Incredible Italian in playa del Carmen - just a block from 5th Avenue. Highly recommend.read more

Amazing service, amazing food, walk in options available, waited about 10 minutes but it was worth…read moreit. The prices are great too, our meal was $50 including tip and we got a few drinks, a salad, and 2 entrees! Definitely recommend for authentic Italian food!

February 3/2025: Dinner with the Fifth Wheel Travelers…read more This was a solid meal. Our server "Nico" was a super pleasant fellow that worked very hard to provide great table service, albeit just a dash slow. I think it was a kitchen issue. The ambiance was casual but still nice. Crushed stone floor for this indoor/outdoor restaurant. Restaurant served no charge table bread with dips. The food was delicious. I had the off-menu fettuccine Alfredo ($190p) with Ham & Mushrooms (they forgot the mushrooms)? Even without the mushrooms it was delicious. This is a definite do over.

We kind of oinked it. But it was so worth it. Started off with the arugula salad which was good and…read morefresh. I had the ravioli in butter sage sauce stuffed with lamb and it was delicious. Perfectly El Dante. My wife had the ravioli stuffed with ricotta and spinach. And we shared a Diavolo pizza. We had a little leftovers but no complaints there;) The ambiance was lovely, live music was playing, the servers were very attentive, although ours seemed to have disappeared when it came time for the check. I paid at the bar, no problem. All in all, a delicious experience, and we would definitely return!

If you want Olive Garden quality with Carbonne prices then you've found your spot!…read more I am happy to pay resort prices but this was outrageous. $75 for pasta carbonara, $60 for basic red sauce rigatoni, $45 for a negroni. And the pasta is definitely from a box and not made fresh. We'd been here in the past. Prices have doubled and quality has meaningfully declined since 2024.

This restaurant was a bit of an off note at the Banyan Tree. Service was great, but I found the…read morefood super salty and not that good. The short rib I got was chewy, and I left it mostly uneaten.

The only restaurant in my years of visits to Playa Del Carmen that truly in every way deserves 5…read morestars. The dishes are authentic to Italy, and in my own personal experiences traveling there, better than most restaurants you can afford let alone find, in Italy. Multiple attendants serve you - we didn't have a moment without hydration or service. They were very attentive and very professional. Also, we had a great table in the back, for our group of 9. Before I end this review I have to give my extreme props to this place- for getting Italian food right!! Every dish I took a bite of, I wanted to cry. This is how it's meant to be- Italian food AND eating out at a restaurant. The espresso at the end - made me cry. So perfect.

Dined here for dinner and the service was good. There's a complimentary bread set while waiting for…read moreyour food. I ordered a half pasta with grilled chicken on the side since I'm not that hungry. It was really good and tasty. We also ordered pepperoni pizza & squid for sharing which were equally enjoyable. My husband had a spicy pasta which he really liked. At the end of dinner, they offered us free lemoncello (they have 2 different flavors to choose from).

Classy Italian place with a view and without the pretentious! Nice wine list and food is pretty…read moregood! Love the cacio e Pepe, and the veal chop is nicely done! The service is top notched! We had a grumpy toddler and the server was able to get her face lit up and ate more than the orange slices!

El Puerto is a refresh concept at the Fairmont Mayakoba. Serving Asian inspired food, we were…read moreintrigued and had dinner there two nights ago. The menu features ceviches, tiradito, sushi rolls, small plates, and entrees. I liked the fact that the drink menu featured a handful of interesting sakes, and decided on the junmai daigingo to start. It was excellent, very dry, crisp with a very smooth finish. My only complaint was that it was an incredibly small pour. Sake is similar to wine, so I assumed they would have given me at least a 4-6 oz pour, but it seemed more a shot. I started off with the hamachi tiradito, which was excellent. The hamachi was very fresh, large cuts, and seasoned beautifully in lemon, lime, chili, and peppers. It was quite a large serving, and likely shareable for two people. I would definitely order this dish again. We also tried the scorpion roll, which was a special that night. The roll was also quite large filled with a tasty tempura shrimp. For our entrees we ordered the steak and the duck tacos. I thought the steak was outstanding. A very lean and large cut of flank steak, but which had been seasoned well and was very tender. We also enjoyed the duck tacos, but the steak was by far our favorite. We ended our meal with the deconstructed key lime pie. This came highly recommended by our server and was outstanding. Very deep, bold, tart key lime with wonderful cream and a light crunchy crust. This reminded me of the delicious key lime pie we could only find in Florida. It was so good, we considered going back another night to get more! Overall we had an excellent menu at El Puerto. The service was great and I liked the fact that the chef came out at the end of our meal to welcome us and ask how we liked our meal. If you are looking for a good Asian Fusion meal in the Mayakoba area, I would highly recommend El Puerto.

Amazing tomahawk and service was spectacular! They have a very tasty dip/spread and soo good!read more

Great food and drinks! The beef carpaccio was amazing. Also had the lobster Mac and cheese and…read morethe bolognese and both were great. The staff was extremely helpful and attentive. While I have no complaints at all, there was just something missing for me to give a 5 star rating. That being said, I would still definitely return.

