I came to Ponto Lago for the Baja Brunch with my sister and two friends. They did not disappoint. The food was fresh and mostly Spanish influenced. Sure they had some traditional breakfast foods like french toast but they also had paella. The Baja Brunch was $84 a person and it included coffee and tea. The bottomless mimosas were extra. They have a churro bar and a Bloody Mary bar. The brunch had so many selections: Fruit bar, salad bar... carving board with beef. They even have oysters. Our server was very attentive to refreshing our drinks. This is a popular brunch spot due to TikToks and IG posts about their brunch; but it was not crowded. This is a beautiful restaurant with views of the ocean. Many of the patrons were guests from the hotel. Ponto Lago is located in the Park Hyatt Aviara Hotel in Carlsbad. The Baja Brunch is only available on Sundays from 12:00pm to 2:30pm. read more

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Our dining experience was amazing atPonto Lago I have traveled to Spain and Mexico City recently. Which offer the most exquisite dining experiences, and this restaurant offers the very same. So much attention to detail. Our Waiter , explained everything That we wanted to know about the menu with great care . The chef has made sure that all of your dishes are prepared and presented beautifully. The flavors will transport you to the place of origin.. we were started off with a melted gooey, Oaxacan cheese appetizer. (it reminded us of our trip to Oaxaca a few months back.) we also had six of their delicious Vancouver oysters. Divine ... We enjoyed the woodfired grilled octopus with olives and capers ." this was the very best dish for me." The seafood paella Is the perfect size for two people. With the crispy bits of sticky rice on the bottom, we ate every bite. They do offer a fairly nice wine list. We chose a Chardonnay from Argentina, which was crisp not too oaky, it was just right for our seafood dishes. We also had to try one of their fresh blue corn tortilla, very good. We enjoyed the flourless chocolate cake along with the blue raspberry sorbet with freeze dried meringue . It was the perfect ending to our amazing meal. read more

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I had the absolute pleasure of experiencing the Chef's Corner, and let me just say... it was an extraordinary culinary masterpiece at Ponto Lago! This intimate, one-on-one dining experience took place at a private table just off the kitchen, offering a front-row seat to culinary artistry. The head chef personally guided us through each course--tailored to our preferences and dietary needs--with creativity, passion, intention, and unmatched attention to detail. From the delicate caviar to the freshest burrata, perfectly shucked oysters, buttery sea bass, and the most tender prime rib--every bite was a journey of flavor and finesse. When you want to get an elevated taste of Baja California's flavors, visit Park Hyatt Aviara Resort's Ponto Lago. Debuted in 2020 as part of the Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star hotel's $50 million property-wide renovation, Ponto Lago offers Baja-inspired dishes that are as refined as they are flavorful. It's no surprise this gem is Forbes-rated. The service, the ambiance, the food--chef's kiss. A once-in-a-lifetime experience I'll forever cherish. read more

This place surprised us. Turned out to be one of the best restaurants we have ever been to. Highly recommend. Service was just ok, but food and ambiance is incredible. Highly recommend read more

