Porfirio’s

Achei super estimado, pedimos um pouco de tudo. O ambiente é suntuoso, moderno e mto bonito, o atendimento maravilhoso, mas achei a comida sem tempero.

I saw a friend of mine post pictures of the Mexico City location. I was surprised they had a cancun location. Place is very classy so dress to impress. They bring 4 tostadas to everyone with bean dip and nopales salad so no need to order appetizers. These are delicious. We ordered the bone marrow. Great. We also got the baked ribs. Spectacular. Service and food is all very good. A must visit. Get the churro a. They come in a little churro cart with different dipping sauces. Delicious !

Beautiful setting opens up onto the water. The seating placements are a well designed mix of modern Mexican with a touch of global sophistication. Had the Pollo Mole, excellent mole sauce, authentic, rich and just the right amount of kick. Cocktails were cold and crisp, service was perfect.

Simply fantastic! Shrimp Diablo was amazing. Ask for the extra hot salsa if you are up for it! Lalo took good care of us.

Fun place and their desserts are so creative and cute. We ordered so much food (which was all delicious) but the star of the show was the dessert. We ordered the churros with dipping sauces that came out in a small cart, fried banana with ice cream and the ice cream cart is to die for.
I highly recommend this restaurant. Great Ambiance right on the water. Upscale and modern.

The family and I were looking for a tasty adventure outside of our options at the Westin Lagunamar. We definitely scored with our choice of Porfirio’s.
As many have mentioned, the service is superb and our server Gio and waiter Enrique were no exception. Perfectly pleasant, knowledgeable, and attentive. What a great experience.
The food was very good. We had soup and salad appetizers, the kids shared a flank steak and the wife and I shared a whole fish (grouper). Quite delicious although the soup was a tad salty. Otherwise I absolutely can’t complain!
Topped it all off with churros and a selection of sauces.
Looking forward to trying again soon!

My absolute FAVORITE place in Cancun and maybe ever. As others have mentioned before, the service here is unparalleled. Our group of 7 had about 5 waiters attending us at all times! It was something else. The ambiance –music and location– was just perfect. Classy but fun, it’s a perfect place to start or end the night. We got free apps and shots and dessert (yes, it was a bachelorette party, but still), and everyone there was absurdly nice. The food was very good, but being from Houston, I can’t say it absolutely blew my mind. But I won’t take that into consideration even a little bit because Houston has an insane food scene. Overall, this restaurant was pretty much absolutely perfect and you cannot miss it if you’re in Cancun.
PS: I forgot one of the best parts– it is SUPER AFFORDABLE!!! If you’re coming in with dollars, you will be be shocked at how much you end up spending!

5 STARS ACROSS THE BOARD! If I could give like the best service award… It would be this place. We had about 5 – 7 waiters just attending to us. I wasn’t allowed to pour my own glass of wine or grab some salad from the salad plate. everyone was so attentive it’s ridiculous. I didn’t know service like this existed… Tbh.
Best service I’ve ever received.
Food was amazing. Every dish was great!!! We ordered a bottle of wine (3 maduros – fantastic Mexican wine), mango salad– amazing dressing, surf and turf– perfectly cooked and seasoned, and ceviche-​refreshing and fresh, and churros for dessert. And we cleaned every single bite of each dish. It was amazing.
Ambiance is the best I’ve seen in cancun.
I really can’t say enough about this place.
I recommend this to anyone looking for a good meal with even better service.

We had the guacamole with the 2 corn tortillitos that come to every person at the table, and liked all three of the salsas very much. My wife’s Shrimp tacos were excellent, but the Chile relleno picadillo didn’t match others I’ve had, and I try the Chile relleno almost every time I have Mexican food in the US. Maybe it’s perfect local flavoring, but just not my favorite.

Nos gustó mucho! Aunque se encamotaron los meseros por un momento el servicio fue excelente! La co
Usa buena y los postres mejor!

