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!

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).

If you are looking for a place to eat in the PDC that is not Mexican this is the place to go. We…read morewere getting tired of eating tacos over the previous three or four days so we wanted to find something different. We sat outside and the weather was perfect. We had a small bee issue, but it was no big deal. The waitstaff moves quickly from drinks to ordering . We love this as we are not a family that spends 3 hours for lunch. As the other reviewers have said the bread here is amazing . They bring you all different sizes and bread types that everyone is happy. It's the kind of bread that is crunchy on the outside and chewy in the middle. It pairs perfectly with the oil and balsamic. My wife was shocked at how good her cheese pizza was . Being from Chicago we know a thing or two about pizza. Two of us had the pesto spaghetti which was great. Next time I will add chicken. We went here for lunch and we are already thinking about coming back here for dinner on our last night in the PDC. This would be the only place that we went to multiple times.

Great friendly service. Nice Itialian atmosphere in Mexico ,…read moreVery authentic and tasty Italian dishes and wine ! Only recommendation is include the " fresh " Little odd they want extra for fresh pasta ??

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.

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.

What a cute place! Wish we had discovered it earlier in our trip. Came in for a light snack and…read morethis was not disappointed. The staff are so warm and friendly. The food was amazing, you can tell they care about the quality and output.

Our stay at playacar all inclusive needed more quality and we sure found it at Prego! The stay here…read moreare amazing the DRINK ARE TO DIE FOR. The food is pretty incredible too. Definitely a must try when in playa del carmen

We sat outside (by choice), it was comfortable and clean. We went a little early so it wasn't…read moreoverly busy but they had a nice clientele. We both ordered calzones and salads. The salads were generous portions with a nice dressing and fresh lettuce and cheese and we're tasty. The calzones were good but I wouldn't say spectacular. They needed more filling meat, etc. but we're hot and tasty. We ordered water and we were brought bottled water. We witnessed other tables getting water out of a pitcher. Would've appreciated the option, but it wasn't offered. Had to ask for a plate for the oils to enjoy the bread and oils no salt or pepper for the oils with the bread. The bread was dry almost crumbly but that's how it is here in Mexico. The wine was good. The service was good. Had to ask for a ticket but again I think that's how it is here in Mexico. I would visit again.

Best pizza in town! Excellent service, a spotless kitchen, and great prices--very reasonable for…read morethe quality of food. Bonus: it's right beside the small airport and skydive drop zone, so you might catch some cool planes and parachutes landing while you eat.

January 13/2025: Dinner with Al/Clem/Red…read more This was an alright dinner with a goodish ambiance. The server "Moses" was a very nice, polite & patient fellow. He delivered solid service, 5-Star. It rained during our meal so that did have an impact. As for the meal...it was a 3-Star at best. My appie was Bruschetta Pastorall ($147P). It was hot in flavour & decent tasting as well. My main was Chicken Parmesan with a creamy spaghetti ($379p + $75p for the spaghetti). They were good but not great. They SHOULD have been great for a $31.50 Cdn entree. And even though I asked in writing to have the meal extra hot...it was barely warm enough to NOT send back to the kitchen. This seems to be where most restaurants in the area drop the ball...taste & food temperature. Even though I ranked this a 4-star it's not really one...it's more like a 3.5. I doubt I'd come back here.

The restaurant is located off the newer end of 5th Avenue where restaurants are more upscale and…read morethe presence of street sellers is much less. The ambience is great. You feel like you are eating in a jungle. Most of the seating is outdoors but the jungle blocks views to and from the street. We went for thin crust pizza. The crust in fact very thin. I think my Mailina could have been in the oven a bit longer to brown more. I did not detect any sausage although the description said there should be. The wife got the Napoli and liked it. We started with Caprese salad. It was excellent. Best (most fresh tasting) I ever had. Service was inattentive. There was one guy who was waiter and street recruiter. It was too much for one person.

Avoid this place!!! I've been eating Mexican (which I LOVE) my entire stay in Playa so today…read morethought a simple salad and pizza would be a simple choice. There is a hyped up "pitch man" standing outside encouraging people off the street to come in. He told me he could make a special that included a drink of "whatever I wanted" well since I was thinking of pizza anyway I decided to give it a try. I decided on a glass of Cabernet and even though it wasn't on the menu, a mixed salad. The waiter couldn't have been sweeter, he was very accommodating. I also asked for water and I noticed the waiter poured the water from a bottled water. I didn't question and assumed (u know the saying about a-ss-uming) that they just used bottled water since he didn't say anything. The mixed salad was simple but a nice size. I also ordered a margarita pizza. Well the pizza was just a cheese pizza with three pieces of basil. I asked for more basil and the waiter did bring a side of basil for me. This was really bad bland pizza! It reminded me of a frozen Digiorno and that was even being generous! When I received my bill...surprise! No special, it was only if you ordered 2 pizzas. Oh and also a tip was added on. I didn't mind the tip because honestly the waiter had nothing to do with the crappy food. I had heard that there was great pizza in Playa but this was NOT it! Not only was it my crappiest meal in Playa it was my most expensive!! Almost 30.00! And yep a-ss-uming, I was charged for the water. On my next visit to Playa, I will definitely avoid this place.

Great place to eat…read more My wife and I stayed in Playa del Carmen for 10 days. during that time we had lunch or dinner there three times. The one person that stood out the most was the greater named Boris. He was very nice to us and funny. With so many choices Boris was the main reason we ate there the first day the great food was the reason we went back