Saturday, February 25, 2017

Don Cafeto Mar Caribe – Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico


We just went swimming, which has us craving ceviche, but that will have to wait. We exit the ruins to find a tourist-town plaza, full of cheaper-by-the-dozen souvenir shops, several restaurants, and even a Starbucks.


We are thirsty and we are starving, and dos dollars for a Dos Equis is quite a deal. The brunch-beer washes down a comfort-food Chicken Quesadilla, to-the-point tacos minus the veggie fillers. Maybe I’m just starving, but the chicken is salted just right, and the tender cubes are savory and soft. Tastes like chicken.


I have vowed to have avocado with every meal in Mexico, and Guacamole can’t go wrong. The avocado is ripe, and it’s a slightly thinner texture than I like, but all the balance of tomato and lime is right on.


A bowl of house-made Vegetables come complimentary, and they are delicious. Tangy-sweet carrot slices, a spicy-sweet roasted poblano. Definitely one of the more unique touches I’ve seen. 

A satisfying post-ruins snack despite the garish view of aggressive men in loincloths charging for souvenir photos, set in a mini-city tourist-trap. Fortunately, Don Cafeto doesn’t display that tourist-gouging spirit with their food. The prices are fair, and we eat just enough to hold us for the ten-minute cab ride to second brunch.

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