Beautiful and delicious food. Service is always outstanding. Very clean and fun environment!! The best margaritas in town!! read more

Mariscos Nayarit - Seafood Near Me - Roanoke, Virginia

We decided on here for lunch after always seeing a full parking lot when we drive by. It took about 10 minutes of standing before we were seated or even acknowledged. Maybe they were short staffed? We put our orders in at 2:15 for a chicken quesadilla and lunch size chicken fajitas. We did not receive the food until after 3pm and sadly it was cold. The cheese on the beans wasn't even melting because it wasn't warm enough. It then took awhile to receive our check and boxes. We watched two families come in and then leave because they weren't being helped. Hopefully it was just a fluke day :( read more

This place was within walking distance of the hotel and that my co-workers and I stayed at so we gave it a try. We were seated immediately. It took a while for a server to come get our drink order then a bit to get them to us and take our order. The food wasn't bad, but not a whole lot to really choose from compared to this restaurants back home. I had the ARRACHERA BURRITO and it pretty good. Very filling! The ambiance was causal. The restaurant is located inside an old Applebee's, but has been upgraded to a Mexican look. The birthday celebrations were pretty cool to see. I'm up in the air on if I'd return. read more

Mariscos Nayarit - ARRACHERA BURRITO - Seafood Near Me - Roanoke, Virginia

Had been eyeing this place for a while, but it never came up when deciding what to eat. Finally for Valentine's Day we decided to come and try it out. It was very busy but oh so very delicious and worth the wait time! Service was amazing all the staff seemed to be working so smoothly and unanimously it made the experience so much better. Since the name itself implies they sell seafood, that is what we ordered. We had Fried Calamari as an appetizer and our main dish was the Parrillada de Jaiba (we did end up switching the mussels for shrimp instead-not a fan of mussels...yet ). The calamari was so delicious, came with 2 different tartar sauces plates on top of a bed of lettuce & topped with pickled onion. I was skeptical of trying it with the onion but guys...it was paired perfectly! The Parrillada was 1lb of crabs, 1 lb of crab legs and 1lb of shrimp. That dish came out piping hot! For some reason I didn't think it would be so much food but it was definitely delicious and a lot! Enough for 2 people for sure! Everything was seasoned well, however the crabs were a little dry. Crab legs were perfect and the shrimps were delicious as well! And to drink I had a Hibiscus water and my husband had Tamarind water. They were both very good as well. We will definitely have to come back to try everything else! They have so much to try, not only on your own but as a family as well or with friends! Very family friendly! They do have a bar but they have more than enough tables away from the bar if you would rather not be close to the bar. Love this place! So glad we tried it out! read more

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Absolutely best Tex/Mex place I've ever been to. Super friendly staff, amazing menu, full bar with any drink you can imagine, and just a great place to spend a few hours. How it ended up in a shopping zone outside Roanoke, I have no idea! But it did and it's great. read more

I sat at the bar and had dinner and an iced tea. I enjoyed the Gringo burrito. It was a very large portion and I could not finish the entire burrito. It was stuffed with chicken. The service was a bit slow as the wait staff were congregated in the back part of the restaurant eating ice cream. They had Mexican music playing in the background but wasn't loud. read more

I was pleasantly surprised it wasn't the typical Tex Mex style restaurant. They had a lot of seafood options. The entire menu was pretty extensive so it can be intimidating. I ended up getting a California style burrito thats massive. He got one of the mixed meat plates. Everything came out fresh and delicious. The grilled dish he for was a little on the salty side but still a lot more than we expected. Prices on the menu can be intimidating but they are very generous with portions. There are dishes that are over $150 and drinks over $75. The drink menu was also quite extensive. So much that it made us think it was maybe too big and they couldn't put our quality food with so many dishes. We were pleasantly surprised. The only thing I didn't care for was the salsa. The smoked salsa was much better. You have to ask for it. For dessert we got pineapple upside down cake. It was just OK for me. It could have done without the caramel because the cake itself was super sweet. The ice cream helped balance it some. We would definitely try other dishes. It was a pleasant surprise. Staff was friendly and there was plenty of parking. We brought some of the steak home and the pieces in the restaurant were ok but the one's we had today were very gamey and chewy. The only steak I could recommend are the bits on the burrito but not for the large mixed meat plates. read more

