Dulce Patria

Amazing! A must do whether you are a local or a tourist, i loved every minute of this experience, this wasn't just a meal but a must do if you are in the city. Beautiful details that reminded me of my childhood with the colours, the items used to beautifully plate every dish, the names in the menu of the dishes and the flavours were just great. Service was top notch as well!

All the food was impressive : you couldn't get enough of it. Really subtle tastes and great combination of flavors. The duck in black mole was specially satisfying. Both fish : pargo and robalo, where delicious. And the non-alcoholic cocktails were extra interesting. Good selection of wines and service. Spot on.

One of the best if not the best meal we had in Mexico City. The place itself is very beautiful and the food equally so. Each dish was like eating a piece of art that thoughtfully designed and created. The food and drinks were delicious! The service was superb. We came for my birthday and they gave us Moet and some cake and ice cream. The restaurant is located in a very safe and well-to-do part of town. We will definitely be returning on our next trip!

A magical experience I would say. This review sounds over the top as I read it. I wasn't high, I was just whisked away to the dining experience of my life. I'll try to give you a sense of it. Warmth, caring, love of food and a touch of whimsy show themselves at every turn. The staff - welcoming, attentive and always with a warm knowing smile; acting as a team to truly pamper you. The food, prepared with such care and imagination that even the garnishes blew me away. Spice and texture combinations make every dish a memorable culinary adventure. 2 pastel edible flower petals dot a cannelle of almond ice cream, a few chopped toasted almonds on top and alongside and two piped narrow ribbons of sweet sauce colored to match the flowers run the length of the plate in two directions to dazzle your eyes first and then your taste buds. Each dish had equally delightful surprises. Perfectly cooked cornmeal encrusted salmon with a grilled baby corn peeking out of light green corn husk whose sheaths were curled purely for show, and heavenly ceviche (I could kick myself for not taking picture of it). This to me was dining taken to Nirvana.

Had a great time here for lunch. The food is amazing but even better is the presentation. The duck mole was outstanding and the agua frescas full of flavor. Best of all, the concept is very interesting and it shows that fancy doesn't have to be dim and candlelit. Very fun, amazing concept, great food!

This is a great restaurant. Great foods, desserts, and services. The wait staffs and chefs take their time to present the foods and desserts accordingly to Mexico traditions. Also, great wine selection and must try the Flag drink. Love is here and highly recommended.

Excellent top rated Mexican food. The chef has a creative flare and provides tasty all around dishes such as seafood, Mexican Food, soups, salads, meats, desserts, and fabulous drinks. The experience is 5 star with truly personalized service. LOVE it. Cheers

I have eaten there a couple of times. The food is unique, Mexican style with a distinctive touch of the Chef. The site is small and can full, booking is probably recommended. The site is a little bit overpriced, but the quality of the ingredients is good and the originality of the dishes is remarkably. Very nice mix between salty and sweet ingredients.

I hate to be that person who takes pictures of my food, but at Dulce Patria, it's totally justified. If you are looking for a restaurant where each food item is a unique and artful experience, look no further. Every item served was beautiful in appearance and flavor. There are even some theatrics like dry ice smoke, tableside preparation, etc. I ordered the guacamole, quesadillas, and goat cheese as appetizers. The goat cheese was probably my favorite. The mushroom soup was also delicious and flavorful. You have to leave room for dessert too. At the end of the meal, they bring out a complimentary little decorative centerpiece with different sweets. Some of them are better than others. ;) Also there are plenty of English speaking staff which is great for tourists. Overall a must-do while in Polanco!

