this place is a jewel. The food is fine, facility and venue very good, with service great. Enjoy! read more

Atmosphere was nice. One of the nicer restaurants in this small town. Located right across the street from the main plaza. Service was ok. I asked the waiter a question about a dish and he couldn't really explain what it was. The food was cold when it arrived at our table. read more

El Meson del Marques - Mexican Near Me - Valladolid, YUC

Good location and nice building. But you will not get what you expect from a 5 stars. Strict policy to. Check in at 3 pm. Really slow check in. Room really small. Only two big towels in the bathroom (no hand/face towels). Only black coffee for breakfast (espresso needs to be paid separately). Drinks at the bar served in plastic glasses. Food at the restaurant pretty dry. Curtains in the room could not be closed properly so that you have at 5.00 am already light in the room. A positive comment for the bellboy who did a great job. read more

Guacamole is prepared next to your table, service was excellent and the margaritas were awesome too. Price is very reasonable :-) read more

One of the most delicious traditional Yucatán and Mexican dishes. Great atmosphere, with a lovely garden. Would highly recommend! Must try when in Valladolid :) read more

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Situated at the ground floor of a hotel. The hotel looks really nice but I probably wouldn't stay there because the restaurant is a very busy place! Food was good but nothing to write home about. We came here on our way to Tulum from Chichen Itza & made a quick stop at Valladolid for lunch. If we were to eat elsewhere we would have to find a public parking. This place has its own parking lot with a security guard, which is a big plus if you don't want to leave a car full of luggage unattended. read more

This place seems to cater to tourists a lot. The food is very bland and it is very much "hotel" food. My husband ordered the only vegetarian dish he could find on the menu (veggie molecajete) and it was literally just unseasoned grilled vegetables (some green onions, an avocado, a raw tomato, and some cheese), with warm tortillas on the side. There were no beans, no flavoring. I ordered spaghetti because the first three dishes I tried to order they were out of so I just gave up. The spaghetti was ok, just really greasy. We were extremely disappointed that we paid as much as we did for the worst meal we had on our entire trip to the Yucatan. There are so many better choices in Valladolid. read more

Keep coming back to this place as it a very pretty setting, but the service has never been good. The food is good but this visit I ordered panuchos, a very traditional plate. And it was greasy and they used the leg meat instead of traditional white meat. So it had all the rubbery part of the leg. Very bad. Husband has Marques chili relleno was good. We like to go fo the homemade tortillas but they did not have them. Was told that since it was only 12:30 on Sunday and not very busy they do-not make them. It really is a hit and miss with this place. read more

Wonderful beautiful place. We can here to escape cancun. .. so glad food was yummy. It's probable rain form you didn't I enjoy every minute of it... read more

El Meson del Marques - This place is beautiful.... the food was amazing. . got caught in a rainstorm and did not mind one second of it - Mexican Near Me - Valladolid, YUC

If you are fortunate to NOT bypass this wonderful city in you way to Cichén-Itzá, this is a wonderful place to eat in a great setting.

The 3 stars is mostly for the atmosphere and ambience. If there is a separate rating for it I would rate it 5 stars but since there isn't I would have to rate this restaurant low. Firstly, ambiance is spot on. right when you step in their big entrance way you feel like you've timehopped to colonial era valladolid. They have done a really good job in preserving and restoring this century old building. I imagine it would be really nice to be able to stay in the hotel. Anyway, the fountain and the courtyard was relaxing. The antique pieces and paintings around were a welcome addition that just makes everything rustic and elegant. Now with the service and food. Service was not as good as expected, especially after reading the good reviews and knowing that this is a good, renowned hotel/restaurant. (maybe it was just us) but the wait was drawn out and the wait staff was not very attentive. It felt like our waiter was playing hide and seek, and we could never find him. And I don't think they are understaffed at all. Another thing with the waiter, we have already finished our appetizers and our first piña colada but we still didn't get any napkin or even a paper towel. We actually had to ask for it before we started our entrees, and our waiter didn't seem happy he had to go travel a few steps again for napkins. Food was okay. Nothing amazing. It was edible and had some flavor to it. I don't know, maybe it was the waiter but the food experience felt lacking of love and passion. I liked the stuffed cheese yucatan style which was one of the house specialty, but I didn't like it enough to think of going back and getting another serving. We have tried a few restaurants around where the food was not that good and the atmosphere was not too great but service was impeccable and we had better experience, so I think it just boils down to SERVICE. read more

