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Rating8.2Twelve included venues at family-friendly Hotel Riu Yucatan in Playacar, Playa del Carmen. RIU's official gastronomy page names five core restaurants: La Hacienda (main buffet), Shanghai (Asian dinner buffet), Sicilia (Italian dinner), La Margarita (lunch buffet; dinner steakhouse or Mexican corner), and Pepe's Food (grill lunch and snacks). This guide keeps the full live Resort Flock inventory, including the Mexican Restaurant at the Beach Club as its own dinner card plus six bars. Specialty dinners (Sicilia, La Margarita dinner, Shanghai, Mexican Beach Club) require reservations on the live inventory. Book on arrival day. La Hacienda needs no reservation and covers breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The Stay at 1, Play at 3 exchange with Riu Tequila and Riu Playacar adds daytime dining variety for longer stays; confirm current exchange rules at the front desk. Exact specialty and bar clock hours are posted in-resort and in the RIU app. Confirm details in the resort app or at the host stand on arrival.
Restaurant at Hotel Riu Yucatan
Courtesy of Riu Hotels & Resorts
Hotel Riu Yucatan offers 6 restaurants — 6 included in your stay. Featured venues include Sicilia, La Margarita, Shanghai, Mexican Restaurant (at Beach Club) and La Hacienda. The resort also has 6 bars/lounges. See the full restaurant guide below for menus, hours, and reservation details.
Sicilia, La Margarita dinner, Shanghai, and the Mexican Restaurant at the Beach Club require reservations on the live inventory. Book preferred evenings on arrival afternoon before the best slots fill. La Hacienda and Pepe's Food stay walk-in.
Hotel Riu Yucatan participates in RIU's Stay at 1, Play at 3 exchange with neighboring Riu Tequila and Riu Playacar. Live RF dining and overview copy treat this as meaningful extra daytime dining and pool variety on longer stays. Confirm current access rules (which meals, which venues, any blackout nights) at the front desk on arrival. Do not assume sister-resort specialty dinner seats are automatically included.
Specialty dinner and Beach Club Mexican: long trousers and collared sleeved shirts for gentlemen. La Hacienda dinner is smart casual. Use La Hacienda for breakfast (7:00-10:30 AM) and flexible family meals, Pepe's Food for pool lunch, and rotate reserved dinners across Sicilia, La Margarita, Shanghai, and Beach Club Mexican.
Shanghai is the Asian dinner buffet. The Mexican Restaurant at the Beach Club is Mexican a la carte dinner.
| Restaurant | Meals | Reservations | Pricing |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Hacienda | Included | ||
| La Margarita | Included | ||
| Mexican Restaurant (at Beach Club) | Included | ||
| Pepe's Food | Included | ||
| Shanghai | Included | ||
| Sicilia | Included |
Italian
Official RIU gastronomy page (Sicília): Italian dinner restaurant with typical dishes including pizzas, pastas, appetizers, live cooking stations, and desserts in a Mediterranean setting. Live page frames dinner as a la carte mains with buffet appetizers and desserts, formal dress (long trousers and collared shirts with sleeves for gentlemen), reservations required, and calls out house lasagna as a consistent guest favorite. Indoor. Evening dinner only. Confirm exact hours in the resort app or at the host stand on arrival. Confirm details in the resort app or at the host stand on arrival.
Signature dishes: House lasagna, Pizzas, Pastas, Appetizers, Live cooking stations, Desserts
Grill / Steakhouse
Official RIU gastronomy page: wide lunch buffet with hot and cold dishes; at dinner you choose a sophisticated a la carte steakhouse-style restaurant with international dishes or a Mexican corner for local Mexican cuisine. Live page: poolside restaurant, casual buffet for lunch, elegant steakhouse a la carte for dinner, reservation required for dinner, formal dress at dinner, grilled rib eye as the signature choice. Keep Mexican Beach Club as a separate live-inventory dinner card rather than merging it here. Exact lunch and dinner clock hours are not on the official gastronomy page.
