Our mezcal cocktails didn't have any mezcal. BEWARE: They have two drink menus with different prices. Local menu/ gringo menu. Rip off restaurant. Stay away.... read more

Amazing breakfast. They bring you bread to start. I had really good coffee, the papaya which is super fresh, and their smoked salmon which was very very delicious. My friend had the pork casserole (one of their breakfast specialties) and he said it was one of his favorite meals in Oaxaca. Truly rich and delicious. My favorite breakfast place in the city. read more

El servicio es de lo peor pero eso si le piden qué haga reservación como si fuera restaurante de lujo. Desde la carta ( menú) presentada en papel corriente hasta el mesero con actitud sangrona. El lugar es caro y no vale la pena. read more

Great food choices. Shrimp ravioli , mole, Chile. Had desserts as well. Great wait staff- wonderful recommendations. read more

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My partner and I celebrated our anniversary dinner here last night and really enjoyed the experience. We ate in their courtyard dining room which is open to the sky and painted all in deep red with traditional white tablecloth settings and a fountain on the back wall. Very traditional and elegant Mexican setting, in my opinion. And a solo guitarist played romantic Latin songs off in an alcove. Very romantic setting. Coupled with the setting, the service was impeccable. We really felt taken care of without it being intrusive. The menu was pretty extensive but we were only focused on the mole offerings, of which there must have been 6 to 8. Ito went with the slow roasted pork with a red mole that also had sweet potato and plantain with a side dish of rice, beans and tortillas. He loved it and I thought it had great flavor. I went with a dark mole over braised short ribs with tempura green beans, an onion casserole thingy, and potato cubes. It was delicious and fall-off-the-bone tender. We chose a rosè because I don't like red wine when it's hot weather, but it was fine with these heavy dishes. My only gripe was there pedestrian cocktail list. Both the physical menu and its contents were put to shame by the other places we've eaten at in Oaxaca. I'd eat here again, especially for a quiet, romantic meal read more

Restaurante Catedral - Outside the restaurant the next day - Oaxacan Near Me - Oaxaca, OAX

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Where are all these positive reviews coming from?!?! The food was close to inedible. Prices are ridiculous. This is one of the biggest tourist traps I've ever experienced. So disappointed that I wasted a meal during my trip to Oaxaca on this dump. I can't believe they stay in business, but I guess there's no accounting for taste. read more

Restaurante Catedral - The beans and rice. Pathetic. - Oaxacan Near Me - Oaxaca, OAX

Very upscale dining spot that was recommended to us by a few locals. We had reservations at 7:30 and when we got there our table was ready. We were a party of five. The dining area was a courtyard with a wonderful musician playing in the background. After drinks our table ordered salads and appetizers. The beet salad with whipped goat cheese was delicious, the local soup good, and an order of fried grasshoppers, an Oaxaca speciality. I passed on the grasshoppers but a few said they were good. My wife and I ordered the Oaxaca platter for dinner. It ended up coming out with the appetizers. It was a chicken and mole tamale, grilled pork and beef, and grilled vegetables. It was ok but I wished I had ordered the short rib with yellow mole. Our friend enjoyed the shrimp tacos. More of a wonton than a tortilla. Another ordered the pasta with octopus that they liked. The service was good and the ambiance with the soft music in the background was nice. read more

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This restaurant was great for breakfast very relaxing and clean. Very good customer service. Waiters were attentive and ready to give us any suggestions. Traditional food options as well as United States options as you have in restaurants like waffles pancakes and omelets. They also have the traditional oaxacan and breakfast. You do come to another country to explore their unique cuisine. If you're looking for good waffles or good pancakes it may be best that you wait to order the in the United States of America. Los tacos de Canasta were very unique and the filling was tasty. I am used to having tacos de Canasta with the tortilla smothered in sauce however these come dry. Highly recommended this place for a quick breakfast because it will definitely satisfy your hunger. read more

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Mole was excellent! Loved the live music perfect way to start our trip. The cocktails were strong and was a great nightcap

In a city with incredible flavors, our meal was just ok. We tried a lot of dishes and nothing stood out as particularly delicious. It has a central location, but I wouldn't go back. read more

Great ambience with live music in the courtyard. The portions are large - we had the ceviche, the corn tamal, and the octopus pasta and were stuffed (and happy!) read more

Great food and drinks. Our server was very friendly and patient with our language skills. Loved the drinks and the food was outstanding. Only downside was our hope to have a table in the atrium area. read more

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Restaurant was a block from my hotel and the taxi driver told me it was good. Decide to go and they definitely have excellent service, food and a variety of drinks. All the staff is very friendly but Nilo and Enrique were our waiters for the couple of times we went and they make you feel very welcome and very helpful on recommending appetizers or main plates. Definitely recommend the place read more

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There can be a long wait and most often worth the wait. Parking can be tricky. The coffee is epic.

