La Esperanza Restaurant & Bar

Imagine, the best meal of your life, you remember the taste, the texture, the smell and the joy it brings. Now open your eyes it is not a dream, but the magical flavors that are coming alive in your mouth are GLUTEN AND DAIRY FREE. And I am in Mexico! Traveling on a good day, I am lucky to find maybe one gluten free, organic solution, but usually it becomes a nightmare and I wished I stayed home. After an extensive search, I was able to source La Esperanza as a food option for my family. Upon speaking to Lucy, the chef, a lovely Australian woman, she was able to work with my family to help us adhere to our gluten free/dairy/organic needs. Leading up to our visit, she studied our diet, and even created recipes on our behalf. We decided to take a chance and opted to have her hand prepare all of our meals for the trip and deliver to the hotel. We usually opt to go to a house and prepare are meals, but her menu sounded amazing. Our adventure began with the most amazing raw truffle bites, to homemade decadent coconut flour cookies made with honey to smoothies and juice to die for! I felt like I was at an exclusive spa with my own culinary team. Twice a day her deliveries were more and more gorgeous, from lamb stew, curry chicken, fresh pumpkin mash and the list goes on. Lucy also has a restaurant in town, which unfortunately we had no time to visit, but honestly we got used to being spoiled by catered meals. Next time I come back, I plan to get a large house with a few families and have Lucy take over the meals and cater our family reunion. Without a doubt, Lucy could be considered one of the best gluten free baker/chef that I have ever encountered. Best of all she is all about sustainable foods, organic and going the extra mile to make sure each and every morsel is made with love. You are the gluten free goddess.

Really great food. Super fresh food. Loved the taco platter, the great breakfast choices and the tumeric ice tea.

Fabulous dinner in a very comfy cool spot. It's obvious they care a lot about the food being served. Our meals were cooked to perfection and were made with wonderful, high quality ingredients. Not just for veggies, they have meat fish dishes. Try the ginger soy fish stirfry it's a delicious hearty portion loaded with crisp veggies. And they have a great beer selection featuring Mexican micro brews! These people know their stuff.

Estuve ahi la semana pasada y debo decir que es un lugar padrísimo con una comida mmmmmaravillosa y una atención formidable. Y el café, de-li-cio-so!!!. Gracias a tods en La Esperanza!!!

Fantástico, super ambiente, excelente atención, pero sobretodo la comida exquisita!!!!