Tulum

We’ve made a long drive to dine at Tulum on many occasions over the last year or so. The food is innovative, the atmosphere fun, a real hidden gem. Among us, we’ve tried a majority of items on the menu. But the standout was an unusual offering, mushroom enchiladas. Absolutely divine, a vegetarian offering that easily competed with all the carnivore options available. They were my first choice the last two times we had been to the restaurant. Because of that, I selected Tulum as the location for a small group last night, one of the group I know to be a vegetarian. I was excited to bring her to a restaurant where I knew she would be able to make a selection that wasn’t an “also ran“ with the rest of the items on the menu. You can imagine my disappointment when I opened the menu to see that they were no longer offered. I asked my server about it, and he stated that “corporate came in and decided to remove some of the items that weren’t selling”. He said they could still do a vegetarian dish, for instance, they could “take the shrimp relleno and just remove the shrimp and substitute some vegetables”. Yawn. I understand that in a restaurant like Tulum, a vegetarian dish is not likely to compete in numbers with all of the other items on the list. However, I cannot imagine that there would be a large overhead in having that one item available, regardless of how few plates are ordered every night. I’ll probably go back, but the trip will be a little less special for me than it has been in the past.

What a beautiful restaurant! The food was delicious. We started off with Beef Short Ribs Tostaditas, which were so good. For main course we had Cochinita Pibil Tacos and The Grilled Fish. Both were scrumptious! We thoroughly enjoyed the food and the atmosphere.

We had our monthly bookclub meeting here today and when I say we had zero complaints I meant it! Our server, Fredo, was nothing short of spectacular!! The food and drinks were so delicious plus it was great for pictures. Go visit and ask for Fredo!!!

This first visit won't be my last. A dear friend suggested this restaurant as a place I should try, so of course I'm all in. We decided to sit at the bar this time around so we ordered from the happy hour menu. I ordered a glass of Malbec and we both had the Paloma, which is quite tasty. It's a pretty drink and it's good! For eats we enjoyed the pescado and suadero tacos. The flavors for both were amazing and filling. These happy hour eats are truly petite meals. Visually the restaurant is beautiful. All photographers would love to rent this spot out. Even folks who aren't photogs would grab a camera. Mix that with great people like Josh (Josué) and you've got a darn good time.

Pork belly and tuna tower were delicious, elegant ambiance, and a warming staff. Hector was our server and he ensured that my mom had a wonderful B’day dinner; she was celebrating her 65th so we had to choose a proper restaurant. Hostesses Toni and Delilah were welcoming and attentive. Definitely coming back. To the owner and management: please keep the staff happy because they definitely keep the clients happy.