Fantastic spot to dine in Oaxaca. Had dinner here on our first night and it was superb. Shrimp tacos are the bomb. Lovely ambience. Highly recommend. You cannot go wrong. read more

Traditional food, traditional decor. Great service. Aguachile was delicious. Pulpo was not good in my opinion and mine was burned read more

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I was underwhelmed by breakfast at Restaurante Catedral. Service was okay, but the food was just not too memorable. My favorite part was when they brought out these little memelas with red and green salsa. They were really tasty. My chilaquiles were mediocre. The salsa that accompanied them was kind of boring. My boyfriend liked his dish, which consisted of Oaxacan cheese and salsa. I was sort of looking forward to this meal, but it really didn't live up to the hype. read more

food was average. service was very slow. food was served cold. best part was the musician playing guitar. read more

Consistently high quality dinner and presentation, excellent staff and service that other restaurants could model. I'm happy to return frequently. During Covid, the Sunday buffet doesn't quite work, as you can see the items, and have to describe to the waiters from a long list, of what you want to try, quantities, etc. The live music is excellent, albeit too loud regardless of asking them to lower the volume; in a small dinning space, they don't need speakers. I like the evenings without the musician. read more

A nice place for lunch/dinner in Oaxaca. Nice ambiance to the place with a covered courtyard. There was a gentleman singing Spanish tunes during our dinner as well. The mole negro with pulled chicken was delicious. Delicate, complex flavor with strong chocolate overtones. The Guiñadooxuba (corn) mole with roasted tenderloin was also very good. It was a light broth with hints of Chile and tomate. The tasajo (steak) for the kids was good. The aguachile and platanos appetizers were ok. Overall a good place for a romantic dinner. I'd stick to the moles as that appears to be their specialty! read more

Went for breakfast and lunch, ordered the turkey mole with plantains, excellent. Best in class.

Fantastic! The short rib was beyond amazing. The kind of food you close your eyes, every time you take a bite, because it's so good. I got lost in it. I highly recomend having a meal here. More of a high class type of vibe, for my taste of hole in wall amazing, but I was happy I stopped here. I'd come again, and recomend it to anyone that wants a fine meal, while in Oaxaca. read more

Restaurante Catedral - Short rib con mole - Oaxacan Near Me - Oaxaca, OAX

Really nice restaurant near the cathedral in city center area.the small breads are warm and fragrant. Came with mole sauce.. I ordered Chichilo mole with short rib. Come with fried potato,green bean and choyote with slightly tart bitter mole sauce. My friend tried the local flavor dish with suckling pig baked dish w mashed potato and sweet mole sauce. Presentation for the dish is nice. We didn't try the desert. There is also live music. entree cost from 420-480 peso. Would recommend if you want great dinner with good ambience. read more

This is a recommended restaurant for their moles. We tried several different meals from the menu. Meals were rated 3, ambience 5/5

I became a regular at this place on my vacation, this place is absolutely outstanding-everyone has to come here! We tried the mole, tamal with cheese and cream and we also came for breakfast. The service is excellent and the menu offers a great variety of their traditional dishes, there was nothing I had that disappointed me. Enjoy a nice lunch in their courtyard or sit inside next to a window watching people while enjoying a fresh cup of coffee and their traditional Mexican bread. Quiet ambiance during lunch, almost like a sanctuary with a very attentive staff. During breakfast they have someone playing piano which is a great way to start your morning :) Absolutely recommend this place. read more

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What a place?! A MUST restaurant to visit in Oaxaca. The diversity of their menu, the cuisine make this place unique when you want to know the regional food of this region in Mexico. Portions are huge, with explosion of aromas and flavors. It's a wonderful restaurant in an old casona, convenient located in downtown near to the center (zocalo). read more