El Meson del Marques - Mushroom tostada - Mexican Near Me - Valladolid, YUC

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Yes Sir Marqués. This is legit upscale food at a reasonable price. Had the seafood soup, grilled octopus, chicken soup (my Spanish is mas o menos, so sometimes I order too much) and the whole fried fish. All were juicy and seasoned to perfection. A huge plus is a beautifullit courtyard w a fountain. Heck, if you want to propose here, you can't go wrong. read more

OMG! Comida Yucateca at it's best, we loved the Hacienda look with of course the fountain in the center garden. The service was spectacular and the server recommendations were down right perfect. I found a new love, Chaya and Pineapple water, so refreshing! read more

This hotel/restaurant is in a beautiful colonial building. The dining area is in a large courtyard with a fountain and trees. We had lunch and enjoyed it so much we returned for breakfast the next morning. Their is also a small bar area next to the hotel pool. Prices are reasonable and food was all delicious. read more

This is one of the nicer restaurants in Valladolid, which is part of the hotel of the same name. We didn't stay at the hotel, but we had an excellent meal here, which specializes in regional dishes. Menus are in English and Spanish and explain a little history of the place. read more

Great ambience, friendly service and delicious dishes. All with a great Yucatán flavor.

We were exhausted from visiting Chichen Itza and were craving for some comfort food. We had very little time before catching our bus and figured we'd order some pasta. Boy oh boy, the restaurant looks pretty and all, service is good, but the food was horrible. It had to easily be one of the worst tasting pesto I have ever had in my life. The cold spanish tomato soup literally had no flavors. Highly recommend not to go! read more

The setting was quite impressive, and the menu offers a lot of choice, but the food was decent without being particularly impressive, the service was pretty cold and the prices were way too high. Also we found it a little bit commercial (everything is branded with the logo) and the overall experience was quite underwhelming. Definitely not a bad option, but nor is it a great one. read more

I had the salmon dish and it was amazing! The flan was not that great. A bit hard and eggie. My flan is much better. My entire dinner was only $24 for a shot of mezcal, beer, salmon entree, dessert and coffee. Service was excellent. read more

Our tour guide took us to this restaurant when we said we wanted to try really authentic Mexican food, not the touristy, watered down version available in most of Cancun. The restaurant is gorgeous! We sat at one of the tables surrounding the courtyard. Our waiter was attentive and courteous. Every single thing we ordered here was delicious. Even my vegetarian husband, who doesn't usually relish Mexican food LOVED it. I ordered a Pollo a la Diabla (or something close to it ). They cooked it at the table. It was delicious. I could eat another plate of it right then! Our choice of dessert was sort of like a coconut pudding. It was amazing!! It was delightful food and such a wonderful experience. read more

This place is great very authentic and flavors are spot on. Service is excellent and very accommodating with food allergies. A must if u are in town. Longanisa is also a must try that is unique to the area. read more

On our anniversary called to get hours for the day we were told the kitchen closes at 9:30pm made it a little after 9 both hostesses looked at each other then looked at us very uninviting. Stated the restaurant stopped serving at 9 we mentioned we called to confirm and we were made out to be liars. Very disappointed would give them 0 stars if I could but can't. read more

Great traditional food and old world charm. Tables situated around open indoor courtyard add to charm and ambiance. Large servings and friendly service a plus. Delicious queso relleno, sopa de Lima, and lomitos. Mango margarita was a nice complement to our lunch. Hope to be back some day. read more

Went for dinner and encountered a lovely setting - seating is around an indoor courtyard, which was quite beautiful and serene. I was told the guacamole + margaritas are amazing, but I opted for a fresh juice instead (more of a whiskey than tequila gal). The juice was delicious (some variation of beet, apple, celery) and the guacamole was fresh but was a bit bland although they do make it in front of you ... Also perhaps my American diet is predisposed to salt. The octopus Veracruz wasn't as great as I imagined, maybe because the style (sautéed tomatoes & onions) was too similar to the fresh fish dish in Rio Logartos that I had for lunch, which was superb. Would go again as the service was great and the atmosphere relaxing. read more

The food, service and atmosphere were great! We had lunch after a long day of ruins and cenotes. I wouldn't have changed anything.

