loved the food!!! Teresa our server was so sweet and nice loved our experience there!

Food here is amazing. I got the fish tacos and a ceviche. Mitsubishi is super good. They gave you so much. It's very feeling. read more

Mariscos Nayarit - Mexican Near Me - Lake Elsinore, California

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Amazing tacos of marlin fish Teresa is the best server ever meet Beautiful Nayarit pictures on wall Highly recommended! Los mejores tacos de marlin que he probado en todo California y el mejor servicio al cliente el lugar estilo Nayarit read more

Mariscos Nayarit - Ceviche - Mexican Near Me - Lake Elsinore, California

For Mariscos here definitely get the ceviche, always fresh and so yummy!! Service is good since it's never really packed. Empanadas de camarón are a must try. Those two things I vouch for at this restaurant. Seriously super yummy!! Empanadas for appetizer and ceviche for your entree you're set. They serve the ceviche with some chips. They always have music playing and it's nice so you'll definitely enjoy a good lunch here. read more

The food was great. I had the molcajete hot... my wife had 7mares and my kids carne asada tacos. Everything was good the service was great. Liz our server was very attentive. The ambiance was chill great for family. The place was clean. We moved to Lake Elsinore 4 years ago and this was our first time. We are coming from LA county and this place made us feel like home. We almost didn't come due to the 3.3 stars but don't let that fool you the place is great. I will definitely come back. (I asked about the 3.3 star reviews they mention they were a few haters trying to bring them down) read more

Mariscos Nayarit - Molcajete was fire - Mexican Near Me - Lake Elsinore, California

Mariscos Nayarit offers up excellent Mexican specialties in a friendly, and warm atmosphere. The fish tacos here are the best I have found anywhere and most everything on the menu has been delicious. The staff are welcoming and eager to make your visit an enjoyable one. Patrons can choose from two inside dining areas or the outdoor patio. This facility was previously a popular barbecue restaurant and Mariscos Nayarit takes advantage of the large rock smoker left over from that operation. Prices are very reasonable and the venue is kept clean and properly maintained. read more

Mariscos Nayarit - Outdoor patio - Mexican Near Me - Lake Elsinore, California

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The aqua chille is amazing their ceviche and orchard drinks is very tasty. Tasty drinks.

Hands down the BEST Mexican food in Lake Elsinore! I've noticed some shady fake reviews trying to bring down El Nayarit's rating, but don't be fooled this place is the real deal. I've had shrimp ceviche all over California and nothing comes close to what they serve here. It's fresh, flavorful, and perfectly balanced. And don't sleep on the green spicy sauce super lemony with just the right kick. I literally dream about it. The staff is friendly Vicky and alicia are the best, the food is consistent, and the flavor is unmatched. If you're local or just passing through, skip the copycats and come straight here. El Nayarit is Lake Elsinore's hidden gem. read more

Great seafood and great service by Teresa. We always make sure to stop by on our way to San Diego. The tostada de pulpo was really good. I recommend it. read more

the food was really good and the service was excellent. The ceviches were a solid 10/10! Only thing is, the place could use a bit of work on the decoration and a new floor. read more

I'll start with the food. Food Was 5 stars! Delicious.... My hubby ordered a shrimp cocktail and son ordered a molcajete. I said I would just share with them, but when I tasted that cocktail I had to order one for myself. Absolutely delicious Our waitress Teresa was so sweet. She is a hustler! Overall 5 stars read more

We never have any complaints when we come here. The ceviche is fresh and delicious no matter what day of the week it is. The mojarra was on point and so yummy. The service was great, as always. The restaurant is comfortable with good ac. read more

Mariscos Nayarit - Mojarra - Mexican Near Me - Lake Elsinore, California

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Came here for my husband to try seafood since he loves it but was a bit disappointed. Hubby got the shrimp empanadas that were dry inside and plain. Just shrimp in it and said it was ok but he wouldn't order again. Hubby ordered the molcajete and said it was again ok, but salty. I ordered the cheese enchiladas with rice and beans and again flavor was ok, expected more from this place because the chips and salsa were delicious so bit disappointed overall. Price was...not worth it for us and we won't be back. The waitress was very nice though. Oh and the place is very hot inside and if you sit by the window in the back booth, you will feel all the heat from outside. Horrible. read more