Service was great. Everyone was super nice and accommodating. Had a party of 10. The drinks non booze start at $14 not too bad. They were good. So mixed drinks were like $25. That's $150\200 in drinks. Ehh. The starters were ok nada crazy got 4 to share. Main course. Wife chicken dry as bulls ass. I was shocked. The mole was good. I got the seafood and rice. Rice a bit salty cuda held back cuz of seafood in it. Served clams that never opened. Muscles over cooked and shriveled and cold. Rice cooked well but again a bit salty. Shrimp and sauce was good. Mac n cheese for the kid was good that was $12 great value there. Other kid for spaghetti. Sauce was ok. Turkey meatballs tasted like sawdust formed together. $12 again no woop. But chicken was like $40 for 200* temp chicken was a bit much. So total on food was $500+ or so with 2 kids. The shocker was dessert. Got everything they had it's like 12-14$ each. This was the home run. Everything was great and plated well, looked so amazing. The churro was massive with 3 sauces. Choc mousse was fantastic. Orange thingy was spot the f on. My gripe. How do you have a virgin lemonade for $14 but have this bomb ass dessert for the same price or a main entree for $50 that should be $10 at 7-11??? Idk man but skip apps and dinner and just go there for dessert. Big tip. If you don't drive a 100k car be prepared to wait a bit to get it. Sat waiting for valley where everyone else in our party didn't even hand the guy their ticket and got their car. I'm next the "main" guy goes over to grab some really sweet cars for people waiting behind us. Ok no big woop they are probably here and etc or staying here. Sure cool. Well after that happens 4 times. The main guy just walks by me to talk to the dude behind the desk. I say hey can I get my car?? He takes my ticket goes it to another guy and 5 mins later my car rolls up. Well after I had to ask the guy to get my car when he just grabbed everyone else's I put away my $50 bill I was gunna give and handed $5 instead. Meanwhile my friends that drive 100k cars only gave $10 each. Don't judge a book by its cover just cuz my yota isn't 100k don't mean I don't tip well. It's usually the ones that do are the ones that don't. Zero star for valet and reason id never go back 3 star for the service and dessert. Find better food at a hole in the wall for $30 than $600+ here. Save your money cuz they don't care if they get it or not. Give it to a business that would appreciate you. read more

I took my family of six one of which was a teenage birthday girl and we had a wonderful time. The food was absolutely amazing. We had everything from guacamole to ceviche and finished off with steaks. The place in the food had a Mexican flare, including Mexican cokes which the kids love. Dessert or ice cream sandwiches, which were individually made for the kids. They loved them. I'll warn you that your pocketbook will suffer but your pallet will not. Have a nice time friendly staff super clean bathrooms and just a pleasant experience all around. Kids ate everything as did we. read more

Service is excellent. Attentive and friendly. Ambience is exactly how we like it, Not loud and annoying, open kitchen adds a nice buzz, and the room is warm, open and comfortable with nice decor. Food exceeded expectations especially the sea bass and oysters aguachile style was interesting. Mushrooms and corn were winners. read more

Ponto Lago - Chicken and Wood Grilled Corn - New American Near Me - Carlsbad, California

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Located in the Parc Hyatt Aviarra, this restaurant is a great find. The food was superb, service was attentive and overall ambiance was conducive to enjoying a great meal. There were 3 of us and we ordered 4 sides, wood grilled octopus, smoked scallops, ember roasted mushroom, ayocote blanco bean. Two thumbs up especially to the mushrooms! I have never had mushrooms cooked this way. Scallops were sweet and tasty with its complimentary sauce. As for the octopus I am partial to Spanish cooking. It was still good though. My daughter ordered seafood paella, again we prefer the Spanish version, thin and slightly charred rice. This version was more like a tasty sautéed rice. We also ordered fresh catch of the day, which was seabass. They were great. We came back the next morning for breakfast buffet. Crews were different. Took awhile to flag someone to get coffee, however, once we got it going the staffs were friendly and attentive. Overall, my experience with the restaurant was very pleasant and enjoyable. i felt so taken care of, like a Michelin rated restaurant. read more

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We had a party of 6 adults and 6 children for dinner. The seated us on two separate tables in the private dining room. We enjoyed a nice adult table dining and the kids had a great time. The food, including the kids meals, were very delicious. A wonderful time a an attentive server named Tyler. read more

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Wow! Latin inspired fine dining at its finest - enjoyed many options here during our stay at Aviara. read more

