabbage it was FANTASTIC. Also the sourdough, sopa, and catch of the day 10/10 would recommend. Would definitely come back, the servers are well versed in the menu items and are so friendly and welcoming. Would definitely come back!

Catch of the day ( sea-bass) and slow cook beef
Behnoush S.

Their food is incredible tasty! Was presented artsy We love the ambiance and their drinks are so good

Roasted banana dessert
Sasha F.

I give this place five stars everything we had was on point AND the service was immaculate. Please note this restaurant is in the open air jungle. As soon as my husband and I arrived, we were welcomed with bug spray and cold towels to cool off with. Just amazing. We had the jumbo shrimp, bread and quesadilla special. The bread was so good with the smoked butter. The dessert was good as well. If you're Dominican, it's like having a boiled Platano with chocolate. At the end of the night, they brought free birthday drinks for my husband. It was a smooth coffee based drink. So nice of them!!

Lobsters fresh
Andrei R.

Food was acceptable, for the most part as being edible. This was our second time visiting the establishment. First time was last year, we expected same experience. We ordered fresh lobster, and pork ribs as the main. We also started with kids quesadillas, and adult quesadillas. The lobster was overcooked, recommend the chef invest in a thermometer. I knew it was gonna be charred when I saw the smoke in the kitchen, and the length of time the chef kept the lobster in the oven. It was dry, and lacked butter or any complex flavors. Also on the slightly over salted side. Potato side was excellent, and was a good addition. The pork ribs were also overcooked, they were closer to 160+F temperature not what I'm used to with pork being around 145F. The puree on the pork dish was actually the star of the dish. We lastly went 30+ minutes without a checkup on water, or anything else only at the end were we asked how the dishes were. At that point it's pointless to tell them it was subpar. Most likely will not be back.

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4.8(80 reviews)
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No notes. Recommended by our hotel for açaí so my friends and I came here before hitting the art…read morewalk. Jorge was our server and he was so sweet and attentive. We ordered the omelette caprese, fruit plate, açaí bowls, and a breakfast bowl. **The açaí was the best I've had in Tulum.** The açaí was so light and fresh, with a pure açaí base, not blended with yogurt or juice like most places. Adding a side of granola made it perfect. The fruit plate was great because you could mix everything into the açaí and my friends really liked the breakfast bowl and omelette. They also brought us teas in the cutest teapots. Open, airy, beachy, and super relaxed with super healthy food options. My friends and I really enjoyed our slow breakfast here

Ok, so before we head out of Tulum. It's only proper that we have a sit down breakfast while we…read morewait for our shuttle back to Cancun. Which brings us to the front of our hotel. Welcome to Frescos. Lets get to the food shall we. Vegan Bowl - Once again, I can't reiterate enough to how partial I am to vegetarian dishes. All of the veggies from the Cauliflower, zucchini, broccoli, carrots all the way to the shallots had perfect texture and char. The mushroom is on point and the quinoa is a perfect supporting role. 8.9/10 The service was very prompt and intuitive. The atmosphere was nice and chill and I would definitely recommend. If you ever make it to tulum, do give this spot a proper go at it and let me know what you think. Hit that like and follow for more food and travel adventures by yours truly. Share this review with a smash mode buddy and thank you so much for reading along. I love you Mwah

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4.7(46 reviews)
2.3 km

Gotta be honest, I saw the 5 star reviews and had to try. I didn't realize there was such few…read morereviews, my bad. They were out of the filet so we were talked into the tomahawk over the ribeye. We requested med and it came out very rare. We had hem put it back in to cook longer and it was still super rare. We weren't even able to finish it. The sweet potato was covered in granola but felt more of like raw oats. Mashed potatoes were decent but honestly felt like they came from a box. I hate to write this I just needed to share bc the 5 stars felt over deserved. Vibe was there and this was the nicest restrooms I have seen all week. However the water for the sinks wasn't working initially. The spicy sauce they served was the best part. Drinks were also decent but small and when we reordered it was missing things the initial drink had. Just overall not impressed for the price. Ok just got home. Everyone is puking so I just changed the rating to one star. There is no way this restaurant has 5 star ratings, must be fake

Service was outstanding , drinks were super tasty and the food was exceptional…read more Love how the mixologist was super passionate and Crafty with all the cocktails he made us! I was pretty amazed and was impressed with his expertise and execution of the drinks. Definitely added another element to our dinner. The Mexican elderberry was my Favorite drink 5/5 The food was super tasty. We had the chocolatas clam , grilled octopus , roasted piglet , and the guava churro for dessert. All the dishes were excellent and the service there was exceptional!

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