Best Mexican food I ever had. This place was a 8 minute walk on the beach from my resort. I was staying in Mexico for 5 days and the resort I was staying at food wasn't doing it for me. Plenty of restaurants on the resort but everything was just not the best. Was recommended this place from the excursion guy in my hotel and I was happy to find this place, cause the food was 10/10. After the first few days of my stay, I didn't know if the bacon was lizard and the best thing for me to eat in the resort was fruit. The fruit was always the freshest you can get and amazing, but fruit won't fill you up. I found myself taking a few bites of anything I tried and just throwing it out. After my second night of coming across this place, me and my girlfriend ate here everyday for dinner. Would of did lunch and dinner but made no sense paying for food when I was in a all inclusive resort. Came and ordered Al pastor tacos, steak tacos, and a chicken quesadilla. The pork on the Al pastor tacos were amazing and fresh. Steak tacos were amazing and the quesadillas was fresh and vibrant. Hands down the best Mexican food I ever tried. Also the fish tacos were amazing and these pork torta I tried. Everything was fresh and this place was awesome. Right on the beach with beautiful views of the ocean it's breath taking. Also the have a great selection of beers and authentic Mexican beer. I highly recommend if your staying in Tulum or Akumal. This place is just heaven on a beach and great restaurant with amazing staff. read more

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Great ambience and good food . But honestly amazing beachfront location . Service was prompt but but truly an unbeatable location . read more

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Had breakfast here and the Mediterranean omelette was great! Gerry my waiter was friendly and attentive. Good atmosphere having breakfast on the beach watching the snorkeling and beach walkers. Great breeze and not too hot. read more

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A great spot for lunch on the beach. Staff is friendly - masks enforced if not at your table. Food is good with large portions and cold beer. We love having daily happy hour here when we visit! read more

Lol-Ha - Al pastor nachos - Mexican Near Me - Akumal, ROO

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Been to the snack bar and experienced the beach club. The snack bar was good. Great service and the food more Tex-Mex. My wife loved her chicken enchiladas covered in red sauce and cheese, I liked the burrito stuffed with beef, the shrimp tacos were tempura battered and nice on flour tortillas, and lastly the chilaquiles were good. Good margaritas. The beach club is also nice. Great beach location with 10 palapas to sit under. You have full service with chairs, bathrooms and showers, lockers, and able to order from snack bar and run a tab. Base for all is 600 pesos per palapa regardless of number of chairs. Group behind us had seven loungers under their palapa. Beautiful view of water and beach. read more

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Have you had enough of being treated like an ATM by the "piraña" in Cozumel? Feel like you can't bear one more lie, cheat, or outright theft from people you ask politely and tip outrageously to help you in Playa del Carmen? Love Tulum but can't afford the sargassum-free beaches? There's an oasis here that will have you saying, "Ha!" and "LOL-ing" your friends on social media in no time. Fun, well-made food. Cold beer. Well-balanced cocktails. It doesn't suck, on so many levels, you'll think you left Mexico and found that Caribbean hideaway what's-his-face kept loosing his salt in... read more

I ate here out of convenience and had zero expectation as this is a very Americanized establishment in the middle of Akumal beach. I had a Prime rib French dip sandwich and hibiscus tea. The food was not as bad as I thought. The sandwich would have been perfect if it didn't come on a burger bun. The hibiscus tea was very refreshing and delicious. They had live music -some kind of smooth jazz with an acoustic guitar. Most songs were in English. I felt like I was listening to 94.7 Wave. Am I in Newport Beach or ??? read more

Lol-Ha - Prime rib French dip sandwich - Mexican Near Me - Akumal, ROO

Pronounced Lola - make a note of it! After visiting another so-called 5 star establishment the night before, I was definitely skeptical going into this one. It's Easter, lots of places are closed, or closing early. Lo-Ha was open and from the moment we sat down the entire experience was memorable. Beautiful table set up outside, sun setting and gorgeous ocean view. Our server, David, was very helpful and friendly. He suggested menu items and promptly brought our drinks and was very attentive. We shared the empanadas appetizer - soooo frickin' amazing. I had the grouper fish dish with butter and jalapeño with steamed vegetables. Best fish I had this trip. Minas is the Spanish name for grouper, if you find it on an all Spanish menu - its local and so very good. My BF had the tuna with wasabi mashed potatoes, was also so amazing and presented beautifully. We decided to go all the way with this dinner and had the table side bananas foster and Mayan flaming coffee. What a treat! This spot doesn't disappoint, I'll be back multiple times to try the entire menu. So happy with this place after having a less than stellar experience at La Lunita the night before. Skip that joint - I promise you, you'll love this place more. The price point is similar, however, La Lunita is a bit more pricey and sooooo not worth it. Read my review of that place. read more

