We love hitting this spot for drinks, dancing and live music. Service is always fast, parking is pretty much where ever you find a spot but the vibe is so good here .. so much fun when the band is playing. During busy weekends they have bands on the outdoor stage out back and fire pits blazing keeping you warm. They have an annual bbq event that shouldn't be missed. Stop by, do a round of shots, dance a little, sing out loud.. it's the perfect place to end your night/ weekend! read more

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Stopped by for brunch, the green chili chilaquiles and chorizo burrito were soooo good. Drinks were yum. Especially the horchata colada :) The staff is welcoming and the restaurant is so charming. They have live music and bands in the evening too! read more

Banditos - Horchata Colada and Paloma - Mexican Near Me - Puerto Peñasco, SON

Really amazing service and a fun interior! It's in a great location for anyone staying at the nearby resorts. The tacos themselves were good but lacked flavor. My margarita was pretty disappointing so I would not get that again. read more

Banditos - Mexican Near Me - Puerto Peñasco, SON

Was here for January Jam. The pizza is actually really good for a touristy Mexican place. Margaritas are good; the staff is great. Lots of live music too. read more

Here for the Rocky Point Rally 2025. Been here in the past, great place for live bands at night. Very friendly service. The shrimp cocktail are great. My daughter had the Mex burrito for lunch. I had the Chile Riano. read more

Banditos - Mex burrito. - Mexican Near Me - Puerto Peñasco, SON

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Love this place!! Great food, drinks and service. Within walking distance to from Sonoran Spa Condos

Shot out to banditos. Stopped in for an afternoon drink and snackle. They were doing thursday music bingo which we missed most of but seemed super fun. They overheard it was our anniversary and brought over shots for us. Super nice. They are always worth a visit every time we make it to puerto penasco read more

Banditos - Mexican Near Me - Puerto Peñasco, SON

Food was great but you don't make a margarita with that much OJ that the color of the margarita is orange. MAYBE put a splash in but imo you ruin a classic margarita with any OJ. I have yet to find a good margarita here. A good margarita is not made from a bottled mix nor with cheap lime juice. Update: I left my credit card there and contacted the US number on the site. They immediately responded back. I went the next day and they had my cc. BTW, the music volume from the band needs to be lowered given the small venue read more

Be careful with bartenders they are over charging for drinks and not giving the correct change back, overall is a good experience but bartenders are taking advantage of people being drunk... very sad read more

Seriously the BEST coconut shrimp I've ever had, great prices and service. Got the fish bowl drink and holy cow it was HUGE! Worth every $ spent read more

We tried this on a whim because it was close to our condo and they have a good patio. Tacos were nothing special and they did not come with salsa. Wings were okay. Fried fish basket was a little fishy. We won't be back. read more

Wow. This place rocks. Myself and my boyfriend's family ate here for three meals out of our five meals out in Mexico, it was THAT amazing. We got the Mexican flag burrito with barbacoa, chimichanga style, and holy SH*T my world has been changed. I don't write yelp reviews often but wow... that burrito could be my last meal and I'd die a happy lady. We got the coconut shrimp which was also amazing with the side sauce, WOW that was phenomenal; and for drinks we got three Miami vices, two sucker punches, and some cokes and they were all stellar. The star of the show though was our server, Antonio! He had the best attitude, got us our food in a timely manner as we were in a rush, and went above and beyond to give us every little thing we needed! And did it all with a smile. He made us feel welcome as tourists and we were more than impressed by his service, he was so sweet and kind and we will be back just for him and the burritos!!! 100/10 :)) read more

Banditos - Antonio is the BEST!!! - Mexican Near Me - Puerto Peñasco, SON

Meh. Their poppers looked great but were TOO hot. The barbacoa was just so so. The fish tacos were great though. This was our fifth restaurant and the only one that wouldn't allow our water bottles. Tip is cash only. The place was clean with dining inside & out. read more

This is a great place to spend a Saturday night if you find yourself in rocky point. Heads out to sandy beach and kick back at banditos (named for the song, you know the one). Over the years I have heard many cover bands here and I have never been disappointed. Everyone from the black moods to the purple onions have been fun with piped up crowds. The drinks are on target and the vibe is perfect. Just how far down do you wanna go.... read more

Been here a couple of times. The basil strawberry smash is amazing. The ceviche was fresh and tasty. Never had an issue with service and Whalen is a delight! read more

Banditos - Strawberry basil smash! Order it now! - Mexican Near Me - Puerto Peñasco, SON

