Melissa V.

Delicious food and prompt service! Was able to book a table for 8 a few days prior which was extremely difficult in most places. Unfortunately the frog top was closed for a private event but we were unbothered as the company we had, the service, and the food were top notch!

Courtney R.

The rooftop ambiance was incredible! You simply cannot beat the view. However, be prepared to walk up 5 flights of stairs! The food and drinks were delicious!

Brian W.

First, some non-food notes: * The views of Oaxaca from the rooftop are amazing (we went around sunset) * The ambience was perfect - there was enough hustle around the restaurant that it felt alive, yet it was quiet enough for us to enjoy our conversation all evening * Wait staff was super friendly, tending to our every need (and more... when we were trying to take a selfie with the view in the background, a server quickly came over and volunteered to take the photo). For each course, our server offered an explanation of everything on the plate. And when my wife accidentally dropped her knife on the ground, a server swooped over immediately to pick it up and in the same motion asked one of his colleagues to bring another knife. Now for the food: Overall amazing. My picky eater of a son ordered the tomato soup (which he refuses to eat at home) and said it was one of his favorite foods here. He rounded out his evening with the cacao dessert which was also amazing. My wife started with the taco of the day, which had otherworldly flavors (and was like 60 pesos), then proceeded with the pork and bok choy, which had a fantastic chimichurri sauce. I started with the watermelon tiradito and I have no idea how they packed so many flavors into one dish (and they all seemed to work!!). Then I had the brisket - I didn't love the mole, but the smoked plantain purée was delicious. I ended with the "Snow White" dessert, which was just fun. When it comes to food, presentation, wait staff, ambience and overall experience, I give our evening at Pitiona a 5/5!

AMAZING FLAVORS, OUTSTANDING HOMOPHOBIA, & ABYSMAL COSTUMER SERVICE... Initially, upon our arrival, the ambiance suggested potential, though the initial seating placement felt... great. A swift, polite request for a superior vantage point--a balcony edge, naturally, for optimal sunset appreciation--was met with the grace of a server who clearly understood the assignment. However, this moment of refined satisfaction was quickly undercut. Enter Staff Captain (or manager) Axel Juarez, a figure whose demeanor suggested a profound misunderstanding of hospitality's nuances. His initial approach, an almost aggressive inquiry about our drink order, smacked of impatience, a trait unbecoming of a purveyor of fine dining. His subsequent, shall we say, tepid reaction to our request for a moment to peruse the menu spoke volumes. Important to mention that it was clear that he was not very fond of my flamboyant fabulous look. I love to serve a look and clearly his lack of appreciation showed, perhaps it was homophobia, who knows. Then, the pièce de résistance: the relocation debacle. We were informed, with an air of manufactured urgency, that our coveted balcony-edge table was reserved for a 7:30 marriage proposal. So we could stay there 40 min or move back. A noble cause, one might think, were it not for the conspicuous absence of any reservation signage and, more importantly, the utter lack of said reservation materializing. The "they're running late" excuse, delivered with the conviction of a third-rate dramatist, was, frankly, insulting to our intelligence. While we are paragons of understanding and champions of love, the blatant fabrication and subsequent preferential treatment of other patrons--specifically, the offering of a larger, previously denied table to 3 straight gentlemen did not escape our notice. Because here is the thing, the captain could have easily offered us that one table for 6, for just the 2 of us, but that would have been good costumer service, and that's not something I believe he knows about. This, coupled with the manager's initial frosty reception, painted a rather clear picture. Now, let's be clear: the food? Exquisite. The six-course tasting menu was a symphony of flavors, a testament to the kitchen's artistry. The cocktails? Impeccably crafted. The side of homophobia by the manager, next level too! The most divine cuisine cannot fully compensate for a side of thinly veiled prejudice served by a manager who seems to have confused his role with that of a gatekeeper of social norms. We, being the resilient denizens of Manhattan that we are, chose to indulge in dessert and further libations, turning this unfortunate display into a source of amusement. We are, after all, connoisseurs of the absurd. In conclusion, while the culinary experience was a resounding success, the service, or rather, the manager's performance, was a masterclass in how to alienate discerning clientele. Perhaps this establishment should consider investing in sensitivity training, or at the very least, a more convincing script for their fabricated reservations. The food is worth the trip, but be prepared for a side bad costumer service from the manager. It's 9:30 pm, no has sat at that one table yet. We could have easily had a great experience and the restaurant could have had a great review, but here we are.

Edward W.

Dinner service here was so incredibly slow a 3 hour meal could easily have been 1.5 hours. Maybe it's cause we sat at the highest rooftop location, which is like the furthest from the kitchen, but it was still painfully slow service. The view was fantastic and you can really see all around the city of Oaxaca. Taco tasting - 5 tacos. This alone was fairly filling and was overly ambitious considering the amount of food we had ordered before. Tacos weren't better than like normal street tacos, but they are more gourmet cause it has like braised beef. corn fungus (cuitlacoche)- this was probably the most memorable dish that I had. first time seeing the fungus on the corn husk and it was delicious salami sausage - oily, fatty, and thick. good if you like sausages. thinly sliced pork - not all that flavorful and a bit dry. tomato cheese ball soup - the cheese balls pop sort of like boba. the tomato bisque was good. would order this again. tomato salad

Kolby G.

