We've been here for a month and tonight's meal at La Fina was the best dining experience we've had. Putting aside the food, which was beyond delicious and cleverly plated, the service and attention to detail was superb. My octopus appetiser and "from the sea" entree were wonderful - far too much food for one guy. I applauded the two ladies in the open kitchen before we left. read more

Absolutely La Fina ! We come to La Fina every year when we return to Beautiful Puerto Vallarta! The Lovely Patio makes your experience feel like dining in a Private Home with a personal Chef! The new Time of 6:00 opening for Dinner is also a great add! We enjoyed the Duck Flautas and The Lamb Quesadilla. Our Waiter suggested one more dinner roll to dip in those delicious sauces! ! We had a Nice wine and finished the evening with the tres Leches ! If you are visiting PV. Make it a priority to dine with the La Fina Family! You will not be disappointed! read more

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All's well at La Fina! Last night's cocktails, food and service were what we've come to expect from this extraordinary restaurant. A bit off the beaten path, La Fina is worth the modest amount of effort required to get here. Our seafood mains--mahi mahi and a medley of shellfish on a bed of risotto--were perfection. Alas, we were too full to enjoy one of the half-dozen or so mouthwatering desserts. Next time! read more

La Fina - Love the ceiling! - Mexican Near Me - Puerto Vallarta, JAL

Hidden surprise in the residential neighborhood. Beautiful traditional decoration with a modern twist. Our service was excellent!!! Enough attention but give us privacy. My cocktail was well made, and our food was delicious Mexican food served with beautiful presentation. Definitely a must go! Can't wait to visit again!!! read more

I can't rave enough about this place everything is FIVE star and this is by far the best meal and experience I have had in PV. Beautiful setting with fun Mexican decor. Service is excellent but relaxed. read more

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One of the best restaurants in PV, we won't miss this place our next time in town. Great service with the best and innovating food!

Wonderful interesting food. Excellent service in a charming setting. This restaurant is in an interesting local neighborhood.

Don't sleep on this place guys. It's a small chef run place on the outskirts of the romantic district. The service is warm and friendly, but the highlight here is the food, everything my wife and I had in our two visits was wonderful.. the beef dishes, especially. The medallions were excellent. Also a special shout out to the pork shank mole. Oh, great! Cocktails too. 10 out of 10. No notes. read more

Best meal in Puerto Vallarta for us. Food: Very flavorful. We started with the ceviche, which was red snapper with passionfruit and lime dressing and guacamole- like dollops around. All the flavors blended together beautifully. It also had something else I couldn't quite place but was delicious. Seared tuna main was my partner's and he loved it. He compared it to steak and the veggies added a ton of flavor. only thing that was lacking was the potato balls, needed to use the other things on the plate to make it flavor. Diabla shrimp: my dish and I loved all the flavor, the garlic sauce on the shrimp could have been a little lighter but it was very tasty. The veggies were delicious and flavorful. Dessert: ice cream was great! Service: they are very attentive but it does take a while. We waited over 15 minutes for the ice cream which was surprising since it wasn't a desert that needs prepared. Ambiance: great ambiance! I loved the art work and the baskets on the ceiling with lights. It feels like a little neighborhood restaurant, only filled with tourists and not local neighbors that part was a little hard to stomach. Otherwise great experience! Make reservations via WhatsApp. We tried to show up on a Wednesday and got turned away but were easily able to make reservations for the next day. read more

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A little away from the DT and Zona Romantica, but well worth it. The food was delicious!! I highly recommend the plantain dish. The drinks are flavorful and desserts are great. read more

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Excellent on all counts. Absolutely delicious. A great find in PV. Highly recommend to those seeking something outside of the typical tourist location read more

To us, this was the best food we've ever eaten in PV. Beautiful restaurant with amazing staff.