Signature dishes: Grilled rib eye steak, Hot and cold lunch buffet dishes, International steakhouse dishes
Asian
Official RIU gastronomy page: Asian dinner buffet featuring representative flavors from Japan, China, Thailand, India, and beyond, with aromas, service, and ambiance called out as part of the experience. Live page previously had almost no dish language; this deepen keeps cuisine-level official categories only and does not invent sushi rolls or noodle names. Formal dress (long trousers and collared shirts with sleeves for gentlemen). Indoor. Dinner / evening. Reservations required on the live inventory. Confirm exact hours in the resort app or at the host stand on arrival.
Signature dishes: Japanese recipes, Chinese recipes, Thai recipes, Indian recipes, Pan-Asian dinner buffet
Mexican
Mexican a la carte dinner at the Beach Club on the live inventory. Prior live-card body wrongly mirrored Shanghai wording; this card is Mexican, not Asian. Official RIU La Margarita copy separately describes a Mexican corner for local Mexican cuisine at dinner; the live page maps that Mexican dinner experience to this Beach Club restaurant card. Reservation required. Formal dress. Beach Club seating. Live signature already listed: stuffed chiles with poblano peppers, cheese, corn, and shrimp. Exact dinner clock hours. Official gastronomy list does not use this exact venue title.
Signature dishes: Stuffed chiles with poblano peppers, cheese, corn, and shrimp, Local Mexican cuisine
International and local specialties
Main buffet on the official RIU gastronomy page: hot and cold dishes, live cooking stations, desserts, vegetarian options, and themed nights three times a week, plus terrace views. Live page: breakfast 7:00 AM - 10:30 AM highly regarded; lunch and dinner also served; American and Mexican selections, salads, fresh fruit, and an ice cream bar among guest-facing highlights; no reservation needed. Dress casual for breakfast/lunch; smart casual at dinner (no tank tops, women's midriffs covered, shirts with sleeves for gentlemen). Lunch and dinner clock hours beyond breakfast are posted in-resort / RIU app.
Signature dishes: Live cooking stations, Wide selection of American and Mexican food, Salads, Fresh fruit, Ice cream bar, Vegetarian options, Themed buffets
Grill
Official RIU gastronomy page: grill buffet with a terrace for lunch or a quick bite during pool and activity time under the 24-hour all-inclusive program. Live page: poolside grill for casual lunch and snacks, grilled items, casual attire including swimsuit cover-ups, no reservation. Exact daytime clock hours.
Signature dishes: Grilled items, Poolside lunch buffet dishes
Bar menu (drinks)
Central lobby bar on the live inventory, open late, with full all-inclusive beverage service. Casual. Indoor. Walk-in only. Live copy notes 24-hour all-inclusive drinks framing; confirm the posted lobby-bar clock split in-resort.
Bar/Lounge (drinks)
Evening lounge with shows on the live inventory. Smart casual. Indoor lounge/theater. The evening social hub during entertainment. Walk-in only. Exact show-night hours.
Bar menu (drinks)
Poolside pavilion bar on the live inventory for daytime drinks without leaving the pool area. Casual. Outdoor. Walk-in only. Exact daytime hours.
Bar menu (drinks)
Second poolside pavilion bar on the live inventory for daytime beverages in a casual outdoor setting. Walk-in only. Confirm exact hours in the resort app or at the host stand on arrival. Strip brochure filler; keep operational facts only.
Bar menu (drinks)
Poolside bar with chill-out seating on the live inventory for daytime drinks. Casual / swimwear with cover-up. Outdoor. Walk-in only. Confirm exact hours in the resort app or at the host stand on arrival.
Bar menu (drinks)
Swim-up bar on the live inventory for tropical cocktails without leaving the pool. Adults 18+ at this bar per live copy. Swimwear. Daytime. Walk-in only. Confirm exact hours in the resort app or at the host stand on arrival.
Signature dishes: Tropical cocktails
