This place is stunning. Try to arrive before the sun sets, if coming for dinner, as you get to…read moredrive through the amazing hacienda grounds. There is also a brief walking tour and intro to the restaurant and hotel, although as a restaurant guest you are not allowed to wander around the grounds, for the privacy of the hotel guests (it does cost over $1500/nt!). The restaurant itself is also very stunning. If you're a tequila lover, you'll be in heaven, as they have thousands of bottles of tequila, over the decades. Not sure if all are tequila or some mezcal, but you get the picture. The dining ambiance is great. Sitting outside, you overlook the amazing hacienda gardens. Inside, there are floor to ceiling windows, and a very romantic mood in the evening. Service is excellent, can't fault it. Food is great. Menu is limited, but every dish is unique. I highly recommend ordering the lechon (suckling pig) - truly spectacular. In fact, its probably big enough to share between two, and just order separate appetisers. The venison risotto was recommended by the waiter (chef's signature?). While it was executed perfectly and delicious, it didn't have a huge "wow" factor. Still, if you like risottos, you'll have an amazing dish. For dessert, the chocolate tamale sounds interesting, but really it is just a spin on a chocolate brownie with ice cream. Delicious and well executed, but sounded more exotic than it actually was. The only blot was the pricing of water. Charging approximately 240 pesos for a half bottle of mineral water, is just price gouging in my opinion. The drive into the hacienda is also through some bumpy roads, and a very poor village. So if you come for dinner (from outside the hotel), be prepared for a somewhat scary drive/ride back. We dined at the well-celebrated Pujol in Mexico City; if given the choice, we'd rather come back to Ixi'im again instead.

My wife drove us here after a charming day at the Cenote Hacienda Mucuycan. After driving up a tiny…read morejungle road, we get to a gate of a compound and the security guard lets us in. All the while I am thinking where on Earth I am being taken. We park the car and are greeted by our hostess Carol who walks us to the restaurant and proceeds to show us the vast collection of tequilas on display, as if we were in a museum of the drink. We are then served by Josue who took us on an amazing journey through the flavors of the Yucatan. We ordered the lobster, shrimp, and venison risotto, as well as a chocolate tamal and melipona honey ice cream. Along the way, we were given some complimentary bites that were just as exquisite as the rest of the food, including a seafood broth, a black sapote sorbet, and a mango kombucha sorbet. Everything was just top notch and I will remember this meal for a long, long time.