My boyfriend and I went here while we were on vacation, and La Fina did not disappoint. Every dish we had was delicious! I could not stop talking about the food the entire trip. The cocktails were also stellar. It's the ambiance you want when you're in Mexico! I highly recommend making a reservation via WhatsApp just to ensure you can get in because it isn't a huge restaurant. read more

La Fina - Mexican Near Me - Puerto Vallarta, JAL

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Cute place off the beaten path on the other side of Rio Cuale from Romantic Zone. Fun tile work and lots of outdoor seating makes for a lovely atmosphere. Cocktails: all were good Wine: not a huge selection (two reds in total) but we were craving something other than agave and beer. Don't remember what we ordered but it was decent (not amazing). Served a lot more chilled than I am used to. Maybe because the weather is so hot? Apps: ordered the salad. Here in the Bay Area, this salad would be considered dated (think goat cheese, candied pecans, strawberries, etc), but it was tasty and fresh and it was......SALAD! Entree: short rib enmolades. Wow, spectacular! Easily the best thing we ate all week. Decadent braised short ribs wrapped in tortillas and doused in a delicious mole. There was some goat cheese on top as well which wasn't necessary but was tasty nonetheless. Desserts: Carrot cake and creme brûlée. If it hadn't been for the desserts I may have given this place 5 stars. The carrot cake was dry and crumbly and the creme brûlée was grainy. Not recommended. So yeah, definitely come for the entrees, but skip the desserts. read more

Everything was incredible. The ceviche was amazing with layers of flavor. The tequila shrimp was so flavorful with great vegetables in the risotto. The poblano stuffed chili was great as well. Legitimately a top tier restaurant and would do very well in places like LA or NYC. Make a reservation. A 20 minute walk from the romantic zone but it's totally safe walking through the bars and neighborhood. read more

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Quite simply, the best meal I've had in 10+ trips to Puerto Vallarta in the last 5 years. The octopus was firm and savory, the shrimp perfection, literally everything that came out was as good as the last dish. Will return, every damned time I come back to PV. It was THAT good. As good as the best restaurants in Los Angeles. Up there with Animal and Son of a Gun. read more

La Fina is a charming little restaurant in a less often visited neighborhood of the Romantica zone. It's in an older neighborhood, and is a house and covered patio beautifully converted into a restaurant with seating in the front patio area. Between the strung up lights, the festive painting and details to local artwork, this spot makes for a gorgeous little date night venue. Restaurant opens at 7, use their WhatsApp to make reservations, especially if high season. We showed up right at opening and were quickly surrounded by a pretty full restaurant very quickly! Our sever was wonderful, and very informative on both the drink and food menu. We ordered two drinks, one mule type, and the other a spicy citrus, both were delicious, and well made! We ordered the plantain tamale stuffed with braised pork and it was absolutely incredible, it looked big but the outside was crisp light and sweet, the inside pork savory and juicy, it was gone very quickly between the two of us. We also got the octopus main dish that was new on the menu, the octopus was perfectly cooked, and the fondant potatoes delicious as well. We wanted to order more, but the portions there are large, we were pretty full. We did get the chocolate peanut brownie, and it was tasty but overall was very sweet! This is a terrific restaurant that is sure to be full most nights, great food, drinks and service, everyone was enjoying their time there, and it was a really fun experience, can't wait to come back and try more! read more

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Started it off with a lamb quesadilla and some kind of a brown sauce. That was incredible. I've never had lamb before and I will never hesitate again. Then we had the beef medallions and the shrimp Diablo. Both were incredible. Presentation was unbelievable. There are a bunch of good restaurants in the Puerto Vallarta area, but this is my new favorite. read more

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Wow the food was incredible! Pork belly taco and duck flautas. Good portion sizes too! Nice ambiance but it is outside so it is hot. But we will definitely be returning! read more

La Fina - Pork belly taco - Mexican Near Me - Puerto Vallarta, JAL

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Arguably the best meal I had in Puerto Vallarta It's a little off the beaten path in a locals neighborhood Small and intimate We heard about it from some friends who frequent PV We sat outside and the service was impeccable We got the octopus taco and the tamal de birria Incredible Pork belly taco was amazing as well Cocktails were well balanced I got a mojito and my friend got a margarita Totally worth the Uber ride Will definitely be back !! read more

The service was fabulous. The duck flautas appetizer was incredibly delicious. I had the short ribs and they were amazing. We walked in without a reservation and were seated within 20 minutes. I highly recommend this place they truly understand food. read more

Amazing food and drinks. Highly recommend. One of the best gems in PV. Impeccable service delicious appetizers and fantastic entrees

Easily the best meal we had in Puerto Vallarta. Even though it was hidden on a quiet street far from the main area, the restaurant was packed every night. All the dishes were reimagined with the addition of flavors that wouldn't normally be part of the dish. Wish we had came here earlier, instead of only the last night of our stay. 1. Lobster Enchiladas (Pepper and habanero sauce, avocado, cheese, green salad, mushroom) MXN$295 2. Seared Tuna (Avocado, serrano slabs, cucumber, squid ink, soy and lemon) MXN$185 3. Lamb Quesadilla (Lamb birria, avocado, flour tortilla, onions, birria stock, jack cheese) MXN$195 4. Drunken Shrimp (plantain puree, creamy tequila sauce, arugula, green beans, onions, truffle) MXN$425 5. Boneless Short Rib (Plum sauce, citric potato pure, sweet corn, mushroom, arugula) MXN$485 read more

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Some of the best food I've ever had (lamb quesadilla and pork belly taco were major highlights), and fantastic service too!

