After a tiring day at the Coba Ruins, you'd want some refreshments and a hearty meal. Lucky for…read moreyou, El Cocodrilo is just 5 mins away from the ruins. You can either drive there or walk and you won't miss it. It is on the main road and open to the road. The ambiance is great! This is the place for some authentic Mayan flavors. We asked the waiter for his favorites and he gave us some amazing recs. We had the grilled chicken, bbq pulled pork, and a vegan dip. Every single one of these dishes slapped hard. There was flavor, there was kick, and for a very good price. We highly recommend this place for all visitors! They do not take card as there is no internet connection so bring cash!

Wow! We stopped here because of the other reviews. Just barely outside the Coba ruins gate, we…read moreparked right in front, we're met at our car by a waiter, abd led to an outdoor table with a great view and good fresh air. The food was super great at a great price. Service was excellent! Hubby had water. I had the homemade lemonade....so good!! I had sliced thin grilled chicken. Hubby thought he was ordering 1 taco and 1 cheese empanada. He didn't read well. It was 3 of each! They were all fab, and he ate them all! They have a tiny, tiny shop that sells a few things made by the indigenous locals. Hubby loved our tablecloth so much, we found an exact one like it there and bought it. Stop, eat, shop! Yummy!

This restaurant is located behind the entrance gates for the Coba ruins (sorry, yelp, for reporting…read morethe place closed, but the location doesn't match up with the yelp map). It is a big, two storied facility that faces the lake, and the huge parking lot makes it popular with tour groups and daytrippers. They have a full bar and serve dinner, unlike most of the other places in town, which have no alcohol and are often only open until 6pm. They have a buffet, but we ordered a la carte. Food was served up quickly. The food was pretty good but definitely not as good as the other places we tried in Coba. Prices were slightly higher than at the little places outside of the gates. But the place definitely felt clean, and if you want servers who speak English (or even French or German), this place is your place. We had the guacamole, which was very good but not as good as other places in Coba. My husband had the quesadillas, which were really big. My kids had kid meal things. I had the roast pork, which was well-seasoned. It came with a small amount of rice and beans, which were fine. The beers are served ice cold, which is nice after hiking around the ruins.

Located just outside Coba Archaeological Park, this open air covered restaurant has a large menu…read moreand pretty quick service. We had an order of chicken enchiladas in a Verde sauce. This was good. A lot of cheese but it was fresh and not oily at all. The spaghetti with meat sauce was a little bland but good just the same. We also had a fresh fish dish that was good. Not sure what kind of fish it was. This is a good option when visiting Coba if you check out the ruins, eat, then drive on to the cenotes or back toward Tulum.

Great food and location! I got the veggie enchiladas verde and my guy got the Pollo pibil-…read morechicken cooked in a traditional Mayan style. The portions were huge but we still ate it all in one sitting. Great drinks too- fresh fruit juices, milkshakes and smoothies. The view of the sunset was gorgeous. Very convenient to our hotel at Mayahau right behind.

We stopped here after taking a guided tour, we decided to get the limousine bike ride (seated cart…read morewith driver behind pedaling us around) which was a great idea. We were greeted with a smile and took a seat at one of the outside tables, although the restaurant is an open air format. We enjoyed the lime soup (tortilla soup) that had chicken and tortilla chips very flavorful, ceviche (shrimp & octopus), empanadas (corn tortillas with pork in achiote sauce), guacamole chips & salsa (fresh and medium heat). The service was excellent, open, understanding, and helpful. We relished the break and enjoyed theirs hospitality. Food is great. This is definitely a restaurant that I will revisit.

Great food, great prices, great location!…read more We were lucky enough to have a tour guide recommend that we check out this place after visiting the Coba ruins. You can stay parked at the Coba parking lot, then walk outside where you paid for your parking ticket. You'll see 3-4 small buildings on the right, and the last one is this restaurant. The seating is open to the air but there's plenty of fans going to keep you cool. They start you out with chips and pico de Gallo and a spicy habernero sauce. The menu is small but everything we ordered was delicious and the portions were very generous. I think the most expensive entree we ordered on the menu was 180 pesos. I hope more people discover this hidden gem!

Delicious Food! La comida está deliciosa, el servicio es…read moreexcellence y la atención espectacular. La cochinita pibil, el guacamole y los panuchos estaban muy ricos. No se vayan sin parar a comer aquí !

Great food! Here for a spring break trip. Saw this wasn't too far from our hotel and off the beaten…read morepath. Reviews are right. This place is great. My husband got sirloin tacos off the rotisserie. I got a pollo plate. So good! We also added on guac, chips and a potato taco. Everything was great. Will come again. Sorry forgot to take a pic before we dug in.

We loved El Fogón so much we came back twice during our trip and that says everything. For a spot…read morethat's Michelin Guide-recognized, it still feels authentic, unpretentious, and very local. No gimmicks, just seriously good tacos. The tacos were packed with flavor, perfectly seasoned, and served hot and fresh every time. You can taste the quality and the technique especially in the way the meat is cooked and carved. Everything felt simple but done right, which honestly is what makes a taco stand out. The atmosphere is lively and busy (for good reason), but service moves quickly and efficiently. It feels like the kind of place locals actually eat at, not just a tourist trap with hype. We fully intended to try different taco spots around Playa del Carmen... but after our first visit, we couldn't resist coming back. When a place makes you change your food itinerary, you know it's worth it. If you're in Playa and debating whether it lives up to the hype it does!!

