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The fish was fresh and served hot. The quacamole is made to order and you get a lot in an order…read more The server has a great sense of humor and was always there to refill water and get us other condiments. The house made hot sauce is amazing, either straight from the bottle or mixed 5 parts katchup to one part hot sauce for the more genteel folks. The prices seen like the food truck pricing with indoor seating and take service. Highly recommend. (Cash only)

Cheap, good eats. Indoor seating with an open-air feel. I got there shortly before a mariachi band…read moreplaying right outside, but to the diners, was finishing up. I got the fish ceviche tostada, a grilled fish and a shrimp taco and flan. There were different hot sauces on the table. It was all fresh and delicious. The server was attentive.

Inside the building

SO GOOD!! Wowza

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Building

Joe Jack's Fish Shack

4.5(809 reviews)

Known for their Mojitos, crispy and fresh. Their happy hour is two for the price of one. I highly…read morerecommend. Their Asian Salad was awesome and their burgers are superb. Great menu selection. They start you off with fresh sliced Jicama and cucumbers seasoned with Tajin. The guacamole is delicious. The customer service is amazing, very attentive staff. The upstairs outdoor dining is great. We make sure to visit Joe Jacks every time we visit Vallarta.

Fabulous restaurant in a vibrant street in Zona Romantica. We walked in without a reservation…read more(probably not recommended) and managed to get seated right away in a table near the open kitchen. Service was knowledgeable and quick (but not too quick). We had a creamy and well seasoned guacamole to start with and then my spouse had the nicoise salad with shrimp and I had the fish special. It was the best seafood we had the whole trip - in a seafood centered town that is saying a lot. Flavors were balanced while also centering the shrimp/fish. Would definitely recommend.

Inside

Red Snapper

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Tuna Azul

4.7(438 reviews)

0.3 km

So good we went twice! The tuna Classico, camarones cucarasha, camarones aguachile, all amazing!…read moreThe staff are very tentative and friendly, place is clean. I only took a pic of the tuna because we ate everything so fast!

Food was fresh and tasty, I got Alfredo pasta with shrimp and the size of the shrimps were really…read moregood and juicy, service was really good as our drinks and food arrived in a timely manner. However, as me and my friends (it was 4 of us) were leaving the restaurant, our waiter chased us down claiming we did not tip enough. Here's a note from my friend detailing more of what happened: "It was 150 pesos which is a little more than 10% of the total. In Mexico, 10% is completely customary, especially for tourist. Locals will give even less and typically leave only about 50 pesos. I don't know if he was expecting for us to give him more just because we're used to giving 15 or even 20% at a time but I always do at least 10. If it's one of the really nice restaurants where they take care of absolutely everything then I do get more than that but this was just a normal place And I did fold the bills because I clipped it into the checkbook, so there is a chance he thought it was just 50. But to flip out and say it's not enough that he deserves more or just to take it away is crazy in my opinion." We may return, but this really turned a perfect visit into a not so great one in the end. The 3/5 is for food and service, would've been 5/5 had we not been stopped as we were leaving for not "tipping enough".

Marlin quesadilla

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Fried shrimp tacos

Polo's

4.3(33 reviews)

This hidden gem is tucked away up in the Romantic zone off the beach. It's a cash only…read moreestablishment and very simple decorations. The menu is simple and I am giving a 4/5 because everything BUT our main dish were delicious. We started with tequila obviously, chips and salsa (yum), octopus (tasty) and the ravioli (just ok) then we ordered the platter for two and eh.... sadly it was underwhelming. The crab and lobster were very small and the scallops were over powered by other flavors. Want to know that flavor...? Burnt garlic! Hard crispy burnt pieces of garlic covered the platter. Ick.

What a unbelievable meal , everything was perfect, the bacon wrapped Jumbo Shrimp Was soooo good ,…read moreand the seafood platter was an assortment of many delicate flavors . This place deserves more than 5 stars , we give it a 10 .

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Roberto's

4.6(69 reviews)

Delicious authentic Italian style pizza. This place has delicious pizza and I can't say anymore…read more You can't go wrong with Roberto's. The ambience is nice and you can sit on the water and eat outside too. Lovely staff.

Great food and great service! The must have dish is the stuffed shrimp filled cheese and ham and…read morewrapped in bacon.

