Love this restaurant. Right on the beach. Everything was fresh with the best service. Entertainment was everywhere. Not just great service, the view, locals and the sand and beach. A must for dinner in PV. Bring cash. No credit cards. read more

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This was a nice find. We asked the waiter for his recommendations and specials for the day. He was spot on. We ordered the Peruvian cerviche that consisited of Mahi Mahi, advocado, and corn in lime sauce. The special for the day was the Molcahete that consisted of shrimp, octopus, scallops, fish, steak, mushrooms, green onion, and pineapple, sizzling in a sauce, in a clay serving dish. We were shocked every meat item in the pot was so tender. They also have a tortilla maker on site. Yum . Needless to say, we had a delicious dinner. read more

El Barracuda - Molcahete Special - Seafood Near Me - Puerto Vallarta, JAL

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Great little place directly in the beach - either take a table on the veranda or on the beach - very romantic. The food is simple but great and the drinks are innovative. The tacos al pastore were outstanding! Highly recommended read more

Awesome octopus! The fish was fresh and excellent!! Nice setting right on the beach! Casual family setting. read more

El Barracuda - Octopus and chorizo - Seafood Near Me - Puerto Vallarta, JAL

You get to eat RIGHT ON THE BEACH! It was so good, and BEAUTIFUL for sunset. Drinks are good, food is amazing. The grilled pulpo was a delight! So flavorful and tender! The Peruvian ceviche was okay... not my favorite, but still okay. read more

LOVED this place!!! Chanced upon it while lost on the beach trying to walk to the malecon. Were immediately invited and offered seats on the beach with an affordable and endless supply of good food, drink and music. Had a great time and will return if life ever finds me in pvr again :) read more

Really enjoyed the meal, drinks, view, service and all around a great experience. Prices are reasonable and seafood very fresh and tasty. Definitely try this place. Salsa is delicious. You won't be disappointed! read more

This is my favorite spot in PV. Great view of the beach or you can sit on the sand. The staff is very friendly and helpful. My Spanish sucks so it's helpful that everyone speaks great English. Their cocktails are fantastic and beer is cheap. Their seafood menu is fantastic. The Mocajete is amazing- one of the best things I've eaten in Mexico. I highly recommend this place read more

This is a great location on the beach in Puerto Vallarta. I enjoy eating here, and the meals are quite delicious. The "white" beer is fabulous. However, I find the music much too loud to be able to enjoy a nice conversation. It would be nice to enjoy such an excellent restaurant without the booming music. read more

The view is so pretty! Right on the beach and the food and drinks are even better. Our server was amazing and made sure we loved everything. They have this spiced butter and bread that I think has green chilies? Whatever it is is really good. We ordered steak (craving a ribeye and they did not disappoint) it came with 4 garlic shrimps and so many fries. Boyfriend got grilled whole red snapper with garlic and were already planning on going back just for the snapper. Drinks are also the best we've had. read more

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Location and atmosphere was A+. My three year old loved playing on the beach while we ate. We ordered the shrimp and the fish of the day. Both needed... Something. Staff was wonderful. read more

4 stars are for the atmosphere (you're literally right in the beach), service (the waiter was nice enough to call an Uber for me) and price. Tuna sashimi - this was excellent and was a generous portion size of 100 grams. Unlike sashimi in the U.S., it came with salt and pepper on it with seasonings on the side. Still tasted super fresh and delicious. Mussels - these were huge mussels (bigger than I've ever seen) that didn't really have much flavor / were overlooked. I wouldn't order them again. Beer-battered shrimp - the batter / coating was very good and the shrimp were a good size, but it was also waaay over cooked. I also had a mojito that was so so. The bread that came with it free was kind of a miss, but the chips and salsa were amazing. Total for everything was 509 pesos / $29 which is crazy cheap by US standards. Usually I review purely on food rather than ambience, but I'd come back here just for the sashimi. read more

