I grew up here & I do recommend the pescado sarandeado w/ some lime. Simple. Fresh. There is a…read moretrusted tour literally right in front of you (Indita Mía Boat) whereas it can take you to a stay, which is also a restaurant. I took it all the time.

This is a tourist trap disguised as a family owned restaurant. Great location right next to the…read morebeach. Asked the owner for a recommendation and she suggested the stuffed mahi mahi for 390 - most expensive item. It was just okay. And I got a bottle of water and was charged 90. Total ripoff. Gave her 500 to cover everything and hope she choked on my 20 peso tip.

Wow!! Quality food. Simple menu of tacos, salads, quesadillas, etc but it's all amazing. I haven't…read moreseen such a nice salad here in Mexico! The tacos are hand made blue corn to order! Cocktails, beer and wine. They open at 5pm and people were waiting to get in.

THE place to eat in yelapa if you want delicious food (including made to order tortillas), great…read moreservice, relaxed ambiance with a gorgeous view since it's upstairs (thus more challenging and fun to find!). I adored everything we ate there - fun salad flavors and I'm always a fan of all things seafood... only stayed here for a few days and ate here twice!

The ambiance is a beautiful experience but the food & service are even better. I'm very picky about…read morechicken but I'm not a big seafood or red meat eater. I was very pleasantly surprised how juicy it was, even without the tropical sauce to pour over. All of my family also raved about their filet mignon & red snapper. We all enjoyed the sides a lot too. It's a little hidden gem! We will be back next time we are in Vallarta.

A great place to have a special dinner outside of the crowded touristy area of Puerto Vallarta…read morewalking distance from mismaloya beach. We took a 20 minute Uber ride to have a beach day outside of zona Romantica where we were staying. We decided to leave because we were hungry and realized that one of the restaurants we bookmarked was just a 10 minute walk and decided to check it out. We were there celebrating a special birthday so we wanted to have one nice dinner and this is the place we chose. We got there around 5 PM and we were the only ones there on a Saturday but it was off-season (Aug) so PV in general was pretty quiet. We were welcome by a friendly man who took us to the top floor with a mountain beautiful view which actually was a nice change from the ocean. The greenery was beautiful. This restaurant is known for their seafood and boy was it fresh. They don't have a specific menu, but rather they bring out a tray of their fresh selection of the day. Everything was beautiful and the shrimp was gigantic. We opted for the red snapper, lobster and the large shrimp. Everything was cooked to perfection and was absolutely delicious. Oh, and I have to make a point of mentioning their margaritas. Fresh fruit margaritas... So yummy. We tried the mango margarita with fresh mangoes and strawberry margarita as well. I just love drinks made with fresh fruits. I think it was my favorite margarita of the entire trip. I do highly recommend you check this place out. The food is phenomenal and the service is wonderful. The 20 minute Uber ride cost about US$15 so well worth it, especially if you do a beach day and make a day of it.

top tier service all around…read more located in the zona romántica, the vibes once you enter this place are hard to beat, we sat upstairs on the roof for a more intimate setting. ordered the red snapper, house guacamole, camarones al mojo de ajo. all choices were delicious, the snapper comes with rice, beans and tortillas of your choice. so much flavor here and they even deboned the fish table side! loved the fried doughnut with ice cream at the end.

Joe Jack's was a great experience from start to finish…read more I started with the bruschetta, which was easily a 5/5. There is no such thing as too many tomatoes. I honestly could have ordered two. The house-made ricotta was creamy, the tomatoes were fresh and sweet, and the aged balsamic brought everything together perfectly. For my main, I had the Asian noodle salad with grilled shrimp. It was refreshing, light, and full of flavor without feeling heavy. The grapefruit added a bright citrus note, and while I initially thought the candied pecans would be an odd pairing, they worked surprisingly well. My only suggestion would be to remove the shrimp tails to make the dish a little easier to enjoy. I finished with the mango-strawberry almond parfait, which was the perfect ending to the meal. It was light, refreshing, and not overly sweet, making it a great dessert after two flavorful courses. The service throughout the meal was warm and welcoming. I'm still working on my Spanish, and everyone was patient and encouraging, which made the experience even more enjoyable.

