Posada Margherita is a beautiful restaurant. The all-white setting on the beach is just absolutely divine. It is one of the better settings to have a romantic beachside dinner. Unfortunately, the food wasn't as great as the beautiful surroundings and decor. Admittedly, the mixed drinks and the appetizers were delicious. My wife and I had the Mula Blanca and the Pot Revolucion and both were really tasty and well made. Also the caprese at the beginning of the meal was delicious. The burrata cheese was by far the best burrata I have ever had. But the entrees disappointed. I had the zucchini shrimp pasta and it was rather underwhelming. The pasta was well made but noticeably under-seasoned. My wife had the snapper with rice and citrus salad and the fish was well seasoned, but wasn't cooked correctly. The local snapper in the area is exceptionally good but it was prepared much better at other restaurants in Tulum. They just couldn't execute it perfectly. The restaurant is pricey as well, as the total bill came to 1,500 pesos including tip, which is a lot especially with the entrees underwhelming. Posada is a beautiful restaurant and the drinks and appetizers are delicious. For that reason alone I would recommend going for a drink and a starter, but I'm not sure it's worth it for the full meal, especially how expensive it is and the other great restaurants in Tulum. read more

Best Italian food we have ever had! (Outside of Italy;)) I had the zucchini pasta and my partner had the fish. Both were delicious but the pasta was mouth watering. Delicious red wine was had at the recommendation of our server. (I can't remember the name of the wine.) Seriously you have to try this place if you are in the area!! read more

Great location very well designed and felt like some good energy when I arrived. Unfortunately the he pasta is ok at best and the service was nonexistent. I had to ask for all drinks, ordered sparkling water 3 times never received it asked for dessert menu and coffee selection but was forgotten as was multiple requests for the bill and had to go get that myself. read more

Posada Margherita - Italian Near Me - Tulum, ROO

Burrata salad, shrimps grilled in garlic and butter, margarita no ice. Lots more to explore.

Posada Margherita was amazing. I got a table with a view of the ocean and my wine glass was never empty. The food was great, the place was relaxing, and the service was welcoming. You get a complimentary bread/cheese/veggie starter (fabulous), which I had with some a huge shrimp dish for lunch. Everything I had was delicious. The restaurant is located further from the main strip, definitely away from the town, but close to a lot of the larger hotels. Wherever you are in Tulum, it's worth the trip. Once you find the place, you walk through a little garden towards the back where the restaurant is located and get your beach view for your meal! read more

Good Italian food, relaxing environs, a bit over-styled, definitely overpriced. We had a wonderful lunch at Posada Margherita and it was the most expensive casual meal of our trip. Tulum is generally quite a bit cheaper than either Playa or Cancun, but Posada's prices are more on par with a sexy eatery in Playa. That's okay, the food is good. The grilled shrimp dish was outstanding and the pasta was cooked perfectly al dente. This place isn't for everyone -- it caters to Brooklynites, stylish seaside-dressed Europeans and models who are in town for Vogue shoots. If you're wearing your Hard Rock Cancun t-shirt and pleated-front khaki shorts with Teva sandals, you might feel out of place. Take off your clothes and soak up the sun in one of the complimentary sun beds with purchase of a meal. read more

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Great food & atmosphere! The decor of this restaurant is amazing. It feels homey & relaxing. Highly recommend if trying to get away from the crowds in Tulum! read more

The view is stunning and we loved the shabby chic vibe. It's a nice walkway coming in from the road filed with plants or you can pop in off the beach. I would recommend it for lunch to really enjoy the view. They had a lovely wine selection and landed on a Sav Blanc that was fantastic & unusual. The food was excellent: caprese was fresh & delicious and the handmade pastas were yum! After having a lot of Mexican food I didn't mind the break. It's romantic & sweet. Plus a cute dog Lola who snuggled up at my feet when I was sunning after lunch. Would for sure put it on my list while in Tulum. If you're a juice person they had a lot of variety of fun fresh smoothies and juices too. read more

absolutely the best Italian restaurant of my life. authentic pasta and pizza. the service is incredible everyone is so friendly. even the Coca-Cola light was perfectly cold and refreshing. this place is a MUST. the ambiance is magical. try to go around sunset. they do not take reservations and are cash only. read more

