Entradas

• Chips and Salsa

  3

• Chips and Queso

  6

• Chips and Guacamole

  8

• Cocktail del Cejas

  12

  Large shrimp prepared in a Mexican cocktail sauce made fresh with onions, cilantro, avocado and lime. Served cold with crackers.

• Quesadillas

  Traditional quesadilla served with lettuce/pico de gallo and sour cream
  

• Cheese, $10 / Meats or Veggies, $12 / Shrimp or filet, $14

• Sopecitos

  10

  Four small thick corn tortillas, handmade in our kitchen, topped one each of chicken, steak, chorizo and carnitas, served with beans, salsa verde, roja, onions, cilantro and fresco cheese.

• Nachos Las Velas

  12

  Our freshly cut and fried chips topped high with black beans, cheese, lettuce, guacamole, sour cream and pico de gallo.

• Las Velas Flautas

  11

  Three flautas made with flour tortillas wrapped around a mix of diced chicken, cheese, red and green peppers, corn and onions. Served with creamy chipotle sauce.

• Ceviche

  12

  Citrus-marinated fish, shrimp or combo ceviche served in the traditional Mexican style.

• Stuffed Jalapeños

  10

  Four large, fresh jalapeños skinned and stuffed with fresco cheese, ground beef, and chorizo. Drizzled with our creamy tamarindo honey sauce.

• Empanadas

  10

  Choose from cheese, mushroom, beef, chicken or fish

• El Trio

  10

  Chips with salsa, queso and guacamole

Sopas

• Tortilla Soup

  8 bowl4 cup

  A chipotle-flavored chicken broth with sliced avocado, onions, cilantro, and topped with fried tortilla strips and crumbled fresco cheese.

• Sopa Vegetales

  8 bowl4 cup

  Broccoli, zucchini, squash, mushrooms, corn, peppers, onions

• Sopa Cancun

  9 bowl4.5 cup

  Freshly made chicken broth surrounds a generous portion of rice, shredded chicken, diced tomatoes, chopped onions, cilantro, sliced avocado and jalapeno peppers on the side.

• Sopa de Mariscos

  15

  Nicely spiced. A traditional seafood broth with peas, arrots, potatoes, fish, and shrimp.

Ensaladas

• Caleta Salad

  12Shrimp or Tuna 14

  Arugula, spinach, romaine, grilled chicken, avocado, strawberries and walnuts in strawberry vinaigrette.

• Ensalada Brisas

  16

  Marinated shrimp, orange and avocado slices, tortilla strips, and fresco cheese served on a bed of spinach leaves. Topped with honey pasilla vinaigrette.

• Fajita Salad

  12

  A bed of romaine lettuce topped with your choice of meat, hot grilled onions, peppers and melted cheese. Served with creamy vinaigrette dressing.

• Burrito Salad

  12

  Served in a bowl, this tortilla-free meal is made with beans, lettuce, grilled peppers/onions, salsa verde, pico de gallo, cheese and your choice of meat. (Substitute shrimp for $3.00 more)

Tacos

Served with two sides

• Tacos del Pescado (fish)

  14

  Three tacos with freshly breaded tilapia, shredded cabbage, pico de gallo and a creamy chipotle sauce.

• Tacos De Camaron (shrimp)

  16

  Three tacos with freshly breaded large shrimp, pico de gallo, avocado and El Timon’s creamy salsa.

• Tacos Pastor

  14

  Three tacos with marinated pork, onion and cilantro, grilled pineapple and a sweet and mildly spicy salsa.

• Tacos cochinita pibil

  14

  Three tacos with slow-cooked achiote/vinegar shredded pork and habanero/vinegar marinated red onions.

• Tacos De Arrachera

  17

  A must try! Three tacos with marinated hanger steak (a special cut), onions and cilantro, and salsa (mild or hot).

• Filet Mango Tacos

  18

  Three tacos with tender marinated filet steak and mango pico de gallo.

• Three tacos

  14
  • Tex-Mex (lettuce, tomatoes, shredded cheese and sour cream. Add .50) or Mexican Style (onions, cilantro and lime)
  • Flour or corn soft tortillas
  • Grilled chicken, grilled steak, ground beef, chorizo (Mexican sausage), carnitas (pork), or veggies.
  • Salsas: taquera (mild), pastor (sweet, medium), aguacate (hot), habarracha (hottest)

• Mahi Mahi Tacos

  15

  Three grilled mahi-mahi tacos topped with pico de gallo, avocado, and a creamy chipotle-mustard sauce

• Tacos de Barbacoa

  15

  Three tacos with beef slow-cooked in spices, dry peppers and vinegar

Burritos

All of our burritos are served with lettuce, pico de gallo and sour cream.

