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So I have been to La Bufadora hundreds of times as a kid and young adult but I don't come as often anymore. I was on a cruise with some family members and usually find a place to eat in Ensenada. On this occasion we brought someone that had never been here and we really enjoyed our trip; none better than coming to Blanquita. We ordered two orders of the famous clams. Each order is two clams [for those who have had too many cervezas, that's a total of 4 large clams for the four of us]. Each order [2 clams] is $180 pesos or about $10 dollars. These are some of the best clams I have ever had, barring maybe New Orleans. Even my daughter, who was reluctant, loved it. We also had some fish and shrimp tacos and everyone was happy with everything we tasted. The tacos were $50 pesos which is a little over $2.50 in dollars. NOT cheap but considering the location, very reasonable. There are a bunch of men out there trying to get you seated. Once they seat you, you are theirs. In other words, they are going to serve you and they get commissions and tips. Our guy was good, Tony Montana [no cocaine jokes please] and he was pretty good. I will say, I understand the culture here and they are selling, selling, selling. The restaurant did charge us 80 pesos or more than $4 dollars for a soda, which is a crime but airports and other places do it all the time. And the views, well that has to account for something. But the beers were the same price so that was a great deal. Today's life lesson: More beer less soda!!! I wish I would have taken a picture of the menu prices.
Clams are so hot and delicious! You have to stop and try some! Fresh off the grill with large shrimps! Can be crowded so try to find a seat and enjoy! $2.00 a clam but totally worth it since it's jammed packed high with veggies and shrimp! Can be loud since a lot of foot traffic!
I booked a tour here, specifically for this restaurant!! I've traveled here in the past and wanted to visit since being recommended to eat here. The folks that work here give phenomenal service. Who doesn't like eating fresh seafood next to the Pacific Ocean? Amazing experience! Cannot beat this ambiance. Eat the grilled clams, shrimp skewers and tacos! The drink names are hilarious!
While visiting the area I was dying to eat some GOOD fresh seafood, I mean I'm on the beach right? What's better than fresh seafood? So we decided to try this place (had not seen the reviews) upon looking at the menu I was gonna go for grilled octopus while my company was going for Baja style fish tacos cuz they're usually delicious! We weee suggested by the waiter Cesar to try this huge dish that came with everything, shrimp, lobster, octopus, crab, fish all of that called Mariscada. Not knowing the rip off that it was gonna be we decided to go with his suggestion. The dish is indeed big however there was NO octopus, no crab, there was a load of different kinds of shrimp I believe 9 different types of shrimp and also a badly overcooked fried fish and also overcooked small lobster as you can see in the pic. I also asked him about the oysters he said they had been caught a few hours ago... they were disgusting nearly inedible!! Resuming the story I wasted my money cuz it cost me 250 dollars!! Yes DOLLARS! When if I had gone with what we initially had in mind my bill should have been about 40 bucks which is pretty good in Mexico. Love Mexico and always will, but will never return to this restaurant! The food was not worth the price not even close! Total disappointment! La vista está bonita pero es lo único que fue bueno, lo demás que decepción.
We came on a Monday. I hear it's extremely busy on weekends. We had a GREAT experience. Seated quickly. Food came out quickly. And food DELICIOUS!! We had the grilled clam with cheese, grilled shrimp kabob, garlic octopus, and mixed cocktail.
View was beautiful and food was okay. It was a trek climbing to the top, so be careful if you have small children, you're with older adults or you've already had a couple palomas, pina coladas or tequila. I ordered tacos de pescado (fish) y camaron (shrimp). Came out to a little under $2 for a taco. Chips and salsa are brought over to munch on. For the tacos, they're brought to you deep fried on a tortilla and plain. You add your own shredded cabbage, Pico de Gallo, sliced radishes, salsa and crema. I forgot how spicy fresh salsa can be and it was delicious. The tacos were okay, but I think Tacos Fenix's batter is better. Had a mariachi band playing and they took requests of 3 songs for $20. We requested the first 3 songs and the table next to us kept it going and requested 3 more. Was in good company and had fun!