Food was absolutely delicious and was great local cuisine. Server spoke English and was great company. Only downside was delay in service and having to ask for any and all refills; chips for salsa and guacamole, drinks, napkins. Not everything on menu was available but staff made up for disappointments. Again, food was phenomenal. read more

Great place to come after going to Chichen Itza in the morning. We got rejuvenated and headed down to Koba. If you want great big event is a great nachos come here. And by the way really good service! read more

Went there on some local recommendation. The place has an amazing atmosphere is the old Spanish style hacienda. However the service was very sub par - got the wrong order twice and then added two additional items on our bill which we had to point out. The food would have been good if the overall experience did not leave a bad taste in our mouth. read more

The quality of the food blew my BF and I away. Everything we ordered was fresh and delicious. The guacamole, panuchos de pollo and mushroom soup are what we had. Delicious, my BF talked about the panuchos all afternoon. Highly recommended. read more

Excellent lunch for whole family. Beautiful restaurant , great wait staff. One of the best meals we have had in Mexico. Great late lunch after Chichen Itza and cenote. read more

Great atmosphere, I had a great cocktail (was something with chaya), my wife's tasted like a cherry icee with gin. My cochita pibil was dry, the rest of the food was just ok. The central patio's ambience salvaged the experience. Maybe we were here on an off night read more

We were here for an early dinner and was pleased by the number of ethnic food choices available. We tried the guacamole (that the waiter prepared at our table ) which was a nice touch but nothing exceptional in taste. I ordered the Valladolid sausages and loved it. My wife ordered the cochinita pibil which she loved too. Clearly the best food in town by our consensus. read more

Food was okay, but we had much better food during our trip to Mexico for less. The restaurant was beautiful and quiet at first but during our dinner musicians set up right next to us and proceeded to play music at an uncomfortably loud volume. read more

Central location and beautiful courtyard. The food is ok. We ordered guacamole , ceviche mixta, and grilled octopus. Guac was pretty good (they make it right in front of you), but the rest of the food was average. Drinks were pretty average too. They have a large selection of natural juices, which was good. read more

Absolutely amazing atmosphere, seated around a garden and fountain lit by candle light. Food was great everything we had was spectacular. However the drinks are pretty weak, I would recommend shots. read more

Alright, first I want to state that the service was terrible. We were neglected for the majority of our dinner there. After ordering a table side guacamole --which took 20 minutes and was bland-- we had to wait another 10 minutes before the waiter came to take our order. After a 40 minute wait and a pretty cool flambé, the food was meh. The Carbonara pasta's chicken was very dry and there was a lack of sauce. Furthermore we ordered some beef fajitas, they came with a warm guacamole side and didn't come with tortillas --we had to wait 5 minutes to see our waiter and ask him for some-- the beef was mediocrely flavored and the vegetables that came with were rubbery. We also ordered a Grilled Squid a la plancha. The squid was chewy, and lacked any flavored. The presentation was outrageously bad. They had plopped the thing in the middle with 3 pieces potatoes and a single slice of tomato on the side. It was so bad, we had to send the food back. Last but not least, came the Shrimp Flambée. The presentation of that one was good, they had a table side Flambée presentation prior to serving us the shrimp. The shrimps overall were ok, nothing to special, and finally the vegetables. Like the fajita's vegetables they were pretty much uncooked and lacked of any real flavor. But wait... there is more. The mojitos were not the best, we have done better at home, and the lemonade was more, 90% water 5% Lemon, after those drinks we were left with no glasses for the whole dinner. Finally comes the service, it was indescribably bad. Our waiter as previously stated, ignored us. The only time we had interaction was when the manager, made our waiter do it. The thing that was most shocking is the fact that our food was not served with cutlery or a napkin. Not to mention the napkins were made of paper which was not expected form a place with a good appeal. To sum it all up, it was bad. Definitely not eating there again. read more