No matter where you are staying in Cancun, Fred's is worth the walk or cab ride!! I'm in Cancun 10-15 times a year and at least one dinner at Fred's per trip is mandatory!! The Octopus melts in your mouth! (Starter or main course). Sea Bass, Stone Crabs, Mahi all 10/10! Save room for dessert!! If it's not too hot, ask to sit on the back patio!! Dino and his staff know what great customer service is all about!!!! read more

This was a very good choice for dinner while staying in Cancun. First off the service is amazing. Had the best wait staff. Attentive, but never pushy. This restaurant is beautiful. We ate outdoors and it was a marvelous experience. Go during sunset. For food my wife had the crab lasagna while I had the fire pit octopus. Both were amazing. We also had a shrimp cocktail as an appetizer - very good. All in all you can't go wrong here. With the atmosphere, food and wait staff. read more

Beautiful restaurant. Excellent service. Had a filet and it was grilled to perfection. Great drink menu.

loved this place. we had a mixup. i booked a villa and they were going to sit me at a table. when i complained the manager gio came by and sat us at the nicest villa and checked in on us all night. abraham and hears were our wonderful servers. great food, great service, great views and great ambiance. if you're in cancun it's a must but make sure you reserve a villa! huge difference. all the food was good but make sure to have the snail appetizer and the tiramisu dessert.! read more

Great service great food great precautions with covid way more then in USA in general! only downfall is they water down there expensive tequila. (Don Julio 1942) read more

Best meal I've had in Cancun in 4 trips here. May be in the top ten meals of my life. Prices aren't bad, quality is impeccable, and service is beyond supreme. Ask for Adriano! read more

Wow this place is impressive! The outside seating area is a must! Great food and great service.

I was hoping to be able to sit in one of the cabanas, but we just walked in at 6:30 pm without a reservation, so our only hope to avoid a 1 hour wait was to sit at the bar, which we did. No matter, the bar staff was outstanding and friendly (thank you especially Cogretti!). A couple of guys next to us had Fred's fish, which was a whole deep-fried grouper! It looked really amazing, but a little too adventurous for me! I had the tequila shrimp and my wife had the lobster macaroni. Very delicious! The greeter had warned us that it would get very loud at 7pm, because a DJ would be starting up. As a fifty-something fuddy-duddy, I was trepidatious, but he played some hits from my era, and won us over. A lot of twenty-somethings kept pouring in, so I think the place is more suited to that generation, but we still really enjoyed ourselves. read more

One of the best food in Cancun, went there the last night of our trip to Cancun my wife and I were complaining about the food in Cancun until we been here! Great food amazing atmosphere and the service is unbelievable great our. We order oysters, shrimp ceviche, and surf and turf, shrimp taco just to try different plates! The server (Idalia) was super friendly and made sure we like each and every plate, she explained everything in details her English was good to understand and at the end the restaurant manager offered us free ice cream read more

We had a fantastic experience at Fred's. The service was wonderful and the food was amazing. Would definitely recommend the surf & turf!! The chocolate cake was delicious and the dulce de leche dessert too. read more

Fred's House is THEE House to dine when in Cancun, no doubt. The rooftop dining area was over-the-top exceptional for ambiance and intimate couples or more private family dining with cabana style round table seating there. The beautiful garden decor thruout this upper level transported diners to a simply phantasmic night out with the ones you love. In addition to the rooftop there is a glamorous tiki-style main level dining room with an adjoining outdoor balcony area to overlook a gorgeous ocean view. PERFECT no matter where you are seated. Also, the valet service offered couldn't have made parking there any easier. So appreciated that! We had Stone Crab claws chilled for an appetizer which were pre-cracked for a fast n easy access to the sweet crab meat within. Also enjoyed the grilled "must have" lobster tail which was done to perfection I might add. Loved their accompanying grilled asparagus spears. Their grill has an exceptional flavor to it so whatever you order grilled, I guarantee you will not be disappointed. Also had the fresh local catch for that day which happened to be grouper. Can't go wrong there either. Service was also a high score. Waiters were extremely attentive but not obtrusive so you will love that about Fred's House as well. Music was a fun mix of varying pop genres to give everyone some toe tapping beats to listen to along the way. Don't know what more I can say but that if you want romantic dining then call ahead & ask for the rooftop dining experience...you will be very happy you did. read more

