My favorite Mexican restaurant in Playa de Carmen, hands down. Good prices. Great food and drinks. We come here every time in the Cancun area. I can't say one thing I like better than anything else. If you have a favorite Mexican dish, try it here. read more

Food: mediocre, lacked flavor, decent portion for price. The shrimp & onions didn't taste grilled. Beans looked unappetizing. Mojito cocktail was good but I didn't taste much rum. Service: friendly, could've been a bit more timely, not many patrons at the time. Inside: beautiful decor. Seemed pretty clean. Rooftop seating was nice. Plenty of tables, don't believe I saw a bar area. read more

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A completely forgettable Mexican restaurant clearly catered to American tourists. Located on the fifth avenue strip where many other tourist traps are located, we decided to go in because the vibes presented weren't quite as egregious as some other restaurants we passed by and the the presented price of a drink was on the more reasonable end. The plain margarita is served in a massive goblet of a glass and actually tasted fairly normal. Not an exceptional margarita but completely acceptable, especially for a restaurant. I didn't have a mango margarita but no one who ordered it was able to finish it on their own and it seemed it just tasted too sweet and fake to enjoy. Foodwise, I ordered the carne asada tacos. These came out with a small helping of pico de gallo and a salsa verde to pour over top, with a warning that the salsa was spicy. The salsa verde was, at best, mild and honestly didn't taste much of anything at all although at least the pico was exactly as you'd expect. Not brimming with vibrant tomato flavor but at least brining a bit of freshness. The tacos themselves were incredibly unremarkable not tasting much of beefiness or any particular marinade. The steak was also fairly overdone and tough. While I wouldn't say that playa del carmen is a massive haven of great food, you can certainly do better than this. I suppose at least the service was prompt and accessible and the interior decoration is fine if you are into just oodles of Mexican themed knick knacks lying or hanging around like skeletons to celebrate Cinco de Mayo. read more

We came by for drinks because this place looked super lively. I had a mojito and my bf ordered a michelada. Both were just okay. We also ordered the mixed ceviche for a snack. Service and ambiance is great. The food and drinks were average. There are way tastier finds past 5th! read more

Tropical Restaurante - Mixed ceviche (octopus, shrimp, fish) - Mexican Near Me - Playa del Carmen, ROO

We come to Playa every year and eat here. The food has always been good and the workers are great we have met the owner and could tell how much he cares about his restaurant. Thanks Tropical! read more

Soooo good. Literally everything we ordered was delicious. Fajitas great; tacos great, enchiladas amazing. Nachos really good! Mango margarita- highly recommend! Fun decor and helpful staff. read more

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Came here for breakfast well on vacation and the food is amazing well for sure the breakfast food is. Service was OK nothing extra or out of the way was done for us. The price I think for being on 5th Avenue is really cheap. Definitely whenever I come back to vacation in playa I will be going to Tropical for breakfast every day! read more

Tropical Restaurante - Mexican Near Me - Playa del Carmen, ROO

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My day started there, sitting right on 5th Ave enjoying a stellar cup of coffee followed by some green healthy drink that I don't recall the ingredients for, but it was stellar!! For breakfast I had they enchiladas with beef flanks and eggs covered by their red sauce. Amazing start to the day with amazing flavors. If you're in town, check them out. Great place!! read more

This is a great place to stop if you want a nice fresh juice. Their menu is extensive - from liquados (fruit blended with water) to smoothies (with ice and/or milk), to all types of specialty juices (antioxident, detox, etc.). For our breakfast, my husband had the chilaquiles with arrachera, and I had the motulenos. The chilaquiles had great flavor. The chips could have been a little crispier, but I like the addition on arrachera instead of chicken (I've never liked chicken on chilaquiles). My motulenos were amazing. The best I can describe is a tostada covered with cheese, egg, ham, and salsa. It was delicious. Friendly staff, extensive menu, great location. We'll have to go back for dinner! read more

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Had chicken mole enchiladas. I would say it was meh. We had mole enchiladas at two other spots on 5th that were better. The fresh fruit juices were the best part of the meal. read more

The ambiance is beautiful and interesting, the food is absolutely amazing, and the service is perfect. Highly recommend.

