We came to La Catrina twice on our 3 day trip to Bacalar because it was so amazing. The atmosphere is energetic but romantic and the staff is fantastic! I'd like to especially call attention to Paco who speaks perfect English and has not only a great sense of humor but a good memory- he remembered us AND our drink choices! The music is so good, with local bands playing nightly. The power went out in the area one night, and the kitchen STILL prepared our food in the dark and Paco entertained us with jokes and reassurances. I believe La Catrina to be one of the places along the Lagoon that truly reflects the magic of Bacalar.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$200–300
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Guacamole
Very nice bar with live entertainment at night time. It was Friday night. (so check their schedule for the band). Prices are very reasonable.
A TiP: If you see an empty table, just sit at it as soon as you can. Otherwise some one else will. That's what the waiter told me.
The place was full on Friday night. As for the food we tried: it was half and half mexican and vegetarian pizza, also habañero chicken wings. The food was great. Just be careful with the sauce you choose for the wings. Even my mexican friends were crying while eating the wings. Just in case I was ordering whiskey shots separately and mixed it myself with coke. The service is very friendly and fast even when being full.
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Great place you have to visit if you like dancing salsa and live band! The food was very good and the drinks were awesome! Definitely would go back again 😊
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$300–400
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
This place was pretty decent. Pizza and guacamole were great, but the rest of the food and drinks wasn't up to par.
So if you're trying to decide what you want, I definitely recommend trying the pizza if you're at La Catrina!
I personally got the Margherita Pizza (160 pesos) and the guacamole (100 pesos).
The reason why I gave it a 3 star rating was that the drinks weren't really made that well. They tasted watered down and was completely different from what we ordered. The only one they got right was the drinks we ordered for my friend's birthday since they didn't have to add anything to it.
There were also stray dogs everywhere getting aggressive with one another and that they were stealing food from people's tables.
Also it might be better to go during the day time if you're with little kids since at night there are a lot of drunk party animals that like to dance and stray dogs looking for an easy meal from unoccupied tables.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$200–300
Food: 3
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 3
Recommended dishes
Pizzeria
We really enjoyed La Catrina. The atmosphere is fantastic - live music from 9pm with lots of people dancing salsa and singing along! The food was perfectly good, and a reasonable price for Bacalar. The service was very slow, but in a very busy bar. Would recommend.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$100–200
Food: 4
Service: 3
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Guacamole
Awful service! Rude waiter!!
The place is decent despite the loud music, but the whole experience was awful as the waiter was exceptionally rude, requesting tip and threatening us.. Unbelievable we travelled that far and spend time and money there to be treated like that!
Thank god Veronica was there, who was really nice and kind, to save the night and help us with the payment, otherwise who knows what would have happened.
Beautiful Bacalar deserves better than this. AVOID THIS PLACE!
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$300–400
Service: 1
Cosy place to have a coctail or two,chill caribian atmosphere with pleasant music. Salsa dance classes too, so don't shy and step on the dance floor:)coctails happy hour too
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
We like the place, the staff was super friendly!
Drinks were refreshing, food was ok 👌🏻
They have this live band and the music is fun, perfect to dance with your friends or just watch and enjoy it!
It’s a very popular place, locals and visitors gather here in a friendly atmosphere.
Folks this is the place to be when in Bacalar. The food is amazing the drinks are wonderful. The newest addition of the wood burning pizza oven along with the Italian pizza makers is a total hit. We tried couple pies and must say I was totally blown away by the quality of the product. Don't miss out give it a try I promise you won't regret 💯
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Food was really tasty, live band was awesome, but the service was truly horrendous. Had to ask for a menu after sitting down about 20 minutes previously then took well over and hour to receive food. Great if you want to see a good performance, but if you want a quick meal definitely avoid.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$200–300
Food: 5
Service: 1
Atmosphere: 5