Dulce Patria takes presentation and style into the loud and obnoxious. Out of all my culinary experiences in Mexico, this was perhaps one of the most overwhelming and confusing. The service we received was not that of a high-end restaurant. I never thought I would have a problem with beautiful food, but it turns out I do have a problem with food that is beautiful for the sake of beautiful. The restaurant itself is flamboyant, with a bright pink door that draws attention even in the already upscale Polanco neighborhood. Upon entering, you'll see white tableclothes, pink chairs with shiny bows, and bow-tie attired waiters. Our waiter took forever to bring us our drinks and did not understand when we were ordering one item versus two of the same thing. While I indicated I could speak Spanish if needed (and that it was easier communicating in Spanish than English), our waiter continued speaking to us in English. The best part of the restaurant is that for the aesthetic and quality of dishes, the prices are very fair. We ordered two glasses of tequila, two cocktails, two appetizers, two entrees, and a dessert, and ended up paying around $100 total (after tip). We ordered: Two shots of 7 Leguas - apparently this isn't that easy to find at bars in the US, so my boyfriend was very excited about it. The tequila was great, but they also gave us three small glasses of salsa that you apparently use to chase the tequila. I was not a fan of any of them, so I stuck to just the shot, no chase (can't believe I'm saying this). Two cocktails - the cocktails are very pretty. Mine came with a flower, and my boyfriend's came with some bamboo stick that sadly had no purpose. They tasted the same, which is why I'm not going to bother trying to remember the names. Ceviche (3/5) - the waiters kindly split this into two giant goblets, since it would've been difficult to share from one dish. I was excited upon seeing it, but then grew confused as I found out I couldn't eat all the stuff in the goblet, and that there were just random sugar strands decorating the ceviche. Beet bread (4/5) - this was delicious and buttery. It doesn't taste like beet but has a delightful bloodred center. Salmon (4/5) - This was good, but not a substantial portion. The sauce is very rich. Duck mole (5/5) - I didn't receive any direction around how to eat this, so I was dabbing the mole on the little cylinder of duck until the waiter told me that there were tortillas. The mole was delicious and lick-the-spoon worthy, but the random dollops of sauce on my plate were just extra, unnecessary elements. Cornbread with huitlacoche (5/5) - Buttery and fluffy. I was apprehensive of eating huitlacoche, which is basically moldy corn, but was pleasantly surprised by the flavor. There was also a complimentary dessert of candies circling a wooden bird. The meal overall was satisfactory, but I was a bit uncomfortable with how many waiters were lurking around our table, especially in the beginning of the meal when there was barely anyone in the restaurant. They also kept refilling my mole and tortillas even when I had barely eaten any, which I view as a tragic waste of food. This is a delight for the eyes, but not necessarily a must-do.

We went here for dinner while visiting Mexico City. The food was decent, the service was overbearing, the drinks were unique, and the presentation was really cool. We got the ceviche and corn to start - they split it up into two portions which was nice. Then I got the salmon for the main course. Overall, there wasn't anything too special with the food although I really enjoyed the presentation. Reason I'm rating it lower is it was expensive comparative to other restaurants in Mexico City (on par with eating at a nice restaurant in the US) and the staff was constantly lingering around you throughout the dinner. They did however give out some chocolate and candy for free before we left. And the bread was really good!

Enjoyed a memorable dinner here. As soon as we walked in, I knew we were in for a special treat. Even our local coworkers were eagerly anticipating the evening at Dulce Patria. Started with still or sparking water. Each was served with either a slice of lemon (sparkling)or a small bouquet of camomile & mint (still). The tray on which the accoutrements were served was decorated beautifully with brightly colored flowers. When I'm Mexico, one must have tequila and that we did! Tequila is sipped rather than downed in a shot with a lick of salt & lime chaser. Not in Mexico! Here, the Tequila Blanca we had we served extra cold and poured into beautiful champagne flutes. It was accompanied by 3 house made sangrias (?) - tomato juice with pineapple, green something, and a beet juice. Each was scrumptious and so interesting with the tequila. You must try it! I enjoyed the duck mole and the Maria goes to the flower market dessert. Everything from the service to the food was excellent. I'd certainly come again to enjoy fresh, modern Mexican fairs when I return. Gracias Dulce Patria!

