Such a cute restaurant great for a bday dinner or anniversary! The food was great! We had the Al pastor tacos that came with a fire display with a pineapple. All the drinks were amazing. The lighting and the music made it feel like you were on the beach! The service was quick and the staff was friendly. Would love to go back again when I'm back in town. read more

I am sorry for I am going to sound like a cheap millennial in this review but hear me out my fellow yelper because I have a point. Costera Tulum is beautiful, I cant deny that. The decorator deserves a pulitzer price for the job well done. The smell, I wasn't a fan of as it reminded me of an orthodox church from the balkans but besides that, it was very pretty in there. We came in mid day and it was busy considering people should have been working. We sat by the bar and were greeted right away from the bartender. He was helpful with wine and drink choices and friendly enough to engage but also able to leave me and my friend alone. That is where my good experience comes to an end. The drinks were gorgeous but not worth an Andrew Jackson. They were creative but might as well be a virgin drink I could have offered my 7 year old. The food was okay. We had guacamole and quesadillas. The guacamole was good but let's be honest if a Mexican restaurant messed that up, then we have serious issues and this review would be on the negative. We also had the short rib quesadillas and frankly I thought that the bartender messed up my order because my meal looked like empanadas. The chef needs to be fired, in my opinion. Empanadas have dough, quesadillas have tortilla. I am okay with being creative but it has to work and deliver taste. So in the end, I paid for mediocre food and pretty drinks for the pretty romantic views. To conclude, I will return for the wine only. read more

Costera Cocina Tulum - Chicago - GUACAMOLE and SUMMER LOVE - ROSE SANGRIA - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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This place is beautiful with amazing ambiance. Smells of sage and incense linger in the air. The bar area is gorgeous, there are monkey sculptures hanging. It was quite busy and we didn't have a reservation but we could sit in the outer area so we did! It was kind of dark and in the corner.. we were joking about how we were the red headed step children lol my friend had to use her phone light to see. We were reluctant to make a reservation because you have to put your CC down and they'll charge you $20 if you can't make it. Not a fan of that. I really liked the drinks, I enjoy a good spicy marg. The food was pretty good, not the best but decent enough. My fave thing we had was the tuna tartar. The lobster tacos were oniony, luckily I love onions, my friend was like meh. Our server was incredibly nice! read more

Trash. I made a reservation a long time ago, for my family coming from Italy to visit and see the music show. No dress code was ever enforced at this restaurant before, but they changed policy last week and they decided to enforce it without noticed. My husband was wearing a $800 outfit but he had shots, and they are not longer allowed at this restaurant. I was told policy is on their website even if I made the reservation a long time ago, when the policy wasn't valid. They ruined my day and left me without a restaurant on a busy Saturday. I'm so disappointed and now I have to take my family home with no dinner. read more

I planned to celebrate my birthday but once I got there --for a 10 person dinner-- they told me we would only have the table for 2 hours. I DO NOT RECOMMEND this place for any special occasion. When I made a 10 person reservation, they should have been clearer about the time limits as it's very difficult to have a dinner for 10 in 2 hours. We were explicitly told by the manager that he did not care about the celebration. We left in 2 hours and the restaurant was still empty. Poor service, bad ambience, do not recommend spending your hard earned dollars here. read more

Food was phenomenal, a great tastebud experience! taste! The service provided by Karina was extraordinary - she went above and beyond to make our experience memorable. The ambiance was truly awesome, transporting me to the Mexican coast with its vibrant decor and relaxing atmosphere. A must-visit for anyone craving a taste of coastal paradise! read more

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Great food, drinks and service! Waiter was knowledgable about menu. Will definitely be back when in Chicago!! So tasty!!!

Costera Cocina Tulum has delicious, high-quality food, attentive and friendly service, a fun and inviting atmosphere.

Beautiful Ambiance and it smells delightful. Like Cedar. I only had the Oysters and Octopus. Both were really good. I love the salad on the salt on the rim of the west coast oyster. The Octopus was cooked perfectly. read more

great date spot, the ambiance is great. Tight seating but you get used to it. service is always great

Went there last night .Thought everything was excellent.great quacamole .Interesting spices added.The tuna tartare,octopus and lobster roll were wonderful.Thought portions were very adequate.Would definitely go back read more

Absolutely fun time at the bar. The drinks and food were outstanding. The lobster tacos are amazing. Our server Brentley was attentive and provided great service. read more

Food and service was great! Ask for Valentine for your server! The ambiance is definitely a vibe

Great food, good service even though our waiter forgot about us it was a busy night and the place was popping

Went here on a recent Thursday evening. Service and ambiance were great, but the food was mediocre, especially for the price. Small, relatively bland guacamole (but the chips were good), and the tacos were just ok. Also, fairly limited drinks menu. read more

So. Good. Everything was amazing. Service was incredible. Every bite of food was incredible.