Probably my all time favorite dinner in Vallarta not sure why i never went before considering cocktails are all well made with great combinations of flavor. Fina salad was delicious and huge, glad I split that. Beef tenderloin was extremely tender cant remember what the sauce was, but its delicious gets busy so definitely you need to make reservation. read more

Everything was fantastic from drinks to ceviche and I had the Oso Bucco. Great experience and we would highly recommend it. We will return.

La Fina is a real treat with excellent service and very tasty food. We were seated promptly at 7 o'clock upstairs on the balcony after having made a reservation. Loved the cocktail made with Mezcal and the margarita was also very tasty. The food came promptly and was delicious. Great service. Deducting one star of an otherwise 5-star experience due to unusual background noise. read more

One of these places that you almost don't want to talk about in fear not finding a place next time...! It's definitely Our new favorite!! Beautiful place, people ( a big family) are so nice, and the food.... Excellent!! Excellente! read more

this is one of those hidden Jewels, in a very unassuming neighborhood in Puerto Vallarta, the food was amazing, service was very friendly, highly recommend making a reservation since some walk-ins were denied because it was packed. read more

Superior good in an authentic location, the food was incredible in this colourful little place, absolutely recommend nice service great cocktails. Short rib taco was heavenly and the catch of the day was perfection read more

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OMG ~ you've got to try LA FINA - 10/10. The food are exceptional. We ordered stuff banana ~ full of flavor. The sweetness of banana complimented the meat and spices stuffed inside. The pork belly taco was my fav. It is big portion of tender well seasoned pork belly, over special sauce. Our highlight of the dinner was the OXTAIL over corn tortilla. It was so tender that melts in your mouth. Perfection of mixed spices that you will truly enjoy. The service is also phenomenal. Try it you'll never be disappointed. Me writing this review, makes my mouth water again, yum!!! read more

La Fina - Mexican Near Me - Puerto Vallarta, JAL

We didn't have a reservation, but... we got a high top table inside the bar and hit the jackpot! Such a cute hidden gem walking distance from Zona Romantica, the cocktails are incredible, the service is impeccable, and the ambiance makes you feel like you're right at home. Now let's move onto the food, I mean damn.... Absolutely a one off menu created by the chef, so fresh and tasty. I hesitated posting this review as I didn't want to share this place!! An absolute must if in Puerto Vallarta read more

La Fina - Amaras & Licha cocktails - Mexican Near Me - Puerto Vallarta, JAL

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This is one of if not the best meal I have ever had. For perspective, I never write reviews but the meal I just ate would put most professional chefs to shame. Our server was incredibly patient and kind with our limited Spanish and her recommendations were perfect! I am completely amazed that this spot isn't on every food show on this planet. I almost don't want to write this review because it feels like the I learned about a secret spot but I hope this restaurant gets every peso they worked hard to get! The shrimp and marrow taco is incredible. Trust me read more

La Fina - Shrimp and marrow taco - Mexican Near Me - Puerto Vallarta, JAL

Friends recommend this place so I gave it a try. It's off the beaten path a bit but very worth the trip. I had the short rib enchilada with goat cheese and it was outstanding. It was extremely filling - so much so I couldn't finish it! read more

Atmosphere, service and food all A+. Friends recommended this place and we are so glad they did. Will definitely be a dinner spot for every Puerto Vallarta trip. Definitely make a reservation. We had the beef filet and the short rib enchiladas. read more