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Excellent location, beach front. Food and cocktails were delicious. Sadly I cannot remember what we had, but it was good. read more

Lol-Ha - Mexican Near Me - Akumal, ROO

Food was good for outdoor beach restaurant/bar! And reasonably priced. Service was okay but what you would expect! Spectacular views and my wife LOVED her fish tacos! Be sure to try the carrot/jalapeño sauce! Solid option! read more

Excellent food and service is great!! We walked here a couple of days trying to escape our hotel and salvage our vacation. This spot is great, the view is great. read more

Best chilaquiles ever! I couldn't even fully wait to take a picture before eating them. We stayed at the hotel for a week, so I ate here about 10+ times. The breakfast is next level (try the chilaquiles or huevos motuleños) but their lunch game is strong too. Breakfast and dinner are over at the main restaurant - and feel a little more dressed up than lunch/snacks/happy hour (which there technically is no happy hour special) over at the outside bar. The food at the outside bar ranges from local Mexican food to bar food, with an emphasis on seafood cocktails, ceviche, aguachile and the like. I loved the shrimp tacos and the ceviche! Dinner has some amazing selections as well - I gravitated to the chile relleno. It was super simple but executed perfectly. Can't wait to come back. read more

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The Family and I are currently in Akumal MX on vacation. It is a nice tropical location just 90 mins south of the touristy resort taste of Cancun... While here I have been to 2 of the 3 local restaurants, and felt compelled to write them up starting with Lol-Ha. To set everyone's expectation, Lol-Ha is not just a restaurant. It is 3 things in one, a nice sit down restaurant for breakfast, lunch and dinner. It also has a beach bar and restaurant and a private beach area to rent a shaded thatch covered area as well as open beach with plenty of sun. To rent a private thatch is about $10 USD per person. I would recommend eat breakfast there and getting a private thatch. The reason is you need to get there early (before 10:00am) to beat the crowds. They provide a full menu and drinks in the both the thatch area and beach bar. The food... it is good authentic Mexican with a variety of fantastic classic selections...like huevos rancheros... We did not have any bad meals, (Oatmeal with rice milk, Diablo Eggs Benedict, Mexican Ham and Cheese Omelet). To me though, the highlight was the orange juice, the best fresh squeezed orange juice I have ever had. Finally, the food at breakfast was very good, but the service was better. All the staff were exemplary, especially the floor manager. Very polite, and had very good control of the front of the house. This is why it got a 4 star rating. I always appreciate great service over great food, that is why we go out, as many of us can make great food at home. Now for dinner, the ambiance was great with the jazz musician playing. The service at dinner was equally if not better as breakfast. The food was nothing short of fantastic. The Cesar and the Blue Cheese Cob Salads tasted great and wonderful presentations. The menu had a nice and extensive coverage of pasta, meats and sea food. I highly recommend the Sea Bass and Coconut Curry Shrimp. The place is simply fantastic. read more

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Amazing!!! Every time we are in Akumal we go multiple times! If you get the chance, go on Saturday and get the pazole!!! It's a special and you can only get it that day, but it's worth a special trip! If it's not a Saturday, everything else is great. Our favs include the ceviche, the chicken quesadillas, and (crazy, I know) the wings!! read more

Ate here twice during my stay. You must tell the guard you're going to Lol-ha to get free parking at the restaurant. Servers were friendly and attentive. View was excellent and prices ok. I had the salmon salad twice. Very tasty but suspect I got food poisoning the second time. I was the only one in my group of seven that got sick but the only one who had salad. Lost an entire day + second day just feeling weak, exhausted and dehydrated due to severe intestinal illness. Be careful what you order. read more

We stopped here for lunch after an amazing swim at the nearby cenote. This restaurant overlooks a gorgeous beach. I started taking photos as soon as we sat down, and kinda spaced out and forgot that I needed to order food (lol). Besides the view, the food is REALLY good. I had the chicken tacos and guacamole. They were delicious! The service was amazing as well. We came kinda early, and the waitstaff was having a pre-lunch service meeting near the entrance. As we walked in, they all started clapping and saying welcome. I could not stop laughing. They were hysterical. read more

