Ancestral Cocina Tradicional

4 Oriana K - a month ago

This is definitely meant for tourist. No locals were here when we came.

The rock soup is a bit over hyped. Soup does not have enough flavor from the 1 to 2 minutes of boiling, while trying to cook the raw fish and shrimp. Do not recommend for the taste but if you want to see the experience, it is okay. The oxtail dish was only decent, the sauce was very bitter and I did not like it. The meat itself was tender, wish it was with another type of sauce. I do recommend the appetizer, tongue and shrimp tacos. Those were delicious. If you order the dessert, avoid tasting the decorative "dollops" of jam surrounding the guava tart, they tasted like plastic/toothpaste lol. Guess it was not meant to be tasted.

4 Nitzan Miller - 9 months ago

Amazing food!!
Enjoyed every moment.
Great cocktails and smart dishes. The feta cheese with jalapeños is incredible surprise!
The only reason I didn’t give 5 starts- the drinks service is super slow.

3 Ashlea J. Russell - a year ago

I really wanted to love this place! There were two restaurants in Oaxaca that I was really excited about and this was one. The idea of the prehispanic cuisine is enticing and the photos look spectacular. Unfortunately I think this restaurant may have become stale. The food is totally mediocre, the flavours lack depth and there seems to be a real lack of passion to it although the corn bread dessert was good.

The weirdest part about the restaurant is the service. The staff seem really disorganised and also unhappy. I had to ask for almost everything twice, sometimes it would arrive, sometimes it wouldn't, sometimes I'd get two. I had about 5 different waiters, no one seemed to know what had been done or hadn't been done. I was asked for my dessert order before I finished my main course, I asked for recommendations and all they said each time was "really yummy" but couldn't seem to describe or explain the dishes.

It feels like there is a boredom in the air here and that's really sad because from what I've read they used to teem with passion!

Top tip: bring bug spray

5 Vanessa McCormack - 9 months ago

The best breakfast we had in Oaxaca. Absolutely wonderful and super tasty. Highly of the meal was the chilaquiles in green sauce!

4 Alejandra Cardenas - 3 months ago

Beautifully decorated with authentic ancestral touches like the ovens, comals, restroom sinks with stones, the chairs, etc. This restaurant makes you fall in love first through the eyes, and later through the tasty food made with prehistoric ingredients. Their pan de elote dessert is soooo good!

5 Faith Fells - 8 months ago

Came to Ancestral on the first night of my month long stay in Oaxaca. Went back 3 more times! The courtyard is very pretty at night. The first night I came there was live music, which was really nice! Everything I’ve had has been good but why did I keep coming back? THE PANQUE DE ELOTE! I tried several other places for pan de elote and quickly realized Ancestral’s was special! So moist, not overly sweet and just delicious!

4 Doug David - 9 months ago

Very nice experience here for dinner. We got one chamurro and a pork chuleta. Both were delicious. The sauces were great.

Loved the spicy cheese and tostadas served before our meal.

Service was great.