El Trapiche - 97000 Centro

We ate here several times, both for dinner and breakfast. We enjoyed the food and service each time. My boyfriend loved cochinita pibil and I was happy to find (possibly vegan) enchiladas verde. Prices are in between the ones in local joints and the ones in touristy spots. Great place to try some local specialities!

I will first say that I wanted to give this place 5 stars because of their food options. We are vegetarian and it has been more than difficult to find restaurants that accommodate us here in Merida. (We have better luck in Chelem believe it or not). We got there and were seated promptly, given menus, and took awhile to decide. In the meantime, we were not offered beverages. The place was semi-busy and only one waitress seemed to be working so I didnt mind the wait. We ordered and they were happy to accommodate us. We ordered quite a bit of extra food because our Airbnb is in the middle of nowhere and wanted leftovers to snack on for the next day. We got tacos vegetarianos, enchiladas vegetarianos, and pizza vegetarianos. The enchilada and tacos were fantastic. The pizza...I would pass. It was cheap and taste was okay but Ive read better reviews for pizza in Merida elsewhere. The major problem we had here was our service. When we finally got drinks, we ordered Agua de la garrafon so that we dont keep wasting plastic bottles on our trip. We were served 6oz glasses and waited over an hour before these were refilled-they should have been refilled within 15 minutes of sitting there. The meal took a long time to arrive. We asked for refills and the waitress never came back to do it until after we payed. Ate our whole meal without beverages. We asked for the check and almost missed our Uber because of how slow the service was...and the uber was a 27 minute wait and we ordered it as soon as we were finished eating. Now I cant say for certain...but we have had no issues in our last 2 weeks in mexico as far as feeling ill or off after eating of drinking. However as soon as we got home both of our stomachs were aching terribly and had a small case of the "montezuma's revenge" :(. I hate to think this, but I feel that we were given regular water instead of purified water. That is the only thing we shared in common the entire day and it was only 20 minutes after leaving the restaurant. Im so glad that we were not brought more water because our illness would probably have been much worse. We noticed the waitress was serving the locals much faster than we were served and the teens in the kitchen were not really doing their job either. Im sure for a local this is a great place to eat. As a tourist (who was friendly and patient during our visit), I would not recommend to other tourists.

Great food, service, prices.

Generally ok - nice food with good service. Prices are ok. You can pay by card.

Server was very nice and could feel is smile through his mask! Food wasn't incredible but not bad either, I guess this is a decent tourist that want to eat in a big group and consolidate everyone! Price aren't bad for a sit-in close to the center

Haven’t gone wrong with a dish here yet! We tried the sopa de lima, an alambre, the consome de pollo, and the fajitas! All well prepared and very tasty. Make sure they give you their two salsas, pico de Gallo, and the limes! Doctor up your food for maximum spice and deliciousness. We have come here twice because we liked it so much!

Nice little restaurant just a few steps from Plaza Central. Very traditional food with excellent prices. The Lima soup was awesome as well as the sambutes.

This was the worst breakfast or Mexican food I’ve had ever. And it was the dish recommended by the server. The orange juice was warm, and glass dirty. The meat was dry and seemed not fresh. And there was no real milk for the coffee