We did a little research on nearby restaurants and came across Santos Mariscos. We were craving for some fresh seafood. As soon as we arrived, I instantly liked the sheltered outdoor seating. The host, Leonardo, warmly welcomed us and told us we can sit anywhere. Then our server, Hugo, displayed their lavish premium seafood to us. It was super cool to listen to his brief presentation. We placed our orders and soon afterwards we were enjoying our dinner. The service was pretty good with them checking on us but when it came to time for the check, our server got really busy so we had to flag him down. All in all, the prices were fair, our food was fresh and staff were super friendly which made this restaurant a hidden gem that we discovered. read more

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The mariscos here are amazing -- Super fresh, full of flavor, and prepared perfectly every time. The surf & turf burrito is another standout... it's packed, juicy, and honestly one of the best I've tried anywhere. The restaurant itself is very clean, comfortable, and welcoming, but what really made the experience even better was our server, Yair. He was incredibly attentive from the moment we sat down -- constantly checking in without being pushy, making sure we had everything we needed, and giving great recommendations. You can tell he genuinely cares about the customers and takes pride in his service. His energy and professionalism made the whole visit feel smooth and enjoyable. Definitely recommend this spot, especially if Yair is your server! read more

Santos Mariscos Seefood - aguachiles rojos - Seafood Near Me - Puerto Vallarta, JAL

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This was the worst Mexican food we have ever had. I have owned 3 Mexican restaurants in the states for 35 years so feel as if i can be a decent judge. We ordered battered shrimp tacos. First we were brought uneatable tiny shrimp tacos in tomato sauce. They replaced them with breaded shrimp tacos that you might find at costco. Absolutely terrible. Avoid at all costs read more

This restaurant has very authentic, delicious, and fresh Mexican seafood. On top of the exquisite food, we had excellent service. Oscar was our server, he was incredibly kind, attentive, and quite the comedian. The ambiance also was very calm and great for family dinners, they even had a mini playground for children. I highly recommend this restaurant if you are in Puerto Vallarta, we will most certainly be returning. read more

Santos Mariscos Seefood - Parrillada para 2 personas. Shrimp, langosta, y pescado a la plancha. Absolutamente deliciosa. - Seafood Near Me - Puerto Vallarta, JAL

An absolute perfect evening . Great service, delicious food, perfect ambiance. Absolutely perfect.

The whole fish served with rice and vegetables was delicious and cooked with perfection. The service was excellent

this place was a short walk from our condo. It is a roomy spot with tablecloths. We enjoyed Governors shrimp tacos to start followed by a grilled whole red snapper for 2. It was served Veracruz style with rice veg and salad on the platter along with the fish. The skin of the fish was crispy and the flavors were beautiful. read more

We had a fantastic time at this seafood spot! Tasty food and amazing service provided by Leo and crew! Thanks guys! read more

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Again another absolutely spectacular dinner in PV. We had the seafood platter for two and it was over the top delicious. Red snapper was amazing and the shrimp were huge and equally delicious. Margaritas were also on point. Top notch food and really great service. Shout out to Leonardo our waiter for making the dinner even more memorable. We absolutely loved it all! read more

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My wife and I came here on a recommendation from our UBER driver. This place was fantastic, service was excellent (kudos to Leo) and the food was amazing. All this was completed with a live mariachi singer to complete the overall ambiance. read more

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Alexis and Luis provided excellent customer service. The mixed ceviche (crab and octopus) is outstanding! It is definitely something you have to order when you come here! Guacamole is very good as well. read more

Santos Mariscos Seefood - Mixed ceviche - Seafood Near Me - Puerto Vallarta, JAL

Great ceviche and margaritas!! I always make this my first stop when in PV!! Service is super friendly too!

Got two things and they were both kind of bland and just okay. The lobster was small but we also weren't too hungry to care. We ended up here because the restaurant we wanted was closing and this was open later. The price seems high for what it was but I could see it being an off night. It was rainy and the streets were dead. I would not come back for sure. read more

Food was all fresh and delicious! Open concept but there are a lot of fans in restaurant. Server was nice to inform us that gratuity is included and gave us back our extra tip. Much appreciated. read more

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Wow! This place has really good prices for everything they deliver. Lots of flavor. The pico de gallo is the best I've ever had! The marlin tacos were delicious! For dessert the mamey ice cream is so good. Ive never had that fruit before. The service was so friendly and professional and fun to talk to. I would recommend this place to anyone. Entrees can be hit or miss. I wish I would have ordered the marlin tacos as my meal because the crab was too hard to eat cause it was small crabs but a large portion. Most of us liked what we ordered though. read more

