5 Shirley P - 3 months ago
My first review here in Mexico, yay! I made a reservation at Sonora Grill through Open Table last night for today after seeing their photos and their menu. The restaurant is conveniently located right around the corner from our hotel in Playa del Carmen, and it’s definitely walking distance. It’s a beautiful plaza that has a ton of street vendors and shops surrounding the restaurant. There’s a DJ in house playing the great jams including First Class by Jack Harlow — didn’t think I’d hear that here. We celebrated our anniversary here, and the staff went above and beyond to make our dinner date special. I ordered their tomahawk steak, and they even cut everything in front of me. My partner did their short rib pasta, and the staff grated the cheese in front of us. They also gave us an appetizer on the house which was a thing of chips with a dip of beans and melted cheese. It’s probably one of the best I’ve had so far. We did sparkling water at the table, and we each ordered a drink. I did a Moscow mule, and my partner did their red wine. They did the pour in front of us and allowed us to sample a bit before we commit. The steak was perfect and exactly how I wanted it to be — medium rare. My only issue was that they sprinkled salt on top of the steak by default without asking if I wanted it or not. Not a deal breaker, I personally think their chef did a great job with the steak as is and the salt wasn’t necessary. My meal came with 2 sides, a thing of truffle fries and spinach dunked in butter. I didn’t like the spinach as much due to it being in butter, but other than that we were happy and with a full belly. We talked about coming back here again for another dinner but won’t be getting the tomahawk because it’s too filling and a lot of meat. I highly recommend it to anyone though — it’s definitely an experience you don’t want to miss out. At the end, we were ready for our check, and our server Sergio surprised us with dessert (ice cream cake with sparklers coming out) and I also got an extra glass of Moscow Mule on the house. That was the cherry on top as we were already loving every moment here. I’d recommend Sonora Grill to anyone in the area looking for the upscale dining vibes but still affordable, the drinks, service and atmosphere is amazing.