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I was really stuck between 3 and 4 stars because the value of the food and drinks for the price is unreal, the menu is overflowing with options, they have a designated vegetarian section on their menu, and our actual server was lovely. But a few things just didn't hit right and it affected the meal. First, when you walk in the decor is confused. I was told this was formerly an Applebee's and while a definite effort was made to make it feel different the bones and layout were definitely dated. In particular, there were no freestanding tables and only booths, which would have been fine except the booths were all 2 or 4 seaters, and we were a party of 6. There was one corner booth that could accommodate more than four people and we asked to be seated there - even though the restaurant was mostly empty and nobody was using it - but the host refused and insisted a 4 person booth was for 6 people. We eventually asked a group of servers if we could move and they said of course so we did and it's a good thing because the food dishes were so huge there is no way we would have been able to get all the food on our original table and our elbows would have been constantly knocking each other. Then the single booth that was large enough to accommodate us was bizarrely shaped like an oval and you had to slide aalllllll the way around the oval to get out, plus the table was too big for the booth on the long sides so some of us ate with the table really close to our bodies. Honestly this part of the experience put me in a less forgiving mood for the rest of the meal. That may seem like a nitpick but keep in mind that a big selling point of the menu here is large sharable group items, like overstuffed molcajetes and huge party platters. It's a menu designed for groups but they have no comfortable group seating. If this were more of a sexy, intimate date space with a menu geared in that direction, I would have less to say about the seating problems. Additionally the levels and partitions throughout the restaurant made it feel really cramped. There was an effort to give it a seafood theme with a fish tank and nautical themed wallpaper, but there were also these rattan light fixtures and fake greenery and pink neon signs everywhere which didn't make sense (one said "cheers") so there was nothing here that made me realize upon entering that it was a Mexican restaurant. The booths were 1970s orange and clashed with everything else. Honestly I would have guessed tiki bar or SE Asian if the name weren't in Spanish. I didn't taste anyone else's food at my table. I didn't get the sense that anything was bad but I also didn't sense that anyone was overly impressed with anything other than just the sheer size of the portions. Everyone felt fine after eating so safety wasn't an issue but I was told the ceviche two others ordered had kind of a strange flavor. I found my meal mediocre. I got the elote appetizer and it was way too creamy/mayonnaisy without a lot of flavor, though it was cute for them to serve it with an individual mini bottle of tajin. I ordered a baked shrimp en cocotte kind of dish in a poblano sauce and, again, it felt too cheesy/creamy without enough kick from the poblano and I don't love shrimp with that much dairy. I love poblano sauce so, while there was nothing objectively wrong with this dish, I was underwhelmed. The shrimp themselves were cooked nicely. My shrimp also came with a slice of garlic bread and a scoop of flavored rice which were both tasty but not the main event. It also came with veggies but the menu showed broccoli which I can't stomach and, to her credit, when I asked the server to sub nopal she didn't blink. The nopal, however, was a whole paddle and it was tart, a little firm for my taste and kind of slimy. Personally I prefer nopales to come in strips and be well cooked and seasoned. This was very bare. All in all I would give this place another shot because the value was great and service was good once we got past the original seating issue. The menu was large and diverse so we barely grazed the surface of their offerings and it may be that there are other stellar items we just didn't get a chance to try. But I also would not come again in a group larger than 4 people because of seating limitations, which takes a lot of the funner, higher value group platters off the list of options. I would highly recommend this restaurant tear down some of the partitions and get rid of the booths on the bottom tier to make room for movable tables. read more

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Food was amazing and large portions. Atmosphere was very pleasant and fun. Our waiter was very friendly. read more

Mariscos Nayarit - Quesadilla texana - Seafood Near Me - Roanoke, Virginia

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Delicious food! Slow service. Most staff were standing around. Was visiting from out of town.

