El Palmar is the main casual dining restaurant inside the Westin. It's thoroughly mediocre. We stopped in to redeem our free "healthy snack." The complimentary snack was a small frozen banana covered in chocolate. We had the complimentary continental breakfast two days in a row. The continental breakfast was an odd offering of fruits, yogurts, and what appeared to be leftovers from a condemned sandwich shop (think wilted, bad cheese and ugly cold cut meats). The yogurts were good. Some of the fresh fruit was good, but the fruit was a bit hit and miss. The cold cuts and cheeses were not edible. As a complimentary breakfast for those with Marriott Bonvoy status, it's a major disappointment. Service: Decent service for coffee Ambiance: airy, outdoor tropical setting on the patio Overall cleanliness: above average read more

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This is located in the Westin hotel on Level1. We ate breakfast here because we got free breakfast. The free Continental breakfast is a small station compared to the rest of the breakfast buffet. Check with the staff before you dive in. During check-in we were given free voucher for 1 free healthy snack. We were curious and slightly hungry between meals and went to redeem our voucher. It is a frozen half mini banana dipped in dark chocolate and nuts. It was about 3 bites and it was a light snack. Food: the free continental breakfast included yogurt, fresh fruit, salad, minimal cold cuts. Coffee, juice, water. It was sufficient for us. The fresh fruit was fresh and delicious. Stay away from the canned fruits such as peaches and mandarin oranges. The peach and plain yogurt was very good and plenty of wonderful yogurt toppings to give you protein and crunch such as sliced almond, pecans, coconut, and more. Service: employees are friendly. read more

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*Teresa is a rockstar! One of the best servers in PV* Check out the age on the bad reviews. Whatever issues they had in the past, are in the past! This place is dynamite! We really only ate breakfast during our stay but it was too notch. They have an omelet chef who can also make eggs to order and French toast and waffles. They have a station outside for quesadillas. The service is AMAZING. The only thing that could improve was getting the check but it felt like there was a cultural separation that I didn't get. I'd give 6 stars if possible. read more

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This review is for a generous 4 star rating. I feel like 3 stars isn't enough but a solid 4 might be pushing it so I'm rounding up. We stayed at the Westin and ate here for breakfast every morning. Breakfast was pretty standard with eggs and an omelet/waffle station made to order. The other options were hit and miss, such as the pork ribs (dry and salty) and the beef fajitas (juicy and tender). They change the other options every day so you never know what you're going to get. One thing that's standard is the make your own chilaquiles, which I enjoyed, and the quesadilla station made to order. I didn't like that one person made the quesadilla so filling and the other person made the quesadilla so bare. What really gives the place a close to 4 star is the service. Danny is the best server and he loved giving my baby everything he wanted. I love that he made my 2 year old feel special every day. read more

Muy exelente! Los tacos muy buenos. Salsa bien picante. Pizza Hawaiiana y hamburgesa con queso. Todo muy bien. read more

El Palmar Restaurant - Tacos and Hawaiian pizza for the kid. - Mexican Near Me - Puerto Vallarta, JAL

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We stayed at Westin during our vacation in Puerto Vallarta so we ate at El Palmar restaurant quite frequently during our stay. The staff here are super friendly and very attentive. This restaurant has a buffet breakfast every morning for 460 pesos per person. The menu for the buffet breakfast changed every day so we get different kinds of food every morning. During the buffet breakfast, there are 2 stations where you can make your own quesadillas or omelets/waffles/pancakes. We also had dinners here quite often since it rained almost every afternoon while we were here so we just decided to grab a quick dinner at El Palmar instead of going out for food. Overall we love eating at El Palmar and highly recommend this place to anyone who's staying at Westin looking for a great place to eat. read more

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Great place that happens to be open in the midst of COVID. Staff is very courteous. I feel that they do care about hygiene. Masks and eye protection. Had Ribeye tacos. These were delicious. Full of flavor yet simple. Delicate tortillas (not much flour). Had salsa and guacamole on a side. Good place to eat if you don't want to go to the city. read more

El Palmar Restaurant - Ribeye tacos - Mexican Near Me - Puerto Vallarta, JAL

Great spot by the pool reasonable priced I got the rib eye tacos came with four tacos Tip: They use real sugar sodas got a Pepsi not just one but two. They checked your temp before entering and of course offered hand sanitizer the workers had masks on when ordering. read more

