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    Alberto's

    4.2 (135 reviews)
    ModerateSeafood, Mexican
    Open • 10:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Touristy
    Quiet
    Outdoor seating

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    Hillary P.

    A super relaxed beachside bar. Enjoy a Mexican beer or exotic drink with your feet in the sand. Plenty of seafood options with friendly service. More of a tourist destination, then a place for locals. Menu pricing is a bit steep as it is off the beaten path offering beach side views of the sunset. Unique location that offers live some evenings and a variety of services on the beach, such as massages and trinkets for sale. A nice stop on a tour of the island if you've got the time.

    Our wedding on the beach at Alberto's
    Marilu S.

    Great food, great service, great fun! We visit Cozumel 3-4 times a year and we always come to Alberto's at least once during each trip! We have never come without friends or family and no one has ever left disappointed! They truly do have the best tail in town!

    It is a photo of a crocodile just stop the beach in the water near Alberto's restaurant in Cozumel

    We ate dinner at Alberto's. We had a group of seven who walked to Alberto's from our hotel the Iberostar Cozumel waves resort which is next-door. When we were at Alberto's, we saw a giant crocodile just off the beach in the water....pretty cool. The view from Alberto's is beautiful. It is beachside. Every table has an ocean view. Definitely the Mexican beachside restaurant vibe probably a party spot later in the evening. Delicious cocktails. My husband and I shared the seafood platter which had two lobster tails, shrimp, fish, baked potato coleslaw, drawn butter, which was delicious. The service was great and very attentive. Prices were a little on the high-end, but for the view and the vibe, totally worth it.

    Bass player.
    Elizabeth D.

    Great band and awesome drinks! Quick service and right on the beach. Very friendly and quick service.

    Nicole H.

    Had a wonderful birthday dinner at Alberto's while watching the sunset with toes in the sand. Staying at the Iberostar next door, we decided to get off the resort for my birthday and Alberto's is just a short walk down the beach. I contacted them by WhatsApp earlier, so when we arrived they had a table in the sand with a perfect view of the sunset ready for us. Service was great and margaritas excellent. I got chicken fajitas, which were extremely tasty and they had no issues substituting jalapeños for the bell peppers. Hubby got fish, which he liked a lot. And by happy accident there was a rock cover band, The Rockafellas I believe, playing very good rock. It was honestly one of the best birthday dinners I have had in a while. Thank you Alberto's!

    Cynthia S.

    So it's got a good location and okay food if you don't take into account the price. If you're looking for a five star luxury experience you will not find it here. The worse fish tacos on our whole trip. But the experience was fun, the view is gorgeous and if you have no other options it's a good stop.

    Fish dinner with margarita
    Amber G.

    Wonderful, fresh seafood. The margaritas are amazing. The location is beautiful. I only took away a star because the mosquitoes were INSANE. My friend had 42 bites after leaving- with bug spray. We had to taxi it back to our resort fairly quickly.

    Conch
    Jason M.

    Always a great little seafood stop, the conch is my fav, plenty of fresh options and minutes from the big beach traps.

    This is the beach we are o  we were this close to the ocean.
    Trudie D.

    The food was amazing! Dinner on the beach was beautiful! The staff was amazing! They have music for dancing and a gift shop.

    Pick your fresh catch to be grilled!

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    1 month ago

    Great food, fast and friendly service, good music, and big fun! Beware to 'palm tree' drinks.

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    10 months ago

    Great service, good food, was the perfect stop we needed and Pancho was our favorite! Only drawback was the sargasso build up on the beach.

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    Absolutely fantastic!!! The food, and the service was wonderful...... but the view is what make the whole experience.

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    1 year ago

    Expensive and half of the crab and lobster tails were empty. Food rinks but the seafood was disappointing

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    Review Highlights - Alberto's

    “Employees of Iberostar said they loved Alberto's food, but I assumed they just didn't know anything about good food.”

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    El Viejo y La Mar - Dining area

    El Viejo y La Mar

    4.5(2 reviews)
    12.0 km
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    So, the husband was in a mood for seafood on our last day in Cozumel…read more Turns out the specialty of the house is Lionfish, which is an invasive species in the waters off the island. Local restaurateurs have risen to the challenge of using it as a menu item, which is a win-win situation for all, (except the Lionfish). It is EXTREMELY tasty. This restaurant seems to cater mostly to the locals, but they were quite friendly to us American tourist.-types You can pay in American dollars or Mexican pesos with no worries. Now the ambiance is not fancy, but the food is so good, I really didn' t care. It's an open-walled corrugated-iron roofed patio with a full bar, and a flat screen television. Our meal came with complimentary grouper cerviche, seafood sopa de lima, chips and salsa and some lovely green hot sauce. My husband had the deep fried Lonfish and I had the Shrimp Diablo. The soup and cerviche were excellent as was the rest of our meal. The waitstaff was cordial and welcoming, even given our lack of Spanish. We were very happy with our night out and will definitely be back next time we are in Cozumel. By all means, go check them out!

    Friendly staff, generous portions, and laid back ambiance. Their specialty is lionfish, which looks…read morebeautiful but is actually invasive so you're doing a good thing by eating it. A nice break from the tourist traps by the water. Menu is in Spanish and English.

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