Went on a private Chichen Itza tour and the tour guide suggested this spot on our way back to…read moreTulum. We ordered the mixed tacos, cheese quesadillas and guacamole. Very tasty food, affordable, and friendly service. The taxi driver highly suggested and I would recommend as a stop along the ride.

This was one of the best meals we had in Mexico. We spent two weeks and this food was delicious!!!…read moreI highly recommend if you get the privilege of being in this area to go here!! The food & drink were delicious!!

Our first Yucatan food experience after reaching Mexico . Rented a car reached Valladolid hungry…read moreand excited !Found this place is located right near city center so very cheerful area . Wife being a vegetarian, we were very skeptical about our first meal in mexico . We tried papadzules , sopas , tlacoyos, which came with 3 dips which were out of the world ! So much flavor experience in very bite. One seemed eggplant , one seemed pumpkin and third we just could tell ! Got a huge lemonade jug to go along ! Amazing and happy stomach start to our Yucatan tour !

Tourist cafe with okay food. Very pretty ambiance. Great…read moreservice okay Good space between others at their tables so would've been perfect during Covid really bland food though. Okay

This restaurant is in a large hotel, and fills up quickly on weekends, when the tour busses from…read moreCancun roll into Valladolid, after their trip to ChichenItza. El Meson is clearly a tourist destination: literally every diner I saw during my meal was clearly not a Yucutan native. However, if you are looking for familiar food in a restaurant with helpful staff, and you are exhausted from your day trip, then you won't go wrong with El Meson del Marques. We started our meal with a couple of the delicious Mexican margaritas (not too sweet, and just as I like them!) accompanied with some tortilla chips and Sikil P'ak, a delicious Yucatan appetizer dip of crushed pumpkin seed, roast tomato, various herbs (often chive; I like cilantro, which El Meson included), all crushed in a mortar and pestle to produce a roasty, slightly chunky dip that is delicious with the ubiquitous tortilla chips. When it came time to order the main course, my husband, who didn't want any more Yucatan cuisine tonight, ordered the salmon. The helpful waiter asked him how he would like this done, and he looked at me in bewilderment, never having to answer such a question about fish. "I'd like it cooked," he said. I immediately had visions of overcooked salmon, and quickly added, "Medium, not overcooked.". He was pleased with the finished product, cooked but not dry! I took a risk and ordered a specialty, the "stuffed cheese". The waiter looked at me hesitantly, and then quickly filled me in that this dish is a bean stew, with a cheese rind. Having done some research into Yucatan cuisine, I knew that incorporating the rinds of Edam cheese into stew is a very traditional approach. The stew arrived, with a big thick cheese rind. I probably only ate half of it, not because I didn't like it, but because the helping was huge! It looked like an innocuous bowl of soup, but just half of that bowl ate like a full meal. Wow. This is a somewhat pricey (by local standards) but good, reliable, very touristy restaurant which will offer you familiar Canadian or American dishes as well as some genuine Yucatan specialties. Service is as polished as it gets, in a dining room with spectacular decor and a wide ranging menu with plenty of choices.

This restaurant is inside of a hotel atrium. Pretty decent menu, however the service is very slow…read morebased on my standards. This is a tourist stop, with busses stopping right across the street. Of course, while you wait to have your order taken or your food to come out, the drinks are flowing. No problem with that service. When I got my food, it was pretty good, but a little expensive. I enjoyed the tortilla chips and salsa. The house made guacamole was delicious, though.

One of our best meals while visiting Valladoid. Great service and the garden was lovely. The…read moregrilled flank steak in the charred tortilla aguachile sauce was amazing. So was the chicken breast in the spicy chili sauce.

This was a top recommendation from a blog post by travellemming. I would not share that sentiment,…read morebut the manager, Manuel, was super helpful and charming. The kibis shrimp appetizer was good. Homemade pasta above par. Well decorated interior. A DJ plays some nights; disco/techo music piped in while we were there. Not our scene. I think it's more suitable for a different demographic.

I was at Chichen Itza all morning and was hungry so I can into the town next to it and decided to…read moreeat here because of the good yelp reviews and I can cornfirm this place was really good the staff was nice the food was tasty I had a really good time my only complaint would be they leave the front and back doors open and some flies came in from time to time but you just have to swat them it's not a huge deal anyways 8.5/10 would come here again. Estuve en Chichén Itzá toda la mañana y tenía hambre, así que pude ir al pueblo de al lado y decidí comer aquí debido a las buenas críticas de gritos y puedo confirmar que este lugar era realmente bueno, el personal era agradable, la comida estaba deliciosa, tuve un muy buen momento, mi única queja sería que dejan las puertas delantera y trasera abiertas y algunas moscas entraban de vez en cuando, pero solo tienes que aplastarlas, no es un gran problema de todos modos, 8.5/10 vendría aquí nuevamente.

Was a quick stop between Merida and Chichén Itzá. Looked up reviews and this place was recommended…read more The space is nice, well kept, and welcoming. Our party of 4 sat down and ordered 3 dishes to share, the steak and potatoes, the panuchas, and cochinita pibil. The cochinita was on the drier side but flavorful. Everything was good. Tip: Cash only!

This place is a gem. The staff was really helpful and came quickly…read more My friend got a glass of wine and I got an Aqua fresco that was absolutely delicious. We ordered the lobster bisc to start and that was just creamy and yummy with a nice amount of spice.. It's the same sauce they put over the xKitic chicken. I ordered the esbeche oriental and she got the beef pibil. We were happy with their our food & the appetizer was nice surprise. I loved the dark salsa. The other was the local pumpkin seeds smashed up. Very tasty. She got the house red wine which was served cold. That's the first I've ever seen red wine cold The star of the show where is the location in the back it had a great atmosphere and lots of trees and open air really inviting and lit up well.

Prime location sharing the wall with the most visited and most photo op church in central…read moreValladolid. Very nice interior, deco, tables, settings, AC, cool music, you can always come but you cannot leave until you satisfied your hungry stomach . Service is attentive and slow as the 'hotel California ' music streaming in the background. We started with the empanadas Chaya, then stuffed cheese, longaniza de Valladolid to stay with Yucatan side. Then garlic plancha octopus and lobster pasta to be on the safe side. Empanadas and stuff cheese is below average. Octopus is really good, balanced with grilled vegetables. Lobster is small but good. Pasta sauce is not on par. Sausage is very good, the grilled onion is exceptional. For the drink, tamarind is below Mexican average standard. Take one star off.

Stomachs need to be replenished after going up these stairs in Ek Ballam ! And this little joint is…read morea well worthy stop. The platter to share comes with 4 meats including a sausage and blood sausage. Very lean meat with just the right amount of smokiness. They know their stuff! I think the sausage steals the show !

Randomly stopped by this little shop on the way back from Ek'Balam. Well the previous reviewers…read morewere right on! The sausages and grilled meats are great! The Tamarind drink was not too sweet, nice and sour like real tamarinds. My wife loved their tortillas. Do let the limited menu and the outside for the building fool you, this is a great place to hit up for lunch!

This place was a little hidden gem. The tacos didn't look like much, but they were so good we went…read moreback for seconds. Highly recommended. Price was very cheap.

Some of the tastiest cochinita pibil I've had! Very flavorful and simple food. We got two polcanes,…read moretwo tacos, a torta, and two drinks for 75 pesos! Totally worth it. For those going through town on the way to or from Chichen Itza, it is very close to the ADO bus station. I would highly recommend.