I sat down and waited for my drinks to come they never came. Just walked out this horrible place. I loved it at first now I hate it. I will never come back. Asked three time to get service, 3 freaking times. We finally got a bottle girl to get our drink. She never got us the drinks. We walked off and just left. So sad read more

I used to love this place, but recently I had the worst experience. We went to celebrate my friend's promotion, and I was so excited to come back because I love the drinks and the vibes, especially the music. However, our server Svetlana was not friendly at all and made our experience very unpleasant. She rushed us to order, even though we told her we needed more time, and when she came back after just 2 minutes, she had an attitude. We received our food, and 20 minutes later, she asked if we needed to-go containers. I felt extremely rushed. It was such a horrible experience. read more

We were looking for a Mexican spot in Chicago- I am from California and I missed the Mexican food and I wanted to go somewhere fancy as well. We ordered an appetizer, a mocktail and 2 taco plates. They were not bad but I'm not sure why there was potato in the steak taco- it didn't belong and I scooped it out because I didn't enjoy that. The chicken tacos were pretty good, but it wasn't anything special. I didn't go in expecting it to be super authentic or anything but I did expect it to be better than it was. The restaurant was beautiful though I'll give it that! read more

Awful!!! Went here for my birthday yesterday and I absolutely regret it. Was not seated for my birthday reservation even though it's been made weeks beforehand... The drinks were nasty! the food was mediocre and the ambiance would've been nice had I been seated closer to it. DO NOT go here. just another Fulton fail. read more

Costera Cocina service was incredible . A few of my buddies came to visit from Miami and heard many great things about this spot. We walk in with no reservations hoping to get a table. Let me tell you Stephanie the hosts is Phenomenal. She went above and beyond to accommodate me and my guest and got us a fun table, she explain Costera is a Parker Hospitality Concept and recommended a few dishs, we ended up ordering the dishes she recommended and it did not disappoint one bit. Overall, Costera is worth the hype. A memorable experience. Great service. Food is delicious. Fun ambiance and hosts Stephanie knows what she's doing. My new favorite Restaurant to visit in Chicago. Can't wait to come back! read more

I love the place, my 4-star review is because we feel rushed, but I love the vibe great decor food is okay

Excellent food and atmosphere! Must try! Set up reservations as it is crazy busy and crowded. Everything we had was excellent. The only suggestions would be to spread some tables a bit apart and to improve service They're understaffed for how busy they are. I'll give 5 stars because the ambiance is great as is the food! read more

Saddest and driest burger I've had, maybe it's my fault for ordering a burger at Mexican inspired restaurant. but the waiter recommended it, the burger was very dry and extremely salty and overcooked for $30 burger it's possibly the worst burger I've ever had. read more

New favorite place! The ambiance is amazing, feelings like you're right in the jungle of Tulum Mexico! The food was nothing short of incredible, I spent 20 minutes trying to decide what I wanted. My server Tom did a wonderful job recommending and describing all the dishes. He was very careful about our egg allergy and gave great recommendations for dishes without it. I had octopus as an appetizer, cooked to absolute perfection. The flavors blended so well together, while also being very light, leaving me hungry for more. For my entree I decided on the lobster tacos, so delicious and creamy, with a very satisfying crunch of the crispy onions. The mango sorbet for dessert was so light and sweet with fresh mango on top. Wonderful way to finish the meal. The managers Geoff and James came to the table and offered some of the best hospitality I've experienced in downtown Chicago. Overall an amazing experience, everything about Costera left me wanting more. I will be coming back to try some more of this amazing menu. read more

I ate here on a Thursday evening with a party of eight. The design and decor are gorgeous. The front desk was disorganized and uncommunicative. Lots of people milling around looking confused. Not good for a restaurant at this price point. Two of their special cocktails were unavailable without a 20 minute wait for something to freeze, not sure what. Small beer list, surprising for a Mexican restaurant. Tiny water glasses. Our waiter told us that glasses are larger if you order bottled water. We ordered guacamole and queso for appetizers. Average guac, nothing special. Queso with chorizo was delicious. Extremely small portions. We all ordered different entrées. Feedback ranged from excellent to average. Those of us who ordered tacos were especially underwhelmed. Probably OK for what it is if you have discretionary income. Nothing about it made me want to return. Glad we were all dining on an expense account. Chicago has so many fabulous Mexican restaurants. The food here did not shine. Prices are really high for what it is. read more

