Have you heard about Palmaia – The House of Aia? This vegan resort in Mexico offers an all-inclusive plant-based dining plan based around fresh, seasonal and local ingredients served exclusively à la carte at the resort’s seven vegan restaurants. I recently spent a week at Palmaia and wanted to share my thoughts on all the food and drink I tried during my stay.
In this guide to dining at Palmaïa – The House of Aïa, I will walk you through breakfast, lunch and dinner at the different restaurants across this resort in Playa del Carmen. I’ll also show you the different snack options (including room service and the healthy mini-fridge offerings), share some of my favorite mocktails and cocktails, and highlight the dining options for travelers who eat vegetarian, gluten-free, pescatarian and even omnivore diets.
I apologize in advance for how many food photos you’re about to see, but the colors of the fruits and vegetables, and the beautiful plating of every dish, was just impossible not to photograph!
Note: I paid in full for my one-week stay at Palmaïa – The House of Aïa and did not disclose that I have a vegetarian travel blog. This is a 100% unbiased review.
Is all the food at Palmaia – The House of Aia vegan?
Well, yes and no. Basically, the way Palmaia works is that by default, almost everything is vegan. Then, some items on each menu can be adapted to suit a vegetarian or omnivore diet by swapping ingredients. This might include swapping out Oaxacan rain mushrooms for beef barbacoa, or just adding a shaving of Parmesan cheese to an otherwise-vegan pasta dish. At dinner, a few of the restaurants offer dishes that by default include seafood.
I have been a vegetarian for twenty-three years, so during my visit I focused on eating mostly 100% vegan dishes, and occasionally making a vegetarian swap.
I have to say that as a long-term vegetarian, a huge highlight of my time at Palmaia was knowing that everything on the menu was accessible to me. At so many other resorts my options have been very limited, whereas here I could literally eat anything without having to worry about whether I might find hidden meat inside.
Is the food and drink included at Palmaia – The House of Aia?
Yes, Palmaïa – The House of Aïa is an all-inclusive resort where your food and drink are included. This includes all your meals, snacks, room service, non-alcoholic drinks and alcoholic drinks. The only thing that is not included is wine by the bottle, which is a standard exclusion at all resorts.
Is there a buffet at the Palmaïa – The House of Aïa Resort?
No, there is no buffet at this resort! All of the restaurants are à la carte, so you will order off a menu and be served at your table. For something lighter and quicker, there is also a cafe, a beach bar and room service.
Is the food at Palmaia good?
That’s probably the most important question! Palmaïa – The House of Aïa is not a cheap resort, and if you’re going to splurge on a stay here you should expect high-quality dining at every meal.
I’m happy to be able to report that the food at Palmaïa – The House of Aïa was excellent. The thing that stood out to me the most was that every dish had multiple components that each had their own flavors and textures that worked well together. No matter where you’re eating or what dish you order, you can expect it to have lots of different healthy ingredients that all add something to the meal.
I specifically booked my stay at Palmaïa because I was tired of staying in resorts in Mexico with bland vegetarian food. I previously spent several months working in Guadalajara, Mexico and have traveled throughout the country, so I know how flavorful authentic Mexican vegetarian cuisine can be. It breaks my heart that some people’s only experience with food in Mexico will be bland, unseasoned buffet food from other resorts. If only they could stay at Palmaïa, where the food actually has flavour!
All of the Restaurants at Palmaïa – The House of Aïa
At the time of my visit to Palmaia – The House of Aia, there were seven restaurants open for visitors:
- Su Casa Restaurant – Shown above, Su Casa is an open-air restaurant on the beach, serving breakfast and lunch. Dishes range from light and fresh to hearty and indulgent.
- Plantissa Cafe – A quick-service restaurant open for breakfast and lunch. The menu is mostly smoothies, juices, pastries, sandwiches and wraps.