Ah I wish I had cell service when we were at La Bufadora. We were ushered in by a nice guy who was talking up their clams, which smelled delicious. We planned on lunch in the area anyway so we took him up on his offer and he seated us upstairs with a great view. Restrooms were free to use as well as customers and very clean. $8 usd per clam and shrimp skewer. We were surprised that the price per clam included both sides of the clam. Cheesy gooey goodness with pico de gallo - shrimps and not much clam but still the highlight of my meal. Loved the smokiness of it. I will say we bought shrimp skewers without veggies on the beach just the other day for $2.50 usd each. We decided to also order off the menu as there were 5 of us and still a bit hungry. My only recommendation is to calculate your own bill before they take the menu away. We ordered- 1 modelo 1 shrimp tostada - I remember this at 50 pesos 1 mango margarita 1 orange soda 1 horchata 1 fish taco 1 fish tostada 2 sides of rice which I remember was $5 usd total. And we are trying to figure out now how that was an $86 meal??? We had already paid $32 cash to the other vendor for the shrimp and clams. Lesson learned. My fiancé loved his fish taco but the ceviches were just okay. If we ever go back to La Bufadora, which I doubt, - I would buy the clams again. They were unique and tasty but something was off about the calculation of the bill (no receipt) and we were feeling ripped off and that's a terrible feeling when visiting a new place. Word to the wise! Do your research before visiting and expect you may have no cell service there to look at Yelp reviews. Servers were nice and friendly.
If I could give negative reviews I would. The food took over 2 hours to be ready and when it came the chicken was raw (raw pink and soaked in butter). The rooftop is nice, but there is no light when the sun sets, so you eat in the dark. RIDICULOUS! La comida estaba CRUDA y tardó más de 2 horas en llegar. No hay luz en la terraza así que comes en la oscuridad. Mal servicio!
The food is just delicious and honestly besides the view the best part of this little excursion. The shrimp kabobs.. totally worth the 8 dollars. I would have tried something else but time was limited. If I ever make it back to ensenada I'm definitely coming back here.
Woot their grilled clams with butter were so good! That's the only thing we tried and that's what they're famous for too as you can smell and see them on your way to the geyser! Basically they put some chopped clams, diced onions, peppers, herbs and butter into both of the shell halves, topped with cheese and shrimp, grilled on the charcoal grill to add some smoky flavor. It sounds simple but it's so freaking delicious! The reason why I didn't give it a 5 was because of the service. They're doing 3 whole shells (6 halves) for $20 USD. Us 5 girls were not sure if we could finish all 3 so we just got 2 for $14. After finishing the two we wanted to get more! So we went back there and ask them if we could get the 3rd one for only $6 more since that would be what they offered, 3 for $20. The guy refused and was very adamant and rude about it. In general the merchants here do not have the best service. Maybe they make too much money from tourists that they don't care anymore? Regardless, I hope you won't get rude service. If so, just focus on the delicious food and the fact that you're on vacation!
4 months ago
Their baked clams are never a disappointment.. the servers are friendly and great. Can't wait to go back sooner than later read more
Tourist trap! Run the other way. The only good thing was the view. Upon arriving the first red glad was literal mold in the menu. Like the pages inside the plastic had mold growing on it. We were already seated and hiked up to the top to sit so we decided to just let it go. Ordered the fish tacos, one order of fries, three kid's quesadillas and 5 sodas. In US dollars that equated to $62!!! Wild! I don't even. Pay that much in Los Angeles. The fish was so bland I had to add the guac and lime all over the taco to make it taste like something. I will not be returning. read more
What an absolute nightmare!! We stopped to eat here while in Ensenada because the grilled clams sent us there LOL. That's what really had us going to eat there. They looked so good cooking on the grill you just can't help but stop and get one. The clams were cooking down where the market is and you make your way up the stairs to an open air style restaurant kinda rooftop style with very nice scenery.. I'll give it that. The oceanic scene was absolutely stunning! Now when it came to the service.. that was horrible!! We told him ahead of time we don't have much time because we need to get back onto the bus to our boat. We didn't want to get left behind and they assured us that the food would come out on time.. if they knew the food wasn't going to come out on time then they should've just told us like hey u won't have time for us to make that and that dish takes a while to make.. just communicate with us and let us know. So we get to ordering and he all scrambled and skipped my pregnant sister a couple times after she said she was ready to order. We started off with the grilled clams cus those was already ready and it was $10 each. It was delicious. We had to pay the man upfront separately for that. My bf gets one fish taco and one shrimp. I got a dozen raw oysters, and some tropical ceviche. My son got a grilled octopus plate. Everybody else that was with our group ordered something already and we waiting on the food and they taking hella long. They didn't bring shit out on time. Some ppl got food and others still