Bakal Restaurant-Cafe

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Bakal Restaurant-Cafe

  • May 31, 2005
  • Rated 2 of 5 by ronandcarol from Morrison, Colorado
They may have changed the name of this restaurant. The signs all read "Cafe del Lago." Each night, the buffet has a different theme, and the price varies for each. The most inexpensive I saw was $19.50 per person for the Tex-Mex buffet. Others were as much as $29 per person.

The food was very disappointing. The atmosphere of the restaurant is pretty and gives a feeling of luxury, and the staff is very attentive. We ate indoors, but a strong wind kept blowing the tablecloth up over the table, but our waiter was very sweet and kept coming back to flip it back down. Their meat selections were pretty good, but they just don't seem big on veggie dishes. My husband and I enjoy good, fresh vegetables, but there were none to be found!

From journal The Road to Hell is Paved with...

Bakal Restaurant and Other Mayan Palace Eateries

  • March 1, 2005
  • Rated 2 of 5 by mvtripgal from San Diego, California
Bakal is primarily a buffet restaurant where many of the theme dinners are held, as well as the breakfast buffet.

It's so-so in terms of variety. The desserts were good, but the food occasionally seemed a little dried out. It's a pretty place but not very exciting. Try eating off the property, where there are better prices and more variety.

From journal Mayan Palace Nuevo Vallarta - or is it?

Bakal Restaurant and other Mayan Palace Eateries

  • September 4, 2004
  • Rated 4 of 5 by AirFed from Tucson, Arizona
Bakal Restaurant and other Mayan Palace Eateries

Bakal: This is the new Bakal. The old one is on the beach, and I was told that it will be torn down to expand the pool to connect with the Grand Mayan’s pool (I guess it’s a Latin American Size competition thing).

We had a wonderful Tex-Mex Buffet on Saturday Night for only $195 pesos per person. And the morning we checked out, we had their Breakfast buffet for only $125 pesos each.

The Bakal served a specific buffet each night we were there. Tex-Mex, Italian, Mexican Fiesta, Tepanyaki/Sushi.

Balche: This is the snack bar at the edge of the pool open from 1100 to 1930. We had great drinks and Quesadillas there. My wife still says I make the best Margaritas though.

Tumtah: Is the restaurant on the southern edge of the pool. It stays open until 2300. We didn’t have a specific dinner there, but it helps the Balche serve drinks and food near the pool.

Cobalto’s: This is the Club where there is a dance floor and well equipped Game Room. From the bar, we ordered a hamburger and fries to go. We completely forgot about room service, but the meal here was good.

From journal Expectations Exceeded in Purto Vallarta

Bakal Restaurant/Café

  • January 20, 2004
  • Rated 5 of 5 by Boogeydownbronx from Cliffside Park, New Jersey
You get to eat all types of food at this restraurant. Both breakfast and dinner are wonderful. Don't miss your opportunity to dine here. It is well worth the price. The service is great and everyone is friendly.

From journal The Wonderful Nuevo Vallarta

Editor Pick

Bakal Restaurant • Café

  • January 11, 2004
  • Rated 3 of 5 by E. B. from Torrance, California
My sister wanted to order take-out from Bakal. She is a couch potato who prefers to eat in front of the boob tube, so we ordered our food to go. She ordered quesadillas (traditional with no meat), and I ordered a ½ chicken parrilla. The food was great, and both came with a plate from the buffet filled with salad and dessert pastries. We ended up with more food than necessary, but the food ended up being tossed by the maids.

We did not realize that we had daily maid service in our room, and our refrigerator was not working, so we left the food outside on the table since the air conditioner kept our room cooler than the refrigerator did our food. Unfortunately, the maids tossed our leftovers. We managed to eat a decent portion, though. Both our meals combined cost us about $200 MXN, which is about $20 USD.

The café has a breakfast buffet from 7am - 12 noon, but we are not fans of buffets since we are not able to eat a lot at one sitting. Every night there is a theme that is announced on posters all around the resort. On Mondays there is Lunada, or Moon Night. There is fire dancing and other performances while you eat a dinner buffet. On Thursdays they have a Fiesta Mexicana where you can watch mariachis, folklórico, Papantla flyers, dancing horses, rope wheelers, and fireworks while you eat a dinner buffet. Tickets for these events were sold by a woman named Felipa who usually sells helados y paletas (ice cream and popsicles) by the pool. Lunada is about $25, while the Fiesta Mexicana is $50. If you purchase them together, you can buy both for $50 USD.

We decided not to do it since we do not like buffets, and we can watch the same sort of thing back home in LA. One thing you can always find in East LA is a band of mariachis or folkloric dancing.

From journal My First Trip to Nuevo Vallarta

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