Lol-Ha - Chicken tacos! - Mexican Near Me - Akumal, ROO

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Great Beach bar. Was looking for some authentic Mexican street food. The beef tacos did not disappoint. Great scenery and vibe. Staff was super friendly. Neat find tucked away In Akumel read more

Lol-Ha - Beef Tacos - Mexican Near Me - Akumal, ROO

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Nice dinner/drink spot on the beach!! Hard to find their parking lot if you are in Akumal with a car so if you don't find it, you can park in one of the two parking places downtown (you will have to pay as they won't accept this restaurants validation). After parking follow the signs to restaurant. Gave this place 4 stars because of parking situation and two "glitches" in the descriptions of menu items...I ordered the Shrimp Diablo as I love seafood and I love spicy, what I got was bacon wrapped shrimp on fettuccine alfredo with absolutely NO heat! Same thing for my husband's Chicken Poblano, it had hardly any poblano and zero heat...both dishes were very good, just not what we were hoping to eat! read more

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The only Burrito found in Mexico. Was super good. Drinks and food good Staff super friendly. Location and ambience superb! This should be your destination and then snorkel and hang on the beach. So nice read more

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This is a good, reliable place to eat. Nice and free parking, easy menu, and great view. While we tried to eat at unique and authentic restaurants and less tourist, this one is in between and good for a change. The patio is covered so we are here when it was drizzling and that was great to still eat with the view. Fish and shrimp tacos are excellent. Drinks good and they made some modifications for us easily. The enchiladas were good along with the guacamole! read more

This restaurant never missed a beat!! You won't be disappointed food is authentic and delicious and service is amazing and catering

NOT WORTH YOUR TIME OR MONEY. (Beware they charge a MANDATORY gratuity, that is the LOL in LOLHA... it's laughable that they think they deserve gratuity) My family had a horrendous experience here after a nice evening on the beach. From the moment we arrived the staff seemed annoyed. We asked to have a couple of tables put together for a larger group which, apparently, was a huge inconvenience. We all were seated and ordered, that's when the dirty looks started. Our server, among other staff, kept shooting us looks and rolling eyes. It was extremely uncomfortable... dinner with my family was ruined and we felt unwelcome... and the food was only ok. Maybe this restaurant just feels like they will get business no matter what, being in a tourist location and that's what caused the HORRIBLE service.... but I wish I could have saved my money and my family the terrible experience. read more

Great place for a drink after the beach. Excellent service and fantastic margaritas. Food is ok. View is amazing. The perfect place to sit back and relax with a drink or two and enjoy the beautiful scenery. read more

This is a beautiful place to come and enjoy the ocean, maybe drink a couple of cocktails. As for food, go somewhere else. We ordered the ceviche and it tasted like plastic and the shrimp was chewy which means it's old. My boyfriend ordered the club sandwich and the chicken was extremely dry. Prices are normal for a tourist trap (high with low quality grub). My opinion is like so many others here: eat somewhere else. P.S. THE CEVICHE SUCKS A$$ AND IS OVERPRICED read more

Lol-Ha - Beautiful views - Mexican Near Me - Akumal, ROO

I am compelled to write another review about this establishment and their personnel. My family and I have stayed here at Hotel Akumal Caribe many times over the past several years. And I can not say enough about the staff here. All very friendly and welcoming. Lol-Ha restaurant and snack bar are incredible. Food is excellent thanks to Chef Irving. The waiters one and all give such spectacular service to their guests, you can not find any better service than here at Lol-Ha. All due to the leadership of Miguel and Carlos. Any requests that we had ever make these fine men have tried their best to accomplish. Both always with a smile on their face, willing to accommodate. Rafael and Oscar behind the bar mixing and serving the best of drinks. It is a pleasure to say that you are the best crew and staff ever in my experiences. Keep up the fine work and hope to see you all soon! read more

Beautiful location. We caught the beach full of grass sea weed, but we were able to find a couple of spot with clean water to bathe in the ocean. Getting a couple of beach chairs from Lol Ha beach club ($300 pesos) turned out to be a better deal than to leave the car parked far from the beach ($50-$100 pesos) and have to pay the beach admission of $100pesos per person. Getting the beach chairs will get you a bracelet which you can use for bathroom and showers without paying extra.Showers were outdoors in plain view but there were changing cabins right next to them. There's is nice restaurant on the beach front.We weren't at the beach for too long so we decided to snack on a large pizza ($255 pesos) which was very tasty. Overall staff was friendly, car location seemed super secure and the many palm trees right on the beach give you sought after shadow on a sunny day. read more