We ordered the Yucatan sampler for two and it was so-so. Drinks weren't the strongest but were well made. They did let us sit down within 30 minutes of closing though and were attentive which they didn't have to do. Overall probably wouldn't visit again unless I was starving read more

I went here on the first night of my vacation. I enjoyed the experience. The food was fresh and steak tacos were delish. Take advantage of their 2 for 1 cocktails specials. I tried the margaritas and they were excellent and strong. Not watered down. Our waiter Alfredo was a sweetheart and suggested a few nightclubs we could check out throughout our stay. Good place, can't really go wrong. I would recommend to anyone. read more

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Good service, food is ok, price is fair (5th av normally very expensive) Great natural smoothies Normal menu, nothing out of the extraordinary read more

The best Mexican Food in Playa Del Carmen. The best chips and salsa... The best margaritas and mojitos. The service staff is incredible friendly specially Alfredo... I can eat there every night . read more

Tropical Restaurante - Mojito and Margarita - Mexican Near Me - Playa del Carmen, ROO

PROS: great location (5th avenue) and decent burrito CONS: - there were hard, sand-like objects in both rice and grilled fish. - We ordered "Tequila Sunrise" and could not taste any tequila in it. We pointed it out to our waiter and he just shrugged it off. - We wanted to give them feedback using lower tips, but apparently 10% tips were already included in our bill and they told us there was no way to change that! read more

One of the best restaurants in Playa del Carmen. The breakfasts are just great. My partner always orders the huevos motuleños, a typical Yucatan dish, & swears by them. I love their fresh-squeezed juices, mango & grapefruit are favorites, & always order a side of fried plantains with heavy cream & cheese. Yum! The servers are always friendly, professional & polite, as is the manager. Cannot go wrong in this place. My favorite place to watch the 5th Avenue scene! read more

Average Mexican food with pricey 5th ave prices. You can get much better Mexican food for much cheaper off of 5th ave. The people watching is great though. But if I'm going to pay those prices I'd like to have music playing. read more

We stop by this restaurant on Tuesday night looking for a quick bite. The guy out front that was trying to wrangle us in made a false promises about drink specials. Our waiter I tried to sweep the comments from the hostess under the carpet by saying all our drinks are special. The margaritas had virtually no tequila whatsoever in them and just tasted like sour mix. The food was subpar. I'm surprised they have the three and a half star rating.... read more

All I can say about this place is the food was not as good as the places we have been to through out playa del carmen. We ordered nothing special a cheese burger with bacon. The meat tasted like it was mixed with filler like a Russian Katleta not 100% beef. The worst was the margarita tasted like it was full of splenda not the best. Try the place across the street FAH. read more

Visited a dozen restaurants since arriving 5 days ago and came back here TWICE! Amazingly delicious food, excellent speedy service and sweet/caring staff! Tropical Restaurante will be a go-to for me everytime!! Highly recommend checking it out. Nothing we tried was mediocre. By far THE best ahi tuna filet/steak we had (and we'd tried 5 places). read more

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I stopped in here on our first night in PDC - starving. We were the only people in the restaurant that seemed to be eating food. About halfway through our meal, a drunk couple sat at the table next to us, ordered beer and did lines of cocaine at the table. This is not a classy restaurant. I did not get food poisoning and the service was very friendly. Be aware that they add a tip for you on your bill. Welcome to Mexico. read more

We had breakfast here twice, and it was excellent both times. I recommend the oatmeal, hotcakes integrales, huge tropical fruit plate, and the waffles. Yum. read more