waited. We killed the oysters quickly.. those were a good size and tasted fresh. The tropical ceviche tostada was good, I liked the mangos in it. Time was running out and we told dude to cancel our orders that didn't come out yet but he insisted they were coming out and is getting wrapped up and bagged up.. liar!! Had the total of $405 which we knew was BS!! We didn't have time to calculate and he insisted everything was bagged up and tried to say the tacos were on the house. WhAt a liar!!!! We didn't have time to check. Damn near ran to the bus so they didn't leave us. Come to find out, they did NOT pack everything. My brother n his gf was missing his shrimp skewers. The octopus plates was bs. Cabbage mix was undesirable. Octopus was tough. The tacos were the worse!! The shrimp one was all breading and inside was a tiny tiny shriveled up shrimp. All of the tacos didn't come with any toppings nor sauce. Just tortillas and a bunch of breading on the fish and shrimp. Food was ass and over charged us on the total and shitty service!! Would not come back if I visited Ensenada again. Would probably just buy the grilled clams that's about it. read more
So I have been to La Bufadora hundreds of times as a kid and young adult but I don't come as often anymore. I was on a cruise with some family members and usually find a place to eat in Ensenada. On this occasion we brought someone that had never been here and we really enjoyed our trip; none better than coming to Blanquita. We ordered two orders of the famous clams. Each order is two clams [for those who have had too many cervezas, that's a total of 4 large clams for the four of us]. Each order [2 clams] is $180 pesos or about $10 dollars. These are some of the best clams I have ever had, barring maybe New Orleans. Even my daughter, who was reluctant, loved it. We also had some fish and shrimp tacos and everyone was happy with everything we tasted. The tacos were $50 pesos which is a little over $2.50 in dollars. NOT cheap but considering the location, very reasonable. There are a bunch of men out there trying to get you seated. Once they seat you, you are theirs. In other words, they are going to serve you and they get commissions and tips. Our guy was good, Tony Montana [no cocaine jokes please] and he was pretty good. I will say, I understand the culture here and they are selling, selling, selling. The restaurant did charge us 80 pesos or more than $4 dollars for a soda, which is a crime but airports and other places do it all the time. And the views, well that has to account for something. But the beers were the same price so that was a great deal. Today's life lesson: More beer less soda!!! I wish I would have taken a picture of the menu prices. read more
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Clams are so hot and delicious! You have to stop and try some! Fresh off the grill with large shrimps! Can be crowded so try to find a seat and enjoy! $2.00 a clam but totally worth it since it's jammed packed high with veggies and shrimp! Can be loud since a lot of foot traffic! read more
I booked a tour here, specifically for this restaurant!! I've traveled here in the past and wanted to visit since being recommended to eat here. The folks that work here give phenomenal service. Who doesn't like eating fresh seafood next to the Pacific Ocean? Amazing experience! Cannot beat this ambiance. Eat the grilled clams, shrimp skewers and tacos! The drink names are hilarious! read more
While visiting the area I was dying to eat some GOOD fresh seafood, I mean I'm on the beach right? What's better than fresh seafood? So we decided to try this place (had not seen the reviews) upon looking at the menu I was gonna go for grilled octopus while my company was going for Baja style fish tacos cuz they're usually delicious! We weee suggested by the waiter Cesar to try this huge dish that came with everything, shrimp, lobster, octopus, crab, fish all of that called Mariscada. Not knowing the rip off that it was gonna be we decided to go with his suggestion. The dish is indeed big however there was NO octopus, no crab, there was a load of different kinds of shrimp I believe 9 different types of shrimp and also a badly overcooked fried fish and also overcooked small lobster as you can see in the pic. I also asked him about the oysters he said they had been caught a few hours ago... they were disgusting nearly inedible!! Resuming the story I wasted my money cuz it cost me 250 dollars!! Yes DOLLARS! When if I had gone with what we initially had in mind my bill should have been about 40 bucks which is pretty good in Mexico. Love Mexico and always will, but will never return to this restaurant! The food was not worth the price not even close! Total disappointment! La vista está bonita pero es lo único que fue bueno, lo demás que decepción. read more
1 year ago
La neta, la neta ni se harimen. Está malísima la comida. El taco de camarón enchilado parece caldo de tomate. Sabe a puro tomate y todavía lo adornan con más tomate. Yo no miré ningún camarón. Ya están advertidos. read more
3 years ago
We came on a Monday. I hear it's extremely busy on weekends. We had a GREAT experience. Seated quickly. Food came out quickly. And food DELICIOUS!! We had the grilled clam with cheese, grilled shrimp kabob, garlic octopus, and mixed cocktail. read more
4 years ago
