
La Terraza *New Place To Eat* With A Lot Of Old Faces ;O)
#1
Posted 22 November 2011 - 11:15 AM
New restaurant is going to be opening next week in the old downtown Prima location called The Terrace. I ran in to Julian's brother at Kellys and he said that his brother and the whole family is renting that location and was there cleaning up and getting ready for the grand opening. So Michelle and I walked over and sure enough alot of prep work was going on. Julian and Erica were the managers of the old Pizza Prima after Juan Carlos left to run his parents school here on the island. As many of you know Erica left Albert after working for a while at the now defunct Winstons (Prima II) on top of Cantil. One of the head chefs , Javier, also went with her and they created La Herradura! Well, Julian has now gone his own way and has taken a few of the old Prima waitstaff with him as well as two of the old Prima chefs. He told me that the menu will be about the same as Prima's with a few twists. Of course we all know that what made the downtown Prima location so nice was the open air atmosphere and relatively cheep prices (compared to what they are now at Prima II). I wish Julian all the best and cannot wait for the grand opening. From what I could see the restrooms are brand new and clean, the paint has been touched up, and both the kitchen and dining areas are immaculate...which must have taken alot of hard work as nothing has been in that location since 2005 or 2006.
I am so happy that there will be another option to dine in the downtown area, and even more happy for those who chose to go it on their own after spending so long working at Prima (18 years there for Julian). Surely if Erica and Javier are any indication of the level of service and attention to quality food and detail....I just know Julian will follow their lead and succeed in turning La Terazza into what Prima used to be, a place where you knew everyone by name and where they knew you no matter how long it was since your last visit!
Be sure to stop by after they are open I know we will be regular fixtures.
Mikes
#2
Posted 22 November 2011 - 02:31 PM
#3
Posted 22 November 2011 - 02:59 PM
Julian and Erica are the BEST! Great location (always was)!
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Anonymous
#4
Posted 22 November 2011 - 03:53 PM
#5
Posted 22 November 2011 - 04:00 PM
#6
Posted 22 November 2011 - 09:13 PM
#7
Posted 22 November 2011 - 10:49 PM
The location is Calle 1 at the corner of Avenida 5. It's on the second floor. The entrance is on Calle 1.
We wish Julian and everyone else all the best! We'll probably be giving it a try next week. Give us a report on the food someone!
Kandy
Living the Dream in Cozumel
#8
Posted 23 November 2011 - 12:38 PM
#9
Posted 23 November 2011 - 02:25 PM
Valli
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Posted 23 November 2011 - 03:25 PM
#11
Posted 23 November 2011 - 05:34 PM
Kandy
Living the Dream in Cozumel
#13
Posted 24 November 2011 - 03:55 PM
#14
Posted 25 November 2011 - 08:59 PM
I had a Spinach Salad, the Lobster Fettucini Alfredo with vegetables (I swear there had to be 6-8 oz. of lobster in the dish), and shared a slice of blueberry cheesecake. My husband had the Spinach Salad, Crab Stuffed Shrimp, and shared my cheesecake. We each had a cocktail before dinner. The portions are huge - half of mine came home with me. The total bill was $747 pesos which I think was very reasonable for what we had. At today's exchange rate, that is about $53 USD.
I highly recommend you give them a try. I don't think you'll be disappointed.
Kandy
Living the Dream in Cozumel
#15
Posted 17 December 2011 - 05:00 PM
What a delight our evening was. Our dinner was superb, we had lasagna and it was just what we remember it to be way back when, so delicious. We also had a filet mignon au poivre, cooked to perfection, tender and delicious. Going back there brought back a lot a good memory, of friendly service and genuine smiles.
Cant wait to go back

#16
Posted 22 December 2011 - 11:28 AM
#17
Posted 22 December 2011 - 12:08 PM
Kandy
Living the Dream in Cozumel
#18
Posted 29 December 2011 - 11:12 AM
#19
Posted 29 December 2011 - 07:50 PM
The other seafood place that is often mentioned is La Perlita which is somewhere around Ave 70 and Calle 6. See the posting "lionfish is delish"
#20
Posted 30 December 2011 - 03:01 PM
Of course, will be back.
The most important thing in life is not knowing everything, it's having the phone number of somebody who does!
Anonymous
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