The food was excellent! The appetizers were good but the presentation was a bit off. The entrees were excellent. We had the catch of the day. Which was Mahi Mahi, shrimp vegetables and white rice. I used one of the salsas to add a bit of a kick to the fish. Drinks were not good tonight. The tropical lemonade was bitter and the special vodka drink was off. Overall a good fun experience. read more

El Barracuda - Seafood Near Me - Puerto Vallarta, JAL

The dinner was delicious. The service was amazing. Our waiter completely went out of his way to make our dinner special. The seating right on the beach is very romantic and peaceful. Memorable meal. We were WOWED !!! read more

I really enjoyed the music, food and setting. The fish was fresh and cooked properly. The service was friendly and they don't rush you. The entree was great but I thought what came with it was kind of boring. read more

Great beach side restaurant. Surf and turf tacos were lovely. Sangria was tasty. Waitstaff were very attentive. Will return for more. No credit cards,bring cash read more

The location is so perfect especially for a lovely dinner date with your significant other. It's right by the beach and they actually have tables on the sand. The food was really good but a little pricey than most places. We didn't make reservations and we were dressed nice but not super nice. I saw a few men with t shirts and shorts. read more

The ambience and professionalism of staff was perfect. But the red snapper with garlic was the most disgusting thing I've seen in any restaurant in years. US Europe South America, you name it. Dried, years over cooked almost hard as peanuts. And I had heard they were one of the best read more

This place is highly overrated. It says it's a place for a romantic dinner and I assume have some conversation. Well the DJ's music played throughout the whole restaurant and you could not have a conversation. The manager refused to tell the DJ to turn it down. I had an iced tea. I had to ask for a spoon or straw and Splenda. He brought 2 packets of Splenda. The food was not great. My friend and I had the same thing and his meat portion was twice as large as mine. There was a. Choice of how the shrimp could be cooked which he told to one guest and not the other. The bus boy provided better service than the waiter. I would never eat here again or recommend to anyone. Except perhaps an enemy. read more

Great atmosphere!! Right on the beach, chic without being too upscale. Great sea food menu. I had the fish tacos (mahi mahi) it was so fresh but needed a sauce to accompany dish. I'm sure if I would have asked for something they would have whipped something up. Staff was attentive and friendly. My daughter had a burger and oddly, it was one of the best burgers I've had in a while! Margaritas strong and probably should be considered one of the best in PV! read more

Absolute most favorite spot to meet up with friends to hang out and snack and drink in Vallarta. All of the food is super fresh and really innovative salsas. LOVE the molcajetes the most!!!! A cheesy saucy seafood or meat concoction cooked in a lava dish ( the molcajete). Delicious seafood,Great tacos and antojitos, helpful friendly staff and owner, all around a really nice casual place you will not be disappointed in right ON the beach. Start for lunch ( no longer have breakfast) and wind up watching the sun set at their bar El Sol next door and you literally will have had an awesome day. Heck, you will probably come back again the next day! read more

The best, affordable beach front restaurant! I had an excellent BDay dinner here! They make it fun to celebrate! The fish is excellent and the steak is one of the best I have had in PV. read more

On December 21st 6 of us were having dinner. Our waiter spills the strawberry margarita on my white pants. Never apologized, he walked away. I went to the bar for club soda and white napkins. Then the waiter was carrying a tray of meals and dropped the meals onto the floor. The red and white sauce got on my white pants and top.I asked to speak with the manager. All he did was take my meal off the bill. I felt he should have comped the entire table.I live in puerto vallarta and there are so many wonderful restaurants. I will not be going back to El Barracuda. I have told all my friends about this uncalled for incident. Also the worse Margarita I have ever had, at best flavored water. read more

Our favorite restaurant while staying in PV. Without a doubt the most interesting in the sense of spices, vinegars, salsas, spicy and non spicy sauces. Our favorites included the cerviche (we can't eat raw onions and they accommodated us each time making it without), the steamed fish, the tuna sashimi, and the garlic shrimp. All reasonably priced and the view is divine since it is right on the edge of the ocean. Just an all around excellent experience both times we went. My daughter wanted to go again and again!!! We enjoyed the sangria as well! GO. read more

