Good service Beautiful garden Tasty drinks Delicious food Nice place to hang out with family and friends. Recommend! read more

I had an event booked with Mariscos La Palma in El Monte for Saturday, January 31, 2026. I personally booked with Danny and paid him a deposit directly on October 20, 2025. Two weeks before my event, I texted Danny to confirm that everything was good and to go over final details. He completely ghosted me--day after day--until Sunday the week before my event. That's when he finally responded and told me he had double-booked my date. He then tried to blame a "booking agent," even though I booked with him directly and paid him directly. To make it worse, he tried to send me to a different location 20 minutes away. After being ignored for weeks and having to chase him down myself, I had zero confidence trusting him again. The worst part? He still has not returned my deposit. Despite canceling on me, he has refused to give my money back, leaving me with no choice but to pursue legal action just to recover what I'm owed. This was extremely unprofessional, stressful, and costly. If you're planning an event, be very careful. Based on my experience, this business cannot be trusted to honor bookings or communicate responsibly. read more

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This place is never opened based on their hours. Twice I've been here hours before closing and place is locked up.

This venue is a disaster. Bathrooms were filthy and unstocked, furniture was dirty and mismatched, and the drinks had BUGS in them. The "owner" hovered at my event like an uninvited guest, cut our time short, and ignored every concern. Even worse -- after I told him not to, he still used MY decorations, setup, and music to promote his venue as if it was his work. That's dishonest, disrespectful, and predatory. Dirty, unsafe, and run by a scammer with zero professionalism. Avoid this place at all costs. read more

Mariscos La Palma - This is me asking them to remove my event. They ignored it and even posted MORE after -- completely unprofessional. - Bars Near Me - El Monte, California

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Sonoran style fish taco special was delicious . Thank you to chef Roberto and to Zuri for excellent service..Our second time here. Festive decor and ambiance. I look forward to trying other menu items . Quality of food top notch reasonable prices This restaurant is an excellent find in downtown El Monte .. read more

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This review is very specific regarding their hosting experience. We host a Real Estate networking meet up at the end of every month. Their staff has been great. They attend our group as if we are VIP and go out of their way to make sure our event goes smooth. Due to the hours we are there, our dining selection is limited, but we totally get it. They have lives too and we stay late. Thanks to Danny and his staff. We look forward to continuing our meeting ups there. Every last Thursday, we are there sp come on down and join us! read more

Server took our order then we waited normal serving time to ask again our order... Drinks are good. We ordered tacos governador but they were alright. Chips and salsa were good. We were the only people there and still the service wasn't great. We had to ask for water and forks. Almost seemed like they were hoping no customers showed up. We only came here to try something new but not worth it, the menu choices are also minimal. Spend your money somewhere else. This place definitely not worth it. read more

Hidden gem in El Monte off Main Street. Park across the street. The menu mainly features seafood, but they also have enchiladas that you can order and chile verde. They're super flexible so I was able to get shrimp and made enchiladas rather than chicken. I plan to come back and try their shrimp tacos next and their ceviche. read more

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Can we get an update on hours and days open? We came on a Friday night, 7PM and the sign says OPEN in bright green letters but doors are locked with employees staring at us as we try to open the door. We've enjoyed the food here but it always seems sus because you never know what you're going to get. I also called ahead of time! Waste of time and no consistency. read more

Honestly has high expectations and was very disappointed. Came on a Friday afternoon, just 1 family in restaurant, sat myself down.. after no one came to greet us. Finally a waitress came by rushing to take our order. We asked for water, a botany and tacos to start, but tacos gobernador had nothing special at taste.. in need of some salsa to compliment. We had a botana de mariscos, also not great, seafood did not taste fresh. Honestly our of everything I ate only the salsa given with chips at first was the only decent thing I tasted. We got regular water in very small cups and were charged for basic tap water.. had I know the charged would of asked for bottle. I also ordered a paloma that basically tasted of nothing but squirt.. couldn't even taste alcohol. Service was rushed and bad even though it was empty.. only checked on us once. Waitress seemed upset when asked for water refill. Another family showed up when we were only couple left in restaurant and they told them it would be a 40 min wait... ridiculous it being empty. Apparently thye had an event at back of restaurant which is why they seemed to busy to have staff in restaurant.. but if you can't handle both, then why have the restaurant open. Will never come back, nothing was great. Surprisingly they are still open.. go anywhere else, believe me you'd be better off. read more

