Restaurants summary

[jlooneyb]

What happened to El Mariachi?

[AMOC]

Can't say for sure, but there's been a clausurado sign and all the stuff is packed up. I believe last time I rode by (on Friday) there was a for sale or rent sign on it.

[susan]

I hope it's short term I actually like that place.

[patmex]

As I have heard the story, the owner of El Mariachi up and fled town with upwards of $3 million in his pockets, leaving his employees unpaid and completely in the lurch. As of a week ago, the place was closed and deserted. I doubt that El Mariachi will be coming back to Tulum.

I just feel bad for all the employees.

[beachreader]

That's really sad. I kind of liked that place, and the staff always seemed really nice. Terrible they all got ripped off, hope someone tracks down that owner and gives him what for!

[Jorge&Marcia]

Read some really great things on Hartwood. Any idea where the restaurant is located? Website states it's on the jungle side of Tulum beach rd on 7.6 km marker? How far is that from NVR?

[beachreader]

Very near NVR, easy walk at any rate. It wasn't open last time I walked that part of the road, but I think it's kind of across from Playa Mambo? Vague memory there.

[sparklegem]

Slowteria is now closed. We were Hugo's very last diners on American Thanksgiving. Hugo is a fantastic guy and will be missed. He is off to partner restaurant in New York. He is very excited and believes this to be a wonderful opportunity. I will try to get the details in case any of the TI's from that part of the world would like to look him up.

[beachreader]

Oh, that makes me sad, but hopefully I'll get to see him in NY someday!

[NWCreoleLady]

What a horrible thing for all of the employees at El Mariachi! We were there in August one evening and it was terrible! It was our first time there, after walking by numerous times before and seeing the place packed. We figured it must be good, but I wish I would have followed my gut instinct as I saw others around us looking anxious and like they'd been waiting too long. After 1 hr. we finally got our food! And it wasn't what they'd advertised on the menu.

[Margoinmexico]

Hola! I heard that that rumor was not true....who knows what really happened, but Marriachi is back in the same location, same pretty much everything, but dif owners....

Is there a way we can make the main list we made a few months ago a little easier to find on this thread? I was going to go through it and see if I could update anything, so many changes but I can't even find it after looking on several pages......?

[jlooneyb]

We would love it and appreciate it if you did that Margo!

[dabears4]

Two of my favorites in the Pueblo are now closed down - The Cottage and Dolce Soppori

[Margoinmexico]

my favorite new restaurant just closed too...dang it! El Ritual is no more.

[ByTheBay]

Check out La Onda on the south end of the beach road (jungle side) for some great, locally inspired Italian food. Their brick pizza oven mimics the shape of the big pyramid at Chichen Itza (Chichen Pizza!) and there is a large replica of Chac Mool stationed out front to greet you. The owner, Mateo is a wonderful host and they have an excellent DJ who seemed to be able to read the crowd perfectly to keep the mood high without blasting you out of your seat with blaring music. They do amazing thin crust, brick oven pizzas, pastas and other dishes. Their cheese is hand made in Valladolid (I think he said it was Valladolid) and has a wonderful, mildly smoky flavor from the brick oven. My caesar salad dressing was delicious too. I'm definitely going back to try some of the pastas I saw on the menu.

[jlooneyb]

OOOOH, I wanna try that place. September I guess when we are back....I think.

[mariposa]

Is it sort of across-ish the beach road from Om? If so when we were staying at Playa Mambo the DJ thing was a drag for us. Maybe not on the early side (dinnertime) but after about 10:30 or so when all you can hear is the bass..sigh. We never ate there but must admit the food does sound good!

[beachreader]

The carbonara at La Onda was very good, so was our pizza and fried fish (though the fish was a bit overdone, I think it was a problem with losing the power for a while during the cooking process).

The DJ kind of cracked me up at first, a small restaurant with a real club-style DJ who was so serious, but he turned out to be really terrific.

[ByTheBay]

Is it sort of across-ish the beach road from Om? If so when we were staying at Playa Mambo the DJ thing was a drag for us. Maybe not on the early side (dinnertime) but after about 10:30 or so when all you can hear is the bass..sigh. We never ate there but must admit the food does sound good!

I think some nights they do a later cocktail lounge/club sort of thing so maybe that's what you heard if the music was louder. There was a flyer up for a Saturday night dance party when I was there. The place is still pretty new and the owner is trying some different things to bring in a variety of customers. I think he would be receptive to suggestions or comments from anyone who spends time in Tulum. The bass wasn't loud when I was there but it was earlier in the evening around 8:30p. I do not enjoy loud music at all as I like to be able to talk to the people I'm with when I'm out so that was one of the things that appealed to me about it. It was good music but he wasn't blasting me out of the place.

[beachreader]

We actually asked (gently) for the music to be turned down, which he did immediately. I think he gauged the music to our estimated ages--turned out to be a really fun 80s mix!