dining

menu options

The restaurant at el Meson del Marques ranks amongst our favorites in the Yucatan, and is easily the best choice in town.

The delightful courtyard setting is as enchanting in the evening as it is shady and cool in the daytime. It's a popular choice, especially as many guests linger at their tables throughout the evening, and is also a good place to meet fellow travelers.

The menu is extensive, with a good selection of traditional Yucatecan dishes and some more unusual options if you are tiring of poc chuc and pollo pibil. We loved the lomito de Vallodolid - a tasty pork dish in a tomato sauce. The flambéed bananas are irresistible.

dining options

At breakfast, choose from three set menus (including a full American breakfast) or an a la carte selection.

The restaurant is open all day, and dishes such as quesadillas, tacos or salads are a good choice for an afternoon snack or lighter lunch.

For a more formal setting, the air-conditioned dining room is an alternative to the courtyard tables. The chandeliers and high beamed ceilings have lots of colonial charm, but in our opinion the attraction of dining outside by the fountain is hard to resist.