- Charly’s Vegan Tacos – The hottest vegan taqueria in Playa del Carmen moved to this food truck at Palmaia, and now serves plant-based Mexican street food at lunch. It was open three days per week during my visit.
- EOLA – A beach bar with beachside and poolside drinks and light snacks.
- Lek Restaurant – Celebrating the regional flavors of Mexico, this restaurant is only open at dinner.
- Ume Restaurant – Featuring the flavors of Asia (with a focus on Japan), you can order dinner à la carte or enjoy the multi-course omekase experience (vegan and seafood versions are available).
- Mar de Olivo – A short walk through the jungle takes you to this Mediterranean restaurant, mostly serving Italian dishes at dinner.
During the low season you may find that not every restaurant is open every night, but over the course of weeklong stay you will be able to dine everywhere, usually more than once. During my stay, only one restaurant was open each evening, but I had the chance to dine everywhere twice.
Breakfast at Palmaia – The House of Aia
There are two restaurants open for breakfast at Breakfast at Palmaia – The House of Aia. Between the two, during my stay breakfast was served from 7:00 am until 11:00 am.
Breakfast at Su Casa Restaurant at Palmaia
Su Casa was just two minutes away from my room, and even closer to the sunrise yoga tent on the beach, so it was where I ate most of my breakfasts. This open-air dining space had beautiful views of the water, comfortable tables, and a good variety of dishes on the menu. Sometimes I would pop by right when they opened at 7:00 am for a sunrise coffee, and then return a couple of hours later to eat a proper breakfast.
No matter what I ordered at Su Casa for breakfast, I always had a fruit bowl to go with it. There was a great variety of fresh fruit during my stay, including starfruit, papaya, pineapple, apple, cantaloupe, honeydew melon, watermelon, dragonfruit, blueberries and strawberries. The other dishes I tried included:
- Vegan coconut yogurt with hemp hearts and agave syrup
- Chi-ha chia pudding with mango, ginger and coconut milk
- Papalmon bagel, with sous-vide smoked papaya instead of smoked salmon
- Chilaquiles rojos with beans, vegan cheese, vegan cream, avocado, cilantro and pickled onions
Breakfast at Plantissa Cafe
When I needed to beat the heat in the morning I headed to Plantissa, the cafe at Palmaia. They do light and fresh breakfasts like smoothie bowls, avocado toast and breakfast sandwiches. One morning I had the green smoothie bowl, with spinach, spirulina, apple, cashews, banana, peanut butter, cinnamon and dates. The next I tried the chocolate smoothie bowl with coconut milk, chocolate vegetable protein, cocoa, banana, peanut butter, maca, lucuma, coconut oil, cayenne pepper, and coconut sugar.
If you just want a snack, Plantissa is also a good option. I highly recommend the date truffles and the dark chocolate cookie (not too sweet, and with the perfect touch of sea salt). I’m sure the hotel won’t be happy with me for saying this, but I suggest bringing a little ziplock bag with you to pack one or two baked goods for your flight home. 😉
Lunch at Palmaia – The House of Aia
There are three options for lunch at Palmaia. Between the three restaurants, lunch service was usually available from noon until 5:00 pm.
Lunch at Su Casa
Su Casa’s open-air restaurant was a lovely spot for lunch in the early afternoon. The menu here features small plates, salads, Buddha bowls, pizza, pasta and one or two daily fish options.
The Su Casa lunch dishes that I tried were the Palmaia burger, which is shown above. It’s made with a homemade plant-based patty with lettuce, red onion, mayonnaise, caramelized onions, cheddar “cheese”, homemade kimchi, Sriracha spicy sauce and pickles. The burger was really good but the potato wedges were a bit dry, so I’d suggest swapping for fries.
I also tried the hummus (yum!), the Thai salad and the gazpacho, as well as the “Sunset Vibes” dessert made from passion fruit-mango chutney, spirulina and lime pearls, fresh coconut sorbet and a toasted coconut crumble. If I’d had more time I would have also liked to try the orchard flatbread, which I saw at a nearby table and it looked really good!
