Cafe del Lago

Such a huge assortment of breakfast foods for the buffet! Everything was fresh & clean, made right in front of you for the most part! Everything was delicious & so filling. The juice was freshly squeezed & there was all different kinds. The fruit was fresh & juicy. Our waiter, Jose Abel, wasn’t the nicest. He didn’t know that we understood Spanish, so when we asked for more juice, he said, «they need to get up & get their own juice». Other than his rudeness, it was a great breakfast buffet!

This is probably the largest buffet breakfast I have ever been too. Lot’s to choose from, even surprisingly that had Dim sum and sushi rolls available for breakfast. I thought that was neat, not something I would have ever considered breakfast or to see at a breakfast buffet. They had a station for custom made omelettes and a station with a guy who made crêpe’s that you had to put your own filling into. Standard price for buffet breakfast on the resort, and a good choice at that. I went too two Breakfast buffet on the resort. Both cost $ 300 pesos.

We only ate here for the morning breakfast. Some of the restaurant manuals say that it’s open in the evening for a dinner buffet but we were never able to make it during the times that it was allegedly open. This is a very nice place for breakfast as it’s a buffet and there is such a large variety of items to choose from. The dining area is also very large and the wait staff are more than willing to move tables around to fit your group size needs. There is also outdoor seating if you’d like to catch some sun early in the morning to help bring you to life and get the day started.
As far as range of items on the breakfast buffet which seemed to be a combination to accommodate the brunch crowd as well. There was fresh cut fruit, made-​to-​order omelettes and crepes, waffles, pancakes, bacon and several other types of meat and meat pastries, sushi, a large variety of real fruit juices and milk, ceviche, yogurt, sliced roast, fajitas, coffee/​tea, toasts & breads w/​jam, real hot chocolate, brunch sandwiches, eggs of all kinds, vegetables, quiche, and so much more. It’s well worth the price which is actually very inexpensive and a perfect way to start the day.
Only one non-​positive point, we kept making eye contact with the wait staff and called a few over to get us the check and it took about 20 minutes to get the check because they were trying to rearrange a table to meet the needs of one of their more «wealthier» clientele. We were about to get up and walk out when they finally came with the check. Also we had asked them to split the check up for the people of our party but they didn’t. Honestly, the buffet is the same price for anything and everything you get so I guess it’s not reason to split it anyway.

Pretty delicious buffet!
Café Del Lago is one of the many restaurants located within the Vidanta Resort in Nuevo Vallarta. We were staying at The Grand Mayan onsite and were able to eat here twice during the week.
This is a breakfast buffet with indoor or outdoor seating. Outdoor seating includes views of the lake and ocean. There is such a huge variety of food, it is hard to list all of it here but I will try:
— fresh fruit
— salad
— omelette station made to order
— bacon, sausage
— hash browns
— poached eggs
— enchiladas, chiliquiles, empenadas, ham & cheese croquettes
— large variety of breads including bagels, croissants, mexican breads
— waffles, french toast, pancakes
— juice station including alcohol to make a bloody mary drink
— milk, chocolate milk
— cereal
— fried rice, egg rolls, sushi rolls
— assortment of desserts
The staff is attentive and will remove dirty plates as soon as you are finished and ready to go back for seconds… or thirds. Everyone will be able to find something they like at this buffet!

Café del Lago is the big breakfast location for the Grand Mayan, as well as the other resorts on the property. It is only open for breakfast and lunch (7:00am-12:30pm), but apparently they also hold a couple special dinners a week here (mexican buffet, american cookout/​barbecue, etc.), but we haven’t done any of those. As far as breakfast goes, the buffet is impressive, and very reasonably priced. I think our bill came to less than $ 20pp, and the spread was impressive. Not Vegas caliber, but the best hotel buffet I’ve ever had by a good margin. We were there on a Sunday mid-​morning during the off season, but despite the low attendance, there was plenty of staff and plenty of food. Some of the more lunch-​y items were still coming out, but there were dozens of options including (but certainly not limited to) salads and fruits, breads and muffins, omelettes-​to-​order, lunch items like thai wraps, sushi, and fried rice, and desserts. They also had a great selection of juices (try the ‘green juice’, I know it has spinach in it which sounds weird, but it’s awesome and doesn’t actually taste like spinach). I can only do all-​you-​can-​eat once every other day or so without feeling terrible, but we hit this place a couple times on our visit and were happy to do so.