By no means glamourous, this restaurant has good friendly service, it's clean, and the menu offers plenty of choice for those who like Mexican food. We left feeling pleased, and not ripped off. I am giving up going to expensive Merida restaurants as with the exception of Panchos we have so far always had poor food. more

El Trapiche is a local place with really good food seemingly priced below the cost of the ingredients. It is not for those looking for ambience, or who are uncomfortable eating with all kinds and classes of people, but if you want really tasty local foods, it can't be beat. The frijoles con puerco, a Merida tradition available only on... more

Even though this restaurant is just off the main plaza very few tourists eat here. They serve excelent local food with good serivce. The locals tell me that this place is a favorite of theirs. more

We only ate once at El Trapiche during the several days we were in Merida because we like to experience different places but we were tempted to return. The food was very good. The waiter was most personable and he tried his Ingles while we tried our Espanol plus the service was fairly quick. It seemed to have a mix... more

I am a sometimes resident of Merida, and was surprised to see El Trapiche on the list of Merida restaurants. I ate almost daily there. The service is usually good (my experience is it is better in the evening and morning than afternoon). But what make is so great is the great food at great prices and the wide variety... more

This is right next to the theater, half a block north west of the zocalo. It's easy to pass up because it looks a little run down and is more of a local restaurant than a tourist place. There's a window to the kitchen and you can see that it's clean. A gentleman we met on the street and stopped... more