Somebody greeted me on the entrance and checked my title, then with a welcome cocktail in hand, I strolled the gardens and checked out plant packing containers stuffed with spearmint, cilantro, habanero peppers, cherry tomatoes, and extra. Tonight a few of these gadgets would present up on our plate, throughout a communal dinner at a protracted desk on the La Ceiba dinner, an expertise at luxurious Rosewood Mayakoba Resort within the Riviera Maya of Mexico.
Throughout two nights of the week, this greenhouse transforms right into a magical dinner spot hosted by the resort’s govt chef, with a set menu the attendees get pleasure from collectively. Earlier than the dinner begins, there’s music from a trio, bartenders making cocktails, and staffers providing tastes of top-shelf tequila and mezcal.
A Communal Expertise on the La Ceiba Dinner
When every little thing is prepared, company sit down at their assigned seats with a placard at a protracted desk collectively and waiters begin pouring a number of the finest Mexican wines the chef has chosen to accompany the meal. Throughout my go to the overall supervisor popped by to say hi there and the manager chef defined what they develop on web site, how they supply their meals, and what we’d be consuming that night.
I used to be glad I arrived hungry as a result of it was fairly a feast we had in entrance of us, all popping out of the open kitchen. We began out with a salad created from greens, heirloom tomatoes, carrots, beets, root sprouts, goat cheese, and a Yucatan bitter orange French dressing.
Subsequent up was the primary course of a fish filet topped by cherry tomatoes and a corn puree, plus grilled prawns with an achiote basting. Scrumptious!
We adopted that surf course with a turf one: a blackened rib-eye accompanied by a lamb tamal. Naturally, those that had been vegetarian or had different dietary restrictions put these in once they signed up and acquired customized platings that adjusted for his or her wants as an alternative. All of the whereas the Mexican wine stored flowing, together with enjoyable conversations between individuals who had by no means met earlier than.
Just a few senior staffers had been seated on the desk as effectively, fluent in English like practically all of them on the Rosewood Mayakoba, so we acquired just a little perception on their lives as effectively. This resort is admittedly considered as one of many very high locations to work on the entire coast and it was good to listen to that the corporate tries arduous to carry onto the A-level individuals who gravitate right here.
We needed to make room for dessert, which was a singular providing with an actual sense of place. We had creamy corn with a corn cookie crumble, toasted corn ice cream, a dollop of mousse created from a fruit known as mamey, and a crisp created from epazote, an herb mentioned to assist digestion. There was another deal with although: waiters got here round pouring small glasses of Clase Azul tequila, one in every of my favorites.
La Ceiba Gardens and a Video Tour of Rosewood Mayakoba
This La Ceiba dinner within the gardens was a extremely particular expertise, one thing price reserving forward should you’ll be on the resort on the appropriate evening of the week. (Wednesday and Saturday once I was there, however examine.) Luxurious resorts are arrange for privateness greater than mingling, particularly at this resort the place the suites are so spacious and good that you just’re tempted to remain put loads of the time in your personal area. This dinner brings company of varied backgrounds collectively in a pure manner.
The communal dinner expertise is only one a part of this video tour beneath, however you’ll see all the opposite nice causes to e-book a keep right here too. Come tour the Rosewood Mayakoba seashore complicated and swimming pools, a number of eating places and bars, and some of the suites.
This was our third time coming into the grounds of this Rosewood and it actually does get higher every time. They’re always refining and enhancing their operations to current the very best visitor expertise. It’s additionally effectively arrange for households too, which is good to see when there are such a lot of high-end resorts within the Riviera Maya which can be adults-only.
This resort has received stacks of awards and has come out on high in journal readers’ polls as probably the greatest in not simply Mexico, however in all of North America. The La Ceiba dinner joins a protracted checklist of terrific eating places and bars which can be memorable in several methods.
I couldn’t get many good pictures of its Zapote Bar, which has additionally been tagged as one of many finest bars in North America, as a result of it’s darkish and comfy at evening. I acquired this shot earlier within the night although. To the left is the open kitchen: you’ll be able to see each the cooks and the mixologists in motion should you’re sitting on the bar.
See our new detailed assessment of Rosewood Mayakoba Resort and Spa within the Riviera Maya, north of Playa del Carmen.
See extra data on the dinner and phone data to make a reserving on the official web site.
Article by Timothy
Timothy Scott is the founder and editor of Luxurious Latin America and has been protecting the area as a journey journalist for the reason that mid-2000s. He has visited every nation we cowl a number of instances and is predicated in a UNESCO World Heritage metropolis in central Mexico, the place he owns a house. See contact data right here.