After being seated, they only gave us a drink menu and took their time coming around to get our drink order. The drinks had no alcohol flavor to them whatsoever and seemed watery and way over-sweetened. (Maragarita, Fred's Martini, and Sunny Mule) They then gave a mini shrimp soup and dip while we waited to get food menus to order food. These complimentary dishes were genuinely disgusting and my whole family later laughed about the urge to gag after trying the soup. The soup tasted and smelled aggressively like rotten fish. We finally ordered after over 30 mins of waiting at the table. We ordered two preparations of the "catch of the day" and the salmon along with a calamari appetizer and a couple vegetable sides. The calamari was okay but over-breaded. but the "catch of the day" did not taste fresh at ALL (i really cannot overemphasize how disappointing they were) We tried the seeds and lemon preparations- both were kind of flavorless and overcooked (and just plain nasty). The salmon was not good either and was also over cooked to the point of rubberiness. the mixed vegetables and asparagus were overcooked and hit a medium between slimy and stringy. The service was almost unbearably slow. we received our appetizers about an hour after being seated, and the main courses took even longer. They also seemed to be lengthening the ordering process to have us get more drinks. Also, the fans over the outdoor tables blasted air in your face the whole meal, but when the fans were off it smelled gross and briny. I really can't imagine why the reviews are so overwhelmingly positive as the food was extremely overpriced and neither fresh nor well prepared. Plz if you want good seafood do not eat here!! read more

I don't know if today was just an off day for the staff at Fred's or what the reason was for our waiter not to wait on us. Once our main dish was brought out we never saw him again. We are celebrating my friends birthday and I had read wonderful review's for Fred's House so I suggested we have dinner there. I felt so bad when I couldnt even get a waiter to our table so that my friends food could either be replaced or so we could order a different item at my cost for her. Her shrimp was less than satisfactory. It was chewy and flat. My food was fine but I would have liked my birthday girls food to have been better. It would have been nice if the waiter came back and asked how the food was or if we needed anything else. After 25 minutes I got someones attention and got our bill after another 20 minutes of waiting I grabbed the bill and decided to go to the register myself...a different waiter saw us walking away and came up to us and said he would run my credit card...I'm super tired tonight to go into more details of the bad experience we had at Fred's tonight. I just want to say if you want an exceptional experience go to the restaurant down the street instead...shoot we got better service at a taco stand yesterday! read more

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Great seafood and great martini's with an incredible view. The patio at this place is amazing. We were only in Cancun for 5 days and we had dinner here twice because it was so good. read more

Amazing! I can't say enough great things! Food, service, drinks - However, if you sit by the water you will get eaten alive by mosquitoes.

We are were on vacation. The food was amazing. Service was incredible. Our server Dimitri was outstanding! Very personable and professional. We enjoyed dinner on the back deck with a sunset view. Dimitri explained the menu in detail and we never had to ask for a thing throughout our meal. The staff here is very sincere and outgoing. They even took a photo for us as the sun set. The night time ambiance was amazing. Check out Fred's if you travel to Cancun. You won't regret it. read more

Beautiful setting outside in private cabanas with the sunset on the lagoon. You don't get that everyday! Food was outstanding and service (Hugo and Antonio) was impeccable. Highly recommend. read more

This was my last night in Cancun and based on the reviews, this place was supposed to be great! The food to me was terrible and over priced! I've eaten at all of the nice restaurants and don't mind paying for quality but this place fell below the bar tremendously. I've eaten at the Argentinian steakhouse, Ruth's Chris steakhouse and a few more top notch restaurants in Cancun and this one should not be named in the same sentence as those. read more

This one is a must when visiting hotel row in Cancun! Centrally located in the heart of the shopping and hotel district Fred's House specializes in impeccable seafood that is fresh and delicious! The wait staff comes in multiples to respond to your every need. I had the Caesar salad which was hand tossed with homemade Caesar dr swing made at the table. The bread was fresh with a variety of sauces from mild to extremely hot. We also had virgin mojitos that were fresh. My entree was the Marinara lobster and my Mom had the Chilean Sea bass. She noted it was the best she ever had. We finished off the evening with the fire bananas for dessert. What a great restaurant! read more

My family and I ate here for dinner. I went through open table to make our reservation. I let them know we were on vacation here for my birthday and I asked if we could have a Great view outside. We were able to walk there from the J W Marriott where we were staying. It was a beautiful night ! Our server was Hogo Roger. He and his helpers was Great ! He explained the menu and made recommendations that we took part in . Their food was really good . I got the Fred's lobster, my son got their fillet , my husband got the tuna and our youngest got the Mac and cheese! We enjoyed it all. Just so you know it can be expensive. Our bill was over $200 American. We got 3 adult drinks , appetizers, 4 meals , and a desert. We thought the price was good for the food and service! We also received a free dessert and song from the staff fro my Birthday! We had a Wonderful time eating and enjoying! We felt like the staff really went out of their way to make a special night for us ! Thank you Fred's ! Until next tine ! read more