Terrible terrible terrible. Came here for NYE and had the worst experience. We had dinner reservations and they sat us an hour late and on top of that we had a bottle service reservation at 12:30 they sat us at 1am and then kicked us out by 2am with a full bottle and a half while they claimed I only paid for half of it which can't even be possible because youre required to pay for it in full prior to reservation. My husband was pouring out the bottle that we paid for and the rude security that goes by Enrique grabbed it aggressively spilled the liquor all over my friends and I and our cellular devices without saying sorry. We paid $200 in gratuity for NO ONE to serve our drinks I poured them all myself. I am in hospitality myself for the past 6 years and I can very highly say that this was beyond the worst experience ever. All in all I paid almost $2k for a shit night and the GMs best response was "call me next time you're here and we will take care of you we are a new restaurant so we are still learning" this place has poor management, and poor staff with the worst service, this should be shut down for another terrible Chicago restaurant. Also dj played the same songs over and over again. Lol pathetic to say the least. Photo below shows the bottles that we had when we were kicked out at 2am. Liliana was the host for VIP and she was a delight and tried to help us but everything else was trash. Dont go here!!! read more

Costera Cocina Tulum - Chicago - Full bottle at the time they kicked us out - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Great to have food that matches the amazing atmosphere!! Incredible meal and impeccable service.

Amazing food, ambience and service. Alessandro was amazing at giving the best recomendaciones, and the experience was excellent. Flavors are just like traditional Mexican food read more

James (the firefighter and also server) went above and beyond to ensure we were well taken care of. James (the manager) has great service by ensuring all tables are taken care of. The service was just as amazing as the food! Highly recommend. Yummyy Yumm Yumm read more

10 out of 10. I loved my night here. The staff were welcoming and accommodating. The ambiance screamed Tulum Mexico. The food was amazing. It was served fast. The drinks were. Amazing as well. I will definitely return. read more

Ambiance and service are very good. Food and drink are average for what you pay. Avoid the overpriced burger

Walking into this enchanted place I was hit with a scent of copal, it immediately took me to my happy place. I sat at the bar and ordered a margarita, I believe it was called the adios amor. It was delicious. We started with the quesadillas and they were melt in your mouth incredible. I've never personally been to tulum, but my friend who accompanied me has and she said it brought her right back. 10/10 experience cannot wait to come back. read more

Great brunch. Great advice from server Cole! Also Cynthia was amazing! We cannot wait to come back! read more

Closes before 11pm advertised at midnight. Kitchen closed when asked about dessert. In short they did not want to serve us even tho we were asking to just take out. read more

Long story short: I'd go again, but with a small party lol Food and drinks were tasty, but they messed up our reservation (gave us a table for 6 instead of 9) giving us no room for almost an hour until another table opened up for them to add to ours. Servers were really nice, but forgot to put in two food items. It was also a bday and we had a custom cake that they held in the back for us, but brought out the small "complimentary" dessert with candles instead. I had to remind them, we had to sing twice, and it just wasn't what we had discussed. I know it's a new spot so they probably just have some organizational things to iron out. read more

My sister and I celebrate our mom's heavenly birthday annually...her birthday is November 6th. Since we're going to Tulum in December we thought this would be a great way to try to food and celebrate her honor. I normally put a comment to the restaurant anytime I'm dining and celebrating. This time was no different. David (our server) and James (the Asst GM) hosted us perfectly. Before we were even seated good, James apologized for our wait and said our dinner was on him. David's food and drink suggestions were impeccable and right in line with what our favorite flavors are. An hour passes by and James comes to sit with us. We told him that we were celebrating our mom, we chatted and had a good laugh. David even brought us celebratory lemon drop shots, which were good and strong! We thought the meal would only be comped at a max amount but James surprised us again and comped the full meal in photo our our celebration. This restaurant is not only authentically beautiful, the food and drinks were delicious and the customer service topped them both. I will definitely return to dine, drink and say "hi" to my new friends, David and James. read more

The service here was incredible huge shoutout to Dave! He was the best and I will be back without a doubt. Food was fresh especially the fish but I cannot get over how incredible the service was. 11/10 highly recommend this place. read more

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Everything at this restaurant was wonderful from the hostess all the way to the server, the manager even came to my table with a airplane full of tequila, shots, and sparklers. The experience and service was phenomenal and entertaining. We will be back. This is one of my new favorite places. read more

Ambiance 5 stars, service 5 stars, food meh 3 stars. Go for the vibes though. DRINKS ARE GREAT!