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Food was delicious, kids came with and enjoyed all the food as much as we did! Had SMOKED HAMACHI, GRILLED OCTOPUS; SEAFOOD PAELLA, RIBEYE, and EMBERED MUSHROOMS. All were really tasty! They didn't advertise a kids menu, but did in fact have one, and my younger kiddo had the spaghetti and meatballs. I love that they accommodate kiddos with a more basic palate Cocktails so good, especially if you like Mezcal and Tequila drinks. Try it all Desserts not pictured - 2 huge churros with dippers (kids loved) and a tres leches cake (was ok), plus complimentary lil chocolate cake for our anniversary! Plus complimentary champagne toast to celebrate, it was quite a nice surprise. Great customer service throughout! Ambiance was chill, a nice restaurant but still felt easy and ok to bring our 2 kids (12 and 9), and no bif deal they werent "dressed up" since they came from a golf clinic. It was just right - felt more "fancy" (for the kids) but not stuffy at all. Staff was great. Afterwards we walked around to rest our full bellies and the kids ran around in the open grass area just downstairs. Would definitely come back! read more

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We had parked closer to another restaurant on the Park Hyatt Aviara Resort. But we were able to use their complimentary shuttle to make our reservation! Our server brought us arepas to start, a cheesy bread-like South American appetizer made of cornmeal. Then we shared the Ceviche Tour and the Catch of the Day, striped bass. The server mentioned that it would be served with the head on because not everyone likes to see the head served on the plate. It was all quite delicious. For dessert we had the flan that's served with mango bits and carmelized banana that complimented the creamy flan. The dining room was a large open space with an open kitchen on one end! It was an enjoyable meal and a beautiful space. read more

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It's a beautiful restaurant with great service and delicious food. I love the view of the open kitchen. They also have a kid menu and my sons love the Mac and cheese here. They cleaned the plates. They also have crayons and paper for the kids to color. This is definitely very kid friendly. We ordered Lobster Taco, Wood Grilled Octopus, Whole Branzino, Seafood Paella and scallops. The food was great but the appetizer portion was very small. It was only enough for one person, not to share :) read more

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The waitress, Rosa(I think) was so attentive and efficient. We sat outside and it was a beautiful view, unfortunately the bees kept attacking our food. The breakfast buffet at $40 per person was pretty good. We ate at the Waldorf Monarch Beach breakfast buffet for $60 per person and this one beats it hands down. They had a good variety of food. The only thing that wasn't so good was the French toast which was hard to eat. They had an omelet station, cereal, pastries which were pretty good. They also had homemade Granola and yogurt. read more

Ponto Lago - View from ponto logo patio - New American Near Me - Carlsbad, California

Amazing experience! It was our one year anniversary celebration in this classical restaurant. The food is so yummy, the interior design is beyond my expectations. You will love the beautiful ocean view and the sunset! read more

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Love the food and view there~~ I will come back to eat for sure! Seafood lover must come Breakfast is good too read more

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Food, service and attention to details was all 5 stars ! Scallops, cauliflower and everything that touched our mouths was the best ever. By far the best dining experience we had in 2025. If you're staying at this resort eat here every night. Thx me later #delish read more

We're here to celebrate our anniversary, and get really warm hospitality. The seafood cocktail is well balanced, made my boy starts to love octopus. Iberico Pork Trio with little seasoning, shows how the food should taste like, high quality meat! Desert menu is attractive too. The churros are a o good and we all ate too much. Definitely will come back again. read more

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This place is trying to raise the bar with their service. Extremely professional and high level. Food is great as well, truly amazing.

Gorgeous restaurant located inside of Park Hyatt, I love the open kitchen style and decor. Our waiter was amazing. He was attentive but not overly chatty (I am not a big fan of the super chatty ones). We celebrated my birthday here with my family. We got the suckling pig, only available on Saturdays; it was very good, the meat was moist and the skin was very crispy. They give you corn tortilla you can wrap it like a taco. We also got the pork chop which had a nice sauce and was very juicy. My mom got the seafood paella, we all liked it very much. A lot of seafood and a yummy yellow rice. I also loved the mushroom!! It had a nice char flavor, very smoky but rich at the same time. So flavorful. The organic chicken was just ok, kind of bland. So don't get that. For dessert, we had churros, which is a must. The chocolate and fruit jam sauce compliments each other very well. Our waiter also comped us a birthday chocolate dessert. Everything was great. The food came out timely and everything tasted so fresh. The ingredients they used were amazing! Had an amazing time and so glad we came here! Highly recommend! read more

