Menu in English
Welcome to Carboncitos!
Please note that we are a cash-only restaurant. We do not accept cards at this time.
Prepared to order with fresh avocado, sweet onions, charcoal-roasted cherry tomatoes, topped with roasted pumpkin seeds and served with crispy tortilla chips.
Traditional and authentic, only at Carboncitos. Our five-salsa wheel is a festival of Mexican flavors: fire-roasted chipotle salsa, fire-roasted tomato salsa, fresh green tomato salsa, freshly made pico de gallo, and our famous roasted pumpkin seed salsa.
Traditional Mexican tomato-based soup with crispy tortilla strips, avocado, pasilla chile, queso fresco, and a touch of cream.
Homemade chicken broth with chicken breast, roasted lime, rice, and roasted cherry tomatoes, served with avocado, onion, cilantro, and habanero on the side.
Sinfully delicious melted Manchego cheese served with soft, warm flour tortillas.
Add chorizo $50 | Add chicken $65 | Add mushrooms $70 | Add arrachera $115
Flour tortilla filled with melted Manchego cheese, served with guacamole.
Add chicken $65 | Add shrimp $95 | Add arrachera $115
Traditionally handmade blue corn tortilla filled with Manchego cheese and huitlacoche (Mexican truffle), served with a fresh salad. This Mexican delicacy is a true taste of Mexico that should not be missed.
Prepared with fresh shrimp cured in lime juice with roasted red peppers, fresh tomato sauce, grilled onion, Mexican salsa, avocado, and cherry tomatoes.
Prepared with fresh fish, shrimp, and calamari with fresh tomato, cilantro, lime juice, onion, and a touch of charcoal oil, served with avocado and tortilla chips.
Sizzling calamari sautéed with garlic, olive oil, guajillo chile, and white wine.
Caesar salad prepared at your table with crisp romaine lettuce, Parmesan cheese, golden croutons, garlic, lemon, anchovies, and a touch of Worcestershire sauce. A house favorite!
Spring salad prepared with fresh mixed greens, arugula, crisp apple, caramelized pumpkin seeds, goat cheese, and a balsamic reduction.
Our regional specialties are accompanied by house-made blue corn tortillas.
Chicken breast stuffed with seasoned pork, topped with a traditional black chile sauce made with fire-charred chiles, tomato, onion, garlic, and aromatic herbs, served with Mexican rice.
Slow-roasted pork marinated in sour orange juice, achiote paste, and aromatic herbs, served with pickled onions, refried beans, chaya, and fried plantain.
Fresh fish fillet marinated in sour orange juice, achiote paste, aromatic herbs, white wine, and olive oil, wrapped in banana leaves and served with Mexican rice.
An excellent way to experience all the flavors of the Yucatan: a traditional combination of Relleno Negro, Cochinita Pibil, and Pescado Tikin Xic, served with Mexican rice, creamed chaya, fried plantain, and refried beans.
A traditional Mexican favorite made with corn tortillas filled with shredded grilled chicken breast and topped with your choice of sauce, served with refried beans and Mexican rice.
Red: House-made tomato sauce topped with fresh lettuce and a touch of cream, onion, and cheese.
Green: Tangy green tomato sauce topped with fresh lettuce and a touch of cream, onion, and cheese.
Mole: Puebla's famous rich sauce made with chile, spices, chocolate, a touch of cream, and sesame seeds.
A large flour tortilla stuffed with refried beans, Mexican rice, and your choice of grilled arrachera steak, chicken, shrimp, or mixed meats, served with a fresh salad.
Add cheese and cream $40
A large flour tortilla filled with refried beans, Mexican rice, sautéed nopales, onions, mushrooms, and bell peppers, served with a fresh salad.
Add cheese and cream $40
Battered poblano pepper stuffed with seasoned grilled beef or Manchego cheese, topped with ranchera sauce and a touch of cream and cheese, served with Mexican rice and refried beans.
A delicious combination of Chile Relleno, Burrito, and Enchiladas, served with Mexican rice, refried beans, and guacamole.
All of our tacos are charcoal-grilled and served on blue corn tortillas.
Juicy marinated pork served with onion, cilantro, pineapple, and guacamole.