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I love this place and the shrimp ceviche, fish tacos and the shrimp zarandeados is the best I ever ate. I recommend this spot. Service is always excellent and no complaints from me. The owner and the rest of the staff are great cooks. You should try this place out %. Great beers and the Micheladas are amazing too. Clean place to enjoy your time with your family or by your self after a hard day of work. read more

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18.50 $ for a small plain bacon breakfast burrito that took 15 minutes! Don't waste your money

Went in here excited to try the Baja fished tacos, but was disappointed it had no flavor The tacos had very little mayo We asked the server for water and a soda, that never came. She also forgot to bring my husbands tacos so when I told her we didn't want them anymore she said they were ready and that she was gonna bring them either way and would charge me for them. We didn't want to argue because she started getting defensive so we just left it like that. But it was a total disappointment read more

I came in for camarones sarandiados, but I got camarones a la Diabla, waitress said sorry you should of showed me the picture and I couldn't said we do not have those, that is just to advertise the restaurant but these are as good. make sure you bring cash unless you don't mind the 4% for using debit card. I don't care to pay but please give me what I want, even after making it known I just got ignore. Had been here before It was great, don't really understand what happened this time. read more

Extremely slow service the waitress would not get off the phone salsas blan beans like soup fish and fries blan no flavor no flavor at all read more

Mariscos Nayarit - No flavor no salt like finger food - Mexican Near Me - Lake Elsinore, California

I love the shrimp ceviche here. The artwork in this restaurant is beautiful, looking forward to trying different dishes here. read more

this is the best spot in the whole west coast for ceviche! vicky and Alicia made me feel so welcome and the wait time is incredibably fast. hands down my #1 spot. read more

Came twice when visiting w friends. Had the ceviche oysters & fish tacos both times so only applies to those items. The ceviche oysters: Excellent, fresh, clean taste. Ceviche nice tart lime citrus, shrimp were reasonable size (were probably blanched before hand though for you purests out there) Fish tacos - grilled! Love some grilled fish tacos. Nothing fancy just good food, good flavors. Nice clean location, good service. If you want fancy, "chef curated" then not your place. But if you want good food at reasonably priced. Then def give a try. read more

STAY - AWAY As a (used to be) regular customer; here are some bullet points from 6 years of experience. The short lady waitress was always attentive and did not take long with ordered drinks or food, but no longer here. Oysters: once in my whole time coming here I got an oyster with a worm. But the actual owner made it right buy giving us a different batch. (Pre-COVID) The new waiter (assuming it's the owners son / relative) is NOT attentive, disappears for 10-25 minutes before asking what you would like to eat. After he disappears again, you have to "ask" for chips and salsa now. The shrimp / fish ceviche is good with the green salsa. The lady who does the cooking is usually on point. The butterflied fish takes a long time to make and bring out: up to an hour wait. The shrimp empanadas: where good until recently. We ordered a dozen of them and got back empanadas that where over cooked, burnt, shrimp was rubbery, chewy, and lots of absorbed oil. As they where dark and NOT a golden brown. We kindly asked for another batch since the one they served was not acceptable. The waiter did say we make them the "same way". But, since we expressed our dislike we gave them a second chance to "improve" on "re-making" them. Guess what; we got the same (if not the same batch) of empanadas back, maybe a tab bit better than the last batch, but still unacceptable to consume. Turns out these are NOT fresh, but pre-made from the waiters response. That's what they tasted like... left overs that where put in a microwave to serve, in my opinion. Checking out: since they did attempt to "re-make them we asked for a discount on the empanadas only! bc we still wanted to pay partial for the left-over empanadas that we DID NOT eat, I mean come on! We're not A-holes. The waiter / owner son said sorry you re-ordered them so we have to pay. Did not try to make things right at all! Nor try to give us a resolution. All he expressed was "sorry but you have to pay in full. We lost 2 orders of empanadas." In my mind I was like then make them the right way the first time! If they treated us like this, and we where returning customers for YEARS on a weekly basis, you can forget about our patronage and look for somewhere else in Lake Elsinore to give our local support to. I still payed the full bill. But, a lesson learned to NOT return back. So local and visiting Foodies BEWARE!!! The owners reply wasn't to come up with a solution or a resolution to fix the issue at hand, which was a bad batch of empanadas. We had ordered these all the time, but something was not right about these. It was many times of coming here that led up to this review, it wasn't just because of what happened this last incident. If you care about "Customer Satisfaction" then why not reply with a solution or resolution? Instead you come here to save face and report of false reviews. We where willing to work along with a resolution on our end, it's not like we said we did not want to pay. The reason we came here was because it's a small business in the community. If no resolution can be had here, then I guess my experience as a review will remain. read more