The place - VN

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Bacon wrapped Shrimp

Marisqueria Los Lirios

4.7(42 reviews)

0.4 km

Always looking forward to have dinner at this family run restaurant. Always enjoyed our meal here…read more Love the vibe and atmosphere. You can see the them preparing your meal in the open kitchen. The seating is outdoors on the sidewalk and a small patio with plenty of greenery for the shade. It can get busy so arriving earlier is good and with limited tables. I do advise to come early.

We were getting to this place from locals. It is a great place to eat very friendly service. The…read moreplace is clean. The food quality is excellent very authentic at a great price definitely recommended.

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Jorge's Hideaway Shrimp Shack

4.5(125 reviews)

0.5 km

Great place, this is a must visit place in Puerto Vallarta great food, locals know about very…read morelittle advertising but ask any local business owner they can get you there.

Way too expensive, for what you receive. Not a fan of the "Gourmet" plate art. The setting was…read morevery nice, quiet and secluded. I think it a local restaurant for those that are staying upon the hills south and west of the action. I would not return. There are too many really good restaurants to pick from

Inside seating

Ok, this was a special request: grilled garlic shrimp (and some other spices?). This was delicious!

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Outside view

Maria Baja

4.8(80 reviews)

0.3 km

Closed. No longer at this location. Sad! They served up good eats. Was always cheap eats.read more

Absolutely delicious seafood tacos! We are so glad we came here for lunch! We definitely…read moreoverordered and got 4 tacos each... 1) Baja fish tacos: don't skip these, the fish is fried soooo well and is so soft / flaky 2) Tuna and mango tostada: the tuna was very fresh. Marinated well. Yum. 3) Rock shrimp tostada: the shrimp were fried so well. We wished it had a bit more sauce but we made use of all the salsas provided 4) Chiccharon AguaChile: this was our least favorite but it was very unique. This taco came in a bowl full of aguachile salsa and was covered with avocado onion mango and raw shrimp. The chicharron inside the taco was tasty. The taco got a bit soggy for our liking but it was still good. We spent about 600 pesos before tip. A little pricier than most taco places but sooooo worth it. We also did get 8 tacos!

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Left: Baja Pescado Right: Baja Camarones

Martini en Fuego

4.8(190 reviews)

The key to getting a table at this busy restaurant is to stop by late morning/early afternoon and…read moremake a reservation. We did and it worked! We started with excellent cocktails: a Margarita for my wife (the first of two) and a mezcalrita for me. An on-the-house Caesar salad was followed by a deliciously spicy, garlicky shrimp appetizer served in a bubbling, boiling cauldron. Both of us had fish mains--a local whitefish with a piquant sauce named after chef/owner Roberto Gonzalez and sea bass for me. Four stars for my wife's fish; one star for my overcooked sea bass. I mentioned my disappointment to our server who compensated us with dessert. Service was okay. The place was packed with high-spirited turistas and staff were definitely hustling! Noise level as measured on SoundPrint was 84 dB: very loud.

The food is super. Seafood, steak and mexican food. The staff is amazing. The atmosphere is like…read morebeing at grandmas house.

Our waiter

Lemon martini

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Classic margaritas

El Dorado Restaurant

4.4(485 reviews)

0.5 km

This is always our go-to restaurant for sunset dinner on our first night in Puerto Vallarta…read more Consistently great service, delicious food and drinks, and a view that can't be beat. Our condo rental included a complimentary breakfast voucher good at El Dorado for each day of our stay. The breakfast and location on the beach is a perfect way to kick-off the morning. Also, I have to give a huge shout-out to the manager of the restaurant. He's amazing and always greets us with a smile and kind words. When we arrived toward the end of breakfast service today, they weren't able to accommodate us due to a large party they were setting up for. Rather than turn us away, the manager walked us to the restaurant next door and asked them to honor our vouchers. Now that's how you do it!. Stellar service!! We keep coming back here year after year and can highly recommend El Dorado!

Came in the afternoon to relax, have a cocktail with friends but decided on two ice teas and one…read morehouse margarita. The server poured water out of a pitcher for 4 of us, mind you not a bottle. The bill for two ice teas and a small margarita was 475 pesos! Remember the pitcher of water? They claimed on the bill it was bottled water. Customers beware!