Charcoal-grilled chicken served with guacamole, Mexican salsa, grilled spring onions, roasted cherry tomatoes, and fresh cilantro.
Charcoal-grilled skirt steak served with guacamole, Mexican salsa, grilled spring onions, roasted cherry tomatoes, and fresh cilantro.
Blue corn tortillas topped with melted Manchego cheese, grilled spring onions, marinated pastor pork, and smoked bacon.
Octopus marinated in pastor sauce, served with onion, cilantro, and pineapple.
Charcoal-grilled shrimp topped with our signature Zarandeado sauce, served with fresh avocado, cilantro, and chives.
Charcoal-grilled fish topped with our signature Zarandeado sauce, served with fresh avocado, cilantro, and chives.
Prepared with a sautéed blend of red and green bell peppers and onions, creating a lightly caramelized touch. Served with roasted avocado, refried beans, and warm corn tortillas.
Prepared with sautéed nopales, mushrooms, bell peppers, carrots, and onions, seasoned with our signature house-made marinade.
For over 20 years, guests have been returning for our signature tableside flambés—expertly prepared and brought to life with a dramatic flame right before your eyes for an unforgettable dining experience.
Tequila: Sizzling shrimp sautéed with olive oil, garlic, onion, and bell peppers, flambéed with tequila and white wine.
Chipotle: Sizzling shrimp sautéed with garlic, onion, mildly spicy chipotle sauce, flambéed with tequila and white wine.
Diabla: Sizzling shrimp with garlic, onion, béchamel, guajillo and árbol chiles, flambéed with tequila and white wine.
Roquefort: Tender Filet Mignon flambéed with brandy and red wine, finished with gravy, garlic, onion, and Roquefort cheese.
Pepper: Tender Filet Mignon flambéed with brandy and red wine, finished with a rich gravy, garlic, onion, and freshly cracked black pepper.
Diabla: Select lobster tail flambéed with tequila, white wine, garlic, onion, guajillo, and árbol chiles.
Maya: Select lobster tail flambéed with tequila, Xtabentún liqueur, white wine, garlic, guajillo chile, onion, bell peppers, and chaya.
A blend of Roquefort, Parmesan, and Manchego cheeses, flambéed with brandy and white wine.
Add chicken $65 | Add shrimp $95
Served with your choice of a baked potato topped with cheese, cream, and our house-made ancho chile butter with a touch of piloncillo (brown sugar), or Mexican rice with creamy traditional refried beans.
Charcoal-grilled marinated skirt steak, served with roasted chile and onion.
Juicy charcoal-grilled marinated chicken breast, served with roasted chile and onion.
Tender Filet Mignon charcoal-grilled to perfection, served with roasted chile and onion.
Juicy, well-marbled Rib Eye, marinated in our signature blend of herbs and spices, charcoal-grilled and served with roasted chile and onion.
Shell-on shrimp marinated in our signature Zarandeado sauce, charcoal-grilled and served with roasted chile and onion.
Fresh octopus marinated in our Mexican pesto made with chaya, cilantro, and roasted pumpkin seeds, charcoal-grilled and served with roasted onion, tomato, and jalapeño.
Fresh fish marinated in a blend of chiles, spices, and citrus, charcoal-grilled in the authentic Zarandeado style.
Charcoal-grilled lobster tail paired with a tender Filet Mignon, served with roasted onion, chile, and garlic butter.
Lobster tail charcoal-grilled and served with garlic butter.
A generous combination of Filet Mignon, Arrachera, and Chicken Breast, charcoal-grilled and served with a baked potato, refried beans, and Mexican rice.
A premium selection of lobster, shrimp, octopus, and Zarandeado fish, served with a baked potato, refried beans, and Mexican rice.
Create your own tacos with a charcoal-grilled selection of shrimp, pastor, arrachera, chicken breast, and chorizo, served with guacamole, refried beans, grilled nopales, mushrooms, and Mexican rice.
Juicy charcoal-grilled Prime Angus beef hamburger, served with our chile-seasoned French fries, fresh lettuce, tomato, and roasted jalapeño.
A delicious selection of fresh seafood served with Mexican-style rice and a fresh salad.
Pan-seared fresh fish fillet topped with our traditional Veracruz-style sauce made with tomato, onion, garlic, olives, capers, and white wine.