Lunch at Plantissa
I only had one lunch at Plantissa, which was the “Playa Toast”. A nice change from your standard avocado toast, this consisted of toasted spirulina focaccia topped with chipotle vegannaise, cauliflower ricotta, avocado, pumpkin seeds, EVOO, hemp seeds and sea salt. It was served with a side of sauerkraut (for probiotics) and I ordered a glass of juice to go with it.
Lunch at Charly’s Vegan Tacos
In my opinion, the best food at Palmaïa – The House of Aïa is from Charly’s Vegan Tacos, the beachfront food truck that was open for lunch three times during my visit. I would literally plan my day around getting to Charly’s for lunch, and every single dish that I ate there was amazing.
- Trio of tacos – There are three different types of vegan tacos on the menu (al paastor, carne asada, smoked and mushrooms). One of each makes a light meal, two of each makes a substantial lunch.
- Trio of tostadas – These are a bit bigger than the tacos so you won’t be hungry if you just order all three. The only thing to note that is that all have avocado slices on top, so if you’re ordering all three you could ask for “light avocado”!
- Plantain tostones – When I traveled to the Colombian islands of San Andres and Providencia, plantain tostones were almost the only vegetarian food available, and they weren’t that good. Here, though, they are freaking amazing! You’ll get two plantain slices, pressed to be paper-thin and fried until crispy, with a tangy quinoa and cabbage slaw to scoop up with the tostones. Highly recommended!
- Charred plantain – Right on the line between sweet and savory, this whole plantain is cooked until it melts in your mouth, and then comes topped with vegan cream, agave syrup and toasted pumpkin seeds.
- Nachos (small order) – Probably their most popular dish, the small order is enough for a light lunch for one person. You get blue and yellow corn nachos topped with chipotle-leek cheese, pickled purple cabbage, homemade pickled jalapeños, smoky salsa adobada, refried beans, vegan cream, guacamole, and vegan carne asada.
- Raw chocolate brownie – There were some teenagers at the table next to me and they said they enjoyed this chocolate dessert more than the alternative, a raw mango cheesecake, so I ordered it and yup, it was good!
For beverages, there is a self-serve cooler underneath the trees. You can just open it up to grab a water, coconut water, kombucha or sparkling fruit juice (I recommend the guava and passionfruit flavors).
Dinner at Palmaia – The House of Aia
Dinner at Palmaia is usually served from 6:00 until 9:30 pm, and you need to reserve your dining time with your nomadic guide by sending them a message via WhatsApp. If there’s a particular time you really want to dine, try to book it the day before as even during low season there was one evening when the restaurant was fully booked at my first choice of dining time (7:00 pm).
I will say that while I absolutely loved breakfast and dinner at Palmaia, dinner was my least favorite meal. Being there in very low season meant that I was limited to Mediterranean or Mexican or Asian food each evening, so I had to eat whatever was on offer. During the high season, when more restaurants are open each evening, it would probably be more enjoyable to pick and choose your dinner restaurant.
Dinner at Mar de Olivo
This was my favorite dinner restaurant at Palmaia, and it was also the only restaurant where I cheated on my vegan meal plan by ordering a few vegetarian dishes. The menu here leans heavily Italian, but also has some other flavors of the Mediterranean. Over the course of my two dinners, I tried the following dishes:
- Antipasti Plate – I was obsessed with the almond ricotta they served as a starter. Spread on fresh focaccia and then topped with lacto-fermented bell peppers and organic artichoke hearts, it was delicioso!
- Carpaccio de Portobello – This was a huge portobello mushroom served thinly sliced and marinated in garlic vegan mayo, toasted capers, spring onions, balsamic vinegar, artichoke hearts and “Plantmesan” cheese. Since I opted for the vegetarian version with Grana Padano cheese I’m not sure if mine had the Plantmesan or not.