This is absolutely one of the best finds for a foodie visiting or living in Puerto Vallarta. The heart, soul, and flavor surpasses Casa Kimberly/Iguana, La Madalena, La Leche, etc. This is elevated and refined Mexican food that has no equal in the city (the chili relleno at La Iguana is the only thing that comes close). If you want skillfully crafted, delicious food - get yourself a reservation to La Fina ASAP! Found this by way of a recommendation from a local. It's a short hop over the Rio Cuale in Atmosfera (just outside of Zona Romantica). The atmosphere is relaxed (& romantic if you're looking for a great date spot). It's only patio seating, so best to limit a group to 4 max. The chef is clearly well-trained, as his dishes display a defined palette, an artistic eye for plating, and a polished understanding of classical techniques with contemporary flavor profiles. We started with the Plantain & Meat Sope, the Crab Empanada, and the Duck Flautas. Mains were the Stuffed Pork and the Shrimp Enchiladas. Oh boy - truly - everything was delicious. The sope & the flautas shined. The duck is crispy and tender, the mole sauce is rich and complimentary without being heavy and sticky. The sope was both sweet and savory, bursting with flavor and depth. Both I will order again. The waiter recommended the shrimp enchiladas and they were honestly unforgettable. Easily the best enchiladas I have had not just in Puerto Vallarta, but anywhere. The pork was stuffed with either panela or goat cheese, over roasted potatoes, asparagus, and a rich cream sauce. It was a new flavor that I have never experienced before and the remainder of the sauce was scooped up with homemade bread. Clean plates all around. Dessert was the vanilla roll (divine) and a scoop of homemade Oreo ice cream (a perfect ending). Our entire bill was just shy of 1400 pesos (before tip) for 3 people, inclusive of 3 courses, 2 alcoholic beverages, and 4 non-alcoholic beverages. I truly hope this restaurant takes off, because this food is a shining example of the very best Puerto Vallarta has to offer. read more

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I love this place! They need to come out with a cookbook. Food is great, service is friendly & it has a casual fun feel. I highly recommend if you are in Puerto Vallarta- definitely reserve ahead as it is popular and small. read more

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Food was good so props to the chefs and to the owners that put the menu together but our server (shorter young male) had a particularly bad attitude the entire night. It started from the time we alerted him we had a reservation (it was past our rez time so we were checking, but he huffed) asking if we can see the food menu (waited nearly ten mins, clearly annoyed) sarcastically referencing that one of us didn't like our drinks (Amaras) and still left it on our bill when he agreed to swap it out. It wasn't a problem that he forgot to give us our wine but he had a bad attitude when we told him he charged us twice for it. Listen I get it, he may have had a bad day, maybe we said something that he didn't like, or possibly worse (we're a diverse group). Whatever it was, at the end of the day we're still paying customers, going out of way to enjoy a relatively expensive meal at a supposed fine dining establishment, so the expectations are what they've set. If this was a small mom and pop shop charging $65 pesos for fish enchiladas, you wouldn't be reading this from me. But La Fina is serving $550 mxn for rack of lamb and $200 mxn for their specialty drinks, so theyre no small mom and pop restaurante. With that, the amount of attitude was unacceptable. There are way too many other places providing the same quality of your food closer to the center of the city, at a much more affordable price point and without nearly close the attitude. read more

'La Fina Cucina de Barrio' is a tiny restaurant on a small street in Zona Romantica. We arrived about 20 minutes early and they seated us promptly in the outside courtyard. We both had a cocktails. They brought us the food menu a little while later. We ordered 3 small plates (appetizers) a pork belly taco, a seared tuna, and the duck gordita taco. (I should have ordered another pork belly and seared tuna taco for dinner that's how tasty they were!) The tuna was seared perfectly and they added avocado, serano peppers, thinly sliced cucumbers, squid ink, soy and lemon dressing. It was to die for! The pork belly taco was prepared on a Blue corn tortilla, with a burnt sauce, avocado, onions, truffle oil and pico de gallo; it melted in our mouths. (sharing) For dinner my husband had the boneless short ribs that were off the bone tender. All in all, it was a great place with great food. We'll be back! read more

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Located over the river, down a quiet residential street, far away (but totally walkable) from the hustle of the rest of Zona Romantica, this small restaurant easily provided our best meal in town. All the dishes were incredibly tasty, fresh, and served in plentiful portion sizes - as each plate came out, we were more and more impressed (we also clearly ordered too much food). The cocktails were equally as well crafted, and honestly we'd come back here even if it was just a bar. The decor and serving plates were beautiful, but know you are effectively eating in a covered open air restaurant, so no A/C. The wait staff were friendly, knowledgeable, and willing to customize dishes for food intolerances. Not much of a language barrier here, as they will try as much as you do. Make an effort and you'll have an amazing time. Certainly get reservations; there are barely 6 tables in the place. They prefer you WhatsApp them at the provided #. Do it now. read more