Everything about this place is amazing. The staff are friendly, helpful and very attentive. It is always kept very clean on both the inside and outside. It has a wonderful menu and is very kid friendly as well. My family makes it a point to come here every time we are in Roanoke, and it has been consistently great every time so far! read more

Excellent, fresh shrimp prepared well. The decor is lovely & the restaurant was super clean. Taco Tuesday deals are amazing. We enjoyed our lunch. read more

The table was so dirty that your arms would stick to the surface. Same with the floors. When anyone was walking you hear the squeaking on the floor from that same sticky goop. Food quality was just average. But the prices would make you think that you were about to get a super and authentic meal. $21 for three "rib eye tacos." They obviously didn't trim any fat or gristle from the meat. They didn't have half of the tequilas on the menu, just a real "BLAH." Would we go back? Nah! read more

First visit. Quite an extensive menu so took us a while to make our choices. Lots of fun and colorful cocktails to pick from. Great service and good food. We will be back! read more

My fiancé and I were eager to try this new restaurant as we are both seafood lovers. We walked in on a Tuesday night and found it mostly deserted save one or two tables. Our waiter was prompt and attentive. We had heard it was expensive, but were pleasantly surprised to see the only truly expensive menu items were the huge seafood platters, none of which we were interested in. I was excited to see a variety of ceviche on the menu and had a hard time deciding between the various options. My fiancé also had a hard time deciding and eventually settled on the campechana de mariscos (octopus and shrimp, served with rice and tortillas). Both dishes were HUGE and satisfying. For $19.99 I couldn't believe how much ceviche I got. My fiancé helped me eat it, I ate it, and I still took half home. My fiancé's dish came with salad, rice, bread, and a full plate of seafood, also for only $19.99. How anyone could say this place is expensive is beyond me. Now, for the reason for only four stars. My Ceviche Tropical was supposed to have octopus in it and did not, and my fiancé did not get what he ordered at all. He still enjoyed it, but we looked over the menu several times to see if they mistakenly cooked another dish for him and couldn't find anything resembling what he actually got. We chalked it up to them being newly open and needing to work out the kinks, as we visited within their first month of operation. All that being said, we left full and in agreement we will go back. read more

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Ambiance was great and food was even better! So delicious and excellent service! Our whole group enjoyed their food. The Buffalo wings were also really yummy! read more

Mariscos Nayarit - Birria Pizza - Seafood Near Me - Roanoke, Virginia

I love this place with a burning passion, the food is always on point. The deals are great. The beer is cold. The best and most consistent Mexican restaurant I've ever been too. Lots of unique offerings and all of them have been great except for the carnitas, they were okay. Service is always good, a nice waiter or waitress who is attentive but not overbearing. Funny ambiance very ocean themed... read more

After decades of being in business, the Applebee's at Valley View Mall recently closed. These types of closings must be contagious as the same thing just happened to the T.G.I. Fridays across the street from said Applebee's. It concerns me when this happens in my community as you end up with dead spaces that remain unoccupied for years. Now, I am in no way attached to the failing-chain businesses that leave, but I desire to see new things make use of their old spots. This is why I'm always thrilled to see decent businesses, particularly local ones, move into these vacant locations. Fortunately, a new restaurant has chosen to take on Applebee's former building. What we now have is Mariscos Nayarit Mexican Restaurant. This place is a seafood-heavy Mexican restaurant with a lot of the expected usuals as well. And so, being curious, my colleague and I tried this eatery for lunch. The hostess and waiter were reasonably attentive, so customer service was a positive overall. For my meal, I ordered the Arroz con Camarón. The shrimp had the perfect texture and softness that is achieved when cooked right. Their grilled flavor was undeniably delicious. The queso poured over the rice was velvety and rich giving the dish a nice touch too. The overall experience was pleasant, but there were two drawbacks that we noticed when we were there. The first one was the prices being a little high, well some menu items were very high, and the second one was the lack of an ABC license. The latter should be resolved soon enough, which will help their business pickup, but the former might be somewhat of an issue with the economy being in the shape it is right now. Don't get me wrong, the food was good, but I feel the prices should go down a little. Having said all of this, I think Mariscos Nayarit has potential and I look forward to seeing how they do in the Valley View Mall area. read more