Extremely Unhappy with the following. Server- Young Teenager boy, May be owners son. Doesn't care about CS. Food Quality-Food is old and rewarmed. Not good with seafood. Service- Had to ask for water and chips after ordering first round of beverages. Tried to provide honest feedback and it went into one ear and out the other. Will not go here again. Owner is now stating that this is false and sending me messages for honest feedback. Read my reviews and history. Starts are earned. Coach your people and be accountable.This is sad. BEWARE! read more

This place did not disappoint. Like always, service was super friendly and the food was great!! Had the bistek ranchero plate and it was served hot freshly prepared. Sauce was on the spicy side so if that's not your thing you may want to tell them. Typical sides which were rice and beans. A little bit of chopped lettuce and a fresh tomato slice. All the fresh veggies tasted freshly sliced. No funky taste at all. Super crunchy and yummy. The meat was sliced perfectly and was nice and tender. It was stewed in a fresh red salsa full of flavor and again, HEAT. Served with a chile toreado. Look it up if you don't know what that is. I asked for flour tortillas but they brought me corn. Which did not bum me out at all because they were the fresh fluffy kind that are prepared in house. Over all I absolutely recommend this restaurant. They're known for Mariscos so I'm gonna try some seafood next time. Thank you mariscos Nayarit for the wonderful meal. Can't wait to come back and try some more!!! read more

The food here is amazing this is my childhood go to place every time I visit I come here service is amazing Teresa was great friendly and very knowledgeable in her work. The food is the best in town Empanadas are a key to this restaurant you should definitely come eat here. read more

Mariscos Nayarit - a plate of food on a table - Mexican Near Me - Lake Elsinore, California

The Green Salsa is good. Came here on a Friday around noon for some lunch. We're not local so I googled seafood since my uncle wanted to have a beer. Googles reviews were decent but Yelps are more spot on regarding the service. Let me tell you the ambience is dead in this place, no music playing in the background, you have to pay for it. The place still has carpet flooring. The painted landscape on the walls is okay, I guess. The service was questionable. Couldn't tell if she was new to field and doesn't have the etiquette, or if she was just unwilling. The facts. They didn't have the "super Michelada" because they don't have shrimp to put on the borders. I would've still taken it because I wanted my beer floating on top of the drink. But that was not an option. Let me tell you they had a long list of drinks they didn't offer, "sold out"...side note it's Father's Day weekend, what a wasted opportunity. When it came to ordering food, no suggestions or recommendations. My cousins and I played it safe and ordered tacos and fries. My uncle wanted the fish soup. My uncle was asking what kind of fish was served and the lady says, I don't know but it's not a filet it's the one with bone in it, not filet. She could've just gone to ask the kitchen to confirm. My uncle was disappointed by the soup, turns out they used filet and whatever was left of the thick fish that is normally used. She offered to replace it after it had been served. He kindly declined because it would've taken longer to get a different plate and he's was hungry. Next time just ask the kitchen to be sure. The tacos were good and the fries too. They served this green salsa on the side which was honestly delicious. It saved the soup accosting to my uncle. That's the reason they get the three stars. Amazing things will happen with good salsa. If I'm ever in town I think I'll give it another chance if the reviews improve. read more

If I could leave them 0 stars i would. Let's start with the service it's the worse I've ever dealt with. They didn't know what a salted rim for a beer glass was, second their beer glass was hot took like 15 minutes to get after the beer and then the ceviche comes out and they took 10 minutes to bring chips and tostadas. Honestly worse place I've had mariscos at. Service is horrible Don' waste your time or money coming here read more