Ponto Lago - Suckling Pig - New American Near Me - Carlsbad, California

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Ponto Lago is inside the Aviara resort. It's a big boxy restaurant so when we initially walked in for dinner we thought it had convalescent home vibes. Service was ok, food was ok, nothing stand out. We were served complimentary Arepas as bread service which were great! We ordered the following: -Bone-in Rib Eye - heavy handed on the salt, came out almost room temperature. 6/10 -Potatoes Tostones - what's not to love about crispy salty potatoes! 8/10 -Wood Grilled Corn - meh 6/10 -Ember Roasted Mushrooms - meh 6/10 -Blueberry lime gelato with pistachio cake - Its ok, we ate it. 6/10 No way this restaurant would stand on its own outside of being in a resort. Food and service were ok, nothing memorable. read more

Happened to be staying at the Hyatt and wanted something easy the first night and wanted to stay local in the hotel. My oh my what great luck. Likely the best meal we have had in a long time. Service was great (thank you Tyler). The food was first of all beautiful (weird word for food but it was). The chef came by a couple of times and is obviously full of passion for his food. It was delicious and wonderfully presented. Portions are perfect size. I had the octopus (best I ever had) and then the seafood paella (so many flavors going on). Amazing. We are from NYC and have had some good meals over time, and this was right there with some of the best. Wishing them the best of luck we had a great meal, will return to this hotel because of this food for sure. read more

A most comfortable, paradise like setting outside, looking out over a jungle like gully of palms and trees, with extremely attentive service and wood fired, roasted cuisine served from a gorgeous, wide open kitchen...with an enviable "chefs table" that we've yet to enjoy. I'm tempted to bring a sleeping bag....n just stay for the ambiance...and another fire roasted fish for breakfast. read more

I wrote this review while I was still at the restaurant. It was that good! We are staying at the Park Hyatt Aviara and just had dinner at Ponto Lago. This place is ridiculous! Delicious! We had the oyster tour, guacamole, two bone-in prime rib eye steaks, local catch which was snapper, hay flamed mushrooms, and the burnt cabbage. Everything was excellent! The prime rib eye was one of the best steaks ever for us. The service was impeccable. Amazing dining experience!! We will back tomorrow night for dinner again. Three night and four day stay at the Hyatt!! Thank you all! We appreciate greatness!! Dang I would give you 10 stars! read more

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By chance, a vegetarian fine dining experience that elevated my palate above all others in San Diego County. It did not matter to them that I was casually dressed having just finished a 5 mile "nature" walk on the nearby Batiquitos Lagoon Trail. Everyone of the staff was attentive & impeccable with their service & smiles. Greeted promptly & given my choice of a table. Chose one close to the open kitchen. It provided me with a look into the fascinating precision, the orchestration & teamwork that goes on behind the scenes. Nonstop entertainment. Not to mention the splendid aromas that wafted towards my direction. When I was asked if I would like something to drink & responded "I don't drink" in regards to alcohol, the waiter did not miss a beat. He asked me if I liked grapefruit? Why "yes" I said with a smile. He brought out a complimentary bottle of low sugar grapefruit soda. The color was a lovely shade of pink. When he slowly poured it into a champagne flute the bubbles blew the worries away. He had no idea. Having been on a medicine that prohibited grapefruit for the last 3 years, that was recently discontinued, I sipped it & rejoiced. It was absolutely refreshing. The presentation of the lentil ceviche was eye catching. The lentils a tad too salty for my taste buds. I liked the fresh sugar snap peas & thinly sliced radishes. The waiter gave me a good laugh when I contemplated the asparagus dish. I asked if it came with the sauce on the top or on the side. He said "neither, it comes on the bottom!" The asparagus dish was colorful. What a shame I do not like raw tomatoes. I can think of many who would have eagerly devoured them. The tortilla chips came in handy to scoop up the capers & cheese sauce which was good to the last drop. The cheese originated from Peru though is mixed with potatoes. The pickled chayote was new to my palate. The yellow color contrasted nicely with the brown mushrooms. I actually could have eaten more of those since they were a novelty & a little less of the mushrooms. The huitlacoche (which is a type of fungus that grows on corn) empanadas presentation tickled my fancy. Whoever thought of carving out a rolling pin & using it for a vessel for empanadas was genius! I believe the lining was a banana leaf strip & there were the thinnest plantain strips up top. Enjoyed this dish immensely. Chewy textures are my favorite, so it knocked it out of the park sort of speak. This vegetarian dinner was fabulous, outstanding, splendid & indulgent to say the least. Opted to have dessert outside by the fire patio lounge & heaters, looking up at the moon. read more