Rays doesn't exist anymore. Don't know why it's still on yelp. A different restaurant is in same…read morelocation Mar y Tierra. Very good.

We were so grateful Ray's Place opened up while we were in Yelapa in October (off season). We had…read moreheard a lot of great reviews from the locals and our Airbnb hosts (Kendra, Fernando, Chapo). We sat out in the garden patio area and enjoyed delicious cocktails. The food was incredible, made with fresh/quality ingredients, and we were more than satisfied with the service and entire experience. It really encompasses what Yelapa is all about. It's a beautiful place full of beautiful, wonderful people and an amazing culture. Don't miss out on Ray's!

We LOVE Jacalitos! First off, the place is an adorable, cozy…read moreHut Style restaurant. People are very friendly. The food is super fresh and they offer so many options with mix and match. I love their coconut Shrimp but everything here is absolutely amazing! They are also generous with their portions. We come here several times when stay in Mismaloya, our favorite!!!

Excellent Huachinango. The waitress was courteous and professional . Fans were brought…read moreaotomatically to rest the 37 degree weather.

I'm updating my previous 5-star review based on my lunch at Pineda yesterday…read more I'm lowering my assessment to FOUR stars because, while the quality of the food, service, and facilities are still top notch, the owners have continued to raise prices to the point where the value is questionable. One example (based on my menu photo in 2021): The zarandeado then was $190. It's now $445. That's a pretty significant jump. In addition to the increased prices they've dropped many items from their menu and in some cases reduced portions. My waiter told me that they removed the rice and bean side dishes from the "family platters" and the Mexicans, especially, were (!understatement alert!) "displeased." I can understand why: Prices up; selection and quantity down. The impact of this business decision shows. I've been there now a couple of times in Peak Snowbird Season and both times there's been no problem getting a table; it's just not nearly as crowded as it has been previously. Shame, really. I like this place; the food is great, the service is great, the cleanliness is great, the view is great. But coming in with smaller portions, reduced choices, and increased prices is really taking its toll on Pineda. PS: While the Tostada Mixta is one of the starters that's been stripped from the menu, my waiter was kind enough to persuade the kitchen to make one for me anyway (market price).

AMA-ZING!! Delicious and super sweet and very attentive staff! Such a great atmosphere! Definitely…read morerecommend!

Buen servicio y todo lo que ordenamos estaba DELICIOSO!!! El ambiente está perfecto, mero en la…read moreplaya y con músicos tocando mientras comé uno. Fue mi primera vez que probé el pescado zarandeado y estaba para chuparse los dedos! Les recomiendo este lugar a todos que visitan =]

It was recommended - but we had a mixed experience…read more Best parts: grilled snapper (Zarandeado) was excellent. Shrimp ceviche was good. Not so great: - VERY loud at 2pm on a weekday. Had like 3 mariachi bands all around playing different music which made for NOT a relaxing meal. - lobsters were tiny and full of eggs. The amount of meat from one lobster was the size of one of my fingers. Maybe harvest lobsters *after* they have laid eggs so the population is sustainable? I would not order these again. - fish ceviche was pulverized and not great texture or flavor - people try to sell things at your table every 2 minutes. Also doesn't make for a relaxing meal. They have some good food but seems like they are going for quantity of people which sacrifices quality. Or maybe they treat locals better than tourists? They did tell us that multiple open tables in the best areas were "reserved". So we were seated on the edge between restaurants.

Service and food to die for environment well suited feeling like home amazing mariscos with nice…read moreentertainment

If you are in Tepic I recommend you plan to eat here. Come with an appetite…read more The menu is huge and had too many descriptive words for my weak spanish so I decided to take a walk through the restaurant to see what the locals were ordering. The place seats at least 250 ppl and the place was packed. Most people were eating ceviche or tostadas so I went for shrimp ceviche tostadas but I asked for my shrimp to be cooked. My wife spotted a shrimp cheese fondue so I went for that as well. Both items came packed with shrimp. So many shrimp, I had to deconstruct the tostadas because they were too big. As you would expect in Tepic the price was also very reasonable.