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Very partial to an Italian and Posada Margherita is a good one. We went for lunch and it was the perfect spot to pass away a few cloudy hours with some delicious food & wine. The decor is cute as a button with lovely attention to detail. I adored the giant stone menus and the personalised reading by a very handsome gent was not the worst thing I've ever experienced :) The fresh bread basket was delicious and staved off our starvation nicely until the main event arrived. We had the Burrata and I always find it's difficult to get a really creamy one outside of its homeland but this was stunzo. It oozed out of its casing as soon as we opened it. Delizioso. The pasta didn't disappoint. Freshly made and a joy to eat. We left full to the brim with food and joy. What more could you want from lunch? read more

There have been amazing meals before but this combo or decor, flavors, juice, fresh pasta and ambiance is unmatched!! So happy we began our tulum journey here ;) No need for recommends as everything is absurdly delicious!! read more

We walked on the beach hungry and looking for the resteraunt that called out to us- well this one was the one.

Great food and great atmosphere! Walking up to the restaurant through the winding path is a cute idea, and once you get there you have the option to either eat in the restaurant or on the beach itself. We chose to sit out on the beach, and it was such a great experience! The food here is great too, we both got pizzas and were surprised by just how good it was. There's a lot of Mexican food in Tulum, but if you want to try some of their other takes on cuisine, definitely check out Posada Margherita for your Italian fix! read more

We read a lot about this place on yelp... Some of the reviews made me a bit nervous to try it because they said it was pretentious. I did not find this to be so. When we arrived via a short taxi ride from our hotel we walked in to this beautiful place. I swear it is every girls dream ... Like living in the home section of Pinterest. Everything in the place seems to be picked out of every girls Pinterest Board. Bring Pesos because there is no credit allowed. Food was good but I would honestly just go to look at it and have a drink or bottle of wine... The pasta was good... Menu is small and only offers seafood or veggie options. Our waiter was a little fast but overall still liked it... I would rather eat Mexican while here but if you care about ambience and don't care about eating some Italian then go:) read more

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Great atmosphere and Amazing pasta. What more could you ask for? This place he genuine, authentic northern Italian cuisine. The menu isn't huge, but it doesn't need to be, because everything is amazing. Enjoy some freshly rolled pasta and have a glass of wine on the beach. This place is definitely worth spending an afternoon or evening at while visiting Tulum. read more

Where do I begin? This was the most expensive meal (by quite some way) I consumed in my 5 days in Tulum. It was also the least impressive. What did we order? A caprese salad, pasta pomodoro, a filet of fish with inventive sides and half a litre of the only red wine they would serve as such. We also received complimentary appetisers; an assortment of focaccia, 3 cubes of Parmesan and a thimble of pickled cauliflower - that classic Italian trio. The caprese salad comprised of giant slices of tomato, 3 large globules of mozzarella, the teeniest sprig of basil and inexplicably 5 giant leaves of what tasted like rocket. It wasn't terrible but there was leftover tomato and mozzarella to save room for a hopefully more impressive second course, how wrong we were. I should have stuffed that delicious awkwardly sliced tomato and sliver of soft Italian cheese down my throat and saved myself the disappointment and expense of what was to follow. The sauce for the pasta pomodoro was unnecessarily sweet. At least I could tell the pasta was fresh because I could still taste the flour and feel the powdery residue it left in my mouth after swallowing. The fish came with a salad that comprised of a smattering of chopped black olives, fennel and slices of orange - not a salad I've ever had before and not one I'd be especially excited about having again. Thankfully there was another side to delve into - cold multicoloured rice and nuts. The fish itself was a modest undercooked filet topped with a few cooked tomatoes. In order for the fish to be even remotely palatable we added oil salt and pepper and even then it was a chewy lemon odyssey. This was incredibly disappointing as this restaurant had come highly recommended by yelpers, friends and blogs. However the few bad reviews that there are of this restaurant are far more accurate than the positive ones. The bill came to over $100. For what we consumed that is EXTORTIONATE. So yourself a favour and go eat tacos in town for $5 per head per meal. It will be a far more satisfying experience. read more

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Adorable spot right on the water. The menu is fully in Italian, so the waiter has to come and explain it all to you (I found this a bit inconvenient, but I guess it's more authentic?). The menu is limited in kinds of food so if you don't eat pasta, shrimp, or fish, I do not suggest coming as those are the only options. I had the vegetable pasta, and it was wonderful (perfectly al dente). read more

A MUST if visiting Tulum. We went for dinner and it was the best food, service and atmosphere we experienced in our time spent in Tulum.