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After hearing from a Mexican friend of mine that Mariscos Nayarit opened its door this Monday, I decided to be one of the first to try it out, and this Friday, I went there for dinner. When I arrived, the restaurant was located in a yellow brick building with a colorful sign high above. Looked nice, but nothing fancy. Same inside. It felt like nice, but nothing great. The host wasn't at all friendly, nor too well organized, as a matter of fact, I detected a lack of training from all the employees, some more than others. I finally was seated and given a menu. I had to ask for the chips and salsa because they weren't efficient enough to bring them out after handing me the menu. The chips were not fresh. They tasted like if they were reheated. And the salsa was too liquidy. The menu had a lot of food pictures, but they looked somewhat artificial. To drink I ordered a pineapple juice and for the main course I ordered the "Mar y Tierra" what in Spanish means "Surf and Turf." It took a long time for the food to arrive to the table. In the meantime I drank the pineapple juice, which was somewhat flavorless and watched as a waiter prepared a Guacamole for a party of two seated in a booth close to my table. I also observed the food delay being experienced by parties from other tables as well. On one table the food arrived at different times, rather than all at once. My order finally arrived. It consisted of a small steak that was more medium well than medium rare, that was how I ordered it, a tiny lobster tail, a baked potato that was mashed and then filled back with some melted cheese on top, a bowl of vegetable, and a slice of bread toasted with butter on top. The steak was soft and juicy but a bit too small for the price of the dish; especially with the tiny size of the lobster. And the baked potato and vegetables were luckwarn. Needless to say that this dish didn't fill me up at the end. The waiter was running around all the time. It seems to me they were short staffed. Since I arrived I tried to address the host and waitress in Spanish and they would answer in English. Like trying to show off that they could speak English. This was very awkward because I not only am of Hispanic Heritage but one of my double majors from College is in Hispanic Language and Literatures. After finishing my main course and waiting for a long time my waiter runs by and tells me that he will bring me the bill. I had to stop him and ask him for the dessert menu which he didn't have but just told me what they had. I asked for the Guava Cheesecake. By the was, most of the tables around me didn't have dessert. Be it they were never asked like me or they were afraid of what the prices would be since there were no dessert menu. I waited and waited and who seemed to be the manager or owner, not sure because he came by but never said who he was, asked if everything was fine. I told him I had ordered dessert and was waiting for it to arrive. I waited and waited some more, and he came by a second time and commented that if my dessert hadn't arrived. And with an amused face I told him it hadn't. Then he went back to the kitchen and after a while, the dessert finally arrived. Then another long wait for the bill, while listening to a guest at another table with his wife and family verbally complaining that if their meal didn't arrive soon they would leave. What a horrible dining experience I went through. As I paid and was leaving the restaurant I had a headache. What a disappointment, especially because I had a high expectation of the place. Yet I should have expected it because before they opened I had sent an email to their email address requesting to know the opening date of the restaurant and they never answered. Because of this horrific experience I don't discourage you to go, just warn you before hand. I hope the ownership and management of this restaurant learn from this review and make the necessary changes that need to be done to turn things around because this place could have the potential to be successful. read more

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Ambiance very good, clean and good layout. Service attentive and friendly. Food was upper end on price but you get what you pay for and it was delicious. Large menu with good variety. read more

Mariscos Nayarit - The ribeye and shrimp is what I had. - Seafood Near Me - Roanoke, Virginia

Great great great. Food is not the same old Mexican. More upscale and delicious. Staff great too. Presentation beautiful U must try it

This is the best Mexican food that I've ever had in my life. Moved here from Arkansas in January and can't stay away!! I'm already dreading moving out of Roanoke because I'll miss this place so much. I always get the burrito gringo and they do $2 draft beer almost every day. 10/10 read more

Well, this place is VERY EXPENSIVE FOR THE AMOUNT OF FOOD SERVED!!! First, they didn't know how to do a simple Paloma with Reposado tequila. They brought like fruit punch, way too sweet, it was bad! Later was fixed by Beto, he was great with us! They served the food with too much "filler", too much lettuce, veggies, and things that don't fill you up. Way TOO PRICEY FOR THE AMOUNT OF FOOD!! NOT GREAT!! read more