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Wonderful place. Wonderful staff. I wish I remembered my waiter's name because he was great. The food was delicious and well seasoned. We celebrated my birthday here and they packed a cake for me to go bc we were too full to eat it. Parking is valet and free when dining at the restaurant. Just ask for validation upon leaving the restaurant. If I'm in the area I will definitely come again. The hotel and restaurant is gorgeous. Expect an expensive meal. 20$ on average for appetizers and greater than 35$ on average for main course. We loved the following: Seafood skewer The yellowtail sashimi from the sushi menu The tacos were delicious!!! I loved the fish taco but also heard that the pastor was delicious. The tour de cerviche was good but the others were better I did not like the pina pinta cocktail. It was sweet but tasted like medicine bc the alcohol was a bit intense. I thought it would taste like a pina colada but it was far from that . The margarita was delicious though. Overall: excellent. Would come again for the Ambience, staff, and food ...I enjoyed it all! read more

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We planned a day to go to different restaurants around the area and Ponto Lago was our last stop. This restaurant is located inside the Park Hyatt Aviara and has an open kitchen near the hostess stand. We ordered the striped bass, catch of the day, and ceviche tour. We were given complimentary arepas, which were a nice starter. The ceviche came with some tortilla chips that were quite thick. I liked that we could try the tuna ceviche, kampachi ceviche, Baja seafood cocktail to see which one we enjoyed the most. They were all pretty good, except that the Baja one was a bit too tomato-y for me. Both fishes were delicious, but I think the Branzino (catch of the day) was better. The presentation was nice and came with pickled manzana chile and garlic chips. For dessert, we shared the Ecuadorian flan, which came with mezcal lime mango salsa, caramelized banana, and mango jalapeño coulis. It was really yummy. After we paid the bill, I was surprised with some kind of chocolate birthday cake with a few berries on the side. It wasn't too sweet and very lovely. I enjoyed my time here, except the service was a bit slow at times. We kept wondering where our server went off to, when we needed something. Overall, this is a great place to celebrate something special. read more

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Go for the food... stay for the service! Nice menu with a lot of fun exotic twists but nothing too crazy! They make you feel valued and the ambience is clean and spacious... great views. Just a nice change of pace great location and exceptional people... "Jake" thanks for going above and beyond. Recommend. read more

Fantastic restaurant great chef and the food is amazing Amazing staff very well trained read more

Brunch :: I havent had a breakfast buffet in awhile and this one was amazing. Fresh omelettes, and so many other delicious treats. I wasnt a guest of the hotel, my friend was and met her here. We had children with us and got attentive service. The wait went by quickly. The place was packed with families but they kept the breakfast area stocked and cleaned. Great experience. I left very full and satisfied. read more

