La Fonda de las Piñatas

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Lote 9, Av Kohunlich Mza. 9, 46, 77506 Cancún, Q.R.
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• Arthur Riepenhoff

  18 January 2020

  Excellent enchiladas, super friendly staff.

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• Mike Burrill

  16 November 2019

  I love this place. Let us bring our small dog there. The manager joked about having the best looking waiters. The food was great we went there 3 times the service was great the next time in Cancun I will be there

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• Cancun Manny

  13 September 2019

  This is my first review of many that I plan to do. Follow me and let me help you find some great spots around the Cancun area.
  
  La Fonda de las Pinatas is a great local restaurant. They do offer a buffet option, but they are far from being a regular "buffet" restaurant. Most of the time I visit I end up ordering the "two cazuelas" special. It is 80 to 90 pesos, it includes soup of the day, a drink, and you choose two options from their cazuelas (clay pots). They also have a la cart menu, with items like rib eye, enchiladas, stuffed peppers (chiles rellenos), etc.
  
  The rib eye can be amazing or dry, depending on who cooks it. One time it was dry enough that I had to send it back, but the owner was very nice about it.
  
  For tourists I would suggest you do go the buffet route. They have about 15 clay pots, each with a different dish. By going the buffet route you get to try a bit of each of their dishes and that way you figure out what you like best. The buffet price is under 150 pesos, so about $8 USD.
  
  Their non alcoholic drinks are amazing as well. They call them "aguas frescas" which translates to "fresh waters" which doesn't translate well. By Aguas frescas they mean they are made from scratch. They do switch them around, usually only offering two different types per day. Their horchata water (rice water) is great. Most people that offer horchata water use the commercial syrup, but this place actually makes theirs from scratch. They also have a very good one with mint.
  
  They do offer beers, mixed drinks and regular sodas as well. I've had a few beers there before but I have never tried their mixed drinks so not sure how good or bad they could be. In fact I've never seen them make a cocktail, so definitely not know for that.
  
  My favorite cazuelas there are the green mole, and "chicharron prensado" which is pressed pork rind. The owner is from Jalisco Mexico, so her recipes are from that area. There are many dishes that are common on different states, but usually each state has its own twist. Think bbq in texas vs bbq from South Carolina.
  
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• Sasha Revolver

  16 August 2019

  Great value for money if you wanna try authentic Mexican food.

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• Jackie Reardon

  30 January 2019

  Best food in Cancun! So authentic! Def going back!!

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