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Zulum Beach Club Restaurant

Name: Zulum Beach Club Restaurant
Address: Tulum Bocapaila Km 6.5 Hotel Zone, Tulum Quintana Roo 77780 Mexico, AW
Price range: Mid Range
Rating: 3.8

★★★½☆3.8 out of 5 · 130 reviews

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seafood

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Zulum Beach Club Restaurant is a $$ caribbean & seafood beachfront restaurant in Tulum rated 3.8/5 by 130 TripAdvisor reviewers; walk-ins welcome.

About

Zulum Beach Club Restaurant sits along the Tulum beachfront, about six kilometers down the Bocapaila road in the Hotel Zone. It's a beach club with a full restaurant attached, so you're eating with sand underfoot and the Caribbean a few steps away. The service rating edges above the food score, which tracks — staff keeps things moving smoothly even when the lounge chairs fill up. Atmosphere holds steady around 4.0 out of 5, meaning the setting does most of the work. The food sits at 3.8, matching the overall rating, and value comes in slightly lower at 3.5. Mid-range pricing means you're paying for the location as much as the plate. It works if you're planning to spend the afternoon here anyway and want to fold lunch into a longer beach session. If you're just looking for a meal, there are sharper kitchens closer to town.

At a glance

Area: Tulum
Vibe: beachfront
Price: ●●○○
Reservation required: –
Kid friendly: ✓
Cuisine: caribbean
seafood
international
Dietary options: —

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