Had a blast here. We came to celebrate my boyfriend’s birthday and could not be happier. My boyfriend said it was his favorite meal on the trip. He had octopus for an appetizer and tacos for dinner. I tried the Mexican style corn on the cob and a salad with fruit which were fine but probably not as exciting as his dishes. We also splurged and had some Johnny walker blue on the rocks for his bday. The little carts of churros looked very tempting but we didn’t try them. Then right as we were leaving a mariachi band came out to play. so fun! The place is very modern looking and just a nice place to check out. If you are staying at the hotel strip area, check it out! It was an easy walk from the Marriott properties.

First, going in to this place was just so beautiful! They had the beautiful décor and I loved the place settings. We sat out by the water.
This place had the BEST drinks! I loved the Marzipan Martini! It was very sweet and delicious! I love how they served it with a little piece of chocolate on the side.
The food here was also impressive. To start off, we got an appetizer on the house. It was amazing! It was so much food. Then we got guacamole dip! The guacamole is nice and thick and has a lot of great zest and taste!
For dinner, I got the pollo con mole, it was HUGE! The mole sauce was amazing! The chicken tasted amazing! My only complaint is that the chicken still had the skin on it. If you like it, go for it, but if not, then that is a con.
For desert we shared a corn crème brûlée. It was pretty good! We didn’t know what to expect but it was pretty good. Definitely order something else next time. But the restaurant all in all was absolutely amazing!

Food and ambience were good. More pricey than what Unilocal or Google said it is. $$$ Presentation was very good. Smoking section was outside with view of the lagoon. I ordered the surf and turf. Very tasty. Would go again when I return to Cancun.

Food presentation and restaurant look is unbelievable. The food is honestly just ok, but the presentation makes it even better.
We tasted the tuna tacos, guacamole, and the tamale. The tamale was great but the other two were ok.
For dinner, we got the spicy chicken tacos, regular chicken tacos, and the aged beef entrée. Each presentation was gorgeous but again, tasted just ok.
I would honestly go back just for the environment.

Almost perfect place for dinner. «Almost» only because they have noises TV. It’s a Mexican restaurant — no need to try and be «american sport bar». We order fish taco (spicy but very good), tuna (should be cocked a little less — after all: it’s tuna…) and chicken mole which was great and very big portion.
At the end we order backed banana with ice cream — great dish and served on amazing «plat».
For sure we will be back

This restaurant was amazing. Food and ambiance so good! The prices very good!
Everything we had was delicious. For appetizers we had empanadas, goat cheese queso and guacamole. They have frozen mescal drinks and the Cadillac margarita so yummy! For dinner our party had surf and turf, the filet, flat steak covered in beans and cheese, tacos and flank steak. Every dish had amazing flavor.
We ended with fun desserts. Churros, tempura dipped cheese cake and friend banana.
The wait staff was very attentive. We had 2 – 3 servers taking care of us. They even brought me a scarf because I was chilly in the a/​c. They have a kids room to entertain little kids too.
Must visit while in Cancun. We can’t wait to go back!!!

I absolutely loved the ambiance. Food was awesome, and service was great also!
I went around sunset and opted to sit outside — the view was amazing.
Price was very reasonable — $ 80 for three people with tips included.
Could do better with the mojito though!

The service is really good. I order a surf and turf, but the is too soft, I don’t like that. But the shrimp and soup are very good. And it a nice place to sit outside because the bay view.

The seafood was fresh. The soup was good and too spicy, but that is ok. Food was ok.
The first I red flag when they start brining things I did not ordered.
The final check was 1600 pesos for 2 persons. We did not eat much, so they just added 4 shots of tequila to the bill. After they removed it it was still 960 pesos, not fantastic, but included tips, without confirming this. eek!
initially it took 15 min, to bring the check and then each time I ask to revisit it it was 10 mins.
Food is quite fresh. yes. But i will not come.

