The Story Of Mesa
Chef Raul and Olga Reyes hail from Alvarado, Veracruz, a town rich in seafood and diverse ingredients like wild boar, turkey, vanilla, and cacao. Influenced by indigenous, Spanish, French, and African cultures, Alvarado's cuisine has evolved over centuries. Raul and Olga brought this culinary heritage to Dallas with their former restaurant, La Palapa Veracruzana, acclaimed for its fresh and unique flavors. Mesa continues this tradition, offering authentic coastal dishes from their childhood.
OUR ROOTS
Chef Raul and Olga Reyes come from Alvarado, Veracruz, a town built on a mile-wide strip of land with the Gulf of Mexico on one side and a brackish lagoon on the other. With the bounty of the sea close at hand, fresh seafood is a way of life in Alvarado. But Veracruz is also home to wild boar and turkey, to vanilla orchids and cacao, to tropical fruits and a rainbow of chiles. For nearly five hundred years, the cuisine of Alvarado has evolved through the influence of indigenous, Spanish, French and African cultures in the port city. It is this food that Raul and Olga brought to Dallas with their former restaurant, La Palapa Veracruzana, which the Dallas Observer named the Best Mexican Restaurant in Dallas and that Pegasus News called “fresh, flavorful, unique…a destination for people who like to eat food and talk about it a lot afterwards.” Mesa offers the same authentic coastal cuisine Raul and Olga have been cooking and eating since their childhood!
Raul & Olga Reyes
DINING EXPERIENCE
AUTHENTIC MEXICAN COASTAL CUISINE NESTLED IN THE HEART OF DALLAS
From the moment you walk through the doors, you’ll be swept away into an authentic Veracruzan experience. Offering two dining spaces, both the main dining room and patio give ample amount of space for your family, friends, or party guests to take in all that Dallas’ favorite coastal cuisine has to offer.
SPECIAL EVENTS & PRIVATE PARTIES
Catering and Events are opportunities for us to work more closely with our guests, occasions for us to share our dedication to celebration in exciting new ways.
Our beautiful patio is well known for throwing big parties, events, and special gatherings. Call or make a reservation online. We can even sit down and talk with you about tailoring the menus to your event! Patio is available for regular sitting Friday-Saturday.
Our dining room accommodates 30 people comfortably for the best dinner experience in high quality Mexican food.
Desserts, Drinks & More
Indulge in our decadent desserts and refreshing drinks, perfect for any occasion.
Awarded And Mentioned
★ YELP/FOUR-STAR RATING
★ DALLAS MORNING NEWS/ LESLIE BRENNER’S TOP DALLAS PICKS FOR VISITING FOODIES
★ DALLAS MORNING NEWS EASTBLOG/ MESA VERACRUZ COASTAL CUSINE: IS BETTER THEN EVER
★ DALLAS OBSERVER/ MESA BRINGING VERACRUZ TO OAK CLIFF
★ DALLAS OBSERVER/ BEYONCE AND JAY Z DINE AT MESA
★ DALLAS OBSERVER/ DALLAS 50 MOST INTERESTING RESTAURANTS MESA #8
★ TRIPADVISOR/ FOUR IN A HALF RATING.
★ ZAGAT/ FOOD:26 DECOR:21 SERVICE:24.
★ LOCAL EATS/ BEST MEXICAN RESTAURANT
★ D MAGAZINE/ MESA RESTAURANT REVIEW
★ D MAGAZINE/ BEST NEW RESTAURANT 2011
★ D MAGAZINE/ BEST REGIONAL RESTAURANT
★ D MAGAZINE/ NEW FALL MENU IS SPECTACULAR
★ TOP 100: THE VERY BEST RESTAURANTS IN DALLAS/ CULTURAL MAP DALLAS 2016 MESA #10
★ DALLAS MORNING NEWS/ THREE STAR RATING
★ D MAGAZINE/ CONAN O’BRIEN GETS PRANKED AT MESA
★ D MAGAZINE/ MESA DIA DE LOS MUERTOS
★ D MAGAZINE/ CHEF RAUL ON CNN
★ D MAGAZINE/ 100 BEST RESTAURANTS MESA #32
★ D MAGAZINE/ 7 MUST-TRY NEIGHBORHOOD RESTAURANTS IN NORTH OAK CLIFF
★ THE 50 BEST RESTAURANTS IN DALLAS/ JUNE 2016
★ DALLAS MORNING NEWS EASTBLOG/PRESIDENT OBAMA
SUGGESTED TO EAT AT MESA
★ ADVOCATE MAGAZINE/ DELICIOUS PATIO DINING
★ ADVOCATE MAGAZINE/ FORMER LA PALAPA OWNERS OPEN MESA
★ ADVOCATE MAGAZINE/ MESA RESTAURANT REVIEW
★ DALLAS EATER/ 38 ESSENTIAL RESTAURANT MESA #21
★ OHHEYDALLAS.COM/ MESA WRITE UP 2015
★ FOODABLE WEBTV NETWORK/ DALLAS TOP 25 RESTAURANTS IN JUNE 2015