Mariscos La Palma - Botana, not fresh tasted refrigerated for days - Bars Near Me - El Monte, California

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I came here a few weeks ago and forgot to leave a review but I kept thinking about the food and just had to! Everything was so tasty and flavorful! I had the ceviche de pescado as well as the octopus taco! Plus customer service was also great. I don't live in the area but I would drive all the way from the South Bay to come back here! read more

I really wanted to like this place. From the pics looks like a place that I would enjoy but unfortunately the drinks were not it. I asked for a Paloma and I basically got a squirt with tajin rim. My friend asked for a mineral water michelada, mind you we've had delicious micheladas with mineral water but this time it did not make the cut. There were fruit flies as well while we tried to eat, food was basic. Service slow for only 4 people in the restaurant at the time we got there. read more

I never give bad reviews but I have to for this place. I went for oysters and they didn't have any. So i ordered the blue fin tuna sashimi and they didn't have that either. So then I ordered 3 shrimp tacos and a tropical ceviche. It took 30 minutes to get our food and mind you, we were the only ones there. Never again. read more

The seafood here is fresh and flavorful, with a vibrant atmosphere that makes dining a pleasure. The staff is friendly, but service can be a bit slow during peak hours. Overall, a great spot for seafood lovers! read more

The food was terrific. Although I personally don't like spicy food, it was also spicy and very flavorful. I ordered the chicken mole enchiladas, and my wife ordered the Rojo enchiladas, which were fantastic. I have been to a lot of Marisco places, and this one hits the spot with its Micheladas. The service was excellent, and I would recommend this place to family and friends. I almost forgot we ordered the Agua Chilies Verde, which was super spicy but hit the spot. read more

Great place!! Food and drinks were amazing. We came in for a painting event it was so much fun, great way to spend your Friday night with friends and family. Service was great too. read more

Mariscos La Palma - Bars Near Me - El Monte, California

The service was great. Very attentive. And the food flavorful! I particularly enjoyed the enchiladas.

This place was rated high so I decided to try it. The chips and salsa were good. The lady/waitress was excellent. She came to ask if I needed anything like 3-4 times. Now, let's talk about the food. I'll keep it simple. I ordered a tostada mixta. Worst tostada I have ever tasted. No flavor at all. I couldn't even fix it with lemon and salt. It was really bad. Sorry read more

My wife and I came here on a Saturday night and there were maybe about 3 other tables occupied. There was live music which was great. We didn't see anyone working so we sat ourselves in a booth and patiently waited for someone to take our order. Ended up ordering the botana la palma and ceviche de pescado. About 5-10 minutes later we were informed there were no more fish for the ceviche, so we decided to go with shrimp instead. The service was a bit slow or non existent. Maybe because the restaurant was hosting a paint&sip on the other side and required the waitress' attention. Nonetheless the food was amazing! Seafood tasted fresh and full of flavor. Where it went a bit wrong was when we got our bill. I typically just double the tax for a 20% tip, but didn't realize until afterwards that 1. The tax was off and 2. We got the wrong bill. The botana la palma was $25 and ceviche i believe was around $19, but was charged $25 for sashimi de atun azul. The tax was only $2.49 so our tip was unfortunately lower than intended (sorry, I was tipsy). My fault for not checking, but I was in a rush. Overall, would definitely come back, but will double check my bill. read more

Mariscos La Palma - Tax is 5%. I also ordered ceviche ($19) instead of sashimi ($25) - Bars Near Me - El Monte, California

Don't trust their posted hours! Came here today (Sunday) and realized they weren't open. It was 11:30 with opening hour at 11am. A staff member was sitting on the outdoor patio waiting herself, and mentioned "they were opening at 12:00 today." Fine, so we killed 30 minutes and came back at 12:15. Still closed, and the employee too had left as we saw her walking over to her car and drive off. Super unprofessional. I run my own business and can't imagine just opening whenever I feel like it... I'd be out of business in NO time. Best of luck to this place, I won't bother trying them out. read more

Came here for a work event. Great food, drinks, music and service. I will definitely return. The patio looks really nice to reserve for a bday dinner or baby-shower. read more

First time here, looks nice inside peaceful, The greet you with chips & salsa. Quick to bring the drinks Dalia gave us amazing service made sure we didn't need anything, The food was 10/10 even the chicken nuggets and fries were 10/10!! The ambiance was 10/10 Highly recommend and will definitely be back! read more