- Melanzana al Forno – Palmaia’s take on an eggplant parmesan, this substantial starter had eggplant, cashew and walnut sauce, caramelized onions, San Marzano tomatoes, basil pesto and homemade sourdough bread crumbs. I was surprised that it was served warm, as I think it would been amazing if it had been piping hot.
- Gnocchi Arrabbiata – Potato gnocchi in a slightly-spicy tomato sauce. I opted for the vegetarian version that was served with gooey burrata cheese, and I have no regrets!
- Tofu Piccata – Wanting a bit of protein, I had the marinated tofu served atop mashed potatoes. It was good, but it would have been even better if they’d opted for an extra-firm tofu instead of a medium-firm variety.
- Orzo Porcini – Recommended by my server because it’s one of the most flavorful dishes on the menu, this orzo pasta dish had an umami-rich mushroom broth, onion jus, porcini mushroom slices, almond curd and Mediterranean herbs.
I also tried two desserts at Mar de Olivo: the tiramisu and the Piemontese. Because the tiramisu contains real dairy products, it’s not suitable for vegans. However, as far as tiramisus go, it was one of the best I’ve ever had. The Piemontese was a delicious vegan option, featuring a hazelnut dacquoise (a French meringue tort), dark chocolate hazelnut praliné mousse, cacao crisp with toasted hazelnuts, whipped chocolate ganache, cacao sauce, and homemade vegan vanilla ice cream.
Dinner at Ume
I was quite excited to eat at Ume because I will be visiting Japan for the first time in about two months, and I need all the practice with chopsticks that I can get. The focus here is definitely on Japanese food, but many of the dishes are inspired by other Asian countries including China, Thailand and Vietnam.
Across my two dinners at Ume at Palmaia by the House of Aia, I sampled the following dishes:
- Amuse Bouche – Shortly after being seated I was served an amuse-bouche of grilled shishito peppers, edamame, fermented chayote and kimchi.
- Vegan Omekase – Shown above, this is the meal I was most looking forward to. Usually, omekase is a Japanese sushi experience where there is no menu, and instead the chef serves you a variety of dishes based on what they feel is fresh and seasonal in that moment. At Palmaia, the omekase is served as one course, and includes a variety of plant-based salads and sushi rolls. I believe a seafood version is also available.
- Shoyu Ramen – Japanese noodle soup made with shiitake broth, homemade soy milk, mirin sauce, tamari, wheat noodles, watercress, bok choy, spinach and big sheets of toasted nori.
- Yin Yang Bao – My favorite dish at Ume was this plate featuring two steamed buns stuffed with pickled mushrooms, tempura mushrooms, mango, red miso, cilantro, toasted peanuts and pickled vegetables. The flavors and textures were perfect.
- Yakimeshi Herushi – Palmaia’s version of fried rice is made with sautéed portobellos, zucchini, onion, garlic,
ginger, carrot, tamari sauce, sesame oil, a generous portion of spicy tofu, aromatic herbs and bok choy. - “Black” dessert – I ordered this at both dinners because the other desserts were berry-based and I’ve never been a big berry person. This option had a dark chocolate biscuit, namelaka (French-Japanese chocolate ganache), black sesame ice cream and a crispy activated charcoal tulip.
Note that at Ume you will only receive chopsticks by default, but if you ask they can provide you with a fork, spoon and/or knife. I made it through my first dinner with just chopsticks, but ultimately conceded defeat when it was time to get the very last of the fried rice out of my bowl.
Dinner at Lek
This should have been my favorite dinner restaurant at Palmaia, but it ended up being the one that I’m most hesitant to recommend. The idea here is “haute” Mexican cuisine, and I think it’s so important for visitors to Mexico to learn more about the local culinary traditions and regional ingredients, but I had a hard time piecing together a cohesive meal. Everything tasted good, but I found the starters were larger than the main courses and some of the options felt a bit redundant.