Quite disappointed. I expected more to be honest. The mains were disappointing, I wanted the chicken but was told it would be 45 minutes to prepare which sounds pretty ridiculous. Dessert was nice and wine was good. We weren't seated in the outdoor area I was hoping for read more

My husband and I decided to eat here during our celebratory wedding anniversary trip. We were able to get a reservation same day and they even let us sit outside in one of their awesome Cabanas. The seafood here is incredible and the service is excellent. Luis and Xavier went out of their way to make it a very special night for me and my husband, as did the managers on duty. Besides the incredible food and service, the elegant yet relaxed ambiance is spot on. This is the type of atmosphere I long for in the states but is so hard to find. The only caveat I would say is that while sitting on the patio both servers had to do most of their own food running. This was not a negative point but did mean there isn't someone there every second for topping off the wine etc. Not a criticism of the service at all, in fact we were so pleased we left over a 30% tip, just a point of opportunity more from the managers perspective that if they had some dedicated labor to food running it may help. They topped off our evening with a free dessert presentation and even went so far out of their way to find me a hair tie when this Gringa decided to attempt to wear my long hair down in 86 degree humid weather :). They went above and beyond and made us feel so welcome and relaxed. Fred's is a must do while in Cancun. read more

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They are selling branzino as grouper. The fish is good but in no way grouper. Every restaurant on the strip up sells their most expensive items. read more

Fred's house.FRED'S HOUSE. It was incredible. Service was excellent (host asked about allergies when we first walked in), we loved our servers. So friendly and kind and explained everything perfectly. Lit a candle when it got darker, out a private shade down for us when the sun came out. This would have been great just for have wonderful service, but the food was incredible. We ordered the octopus carnitas and it was heaven. Absolute heaven. We had neither had octopus before and we LOVED THE CARNITAS. We also received complimentary bread and sauces AND at the end of our meal, they gave us a free dessert (which wasn't on their dessert menu and it was just so fine fine better than wine and swine). Overall, great experience. read more

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First time here, didn't expect it to be that great! Service was amazing and so was the food. We ordered oysters it was fresh and did not taste to fishy. The shrimp tacos and fettuccini was the best; don't forget to order the tequila shrimp they cook it right infront of you. Great experience! read more

We came here twice on our recent trip to Cancun and it is a tale of 2 different experiences. 5 stars for the first experience as a small party midweek which was amazing - just as we remembered from our last trip to Cancun. Excellent food and service. 1 star for our second experience as a large party on Friday night. We were told we couldn't sit indoors as there was a party going on and they couldn't accommodate us. If you hear this, please cancel your plans and come back another day! We were sitting outdoors in an isolated sitting area and could not flag down anyone for service. It took forever to order. We were told we couldn't order the whole fish which was a big reason we love Fred's. The food took forever to come out and was brought out piecemeal as each dish was prepared so some members of our party were watching the rest eat. The food was hit and miss - our lobster was overdone/chewy, the baked potato was terrible, and the grilled shrimp did not come out lightly seasoned as we had asked for (and all 3 of these items we has earlier in the week were mouthwatering and perfect). The whole dining experience as a whole was terrible and not what we've come to expect from Fred's. We love this place and will definitely be back on our next trip but not if we find out they are having a party and can't accommodate normally. read more

The food was delicious and the service was outstanding. We enjoy doing our one fancy meal with our toddler while we are on holiday and this was beyond perfect for us. We ate outside and enjoyed a beautiful sunset over the bay. I had a tuna steak with asparagus that was grilled to perfection! My little one had mini burgers and it was all smiles from him! We also had the lobster tacos to share and also a home run for us. My other half had the lobster Mac and cheese and was happy with it. They were very attentive and I will definitely recommend it if you want wonderful seafood with five star service. read more

Beautiful atmosphere. We dined outside. Good service and friendly staff. They surprised me with a free desert and singing for my birthday dinner. Unfortunately, the flavor if the food is nothing special. We ordered the smokey seafood paella which had good seafood but the flavor of the rice was similar to cardboard that had survived a house fire. The manager eagerly offered to replace it so we ordered the seafood risotto and seafood linguine. Both not much better than the paella. The clam chowder was excellent. read more