Absolutely gorgeous views of Oaxaca from the rooftop patio. Food is tasty, some items can be hit or miss. Hot Appetizers: Chile Relleno - 5/5 Cold Appetizers: Pumpkin Cannelloni - 1/5 Soup and Salad: Cheeses Soup - 4/5 Tacos of the Day: Campechanos Tacos - 4/5 Desserts: Cacao - 4/5 The chile relleno was the best thing I ate here. Really amazing flavors and the duck meat inside was cooked perfectly. The pumpkin cannelloni was awful. No idea what was "pumpkin" about it. Cucumber and other veggies without flavor. Terrible. The cheese soup was delicious and a fun plating. They construct the soup in front of you with 3 ingredients. Super tasty. The tacos were delicious but lacking a little more flavor or spice for my taste. Presentation was cool. The dessert should've been phenomenal but I felt like with most items, it was lacking that extra flavor kick. Lots of textures with the dessert but I wish the chocolate would have popped more. It was muted. Service is amazing. Views are incredible up top on the patio.

Sue R.

The hostess starting off by asking us if we could leave the table by 830. She was speaking English so it was it sounded like she was asking us to come back at 8:30 for our 630 reservation. Finally we understood but a strange beginning to a wonderful meal. Fantastic ambience and magical food with amazing presentation! Definitely recommend coming here

Elana S.

Such a disappointment. I had normal expectations that a proper restaurant has to deliver. It didn't even meet a mediocre restaurant standards. As a starter I ordered tomato appetizer because the server recommended it. First of all the dish looked nothing like what they advertise it on their menu. And I am all about presentation. Anyway, I thought it might taste better at least. I was wrong. It literally had no taste. Zero, nada. I don't understand how it's possible to find a tomato that has no taste in Mexico. The dish had little sauce which would have been well with bread. I asked for bread several times and got it only after I finished the dish. Honestly, it's really bad. Save yourself disappointment and don't come here.

Food, service, and the views were spectacular. Great restaurant in an amazing town, perfect location. Give it a try, you will not be disappointed

Nom D.

Went here for lunch, sat on the upper terrace with lovely views of the town and surrounding mountains. Restaurant has a cool aesthetic- tree slabs for benches and large tables, bubbling fountain in the wood paneled bar, sparsel but tasteful decor. Food was fab. Crispy taco bread with 2 fresh salsas, smoked vegetable and goat cheese salad with baby roasted vegetables and crunchy, honey coated nuts, crunchy rolls stuffed with crabmeat, dorado fish with green, citrusy mole sauce, corn soup. smoked octopus tacos. All perfectly prepared. Wait service was outstanding. Great takes on traditional Oaxacan food.

Fernando S.

This place was excellent. The food was excellent, the service was excellent, the presentation was excellent. This was our 10 year anniversary and my wife who is a yelp elite had read great reviews about this place. So we decided to give it a go. We were greeted with some homemade corn tortillas and some homemade salsas. Usually we wouldn't waste space on tortillas but they were both excellent. The chef send us some ceviche which was amazing. I'm not sure if it's in the menu but I would order it if I went back there. We got a smoked salad with some great and unknown to us ingredients. I'm Mexican and I honestly didn't know what some of those ingredients were but they were very tasty. This was up there with some of the greatest salads I've ever gotten: We for the margarito, diablito, Jamaica botánica and a shot of mezcal all at different times during our dinner. My favorite drink was the diablito because it had some spicy ingredients. I think there was tamarindo and some homemade salt on the rim that was amazing. For main course we got the tacos de lechón and the cremoso de maíz. For what I understand the lechón was cooked and seasoned to perfection and later made into these long cubes of meat. The tacos and the cremoso de maíz both had these cubes which was a bit disappointing because even though the two dishes were very different they were 50% the same. However, like I said both dishes were excellent regardless. We had the choco mamey which was very flavorful and the perfect size. Again the server told us that the ice cream and the crunchy chips were made In house and it tastes super fresh. So why did I have this place 3 stars if everything was so good. Well one thing that really irked me was when I received the bill. We ordered water because we were thirsty. I think we had 4 small glasses of water. In our bill they had charged us 300 pesos for two bottles of water. To put it in perspective you can buy a liter or water for like 20 pesos and a bottle of ok tequila for 150 pesos. The water bottle was more expensive than any cocktail we ordered that night. I don't mind paying for drinks as you can see we like to drink. It just infuriated me when someone inflated prices specially for water. I much have rather bought shots of mezcal than drinking that water. The over all price was like 75 US dollars which is pennies in America. So it's not about the price it's about the principle. Don't over charge me for water for crying out loud. So over all it was a great experience and if wasn't for that whole water thing And the whole my plate having 50% of the same thing my wife had in hers i would have given them 5 stars. My wife gave them 5 stars but I pay attention to the little things.