Service was excellent as well as the food. Large menu with lots of choices. Great variety of food not seen in other local Mexican restaurants. Highly recommend. read more

My daughter and I travel extensively through my business. We eat at Mexican places about 200 times a year at least. It is our favorite, and we spend at least a month a year in Tucson, AZ that is known for premium authentic Mexican food. So while visiting Roanoke we tried Mariscos Nayarit. First I was struck with how expensive it was. $21 for 3 little tacos. WOW So my daughter and I both ordered the Arrachera Burrito. It is supposed to be a flour tortilla, with grilled steak onion rice beans lettuce pico de Gallo, sour cream, guacamole and cheese dip. It arrived to the table with the skewer of shrimp. Only one had a sear on it. The others were undercooked. there were a handful of tiny skinny not seared beef on it. I wouldn't refer to it as steak. The meat was on top not in the burrito. The burrito was cold with just rice and lettuce and cold sour cream. It was supposed to have beans and onions in it as well. I took the entire thing apart. No onions, no beans, it was cold and gross. The manager came over and asked if our food was ok, I showed him that there were no beans, no onions, no pico de gallo. He argued that yes that was inside. I told him I know what beans look like and taste like and showed him and he just left the table after muttering sorry. He did offer me a chance to get something else but since our waittress was also working the bar, we didn't want to bother. It was so bad that when we left. We went to Carrabbas. Normally we always give a place two tries. Not this place. Save your time and money and head over to Rodeo Grande. Staff is friendlier and the food is amazing. read more

Astonishing flavor,presentation, ambience, glad we left children at home , only place in Roanoke for those used to good seafood! Please 1 order shared with 2,regular appetites will not leave room for tres leches. Salud read more

Best Mexican restaurant in Roanoke by far. Great Chimichangas. Great Fish. Amazing, polite staff, beautiful dining room, Birthday cake was awesome. Huge portions, too. A little salty, but all restaurants are like that. read more

I'm being polite with one star. There are too many good Mexican restaurants in Roanoke for this place to even have a chance at survival. I feel sorry for the employees because they must know they're on a sinking ship. Over cooked shrimp, bland chicken and rubbery beef. The rice, chips and salsa were ok but we didn't go for ok. If they're open this time next year I'll be surprised. I did not know it was possible to catfish people with menu pictures but trust me it is lol. read more

As I only had lunch here, that's all this review is about. Their dinner menu looks much better, so I will definitely come back and try the seafood options. I was a little disappointed that their lunch menu does not have that many seafood options, as that's what I was looking forward to trying. The interior decor is nice, and the booths are comfortable. Just make sure they don't put you in the booth that's directly under the speaker for the house music. Quite loud! The waitress recognized it and had it turned down, but that's something they should be aware of beforehand. Hostess and waitress were very courteous. The obligatory tortilla chips and salsa were pretty good but nothing to write home about. I liked that they offered not one but three different hot sauce bottles at each table. Very easy to make your mild salsa have a little more kick to it. I ordered the chicken chipotle. As it said on the menu, it was pretty much chicken strips in a chipotle cream sauce with rice and beans. The beans were great, the rice was way overcooked and had the consistency of mashed potatoes, and the presentation of the chicken was fairly lame. I'm not sure serving chicken strips in a sauce is the most pleasing thing to look at. Maybe consider leaving the chicken thigh whole and pour the sauce on top. Even better, add a chipotle pepper on top for those who want the extra heat and smokiness. I think it would be great to also offer customers an alternative to rice for those who are watching their carbs. Some grilled zucchini or steamed broccoli would be perfect alternatives. When I arrived, I was the only person in the restaurant. So, I was pretty surprised that it took 15 minutes for my lunch to arrive. I wasn't starving, but I ate more chips than I intended to while waiting! As I said, I will come back and try their seafood options for dinner, as I believe that's their specialty. read more

I have visited twice and the food has tasted great. The portion sizes are large and prices are around and over $20s. I recommend the pasta marinera and caldo levanta muertos. The restaurant is marine themed. read more