Menu del Dia

El Restaurante Jardin is open to the public. We seat for the evening meal from 5:00 to  8:00 PM. If you are not staying at Mayan Beach Garden, email info@mayanbeachgarden.com to make reservations for the evening meal. WhatsApp +52-983-130-8658

All dinner meals except Pizza night include purified ice water and botanas, (normally chips, pico de gallo, bean dip), Vegetables and a side. The average price of a complete 4 course meal is $12.75 USD/250 pesos. Fish is a little more, vegetarian a little less. Because we have a limited staff, We no longer serve lunch.  Our breakfasts are 7:00 - 11:00 AM

Caribbean Coconut encrusted Fish with a fruity-chipotle dipping sauce, served with herbed potatoes and veggies. Made with non-sweetened and freshly grated coconut from one of the many coconut trees at Mayan Beach Garden.

Option: Coconut Shrimp or Chicken encrusted with coconut or cooked plain. Vegetarian or Vegan also available - with cauliflower, zucchini and Mushrooms (when available) encrusted in coconut

Pork steaks slow-cooked in Mango - Pineapple chutney served over Coconut rice with vegetables.
OPTION: Chicken or fish (not slow cooked). Vegetarian bean cakes topped with the chutney. Any can be served plain or the sauce apart

Pollo Relleno con Chaya, Calabasa local y queso/ Chicken filled with chaya, a local pumpkin and cheese and topped with a poblano sauce.  Served with veggies and rice.

VARIATION: Fish served in the same manner or vegetarian cabbage roll stuffed with Garbanzo beans, cheese, chaya and calabasa. Also can order chicken or fish cooked in olive oil and salt and pepper.

Tacos and Ceviche - Start the meal with ceviche (vegen available with notice) and followed with  your choice of Fish, pork, chicken or vegan tacos using hand made tortillas. Served with variety of salsas, toppings and cabbage slaw

Relleno Negro , a flavorful Mayan/Yucatecan favorite.  Chicken is marinated in a blackened sauce and cooked over flame.  Served with pork meatballs and bathed in recado negro with rice and vegetables.

This dish is mildly picante- if you are highly sensitive to heat from chili, please let us know and we will serve it without the sauce or sauce to the side.

OPTION: Negro vegetarian meatballs made from quinoa, lentals and using vegetable stock to make the blackened sauce.

Sopa de Mariscos en Coco   (CARIBBEAN ) Shrimp, fish and seafood cooked in a freshly cut coconut using the liquid from the coconut as a base,  comes with Rice, Vegetables

OPTIONs: grilled chicken breast, chicken prepared the same way, or vegetarian/vegan.

This is prepared early in the day. Reserve early if you want this special.

Cochinita Pibil   - Yucateca version of pulled pork marinated in Achiote, sour orange and other herbs and spices-served with hand made tortillas and served on banana leaf with lime-marinated purple onions, and a vegetable and rice.

OPTIONS: Vegetarian , or Chicken Pibil

Fish Fillets wrapped in Hoja Santa (or locally "Momo") and steamed in banana leaves over flame , Roasted potatoes, vegetables,
VARIATION: vegetarian Medley with black beans, Garbanzo beans and veggies or Chicken served in the same manner wrapped in Hoja Santa.

NOTE: Hoja Santa is a tropical leave used to season foods especially fish and chicken. Most guests eat the leaf which has a taste between mint, cinnamon and sassafras, or root beer.

Seasonal Fish fillets sauteed in garlic butter , topped with a fresh fruit pico de gallo of Papaya, Pineapple and Mango, cilantro and a touch of chili. Served with garlic herbed couscous, veggies

OPTION: Chicken or Vegetarian - Vegetable Medley topped with the fruit pico.

Pescado T'Kin xic --Fish cooked over flame on banana leaves Mayan style with Achiote, tomatoes sweet chili Xkitic and herbs. Served with roasted potatoes, vegetables

OPTION: Fish, Chicken or Vegetarian cooked plain or Ti'kin xic Style

Caribbean Calypso Fish - Local Snapper thick cut fillets grilled over flame with a coconut-lime sauce made fresh from the coconut palms here at Mayan Beach Garden. Topped with fresh grated toasted coconut and cilantro. Served with cilantro rice and veggies. (note, please let us know if you don't like Cilantro, we can make it without. )

OPTIONS: chicken marinated in lime and served the same way or vegetarian barley, black beans and fresh cheese topped with Calypso sauce

 Brochetas - Tender pork chunks marinated in olive oil and spices, cooked over a grill with pineapple and veggies lightly brushed with MBG chipotle BBQ sauce , Mexican Red Rice, vegetables. NOTE: Mexican Brochetas are similar to a shish-ka-bob.

OPTION: Chicken, shrimp or vegetarian brochettes with mushrooms (when available). The picture at the right is of shrimp and cooked over flames.

Fajitas served with hand made flour tortillas (Maiz upon request. . Your choice of Pork, Beef when available, chicken, Shrimp or vegetarian (with mushrooms).

OPTIONS: Pork, Chicken, Shrmp or vegetarian and Beef when available

Pineapple boat with your choice of shrimp or chicken: Rice seasoned with Achiote, pineapple, pecans, bacon bits and red bell pepper. Comes with vegetbles. (note, please let us know if you don't like one of the ingredients, we can omit them) . Made with local pineapples grown in Limones (the pineapple town).

VARIATION: vegetarian or Chicken served in the same manner

Pollo Pebre - Unique Yucatecan dish only served in a few locations that is a mixture of traditional Mayan and Spanish flavors. Made with chicken marinated in Achiote , sour orange, capers and olives.in a smoky flavored sauce. Served with curried rice, hand made tortillas and veggies...

Option:: Pollo Asado (BBQ chicken Yucatecan style) without sauce or, Vegetarian burger topped with a vegetarian version of  Pebre sauce.