Huniik - 97000 Mérida

Excelente maridaje y la mas vanguardista comida en Mérida, lleno todas mis expectativas. El precio razonable con la calidad y servicio.....

Nice ambiance. Great service and friendly staff. Tasting Menu was good Nice champagne and wine selection We wanted Port Wine with a cheese player apart from our Tasting Menu but the staff Informed us there is no demand for cheese pallets from other clients. But in the end we had 2 bits of feta /hallumi type of a cheese and a few chocolate nibbles.

Amazing new restaurant, the dishes are unique, wine selection is amazing. Prices $$$$

Set to be one of the best in México, spectacular food, service and concept. Less pretentious then Kuuk, better food, better experience.

Experience restaurant.. did not look at a menu or worry about seeing things I believed I did not like. All courses were prepared and brought to us, which was perfect because otherwise I wouldn’t have tried many dishes. Loved the experience, we were the only table in the restaurant on a Saturday night. The place pictured was the venison. Best dish of the evening for me, however the other 6 would have been at the top of the list too.

Basically, we had a nice evening. However, I would like to give a critical but fair critic for the restaurant. At this price, the expectations are high and unfortunately they were only partially met. I'll share my experience with you: This starts the day before. We came to Huniik on the spur of the moment and wanted to enjoy dinner, but we were told that this was not possible because the menu is always adapted to the different requirements of the guests. But we could make a reservation for the next day. We couldn’t do it in the restaurant but they provided Wi-Fi to make it online and we were looking forward to our table 24 hours later. We were only able to choose a table at 6pm because the restaurant was “fully booked”, they said. When we made our reservation, we had to give details of certain foods. My girlfriend and I are pescatarian and asked for this to be taken into account. You also have to leave credit card details in case you don't show up. The next day at 6pm. We received a friendly welcome and had a very good welcome cocktail of mescal, bitter orange and lime. Our menu was served relatively quickly and in a nice pace. The wine list does not specify the grape varieties and the region and unfortunately the staff is not trained enough in wine. There was no sign of a sommelier. We asked for a recommendation of a natural wine and after two wines were recommended to us, the service staff came up with two completely different conventional wines and which we had to choose from. It was only after we asked again that they opened a bottle of natural wine that was a little too warm. Basically, the service was quick and we never had empty glasses. But at $1800 for the menu, water should be included. It isn't. Which brings me to the most important point of my review. The menu. Basically, it was amazing how well Yucatan cuisine fits into fine dining, good flavours and fixed skillful craftsmanship. Nevertheless, we had a pastry made of cornbread with almost every course, tortilla 2 times, ice cream cone made of corn - I would have liked some variation. To get two times fish tacos in a 5-course menu is not the modern interpretation of good Mexican cuisine for me, and from an owner who has cooked at Noma himself, I would have liked a bit more refinement. Corn can be more than a tortilla or cornbread and except of the icecream cone the menu was kind of foreseeable. Now we come to the absolute no-gos of the evening: Two courses with gelatine (gelatine is extracted from the bones of cows or pigs) and one course with chicken broth! As mentioned before, we only eat fish and no meat at all. This is really not the kind of service and what I mean by "adapting the menu". I am a chef myself, have learned and cooked in some of the most famous houses and was simply gobsmacked by this lack of knowledge or in the worst case, this ignorance. This experience was crowned with the clearing of our glasses, which is generally understood as kicking out, although 3 of the 5 tables were still empty. So much for the "fully booked" restaurant. Overall, unfortunately, simply too little trained staff, a very hardworking and technically fit kitchen with a little too little ingenuity and a little too high prices for drinks. At $6,000 for dinner, unfortunately, everything has to be right and you can't change the waiter in the middle of the evening and clear our glasses if the restaurant is empty. Overall, we were a little disappointed with the evening. But it’s all about expectations.

A true fine dining experience thanks largely to exquisite local ingredients, ample care and thought over portions and storytelling, all unfolding with a unique style and flavour. A feast not only for the palate but also the eyes.

Huniik was an amazing experience from the delicious food, attentive service, and all around unique atmosphere. From Mauricio the GM who made sure everything was perfect to all of the chefs that came over to explain the food, we left our meal completely satiated in belly and mind. They even accommodated for some dietary restrictions I had but brought my husband a taste of a course he missed due to my restriction! That simple additional touch shows how much they care about their patrons and wanting you to experience the food. Thank you for a wonderful last night in Merida! A must visit for all!