I am in town every 2 weeks year round, Elio and Beto wait on me everyday I am in town. The last 2 visits, they were not there and I was sat in the right section when walking in. It was so bad, that I had to ask for the manager or owner, to my shock the manager (older man) was in fact waiting on me! I asked for the owner, I was told Carlos is his name but he is never there. You have lost a regular customer, I don't plan on ever returning. read more

Wonderful view, friendly staff and popular with folks from the U.S. And Canada. We loved our dinner there with a relative who is a local. The coconut shrimp is amazing. Sitting Oceanside with a Modelo Negro, family, kind service and delicious food made for a memorable evening. read more

This meal was absolutely outstanding! I love to try Caesar salads at different establishments, and I find that many just don't measure up, even in the finest restaurants. My husband and I both have to say that the Caesar salad at this restaurant tops any we have ever had. We ordered the tuna poky as an appetizer, and it was amazing! Such a wonderful blend of flavors! Fresh tuna, lime, sesame, avocado, fried onion and soy sauce to name a few. My husband had the grilled octopus, which he really enjoyed. We are here for 10 days and will definitely be back! read more

The best beef and shrimp molcejete in puerto vallarta. Service by Beto is top notch will always request him when back there! He is a class act! The setting is gorgeous as well. read more

Great views, great service and most importantly.. fabulous food! Tacos are superb and tuna sashimi awesome!!

One of our regular PV restaurants for many years. Still is good as always with a great seafood menu...but if you'd like a steak with your seafood they do a respectable job with that too. The coconut shrimp are among the best in PV. Never had a bad meal here. You can be seated on the beach or the deck. If you do the beach wear the right footwear. This is also a great place to watch a sunset...or dine under moonlight. Pricing is moderate. Dinner with a drink a desert can be had for $30 USD. read more

On the beach, great service, and fantastic food at a reasonable price. Wish we had found this place at the beginning of our vacation because we would have gone several times. read more

Super delicious, cute decor, great service. Highly recommended.

AMAZING!! Great service, delicious food & great cost!! WOW!!! I'm over the top impresses!

Disappointing at best. It was the last night of our trip and even though the view of the beach was fantastic, the food was subpar compared to where we'd eaten other days (e.g. Taco Revolucion and Pancho's Takos). I had the garlic shrimp pan which was pretty basic with a side of rice. My Bf had the pastor shrimp tacos which were surprisingly sweet and lacked other flavor dimensions. The service was also awkward. Our server hovered uncomfortably. read more

The combination of very-good reasonably priced food while sitting on the deck directly on the beach looking out to the ocean and all of the bay was the one of the best overall lunches I've ever had in Puerto Vallarta. Yes, there are many restaurants with the same menu (grilled fish and other Mexican dishes), but just order a fresh fruit water, some ceviche, sit back, relax and enjoy the view. read more

Order the coconut shrimp!!!! Steak & ribs also really good. On the beach. Lots of locals. Friendly staff. Good prices! Lots to watch!! Busy! read more

For restaurant in Nuevo Vallarta. Food was tasty. service was friendly and attentive. Had a great time.

Affordable, delicious and right on the beach! Several people in our group said they wished we could have come more than once this trip! Get the tuna sashimi and fish with cilantro cream sauce-outstanding! The watermelon margarita was also unique and delicious. read more

Great casual ocean front restaurant . Just love the vibe here . Have the crunchy salad with shrimp & tamarind dressing and the tuna sashimi . Seafood is their specialty & I would stick with that . I shared some BBQ ribs with a friend and wasn't impressed though if you're not a seafood lover it's good to know there are other options . Reasonable prices & great drinks , enjoy ! read more

The service was great, and we had a great seat on the beach. Unfortunately, the food was terrible. Maybe because I was inhaling the table next to us' cigarette smoke. Either way, Tacos we're bland. Ordered the coconut shrimp as well which definitely came from a freezer and had way too much breading. We came here due to the 5 star yelp reviews. Where the hell are you people from that you thought this food was 5 stars??? :/ read more