Pan-seared fresh fish fillet topped with our signature mojo de ajillo (garlic sauce made with olive oil and guajillo chile), and a splash of white wine.
Crispy coconut-crusted shrimp made with our dark beer batter, served with our house-made orange marmalade, Mexican rice, and a fresh salad.
Sizzling shrimp sautéed in olive oil with garlic, guajillo chile, and a touch of white wine.
Shrimp sautéed with bacon, onion, green bell pepper, and melted Manchego cheese, served with refried beans, guacamole, and flour tortillas.
Fresh shrimp or flaky fish prepared in our homemade dark beer batter, fried to a golden crisp and topped with fresh cabbage, pico de gallo, and chipotle mayonnaise.
Choose your favorite pasta, Spaghetti or Penne, paired with one of our house-made sauces prepared with fresh ingredients.
Pomodoro: A classic tomato sauce with garlic, fresh tomatoes, Italian herbs, and freshly grated Parmesan cheese.
Bolognese: Slow-simmered tender beef ragù with fresh tomatoes, garlic, aromatic herbs, and freshly grated Parmesan cheese.
Carbonara: A classic creamy sauce made with crispy bacon, cream, freshly grated Parmesan cheese, and a touch of fresh parsley.
Our house favorite: succulent fresh shrimp sautéed with garlic, fresh tomatoes, white wine, and freshly grated Parmesan cheese.
Breaded fish or chicken strips served with French fries.
Freshly baked potato served with cheese, cream, and our house-made ancho chile and piloncillo (brown sugar) butter.
Three varieties of fresh tomatoes served with our Mexican pesto dressing made with roasted pumpkin seeds and chaya, fresh cilantro, cured nopales, and fresh cheese.
A selection of vegetables, corn ribs, cured nopales, red onion, carrots, and green cabbage, charcoal-grilled and finished with our house marinade.
Traditional Mexican-style refried beans with a creamy texture and homemade flavor.
Traditional Mexican rice prepared with tomato, onion, bell peppers, corn, and fresh vegetables.
Prepared at the moment with seasonal fruits and red or white wine.
Campari, gin, red vermouth, and orange twist.
Vodka, Kahlua, espresso coffee, and coffee beans.
Rum, mango, and kahlua topping.
Bulldog gin, lime juice, and sparkling wine.
Vodka, Grand Marnier, cranberry juice, and lime juice.
Amaretto, egg white, and lemon juice.
Grapefruit juice, lime juice, and liqueur chile.
Aperol, sparkling wine, and soda.
Liquor made from chili peppers, mezcal, hibiscus, and cranberry juice.
Mago-Mezcal Reposado, rosemary and lemon
Natural Fruit strawberry, mango, papaya, tamarindo, and lemon.
Glass / Bottle
Wines of medium intensity, ideal to pair meat and appetizers.
Cabernet - Malbec (Baja California MX)
Merlot (Baja California MX)
Cabernet - Savignon (Baja California MX)
Malbec (Querétaro MX)
Wines of medium intensity, ideal to pair meat and appetizers.
Blanc Zinfandel (Baja California MX)
Wine fresh and light, perfect accompaniment to salads ceviches and fish.
Savignon - Blanc (Baja California MX)
Chardonnay (Baja California MX)
Wines of medium intensity, ideal to pair meat and appetizers.
Chardonnay (Baja California MX)
Craft Beers Brewed In Playa Del Carmen
(Prepared with Licor 43, espresso and ice.)
(Mix 3 fruits with water or milk)
Twice the cocktails, twice the fun!
Enjoy 2-for-1 selected cocktails:
Margaritas • Mojitos • Daiquiris • Piña Coladas
Ask us about today’s Happy Hour times.
There’s always a good time to raise a glass at Carboncitos.
This section is for all the sweet lovers where all desserts are prepared with love
Vanilla ice cream, served in a cinnamon tortilla basket, drizzled with delectable chocolate.
Authentic homemade, a romantic blend of flavors sure to please any sweet lover, it's just so moist and delicious.
Creamy and light at the same time, only for the most demanding palates.
Homemade chocolate brownie served with vanilla ice cream.
Homemade with Xtabentun (Mayan liquor) and a scoop of creamy vanilla ice-cream.