El Palmar Restaurant - Menu - Mexican Near Me - Puerto Vallarta, JAL

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I sometimes leave reviews for my own future reference, but perhaps you, dear reader, will find this useful. If not, I apologize for wasting two minutes of your precious vacation. If you are staying at the Westin, you will eat here. It is a good hotel restaurant. For breakfast, no need to get the buffet. It's too expensive. Order from the menu. Avoid the enchiladas, we found that the chicken was dry and overcooked. The omelettes are a great value. Chilaquiles are good. They have good bacon here. The green juice is very nice. It tastes really healthy and is not too sweet. Orange juice good too. For lunch and dinner, you can't miss with the ribeye and arrachera items. Ribeye tacos and steak quesadillas are very good. I didn't care for the NY strip Asian fusion item- very salty with too much soy sauce flavor. Otherwise, everything we've had is fine. Just fine. On that note, stick with Mexican food (besides the desayuno Americano which is good). Don't order pizzas and burgers. You will be disappointed. Don't eat here too much. Get off the property and enjoy the local cuisine ya gringo. read more

Tucked away on the first floor at the other end of the building, on the way to the pool this cute little spot sits. Service and food were wonderful for our breakfast buffet. Seated very quickly, drink order taken with variety of beverages including yummy fresh squeezed orange or grapefruit juice and delicious green drink, then we were off to grab whatever our empty bellies desired. There was a station dedicated to the yummy yogurts, variety of granola, and basic cereal (which of course pleases my child). Then a station dedicated to the fresh made scrambled eggs, fried potatoes and plantains, bacon, sausage, and spinach egg whites. Wrap around to the omelette/french toast/ custom egg chef who is quiet but delightful. Continuing around the chef you find the desserts and Chilaquiles section. Overall, it has been wonderful enjoying this convenient spot to fill our bellies before our days at the pool or other excursions read more

I'm so surprised the ratings aren't better here. I've been eating here for over 10 years and there may have been the occasional "off day" for a server, and some dishes weren't my favorite... but overall and especially lately, the food is phenomenal Da the service exceptional. The buffet is pretty much available all day with a small salad bar that has plenty of quality greens (not just iceberg but good stuff) and everything is fresh including the homemade dressings. The cook at the buffet is so sweet and everything he makes, is amazing. Even when he's "off duty" he will still offer to make you something off menu - even if you say it's not necessary. Soooo professional and happy to please. read more

El Palmar Restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Puerto Vallarta, JAL

We totally enjoyed it! Consider that this a restaurant located inside the Westin resort, so, as usual for the restaurants that are inside big hotel chains, you wouldn't expect much, right? Not in this case! We were pleasantly surprised :)) FOOD We had fajita with beef and fajita with chicken and shrimps combined very tasty, perfectly cooked (on the well done side), absolutely balanced. Beef tacos, again very tasty, the meat was juicy and tender even if well done. Steak, delicious! you have to order it, perfect texture, perfect balanced flavor, well cooked (I asked for medium rare) and super juicy. Mahi mahi fish, it was ok, but not memorable. Fish overcooked, rubbery texture and of course dry, which is normal when any kind of fish is overcooked. AMBIANCE Amazing!!!! I couldn't have enough of it! Yes, it is by the pool, completely surrounded by palm trees, singing birds, colorful butterflies and friendly iguanas, OMG I was in Heaven!!!! The setting is very elegant and simple at the same time, the atmosphere relaxed and calm, I totally enjoyed it. SERVICE just perfect! attentive, informative, polite. read more

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Pleasant first-time visit to el Palmar at the Westin where are spending the night. Reviews made me leery but we didn't want to leave the property for a late dinner when we had an early pick up time booked for a tour the next day. So, we gave it a try. Service seemed well-timed not slow. We tried the waiter's suggestion of the citrus salad. Very light fruity flavor with fresh greens, walnuts, orange slices, and cheese. It was very tasty and the portion was large. The iced tea was very good, just the way we like it. Rolls with a spicy flavor were very good. I ordered the mahi-mahi while my wife chose the chicken burrito. The fish portion was small but it had a nice flavor. It was served with asparagus and a salad. If I could make a suggestion, they should serve a fresh vegetable medley and rice rather than the salad. The burrito was very good and addictive as I ended up finishing it for my wife who was too full. Strangely, it was served with fries. We are in Mexico so why not beans and rice? Please give it a try. I hope their management reads these reviews. read more

El Palmar Restaurant - Mahi-mahi - Mexican Near Me - Puerto Vallarta, JAL

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We enjoyed the breakfast buffet at El Palmar. It's a restaurant inside the Westin, near the pool area . They had a lot of really yummy choices, something for everyone...beans, eggs, bacon, sausage, sopapillas, French toast, pancakes, assorted breads and pastries, assured fruits, cereal, juices, coffee, mimosas... Our server Juan was excellent!! Highly recommend this place. read more

El Palmar Restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Puerto Vallarta, JAL

