Very traditional restaurant with tasty food, great cocktails and friendly service with nice Mexican…read moremurals and pleasant music. Located in the walking area of the downtown. This was the site "El Cortijo" restaurant long time ago.

Five for the service and atmosphere, 3.75 for the food…read more The room is beautiful and the murals make a lovely backdrop for the meal. Be aware that the prices are high for the locale. There is an English menu available online but not in the restaurant. Here's where I get confused. The service is excellent, full white tablecloth treatment, old-school European style. No detail is missed. Then we get to the food. It's really pretty good, all told. Here's where the attention to details goes sideways. The bread rolls felt as if they had been sitting since yesterday. The beans, although delicious, had sat around on the plate long enough to be room temperature and develop a crust. The totopos stuck in the beans were in the beans long enough to get soggy. The rice served alongside the moles was barely above room temperature and a bit dried out. All the food, in general, needed to arrive from the kitchen much warmer. Essentially, anything that could be made ahead of time was, and then left sitting out. It doesn't fit and I don't get it.

Este lugar es inmenso. Cuando fuimos no habían líneas y podímos tomar un asiento con una vista…read morebrutal frente a la iglesia. Después de un largo recorrido para escapar la nieve. Cenar en este restaurante fue lo mejor del día. No tomé muchas fotos, había hambre y sueño. La margarita de mango fue una delicia igualmente como la sopa poblana y la quesadilla de puesto. Si están en Puebla recomiendo este lugar. Mi único lamento fue que no regresé. Por qué quería beberme unas 4 margaritas y mirar las personas pasar. Es bueno soñar.

Loved the location and the service. The chiles en nogada were excellent and the mezcal selection is…read morewonderful.

Average run of the mill cemita. Wondering what a cemita is? Think torta BUT the bread differs with…read moreseeds on top and the greens that are inside isn't your typical lettuce, far from the greens are called pápalo leaves. Waiter alone is what gave this place an entire other star for me. Super attentive and friendly. Restaurant is small and convenient if you're staying near or around the zocalo. Would I come again? Hard pass. I'd check out a near by mercado that has cemita's and would bet that they have better.

When in Puebla you have to try cemitas and Cemitas la Poblana has some amazing food. I had the…read morecemita de milanesa de pollo because the milanesa de cerdo sells out as does all their food. (We had the last two cemitas of the day) They were enormous and delicious. Definitely a place to visit multiple times!

Came to this restaurant because I had heard about the dishes with HUITLACOCHE which I really wanted…read moreto try. Arrived at 6:15pm and sadly, much like most restaurants in Puebla these days, the beautiful dinning rooms were without patrons. Do not take this as a sign of a problem with the restaurants; it is a sign of the Mexican economy, fear of travel to Mexico and results of the current US President's actions. In any event, there are two dinning rooms, the first one is less formal and only had tables for 5 or more, but has a beautiful carved wood alter and is inviting. We chose to go ahead and sit at large table in the informal dinners area. Wait staff was attentive and while I was attempting to improve my Spanish, I did ask for an English menu and the had them. Also the staff were happy to explain ingredients we had not heard of such as an edible semi-succulent leaf that accompanied 2 of my 3 dishes. The meal started with an amuse-bouche of the day, which was like tiny empanada. We requested margaritas mas fuerte and were happy we did. The next dish we both order was the both beautiful and tasty Tayuda Itsmeña. This dish is substantial enough to constitute a whole meal! My second dish was the salmon tartar which was delicious and equally beautiful. The salmon flavor was a bit overpowered, but I loved the sweet flavors of the mango sauce and passion fruit intertwined with the raw red onions and cabbage strips. For mains I had the chicken breast and my friends dined on the filet fillet mignon both dishes had HUITLACOCHE as an ingredient and both were delicious! The deserts were very interesting. My dinner companion enjoyed a sponge cake made with special leaves that was presented with crystalized parsley and arranged to look like trees in a terrarium. As for price, this is the most expensive restaurant I have been to in my week of dining in Puebla, however my (1person) total bill for 3 courses, a margarita and a still-water was $26.50 which is less than a main course alone in a less nice restaurant in California. If you want a fine dinner or are a foodie this is your place.

The setting of this restaurant was and is amazing. We went during lunch. The food took a while to…read morearrive at our table. It was cold and my pasta was not Al dente. Despite the room temperature food, the service was great and the flavors were good. I'm hesitant to return to eat, simply because of the low amount of people there and it took quite some time for the food to arrive to our table. I would go for the décor and setting. Perfect venue for an intimate dinner or date.

