Yaxche
5th Avenue and 22nd Street | $$$ | Website
Yaxche (pronounced jag-shey) Maya cuisine restaurant is located in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. We serve the Maya culinary art in a unique style. Dining at Yaxche will be a quest into the Mayan World where you will find the flavors of the region in a unique environment that combines both ancient and cosmopolitan elements.
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| Business Avg. | 88% |
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| Taste | 100% |
| Creativity | 80% |
| Atmosphere | 80% |
| Value | 80% |
| Service | 100% |
| Playa Del Carmen Restaurants | 77% |
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| Creativity | 66% |
| Atmosphere | 70% |
| Value | 76% |
| Service | 85% |
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(Playa Del Carmen - Restaurants)
My no 1 choice for a Mexican restaurant in Playa Del Carmen
Everything went right during our first taste test at Yaxche. It recently moved to this location (off 5th Avenue) and it’s been very busy….so busy in fact that I’ve showed up twice and wasn’t able to get a table. Ya, I know I should make reservations but I’m a guy…..we hate committing to anything :)
Third time was as Borat would say “great success!” Ramon, the host who turned out to be the owner was really nice in placing us by the street where we could keep our dog. The waiter brought out a container with water for the dog, amazing! The waiter was funny, explained to us the various local Mayan dishes often ending his sentence with “this one is yummy yummy”
Steph, Cris and I tried their soup, fish, tacos with sweet pork, and of course their drinks :) Everything we had tasted great, they were warm, well presented, came out in a timely fashion. Now I’m going to be super super picky here but their Bloody Cesar could have been better. Ramon even sent out a dish with various entrees as a thank you for coming.
When people ask me for a good local Mexican restaurant I will tell them they have to try Yaxche. I was impressed, really impressed with everything here.
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Agreed!Thumbs up on the service and ambiance. Its all about those little details that make one feel spoiled: water for the dog, an extra dish on the house, smiles and Ramon´s genuine interest on knowing us. I will for sure go back, not only because of the service, but because I would love to explore more of their dishes that represent quite an interesting blend of cultures. I tried a yummy tender chicken ("Poc-chuc") marinated with mandarin sauce, tomato and chipotle: evidence of the Chinese influence. These are probably traces of flavors passed by Asians who arrived to work in Yucatan during the 19th century. It was all a representation of the Mayan traditional dishes brought to the contemporary palate: shredded pork tacos ("cohinita"), tamales, lime soup, bread and butter wrapped in corn leaves... you name it. Congratulations to the Chef, I would only suggest an upgrade on their cocktails which seemed quite standard. I totally agree with Jazz, if you are looking to taste traditional flavors and get a sense of the roots of Mexico, Yaxche is definitely the place to go.