Mexico City Sights

Casa de Azulejos

#92 of 599 things to do in Mexico City

#492 of 3947 things to do in Mexico

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Good for: Restaurant in Mexico City, Romance, atmosphere, food, Budget Travellers

Not good for: food poisoning

  • Address
    • Madero 4
  • Transport
    • Allende
  • Phone
    • 55 5512-9820
  • Hours
    • 7am-1am

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Lonely Planet review for Casa de Azulejos

Half a block past the pedestrian corridor Gante stands the amazing Casa de Azulejos. Dating from 1596, it was built for the Condes (Counts) del Valle de Orizaba. Most of the tiles that adorn the outside walls were produced in China and shipped to Mexico on the Manila naos (Spanish galleons used until the early 19th century). The building now houses a Sanborns restaurant in a covered courtyard around a Moorish fountain. The staircase has a 1925 mural by Orozco.

 

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    WARNING - FOOD POISONING!!!

    bsathushdotcom does not recommend this,

    I had chicken at this restaurant and about 2 hours after dinner I got violently ill with severe vomiting, diarrhea, dizziness and stomach pains. This was no ordinary tourist diarrhea, but 100% food poisoning. The chicken did not taste all that great either, but I was starving so I ate it. I honestly thought that i was going to die in Mexico City, but I did not. I got strong antibiotics and i could go outside 3 days later, 90% recovered. I went back to Casa de los Azulejos and talked to the Manager of the restaurant. I showed him the antibiotics and explained what had happened to me (I speak nearly perfect Spanish). He refused to believe that I had gotten ill at his restaurant and looked at me as if I were a liar. He said that if you had vomited while in the restaurant we would not have charged you for dinner and paid for your medical expenses. This was a ridiculous answer since anyone in the restaurant business knows that you do not get ill immediately when eating bad food - it takes at least an hour, usually more, before you start vomiting. With such a policy, naturally, Sanborns will never have to pay for any food poisoning cases since the guests will almost always leave the restaurant before turning ill. I was not offered any compensation whatsoever, on the contrary, I was treated like a liar. Shame on this Restaurant! bs@hush.com

    Good for: Restaurant in Mexico City

    Not good for: food poisoning

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    back to the future

    lucapal recommends this,

    we spent nearly two months in Mexico and we pretty much managed to avoid all sorts of chain restaurants, Sanborns included. we made an exeption because we wanted to visit the casa de los azujelos : the place inside is incredible, so we decided to stop for lunch.
    And Sanborns made it worth it! nothing more than the ordinary mexican fare but the surrounding made it extra special!
    though I wouldn't recommend the cakes...nice to look at but didn't taste of much.

    Good for: Romance, atmosphere, food, Budget Travellers, Solo Travellers, service

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