Came in for breakfast 7/27/27, table for 4 on 2nd floor…read more Definitely a nice place to have breakfast outside of eating tacos every wherelse. We order pan de dulce for the table and we got 2 conchas, soft and warm just made. A chocolate roll and a fig and nata pastry along with coffee for the table. We order hievos rancheros with the red sauce. Huevos revueltos con chorizo, omelete con flor de calabaza y tamal de elote con crema. We also order a birria de res to share with the table. Service was very quick, efficient and friendly menus can be had in english or Spanish . My daughter order a hot chocolate with preparation table side, she said it was amazing. Fantastic place for brunch but arrive before 9:45am otherwise lines and some slight wait after 10am.

Came for late lunch and was seated right away. There's a small elevator that we used to go to the…read moresecond floor. The restaurant is a historic 19th-century structure in Mexico City's Centro Histórico. It's a classic, sit-down Mexican restaurant specializing in traditional breakfast and regional dishes. We tried a mole, lengua and different tacos. Someone was walking around with some freshly baked fish empanada which was surprisingly so tasty!

Benimos por la noche despues de caminar todo el dia en el Centro y apenas ibamos a regresar al…read moremetro de pinozuares y por alguna extraña razon dimos una vuelta equibocada y encontramos este lugar estates una lugar que tiana grand bariedad de tacos no solo de Barbacoa que es lo que pedi yo. Hay tacos de arrachera pechuga de pollo de pastor suadero campechanos gringos y de mas un lugar muy limpio y con una cordialidad al ablar que te hace center que eres parte de la familia es una experience muy emocionante al tener meseros muy agradables y tambien la cosinera muy amable al explicate que lleva cada una de Las prepapraciones que tenia para ofrecer. Lo recomoendo explendido !

Food service. Great tacos very quick you pay first. The aguas are excellent order the limón con chiaread more

Oh Cardenal...How I love thee! I've been here before but it's been a while. The complimentary bread…read moreis to die for. They serve a green salsa in a molcajete. It looks spicy so I didn't try it but my friend loved it. I ordered flor de calabaza quesadillas. They're to die for. My friend loved her soup. We shared an egg nog (rompope) dessert. It's decadent. The tamarindo agua fresca was refreshing. There are several El Cardenal locations in Mexico City. This one is inside the Hilton. Though it wasn't lunch nor dinner time, it was packed.

Traditional Mexican cuisine with many ingredients not found in other venues. The small bolillos…read morethat come with meals are exceptional as is the pan dulce. They are worth trying even if you don't normally eat bread. All are made in house. Some of the more unusual ingredients were maguey worms, grasshoppers, and ant larvae. We didn't try these. Although there were vegetables that I like, the huitlacoche and huazontles came with other you ingredients that I don't eat, so I ordered chilaquiles verdes and my husband had the enchiladas de cochinita pibil. The chilaquiles were freshly fried to a crisp (no packaged totopos here), served with a mild green sauce (I'd prefer a bit more heat) and were topped with avocado, thinly sliced purple onion and a light amount of finely grated queso freso and crema. The portion was too large for me and could be shared. My husband enjoyed his dish and found the seasoning to be well balanced, not overpowering. Coffee was good, if not quite hot enough. The ambiance is traditional Mexican and always crowded even by 9:00 am. Service is polite and professional.

When I looked this place up I had no idea how huge this restaurant really is. It's two levels and…read morethe ceilings in the main dining area have to be thirty feet high. This building was probably a church or monestary back in the day. The menu is very extensive and they have all sorts of lunch and dinner platters. It is for sure a full service restaurant, and even all of the wait staff are dressed very professionally. I ordered one of my favorite meals called la gringa. It's not quite a taco, but rather a tortilla with pastor, cheese, and pineapple chunks. It was a little bit greasy, and probably filled with calories, but it's one of the best meals that I've had here. The restaurant is in itself interesting, and the food makes it even ten times better.

Convenient location close to zocalo. It was my day 1 in Mexico. First time in Mexico, first meal of…read morethe trip. 8 read good reviews and decided to eat here and it didn't disappoint! Service was attentive. Prices were very reasonable given the quality and taste. I had pastor tacos and chicken and rice soup. They were great. There is someone carving meat at the entrance which I couldn't help but watch!