Found this on Unilocal and it exceeded our expectations. The atmosphere & food were **** but prices were very reasonable.
Wait staff was very friendly and went out of their way to make the entire evening quite enjoyable.

Modern Trendy Mexican
While staying at the Ritz I asked the concierge about a close by place to grab a cocktail and some tacos. He said this place was only an 8 minute walk and wouldn’t disappoint. The main road it is on it is not the most well lit but it was very easy to get to on foot.
The restaurant has a very grand entrance with a pretty bar and plenty of outdoor water front seating. They have the water lit up and small fountains and you can see boats coming in and out to drop people off for this place or the steak place next door.
First up was a cocktail, this is when I noticed the place was really into presentation. I had the mezcal tamarindo drink and it was delish and served on a platter with a starfruit and a tamarind candy aside it. Drink was a little bit on the sweet side but overall exactly what I had wanted.
Then we ordered some tacos and enchiladas and the waiter was really pushing the seafood so we got some grilled shrimp dish.
Before the food came out a big display of tostadas and some delish bean dip with cactus salad and three salsas to start. They say a restaurant is only as good as its salsas and they did not disappoint.
Then shortly after this pleasant start the rest of the food came out. The tacos were small but very good. The enchiladas were covered in a green sauce that was a little spicy but didn’t over power the chicken which was well seasoned. Then came the shrimp. A huge grill was placed on the table with over a dozen of whole butterflied shrimp covered in spices and grilled to perfection. It took a shrimp or two to get the hang of eating them and also to accept the fact that it’s just easier to use your hands. The heads were the best part !
Then for the end of the meal they bring their signature cookie thing which is served as a big colorful flat fan like thing on a tall display. They didn’t have much flavor to them but that might have just been because my mouth was still on fire from the shrimp.
Overall if you’re staying at the Ritz, I would recommend taking a short hike over to rethink this place.

This may be our new favorite restaurant in Cancun. Beautiful setting & atmosphere. We enjoyed watching sunset from the covered patio. Warning: it is hot & stuffy unless they open the sliding wall of windows & raise the shades. We had to ask repeatedly on our second visit.
Porfirio’s is the place for a quick casual meal of tacos or tortas, lovely cocktails, or an upscale dinner for a special occasion. It’s listed as only $$ because you can have an inexpensive meal, but unless you are limiting yourself it can easily exceed $ 100 US for 2.
Shout out to Aldo, our terrific server on our first visit!

Muy buen servicio, y la musica perfecta ya que es solo mexicana va perfecta con el nombre, aparte que hermoso restaurant

Fui a cenar con una pareja de amigos Italianos que estaban de visita en Cancún, siendo yo Mexicano y cancunense quería invitarlos a un lugar que represente un poco la cultura y la gastronomía mexicana. Al entrar sentí demasiado pretencioso el lugar y actitud un poco engreída del personal. Llegamos con reservación previa, en la recepción, nos dieron a escoger una mesa en la terraza o en el salón principal, optamos por una del salón pegada a la ventana, y ya sentados y habiendo ordenado las bebidas quisimos cambiar a la terraza, ya que el volumen de la música estaba muy alta y el aire acondicionado muy frió nuestro mesero Enrique nos dijo que lo sentía pero que estaba todo reservado, sin embargo la noche evoluciono bien, nos ofreció la carta bebidas con una extensa variedad y optamos por mezcal, Enrique fue muy atinado con sus sugerencias de bebidas y de alimentos. Ordenamos entradas y platos variados para compartir, entre ellos las carnitas de atún, los tacos de marlin ahumado, unos tacos de canasta y unos esquites, que los preparan con una estación al frente de la mesa, la comida en general estuvo bien, buena selección de música latina y varias incursiones de mariachis en vivo. Un poco ruidoso personalmente soy mas de lugar con buena comida, donde puedas convivir con tus amigos sin gritar.