We stopped here for breakfast on our second day in Akumal. Honestly we were super impressed by the food and the service and were absolutely blown away by the location. The Eggs Bennedict Diablo and Eggs Benedict Charlene were both excellent. The kids had pancakes with mango and nuts, which was very good. And our service was excellent(although there were only 2-3 occupied tables on the patio). We would definitely go back for breakfast and based on the first stop we would try it for dinner. Also, parking is free if you tell them you are going to Lol-ha. https://imgur.com/a/l5reJCB read more

We stopped in for lunch, the location is unbeatable, BEAUTIFUL view, good service. The horchata was excellent and thirst-quenching! We had Pollo empanadas and the Chichinita Pibil, both really tasty and filling. They also make an effort to make the food pretty. read more

Wonderful beachfront setting with a predictable menu that met everyone's needs but was nothing special. The special jalapeño margarita was a hit, the pina colada was strong but otherwise nothing special. They could not accommodate my cilantro allergy which limited my options. The teens enjoyed the Lol Ha burger. read more

Best restaurant we went to the entire time we were in Mexico! Food was so fresh, drinks were delicious. Tons of vegetarian options to choose from. Really the best read more

Right on the beach in Akumal, amazing service and super vegan friendly -- good selection of beers and mixed drinks at reasonable prices. Very casual in the day - don't worry about walking up in your swimsuit, you won't be the only one. Killer spot for beer and guac out of the afternoon sun -- great tourist watching. read more

Look at this location, strong drinks and great food. Can't remember what I had I was to busy smiling. Maybe it was the drinks, anyway I had a great time. Enjoy read more

View is epic, doesnt require shoes, and takes cards. Theoretically you could kiss a tortuga and then suck down a cocktail within five minutes of each other, in the same attire. Locacion es el mas pesito del mundo. In gringo "The location is like the moneyest in the world" Fucking work with me, people. Place is gorgeous and tranquil with good and reasonably priced drinks, an epic beach front location and a truly island bohemian feel. Unfortunately, the food is pretty sub par. Go around the corner into the village for better eats, and then come back to suck down some cocktails. read more

Great place to hang out but watch your bill!! Charged us for 21 beers. Near impossible for two people in three hours. We settled on 15 even though we don't think we drank that much. The bill ONLY lowered four USD!! WRONG ANSWER!! read more

Lots of tables and shade with bay views invite you to sit and eat or drink. Or just drink. ;-) Lol ha quesadillas (switched to corn tortillas) were awesome. They give you three half/fold tortillas, which is a good portion. Amazing pico de gallo and chips are complimentary with a food purchase (or enough drinks). As a side note... I ate here years ago (perhaps under different name and ownership) and it is even better now. They provide free tickets to an otherwise paid WC/Banos out back... just ask your server. read more

Nice food, right on the beach! I would call it 4 star food, better than ordinary but not ultra gourmet, in a 5 star spot. There is a big range of things to order, and it's very kid-friendly. The drinks are very tasty! It has a friendly, casual vibe. The loud music and TVs make it a little bit loud so if you like a quieter dinner try to sit on the edges of the palapa or outside of it at the plastic tables just around the corner of the building! read more

I've been reading reviews of this place for months in preparation for our trip to akumal! It's soooo yummy. The first day I had the chicken wrap (didn't get photos) delicious!!!! Hubby got shrimp tacos - not so good. Very battered and then in a tortilla with a tiny bit of sauce (skip it). But the next night I got the chicken torta!!!! Yummy in the tummy with flavors. Hubby got the chicken fajitas that must have been amazing because when I went to take a bite they were gone. We had a table of 13 and everyone said their food was so good. read more

Lol-Ha - Chicken torta - Mexican Near Me - Akumal, ROO

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Yummy food, great view, and the best Pina coladas! Ordered the BBQ sliders, cochinita pibil. read more

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You must eat here. I had the nachos. I honestly can't remember if they were good or bad because the view is to die for. Actually, the nachos are fine. A little better than you would get in any bar. I had to request approval (slip of paper) to get in and use the bathroom, quite odd to me but perhaps it was for my own safety. Repeat, you must come to this restaurant and order food or drink, it doesn't matter. You must come for the amazing view. Here is the pic, OMG read more

Lol-Ha - Mexican Near Me - Akumal, ROO

Horrible, horrible service. Our waiter glared at us the entire time. Mandatory gratuity for 6+. Expensive, really on the low end as far as quality goes. With the wealth of delicious, cheap food and exemplary service in the area, you'd be selling yourself short by eating here. Avoid. read more