• Akumal Burrito

  12

  Vegetarian burrito with lettuce, black beans, pico de gallo, peppers, onions, mushrooms, guacamole, sour cream and red salsa.

• Burrito Cancun

  14

  A large flour tortilla with steak and shrimp. Stuffed with cheese, pico de gallo and guacamole.

• Burrito Isla

  13

  A burrito stuffed with melted cheese, rice, green peppers, grilled onions, salsa roja and sour cream. Your choice of meat.

• Burrito Xel-Ha

  13

  A favorite in the Riviera Maya, this burrito is stuffed with rice, chopped onions and cilantro, beans, hot or mild salsa, and melted cheese. Your choice of meat.

• Burrito Pastor

  13

  White rice, pastor meat, grilled pineapple, onions and cilantro with pastor sauce

Especiales de Las Velas

served with two side, except for fajitas, alambres, and Velada

• Fajitas

  Traditional fajitas served with rice, black beans, grilled peppers and onions, lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, cheese and tortillas.
  

  • Chicken, veggies, and/or pork $17
  • Steak $18
  • Shrimp or combo $19
  • Filet $25

• Enchiladas

  Four enchiladas with your choice of meat bathed in our green sauce, red sauce or molé rojo, topped with chopped onions, cilantro, sour cream and crumbled fresco cheese.
  

• Cheese, $14 / Meats or Veggies, $16 / Shrimp or filet, $19

• En mole poblano

  18

  Deliciously slow-cooked molé rojo sauce smothered on your choice of chicken or pork. Corn or flour tortillas.

• Alambres Pollo/Carne

  17

  Grilled chopped peppers and onions smothered with melted cheese are placed atop grilled chicken or steak and served with rice, lettuce/pico de gallo, guacamole, sour cream and tortillas.

• Tamales

  14

  Two traditional cornmeal tamales steamed in banana leaves. Choose chicken, pork or veggies.

• Carne Asada

  18

  Traditional Mexican recipe of ribeye marinated in our own abuela's recipe

• Chiles Rellenos

  18

  A traditional Mexican dish made with poblano peppers with skins removed, dipped in batter, stuffed with cheese and your choice of chicken, steak or pork. Covered with a savory lightly spiced red sauce.

• Carne Cambalache

  20

  Our version of carne arrachera. A choice cut of steak specially seasoned in tequila and mesquite-lime vinaigrette.

• Mar y Tierra

  20

  Steak and shrimp seasoned in the owner’s mother’s special recipe.

• Velada

  22

  Half of a fresh pineapple shell filled with chicken, steak, fish, shrimp, chorizo, grilled peppers, onions, and cilantro. All topped with melted cheese and served with tortillas, sour cream, guacamole and pico de gallo.

• Milanesa

  18

  Hand breaded thinly sliced chicken or steak specially marinated in spices

• Enchiladas Suizas

  16

  Shredded chicken in salsa verde, topped with melted cheese, onions, cilantro and sour cream

Traditional Mexican

Enjoy these recipes that have been time-tested throughout the homes of old and present-day Mexico, and perfected by Abuela. All traditional Mexican dishes are served with lettuce/pico de gallo, rice, sliced avocado and tortillas. Pair your meat or seafood selection with a style of preparation from below.

Pollo/Chicken: $17
Carne/Steak: $18
Pescado/Fish (Mahi-Mahi): $19
Camarones/Shrimp: $19
Filet: $25

• Veracruzana

  There’s a medium heat to this dish that uses a chipotle-hinted tomato sauce combined with jalapeno peppers, green peppers and, surprisingly, green olives.

• Diabla

  Not for the timid, this dish is called "diabla" thanks to the intense heat of the habanero pepper. Chipotle adobo adds to the smoky flavor of this red sauce.

• Mexicana

  One of the most common means of preparing meat, poultry and fish in Mexico, this recipe uses jalapeno peppers, tomatoes and onions. A true taste of Mexico.

• Mango/Chipotle

  This sauce is unique for its dual sweet-yet-smoky and spicy flavor. Sautéed onions add to the flavor, culminating in a savory dish.

• Al Cilantro

  It’s the cilantro, of course, that gives this sauce its green, almost pesto-like consistency. Those customers who enjoy the cilantro-infused Las Velas house salsa will find this a sure favorite.

Sides

Our sides are a la carte pricing when not included with your meal.

Regular sides
Beans, pinto or black, $3.5
Esquites or Elote, $3.5
Traditional pico de gallo, $3
Papas Leticia (lime potatoes), $3.5
House salad, $3.5

Premium sides (add $1.50 each when included with your meal)
Rajas con crema (poblanos), $4
Cup of soup, $4
Guacamole 4oz, $4
Calabacitas, $4