We have been very busy trying to get the last couple of palapa bar reviews in before we leave on Saturday. Yesterday was so windy we didn't go far from the park. Today was much calmer and very warm so we ventured out on our bikes to revisit La Palapa (Griega), a Mexican Greek restaurant/bar.
La Palapa is situated on a rough sand beach and is very popular on certain days and vacant on others. Today the place was packed as the younger crowd is moving in for the Easter break.
The most popular bars seem to have exceptional views and La Palapa is no exception. Sitting at the tables we watched the diving waterbirds straight ahead, the small sailboats to the right (towards the peninsula where the early campers first parked 30 years ago), and to the left we could see the future. The original big San Carlos hotel has been converted into a condominium with granite counters and private swimming pools, and that peninsula on the right is the possible location of a large condo complex - the dream of a Calgary group. To be called Pelican Cove - if it ever flies. The beginning of the end.
This bar has a lot going for it as long as you leave before the second beer - the banos are unbelievable! Some people even flush the toilets using their shoes. Go figure. Last year these washrooms were some of the worst we had seen in Mexico in a long time and this year - well, we left after one beer so will have to wait until next year to report.
The french fries, which have been compared to McDonalds, were greasy and the price of beer has gone up. But then again, so has the Canadian dollar. FH
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I remember the banos. It was at La Palapa that I was opening the door with my elbow - to be safe. It was shortly after that that a rash appeared on the same elbow. But the enchiladas were great.
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