Almoraduz Cocina de Autor

The three of us had the tasting menu and agreed some dishes were better than others. Our favorite hands-down was the pana puri-inspired blue corn puff stuffed with green chorizo and beans. The ceviche was similarly amazing and my friend’s top top favorite was actually the fish and shrimp tostada. The mini tamal was nice but forgettable. Same with the beets and cheese inside the oja de santa leaf. The fish and mussel with dill sauce was just that. The pork confit was dry and the bean sauce didn’t have any of the oja santa flavor. The chocolate tamal was okay but a bit forgettable, and one of the raspberries they’d used to garnish it had already gone off. The chocolate passionfruit truffle was nice. The “pre-dessert” really disappointed me since I had stated when booking that I was gluten-free and couldn’t eat wheat. They asked again when we were seated for dinner. And then the waitress checked with the chefs when we ordered. YET I was served sourdough bread with smoked cheese and honey for the “pre-dessert”. The waitress apologized but didn’t offer a replacement or offer to take away the dish, she just left it and served other tables. I ended up giving the course to my friends. As a dish, the opinion is that the smoked cheese overpowered the honey and even though the bread was soaked in the honey they couldn’t taste any of the almoraduz, which was disappointing as it is the restaurant’s namesake. Overall it was fine, and service was excellent, but for London prices in Oaxaca, not worth it.

Good signature food option with #glutenfree dishes in Puerto Escondido