Because Lek was open three times during my visit, I was able to try all of the vegetarian starters and main courses over the course of my seven-night stay. I’ll list the dishes I had below, starting with my top recommendations:
- Yucantan Ceviche – It’s dangerous to eat this starter made with ingredients including beets and Yucatan black pepper paste if you’re wearing white, but the fresh flavors are worth it.
- Charred Broccoli – Grilled broccoli gets served in a warming sauce of morita pepper, roasted peanuts, cinnamon, carrot purée, lemon aioli, pumpkin seeds and toasted cumin.
- Tender Corn Tetela – Reminiscent of an Indian parartha, this corn flour flatbread was stuffed with chickpeas and topped with heirloom tomatoes, spring onion, cilantro and almond mole.
- Squash Blossom and Rain Mushrooms – I’m a big fan of cornbread so I also liked this main course that had a thick cornbread stuffed with ingredients like Oaxacan rain mushrooms, poblano peppers, dzikilpak and iron-rich toasted pumpkin seeds.
- Taco al Pastor – From the starter menu, this was two teeny-tiny tacos served in wafer-thin sheets of jicama rather than a corn tortilla. I really liked the sunny citrus flavors.
- Crispy Potato Flautas – A flauta is a rolled and fried taco, and here it came stuffed with crispy mashed potatoes and bathed in a sauce of tomato-habanero salsa, cashew cream, coconut queso fresco, iceberg lettuce, persian cucumber, and refried beans.
- Rescoldo Style Vegetables – Assorted charred vegetables served with vegan requesón cheese, roasted cherry tomatoes, banana peppers and a jalapeño vinaigrette.
- Blue Corn Huarache – My least favorite entree at the restaurant was a thick, blue corn flatbread topped with Oaxacan rain mushrooms, Jerusalem parsley, xcatic pepper pico, avocado and aged almond cheese. It was just a bit heavy and dull.
- Avocado and Cactus Tlaycoco – I think this was the worst thing I ate at the resort. This was a large starter consisting of nopal, or the prickly cactus pad, topped with avocado, tomatillo, purslane, serrano pepper, sunflower seeds, momo leaf and poblano pepper oil. It was overly green and earthy, and lacked anything fresh to brighten it up.
All of those dishes were fully vegan. For omnivores, Lek also had three seafood dishes on the menu, including shrimp, scallops, and a catch of the day.
I also had the chance to try all of the desserts in the restaurant. My favorite was the tres leches ice cream with strawberries, followed by the spicy mole and dark chocolate, followed by the tangy tropical jungle dish.
Room Service at Palmaia
I am a notorious hater of room service, especially in tropical regions. While I do want to feed bananas to monkeys on my balcony, I don’t want to drop any crumbs on the floor that might attract less-cute critters into my room. However, on my last day I had to depart before the restaurants opened for breakfast, so I did order from the 24/7 room service menu in the morning.
The night before my departure I ordered a scrambled tofu breakfast burrito off the kids menu, along with a green smoothie and a soy latte (with both drinks in to-go cups so I could take them with me on my airport transfer). However, when I went to bed at 10:00 pm, all I could think was, “Why on earth did I think I could eat a breakfast burrito at 5:00 in the morning?” I got out of bed and cancelled the burrito, requesting that they just bring the smoothie and coffee instead so that no food would go to waste. Both drinks were great – I finished the smoothie in my room and took the coffee with me on my private transfer back to the Cancun airport.
I noticed that many other guests were ordering room service throughout my stay, so it does seem like a popular option, especially for dinner.
Drinks at Palmaia – The House of Aia
You’ll never get dehydrated at Palmaia, as there are delicious drinks around every corner. Here’s a sampling of what you can expect to drink at the resort.
Cocktails and Mocktails
By default, all of the drinks at Palmaia – The House of Aia are alcohol-free mocktails made from whole-food ingredients like fresh fruit purees, fresh fruit juice, and infusions made from ingredients like herbs and tea. You also have the option of adding alcohol to each drink, with the resort recommending a specific spirit that pairs well with the flavor profile.