View was beautiful and food was okay. It was a trek climbing to the top, so be careful if you have small children, you're with older adults or you've already had a couple palomas, pina coladas or tequila. I ordered tacos de pescado (fish) y camaron (shrimp). Came out to a little under $2 for a taco. Chips and salsa are brought over to munch on. For the tacos, they're brought to you deep fried on a tortilla and plain. You add your own shredded cabbage, Pico de Gallo, sliced radishes, salsa and crema. I forgot how spicy fresh salsa can be and it was delicious. The tacos were okay, but I think Tacos Fenix's batter is better. Had a mariachi band playing and they took requests of 3 songs for $20. We requested the first 3 songs and the table next to us kept it going and requested 3 more. Was in good company and had fun! read more
Ah I wish I had cell service when we were at La Bufadora. We were ushered in by a nice guy who was talking up their clams, which smelled delicious. We planned on lunch in the area anyway so we took him up on his offer and he seated us upstairs with a great view. Restrooms were free to use as well as customers and very clean. $8 usd per clam and shrimp skewer. We were surprised that the price per clam included both sides of the clam. Cheesy gooey goodness with pico de gallo - shrimps and not much clam but still the highlight of my meal. Loved the smokiness of it. I will say we bought shrimp skewers without veggies on the beach just the other day for $2.50 usd each. We decided to also order off the menu as there were 5 of us and still a bit hungry. My only recommendation is to calculate your own bill before they take the menu away. We ordered- 1 modelo 1 shrimp tostada - I remember this at 50 pesos 1 mango margarita 1 orange soda 1 horchata 1 fish taco 1 fish tostada 2 sides of rice which I remember was $5 usd total. And we are trying to figure out now how that was an $86 meal??? We had already paid $32 cash to the other vendor for the shrimp and clams. Lesson learned. My fiancé loved his fish taco but the ceviches were just okay. If we ever go back to La Bufadora, which I doubt, - I would buy the clams again. They were unique and tasty but something was off about the calculation of the bill (no receipt) and we were feeling ripped off and that's a terrible feeling when visiting a new place. Word to the wise! Do your research before visiting and expect you may have no cell service there to look at Yelp reviews. Servers were nice and friendly. read more
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If I could give negative reviews I would. The food took over 2 hours to be ready and when it came the chicken was raw (raw pink and soaked in butter). The rooftop is nice, but there is no light when the sun sets, so you eat in the dark. RIDICULOUS! La comida estaba CRUDA y tardó más de 2 horas en llegar. No hay luz en la terraza así que comes en la oscuridad. Mal servicio! read more
The food is just delicious and honestly besides the view the best part of this little excursion. The shrimp kabobs.. totally worth the 8 dollars. I would have tried something else but time was limited. If I ever make it back to ensenada I'm definitely coming back here. read more
10 years ago
Woot their grilled clams with butter were so good! That's the only thing we tried and that's what they're famous for too as you can smell and see them on your way to the geyser! Basically they put some chopped clams, diced onions, peppers, herbs and butter into both of the shell halves, topped with cheese and shrimp, grilled on the charcoal grill to add some smoky flavor. It sounds simple but it's so freaking delicious! The reason why I didn't give it a 5 was because of the service. They're doing 3 whole shells (6 halves) for $20 USD. Us 5 girls were not sure if we could finish all 3 so we just got 2 for $14. After finishing the two we wanted to get more! So we went back there and ask them if we could get the 3rd one for only $6 more since that would be what they offered, 3 for $20. The guy refused and was very adamant and rude about it. In general the merchants here do not have the best service. Maybe they make too much money from tourists that they don't care anymore? Regardless, I hope you won't get rude service. If so, just focus on the delicious food and the fact that you're on vacation! read more
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Went here on our day excursion from a cruise. They provide great service and are very attentive to their customers. I ate the tacos which were good, but salsa was just ok. My husband and other family members ate their oysters. Which everyone absolutely loved!! I only give three stars cuz they charge us for additional food they said they brought us which in fact they didn't. I think they thought they did cuz they were running back and forth serving us and got mixed up. We just end up paying it to avoid issues especially since being in a foreign country. Before writing this review I noticed i someone else had the same experience with being charged for food they didn't receive but what can ya do... I did however appreciated the sever going up to the restaurant and getting my tacos and bringing them to me down at the bottom table just beside the bottom steps. WORD TO THE WISE - ask prices first and if you're with a large group, make sure u keep track of what u order and what they think u ordered. Learn from my mistake lol read more
7 years ago
The food, the food was superb. Best oysters that I've ever had. Oysters were $8 for 2 large oysters with jumbo shrimp and saltines. Cooked in front of you and super hot. The customer service was great, seating available and positive vibes. read more
8 years ago
Delicious! Super cheap fresh oysters Service was fast right before you reach La Bufadora so you can enjoy them with a fenomenal view read more
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Maneadero, Baja California
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