12/2/24 early evening meal, Bacalar - Rest Cabaña del Jaguar
We three middle aged guys from London were looking for a cheap local meal near our Zayali guest house. We had walked past the day before, checking the relatively expensive menu. On checking the guest house wifi I found ggl reviews it was well regarded.
We arrived at 19:00 just after dusk and it was busy. As we ordered I got the awful American music changed to popular Mexican which the management (sitting at a table) appreciated! They were the boss, Eric, and his family together with his visiting cousin, Vincent. We got chatting.
We ordered alfredo pasta (90), fried shrimps in coconut batter (220) and the enticing pineapple dish (250) for me as well as a litre (Indio) michelada each (70 as advertised outside which drew us in!). The micheladas arrived quickly and were generous and very tasty!
The food arrived after a while(being freshly prepared) and was delicious, even the linguini pasta was nicely cooked. The pineapple was something else being very tasty and the shrimps were excellent. The salad, tortilla and tortilla chips were good too. The sauces were bottled and explained.
On the menu it specified IVA/VAT not included (but no % specified) and also a 5%charge on cards.
As we ate other tourists arrived as the restaurant was closing but they were let in as extra custom was important.
During the meal just after dusk the mosquitoes came to eat us. Vincent offered us some citronella insect repellant. There were also a couple of short power cuts which were entertaining as the candles, torches and other insects came out.
We finished and wanted to pay by card but all they could do was a bank transfer as the power was down but we had no SIM. I had to walk the 15 minute round trip to the guest house to get cash, no problem. The bill was actually as I calculated at 770, no extra tax! The bank transfer was also fee free.
We left at 20:35 happy, leaving a 30 tip the young waitress/daughter appreciated.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$200–300
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Highly Recommended!!! What a heartful family. This place is amazing. Good local food for very good price and the service is just fantastico! They helped me with some very special requests, gave me mosquitospray and much more for helping me without exspecting something in return. I am so touched by this beautiful loving attitude. We need more people like these beautiful women in this world. Thank you!!! I will always come back ❤️🙏
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Food: 4
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 4
lugar que llegamos de casualidad porqué nos empezó a llover e íbamos en bici. Comimos de lujo a precios populares, llevado por una familia muy encantadora. un tesoro gastronomico escondido en Bacalar
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