It would 0 stars if possible Came to sit inside to eat Waitress takes forever then is rude Takes forever to get anything, not even busy And The food is horrible No flavor, not fresh read more

The shrimp cocktail is good, the michelada was OK.. the shorter waitress that's always here is always rude. Whenever she brings my michelada she brings it without putting the beer In it.... wonder why the table full of men next to me got there drinks with the beer already inside. They had 1 Fan on inside of the entire restaurant and it's 90 degrees out. By the look of the reviews, it seems like management has yet to address these issues as they continue to Happen... if they want to keep this place open, it's in there best interest to fix the issues. read more

Horrible service. I'm Mexican and they treated all my white friends like they were some sort of aliens just because they couldn't speak Spanish... I got treated like crap even though I spoke in Spanish to them lol Sunday night crew is definitely not it. To add to it, all the orders took forever, came out one at a time with about 10mins between dishes, the margarita we ordered was not made accordingly and when I kindly asked for them to change it to what I ordered, she refused and did it with a Shit attitude. I def will not come back to this establishment. Tan si quiera traten a la raza con respeto... read more

This place is amazing!!! The food was perfect, and the service was excellent. Our waitress recommended a shrimp dish that was absolutely outstanding. Will definitely be back soon. :) read more

Server - efficient and nice Atmosphere- beach scenes painted on the walls Menu - a lot of options for everyone Appetizer - chips and salsa for all guests Food - Delicious, a lot of flavor read more

Mariscos Nayarit - Two fish tacos and one shrimp taco. Extra sauce. - Mexican Near Me - Lake Elsinore, California

First time here and I was really impressed! Flavor food, reasonable priced and great customer service. I will be back! read more

Mariscos Nayarit - Ostiones preparados, agua chilies, and cucarachas.. - Mexican Near Me - Lake Elsinore, California

Hands down best place in area! Ceviche is the bomb. I refuse to go anywhere else. I went yesterday and back again today. Looks like hole in the wall place.... Those are the best for real authentic mexican food. read more

Pro: OMG, I love Miguel (no homo). Best shrimp cocktail on this side of the border. Con: The music could get a bit loud, fight for the single bathroom. This place is a drug, a serious addiction at this point. Every time I get back into the country after a few weeks without Mexican, this is first place I stop by for some proper seafood. Do ask them for custom specials base on what fresh fish they have on hand. Do tell them what flavors you do like, especially on sour, spicy, and/or sweet. read more

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When I got home I expected my "PESCADO ZARANDEADO" to taste like what I had paid for. It looked delicious but no flavor it needed seasoning or at least salt. I should of just ordered the empanadas because for $30.00 a kilo of fish you are better off cooking for yourself last resort I guess the shrimp empanadas and Michelada!! Just my opinion. read more

This is probably my favorite seafood restaurant this side of the Mexican border. Their shrimp ceviche is sooo good and the perfect heat if your like me and cant handle too much spice. They do serve it with a spicy green sauce that is perfect for those who like their seafood spicy. They also have 4 different hot sauces on the tables so that you can get to whatever spicy level you like. They recently added more items to their menu when we last went and my boyfriend tried their birria with handmade tortillas, and omg was it good. Top that off with a michelada and your set. They will even customize stuff for you if you just let them know what you want. For example I always ask for a Mango michelada, thats where they add mango puree to your michie and add some mango syrup to the rim and then add the tajin...my mouth is watering just thinking about it. The owner Miguel is a really cool guy and the waitresses check in on you often to see how your doing. The building owner recently put in a new AC unit too so it's nice and cool for hot days. My recommendation is try the shrimp ceviche but bring a friend cause 1 tostada is enough to feed two people, trust me you wont be disappointed. read more

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The food was ok but not for the price. I ordered a shrimp burrito and I noticed that the shrimp was not clean still had the vein. I also ordered a mango margarita that the waitress never brought. Also the waitress kept getting our orders wrong. Definitely never coming back to this restaurant. read more

Start with a Fish Taco and Shrimp Ceviche Pescado Zarandeado the best. Molcajete, Cucarachas are nothing but the best, everything with a cold Dos XX read more

Amazing food, I couldn't have been happier. Elizabeth was one of the best servers I have ever met. She is a goddess.