If you're in Costa Maya, take the extra ten minutes down the road. The prices are better. The food is better. And, there's not many tourists to be found anywhere.
This place made our vacation more relaxing and better than anything else we did on our cruise.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$100–200
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Off the beaten path to a secluded area where it's not packed. The food and service was amazing. Great drinks! The beach is beautiful with plenty of places to sit and relax. Don't forget to say hi to tigre their resident puppy.
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Fantastic food and a beautiful view! The pico de gallo is a must. We loved the garlic shrimp, the fish tacos, and the chicken quesadillas. Very fresh and flavorful food. Great service. Would love to come back!! We were in costa maya for a cruise visit. If you take the taxi 5 minutes to mahahual beach from the port, you can walk 20 minutes along the shops and beach to chunky monkey. It was awesome!
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Tacos
Stayed the day there. The beach was being cleaned up from the seaweed by two people, so it was fairly clean. Food is very good (and a low prices). We ended up doing a snorkeling tour, which they organized for us, which we very much enjoyed as well. Parking is available next to the establishment.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$100–200
We cruised to Costa Maya and rented a golf cart to explore the area as our only plan. We happened upon Chunky Beach Club and immediately felt it was special. Fernando, his nephew, uncle, and the rest of the family were so welcoming. We ended up spending a terrific day there. The Mahi lunch platter was outstanding; best ever. The drinks were cold and excellent. The beach area was peaceful and the waters beautiful. This place is a must visit to get a real Mayan-local experience, with very fair prices, and terrific people. When we return to Mahahual (Costa Maya), this will be our first stop, to see Fernando and his family's place by the sea.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$1–100
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Amazing view. Drive to get there is a little bumpy and not very pleasant to the eyes....but once you get out to the beach it's beautiful. Great hospitality, the food is bomb, and the drinks are amazing 👏 great prices too. Only $9 for a giant margarita and it's PLENTY to feel good
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Accidentally discovered the Chunky Monkey while exploring via golf cart. Needless to say next time we are at this port we won’t even bother renting a golf cart, I would just take a taxi straight here. We aren’t the big party type of people and this place was perfect! It’s run/owned by a father and son and they just opened at the end of 2021. The service is phenomenal and the food is amazing. They make everything fresh and have access to pretty much anything that comes out of the ocean from local fishermen. My wife still raves about their margaritas. We spent all day here eating and drinking and the bill was $84. My wife thought there had been a mistake considering how much we had bought.
If you want a truly local place, stop here, skip the places that they try to push you into at the port.
It's open with tarps, seats and tables. It takes credit cards with 5% charge. Food was wonderful, got the red Snapper grilled worth every penny. Drinks where responsible priced large portion also worth the money.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$1–100
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Tacos
What an amazing place. Beautiful beachfront location… you can eat at a table right on the sand. The owner, Ferdinand is there to great you in Spanish, English or even his native Mayan! To top it off he made us an authentic Mayan dish, Ticin Xic, prepared from scratch. We had a choice of fresh fish caught by their own fishermen that morning, of grouper or red snapper. See the photos. It was amazing. We will be back!
Fernando and his family are amazing!!! The food, service and view can NOT be beat! His beach area is well kept and he provides loungers, chairs and tables. Plenty of sun or shade and the drinks are THE BOMB! Highly recommend especially if you love authentic fresh Mexican food.
