Serves fish, vegan options available. This hotel-restaurant has a setting of a hidden garden off of the main footpath. At night it it's lit with candles and each seat is nestled in amongst large tropical plants. Food ranges from pizza and pasta to salads, soups, Latin American fare and desserts. The owner/chef speaks many languages. Has Wi-Fi. Oct '22 reported that the menu contains one dish with fish. Open Mon-Sun 7:00am-10:00pm. Call for hours - tell us.
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San Marcos La Laguna, Lake Atitlan, San Marcos La Laguna, Guatemala
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Last update on 18 Oct 2022 by rwg83
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11 Reviews
First Review by EzzieGriffin
MidwifeBec
Points +601
Nice garden - Edit
Great setting, food was ok but not the tastiest I’ve had in San marcos
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rosaemmchen
Points +791
Very very good - Edit
Lovely location
Read moreYou sit on comfortable chairs between flowers and plants
Food was 10/10
Maybe bit expensive for Guatemala (60 for one burger )
Nice staff, definitely recommend !
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Nieve
Points +4339
Lovely garden, nice pizza - Edit
I was craving pizza and saw they had a vegan option. The 'cheese' was interesting it wasn't exactly a cheese sauce but rather a peanut sauce. It wasn't what I was expecting but it was tasty and the pizza came loaded with veggies. Very cozy, calm garden space.
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Vivandoli
Points +29
Okay food in a beautiful place - Edit
The garlic bread and healthy beet smoothie were really good. The veggie burger and tofu with vegetables on a hot plate were okay. Not much taste and the amount is kind of small.
Read morePros: Good atmosphere, Quiet, Healthy food
Cons: Small amount of food, Not much taste, kind of boring, A lot of flies
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Dannybg
Points +32
Romantic, delicious, healthy - Edit
There were lots of great vegan options. The food, beet smoothie, and wine were all divine. The ambience in the evening was incredibly romantic in the candlelight. We will certainly be back next time we’re in San Marcos!
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2023-02-22
Cons: Slow service, with only one waiter for everyone
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rwg83
Points +194
Almost-Fully Veggie Menu (Some Fish & Parmesan) - Edit
Beautiful place to sit and enjoy some top quality vegan and veggie food. Recommended: tofu sizzler, vegan pizza, coffee and the ginger shot for a dose of vitamins!!
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2022-10-24
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jalexandre
Points +18
Fail - Edit
Ordered the cheese free pizza and was presented with a pizza with peanut sauce on it - nowhere in the menu this is described and there are people who are allergic to peanuts, hopefully nothing bad will happen.
Read moreThe taste was bad so I changed for the pasta à lá italiana - the pasta was soaking cooking water, not seasoned and tasteless.
Definitely do not recommend this place, it was a huge disappointment
Pros: Nice setting
Cons: Not fully vegetarian, Food is simply bad and expensive, Menu describes the food wrongly
rwg83
The menu does state that the vegan pizza has satay sauce, which traditionally is made from peanuts, but you're right it could be more clear for those with allergies.
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KatjaValentinaKramp
Points +627
nice please with some good pancakes - Edit
I went here for a short trip to San Marcos. They don’t have too many vegan options and I choose a smoothie and some vegan fruit filled pancakes which was really good!
Read moreA nice garden sitting area that makes it a really nice location for breakfast or lunch or just a cup of coffee. Try their raw cocoa beans that they sell at the counter. A good source of natural energy, antioxidants and proteins!
Pros: atmosphere , vegan pancakes
Cons: too few vegan options , expensive
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enRoute
Points +1413
Meh - Edit
It's a real shame, this place could be amazing, but... it's not.
Read moreFirst thing's first, it's not the only all-veg place in San Marcos, and isn't even all veg anymore, unless you count seared tuna steaks as vegetarian. I think it has something to do with behind the scenes management/owner drama, but in late 2014, this is basically 90% vegetarian restaurant.
Secondly, it's the kind of vegetarian place that thinks EVERYthing needs to have eggs or milk in it. To be fair, there are a few options that are egg-free (including some gluten and egg-free noodles), but you have to request them very specifically and the staff seems to think that requesting vegan bread is like asking to ride their unicorn.
Finally, the vegan food that they do have just isn't that great. Had a veggie "burrito" and it was basically a pile of half-cooked carrots and zucchini inside of some... thing. Not impressed and this is one of the only places I've eaten in Guatemala that's made me feel less-than-stellar a few hours later (bleh). I'm pretty sure that there are better options here, and the setting does make it worth giving it a try, but as of now... I found it as disappointing as the last reviewer.
Pros: lovely setting
Cons: no longer all veg
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Tranaya
Points +480
Disappointing - Edit
I was excited to try Il Giardino after reading the positive reviews. What a disappointment.
Read moreTo be fair, we had a group of nine, which is often a challenge for village restaurants. Also, it was our server's first day. Some people in our group were quite satisfied with their meals.
Two of us ordered the breakfast burrito without eggs. The menu said it came with either fruit or salad. It never occurred to us that they would serve salad instead of fruit at breakfast, but they did. The tortilla was so overcooked, it was more like a cracker. The vegetable filling was mostly sautéed peppers with two tiny bits of zucchini and a little smear of black beans and avocado. They were not willing to change the salad for fruit when it came out, though they did offer some extra sauce for the burrito. Instead of the nice warm enchilada sauce that was on the burrito (though only a small spoonful) they brought cold tomato sauce. Awful.
The first cup of coffee was excellent, though my almond milk was gritty. Subsequent cups of coffee were hardly more than tepid coffee-flavored water.
I might be willing to go back (without a group) and try other items. A friend said his veggie burger was excellent, but his cappuccino was sugary and terrible.
When I told the server about my disappointment over the salad and cold tomato sauce, she listened but offered no apology. Since it was her first day, she might have brought over someone with more experience there.
Breakfast for two of us cost Q130--an outrageous price for what we got.
Pros: lovely setting
Cons: poor value, disappointing food
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EzzieGriffin
Points +63
delish! - Edit
Amazing food, amazing service! Must have the veggie burger, you won't regret it :)
Read morePros: variety, service, wifi
Cons: none
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