Made a reservation very easily thru open table. The food and service was perfect from start to finish! We told our server we were sharing the ceviche appetizer and they split it for us so that we each got our own little presentation of the dish. Every dish here is well thought out and executed. I'm also a sucker for a restaurant that uses edible flowers. For 2 people it was about $40 USD per person

The desserts were probably my favorite part and the food, as I suspected, was often more beautiful than delicious, but overall had a lovely dinner here. Vampire ceviche - I wasn't a fan, didn't like the combo of the pineapple with tomato flavor and the fish. Felt there was also too much pineapple. Multicoloured quesadillas - Didn't feel that special. They just tasted like any old quesadilla but they were beautiful. Squash blossom bouquet in toasted almonds, poblano chile and turmeric cream - This was a standout, savory and creamy like clam chowder but lighter and loved that there was a tamale like item in the middle to add a different textural contrast to the soup. Duck in mole negro - another standout. Duck was not a slice of duck as I was expecting but rather shredded cooked duck then shaped in a cylinder and encased with a delicious mole. Loved the mix of the sweet plantain/banana sauce on the side as well and the mole was rich and delicious. Bread - We tried the black bean and mole breads, they were airy and reminded me of Asian red bean breads. Maria goes to the flower shop - I was not expecting to like this since I'm not a fan of cheesecake but this didn't taste like the dense cheesecake of America. It was light and I didn't taste any of the heavy cream cheese flavor that is typical in the US. It mostly tasted just like a guava mousse and was just light and delicious. Mamey custard - The custard was actually more like creme brûlée and I didn't care for the hard sweet creme brûlée top, but the custard itself was excellent, smooth not too sweet but just sweet enough. Also the rose flavored preserve that it came with was amazing, very fragrant.

I ended up picking Dulce Patria out of a list of must try restaurants in CDMX and I thought it was pretty decent. 3.5 stars. The restaurant itself seems pretty intimate, it is the size of a large living room. I found it amusing that everyone seated at tables around us was sporting American accents. We started with the Vampire Cebiche (Cebiche Vampiro). The dish had a very interesting presentation and a strong, tart but sweet mango flavor that I really liked. Ceviches I've tried elsewhere had a dominating lime flavor, I thought the mango made this ceviche unique. The ceviche was followed by the Esquites which were okay. Not very different from the Esquites I've had in the U.S. (shout out to Maxwell St. Market in Chicago!) For my entree I had the Pork Loin Medallion (Lomo de Cerdo). It ended being just OK and not very impressive. The huitlacoche and the frijole breads that I was offered with my my entree was superlative though. Warm, fragrant and memorably delicious. I had a chocolate cake for desert. This was nothing special and I wouldn't order it again. I though the service was kind of weird. I can barely understand Spanish :( so I asked for English menus. We were provided those but our waiter seemed to barely speak English. The restaurant definitely has English speaking staff but they would come and help only after our primary waiter and I reached our respective second language limits. During the dinner service, the tortillas accompanying my entree were replaced 2 times because "they were not warmed"? The mole sauce accompanying was entree was also randomly replaced. I chalked it up to a communication gap between our waiter and me. If I'm back in CDMX I would probably give Pujol or Quintonil a try before coming back here.

Outstanding food and exceptional service. Alberto was our waiter. Incredible dishes from Mexico. Also excellent Mexican white wine. At the end of the lunch we were treated to a complimentary desert. So happy that I found place. Dr. Erick J Mann PhD Professor of History and Fulbright Scholar

My husband and I went to Dulce Patria for dinner on a Friday evening. I made sure to make reservations ahead of time as I knew this restaurant is very popular (I believe I made reservations 5-6 weeks in advance). Once we arrived, we were taken to our table. The restaurant itself is beautiful with vibrant pops of color mainly red. Our table was cozy and we had a view of the patio. We started off with drinks. I ordered a mango cocktail which was delicious but not overly sweet. My husband and I shared an appetizer followed by the apple salad for me and soup for him. For the entree, I ordered the salmon dish. It was cooked perfectly. The salon was delicious and I couldn't get enough of the creamy sauce. My husband's main dish was steak and it was also amazing. We ended with some type of cheesecake with ice cream- also amazing. Finally, our server brought us a large plate with a toy rooster and little candies. It was really cute. Overall the flavors of the food were amazing and everything was presented beautifully. The service was top notch from beginning to end. I highly recommend this restaurant. It was definitely a very memorable meal!