Nice spot with a big hut that's outdoor. I like the vibe and it's a great place to grab some drinks. Ceviche- 1/5 . It lacked flavor and was a bit on the dry side. It could've used some more lime or salt or anything. Carne asada burrito- 2.5/5. It's an average burrito but not something I'd go back for. Nachos- 3/5. Good. They use the canned nacho cheese sauce, and not the real melted cheese. So, if you're not a fan of the nacho cheesy sauces, then I suggest you pass. Quesadillas- 3/5. They were just regular cheese quesadillas and nothing to write home about. But I wasn't too fond of the cheese that they used since it lacked flavor. The waiter was rude to my friend when she asked a simple question. It set the mood for the rest of the meal. Not sure what his name was but he not only said, "so are you going to get the fries or not" in a tone but he never came back to check on us after. Would we go back? Mehhhhhhhhh. Definitely would like to pass for food. And if we have a different waiter then, it's a consideration. read more

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Roger Clyne (of the Pacemakers band) now owns this place. Decent reasonably priced 'bar' food. Fun atmosphere and live music, even during the afternoon on a weekend. Close to Resort Row, so a good stop if you are staying at one of those. read more

Banditos - Live music, and even the in Afternoon on the weekend. - Mexican Near Me - Puerto Peñasco, SON

Another one! Real and Authentic Mexican Food with affordable prices, especially with today's cost of living, you'll be happy to pay these affordable prices for a family of four, and for all you moms and dads, the adult beverages are amazing and not watered down like other places! ¡Otro! Comida mexicana real y auténtica con precios asequibles, especialmente con el costo de vida actual, estarán felices de pagar estos precios asequibles para una familia de cuatro, y para todos ustedes, mamás y papás, las bebidas para adultos son increíbles y no están diluidas como ¡otros lugares! read more

Service was really bad. Food was dry. They forgot a plate and didn't bring it until everyone els was done eating. Asked for a water and it never came. read more

Fun, local bar with nice music on the Saturday night we visited. We were a party of 8 & they took excellent care of Us. Everyone in the party was jealous of the size of my Mexican Flag Burrito, because I had leftovers. read more

Great food and fun vibe! My daughter loved the wings and churro bites! Everything was great!

I ordered a margarita. Easy, right? Especially in Mexico. This was the WORST margarita I have ever tasted. It was so bitter/sour I couldn't even finish it. My husband's burger was huge. He said it was decent, nothing special. My churro bites were good, but the chocolate sauce was little more than Hershy's syrup in a plastic cup. The service was ok. The bar itself is kinda cute. I honestly wasn't very impressed. Definitely not enough to come back. read more

Recently visited the area for the first time and all of the people in the area at our resort said that Banditos is a great place to be. They said it's fun, upbeat and has live music on the weekends and gets busy. Sadly, we weren't there on the weekend so our only chance to go was for a weekday lunch when it was dead. It was an easy place to visit because it was a two minute walk from our place. The setup inside looked like it would be a fun atmosphere for live music because of the stage and an upper area. Since it was pretty dead we sat outside for lunch. The service wasn't the best in terms of speed but it was fine because we weren't in any rush. We ordered the Mexican Flag Burrito with carne asada and the Banditos tacos with grilled shrimp. Both of the dishes were super tasty and exceeded both of our expectations! The food tasted very fresh and the salsas that came with everything were one of the best parts of the dishes. The margaritas were pretty solid too because they weren't too sweet or sour. Overall if you're in the area I'd recommend this place for a Mexican lunch or dinner. Hopefully you can see the live music too! read more

Banditos - Mexican Flag Burrito with carne asada. Would for sure recommend this if you're hungry!! - Mexican Near Me - Puerto Peñasco, SON

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First, the positive, service was great, friendly, and perfect English. Food-not so much. Barbacoa was very bland, flautas were dry, and ceviche was so so at best. Granted, I live in San Diego and do know what good Mexican food should be but this wasn't it. Maybe someone with a blander palette would be fine. Would have given it a 2 but the service and ambiance bumped it up a point. read more

Food is very good. Have had several items and all were prepared very well. Stuff ( with barbacoa) Chili Relleno, Quesadilla with Jalapeños ( raw really hot) and meatball were amazing. Nice merch, great atmosphere choices and excellent service. Keep it up Banditos! read more

10 out of 10! This restaurant was great and our server Alexi was amazing. Definitely plan on returning

Our waitress walked up cussing out other customers. She had an attitude the entire time and seemed annoyed we didn't know what we wanted to drink right away. I ordered the Cadillac margarita. It was absolutely disgusting I didn't even drink it. $10 for a disgusting drink. Too expensive for the area. Tasted 100% of sour mix and no tequila not to mention it was missing the float of grand marnier. I had carne asada tacos. They were just ok. There was A lot of fat in meat which is weird for carne asada. There was live band. They were attempting to play music by James brown. But their whole vibe was more jimmy Buffett. They should really stick to their style and NEVER stray from it. This place is an American restaurant transported to Mexico. Literally gringos and ex-pats only. I will NEVER go here again. read more

