Friday, September 23, 2011

Punta del Mar

I'm pretty sure I ordered the wrong thing at the cute little seafood taco stand in the Montecristo neighborhood of Merida. It seems to have promise and it came hightly recommended. The little eatery sits behind a little food cart parked in a garage next to Bryan's. The first thing on the menu are crab burgers made with shrimp and not crabs for some reason and they might be delicious if you can eat raw onions (and I can not). Next we had tacos. There are 4 offered and we tried them all. Unfortunately 3 of the 4 were breaded and had been sitting out getting cold all morning. Or maybe they were in the fridge from the day before because I don't see how anything in the Yucatan could be cold at 2pm on the last day of summer with 99% humidity and 95°F. The were octopus, grouper and shrimp. And they would have been delicious perhaps if they were even room temperature or warm but alas they everything but yummy. I'll go back once more to try other things but I'll not only ask them to turn down the music when I sit down, hold the onions and serve me only freshly made food. Otherwise I don't see the Punta!

Punta Del Mar
Calle 18 # 117 x 5 x 7
Fracc. Montecristo
Merida, Yucatan

Tel. 252 6590

3 comments:

Susan said...

Glad you're posting again. I've missed your hits and misses.

hcbravo said...

Hi, Im the Punta del Mar, chef owner, I read you comment, I invited you to enjoy a chef menu with all the best of punta del Mar, maybe wasn´t a good day but I´m sure to have that you want

Thank
Chrisstian Bravo

My cel number 9992725308

Best regards

John Powell & Josh Ramos said...

Hi Christian. Your restaurant was highly recommended to me. The day I went it really was not good but that happens some times. I had some guests at New Years who stayed at the hacienda Sac Chich and my house in Merida. They took a cooking class from you, I think. They said it was a great class. I'll try Puna de Mar again sometime and I'd like to know more about your classes.