Looooved the setting here! Everyone claimed the pasta was unreal. Maybe I'm biased bc I'm a Philly guy who eats good Italian in LA all the time. Maybe I'm giving 4 stars bc it was windy AF when we were there and my expectations were set too high. Definitely worth the visit. Oh, btw, the wine pour is extremely generous. I'd be in trouble if my boo saw me not giving 5 stars. So shhhh. read more

Went with some people from work for one last meal before we all left town. They sat us down and offered us a family style service. It consisted of bread, 2 pasta dishes and a fish dish. We also ordered two of the shrimp dishes to round things out. The pasta was made fresh at the time of service and the vegi's came locally, or at least that's the impression they gave us. It's right on the beach also so that's always good for ambiance. read more

I think the food is probably fine. The reason I saw "I think" is that we ordered appetizers, a pasta, and a fish. We had just received our appetizer, which was delicious, when they brought the pasta and the fish. I told the waiter we were still on our appetizer (we had been in the restaurant 10 minutes), and he walked away. I said something to the floor manager and she walked away. Finally someone came over and took the food away. No apology, no offer to make it right. Appetizer is taken away, and the pasta and the fish show up together (!!) immediately after. Pasta is gluey, fish is cold. The bill was brought when we still had food on our table. They tried to clear the dishes twice when we were eating. So, I guess they were in a huge hurry to turn the table. It's too bad. We spend quite a bit of time in Tulum, as do our friends. read more

The ambiance is amazing. We went on a rainy night, but I loved it anyway. It's covered (unlike some of the jungle side / outdoor spots). Simple Italian menu. Nice caprese salad, heavenly focaccia and some really nice pastas. We had the mushroom and the ragu(special). They were both really flavorful and the pasta was cooked perfectly. Watch out; the atm onsite is a ripoff. 8% conversion rate charge. read more

Came here just for cocktails, but were served some focaccia bread and pistachios on the house. Awesome experience and cool vibes. I had the mark Dillon and mula Blanca both very tasty. Def pricey at $12 usd/ cocktail but for the view and experience worth it. read more

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The man who explained the menu to us took great pride in letting us know that it has not changed in seventeen years, which places its inception in the year 2000, exactly what I might have guessed from the inclusion of a pasta dish that contains eggplant, zucchini, carrots, bell peppers, and pine nuts. I did not order that dish, not desiring a flavor throwback to a time when jeans were low cut and belly chains were commonplace. Instead, I ordered the al pomodoro, figuring I couldn't go wrong with a simple tomato sauce. And it was perfectly mediocre. It was a little on the acidic side, not very well seasoned, salvageable by the addition of salt and parmesan. The pasta was on the thick side, but wasn't unpleasant - the cook on it was a decent al dente, but it just wasn't particularly special. Everyone at the table seemed fine with their dishes, but there were no exclamations of how delicious anything was, except for the bread at the beginning of the meal, which did include some fluffy and tender pieces of focaccia, but also some pieces with chewy, stale crusts. The caprese salad had a nice mound of fresh mozzarella cheese in the middle and some good, spicy arugula, but the tomatoes were quite flavorless, and some were mealy in texture. Desserts were overly sweet - the chocolate mousse was reminiscent of frosting from a can, while the tiramisu tasted of sugar, cream cheese, and the slightest hint of coffee. Both were denser in texture than I'd expect from either dish. I came here for a birthday dinner. I wouldn't have chosen to dine here otherwise. In the end, I paid $36 USD for a caprese salad split five ways, a dish of pasta, a glass of wine, and a bite of dessert. Far better meals can be had in this town for far lower prices. The decor and views of the beach are nice, but when you've spent all day sitting in the sand staring at the ocean, it's not really essential that you pay a premium to be able to stare at the ocean during your dinner as well. read more

Our first night in mexico we decided to have Italian... let me tell you NOT A BAD DECISION AT ALL