We love this place for the convenience and the live music. If you're there when they are selling the Al pastor tacos outside you have to try them. My only regret is getting them to go and not buying enough. read more

Fun place to grab a drink they had two bands going one outside and one inside they had classic rock outside and some beer stuff inside we had a great time nice place clean nice atmosphere sorry I forgot to take pics read more

Banditos - Stage outside - Mexican Near Me - Puerto Peñasco, SON

Gross. Sorry but it's plain disgusting. It's a Mexican place or I assumed. We ordered a few different items and not one was edible. Cheesy beans, no. Tortilla soup, cold and disgusting. If you decide to come here, just come for sports and drinks. Do not eat. read more

Disappointed disgusting food and drink. Nacho cheese out of a can Ordered a Margarita with Patron silver... was more like a glass of sweet and sour and vomitus gold tequila. Never ever again will we walk in there for any reason and spend any money on any of that crap! Literally thru the shi!!$ away. Been there many years ago definitely changed..... rather go to Leos or the New Mexican where there is an abundance of passion in food and drink with artistic flare read more

2nd time eating here, the food is fresh and the shrimp tacos are great. A good place to watch football, hear live music and just enjoy yourself. Highly recommend a stop for food and drink. read more

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This place rocks! Awesome vibe, friendly service and outstanding food. We loved the Mexican style shrimp cocktail and ceviche appetizers! The roasted salsa was the bomb. We couldn't ask for more. We can't wait to come back and try out the rest of the menu tomorrow! read more

If you are just looking for drinks and music, this is the place. If you want food, go somewhere else. Everything was lukewarm, two items ordered came incorrect, wait staff didn't check on us....just awful... But the band was great! read more

I just got to Rocky Point and came in around 4pm on Sunday, so I wasn't expecting too much. But let me say, the service was amazing and the shrimp was the freshest I've ever had! And... there's live music starting around 6! Couldn't ask for much more within walking distance of the beach! read more

Simply the best French fries I have EVER had (and I've been to France...and Belgium). Had the bacon wrapped shrimp and it was delicious. Good service, kind people. Left before the band started (got the impression this place is really hopping at night). read more

Hey y'all! Hope y'all have been staying blessed through these troubling times. Things have been "rocky", so to speak (L.O.L.), in the life of Karen M. With all the kids home on account of the "virus", and quite honestly, I felt like I might lose the Holy Spirit some times with all the kids running around! Balancing teaching and being an awesome mom has been tricky. Luckily I have my retreats. By MYSELF. None of those lowlife kids! So this review is coming to you live from Rocky Point! Now lets get into it. This was my kind of place! Some of those restaurants were just Puerta PenascNOs if you know what I mean! I got some chicken tenders with ranch- let me say the ranch was muy good. By muy good I mean very good if you're not international like myself. The Carne Asada was mucho dry- again, the steak was very dry if you can't speak Spanish L.O.L.! I loved the chips and salsa, but who doesn't? They were almost as good as if I had gotten them home made! I'll have to nab the recipe. As a Godly woman, the pirate theme was a little scary for me- especially the skeleton decor. But overall, this was my kind of place. read more

Banditos - I absolutely tore up the dish- I forgot to take a before pic! It was muy good! - Mexican Near Me - Puerto Peñasco, SON

The service was great here, we were greeted immediately once arrived there. I was not a fan of there salsa for the chips , didn't have a spicy kick for me. I like lots of spicy in my food and the food here was not spicy at all. read more

It was a neat building and the waiter was super nice and attentive. Fun atmosphere. Also, the restaurant was within walking distance to our resort, so that was cool. However, I'm rating the food here. It was just okay. I figured since I was in Mexico it would be stellar Mexican food. In actuality, it was pretty plain. The ceviche was good, but the street tacos were just meh and the drinks weren't mind-blowing. For reference, I live in California and my sister in law is Mexican, so I might be a little spoiled by good Mexican food. Would I recommend it? Maybe when a bad is playing and you just want simple snacks like fries to go with your drinks, sure it could be fun. But if you want stellar Mexican food, this isn't the place. read more

Place is in a great location, just outside 3 major resorts, and the service was great, unfortunately the food just was not that good. Shrimp cocktail was ok, but the shrimp tacos were just not good, no flavor and just fell apart , they use either very small shrimp or cut up pcs of shrimp. The fish taco did not have much flavor either. I would not recommend this place with so many other better options around read more