I was a little skeptical about going here but after reading all the reviews it's a must. Friendly service and freshest fish with amazing sunset views. Drinks were insane too. Love love loved it. Get the grouper and order a Cosmo. Insanely good! Enjoy. read more

If you are used to fine seafood dining from a major city, Fred's is NOT your place. They try, the view is nice but the food is on the same level of Red Lobster. We were expecting much more after reading the reviews online and the concierge from our hotel seemed to highly recommend but it was a huge disappointment from start to finish. Everything was mediocre at best...food came out lukewarm instead of hot and entrees were either way over cooked or over seasoned or just plain not good. Manager very nice and apologetic but at the end of the day, food not that good. Sorry Fred's...this was our first bad meal in Cancun. read more

Portions are small for the price they charged. When we were there, drinks were hardly filled, we had to chase down the waiter to ask for more. There were few employees around but they were more interested in talking to themselves than helping us. They asked us for the occasion of the dinner when we checked in, but totally forgotten after we were seated. Foods were ok read more

Great view, nice sunset view, beautiful indoor live band, great service and wonderful food, even for my picky 13-year-old. I would go back again had we had one more night in Cancun. read more

My family and I have never had better seafood. I highly recommend the octopus. Derrick and Jorge were great and gave us great recommendations regarding what to order. They even offered us a complimentary dessert because it was our first time. We will be returning. read more

I can't stress enough how great our experience was here! The night we went, a storm knocked out the power to the whole street. The staff handled this so well, by bringing extra drinks, as well as any food that could be prepared without power. I was so impressed by the quality of the food and customer service, and would definitely recommend this restaurant! read more

Decided to give this place a try while on vacation in Cancun. The missus & I had the scallops & grilled octopus appetizers to start with. The octopus app was definitely the better of the two. For our main dishes she had the crabmeat lasagna & I had the thermidor lobster. The thermidor lobster had amazing flavors while we found the crabmeat lasagna to be just average. We both agreed that the portions are on the smaller side, especially for the price you're paying. My main issue with this establishment & the management is how they handle/present your tab when it's time to pay the bill. I scanned the bill & didn't notice that the suggested tip (propina sugerida) is already incorporated into the tab. The reason why is because at the bottom of the tab they inform you in big, bold letters that the tip is not included. How can you honestly say that the tip is not included when you are already incorporating it into the total? This is a VERY DECEPTIVE practice & our waiter Stalin did nothing to clarify/explain this to us. Being that I didn't catch this right away I wound up double tipping. After doing the math I tipped $45 ($20 included in tab plus $25 cash) when I should have only tipped the $20 they incorporated in the tab. BUYER BEWARE!!!...i speak & read Spanish & still got duped...shame on the management at Fred's House for condoning this practice. read more

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Eat outside! Private gazebo like tables. Beautiful setting. Delicious. Sea bass was great. Salmon and even the burger were very good. Pretty setting and great service. read more

Had a fantastic evening at Fred's last night. Service was exceptional and they were very accommodating. We ordered an item and misread the description not realizing that it contained chicken and pork. Even though it was clearly our fault they replaced it with another option immediately. During dinner we received some exciting news and they came over with tequila to join us in a toast. We left with hugs from everyone. Be sure to make reservations in advance and request the gazebo seating. read more

Food was good. Service was fairly attentive but missed in keeping water full and when Time came to pay took over 15 minutes to get out of there. We were seated outside and it was a lovely view of the sunset over the lagoon. Problem with people coming out the door my wife was directly across from constantly being left opened. Cold draft poured out and she ask at least 10 times to close door. I had lobster bisque which lacked in flavor and was more cream then lobster. Sherry was too prevalent as well. They provided Tostitos shells with a grouper fish dip that was very good and just enough heat. Ceased salad was very good. My wife got a phylo dough goat cheese and it was very big for appetizer that there was no room for a main course. It was a little over cooked with burning around the edges. We had cheese cake for desert that was very good. They followed with a thank-you cruses ice with some sort of yogurt liquid concoction poured over top that was senseless to provide after someone completed their desert. Cappuccino was very nice. Would not go out of my way to return as there are many other restaurants there worth trying. read more

Went here during our visit to Cancun. Didn't have a reservation but were provided a lovely table and given excellent service. The drinks were delicious and complimentary appetizers and dessert were given to us which all were delicious. Our food was fresh and came out timely. Everyone that worked there was extremely helpful and friendly. Overall it was an excellent experience and I highly recommend!! read more

Great view of the lagoon. We had Sergio as the server, he was amazing-ask for him! He was so attentive and he spoke excellent English. Yeh restaurant had good food and nice ambiance. read more