Carretera Restaurant - Cancún

Airport meal. Portions large enough to share. Friendly service. Quick to sit but slow to take orders.

If you get past the restaurants in the main atrium of the airport you will come across this restaurant right before you get to the terminal seating areas. The fact that it had sushi caught our eye, so we stopped there. The restaurant has a few modest seating areas and a bar type seating area you see in front of sushi preparation areas. I am not sure what they were preparing in that area though. We found staff friendly, service good and the seafood food was good and fresh. We weren't in a rush, but the food was prepared reasonable fast. The prices weren't too bad for an airport seafood meal with a drink. There were 3 of us and we paid 1100 MXN plus tip. It was also in an area where you would have been around fewer people compared to the main dining areas in the atrium before getting to this restaurant.

We had an order of shrimp tacos and of meat, and both were good, came with beans and rice, but were nothing extraordinary. And prices were a little higher than we expected, 2 plates and non-alcoholic drinks for $35 USD. But, better than airline food. This restaurant is in one of the two terminals of the international airport, and has an inside restaurant (in a far corner), but also has an outdoor covered patio too. So, we got to enjoy a little of the Cancun weather between our flights. Speed of service was slow even though we told them we had little time to catch our next flight, so don't stop if you are short on time!

The Chicken and Steak Fijitas (Mixta Atkins) was the best meal I ate in Mexico. The staff was friendly and kind. The food was served hot and as ordered.

This restaurant was tucked away in the corner but we found it and boy was I happy. The service was excellent and the food was as well. They also have an area outside like a patio where.....yes.... you can smoke. :)Jorge Marfil and the guy that makes guacamole were so nice and again very good at their jobs.