Hubby and I spent the weekend at the Park Hyatt Aviara a couple weekends ago and ended up having breakfast here both mornings. At this point, they were seating people indoors but we asked for a table outside. First day, there was a heater right up against our table. It was nice and cozy and made breakfast even more amazing than the endless mimosas made it, TBH. Yes, so for breakfast, they start you off with the mini conchas. So cute and tasty. It galled me that a table near us didn't touch theirs. Argh. Hubby went with the o.g. 2-egg breakfast with bacon + a side of their smoked salmon. I decided on the savory bowl because I'm a sucker for congee. I passed on the smoked salmon option but immediately regretted it when hubby's side of salmon tasted so good with it. And, of course, this was all washed down with no less than 4 mimosas. The cold press juice options made me feel less guilty and if it weren't for the tennis court reservation we had at 10, the sky would have been the limit! We went back the following morning. No heater this time but turns out it wasn't needed and we weren't cold. Breakfast this time was the blue corn griddled tortilla and the same for the man including that side of salmon. Still good! The griddled tortilla was described as a pupusa but that could be somewhat of a misnomer. There was more masa than cheese so the appreciation was more for the blue corn masa than the cheese. No mimosas the 2nd morning but that didn't diminish my enjoyment one bit. Other items that were really great - churros (light and binge-able) and chicken sausages (got a side) Service both mornings were pretty darn fantastic. I thought the mimosas would be tough to get but our server always showed up at the right moment to offer another. If you want to splurge on breakfast in a beautiful setting (outdoors is scenic, indoors is beautifully decorated) with great service, check out Ponto Lago! read more

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I appreciate that we must have visited Ponto Lago on a bad night. Our party of six plus two little ones arrived at 7pm for my wife's birthday dinner. We were seated on the terrace. It was chilly. Having asked for one of the outdoor heaters to be brought near our table, they explained that they were out of propane. Other tables seemed to have no propane issues. Even people who were seated long after us got a working heater. A heater arrived at 9pm. Now to the food. We ordered starters and main courses and a hot dog for the 2 year old. He wasn't to know that the hot dog would not arrive until after 9pm. The starters took an hour to arrive and were adequate. Another hour and a quarter would pass before we were to set our eyes on our entrees. When they did arrive, one tenderloin steak arrived cold and the other one overdone. I can't eat that late so I sent my lobster taco back therefore I can't tell you if it was any good. During our inordinate wait for our main courses we asked for some bread. When it arrived our table burst out laughing. Five slices of WonderBread! I've only ever seen that in fish and chip shops in the UK, never in a place with stars on the door. The evening concluded with me being nearly reversed over by the valet driver in the parking area. The irony of the moment was that they nearly reversed over me using my car. Aviara is a good golf course but the hotel has issues. Maybe we caught them on a bad night. They only charged us for drinks as they knew they had screwed up our party from start to finish. Sadly, my wife will never get that birthday back. read more

Ponto Lago - Wonderbread - New American Near Me - Carlsbad, California

We came here for breakfast and ended up having the breakfast buffet. The breakfast buffet was surprisingly good. Everything tasted fresh and employees were constantly checking the buffet counter and refilling. The inside was spacious, clean and big open space! read more

I had an amazing experience here with terrific personable service. Food was phenomenal, one of the best meals I had this year. I will be back. read more

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Alejandro is potentially the greatest staff member of any restaurant. The potatoes and the steak with their signature salsa is an experience. I feel fortunate to have been able to participate in the excellence that is Ponto Lago. read more