Mariscos La Palma - 2 fish tacos 2 Pulpo tacos - Bars Near Me - El Monte, California

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Came to Mariscos La Palma for the Paint & Sip event tonight. $40 tickets include paint supplies, painting lesson and an all-you-can-eat buffet the space is large and clean, the employees are attentive and fun & the drinks look amazing. Would definitely recommend! read more

Mariscos La Palma - Paint & Sip Night - Bars Near Me - El Monte, California

This place is great. Except for the many times it says it's open and oddly they are not. I rave about the place then I show up with my guest and they are closed read more

Girl night out with drinks music and painting yeyyyyyyyy. Also close to home in Valley mall! read more

Mariscos La Palma - Girls night out! Painting and drinking yey! - Bars Near Me - El Monte, California

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Ordered campechana and shrimp cocktail. Both were really bland, tasted like tap water. And the shrimps were not cleaned, had kaka in it. The service was lacking.. manager said they would comp us next time, no there won't be a next time. It was that bad! read more

Food was ok service i would said is ok too could be better but after all we have a good time

Easy parking at Valley Mall and we were seated right away. Great food and good service. We ate the aguachile negro, ceviche de pescado, and enchiladas de mole. Aguachile negro was my personal favorite, great depth and smoky chili flavor without losing any of the brightness you would expect from an aguachile. Mole was very complex without being overly rich and totally hit the spot for my boo who was craving mole. Ceviche de pescado was also quite good but was just outclassed by the two other powerhouses on the table. Drank a michelada and a paloma. Very generous pour on the paloma. Probably my one complaint from the meal is 13 bucks is pretty pricy for a michelada but it was a good one at the very least. All in all definitely worth checking out! I've eaten a lot of mariscos in El Monte and this is for sure one of the better ones. Throw em some business cuz I want em to stick around for the long haul. read more

Place is closed for remodeling but no signs or anything outside . Wasted my lunch time oh well

Food was great! Staff was super helpful in finding where our event was hosted! Would definitely recommend!

Amazing service and the food is very delicious. Definitely recommend. The music is a whole as vibe

Awesome fish ceviche great presentation the shrimp is huge and clean great spot bad part no liquor just beer!! It was a bit empty day we visited but it was a Sunday afternoon after 4th of July read more

So good! Happened to clay by this place and decided to give it a try. Definitely recommend. Great service by Dalia as well read more

Mariscos La Palma - Aguachiles Verdes. So good - Bars Near Me - El Monte, California

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Little waitresses Delia was awesome!! Food was bomb! Free shot with a Yelp review, first time here

Mariscos La Palma is the best restaurant in El Monte! Danny and his crew has the best customer services that exist, 2nd to none! Good food Good drinks what can I say... read more

Great service at this restaurant will definitely be returning ! Our waitress was really helpful when choosing drinks and food since it was my first time there. Food was extremely delicious and had good portions read more

This is my first time here and I have to say you need to make it here. Drive , walk , etc it's worth it. The food and service is spectacular. As soon as we walked in we were welcomed and treated kindly. The prices are a little high but let me tell you it is worth it. The shrimp tacos are so good. The aguachiles has so much flavor. Run don't walk here ! read more

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This restaurant is amazing! My friend and I tried their Lunch Buffet on different days and they switched up the entree and soup selections each time and it all tasted delicious. The flavors are excellent. On one occasion the buffet wasn't available so we ordered from the menu. I had their Chilaquiles with eggs, and my friend had chicken molé enchiladas and we were blown away at how delicious it was. I highly recommend this place. The waiter was also extremely nice. Their customer service is A+. The restaurant ambience was clean and comfortable. My family owns a Mexican restaurant so I tend to be picky when it comes to eating at restaurants, I pay attention to details, food, service, and presentation. Lol it's annoying to myself and whoever goes out to eat with me, but I can't help it. Hahaha. Thank you to Mariscos La Palma for excellent food and service. I will be back. And please keep the lunch buffet! read more

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Customer service was excellent, and the food was delicious. If you are looking for a place to chill with mariscos and beer this is the place. read more

The ambiance was amazing with great holiday music. The staff was so kind and the shrimp tacos were amazing. Must go back and try more items on the menu. read more