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El Arrayan Review
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El Arrayán 
- Address: Calle Allende 344, at Calle Miramar, Centro, Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, 48309
- Phone: 322/222-7195
- Price range: $$
- Cuisine: Mexican
- Location: El Centro and Environs
Fodor's Review:
The oilcloth table covers, enameled tin plates, exposed rafters, and red roof tiles of this patio-restaurant conjure up nostalgia for the quaint Mexican home of less frenetic times. Carmen Porras, the hip, cute co-owner (with her parents), masquerades as your waitress, dispensing interesting info about the origins of chiles en nogada (first prepared for Emperor Agustín Iturbide—who knew?) and the other Mexican comfort foods on her menu. Here you'll find the things abuelita(grandma) still loves to cook, with a few subtle variations. Highlights are chicken breasts stuffed with zucchini blossoms and chipotle-chili shrimp with a citrus sauce. For dessert try caramel flan or a light pumpkin-caramel ice.
- Credit Cards: MC, V
- Closed: Closed Tues. and Aug. No lunch
Member Reviews & Ratings:
shrimp ceviche YUM!
Posted by Janiebii from NJ on 5/5/08
Average restaurant, I saw it was rated #1 mexican restaurant in PV, I dont agree with that, but it was okay. The shrimp ceviche was very good, the pineapple was so sweet with the shrimp flavor, very flavorful!! Entrees were okay. Very nice Mexican setting and the service was good!
Traditional Mexican Fair
Posted by rmeisels from Los Angeles on 3/18/08
Not Mexican American foods. They were out of Chicken dishes the night we were there.
One couple walked out, just costly for what served
Over-priced and Over-rated
Posted by carolsu from Minnesota on 3/14/08
The evening we dined at El Arrayan (3/09/08) we had pazole, lettuce salad, fish entree, pork entree and flan along with a couple of margaritas. The food was fine, not exceptional, but both the food and margaritas were very expensive. Our dinners cost as much or more than we paid at some 5 star gourmet restaurants in PV, and by comparison El Arrayan does not have the creativity, prsentation, or ambiance that one would expect at those prices. Not a good value. For this type of fare, one can do much better in PV.
WOW
Posted by uncledave8 from Colorado on 7/23/07
How do I love this place? Let me count the ways. First of all I love the lovely setting with seating around an open air courtyard of an old hacienda. Secondly, I love the warm and welcoming staff. Finally, I love the authentic Mexican cuisine. It's a world apart from "tourist" Mexican. The duck carnitas are my favorite meal in Vallarta. This place is a must. It is pricier than you might expect for Mexican food but worth every penny.
Charming
Posted by rollo from Illinois on 2/17/07
We had the Cochinita Pibil and it was excellent! Good pozole also. Lovely little courtyard in middle of restaurant. Will go again. Loved the sinks outside of bathrooms!
Wonderful Authentic Mexican
Posted by emc8760 from Los Angeles, CA on 12/28/06
The atmosphere here is amazing; there is tons of beautiful Mexican artwork and the place is so lovely and intimate. The food is good, but there isn't a huge selection, so just be prepared. The plaintain fritters and black bean soup are out of this world.
We liked it
Posted by ShelleyK408 from Tacoma, WA on 11/12/06
This place was fun and funky. We had a good meal and the service was great. We had our 4 year old in tow and it wasn't a problem -in fact they were very accomodating. The owner is very charming.
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