My FAVORITE restaurant in Mexico City. I've been here about 5 times and the food was been consistently phenomenal. The service is spot on and the colors, flowers and glitter make the dinning experience that much more special. Must do: Ceviche vampiro Sea bass Freak baked bread

If you want to experience delicious and utterly breathtaking food all in the same sitting, then this place is for you! I've never been one to take pictures of my food but you can't help it here. The dishes are like works of art.....art that tastes incredible! If you are in Polanco you have to try this place out. Incredible service as well. The hardest part is fighting the urge to order everything on the menu.

Wow wow wow is all I can say! A delicious, wonderful, eccentric, beautiful sensory experience. Martha Ortiz knows what she's doing, and she should absolutely keep doing it. The ambiance was great, presentation of the dishes were complete art, and the food itself was so delicious, a vibrant and eccentric modern take on the traditional flavors and ingredients of Mexico. In addition, the staff was more attentive than most other restaurants I have been to in Mexico City, as well. As this is a popular tourist destination, many of the wait staff also speak English, which is quite helpful, too. They have the standard menu, but also have a small menu that changes monthly. This month it was "love is love", and had many romantic pink and rose themed dishes. Definitely on the pricier end of restaurants in Mexico City, the small plates can easily make the restaurant tab add up as you want to try a little bit of everything. Considering this is such a unique, one of a kind experience, though, I would say it is absolutely worth the splurge. As far as my main dish went, the fire dance fish, it was halibut, and the flavor was amazing. The pumpkin tamale that it came with was so good, and definitely changed my thoughts on tamales MUCH, much for the better. To summarize, Dulce Patria is a unique, artistic, beautiful, delicious place that I would absolutely recommend a trip to.

3.5 stars Creative, well-plated food that was generally good but nothing exciting Food (la comida): Sea bass ceviche - good Multicolored "quesadillas" - these were small empanadas Red snapper - good Duck with mole negro - decent Coconut flan - very good Mamey custard - delicious Complimentary toy for the table with various candies - cute

Dulce Patria is one of Mexico City's higher-end dining staples. I made a reservation about a week or so beforehand for Friday night. We had a bunch of things but I stuck to the veggie options and everyone else went for seafood. My sister loved her seafood soup. Dessert was excellent too. I recommend checking it out when in Mexico.

So good. Really delicious. Every thing we had was delicious and the staff were surprisingly attentive and nice. Our waiter asked us if we wanted the specials in English or Spanish and the menus in English or Spanish. The staff did a good job of humoring us and describing everything in Spanish and only switching to English if it was something complicated or we gave them a quizzical look. We came here for a birthday dinner and I was super pleased that they not only followed my request for a birthday message on the dessert but also really made the dessert special. As for the food, everything from the cocktails to the postres were delicious. We ordered a Black Lady (the special drink) and a margarita. Both were beautifully presented. But I was a little bit envious my drink wasn't surrounded by an explosion of tiny flower petals. To start, we had the guacamole appetizer and the ahi appetizer. Both were very good. The guacamole was served with pomegranate seeds. The tart brightness of the pomegranate seeds is the perfect compliment to the richness of the avocado. The ahi was served on really cute butterfly shaped tortilla chips. For entrees we both had mole. Lobster in mole and duck in mole. I didn't think the lobster was going to be in a black mole but the combo was very good. The duck was perfectly cooked and not too dry. For the birthday dessert they had some sort of corn milk mini cake. It was really good and came with a sprinkling of chocolate powder and corn. You end the meal with complimentary traditional Mexican candies (would you expect anything less from a place with "candy" in the name. I loved all of them. Even the coffee flavored one. I hate coffee. From what I remember, there was coffee/nut, tamarind, guava (chamoy), horchata, and goat milk caramel (cajeta). We ate at Pujol a few weeks before this meal. I would say this is just as good food-wise and service-wise is a tad bit better. I preferred choosing ala carte and the less formal atmosphere of Dulce Patria but Pujol's old/new mole is really something you have to try in this lifetime.