Santos Mariscos Seefood - Marlin tacos and octopus ceviche. I don't like octopus or ceviche but my boyfriend does and he said it was great. - Seafood Near Me - Puerto Vallarta, JAL

This place is amazingly delicious with incredible service! Found this spot on Yelp while I was searching for fried fish. It's a large patio coveted restaurant with a full bar & TVs. We started off with drinks - rum punch & horchata. Both were really good! Best horchata I've had during our trip & I had A LOT! Hubby had the rum punch & he loved it! Got a nice buzz off of it. They brought out tostada chips, crackers & pico, which was actually pretty spicy. We ordered the Seafood for 2 persons which is a seafood platter cooked to your liking. The platter consisted of 2 lobsters (grilled with chili garlic), whole fried red snapper (garlic butter) 3 butterflied huge shrimps (grilled, garlic butter) & 3 battered fried shrimps (we opted for more shrimp instead of crayfish). The sides were rice, veggies & garlic bread. Everything was prepared so simple yet so delicious! Nothing was overcooked at all. Our server also brought out marlin ceviche before the platter. I think he said it came with our platter? We were too stuffed for dessert but we were offered a shot of tequilla on the house to end the night. The staff was incredible! Very friendly & attentive & took such good care of us! I highly recommend eating here & would for sure come back! I wish I had more food right now.....until next time...... read more

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so yummy!! i got the skewers with shrimp and chicken with the chili oil! the rice is also bomb!! 10/10 read more

Santos Mariscos Seefood - skewers with shrimp and chicken with the chili oil - Seafood Near Me - Puerto Vallarta, JAL

GREAT Customer Service. Starters: We were serviced by multiple people and our tostadas were always filled. Table salsa was fresh and delightful. Menu is short and sweet as I like it, doesn't overwhelm you like other PV restaurants. We ordered 3 types of ceviche, the mixed, octopus and marlin. FYI Marlin ceviche is red and is warm. The other cold ones were good but I prefer more lime in my ceviche if you're into that. Mains: Ordered the red snapper for 2 and the seafood mixed chili garlic special. Red snapper was beautiful cooked, large portions and the skin was delectable. Crunchy, flavorful and the meat was flaky, clean and moist. The seafood special had tons of flavor but a bit dry. Will return again. Ask for the garlic bread, it's to die for whether you're going to heaven or hell. read more

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Leo, our new friend!!! Leo is the man. He made our experience dining here so much better. We were actually headed to a different spot, walked pass this place and thought, hm this looks nice. Let's try it. There were plenty of tables available since we were late for lunch and early for dinner so the time was very off. But we were in luck because Leo gave us all his attention. We loved it. First off, their complimentary salsa (simple fresh pico) is delicious. Big fan. They bring you extra if you ask. We ordered: Guac - 10/10 small portion but really good Vegetarian fajitas - 7/10 big portion but it was ok; nothing special 1 person sea bass - 8/10 comes grilled with your choice of seasoning. We picked spicy garlic. Wasn't spicy and flavor was just right. Comes whole fish so you have to remove fish bones and everything yourself. Worth checking it out on your trip! read more

Don't go there! Tourist trap Food tastes so so Most importantly they weren't honest about the bill Good thing I added the bill. Our bill supposed to add up 4310 peso they wrote 5010 peso when we questioned them about the price difference they right way said they added 15% tip. You all can do the math.. not sure how15% of $4310 becoming to $5010? lol anyhow. Just avoid this place. read more

Santos Mariscos Seefood - AquaChile not that good - Seafood Near Me - Puerto Vallarta, JAL

Great find while visiting Puerto Vallarta. Great customer service. The oysters were fresh and the shrimps were really good. read more

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Food was great Service was outstanding Peaceful and friendly in the afternoon Want to go back read more

Good food with a nice chill atmosphere. Staff is friendly and quick. Food was fast and hot, very tasty. The only issue if any was the steak was ordered medium rare and was a hair over cooked but very tasty. read more

