It was our last day in Cancun but there were a lot of firsts. It was the first time we left the resort to go shopping at the nearby malls (not that exciting). It was the first time that we took a long walk along the beach by other hotels and resorts, letting our feet sink into the soft white sand and allowing the warm waves of the Caribbean to wash over us. And it was the first time, finally, that it didn't rain at lunch, which meant it was the first time we were able to go to the resort's open-air Seaside Grill, situated on the beach, for lunch. We were so excited. The view was incredible and sitting outside to eat within steps of the sea was exactly what we had been hoping for the entire trip.
The meal started off well when they dropped off some chips and salsa. Both were fine, but not remarkable enough to remember any details about them 3 years later.
We decided to order 2 appetizers and 2 main courses. The first appetizer was the ensalada de mariscos, aderezada con lima, aceite de oliva, y aguacate (seafood salad with avocado, seasoned with lime juice, olive oil). What arrived seemed a bit like a seafood ceviche, although we were not expecting the mussels to come in shells. From what we remember, this was tasty and way better than any of the lunch items we'd been eating at the buffet.
The other appetizer was the martini caribeño, cebiche de camarón, pulpo, y callo de hacha servido con salsa coctél (Caribbean martini of shrimp, octopus, and sea scallops cebiche, served with avocado and cocktail sauce). For starters, we thought this would come in a martini glass since it was called martini caribeño. Martini name aside, this was another seafood salad/ceviche similar to the first appetizer, but with more of a tangy sauce. This was also good and tasted very fresh and light.
For the main course, I ordered the dedos de pescado rebosados con salsa valentina y aderezo aurora de guarnición (orly fish finger served with traditional "spicy" Mexican sauce "Valentina" and aurora dressing). These, literally translated, were "fish fingers" and were basically pieces of fried fish. They were tasty, but I don't remember that much about the flavor or the sauces, since they were overshadowed by the other main course.
A ordered the tacos de rib-eye, acompañados con cebolla, cilantro, frijoles refritos, y guacamole (rib-eye tacos, served with onion, coriander, refried beans and guacamole). Although all the food at Seaside Grill was generally good (and better than the buffet), this was the standout dish among them all. I remember that after we tasted it, we were so upset that it was our last day and we wouldn't be able to come back for another lunch to get more tacos. This was the type of Mexican lunch we had been looking forward to for this trip and we didn't get to try it until the end! What a shame! Stupid rain.
The tacos were relatively standard - beef wrapped in flour tortillas. They weren't the best tacos we had ever had, but the whole experience - eating tacos, sitting by the beach, under the warm sun in Mexico - was exactly what we were looking for. The tacos were quite tasty, and the accompaniments of onions, refried beans, and guacamole made them even better.
The one thing all the food was lacking though was heat, so we asked for some hot sauce. This was before our trip to Catalunya later that year so I was still freezing up a lot when trying to speak Spanish (so out of practice, like double digit years out of practice). I completely blanked on the word picante and after much silence ended up asking for salsa caliente. I realized it after the server left and was completely mortified, but they ended up bringing us a bowl of hot sauce and not some type of heated sauce so I guess they understood. This hot sauce was hot. We barely used more than a dab of it each time since it was so incredibly hot. There was so much left over at the end that we felt a little bad about how much was being wasted, but it was too hot to use more than that!
After our delicious tacos and seafood, we didn't end up getting dessert. I don't remember if that was because we were full or because the dessert didn't appeal to us, but we didn't have any.
Overall, the most memorable dish for us from this meal was the tacos (and based on what I remember 3 years later, I guess the hot sauce too). If only it hadn't been raining every day at lunch, then we could have tried Seaside Grill earlier and been able to return another day to try even more stuff. But we were glad we could at least try it once!
Dreaming of this view during this awful winter
The meal started off well when they dropped off some chips and salsa. Both were fine, but not remarkable enough to remember any details about them 3 years later.
We decided to order 2 appetizers and 2 main courses. The first appetizer was the ensalada de mariscos, aderezada con lima, aceite de oliva, y aguacate (seafood salad with avocado, seasoned with lime juice, olive oil). What arrived seemed a bit like a seafood ceviche, although we were not expecting the mussels to come in shells. From what we remember, this was tasty and way better than any of the lunch items we'd been eating at the buffet.
The other appetizer was the martini caribeño, cebiche de camarón, pulpo, y callo de hacha servido con salsa coctél (Caribbean martini of shrimp, octopus, and sea scallops cebiche, served with avocado and cocktail sauce). For starters, we thought this would come in a martini glass since it was called martini caribeño. Martini name aside, this was another seafood salad/ceviche similar to the first appetizer, but with more of a tangy sauce. This was also good and tasted very fresh and light.
For the main course, I ordered the dedos de pescado rebosados con salsa valentina y aderezo aurora de guarnición (orly fish finger served with traditional "spicy" Mexican sauce "Valentina" and aurora dressing). These, literally translated, were "fish fingers" and were basically pieces of fried fish. They were tasty, but I don't remember that much about the flavor or the sauces, since they were overshadowed by the other main course.
A ordered the tacos de rib-eye, acompañados con cebolla, cilantro, frijoles refritos, y guacamole (rib-eye tacos, served with onion, coriander, refried beans and guacamole). Although all the food at Seaside Grill was generally good (and better than the buffet), this was the standout dish among them all. I remember that after we tasted it, we were so upset that it was our last day and we wouldn't be able to come back for another lunch to get more tacos. This was the type of Mexican lunch we had been looking forward to for this trip and we didn't get to try it until the end! What a shame! Stupid rain.
The tacos were relatively standard - beef wrapped in flour tortillas. They weren't the best tacos we had ever had, but the whole experience - eating tacos, sitting by the beach, under the warm sun in Mexico - was exactly what we were looking for. The tacos were quite tasty, and the accompaniments of onions, refried beans, and guacamole made them even better.
The one thing all the food was lacking though was heat, so we asked for some hot sauce. This was before our trip to Catalunya later that year so I was still freezing up a lot when trying to speak Spanish (so out of practice, like double digit years out of practice). I completely blanked on the word picante and after much silence ended up asking for salsa caliente. I realized it after the server left and was completely mortified, but they ended up bringing us a bowl of hot sauce and not some type of heated sauce so I guess they understood. This hot sauce was hot. We barely used more than a dab of it each time since it was so incredibly hot. There was so much left over at the end that we felt a little bad about how much was being wasted, but it was too hot to use more than that!
After our delicious tacos and seafood, we didn't end up getting dessert. I don't remember if that was because we were full or because the dessert didn't appeal to us, but we didn't have any.
Overall, the most memorable dish for us from this meal was the tacos (and based on what I remember 3 years later, I guess the hot sauce too). If only it hadn't been raining every day at lunch, then we could have tried Seaside Grill earlier and been able to return another day to try even more stuff. But we were glad we could at least try it once!
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