Toqued by Martha Ortiz, and located in Polanco's elegant Las Alcobas Hotel, Dulce Patria has been said to offer some of Mexico City's most ornate cuisine, the lush textures and elaborate pink décor channeling the spirit of Chef Ortiz's mother, an artist, as well as the palate of Frida Kahlo with those concepts trickling from the walls right down to the plate. Formally trained and published as an expert on Mexico's Gastronomy before officially opening her first restaurant in 2001, Dulce Patria sees Ortiz and Chef de Cuisine Ivonne Martínez now situated in a two-story space to which no expense seems to have been spared in terms of decoration or design, the wide-ranging menu offered from 1:30pm until close each day matched in its diversity by tables covered in unique glassware with vibrant colors plus fully embroidered linens and murals as well as service vehicles intended to please the eyes. Without a doubt the most formal service experienced in all of Mexico, each waiter or waitress fairly fluent in English and dressed in a fitted suit, it was after long perusal of several pages that questions were posed to a man best guessed to be a Captain, his descriptions leading to nine plates spread over the four courses and three hours, plus a truly memorable housemade Bread service, Mignardises and two Drinks. Happy to see such a feminine space in a country where women are generally the cooks in cafeterias or at home but rarely in restaurants, it was with Bottled Water poured and a chilled Chocolate Horchata plus the refreshing La Milagrosa con Mezcal in hand that the meal got started, a combination of the 'Nationalistic' Guacamole and warm Quesadillas giving diners an idea of what to expect as the former was decorated like the Mexican Flag inside a black skull before stirring while each colorful pocket featured something distinct and delicious, the combination of Squash Blossoms and Pine Nuts almost flavored like Pesto while Corn Smut danced amidst creamy Goat Cheese. Not shy about featuring flowers or foliage, whether in vases or on a plate, course two was preceded by a five housemade breads including a tender gluten-free version made from Refried Beans plus one piped with Black Mole and another topped in grated Pig Skin, the plates to follow taking a very different approach with a tableside pour of Black Bean Veloute melting Foie Gras into a display of decadence spiced by Cumin and Garlic plus a touch of Chipotle Pepper while the 'Vampire' Whitefish Cebiche was decorated from butterflies made of dehydrated fruit with a clean taste of Citrus, Tomatoes and Cilantro amidst slowly melting Mango Sorbet. Utilizing the talents of Chef's Rodrigo Cabello, Georgina Pérez and their team in Pastry to make several colorful Tortillas, each flavored slightly different and served warm, entrees consisted of both Plantain and Cheese Enchiladas in a Fruit and Vegetable Red Mole as well as Dulce Patria's famous Confit Duck in Mole Negro with Banana Plume and dots of Coconut and Guava, both dishes perhaps a bit sweeter than purists may think to be 'ideal,' but both undoubtedly delicious with complex flavor profiles well thought out all the way down to garnishes and side dishes of Beans and purple rice made by finishing the boiled grains in a combination of Purple Corn and Coconut Milk. Truly a smile-inducing meal, the colors and spotless service alone enough to brighten any day, postre at Patria were no less show-worthy than the savories that had preceded them, the server-recommended "Rain that Douses the Fire" presented with a dry-ice effect that had the whole room watching long before we tucked into the combination of Milk Chocolate Ice Cream rolled in Dark Chocolate powder with torched Corn while the Chef's famous "Maria goes to the Flower Shop" added a touch of heat to what is best described as a kaleidoscope of aerated Strawberry Cheesecake. Told that the Molten Cake would take about twenty minutes to prepare, not unexpected or unwelcomed considering the confines, it was precisely as the prior desserts were finished that the aromatics of Cinnamon perfumed the table and air all the way from the kitchen, the burning stick of Cinnamon said to remind Chef Ortiz of her childhood kitchen and adding a great effect to the dense Chocolate cylinder filled with Corn and Cream Pudding soon to be followed by a Merry-go-Round of housemade Mignardises.

Went here to celebrate a promotion with peers and my wife. Superb restaurant with great drinks. Menu changes from time to time but we had great options to choose from. My peer, who is a regular, ordered for all of us and all were excellent. Highly recommended. Chef is awesome and staff are attentive and great. Make reservations ahead of time to ensure availability.

