Woodend by Curtis Stone

An incredible dining experience provided by the staff from beginning to the end. The food was delicious, carefully prepared and served and everything was amazing! I definitely recommend this restaurant and its staff! Be prepared to spend more than your usual diner, but it’s definitely worth it! A great location for special occasions and events!

Without a doubt one of the best restaurants I’ve ever been to. The agnolotti appetizer will blow you away and the signature uva cocktail will alter your brain chemistry so that all you’ll ever want is a grape-infused alcoholic beverage. The staff’s attention to detail and their service was also incredible. Rafa and the staff made us feel like VIPs. I recommend this to anyone within spitting distance of Cancun or Tulum, it’s service and ambiance will make you feel like you just did a whole season of white lotus in one night (murder not included).

5 star experience - best service we’ve had at any restaurant n our trip. Excellent flavor profiles and execution of every dish: The steak and lamb were standouts - along with the gnocchi. The manchego cheese bread and seasoned butter was otherworldly - they happily offered a second round for our family - and we happily took them up on the offer!

Unfortunately, I have to give only one star to this restaurant. The issues started even before the reservation. In early December, I went to the Woodend website to book a dinner for the evening of December 31st because my partner and I wanted to celebrate both our anniversary and New Year's Eve there, as they fall on the same night. However, when trying to make the reservation on the website, there was a notice saying that the table would only be available until 11 PM (I was trying to make the reservation at 9:30 PM). For this reason, I called the restaurant, and someone reassured me saying that there would be a special New Year's Eve event with a special menu and fireworks or some kind of celebration at midnight. The person told me they would send an email with all the details for the reservation as soon as possible. A few days later, not having received any email, I tried calling again, but the line was busy. I went ahead with the reservation anyway and wrote in the notes what had been told to me, meaning that we would stay to celebrate midnight. The day before New Year's Eve, I received an email (attached) stating that there would be no special New Year's Eve dinner. Okay. Since I couldn't find anything else last minute, I confirmed the reservation. We arrived about ten minutes late (usually there's a 15-minute grace period, so it didn't seem unusual to us, given that the roads are very dark and dangerous), and the first thing they told us was that they only take orders until 10 PM, so we had to hurry to order. But if the website and the email stated that the last available slot was at 10 PM, should we have ordered before sitting at the table?! Anyway, we ordered, and they brought everything at once, causing the dishes to cool down. Everything was good, but of course, it would have been better if it had been hot (aside from the raw fish, of course). We finished dinner at 11 PM, and out of courtesy, I asked if, as initially promised, we could stay until midnight (I would have also ordered something to drink, considering the fairly high dinner bill of around $100 per person). The waiter told me he needed to check with his manager since there was still a lot of time until midnight (what does that even mean?!). After 10 minutes, the manager came over and said we couldn’t stay because the restaurant would be closed at midnight (there were about 9 other people split into different tables around us, what did they do, kick them out?). She said that if we wanted to celebrate at midnight, we would have to go to the restaurant next door (same hotel, literally 5 meters away, facing the same beach), paying another $100 PER PERSON just to watch the fireworks. Stunned, I asked for an explanation since we had just spent the same amount on dinner, and certainly, even if I had ordered a bottle of wine to drink by myself or to take away (since my partner had to drive and couldn't drink much), I wouldn't have reached that amount. Meanwhile, my partner had gone to the bathroom and asked another employee at the entrance the same question, and he was told there was no problem staying. As time passed, we found ourselves practically kicked out of this luxurious restaurant around 11:30 PM, and we still left a 15% tip, only to have our New Year's Eve ruined in such an utterly disgraceful manner. I absolutely do not recommend this place!

Fabulous restaurant and ambiance, and one of the best dining experiences we have had. The gnocchi, agnolotti, and pink snapper appetizers were divine. We could have had ten of the agnolotti. We had the lamb and octopus as an entree and both were excellent. The lamb was cooked perfectly, and the octopus was served with a delicious sauce. We tried each of the deserts, and our favorite by far was the banana one. We had a white merseault wine that was insanely good. Our server Luis was the best! Would definitely go back again, definitely a special occasion type of place but you'd see these prices at most resorts for food not even half as good.

World class staff, amazing atmosphere, and amazing food. Highly recommend to any and everyone. Try the chefs tasting menu for the best/popular dishes with locally sourced ingredients.

Fun night. Great quality and relatively (for Riviera Maya) decent prices. Wine list is incredible. The tasting menu was OK - no bad food but was a bit safe/not very interesting. The primary menu looked better. What really elevates this place is the level of service - well done to the Belmond team!

I was so looking forward to doing there. Both the hotel and the restaurant are high-end and inviting. I also read great reviews regarding the service so I'll start with that. The service indeed attempts to be at highest level. Our server was not. Either her English wasn't good, or her hearing, but it became awkward at times. When we arrived, my husband joked that we heard about their wonderful bread so that will be all we will be eating. He then explained that I haven't eaten much that day so if she could bring the bread asap that would be appreciated, to which she said: "so you don't want any bread?"... We ordered sparkling water and it was annoying that we were never asked if we wanted more. She just opened 2 new bottles without asking. We had a bottle of wine and when asked for more butter she understood we wanted another bottle of wine. There were 4 of us and egen we said we would take a look at the dessert menu only 3 menus were brought. And now to the food: angollti appetizer was very tasty and unique. The burrata has a nice sweet date spread accompany it. The bread was the bomb. That's where the good stuff ended. The kampachi fish was bland. The New York steak (1700 pesos) was just ok. The one I bought at Costco and grilled myself was better. The potato pava was tasteless and on the very dry side. The chocolate brownie was very good. I always look for at least one dush worth coming back for and could find it.