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I have wanted to try this restaurant for so long, ever since I heard about it… and today was the day. Tulum offered a brunch menu until 6pm, so we had to try it for a Sunday afternoon. Once we arrived, the restaurant was mostly empty, we could choose our seating. We had a great waiter that was able to wait on everyone one, in all dining rooms. My expectation of the food was to be amazing, however it was an expensive average meal. The eclectic view of the restaurant was more satisfying than the food. It truly was disappointing, and not worth the dime.
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The food was delicious, and the atmosphere was phenomenal. Emily was our server, and she was very attentive and provided great recommendations. I was particularly fond of the molotes…so delicious. The flounder was fantastic. My favorite was the brown sugar sponge cake with hot chocolate…amazing! Will come back.
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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.
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I wanted to visit based on another’s rave reviews and I’m glad I finally did. This bohemian inspired theme and decor is so relaxing and beautiful. I was also glad that I went on a Sunday evening because there wasn’t a huge crowd and the place wasn’t packed. The staff is so warm and welcoming, the food was really good, and I’ll definitely be back to try the brunch. I love presentation and they definitely serve that up with each plate. Just add a couple of cocktails and you’re good to go!
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The scallops were perfect aside from the hard pickled beet on the plate. The lamb chops were undercooked but still tasted great, i asked for medium rare but it came out blue, the gnocchi were absolutely amazing. The mushroom tacos were good but i wouldn't order it again. The octopus was delicious but $13 for a tiny tentacle is absurd, only order this if you have money to burn. The cocktails were all very good, better than 90% of other restaurants. The tartare was amazing, do not miss it! The servers are extremely well informed and intelligent. All in all we had a great night until we saw the bill which was $215. ouch. I usually spend nearly half that amount. We had quite a few of those expensive cocktails so that is the main reason.