• El Caracol de Jade

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Serves meat, vegan options available. Very basic outdoor cocina economic place, serving antojitas. Located just next to the church stairs, west of the square. Has a vegetarian section on the menu with tacos, burritos, tortas and more. Vegans ask for no cheese or sour cream. Open Mon-Sun 8:00am-10:00pm.


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23 Reviews

First Review by Eric_

jejS

Points +71

Vegan
01 Dec 2023

Cheap and easy food

Food was ok but nothing special.
But still nice to find a place where you can order vegan food easily.

Pros: Fast service, Cheap

Cons: A bit bland

HappiestDog

Points +397

Vegan
03 Aug 2022

Cheap vegan Tacos

We ordered Enchiladas without cream and cheese but they still put cheese inside.
The “Agua de fruta” were very delicious.
The vegan Tacos, order vegetarian but without cream and cheese, were very good (Tortilla topped with bean-cream, Salad, various vegetables and Avocado).

All in all a place where you can go if you want vegan Tacos.

Pros: Awesome drinks, Cheap Food

Cons: Vegan dishes are less tasteful

SandraBusquí

Points +836

Vegan
02 Mar 2022

Muy rico!

La verdad es que nos adaptaron muy fácilmente las opciones a veganas y estaban realmente muy ricas! Se agradece cuando te lo ponen tan fácil porque ya conocen el veganismo. La verdad que recomiendo mucho el lugar y la familia que lo lleva es encantadora!

Pros: Adaptación fácil a opciones veganas, Buen servicio, Buena calidad-precio

Cons: No es un lugar 100% vegano, Cierran pronto (comentario para Españoles :P)

Steffjhouww

Points +38

Vegetarian
11 Feb 2022

Wouldnt Come back

Wanted to order a glass of red wine but could only buy a bottle eventhough it was on the menu.
Another table could tho.
The food was ok. But we left hungry because it was not a lot and we didnt want to order anymore because the staff wasnt the friendliest

Cons: For the amount of food we got it was not cheap

Doryy

Points +44

Vegan
03 Feb 2022

Lovely

Nice food😄I was surprised, but very satisfied, I have had chillaquiles vegan version

LishMCC

Points +640

Vegan
27 Nov 2021

Very few options in Palenque for Vegans

The food was decent and the service was usually slow.

Pros: It has vegan options...it is rough in Palenque , Cheap/affordable

Cons: Slow service

margot117

Points +165

Vegan
16 Oct 2021

Great Mexican street food

We ate there twice a day during our stay in palenque, the lady is so nice, food is good and sooo cheap
The guacamole is amazing so as the Agua de Frutas

CristóbalMartínCone

Points +15

Vegetarian
23 Jul 2021

Great vegetarian food!

Wide choice of vegetarian dishes. They have a special section on the menu only with veg food. I tried almost everything and I can strongly recommend. Proces are also very reasonable.

Pros: Cheap

JoseLuisCantó

Points +53

Vegan
12 Jun 2021

Apto para Veganos

Tiene muchas opciones vegetarianas que se pueden hacer veganas. El servicio es relativamente rápido y el staff amable. Precios accesibles.

Por las pocas opciones veganas que encontramos en Palenque, es de las que nos lograron sacar de apuros.

mollyrose10

Points +47

Vegan
13 Apr 2021

Easy and cheap

Not much choice for vegan or vegetarian food I'm palenque but there are quite a few veg options on the menu here just need to ask for no cheese (sin queso). You can get tacos, tortas etc with avo, refried beans, salad, cheap and tasty. Nice staff.

fr.tz

Points +42

Vegan
05 Dec 2020

Best place for vegans in Palenque

I really loved the food, they have a huge vegetarian selection and almost all of the dishes can be made vegan (tell them what you don't want, rather than that you're vegan)
The prices are also extremely fair, especially concidering it is pretty much in the very center of Palenque.

Pros: Lots of vegetarian/vegan options, cheap, location,

Cons: Not fully vegetarian/vegan

ihriel

Points +226

Vegan
16 Nov 2019

Cheap and decent

Very cheap place, they have plenty of vegetarian options that can be made vegan. Staff can’t speak english but have a vegan passport and show what you can’t eat and they will do it.