Note that there are TWO Las Ranas on the same block, almost across the street from each other. We…read morefound out by accident when we had a snafu meeting up with friends! That said, the al pastor tacos were excellent! The maiz (corn) tortilla tacos are smaller but I liked them better than the harina (flour) tacos! Food comes out super fast. Waiter didn't speak any English but he gave us a checklist to order food that was in English, plus everything is pretty self explanatory

Very cool auto sphere and tasty tacos and pita sandwiches. You see the meat being cooked as you…read morepass the grills when you enter the restaurant. There are two locations one across each other on same street. Go to the larger one for the local ambience. Salsa and meats are very good. Go and enjoy it

Pedi la sopa poblana y no tenia sabor, mi mama pidio un pipian y tampoco tenia sabor. El restaurant…read moreesta bonito pero Si tienen que atender el sabor de los platillos.

Wonderful Old fashioned Restaurant worth seeking out! Traditional regional and Mexican favorites ,…read moreNOT a tourist restaurant , but a local standby ..I had a tasty breakfast , simple omelet with ham , bread and marmalade nothing spectacular ...wish I had gone back for a more substantial meal And I WILL next time in Puebla ...if you love grand cafes like in Europe or New Orleans traditional favorites you will enjoy ...always on the look out for these GEMS ..so hard to find..check it out!

This place is underrated. Great food! Great hospitality! Service was great! Music is soothing. This…read moreplace was just right!

Great, simple place for flautas. Choose your fillings and sauces, and comes with lechuga, crema, y…read morequeso. Also really good fruit juices. And good price.

After a long day, my husband and I came here during the eve of Day of the Dead as our last place to…read moreeat before leaving Puebla. We weren't in the mood to eat a lot, and everywhere we looked like either the place was too crowded or too busy, and this wasn't an exception, but it would have something small to eat, which was "Tacos al Pastor." These tacos were delightful, and although this place had a Mexican bar and grill vibe, a bit more coastal for my liking, I enjoyed it here tremendously, and even was in the mood for a beer with my food. I only took a picture of the menu, but the tacos al pastor didn't look any different than at other places. We also ordered a queso fondu which was really good. At other tables nearby we noticed some people ordering "fried cheese" which looked pretty tasty, and would try it out next time.

Delicious dishes! They were a bit slow at serving food cause they were packed but other than that,…read moreeverything was soo good!!

Ok here's for all of our gringo hipster friends ... This place is a the go to place to taste some a…read morecreative version of native foods with a modern twist. Besides selection of local brews a very creative bartender will mixup some tasty cocktails. Great cheese appetizers for starters.

My friends and I visited this place because one of my friends said he wanted to eat soup. It was a…read morebummer first to find out the restaurant changed their menu from today on September 2nd and there was no more soups but OMG everything we ordered, food and drinks, was excellent!!! My friends and I highly recommend this restaurant. I am not usually impressed with cocktails but WOW the bartender was THE BEST at making cocktails tailered to my taste after explained her what I was looking for. BINGO! Bosque plus her own mix tailored to my taste was so excellent that I had to order another one right after finishing the first one! I don't drink beer but the friends who had beers said they were good and recommend. They ordered multiple beers. So the Octopus Tacos. Ohhh Eeeem Geeee, I first ordered it then tacos de pulpo was so good that two other friends also ordered. Other friend ordered Tlayuda de pescado zarandeado. Presentation of every plate was to perfection and tasted to perfection. So I also ordered. We will definitely go back to the restaurant.

Attentive service and really good Puebla food, in a beautiful museum atmosphere. We had chicken…read moreAdobo and the Duo Poblano, which is chicken with both Mole Poblano and Pipián Verde (see photo) and all three were delicious. Also the children's menu items were enjoyed as well as dessert. And it the classic salad was delicious as well as safely prepared. Location is near the Zocalo in the historical colonial downtown area. Child diners receive not just a paper to color, but a full on coloring book filled with images and content from the museum.

Lovely, atmospheric restaurant! We had a really enjoyable…read moredinner at La Casa del Mendrugo - and as a bonus, while we waited for our meal to be cooked, we visited the onsite museum which housed a collection of pre-Hispanic exhibits from Oaxaca! The food was really good and the atmosphere was terrific. The restaurant has an expensive feel with formally dressed waiters and white linens, but in actual fact the prices are very reasonable. What a lovely place to spend our last night in Puebla!