During the day you can get mocktails and cocktails at the Eolo Beach Bar (shown above), which has a standard daytime menu and a nightly rotating menu of drink specials based around themes like Indian spices, tiki classics or smokey flavors. Eolo also has a swim-up pool bar where you can grab a drink to enjoy in the pool, under the shade of the palm trees overhead.
Su Casa restaurant also serves cocktails and mocktails in the restaurant at lunch, as well as from their own swim-up pool bar.
On the beach, the wooden palapas are equipped with buttons if you’d like to call for drink service directly to your lounge chair. I didn’t try this, but I did see other guests get drinks delivered.
Overall, I found I drank very little alcohol during the day (probably averaging four daytime alcoholic drinks total over the course of my one-week stay) but I did enjoy quite a few hydrating mocktails. My favorite was the Cocoreyes, made with lime juice, coconut cream and oat milk.
At night, each of the three dinner restaurants has their own mixology menu inspired by the cuisine they’re serving. Lek had a vibrant blue cocktail made with spirulina that was definitely my favorite, and I also liked the Fiore cocktail with lime and lemon seltzer, lychee, rosé wine reduction and optional Aperol (yes please!) at Mar de Olivo.
Drinking culture here is pretty chill and you definitely won’t find any guests getting drunk and rowdy. I suggest focusing on mocktails to get a sense of which flavor combinations are your favorites, and then indulging by adding alcohol to one or two drinks each day if you still feel like it.
Other Drinks
I really enjoyed all of the other healthy drinks available at Palmaia – The House of Aia throughout the day.
I started every morning with a cappuccino made with plant-based milk. The resort had lots of different vegan plant milk options including soy, oat, almond, cashew and coconut.
With breakfast and lunch, I also usually had a glass of fresh juice. My favorite was definitely the fresh pineapple juice, but I also tried a lovely orange-mango juice at Plantissa and a healthy green juice at Su Casa.
Su Casa served a daily agua fresca on the menu, made from seasonal local fruits blended with water (and, I think, a touch of agave syrup). Shown above is a guava-passionfruit agua fresca, which you can see looks like a lighter version of juice.
I don’t typically drink coffee after noon, so I also liked that I could go to Plantissa cafe for a late-afternoon matcha latte (hot or iced) for a little energy boost. Their menu also featured golden milk lattes (made from turmeric) and Mayan hot chocolate.
Of course, there was lots of water available around the resort as well, including in all of the yoga studios and meditation spaces.
Everything Else You Need to Know
These are some of the other food-related questions I had about Palmaïa – The House of Aïa, plus a few questions that I saw other travelers had asked online when planning their own trips. If you have any questions that haven’t been answered in this review, feel free to comment on this post and I will answer the next time I’m online!
Do you need to reserve dining at Palmaia – The House of Aia?
The only meal that you have to reserve is dinner. You can make your dinner reservation through your Nomadic Guide, which is a WhatsApp concierge service that the resort uses for reservations, customer service and any questions that come up during your trip. I was there in extremely low season and there was only one meal where I had to shift my dinner reservation by fifteen minutes because my preferred time was full. However, in busy season you’ll want to book at least a day or two in advance if the time of your dinner is important.
Hint: I recommend booking dinner at 7:30. This gives you time to participate in a late-afternoon activity, have a quick swim, stop to watch the monkeys by the bonsai house at golden hour and then get ready in your room before dinner.
Can you drink the water at Palmaia?
Palmaïa – The House of Aïa uses reverse osmosis to filter the water in their restaurants, so it’s safe to drink the drinking water they provide at all the restaurants and bars.
In your room, your minibar will be stocked with boxed, filtered water that is safe for drinking. I was usually given four boxes per day, which was more than enough. You’ll also get sparkling mineral water in glass bottles if you prefer agua con gaz.