February 2/2025: This was just ok…read more Our server was a nice young fella but he was kind of slow. It MAY have been the kitchen. What's weird is 3 of 5 tablemates ordered pizza and one got their pizza within 5 minutes of ordering! We think the pizza was someone's else that was declined or otherwise not accepted. That's NOT cool! The decor & bathrooms were all from the 1980's and the bathroom in particular REALLY needed an update. As for the food, it was just ok. We ordered bruschetta ($100.00p) & it was blah & uninspired. My meat lovers pizza ($270p) was ok. I added extra garlic ($45.00p) & added mushrooms ($45.00p). They were just ok but certainly not great. No dessert or drinks for me. I doubt I eat at this place ever again. FAR too many restaurants in Playa del Carmen.

You can never go wrong with a pepperoni pizza and chicken Alfredo fettuccine pasta!!!…read more I ordered both through the Rappi delivery service and both dishes were good!!! This place is on the lower price ends of pizza and pasta places in Playa..it's not the best but it does taste good for the price. I have no complaints. Might not always be my first choice for pizza and pasta but still good.

Came here for last night at Playa Del Carmen and birthday dinner. I briefly checked the review and…read moreit looked good so off we went. Restaurant looked pretty busy and the waiter was able to accommodate 8 people at the last minute. Restaurant was clean and nice vibe to it. Staff was friendly and attentive. Waiter brought complementary bread and sticks prior to meal which was good. I ordered the Calamarata pasta with shrimp, baby lobster, octopus calamari, clam mussels, presh tomatoes and parsley. Others ordered homemade spaghetti with mussels and shrimp, homemade tagliatelle, carbonara, and Alfredo with lobster. Waiter was nice and brought sampler on the house, which was half meatball on top of some type of Chipotle sauce. Meatball was not too bad with the sauce. Dishes came and I was bit disappointed with the presentation. Even though it was the most expensive dish on the menu it was around $26 and in US this kind of dish could easily be over $40. The baby lobster looked pretty good, two clams tasted fresh, and mussels were ok. I took my first bite and the sauce had strong seafood flavor which was overwhelming, and it was not a good flavor. Fishy seafood flavor was over powering. I tasted the mussel and other lobster dish and sad to say the flavor was very similar. Half way through my dish, I flipped over the baby lobster and to my surprise the meat portion by the tail was empty. I was like what the heck happened to my lobster. I looked through the dish to see if it fell out and nothing.. So I showed the waiter my dish and asked him what happened to the lobster tail. The waiter said maybe then they cut it in half other dish got the losbter tail.. {Ok}. Then the waiter had the audacity to ask me if I already ate it. I said ummm no I just flipped the lobster and called you. The waiter then said he will take care of me later. Shortly after he came back with one full baby lobster split in half. This was a nice jesture and the lobster tasted good. Over all, the dishes were just average and service was great until he questioned my integrity. Finally the icing on the cake was when the bill came and I handed the waiter the bill, he counted the money in front of me. . After he realized I gave him a tip he said thank you. I was hoping this place would be so great I would want to come back. But nope, I left here going man, I wish Yelp had option to give 2 and half stars.

This has become one of our favorite restaurants in PDC. The food, drinks and service are terrific…read more I had a passion fruit margarita that was so delicious. All of our dishes were wonderful, especially the lamb ragu with pappardelle. And the servers are very nice and helpful. The location of the restaurant at the end of 38th St. near the beach, away from the crowds on Quinta Avenida makes for a relaxing, quiet ambiance. A total winner!

My wife and I have been coming by Di Vino for years before they changed the name from the Glass…read moreBar. It's in a great location which makes it quite easy to grab a quick glass of wine and people watch. They did some nice upgrades in decor and added more TV's. The chairs at the bar are not designed for comfort though so it's hard to just relax since you feel like you are sitting crammed straight up. Minor inconvenience though. They push Veuve Clicquot heavily here with advertising everywhere but most places are like that. They probably have a deal with their vendor for that. The wine list is solid and the bartenders are very friendly.

Very good fresh pasta -- the four-cheese sauce in particular was amazing but beware a possible…read morecheese overdose depending on what starter you got (one guest got the melted cheese and proscuitoo start followed by the four-cheese tagliatelle and was "cheesed out" by the end of the meal.) Nice setting in busy part of town, nice indoor/outdoor seating, good but not great service, nice wine list. The salmon was good but not exceptional. Menu too broad for my taste which usually means quality suffers on the fringes. Come here for the setting and the fresh pasta.

In the Vidanta resort so you'll need to be a guest there. We enjoyed the ambiance and the food. The…read moreservice is excellent!! This is one of the better restaurants in the Vidanta. The hazelnut cream is 5*, a must.

Our waiter was incredibly professional, friendly & efficient. Every food item was delicious! The…read moremeatball appetizer, salmon entree and wonderful desserts were highlights!