I was traveling in Mexico City the day before the earthquake hit and ate at this restaurant. Pujol was closed over the weekend as it was Mexican Independence the Friday before. It was a very eerie feeling to write this review now, but I'm really lucky I got to experience lunch at Dulce Patria and am thinking of all the kind staff we met at this restaurant. #fuerzamexico [Lunch} Honestly, we ordered so much food we were stuffed at the end. We had the guacamole and the empanadas that were both amazing as appetizers. I ordered the duck mole. The dish that really blew me away was the desert - "rain that douses the fire". Honestly, this meal was on par with many michelin star restaurants I have gone to in the US. The attention to detail in the plating and appearence of the dishes really blew me away. [Service] All the waiters explained every dish and patiently used English to describe what we didn't understand and gave great cocktail recommendations. Definitely try to get a reservation here, you won't regret it!

Was able to score a last minute table around 10pm, the night I got into Mexico City. Overall, the food was pretty good but not amazing. The most memorable and exceptional dish we had was the cream of squash blossom soup. That was really well executed and composed and definitely one of the best things I ate on my 10-day trip to Mexico. A couple of the other appetizers I ate were fine but some of the flavors and textures didn't seem to go that well together. The duck mole was good - very tender - but the sauce was not particularly better than some of the other mole I had in Mexico. The service was amazing! Our server was super nice and attentive.

Plating is beautiful, however the taste is very average. The dessert was definitely the best part of the meal. Prices are very reasonable and service is great.

Fantastic food and service last night. Great wine selection too. A definite must-go!! The chef has a literary quality and uses it in the concept, presentation and names of her dishes. That was particularly the case for the desserts.

Upscale restaurant in one of the nicer parts of town. They obviously take pride in service and presentation. Everything was excellent in spite of the relatively small portions. I would advise making a reservation on the weekends.

I have officially been knighted into Mexico by this delicious, comfy gem in the form of a restaurant. A good friend recommended that I visit this restaurant while in Mexico City. I now believe it is a requirement. If you can get a reservation. Book it before you book your flight. The food was not only an explosion of flavors, it was also a visual cornucopia of colors shapes and textures. And the frosting on the cake was the stories and fanciful trip that they take you on as they explain your meal. Waiters should come have dinner here to learn what great service is. ( although most service in Mexico is top notch, Dulce is the university of class, style and protocol of service. Thank you for allowing me to grace my palate with your food for the soul. And Micheal, you make the meal great with your tall tall tales. Thank you, thank you, thank you. YUMMMMMMY!!!

WARNING! Insufferable foodie post ahead! Oh my god... an incredible restaurant. Supposedly the best Mexican restaurant in Mexico. I believe it. Service was excellent, due to our lack of Spanish, an English speaking waiter substituted in for the first one. Every dish was perfect. Fresh, perfect tortillas every 5 minutes (no joke, they picked up the old ones and laid down new ones every 5 minutes) Smoked tomato salad, Mexican Cesar salad, beef cheeks and the most amazing game hen in mole. Finished with port, dessert and this super-cute display with a hand painted toy and candies.

The dishes are thoughtfully prepared. For a table of four we ordered a salad, two appetizers, and a main dish for each along with two dessert dishes for the table. Each were a surprise in terms of color, flavor, and presentation.

One of the best meal I've had in Mexico City. Everything is absolutely delicious, even the bread they hand out during your meal is full of local characteristics and surprise. Dessert wise, don't miss the mamey custard creme brûle, with à touch of edible gold leaf, truly wow.

Plates are colorful and a piece of art. Food is good but nothing espectacular. Its still a good place to go and see their beautiful presentation and get the cocktails.

Awesome atmosphere and services! The drinks are amazing, liked the horchata with pistachio. They also have a flower themed menu, with every dish centered around a flower. Every dish tastes amazing and the presentations are awesome too, it's a great dining experience in the Polanco area

Unbelievable restaurant. Amazing food, incredible presentation, and the best service. The food is fantastic; rooted in Mexican tradition and adapting to the newest trends. Every dish is super instagramable and, moreover, tasteful, light, delicate and elegant.