Personally, in Mexico I also prefer to brush my teeth with purified water, rather than tap water. I’ve done this throughout all of my trips to Mexico and never had any stomach problems (presumably because I take this precaution). One carton of water was enough for twice-daily tooth brushing.
Tipping in the Palmaia Restaurants
As with any resort on the Riviera Maya, gratuities form an important part of the income for the local workers. At Palmaïa – The House of Aïa you have the option of leaving a cash tip after each meal or leaving an overall gratuity to be shared amongst all staff at the time you check out (if you’re going with the latter option please confirm it’s still available). I also have a complete guide to tipping at resorts in Mexico that might help you budget for this part of your trip.
(I mean, in theory you also have the option of not tipping, but personally I would consider that rather unethical when you’re paying thousands of dollars to stay in a place where the workers could be taking home less than $25 USD a day.)
What’s in the minibar at Palmaia by Aia?
As a health-conscious vegan resort, you’re not going to find Coke and Pringles in your mini-fridge. Instead, the minibar at Palmaia is stocked daily with drinks including cartons of of water purified by reverse osmosis, mineral water, sparkling fruit juice, kombucha and coconut water.
Each room also has a coffee machine, Nespresso coffee pods, a kettle and chamomile tea bags. Make sure to fill the coffee machine and kettle with purified water from your minibar, and then you can sweeten your drink with the provided agave syrup if desired.
In-room snacks are quite limited. I had one bag of unsalted nut mix and another of dried fruit. I think this is one area where Palmaia could up their game a bit, but with Plantissa just five minutes away it was always easy to walk over to grab a healthy afternoon snack.
Kids Meals at Palmaia
Effective November 1st, 2026, the minimum age for guests at Palmaia – The House of Aia has been raised to ten years and above. Generally speaking the breakfast and lunch menus are likely to be enjoyed by guests of all ages, so there are no specific children’s menus for breakfast and lunch.
Dinner is when the options start to lean more towards haute cuisine, which might not be popular with any young ones who are picky eaters. In those situations, the room service menu has a dedicated kids’ section, with nine dishes available around the clock. These include pancakes, macaroni and cheese, and pomodoro (tomato) pizza.
I was seated near families with kids for a few meals and I heard them making adaptations to menu items. The resort notes that they can’t add ingredients they don’t have on hand, but they can make some changes to dishes to make them more kid-friendly if needed.
Gluten-Free Food at Palmaia – The House of Aia
All of the menus at Palmaïa – The House of Aïa are clearly labeled with allergens including gluten, nuts and soy, as well as with any added animal products. At the time of my visit, there were multiple gluten-free options on every menu, for every meal.
Solo Dining at Palmaia – The House of Aia
Palmaïa – The House of Aïa runs a community table program, where solo travelers can sit together for dinner and a conversation. In the high season, meals are served family-style, while in low season each guest orders à la carte. If you want to sign up for the community table, just send your nomadic guide a message via WhatsApp and they will reserve a seat for you.
At the time of my visit occupancy was very low, and I was the only person who expressed interest in the community table so I didn’t have the chance to try it out. Still, I chatted with some other solo travelers at breakfast and lunch, and at a few of the different activities.
So, was the food and drink at Palmaia worth it?
Yes, absolutely! If you’re a person who loves vegan and vegetarian food, then you will definitely love the food at Palmaia – The House of Aia. The quality and variety of meatless dishes is absolutely unparalleled.
If you’re a traveler who is beginning their health food journey and is looking for a place where you can try lots of new and interesting foods with a focus on fruits, vegetables, whole foods and plant-based protein, this is the perfect resort to expand your culinary horizons.
Similarly, if you’re someone who has been to other all-inclusive resorts in Mexico before and wondered, “If Mexican food can be so flavorful, why is the food so bland?” then you will love coming to Palmaia, where you can skip the underwhelming buffet food in favor of delicious à la carte meals that cater to your tastes and preferences.
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