I gave three stars because the staff were very welcoming and nice. The restaurant was very presentable and a good amount food to choose from. Unfortunately, I ordered a salad and the salad was never brought out and I had two waiters. One that brought my beverage and one that took my order for the food. The waiter that took my order for the food, never placed the order in. I was outside in the patio for about 30 minutes. I was offered a complimentary salad of my own and Dessert but declined. This restaurant needs to have more training for their waiters/waitresses in order to comply with timing during dinner hours. read more

This review is strictly for the Sunday breakfast buffet, which was absolutely delicious. For $390 MXN, I stuffed my face and left feeling absolutely disgusting, which was my goal. Inside you'll find your usual suspects: the omelette station, hot and cold breakfast items and juice bar, served in Mason jars of course. Outside was a Mexican bonanza of about 5 traditional dishes. I didn't know where to begin, even though I knew going in, this story only had one ending. read more

Breakfast buffet is good but not great. Service was good, selection and food quality was acceptable. Last time we stayed at this resort we walked down to Inzio which is next to the club regina and for similar $ had a much better breakfast buffet. Attached is their full day menu. We also tried la cascada - burgers and dogs on the third floor of the Westin, the Hawaiian burger was ok, the ribeye burger was so dense it was almost inedible, also the gluten free Asiago bun was inedible, the fries were fresh and tasty. read more

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This restaurant is on the bottom level of The Westin. We came late. I ordered Mahi Mahi and we ordered a cheese plate. I also ad some beers. The food was good!!!! Service was slightly slow at first. What can I do without at El Palmar? Service can be a little slow. What stands out at El Palmar? The food is better than average hotel food!!!! Four stars!!!! El Palmar is really ridiculously great!!!! read more

The SLOWEST service I've ever experienced. Today was my third meal over two years. Each time, I keep thinking that it can't be that bad again and sure enough, it's incredibly slow. It's 2:00 pm and there are nine people at 6 tables. It's now been 30 minutes since I ordered my food. I ordered a simple dessert. It's my last time. I won't have to worry since the Westin is closing next year. Until then, never again!!! read more

Our first time here. Visited 2 times, the first time it was ok, our room had a free breakfast buffet, we also had a late afternoon snack/ happy hour food. Very very disappointing, I went for breakfast and there was a lack of care from the servers, everything I tried was cold! I asked a server to warm up my soup and he said, let's ask the cook.. ? Then after a little time he was thinking about what to do, he took my bowl, only to never come back with it!!!! I tried some of their buffet and everything was cold! The first visit was mediocre, second one was terrible! I wouldn't come back even though it is free. We had a service dog and they also gave us a hard time saying we had to seat all the way at the end of their patio! Makes no sense! It was empty and I was on the patio! ????? We spoke to a manager and nothing changed. They really need to work on their service and food. read more

Went here for a quick snack. Ceviche was good as was the lime soup. Friendly staff who were attentive and polite. read more

Nice post-flight meal spot. Very good margaritas, lovely ceviche in a margarita glass, ribeye and shrimp "surf and turf", and local seafood stew (molcajete de mariscos)--the last was the best! Good service to boot! read more

We only tried the breakfast buffet and it was yummy. It does not change on a daily basis. But yummy. Right across pool area. read more

El Palmar Restaurant - Ensalada de frutas del buffet - Mexican Near Me - Puerto Vallarta, JAL

Not a standout menu. Not a standout experience. Would encourage hotel to put little more effort into concept.

Wonderful brunch buffet. Located inside of Westin. Spectacular service! Staff here works hard. Sit outside or inside.

We had a bad experience eating at this restaurant our waiter Hugo brought out one plate of fish tacos (we ordered two plates of fish tacos) and sat it in the middle of the table for two adults to share. The only thing that is on the plate is 3 tacos there are no sides on the plate. Hugo brought us one drink and never came back for refills when they were gone. I would have to say that Hugo was the worst waiter we have had in Puerto Vallarta in three years wee have been coming here. The only reason I give 3 stars instead of 1 is because the manager was great she comped one of our plates after he finally placed the order and also gave us a free round of drinks. She also offered a free dessert which we declined. read more

Staying in the Westin Puerto Vallarta (great hotel) and went to El Palmar for dinner after a day on the beach. When we arrived, very few people were eating there, which should have been our first sign. We ordered the fish of the day (Mahi Mahi) and shrimp fajitas. The waiter brought rock hard bread to the table with stone cold butter. After quite a long wait, the food arrived over cooked to the point that it was uneatable. To their credit, the removed the food from our bill, and just charged us for the water. There are far too many delicious restaurants in PV to eat here. Spare yourself and save the time. Go anywhere else. read more