This review is not for the restaurant, this review goes to the manager of the restaurant. The bold guy, who treated us like trash. First of all when we got there he looked at us like sh*%, then he told one of the servers where to seat us. He placed us in a table by the entrance, we asked if it was possible in the tables available by the ocean and the server told us that his boss said in that table. Before we look at the menu, we sat and the server start bringing us the water and forks. Then we saw the menu "ONLY CASH", wait just cash?! We were fuck up because the only cash available in our packets were $100 bucks, and for 6 people wouldn't be enough base on the pricey dishes. After all we have to stand up and walk away, but wait thats not all, when we were leaving this freacking guy said next time check the signs at the entrance and pointed at the sign, off course the sign that we didn't see at the begging because we were amazed by the views. read more

Super Cute place, good cocktails. A little pricey, I'd rather hang out for a snack and cocktail in the afternoon than a dinner.

Fantastic Italian food. Talk to the manager and waiters to get the history of the restaurant. We listened to recommendations and ordered some of them and were not steered wrong. They don't take reservations so get there early or late to get seated. Cash only. I suggest going with pesos. When they transfer into dollars they upcharge a little. There is a great gelato stand within the premises to top off your night. read more

Posada Margherita - The men working there are a feast for the eyes! - Italian Near Me - Tulum, ROO

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Great food, beautiful atmosphere, great service. Just go already! We got there for dinner at 6 because we are a bunch of old geezers but we got seated immediately and had a wonderful experience. Menu hasn't changed in 12 years so clearly they're doing something right. Boutique is super cute too. read more

Terrible food. I think they must have new ownership, because we came here two years ago and had this magical meal with this Italian expat as our server, this time all the servers have matching aprons and wear headsets and you feel like you're at the Cheesecake Factory. The menu is exactly the same as when we came two years ago except all the ingredients were gross - warehouse tomatoes, super oily, just bad. We couldn't even finish our food, and we love food. It's a little sad, I think the original owners must have sold and moved on. read more

Incredible food and incredible view. I had the broccoli and mushroom pasta and I was practically licking my plate clean. Delicious! read more

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I have never in my life had made-to-order pasta. I can't even describe how delicious it was. The whole place was just beautiful with the candles and right on the beach. The staff and in particular, the managers, were SO amazing. I do recommend getting there early as they did get totally packed. Also, it's CASH ONLY and there is not an ATM anywhere near there. read more

Visited Tulum one year ago this month. Stayed at La Zebra, wonderful room, good, drinks, service and beach views. But, Posada Margherita has the best food ever...anywhere! Fantastic fresh pasta, wonderful salads and...the Aqua Frescas are worth the cost of the trip, I'm not kidding, the single best drinks I've ever had. Got to go back. read more

Best family vacation we ever had! The food is so good breakfast is so good but the Italian plates and the ice cream gelato are in a different level super good! Great service great food! And the "hotel" pousada are super cool! read more

Second time here; love the atmosphere and buzz; however the menu seems the same. I suggest more red sauce lover options.

By far one of the best Italian meals I have ever experienced.... and I was recently overseas in Italy not long ago! Everything was perfect, from start to finish. The bread basket was heavenly and the fresh pasta with local seafood was cooked to perfection. We have been back home in for over 2 weeks and are still talking about our dinner here! Go at sunset, you wont regret it! The shop in the front offers cute gifts if you need something small, and or an assortment of items if you want to snag something for yourself. The pizzeria in the front is also a hit... We came back the next day for lunch, and they did not disappoint! read more

We went in March 2020 prior to COVID. Do NOT miss this spot in Tulum. This was so incredibly excellent. Breath taking romantic views if you go at sunset. Service is excellent and authentic. read more

the best food ever!!! yes italian in mexico. BOMB

This place is super cute. The staff is very friendly. If you are looking for a healthy meal this is the place for you. They have this amazing fresh juices and they are huge! Fill you up! They also have home made pasta with delicious vegetables. You get a free appetizer with ciabatta bread. A little pricy, but worth it read more

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Amazing! Pasta cut and cooked fresh to order. Pasta was a perfect Al dense and fresh fish was melt in the mouth delicious. Service was attentive and personable. Ambiance is one of a kind, a uniquely beautiful experience. The only downside was the mosquitoes which were attacking everyone despite bug spray (the natural stuff) and citronella candles everywhere. Otherwise, perfect experience. read more

Posada Margherita - Quaint tables. - Italian Near Me - Tulum, ROO