Entradas

• Chips and Salsa

  3

• Chips and Queso

  6

• Chips and Guacamole

  7

• 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

  10

  Traditional cheese quesadilla, chicken, steak, ground beef, carnitas, veggies or chorizo. Served with lettuce, pico de gallo, guacamole and sour cream.

• Shrimp Chorizo Skewers

  9

  Three large grilled shrimp paired with Mexican sausage

• Sopecitos

  9

  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

  10

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

• Las Velas Flautas

  10

  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

  9

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

Sopas

• Tortilla Soup

  6.503 for a cup

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

• Black Bean Soup

  6.503 for a cup

  Black bean soup specially seasoned with cumin, salsa and lime.

• Sopa Cancun

  73 for a 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

  10

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

• Traditional Soup

  9

  Pozole or Menudo. Sundays only.

Ensaladas

• Fiesta Salad

  10

  Black beans, chopped red peppers, corn and cilantro infused with garlicy lime and topped with jicama sticks and honey pasilla vinaigrette.

• Ensalada Brisas

  12

  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

  11

  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

  10

  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 Paisa (fish)

  12

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

• Tacos Del Timon (shrimp)

  14

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

• Tacos Checandole (pastor)

  13

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

• Tacos del guero (cochinita pibil)

  13

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

• Tacos De Arrachera

  13

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

• Filet Mango Tacos

  14

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

• Three tacos

  12
  • 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

  13

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

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

  12

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

• Burrito Xel-Ha

  12

  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.

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, guacamole, pico de gallo, sour cream, cheese and tortillas.
  

  • Chicken, steak, veggies, and/or pork $16
  • Shrimp or combo $18
  • Filet $20

• Enchiladas

  14

  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.

• En mole poblano

  16

  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

  13

  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

  21

  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.

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: $16
Carne/Steak: $18
Pescado/Fish (Mahi-Mahi): $19
Camarones/Shrimp: $20
Filet: $20

• 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.