Hacienda Cocina y Cantina

Hacienda Cocina and Cantina was very smart to hire Rose. She embodies what great customer service stands for. She went above and beyond in planning our welcome cocktail. Her suggestions were on point, and she was always quick to respond to our e-mails. She accommodated my requests, like having a birthday cake for a friend, a table to place our welcome bags, and the food she suggested was delicious, especially the tuna mini tostadas, my personal favorite. The restaurant did an amazing job in presentation.

All our guests enjoyed the delicious appetizers, the view, the margaritas, and the beautiful restaurant. The pictures online don’t do it justice. This restaurant is one they will come back upon their return to Cabo, as this event was a success.

Guests were greeted, all 107 of them, with a tasty margarita and a cold towel and then presented with a variety of wonderful appetizers:
shredded beef tostadas, cotija cheese, sour cream & chile de arbol oil
raw tuna tostada with ponzú sauce, mayo chipotle, caramelized onion and crispy sweet potato topping
tostadas de ceviche verde/seabass ceviche, tomatillo green sauce, avocado
bloody mary Shot
mini chicken tamales with oaxaca mole
Meat chipotle brochetas
Sausage and beans sopecitos
Chicken sopecitos
& of course the can't miss churros!

Our wedding was a little different then a normal destination wedding. We chose to be on a week long cruise with our closest family and friends. Our first stop was in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Since we were having a smaller wedding of around 34 people including my husband and I, we needed a low key venue that provided us with everything we needed for our big day since we weren’t going to be there days before to prepare. We stumbled upon hacienda. The pictures online don’t do it justice. The hotel and restaurant was so beautiful. Ivette was our contact person. Considering we never talked on the phone before and everything was done via email, she was super prompt in responding to my emails (and trust me I had a lot). She basically coordinated my whole wedding. I am not a bride who cared about what flowers and what table decor to use, but she still was very well prepared with floral options, shade/arch options, decor options, and music options. It was most important for us to have good food. We decided a taco bar and a few different dessert platters were best for our family. Again, all of this was done over email since we didn’t have international calling and she still did an amazing job pulling it all together. She gave me her personal advice on everything which was very helpful since I wasn’t able to see the venue in person until the day of the wedding. The day of the wedding our cruise docked at 11 am. We went straight to hacienda to check it out and give her our guest book for later. We were greeted with a tasty drink and a sample of the food we were going to be served later. We were supposed to get ready at a different hotel with some of my family who flew in was staying at. Long story short we couldn’t locate them. We went back to hacienda (crying of course, because what’s a wedding without some tears) and Ivette comforted me and found me and my bridesmaids a place to get ready. She even gave each of us delicious margarita. Everything from there ran very smoothly. Ivette and my photographer really made everything flow. We had limited time at hacienda because our cruise ship was scheduled to leave a few hours later but we didn’t feel rushed since they were there to help. One of the coolest part of hacienda was how the let our water taxi pick up all my guests right on the beach area by our reception! Best send off ever! We loved haciendas staff and food and venues so much we are already planning our return for our first anniversary!