Oh my goodness! I don't even know where to start with this review. Simply put, this is the best fine dining restaurant I have been to in my 23 years of life! The culinary experience was unlike anything else I have ever experienced before and, not to mention, the view from the restaurant was absolutely breathtaking. First off, being my gluten-free self, I was incredibly impressed that their table service wasn't bread and butter. Instead, we were presented with a warm plate of arepas (which are gluten- free) that were accompanied by a delicious avocado tomatillo sauce. To begin, I would like to draw attention to their specialty cocktails. They had a wide array of cocktails which included everything from simple classics to unique and delicious flavors. I thoroughly enjoyed my matcha inspired "Camellia" cocktail. Next, the food was to die for! My personal favorites were the Ribeye, Pork Chop, Octopus, and RockFish Ceviche. Lastly, our server Dom was the best in the game! He was extremely attentive to our table throughout the whole night and provided us with personalized suggestions to make sure everyone was satisfied. Additionally, Katherine greeted our table and was extremely helpful and friendly. Also, Chris (one of the managers) stopped by our table to check-in which was a very nice gesture, it made us feel so special! All in all, you will not regret a trip to Ponto Lago! Amazing food, unique drinks, and wonderful service. Next time you come in be sure to ask for Dom as your server! read more

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If you are looking for a unique culinary experience and a beautiful setting this is the place. The cuisine is a cross of Mexican, Spanish, European and South Western. What really made our experience was the wait staff. Our server Alejandro, took us on a journey through dinner. He was so knowledgeable about the menu and regions of where the food was inspired. It made our time with him educational, fun and most of all delicious! I enthusiastically recommend this restaurant. BTW this type of cuisine usually is not my first choice, so it had to be over the top for me! read more

Came for breakfast/brunch and was absolutely thrilled with all the options. We did the buffet, and all the food was fresh and delicious. Watching the chefs make it right by the buffet was delightful. Eggs were fluffy and moist. Potatoes were cooked to perfection. The pastries and fruit were out of this world. Especially the raspberry filled puff pastry, which was buttery, flaky, sweet, with a little tartness; best pastry I've ever had. Staff were friendly and attentive. I don't even live in the area and will be making a point to return! read more

We had breakfast here. After 40 minutes waiting for our order we requested an update from our waiter who said he forgot to put our order in. A 5 star restaurant forgot our breakfast order is astonishing. At no time in that 40 minutes did he think something was wrong. The latte was cold when we ordered a hot one. The food was ok given they took 5 minutes to prepare it once they realized their mistake. Beautiful restaurant but the waiter was horrible. Manager gave us what we asked for given we were also staying at the hotel but this will be a place I'll never visit again. read more

We really enjoyed this restaurant before covid when it was Italian so decided to give the new restaurant in its place a try. I am so glad we did! This is a fusion or creative take on Latin American cuisine. The restaurant has been remodeled inside with a new open kitchen that can be seen from the tables. We made a reservation on open table but the restaurant is not very busy for its size so walk ins were sat as quickly as we were. The hostess and our wait staff were excellent. The food was paced nicely and explained. The menu is organized differently as there is not an appetizer & main section but rather the dishes are organized by type. We ordered two orders of the octopus for the table before the arepas came out. Arepas: these were similar to a small pupusa, very cheesy and delicious. 4/5 Octopus: The amazing hit of the night! Some on our table were hesitant to try it but oh so happy when they did! The octopus was prepared perfectly. No rubbery texture. It was topped with candied kumquats that really elevated the dish. The flavors of the chorizo aioli also were lovely, not spicy. Do yourself a favor and get this dish! The dish made those skeptics change their minds. 5/5 Seafood Paella: Beautiful presentation and generous with fresh seafood. I shared this as it a large portion. 4/5 Asparagus: This was the only miss of the dinner. The asparagus were huge and the pickled strawberries were interesting but not together. 2/5 Wagyu empanadas: I did not try these and forgot to ask how they were. Oops. Ceviche tour: This is also a shareable portion and was told it was delicious. Champurrado pudding: Beautiful presentation and the pudding was delicious. So light and tasty. I just wish I had more pudding. The horchata ice cream was also delicious. 4/5 Churros: These piping hot light pieces of cinnamon sugar deliciousness were immediately devoured. We all loved them and the raspberry and chocolate dips added an extra bit of amazing tastes. We loved these so much we ordered some for dessert the next night to eat in our room. Oh yumm!! I know that is not good for your health but we were checking out the next day. read more

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