This restaurant is down the street from the Coba Ruins. You don't want to eat at the entrance to…read morethe ruins. Hustlers and over priced crappy food. When we arrived mid day we were the only ones there. By the time we were done eating, a couple of groups of people who were visiting the same cenotes as us stopped by. Great service, clean place - clean bathroom, reasonably priced and tasty. My wife is Mexican and she gave it her seal of approval. I had a the yucatan style chicken and the wife had the yucatanstyle shrimp, a couple of beers and an order of Guac. All good. One to consider if you are hungry after visting the cenotes or the ruins.

Great big portions of good food for a very reasonable price. Right up the main road out of the Coba…read moreruins. Delicious lime soup, good horchata and pork dishes, and very friendly service.

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

Great freshly made food in a nice open garden patio. Service was friendly. Greatly enjoyed the…read moretamales, fideo, cazuelas, and jugos. Location is near the convento so it's convenient while sightseeing.

Did the 4 in 1 tour with 13 Baktun tours and stopped here for the lunch buffet. I'll be honest, I…read morehad taken two tours with different tour companies days prior and when the tour guide announced we would be having cochinita pibil for lunch I was like, "Not again!" I had just eaten this the day before on another tour to Chichen-Itza and wasn't a fan, but the food here was by far the best food I had on a tour. The cochinita pibil was flavorful and juicy as was the shredded beef. I had a large glass of tamarindo to wash it all down and it was just the perfect lunch after a long, humid, hot hike around Tulum. They also had fresh, home made tortillas which made the meal. I also tried the chicken that was cooked in banana leaves underground which the first few bites tasted great because it had that distinct cooked in banana leaves taste, but then it was meh. The place was clean and immaculate, the staff were so attentive and the view of the lagoon was blocked by a few buses but still spectacular and unique none the less. I loved the atmosphere and all the colors and art inside.

The restaurant was a popular stop for excursions. The building was large with tons of seating but…read morethey were at capacity. Although covered with a roof, it's walls are open so you can look out across the lagoon (or so they advertise). In theory, we viewed a bunch of tour buses and vans blocking the parking lot (& any view behind it including the lagoon which is across the road). The food is served buffet style. The buffet itself was well maintained, refilled frequently & clean. I personally loved the Mayan style carnitas (shredded pork). The chicken legs were authentically wrapped & cooked in banana leaves. While the chicken was fall off the bone tender and moist, it was seasoned like fish. Many people raved about it but I disliked the flavor so much I pawned it onto my husband. He practically sucked the bones dry. It's worth noting, I don't care for fish & I couldn't get past the flavor association. The rice was excellent but beans were so runny I wasn't convinced many beans existed, lots of bean oil/ broth. I was most disappointed they lacked the "home-made corn tortillas" advertised everywhere. It was what I was most looking to. Not a single tortilla was made so we all ate meat plain off the plate rather than as tacos. (Only thing not stocked). The flan & candied papayas were decent. There were a handful of fresh fruits (pineapple, watermelon) and salads (pastas, beets) available too. I enjoyed the salsa but many others found it too spicy. The amount, selection & quality of food was easily worth the price paid, but don't expect everything as glamorously as all the tours market it. 2-3 bottled beer (cervesa) brands were available (I remember SOL & XX Dos Equis specifically) as well as tequila and soft drinks. 1 beer or soft drink was provided in the meal and additional were a la carte. You were required to walk up to the bar to order beverages. We discovered the service lacked there but dishes were cleared quickly and tables turned over in an efficient manor for the next groups. Also worth noting stray dogs were roaming through the restaurant and begging for food. Common, but those who haven't seen it may be shocked initially. Several in our tour group were bothered by it. And the toilets. I'm happy they had plumbing and soap and running water but there are no seats on the toilet. Also common. Be prepared to squat.

Everybody rant and raves how great it is I thought it was so so…read moreMaybe the Pastor store tacos are just better in the town. I live in in California cause I didn't think their pastor lived up to the hype Hopefully, it's just an off day for them

Stopped by a little after 12pm on a weekday. Had a large order of 60+ tacos to go, which they…read morecranked out within 15-20 min. Got a mix of al pastor and chicken, all of which came with many bags of salsa (red and green). General consensus was the al pastor was great, chicken was a bit dry and passable. Washed it down with some horchata (which was also fine). Skip if you don't eat pork, but 5 stars for the al pastor in terms of flavor and value.

During a beach jog we stumbled across La Zebra and decided to stop, great decision. The setting is…read moreepic, right on the sand with the ocean as your backdrop and a relaxed morning atmosphere. Service was friendly and attentive, making it an easy place to sit for a bit and cool down. I went with the breakfast burrito while my wife had the avocado toast, and both were fresh and satisfying without feeling heavy. Sometimes the best finds are the unplanned ones, and this was definitely one of them.

Easy and breezy! While this restaurant is right next to La Zebra Hotel, you don't have to stay…read morethere to eat here. It's a covered, open-air restaurant right on the beach with breezy seating and great ocean views. The food is consistently good to great, and the drinks are well made. They serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner, each with its own menu. Highlights include excellent tableside guacamole with garlic oil, fresh ceviche, fruit and veggie smoothies, and plenty of kid-friendly options, even if they're not clearly labeled. Service was friendly and apologetic the few times a dish came out late. Overall, it's a convenient, relaxed beachside spot with solid food and a beautiful setting.