Sweet crêpe, flambéed with brandy and Kahlua at your table.
Prepared at your table, orange juice, cinnamon flambéed with brandy and banana liqueur. Served with vanilla ice cream.
Prepared at your table with cinnamon raja, flambéed with brandy and red wine. Served with vanilla ice-cream.
A half of pineapple flambéed with mezcal served with coconut ice cream.
A failed dessert attempt for a queen, that is now a heavenly creation for all, flambéed at your table with brandy and Grand Marnier. Served with vanilla ice cream.
Variety of flavors cold or hot.
Creamy texture and more intense flavor.
Prepared with brown sugar, clove, cinnamon, and orange twist. (Prepared table side).
Coffee with milk.
Coffee with cold milk.
Espresso, milk, and chocolate.
Double espresso, milk, and chocolate.
Fresh squeezed.
Sparkling wine and orange juice.
Tomato juice, English sauce, Tabasco, and lemon.
Espresso, Licor 43, ice.
International & Mexican Breakfast
All our smoothies are prepared at the moment with natural fruit. Create your own smoothie (your choice, maximum 3 fruits):
• Pineapple - Ginger.
• Papaya - Celery - Orange Juice.
• Papaya - Nopal - Chaya - Orange Juice.
• Kiwi - Celery - Honey - Orange Juice.
• Celery - Carrots - Lime Juice - Tomato Juice.
• Virgin Bloody Mary Clamato.
• Banana - Granola - Honey - Milk.
• Cantaloupe - Banana - Honey - Milk.
• Banana - Chocolate - Milk.
• Pineapple Juice - Coconut Cream - Cantaloupe - Milk.
• Horchata - Coconut Cream - Milk - Water.
Made at the moment with fresh seasonal fruit, water, or milk. Options:
• Pineapple - Ginger.
• Watermelon.
• Cantaloupe.
• Caribbean Fruit.
• Kiwi.
• Pineapple.
• Banana.
• Chocolate.
Fresh seasonal fruit. If you want a particular fruit, please order it with your waiter.
Fruit plate with yogurt, granola, and honey separately.
All accompanied by roasted potatoes with rosemary, garlic, and olive oil. Served with toast or corn tortilla.
Two fried eggs.
Scrambled eggs with onion, cilantro, and tomato. Add chaya: = $15.
Popular breakfast dish consisting of eggs served upon lightly fried corn tortillas topped with a tomato - chile sauce.
Slightly scrambled and cooked with your choice of ingredients: Cheese, Ham, Tomato, Pepper, Chorizo, Bacon. Add ingredient: = $15.
Fried tortillas covered with refried beans, ham, eggs, peas (ranchera sauce), and a touch of cream, served with fried plantano.
Bacon, ham, pepper, sausage, cheese, Mexican chorizo, tomato, chaya, mushroom, onion, green pepper. Served with roasted potatoes with rosemary, garlic, and olive oil.
Our famous fluffy pancakes with banana and cinnamon served with butter, jam, and maple syrup. Add bacon: = $20.
Golden cinnamon french toast served with maple syrup.
Bread (4 pieces) with butter and jam.
Tortilla chips topped off with fried egg, choice of salsa (green or red), and a touch of cream.
Tortilla chips topped off with shredded chicken, cheese, choice of salsa (green or red), and a touch of cream.
Tortilla chips base with shredded chicken and eggs in red or green sauce.
Corn tortillas stuffed with shredded chicken, choice of salsa (green or red) and a touch of cream.
Corn tortillas rolled stuffed with sausage and rajas chile topped off with black beans, onions with a touch of cream.
Flour tortilla filled with egg (ham and cheese) or (sausage and cheese) or (bacon and cheese).
All breakfast packages include fresh fruit water of the day, coffee, toast, butter, and jam.
2 eggs (any style), bacon, French toast, refried beans.
2 eggs (any style), bacon, mini-hot cakes, refried beans.
Originated in (Yucatán), prepared with fried tortillas covered with refried beans, ham, eggs, peas & a touch of cream.
Egg white omelette, with 2 ingredients of your choice, mini fruit salad with honey & yogurt, fresh squeezed orange juice and coffee.
Fresh croissant with ham and cheese, mini fruit salad with honey and yogurt, fresh orange juice and coffee.