A space that oozes with passion, punctuated with playfulness. We entered a red-lit room and were greeted by plates with names evocative of a fairy tale. Bread service was great (amaranth, black bean, chicharrón breads) and they cut tortilla chips in the shape of butterflies. Main plates not as impressive as the desserts which were masterful as much as creative - a multicolored flower made of gelatin, lit from below but a lightbox such that you can see the details inlaid within. And don't forget the ferris wheel of sweet treats to top it off. Definitely a memorable meal.

The presentation's amazing across the board. I can't even remember just how many different plates they have (not like, dishes or types of food, but actual plates) since there seems to be a unique set of hardware for each course. But since food is my #1 priority at a restaurant, they get a 4.5 star rating overall. I've really enjoyed almost everything here but there are a few dishes where one extra garnish throws off the flavor. E.g. on one of the ice cream desserts they topped it with a lot of this rosemary or sage garnish and the flavor was just way too strong. Otherwise, though, this is a pretty phenomenal stop and one of many, many great options in the Polanco area.

This statement restaurant - hot pink- sits in between muted colors of the posh neighborhood of Polanco. It's owned by unapologetically feminist, Martha Ortiz, who was walking around while we were there personally checking on tables! She chatted with us about for 5 minutes, I told her what a fan I was of Top Chef Mexico, she was amazing she walked me through what inspired her on the menu we were eating. It was very romantic, many dishes named after Mexican famous couples. The three highlights of my meal (which was lunch as we were unable to get a dinner reservation) were: definitely the cocktail - jalapeño, cucumber and mezcal cocktail, garnished with an edible flower and a dried jalapeño! The main which was INCREDIBLE was the pate mole (duck mole) and the mole was so incredibly rich and velvety, absolutely no steering from the traditional Oaxacan mole; just a more elevated presentation. It also came with a deep smoky sauce. This dish is served with handmade blue corn and flour tortillas - get this, during the meal, the servers come and refresh your sides with warm tortillas and a fresh mole served in a gravy dish, I mean who doesn't love a hot tortilla! The final touch was our dessert "El Beso" which Martha told me was actually inspired by the lips of Frida Kahlo. Check out the photo because it is such a beautiful place. A marshmallow and vanilla mousse, coated in thin white chocolate, a guava glass and pistachio foam. Perfect ending to the perfect lunch. Price was $80 for two (including drinks)

This place was recommended by a lot of people so decided to check it out. It is pretty, but definitely not worth going back. The guacamole was really good. Then we ordered quesadillas but in fact they were empanadas. I was disappointed because in my mind I wanted quesadilla and not fried food... then we ordered a ceviche which was served on a cup of a very sweet ice scream with some seafood on the bottom. I didn't like it at all and didn't finish that plate However, on presentation I give them 5 stars. They serve everything super cute and original and food looks delicious but doesn't taste as delicious as it looks. It was a good one time experience and I won't go back.

New Year's Eve Dinner: We came here for New Year's Eve, after going to several fairly disappointing restaurants in Mexico City. This restaurant was on-point, with the best drinks and food we had on our trip! Top items on the menu were the "Mezcal and start dust" cocktail and the "Pork jowl in adobo with lentils and smoked plantain" dish. If you have a chance to go here, it's definitely worth it.

The ambiance of this restaurant is so elegant and feminine probably because the chef owner is world renowned female chef. Every detail is exquisite down the gold speckles in the cheese cake desert and dry ice in the chocolate mouse. We sat upstairs which opens to outside. I wish the portions were larger but they were slightly reasonable. Every dish had a Spanish flare to it and was more of an experience than a delicacy. It was my first time eating worms in worm salt. A bit too smoky for me but I can say I tried it! I didn't like that they brought us ash trays for cigars but then told us to put them out. Food was delicious but the experience is more memorable than the actual cuisine but I still give 5 stars although I wish I could give 4.5

A wonderful experience. I would actually give it 4+ and was at a 5 star restaurant the night before. Of course we were there with a local regular but, the service, food and atmosphere was delightful. There were four of us and the waiter's recommendations of what to try and what was in the dishes was "spot on". All the local Mexican dishes tasted wonderful.

