Mezcal

The Verdict

A 4.9 Google rating across 36 reviews and a 2025 Michelin Plate tell you this is one of the more serious dining rooms in Cabo San Lucas. Mezcal, the signature restaurant of Montage Los Cabos, earns its $$$$ price tag if you come with the right expectations: refined Mexican cuisine, a wine list with 450 selections and 4,000 bottles in inventory, and a room that matches the Montage property's overall polish. For first-timers looking for a high-end Mexican dinner that doubles as a showcase for quality mezcal and wine, this is the clearest recommendation in the corridor. If you want something more casual or price-accessible, keep reading.

What You're Walking Into

Mezcal sits within Montage Los Cabos at Playa Santa María, about 12.5 km along the Transpeninsular Highway from the center of Cabo. The room is known for its striking interiors — expect the kind of visual composition that rewards a slow first look before you sit down. The design signals that this is a destination restaurant, not a hotel dining room you default to out of convenience. The Sea of Cortez setting, the architecture of the Montage property, and the deliberate aesthetic of the space itself all contribute to a dining environment where the visual experience arrives before the food does.

Chef Xavier Salomon leads the kitchen, with General Manager Farid Fajer running the floor and Wine Director Fabian Martinez overseeing one of the more carefully assembled wine programs on the Baja peninsula. Sommelier Javier Moreno and Francisco Peredo support the list from the floor. The team structure matters here: having a dedicated wine director and two floor sommeliers at a 450-selection list is not standard for the region, and it means you can actually have a conversation about the wine rather than pointing at a page.

The Wine Program: Where Mezcal Differentiates

The wine list is a genuine asset and worth treating as a decision-making factor in itself. Fabian Martinez has built a program with three clear strengths: Mexican wines, California, and Champagne alongside a French selection. With 450 selections and 4,000 bottles in inventory, this is not a decorative list compiled for appearance. The pricing sits at $$$, meaning there are many bottles north of $100, so plan accordingly. The corkage fee is $60 if you choose to bring your own.

The Mexico section of the list is particularly worth attention. Baja California's Valle de Guadalupe has produced a generation of serious winemakers, and a list that treats Mexican wine as a primary strength rather than an afterthought is a more useful document than one that leans entirely on France and California. If you're visiting Los Cabos and have an interest in Mexican wine alongside Mexican food, Mezcal's list is more purposeful than most alternatives in town. For context on what Mexican wine can achieve at the leading end, look at venues like Animalón in Valle de Guadalupe — Mezcal sits in a comparable tier of seriousness for the wine program.

Spirits program, as the name implies, is also a strength. A serious mezcal selection in a restaurant called Mezcal is expected, but it's worth coming in with that in mind rather than defaulting to cocktails before you look at what's on offer.

Leading Time to Visit

Cabo San Lucas dining at this level is year-round, but the experience shifts meaningfully by season. The high season runs October through April, when weather is drier and cooler in the evenings, and the Montage property operates at full capacity. This is when the room will feel most alive and when booking difficulty is highest. If you can visit in the shoulder months of May or October, you get better availability and potentially more attentive service when the dining room is less compressed. Summer months bring heat and occasional humidity, but for an interior dining experience at this level, that affects arrival and departure more than the meal itself.

For day-of timing, earlier reservations allow you to take in the visual experience of the room at a relaxed pace. A later seating may suit those who want the room at full energy.

Know Before You Go

How It Compares

See the comparison section below for peer venues in Cabo San Lucas.

Cabo San Lucas Context

Mezcal is one anchor point in a dining scene that has matured considerably. For more options at every level, see our full Cabo San Lucas restaurants guide. If you're staying in the area, our Cabo San Lucas hotels guide covers the broader property landscape. For cocktail bars after dinner, our Cabo San Lucas bars guide has current recommendations. And if the wine program here sparks interest in the region's wine production, our Cabo San Lucas wineries guide is the next read.

For Mexican fine dining beyond Cabo, the country's Michelin-recognized tier includes Pujol in Mexico City, Le Chique in Puerto Morelos, HA' in Playa del Carmen, KOLI Cocina de Origen in Monterrey, and Levadura de Olla in Oaxaca. If you're building a broader picture of what serious Mexican cooking looks like across regions, those are the reference points. Closer to home in the US, Alma Fonda Fina in Denver and Cariño in Chicago represent the direction Mexican fine dining is moving stateside.

Other Cabo venues worth comparing directly: Manta, Comal, Al Pairo at Solaz, Los Tres Gallos, and Cocina de Autor Los Cabos.