Avoid this place at all costs! Stumbled here for dinner tonight with a group of friends and boy are we regretting it. Between the six of us, we ordered 4 fish dishes (whole fish, 2x cilantro fish, and grilled fillet), one lobster dish, and one seafood with rice. The "best" was probably the seafood with rice because of the broth. None of the seafood tasted fresh. Everything was over cooked and tasted chewy or mushy. The only slight upside are the drinks. Mojito, The Tropical, and strawberry daiquiris were all pretty good. The mango juice was more of a ice slushie with a hint of mango. The orange juice was fresh and tasted good. Oh and the icing on the cake was wifi didn't work and they didn't accept credit cards. read more

Very simple, yet delicious food with great prices. The Chaya(juice...spelling?) with pineapple and lime is one of the best juices I have ever had! So fresh. Fernando at the front door is the man. Be sure to stop by and check this place out in Playa Del Carmen if you are looking for a no fuss place. Reminds me of old Playa. read more

Absolutely disgusted with the food and guidance. Ordered a chicken salad and it was pathetic! No chicken and the little bit in the salad was bad.. also the main food came out with flies swirling around, and was not as described.. what a shame.. our one day trip to playa and this place lives up to the stories what we had heard before. Don't do it! read more

I got there two weeks ago with my wife, asked for a margarita, and the guy said sure " i make the best margaritas in Playa Del Carmen" he comes with two sunny D tasting margaritas with NO ALCOHOL WHATSOEVER , so we tried to get them down but just couldn`t , they where HORRIBLE but since the guy said " if you don`t like them just let me know" , so we asked the guy if he could at least put a little bit of tequila in them and the guy gave us "the look" as if he had gotten offended, and after 10 minutes he comes with a small shot of tequila and poured the shot between the two 750ml ice filled sunny D margaritas and THEY WHERE STILL INCREDIBLY BLAND!!! thats how bad they where but i understand why they do that: they take a picture of you and then glue it to a lil tequila flask they try to sell you so you buy it and pour tequila on the overpriced bland margarita they sell, all bad bussiness practices and a scam, for you to spend more, but we didnt fall for it so they tried to rip us off even more later on. So later we ordered a platter that said (for two people) they brought it and it was mostly fried onion and green peppers, tasteless with no seasoning and oily as hell and it was in fact so little food we where still hungry after finishing it all (this was the first time this happens to us in mexico) , but that`s not the worst part, after the worst margaritas of our lives (we have had many trust me) at 150 pesos each and food that seemed to be made by a newspaper selling guy instead of a cook (we shouldnt even mention the word chef here), we asked for the bill and guess what? they overcharged us 15 dollars!!! but no it wasn`t just that they wanted to rip us off on the dollar exchange at 15 pesos per dollar which is a rip off exchange rate, they where including IVA separate from the prices which is ILLEGAL TO DO IN MEXICO as IVA has to be included in the price advertised, so they came with a check for 48 dollars when the total amount in reality was 35 , so i left them 40 dollars as in "GO SCAM YOUR MOTHER WITH THAT IVA BS" and the server had the nerve to follow us down the street and grab my wife by the arm 1 block down the street!!! so i told him HEY WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING!! and he said "you didnt pay your bill" and blablabla and i told him "YES WE DID , AND WE LEFT YOU 5 DOLLARS TIPS (which in mexico is a decent tip for a quick meal for 2 people even when we hated the food) and then he went like "but the exchange rate here is 15", and i told him " but that is a rip off" and he told me "well you should have asked what was our exchange rate before you came here" and i told him, even with that exchange rate i gave you enough money to pay my bill, but im not paying you any IVA BULL Shit YOU KNOW THATS ILLEGAL, call the police if you want" as soon as i mentioned the iva rip off he left complaining " you didnt even left me for my tips" and i answered him" i did, but if you serve us bad food (literally bad contaminated food) , horrendous margaritas, and then try to rip us of with the bill, what where you expecting? we left you 5 dollars, your boss is the one doing the rip off not us, and as soon as i mention the IVA RIP OFF the mexicans on the street started laughing and one that was in the corner of a shop told us THEY ARE TRYING TO ROB YOU DONT PAY ATTENTION TO HIM" so thats my story with "tropical IVA rip off mediocre food alcohol free margaritas, and i kid you not, in our 10 days in beautiful mexico, that night was the ONLY night me AND MY WIFE got the flush, and im 100 percent sure it was the bad food they serve there, if you are around playa del carmen, go to Don Mario, , or Pasteteleria in cancun, you wont regret it, dont buy overpriced contaminated food in "tropical" just because you like the traditional restaurant decoration they have there to fool tourists. read more