MEXICAN CUISINE TO THE NEXT LEVEL! Thank you Martha Ortiz for giving us such an amazing experience. The foods, the colors, and all the small details makes this restaurant a must go to while in CDMX. It's not overly expensive, food, drinks and deserts are absolutely delicious!

Had an incredible experience here, the service was excellent-- Daniel did a wonderful job of explaining the dishes to us and catering to our tastes. The squash blossom soup was delicious, as was the Maria va a la Florería dessert. Would definitely return here and recommend to others.

I'd been wanting to try Dulce Patria for a while. The food was excellent. The carnitas were perfect. And the duck mole was substantial and rich. We opted to skip dessert. Some in our group were still hungry but they chose lighter dishes. Was fairly inexpensive anyway.

Dinner last night was magical. The presentation and quality of every morsel was superb. I woke up this morning thinking about my dessert. Sweet corn pudding/ cake with ice cream. I'm sure I'll never again eat anything so divine.

Incredible lunch before leaving Mexico City. Dulce Patria was recommended by 2 friends and it did not disappoint. The service was lovely and the execution of each plate was excellent!

This place is pretty but the food is absolutely horrendous. Everything that came to the table lacked taste. Even the simplest things like quesadilla was tasteless. The service was slow, they kept on sending us free stuff to compensate for unpleasantness, but that stuff too did not taste good. The whole menu needs an overhaul.

The food was 2 stars. The service was 1 and I'm rounding down. Service: The servers repeatedly sent food to our table mistakenly. They served the main course while someone was in the restroom. They placed a drink on the table and then took it away, without explanation. The courses were served without explanation of what was on the plates. Empty water glasses were not refilled with the bottle on the table. One person asked to see a cocktail menu; a menu was provided and then taken away by another server without asking what/if we would like to order a drink. I could go on. The food: guacamole was good but hey how can you screw that up? Quesadillas were also good and same question. The duck mole was decent but the side mole sauce and rice were cold. Then, halfway through the meal they switched out the mole sauce and rice for hot versions. Not sure why / how this was discovered. Overall food was mediocre. Por favor save yourself the disappointment and go somewhere else. On a value-adjusted basis this was one of the least satisfying meals I've ever had.

This was my second time here (first time was 4 years ago) and I can tell you this place mostly caters to international clientele. We went on a Thursday and most of the folks there were speaking English (they were probably flying back on Friday). Which means the prices were fairly high (even with the best USD/MXP exchange rate since the 90's). We started the meal with a traditional corn dish (upscale version of what you find on the street). And I had some mole enchiladas as the main. We talked at length with the sommelier about a wine choice and we had an interesting (if very jammy) Mexican red blend with Syrah, Tempranillo and Niebolo. The food was unremarkable, but the service was spot on. Normally I would give 3-4 stars. Why the 2 stars, well both me and my Mexican colleague were super sick that night and the next morning. We ate different things, but shared the app. I'm assuming it was that or the ice in the sparkling water. Will I be back, probably not. There are plenty of great choices in Polanco that offer better food at better prices.

Excellent meal, service was right on point very knowledgeable and pleasant servers. Classic Mexican dishes presented in a very modern and high degree or culinary expertise. It would rival any Michelin star restaurant in NYC

One of the best in Mexico City! Excellent food, cocktails, and five star service. If you come to Mexico City must eat here!

We wanted to end our amazing trip to Mexico City with a bang and this was definitely the place to do that. Amazing food, great service and the ambience is on point. Our waiter Arturo was so knowledgeable and very attentive. You have to check this place out.

While the presentation of the food and the service were very nice, the food itself was mediocre for vegetarians and too expensive for what it was. We tried several starters, including the ceviche without fish, and they were fine but not great tasting. There was only one vegetarian main - enchiladas - that was nothing special either. The drinks (mojito and margarita) tasted like they had no alcohol at all.

Where do I start? Bravo to Martha Ortiz the chef for creating a culinary experience wrapped in artistic ambience. The art goes from your surroundings with the pink hue, pink floors, gold accents, super feminine environment to the artistic value of the food. It all combines so well together. Now on to the food: excellent. Strong but soft flavors. This place was just perfect. Whoever does not give this place 5 stars is not someone you should find to have a credible palette.