Went on a midweek night and glad we got there early (18:45) as it was a wait for a table for those who arrived half an hour later. The arrachera is justifiably celebrated. The sides are delicious, the portions large. The wine is red, one type (a tempranillo served with a slight chill) - beer probably a better option. Staff could not have been more efficient or gracious. And all very reasonably priced too.

My husband got the arracherra steak which came with potatoes and a grilled onion. I ordered the salmon which was two large fillets along with vegetables. This was one of the best dinners we had on vacation, the steak definately topped any other restaurant we ate at that week. If you ask they will serve wine, which we drank out of coffee cups! The staff is very friendly and music was great. By them time we left at around 9pm, there was a line for tables. We had two steak dinners on the beach road in Tulum which were almost double the price and not as tasty - highly recommend eating here.

Wonderful dinner we had at el asadero. The nachos they give free for starter, with the amazing dips, are very tasty. Would go just for that... We also ordered 2 tacos - chicken and beef - for me and 1/2 kg arrachera for my husband and enjoyed both of the meals. This was very good and very satisfaying. We finished the dinner very happy, and very sad this the last night of us in Tulum and that we won't be able to enjoy it again. If you are in Tulum you must go there...
We paid for the big meal of 2 very big courses and 2 sodas (and the nachos for free at the start) -which is very enough for a normal dinner - for only 200 pesos.

OMG! This place is a hidden gem! We had a marvelous dinner at El Asadero! Ask for La Especialdad del Asadero (300g angus beef, a sausage, potato, half of an avocado, grilled nopal (cactus), and a jalapenos) and you could easily share the plate for two persons. It's a generous portion of steak cooked the way you want on the grill, came along with corn chips and lots of different yet tasteful salsa (cream and garlic, habanero guacamole, tomato salsa and onion and tomato classic mix). WOW!
The service is great, the waiter and waitresses, checked on us to see if everything was ok with a genuine attention and smile!!!
Very professional restaurant, clean, charming indoor and outdoor seating, fair prices, good variety, live music (if you are lucky) etc..
The unfortunate thing is that there is no alchool menu, but it's worth asking for it anyway, you could be surprised;)
Buen Provencho!!