This place is absolutely the best, excellent service, our waiter was kind and he was making sure the whole time that we were having a great time. We got couple of dishes and all of them were mind blowing, they had this singer in the entrance that had a beautiful voice; moreover, the songs he chose were perfect for the place, thus he made the place feel comfortable and relax. I am definitely coming back! read more

Restaurante Catedral - Oaxacan Near Me - Oaxaca, OAX

Lovely space and good food. Las Dazantes is better for the money but we enjoyed it! Very close to the Zocalo

This place is sooooo lovely. The space is gorgeous. The art is extraordinary. The live music is extra special. The food is creative and very tasty. I had the red mole on chicken and it was great. The trio appetizers were fabulous. Would definitely recommend. read more

Restaurante Catedral - Oaxacan Near Me - Oaxaca, OAX

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Amazing authentic food! Lentils with fruit, manchamanteles de lomo or chile relleno de chapulines. Una delicia! The Sunday buffet near the fountain and with wonderful live music will Just sooth your lunch. read more

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Had a wonderful time at restaurant. Great ambiance and food. The drinks where also delicious. Had a chance to try Chiles en Nogada, for the first time. The Beet salad with mouse goat cheese was amazing. This restaurant is a fine dinning experience here in Oaxaca. read more

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Seriously so beautiful. Truly Oaxacan. My 3rd time in Oaxaca. First time with life time girlfriend. I wanted her to love Oaxaca. Our very first night we came to Restaurante Catedral. SO PERFECT. Delicious local food. Elegant courtyard. Live guitarist. Wonderful service. AMAZING. GO !!! read more

The food is amazing, the staff are so lovely and the setting is so beautiful. There was an excellent guitar player providing music the night that I was there. read more

Went for breakfast. Excellent espresso. The memelitas were great. The tamal en mole negro was an interesting change on traditional tamal. Also had the saludable juice, it was ok. They will bring a plate with sweet breads and muffins, they will charge you if you eat it. read more

I ordered a tuna pasta, the tuna is medium cook, very soft, the sauce is very special, sweet vinegar, mushrooms, orange taste, amazing and special mixing. Home make pasta, very wide and red colour, but very smooth, very special. Dessert is ice cream with mint, corn cake, it was good. And there was a live music too. Highly recommend this restaurant. read more

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Great authentic Oaxacan restaurant with a beautiful courtyard and great service! This is a wonderful place to sample some of the different moles which are artfully presented and delicious! Don't skip this restaurant when you visit Oaxaca! read more

We say reviews of this place and initially thought oh no buffet- but they also have a general menu. The food is flavorful and well prepared. Service was excellent. One of the dishes we ordered was the zucchini blossom pasta. Thought at first maybe was playing safe but this dish was light and just as flavorful as one of the signature mole dishes. Very pleasant little courtyard to dine in as well. Would definitely recommend! read more

We went this place because of the reviews and the fact that they served dinner late and our plane was going to land late. It's a beautiful space, but the food was definitely not a great way to start off our time in Oaxaca. The best dish was the molotitos: small, stuffed, fried corn cakes, though we have no idea what they were stuffed with. Then we had some turkey in mole negro, which was OK, but there was nothing outstanding about the mole; we've had better. A roasted beet salad was also skimpy and disappointing. The drink I ordered was not bad, but one of us got a mezcal cocktail with little or no mezcal, sent it back asking them to add more mezcal, and then had to order a shot of mezcal to add to it, just so we could tell it was there. Another drink was so thick and overpowering as to be undrinkable; that was sent back and replaced with a glass of wine. All in all, a very disappointing place. read more

Every dish I tasted was delicious. My family an I shared various items on the menu and all of them were delicately well balanced and bursting with flavor. The traditionally-served grasshopper appetizer, with guacamole and tortillas, led me to venture into the nearby street market so I could buy grasshoppers in order to replicate the dish at home. The corn tamale was light and original. The tomato and cheese salad was so good even my adolescent son enjoyed it--and we ordered another for the table. The grilled ribeye was perfectly rare and delicious, despite the thin appearance. The short rib in chcichilo mole was perfectly tender and bathed in some of the best mole I've ever had--the flavor of mole and meat were well balanced so you tasted both. Nobody had room for dessert. The service was attentive, even by Mexican standards. I WILL RETURN, as certainly as General McArthur to the Philippines. read more

Food was great and so was service! I got the mole chicken and rice would recommend. They also have italian sodas that they make themselves