El Polmario in Santo Tomas

Thank you

Large group of females = hearding cats.....good luck with that! I've eaten at the Palomar several times and it has always been good....but then again, I was alone or only had one cat to heard......

Hello bajaguy,

I doubt you could go wrong at Palomar. This has always been a good place to eat and stay. An old-time favorite, we've stayed in a
RV across the street under the trees, in the RV Park, and in the motel. You can take your pick about RV or motel. Nothing super-fancy, but we all got a good night's sleep and were well-satisfied. I would choose a room away from the highway ..late-night trucks slowing for the topos...speed bumps.

The menu is all good, but my favorite breakfast there was huevos rancheros. Has good service in cafe and bar all the times we were there.

Here's a couple photos of El Palomar in Santo Tomas.







Friendly locals....

food poisoning, maybe they have cleaned the kitchen since?

How much did you have to pay for diarrhea? Like anything else in Mexico, it's best to shop around. You, being a diarrhea expert, should know that.

Acambaro is on the east side of the highway about two thirds of the way south from Maneadero to Santo Tomas. There is a parking area and some newly planted grape vines across the highway. Juan (whom I believe is a relative of the guy who runs Palomar) and his sister started out there about seven years ago with just a tiny windblown tienda, and they've built it into a rustic little bar and restaurant. They even have a flat screen TV now. They serve excellent birria (possibly on weekends only), tasty chile rellenos, quesadillas and burritos, and a good breakfast menu. In the summer Juan hosts parties (including a big bash for the local cops last year) featuring a goat roasting on a spit and a pig roasting in a pit out in back. I like to stop in there on the way south for a michelada at the bar, which they accompany with chips and salsa and locally made queso fresco. Like Palomar, service can be slow at times, but who cares?

I also second the votes for Palomar's food, particularly the grilled quail. I know, it isn't a breakfast dish, but it is damn good. I also recommend their bloody mary's, in a to-go cup.


There is also a new upscale Mexican/BajaMed cuisine restaurant called Zarcillo, in Ejido Ajusco, which is the little ejido just north of Santo Tomas where the La Bocana/Punta China road meets the highway. It is run by a woman who has some affiliation with the Santo Tomas winery across the highway and who is apparently also planning to build a high-end hotel in the area to serve winery visitors. My wife and kids ate there a couple of weeks ago (I was working on the #$@!ing leaky roof so I couldn't go) and were very impressed. They serve breakfast, lunch and dinner, open at 9:00 a.m.

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DanO, thanks for referral. Looks like a quality restaurant. Will report more.

Yeah....it's still kind of a truck stop.

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Originally posted by bajadock DanO, thanks for referral. Looks like a quality restaurant. Will report more.

There's a restaurant in San Vicente that I would recommend. It's on the north end of town, on the left side as you drive in from Ensenada.

They serve a fine, healthy marisco soup. High in protein and low in fat. It's hard to find healthy food when eating out, there or here.

Only don't ask for a soup (sopa) because they dont make them. Ask for a cold (caldo) instead.