Wonderful lunches there! We ordered the Chicken Enchiladas with Green Sauce and they were wonderful. We went back to eat there twice!

The service was really good. The food mediocre at best, and the portions were really small. Four people at my table had to send back their drinks because they were terrible. read more

Excellent place food was good and the price was right. I would stick to the Mexican food. I ordered the plater Yucatecan. It's a pork,meat, and shredded seasoned chicken. Bartolo was my server. He was helpful, friendly and funny. I had also drank amores tequila. Ask for the chilli powder. Overall I'd give tropical a 9.5 our of 10 ***update**** it's been two days since I have eaten at tropical restaurant. I have not gotten sick and I was able to digest my food. read more

Tropical Restaurante - Mexican Near Me - Playa del Carmen, ROO

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Good place, friendly quick service. One of the best meat stuffed poblano peppers I've ever had. Would definitely return.

We ordered the tacos-chicken and the enchiladas-chicken the tacos consisted of chicken and onion with a tiny bit of bean and guacamole on the side so bland and the enchiladas were quite tasteless compared to the other Mexican restaurants around. They add there tip into the bill before you see it which is not how it should be done. read more

The establishment didn't really call our attention but after looking at the menu we decided to continue our "Tour of Ceviche." The ceviche was good for the price. Very fresh and tasty. Sat upstairs in the balcony and had a great time. The beer came w/ frosty mugs and 2 different salsas that were good. read more

Terrible restaurant! Food tastes REALLY BAD (SEAFOOD IS NOT FRESH, which is uncommon in Carmen) and very expensive (PRICE IS DOUBLE compared to a restaurant 0.3 miles away, which tastes better). Don't go there, there are much better restaurants nearby. read more

Great food, great service, great vibe. The restaurant beautifully spills out on to the cobbled street. The seafood platter (lobster, prawns, calamari, fresh catch) perfectly grilled with a side of garlic butter and chaya soup .... some of my favorites here. read more

This is the best breakfast spot in Playa and great for lunch & dinner too! The waiters are so nice! The decor is super cute and very Authentic! I came here every day for my daily fresh juice smoothies! The energy is the best! The breakfast is so yummy, literally everything is great. The best part of this place is the owners, they are so dedicated and caring, so nice. They are always making sure every is taken care of. We were a little sick one day and they hallowed us with food and fruits and advice. So sweet. It's definitely somewhere you want to check out. read more

The décor and service were very nice and welcoming. The tacos and ceviche were tasty. This place is not the best Mexican restaurant in every aspect, but overall, everything was very good. read more

Nice service but terrible food and totally overpriced. Very disappointing. The smoked Marlon tacos tasted like the fish was off and the drinks were weak. Not a good visit. Very limited to no vegan options for my sister even though they told us there were lots. read more

Excellent Mexican. We stopped in for lunch while walking the streets of PDC. We got mostly appetizer dishes and they were all great. The Guac and chips and the Ceviche were excellent. We would eat here again. read more

Huge menu, great breakfast selection, salads and sandwiches as well as traditional local fare. Huevos rancheros was delicious as well as burritos, enchiladas and pancakes. Great service, nice cocktails. read more