The new management have ruined the vibe of this place and what it used be. They serve very small…read moremargaritas compared to the past and to top it all off they serve them in plastic 8 oz glasses. Very disappointing as of been coming to this place for years!

Very delicious restaurant, great service. Visited while on vacation. Ordered the beef fajitas,…read moregarlic shrimp, and two margaritas (strawberry and mango). All delicious 10/10

First time here. Saw so many yeplers had a great experience. Seems we do too! One note, the…read moreDirections link ico on Yelp took us several 100m away. Some kids we met were nice enough to guide us to the right place. If you put the address into Google Maps you will get there. Note also, they are cash only. The restaurant is well worth the visit. Staff is super friendly, and English friendly. The food was fabulous. The health Green drink makes a great start. After, we had the Shredded Beef with eggs and Tuna tetaki type dish. Both were both phenomenal. Look forward to trying dinner.

If you are visiting Zihua bookmark Carmelitas for breakfast or lunch. They have authentic Mexican…read morecuisine and a gringo menu for the less than adventurous. Our local dining partners took us here and said it is a hidden gem. They were right. The chilaqueiles roja is as authentic as it gets. My eggs divorces reminded me of a small breakfast café in Mexico city. Portions are more than plentiful and we did not eat again until supper time. They some interesting dishes like lengue that I was almost tempted to order, next time for lunch! They are only opened for breakfast and lunch and they are a tad hard to locate.

We always schedule one sunset dinner at El Faro when staying at the Pacifica Resort in Ixtapa. I…read morebelieve they do serve breakfast, but their sunset dinners are the best (IMHO) as the sun sets right over the bay, and because El Faro is located at the highest area of the resort, the views are spectacular. During the winter season, you may even see whales! The menu does rotate, and they specialize in local fish options. Do check out their salads. The grilled watermelon salad was delicious. They have a full bar, but we noted that it's best to keep your order uncomplicated. Service is excellent, and they will accommodate special requests. Reservations are recommended, but we have never had an issue as walk ins.

We enjoyed breakfast here this morning! Since the whales…read moreare in the bay playing, it was a perfect place for breakfast! If you want the best view in Ixtapa, eat here for any meal! The food is always amazing! The service is top notch! Looking forward to our sunset dinner! Most sincerely, Dayla

Great, clean place with lots of good choices for food... and they have an extensive spirits menu…read morewith lots of options. It was only bar in town I could find Crown Royal.

Awful service overpriced place for Gringos ! Don't be…read morefooled! Rude waiter asked for a glass for a canned beer and he slammed it down and did not offer to pour it for my wife! Asked for a fan and was not given on? He said yes? Tables are for children very low seats! I'm not impressed

A great place to gather for several flavored Margaritas, Daiquiris or a beer. The food is great and…read morenot to expensive.

You will find Margarita walking Ixtapa beach selling her delicious Tamales. I am not a big fan of…read moreTamales but once I tried Margarita's was would wait for her every day. Three Tamales for $100 pesos you will be surprised how good they are everyone around us started buying them after we told them her Tamales. The corn Tamales are my favorite but they are all very good!

Very yacht club feel and wonderful ambiance. Service and food very good!!!!!!!!'!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!read more

We were in Ixtapa for a 8 day vacation. On our 6th day we decided we wanted to stay close to the…read moreCondo we were staying at (Bayview Grand Marina). We had researched the area on our Mapquest and found El Galeon. We went to their website ( which brought us to YELP) where we found they were rated 4.7 out of 5 stars. (The lone "2/3" star came from someone who stated that she had lasagna which was cold but the service fixed the issue after what she felt was a long time) All the other ratings were 5/5 star with many mentions of Francisco who was their waiter.( more of Francisco later). The walk was a 6 min walk from our condo, so we decided we would make El Galeon our evening dining experience. We approached the entrance just off the Mariana where we were met by none other than Francisco himself. He greeted us with smiles and in a very polite and friendly voice he asked if we had made reservations ( we had not) he took us to a very nice table where my wife and I sat comfortably awaiting menus. I made mention to Francisco as to the reviews that brought us to El Galeon with many making mention specifically to him and his great service. He was surprised in hearing people had mentioned him directly and was appreciative.. he lived up to the reviews, the food was amazing (we had shrimp cocktail to start, margaritas and wine to quench our thirst and for the main entrees my wife had pomodoro and I had fettuccini Alfredo.) large portions served with garlic toast. DELICIOUS! Highly recommend!

Went with some friends, lots of choices and we chose this place. Outside tables in sand with white…read moretablecloth. Friendly staff and helpful. Did everything with lots of drinks and food. Funny thing was their word for good was "meow meow meow" they all said it repeatedly. Good views and a short walk along the beach from centro.

Fun transition from casual to a dresser evening meal on the sand.. (still very casual). My favorite…read moreis their shrimp tacos and the best guacamole..

Lalo has been in the restaurant business in Ixtapa for years. His new restaurant is now in the old…read moreLobster House location on the second floor across from the Sunscape Dorado Pacifica hotel. The staff was great, and the food wonderful. I had the Lalo's Shrimp prepared at the table, and my wife had Fettuccine. Both were excellent. We have had the fish we caught on our day's fishing trip prepared by Lalo in the past with wonderful results. Give them a try!

We stayed on Lapa Beach for two weeks And enjoyed Donia Prudencia so much we had almost all of our…read moremeals there. Lily and Francisco were typically our servers, but there were many more wonderful staff at the restaurant that we interacted with and had a really great time. If you Google the restaurant, you'll see the photos and it's exactly what it looks like right on the beach steps away from the surf. We had great Negronis and margaritas and a number of dinner specialties. Zihuataneo is known for seafood, and we took advantage of it. We hope to return again in a few months and look forward to seeing all of the new friends that we made having more fabulous food and drinks!

Service was very poor! Took forever for order to be taken. Food was good when we received it but…read moreservers never came back to see how we were doing or to ask if we wanted another cocktail. There were only two other tables being served so it wasn't like they were busy. Ambiance was very bright meaning overhead lights too bright. And there were servers standing around doing nothing. We had to flag them down for all our services. Awful experience especially after eating at the Hyatt restaurants. Shame on Doña Prudencia. I won't be back and I'm spreading this awful experience to friends who will be arriving soon.

We come every year to ixtapa and have been to every restaurant in tow multiple times. It astonishes…read moreme where the crowds go as the food at those places generally isn't that great. This place is hands down the best Mexican food in town. I love the Chile rellenos and tortas. Give this place a shot. You won't regret it!

My family owns a timeshare in ixtapa and has been coming down for 11 years. While there are many…read moreoptions in town, this is certainly one of the best. The service is very good and I have not had a bad dish yet. They speak very good English as well.