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Exterior - Sotavento, Playa del Carmen, ROO

Sotavento

4.2 (93)
Mex$500 and over
Mediterranean
Carretera Federal Cancún – Playa del Carmen Km 298, Riviera Maya, Playa del Carmen, ROO 77710

About this restaurant

  • Great for scenic views
  • Great for outdoor dining
  • Romantic
Casual ocean front lunch and dinner venue featuring fresh seafood and salads. Regionally releval menus will offer Mediterranean themed grilled items including fish, lobster, octopus, oysters, shrimp and meat. Beverage offerings will include draft beers, signature cocktails, wine and Champagne

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Additional information

  • Area
    Playa del Carmen / Riviera Maya
  • Parking Details
    Hotel Parking
  • Entertainment
    Guest will enjoy this beach front outlet as it transitions from a relaxed, sun-soaked daytime venue, to an exciting evening experience enchanced with festive entertainment and the warm illumination of overhead string lights, and all under the sea brizz. We will have live music during dinner.
  • Additional
    Bar Dining, Gluten-free Options

Reviews

OpenTable reviews from verified diners

Reviews from people who have dined at Sotavento.

4.2

4.2
(93)
  • 4.2Food
  • 4.4Service
  • 4.3Ambience
  • 3.6Value

Noise • Moderate

93 Reviews
  1. Ryan

    Cancun / Riviera Maya1 review

    5.0

    Dined on 20 February 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5
    Great experience! Food was amazing and service was good!

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  2. Dino Gold

    Detroit / Eastern Michigan6 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on 15 February 2025

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Armando was the perfect waiter Enjoyed the grilled shrimp. The tempernillo wine was a perfect accompaniment. My wife loved the paella and the kids enjoyed the octopus dish

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  3. James Gold

    Los Angeles1 review

    3.0

    Dined on 15 February 2025

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Expensive for what it was. They spilled food on my shorts and didn’t make any sort of effort to remedy the situation. An apology would have been fine (shorts rte ruined). Issues getting into the hotel complex. Security and the restaurants need to have better communication.

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  4. OpenTable Diner

    Mexico City1 review

    2.0

    Dined on 13 February 2025

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 2
    Comida y atención muy mediocre para el lo que cuesta. No volvería

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  5. Seanan

    Charleston3 reviews

    2.0

    Dined on 7 February 2025

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 3
    Mediocre experience. The setting was cool, outdoors overlooking the water. We were celebrating our honeymoon and server offered a “present/gift for you” a mock-tail for me and a choice of wine for my wife. Perhaps things were lost in translation, as it seemed as if he was offering the whole bottle for my wife to take on our walk home. Knew it was too good to be true so no real surprise when the bottle of Sauvignon Blanc appeared on our check. We were shocked when we asked for the rest of the bottle we had paid for (didn’t really order), and server said unfortunately it’d been served to other guests. He gave us choice of a small bottle of red or 2/3rd already consumed bottle of Chardonnay. We begrudgingly took the Chardonnay and left. Ruined the vibes!

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  6. cameron Gold

    New York City3 reviews

    1.0

    Dined on 5 February 2025

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 1
    This was supposed to be on the beach…although you are closing a warning would have been nice

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  7. JodiH

    Cleveland / Akron / Canton2 reviews

    3.0

    Dined on 29 January 2025

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 3
    Good experience but very hard to get to. It's also located in a resort that had lots of young children. Food was okay, would not return

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  8. Dariel

    San Francisco Bay Area1 review

    2.0

    Dined on 7 January 2025

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 2
    Food quality was bad and extremelly cold like almost coming out of the fridge.Drinks witj zero alcohol on it . Service was good but food quality thr worsth in the hotel .

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  9. Anna

    Chicago / Illinois1 review

    5.0

    Dined on 5 January 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We had the best dinner at Sotavento! Our server, Angel went above and beyond! Our 6 year old was worn out from swimming in the ocean and pools, bike riding and kids club and Angel made sure he was comfortable and happy, even brought over a reclining chair so he could relax. The food was incredible! Recommend the clams with garlic, catch of the day (grouper) and lobster! Thank you for a wonderful experience!!

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  10. Stephen

    Phoenix / Arizona44 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on 13 November 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    So we had dinner reservations our first night at the resort, the tables are right on the sand. There were storms in the area so the staff had us wait to be seated as they were not sure if it would rain. After 10 minutes they gave us the go ahead to sit at our table. The food was excellent, we ordered the grilled clams for out appetizer, trying to remember our main dishes, I will come back to that, now I remember, I had the lobster fettuccini and my wife had the paella. Both delicious. So we are eating and the rain starts, the staff was excellent in getting everyone up to the Vegan Bar and out of the rain. They brought our food and managed to keep it warm. It rained for a while so we stayed on the Vegan bar patio and listened and watched the storm. Overall it was a great evening and I would highly recommend Sotavento.

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Additional information

  • Area
    Playa del Carmen / Riviera Maya
  • Parking Details
    Hotel Parking
  • Entertainment
    Guest will enjoy this beach front outlet as it transitions from a relaxed, sun-soaked daytime venue, to an exciting evening experience enchanced with festive entertainment and the warm illumination of overhead string lights, and all under the sea brizz. We will have live music during dinner.
  • Additional
    Bar Dining, Gluten-free Options
  1. Home
  2. Mexico
  3. Cancun / Riviera Maya
  4. Playa del Carmen / Riviera Maya
  5. Playa del Carmen / Riviera Maya

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This restaurant is permanently closed.

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