El Jaguar

We were taken here during a tour of Teotihuacan. The meal was not included. This is truly the most embarrassing mockery of a tourist trap at which I have ever eaten. I feel like the tour guide Marco from Grayline Tours took us here because he was receiving kickbacks. I know of another group who went the same day who visited a much better sounding co-​op restaurant.
To the details:
1) There is a giant buffet full of unfresh looking food. There was spaghetti that was literally dried out and stuck together on a Mexican buffet and mashed potatoes. This was quite a surprise considering the place had «traditional dancers» and «singers» and «music players» gallavanting throughout the restaurant.
2) One of the music players came to our table and expected a tip. He was very aggressive about it which was quite annoying. While our tour guide (Marco– older guy with soiled clothes and zipper all the way down) told us to beware of the folks selling their wares in Teotihuacan (who by the way were typically not aggressive and very kind overall), he seemed ok with us being completely overwhelmed with this horrific restaurant experience.
3) I walked through the buffet several times to decide what I would even consider eating. Everything looked like it had been sitting out for hours and it looked like pig slop as well. I tried some of the chicken slices and the sauce was awful. There was some mixture of chicken and veggies that was rancid tasting and some other unattractive choices. I figured a bowl of soup– how bad could it be– it was a salt bath.
4) I ended out getting a 2^nd plate to find something edible and went over to the quesadilla station. Finally, something that was somewhat edible.
5) When looking for dessert, nothing looked very good and so I decided I would try some fruit. Some of it was swimming in some liquid and looked like it was past its prime. I took a few pineapple slices. Under better inspection at my table it looked spoiled and old. I decided it was best not to get sick and eat it. (Funny thing is about an hour later, I did get sick from eating this food!!)
6) The fact that the buffet did not include a drink was once again just plainly embarrassing. We already are stuck at this place– they had to charge for water?
In the end, it was 175 pesos plus a drink and a tip. Per person, one ends out spending well over 200 pesos. Even in some excellent Polanco restaurants, I spent quite a bit less for lunch. This place clearly offers kickbacks to tour guides and does not care about the quality of the food because it is not like anyone will ever be back.
WARNING to all tourists– find out what restaurant they will take you to as part of the Teotihuacan tour. If they are coming here, DO NOT BOOK THAT TOUR!
This restaurant should be reported to the local government for making a mockery of Mexican culture and food.