La Luce in Tulum is an Italian restaurant which is one of the dining options at the Hilton Tulum Riviera Maya All-Inclusive Resort property in Mexico. “Authentic Italian cuisine with all of the natural flavors of Italy” is how this restaurant is introduced at this official Internet web site. “Enjoy your favorite cooked-to-order pasta in a warm, friendly, and inviting atmosphere.”
La Luce in Tulum. Restaurant Review.
The dining area was stylish and quiet, with natural light flooding inside through the large windows. The greenery just outside of the windows was calming.
Sliced fresh bread was served at the table.
A small plate is filled with a pool of balsamic vinegar floating in extra virgin olive oil with some cheese in which to dip the bread…
…or the cheese does not need to be included, which is what I preferred. I know: silly me.
The Ensalada de Tomate Local included tomatoes, fresh mozzarella mousse, black olive, arugula, pesto, and the aforementioned crusty bread.
Salmón Curado comprised of house-made cured salmon, lemon, fresh oregano, and smoked chili mayo — but instead of crispy skin, the salmon was encased in a long thin slice of cucumber that was shaped like a backwards letter S; and crusty bread was on the plate as well.
Funghi e Formaggio is seasonal mushrooms with garlic and onion and a choice of either pecorino cheese or nuts vegan cheese. Penne pasta with pecorino cheese were chosen for this quite tasty dish.
Either fettuccine, spaghetti, penne, or fusilli can be ordered for all pasta dishes.
Vegetales Verdes comprised of pasta with seasonal green vegetables, garlic, onion, goat cheese, parmigiano, or without cheese. Fettuccine with no cheese was chosen for this dish, which was light and tasty. I almost always enjoy fettuccine.
Camarón del Caribe is Caribbean shrimp with orzo pasta, balsamic aceto, dried tomatoes, figs, and arugula.
Pesca del Dia a la Putanesca y Azafrán is fish with saffron, tomato sauce, anchovies, peppers, olives, capers, carrots, and zucchini.
The Pesca del Dia a la Putanesca y Azafrán was nicely plated.
Affogato Tradicional is a dessert that is comprised of espresso coffee and a choice of vanilla gelato, chocolate gelato, or vegan gelato. Chocolate gelato was chosen.
I found that the coffee flavor of the affogato was way too strong for my taste when it was served as a dessert for the tasting menu for Tempo by Hilton hotel properties. This affogato was close to perfect.
Biscotto Tropical is biscotti with vanilla ice cream, banana, passion fruit, and roasted pineapple.
Final Boarding Call
Based on my experience, I recommend dining at La Luce. It was the best of all of the restaurants in which I dined at the Hilton Tulum Riviera Maya All-Inclusive Resort property, in my opinion. The food was very good overall and tasted like it was freshly prepared; the ambiance was nice and relaxing with ambient natural lighting; and the service was very good.
La Luce
Hilton Tulum Riviera Maya All-Inclusive Resort
Carretera Cancun Tulum 307, Tulkal Chemuyil,
Tulum, Quintana Roo, 77774
Mexico
1-888-880-0844
Operating Hours
5:30 in the afternoon until 10:00 in the evening daily. Reservations are recommended.
All photographs ©2024 by Brian Cohen.