I have to give this place 5 stars for all of the obvious reasons. Their food is the number one…read morereason, and it seems like I am not the only person who feels the same way. The portions are gigantic, and I honestly have not found a restaurant in the city that offers so much. I ordered three tacos de pollo and it was too much. We also got soup which I can't remember the name of. The ambiance was very nice as well, and they offered all of the most modern conveniences of an upscale restaurant. Our Server Ricardo was more than helpful in explaining some of the menu items that we couldn't understand. This restaurant is nowhere close to the central part of the city, but if you are down this way I would recommend giving it a try!

Went for lunch today around 3pm and there was a decent line to dine in although it moved quickly. I…read morewas seated within 15 minutes or so at most at a table upstairs. Drink options are majorly limited to a few beers - I opted for a michelada con corona. I had two tacos: one with cecina and one with maciza. I also ordered a tortilla soup. Tacos are around 30 pesos but are loaded with meat. Soup was 40 pesos. The soup was EXCELLENT. Possibly the best tortilla soup I've ever had. Just really flavorful and loaded with tortilla strips. Nice avocado as well. Tacos were good but certainly not the best I've had in CDMX. The tortillas were falling apart a bit and the meat was a little dry. Didn't love the salsas either. Totally edible but not sure what the hype is. Service was quick and attentive. Total bill was $145 MXN. Would come back for the soup alone.

Ordered: Jarra de Café Arabe Chica (MX $75)…read morePan con Queso y Zaatar (MX $120) Pastel de Dátil (MX $100) Aya's take: Being Lebanese myself, I was pleased to hear that there was a Lebanese neighborhood in Mexico City and after hearing about the famous Date Pie aka Pastel de Dátil in a New York Times article, we decided to take a break from Mexican cuisine to try out Al Andalus. We started with the Jarra de Café Arabe which was made just right. It reminded me of Lebanon and gave me that midday caffeine kick I needed. The Pan con Queso y Zaatar was surprisingly not authentic. It was essentially just cheese with dry zaatar on the side. I was expecting it to be baked with half Cheese and half Zaatar. They essentially gave us the zaatar to sprinkle on our own. The Pastel de Dátil was rich, naturally sweet from the dates, and a bit dense. I picked up on other spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, and cardamom which gave it some warmth while the crust was more crunchy and nutty. Good try, overall!

As a middle Eastern I've got say I was surprised to see this place and actually taste real…read moreauthentic middle eastern dishes in the heart of Mexico City this place is fabulous and Ahmed the owner is a great person that greats all of his visitors Whith a smile.

Plenty of taqueria in the city of course and this one of the best one that I have tired. They do…read morehave English menu just for tourist. As you can see in my pictures. Prices are just a tiny bit higher than taco stand but if you want to sit down and eat, this is a good spot. Basic pastor taco is $18. I think taco stand is like $15 for one. Very good. Meat is freshly cut from the rotisserie. Salsa , Pina, onion cilantro. Basic combo but yet so good. You can eat it without salsa honestly. They have other kind of meat too. If you want to explore they have head and face meat too. Those are little bland but salsa can fix that. Service is good, they have a bar also that they can serve you beer or tepache with your food.

What a treat it was to be able to come here and enjoy an authentic Mexican dinner during our last…read morecouple days in Mexico. Thankfully they were open during the holiday, and believe it or not, there was.a line out the door of people waiting to be seated. It looked like the restaurant was as busy as it ever was, and we toughed it out and waited. It was really less than fifteen minutes before we went in. I ordered three tacos de pastor and my girlfriend ordered three of bistek. The place was a little chaotic just due to the volume of people, bit we got great service none-the-less. The food and evironment were awesome and we would love to come back in the future.

This restaurant resides in a beautiful 18th century residential palace in Mexico City. The blue and…read moretiles outside the building reminds me of Portugal. Came for lunch with no reservations and waited for about half an hour. This place is massive and we opted to dine upstairs. Seating area are pretty tight and was a bit loud. We waited again for our server to get our order in. By this time, we were tired and hungry. I guess this is typical for a Sunday. I had the menudo and absolutely enjoyed it. My husband had the burrito which was fine, nothing special about it. Same with my Mom's mole and Aunt's fish tacos, just okay. Maybe come on a weekday with reservations to have a better dining experience.

Absolutely beautiful building Service was good food was…read moredelicious only thing I didn't like was that they didn't take American currency ! I really don't ever use my credit cards in foreign countries they should have a sign indicating that rule.

Good service, Good Food, Great location!…read more We were searching for this place, nestled in between the stores and have to take an elevator to get there, has great view of the square and nice ambiance. Went for breakfast and loved it

Food was amazing, and not busy at all. Not to mention the view is incredible. It's on the third…read morefloor which overlooks the central.