Restaurante Japonés Allala

Fantastic find on San Marcos! We love any time of Asian food so we were so excited to find this gem! We ordered the chicken curry and the katsudon! Both dishes were delicious and felt homemade. We even got free desert after our meal! It was a nice treat to finish our meal.

We ate here as it was one of the best rated places in San Marcos. Overall the food scene here has been disappointing so thought we’d give it a try due to the positive reviews. The place is unclean. Table runners have not been washed, it’s dusty, with stray animals roaming around. A dead fly was hanging over the table where we’re about to eat. Food was terrible. Very rare that I can’t finish a meal but this rice was soggy, veggies were soggy and it had a bad after taste. It was also lukewarm. Would not recommend.

So happy I came here! Food was delicious, and the ambiance was cozy on a very rainy evening. I had the curry and the miso soup and both were delicious. Appreciated the free dessert and the friendly service :)

Cash only. The rice can def be improved for an Asian restaurant, it tastes like it borderline congee. They sent us the wrong food 3 times and, the tonkatsu was decent tho not crispy, the fish we got was tasty.

A beautiful restaurant, owned and operated by an even more beautiful lady. We visited twice as we loved the food so much!

Very smiling staff, however difficult to communicate you couldn't tell what was available or not in the kitchen. Dishes were not bad though they were basically cold. Little attention to the customer, for example for any need, even for payment, I always had to get up and look for the staff because there was never anyone there. Super appreciated the dessert offered!

This place is amazing! Probably one of my favorite lil restaurants in San Marcos. I am currently in San Juan and thinking of going back to San Marcos to eat there. The prices were affordable. She even gave me a surprise desert!

Excellent restaurant with a great menu, delicious food and amazing hospitality! Authentic Japanese food including sushi available in the menu. And the place is run by a sweet Japanese lady. Great quantity and excellent prices as well. Highly recommended if you’re anywhere around lake Atitlan.