Hartwood

Hartwood is on my list of top meals ever! Daily caught seafood, amazing roasted veggie side dishes, and the most interesting mixed drinks. Highlights were: Roasted wholefish, yucca side dish and the Pineapple Habenero Margarita.
It’s pretty far from the Tulum pueblo so you’ll have to take a taxi from the main road. If they don’t recognize the Hartwood name tell them you need to go to Tulum Tito — that’s the beach hotel right across the street from the restaurant.
The meal was phenomenal, the restaurant itself is absolutely adorable but a few of the waitstaff are almost too friendly. They pull a bench right up to your table and sort of linger a little too long for comfort. Maybe I’m just too used to the way New England waitstaff are but at first it kind of creeped me out.
Warning: It’s pricey ($ 100 USD for 2 of us) and CASH ONLY!