Pros: Very cheap , Good food

LOL22

Points +205

Vegan
27 Jan 2019

Good vegan options

Delicious vegan options, nice restaurant and very friendly staff. Price very cheap. Does not look like a typical tourist eatery, rather one where the locals eat. I went once for breakfast and once for dinner and it was delicious both times.

Pros: Good vegan Food, Friendly Staff

mamba

Points +1277

Vegan
01 Jan 2019

Authentic Mexican food

Caracol de Jade is a “restaurant” on the main place of Palenque with quite a lot of vegetarian choices. The vegetarian dishes can be made vegan, they will prepare it without the cheese and cream. I had a burrito, it was good but nothing special. It is not a touristy restaurant or a place where you stay much longer than you need to eat the food. It is honest Mexican food in a rustic setting.

GeckoHeaven

Points +386

Vegan
21 Oct 2018

One of the better options in Palenque

I'm not sure this classes as a restaurant. The dishes are snack size really.
They have a full page of vegetarian food which can be ordered without dairy.
The burrito was pretty good and very cheap.
The service was a little poor though and we had beggars approach us while we were eating.

Pros: Cheap, Pretty good food

Cons: Service, Lots of table beggars around

peas-full

Points +3373

Vegan
23 Sep 2018

Very good

Nice staff, quick service and many vegetarian options that can easily be made vegan. Cheap, quick service, nice spot facing the main plaza. Recommended. P.S. update: please be aware that the vegetable soup is made with chicken broth, even though it is in the vegetarian section

Pros: Several vegan/vegetarian options, Cheap, Nice and friendly staff

lucy@veganonfoot

Points +197

Vegan
14 Jun 2018

cheap food, nice spot on square

The food was cheap and quick and tasty. Trifecta. The place is right on the square with a few other local quick spots. It's not fancy, but it is sure as hell local and authentic and that's what makes it great. It's hard for us to get places like this.

ClaraFrydrychowicz

Points +111

Vegan
14 Nov 2017

good and cheap

After a long day happy to found something, the have a Vegetarian menu and it's easy to get it vegan

bonn93

Points +309

Vegetarian
26 Jan 2017

Decent cheap food but horrible service

The food and juices at this place are reasonably good and cheap. Unfortunately, the service is literally atrocious. I don't say that lightly and I don't expect much from a casual place like this, but the waitress actually made us feel very uncomfortable with the way she treated us. She avoided eye contact at all costs and spoke to us very rudely. She appeared to be treating everyone else there the same way. Both times we went she forgot aspects of the order, once being that I very clearly asked for something without cheese (I speak Spanish quite well). So unfortunately I cannot recommend this place. [edit by staff - see tos]

Pros: Decent cheap food

Cons: Awful service

Eva*

Points +245

Vegan
30 Aug 2016

Glad to find something!

We were glad to find a place in Palenque with a vegetarian section on the menu. I actually overlopers it first
since I wasnt expertise this to be an outdoor stall. The fruit juices are huge and cheap. I thought the portions were small ar first but it turned out to be very filling. Its simple, don't have high expextations, but it's very nice to be able to easily get some vegan food in a toen like Palenque.

Roca83

Points +10

Non Veg
19 Feb 2015

very good veg options

Lot of veg meals for a cheap price. Burrito costs only 30 peso.
The taste was also very good.

I can really recommend this small Restaurant

Douja

Points +56

Vegan
10 Feb 2015

Simple and cheap

I had the veg salad (very basic lettuce tomato avocado) and veg tacos. Big cheap fruit juices. Much better than the lonely planet listed Cafe de Yara, labelled as veg friendly but who served me the most ridiculous vegetarian sandwich ever (2 grilled toasts with a few boiled veg and nothing more, not even a small salad).

Pros: Cheap, Kind staff, Healthy fast food

Cons: More vegetarian friendly than vegan friendly, Bland taste

Eric_

Points +729

Vegetarian
05 Jan 2014

A nice find

My Spanish not being on a useful level, and knowing that Mexicans don't really "get" vegetarianism, I love a place with a veggie section on the meny. Shows that at least someone, at some point, thought something through (making Mexican fare vegetarian isn't very hard). Went twice during our short Palenque stay, and was even there a third time, but didn't have time to wait for a free table. This place serves the normal local snacks, and one can order them vegetarian without having to worry too much. Doesn't need to be more fancy than that! Delicious.

Pros: Simple cheap VEGETARIAN snacks

Cons: No toilet, no alcohol




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