Lovely setting, nice music, twinkling lights added a romantic touch. We were seated right away and staff was very friendly. I ordered the mixed fajitas. We were both starving. When our food was served, I knew I was going to have an issue. The fajitas weren''t grilled - they were sitting in a oily saucy. I tried one corn tortilla with pieces of chicken,beef and shrimp. This wasn't good, I disliked them and knew I could never eat them. One would think you could get good fajitas in PV. The waiter returned when he saw I wasn't eating. I explained that I'd never had fajitas cooked this way and I disliked all the sauce. That this was more like a seafood soup. I said I have always had them grilled. He replied they don't have a grill in our kitchen. I sat & chewed on my reaction. All restaurants chefs have there takes on popular dishes. My husband heard the conversation but didn't say anything. I asked him how his fish was, he gave me a bite, it was very salty and he was still eating it. I knew will be having a very bad day tomorrow. The restaurant tried to give us free drinks and brought over Kailua & cream. Neither of us drink sweet drinks and we tried to decline, then they offered tequila and hubby said yes. In my opinion it would have been better if cook had followed waiters order without salt. or for waiter to offer a different dish. They did nothing. If you go, good luck. read more

Came on a Fri lunch as it was recommended by the hotel we stayed at in driving distance. Overall it was a good experience. Amicable staff and wait time for food was 5-10 minutes. The ceiling fans keep the area cool. It was not busy at all with only a family eating upon arrival. The shrimp were great with the sauce served. Vuelva La Vida was not too good. The tacos de marlin were disappointing. The arrachera fajitas were okay. The tortillas were lacking flavor and not cooked completely and overall were bland. The sangria (with lemonade) was a great addition. read more

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Check your bills belles you pay! Tourist traps! The check do not at up, over charged on the invoice and lied about the tips they forced on us and still the bill do not add up. I ordered their most famous grill fish and it was the worse of it all, the aquachille shrimps are not so good, crabs flavors okay but no meat. Waiters missed up on the orders and tried to charge us which they eventually forced on their own tip structure and bill still don't add up... I'm okay with poor seafood and ok service but I am not okay with cheating customers on the billing. DO NOT WAISTE YOUR TIME AND $$$ Don't take your taxi driver or bus driver they're commission paid read more

The seafood combo taste superb! Banana flambe also good, a little bit too sweet for my taste. We got a free kahlua witt cream, it was so good. The price was right for the pocket. read more

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Great food. Prices are very decent and the service is great. We had salmon, ranchera, favorite was the camarones ala diabla with the garlic bread. Here's another favorite the agua chiles. read more

Santos Mariscos Seefood - Agua chiles - Seafood Near Me - Puerto Vallarta, JAL

DISHONEST ESTABLISHMENT! Wish I could give 0 stars. They charged me twice on my credit card saying it didn't work the first time so they canceled the transaction but they actually didn't cancelled. I have to dispute it to my credit card company. We also ordered seafood platter for two and didn't give us the whole red snapper. They gave us fillet instead. I just noticed it after seeing the pictures here in yelp. Maybe because we're tourists they scammed us! read more

Food took over an hour to come out...... ughh still haven't gotten my food yet. Tour guides took us here, they probably have a contract with them to take people here. They also have menus in English Actually... I never got my food, it's been two hours and out of my party of 10, 4 of us did not eat. read more

A hidden gem located more inland at Puerto Vallarta lies *CUETOS*. At first I thought what's this sketchy area the tour guide was taking us to!?, and one bite of the food I became impressed. This restaurant has a wide selection of food that can satisfy even the pickiest eater. I tried their Clam Chowder which was rich and creamy.. and plentiful. I also tried their Shrimp Fajitas which was succulent, tender, an mouthwatering. The coke complimented my meal well and a nice touch was the drink for the road a boozy horchata cocktail they gave which was a stiff dessert iced drink. They had a mariachi band which gave an *Old Town* feel which was great music and entertaining. Cuetos had friendly service with fresh and tasty food.. overall a good experience! =] read more

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Delicious food and AMAZING service! Jorge was so patient with us and took the time to explain the different items on their menu. He even brought over the fish so we could choose which one we wanted. Flavor was great but service was everything! I would Definitely recommend this place to anyone who comes to Puerto Vallarta (old Vallarta). My kids also enjoyed the delicious ice creams served on the shell of the flavored ice cream (apple Ice cream came in the apple shell) and so tasty! 10/10 read more

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Cuetos is the best sit down restaurant we've eaten at so far. You MUST go. It's our first time in PV and we are trying as many food places as possible. This place is off the "beaten path" so people visiting may miss out. It's was a short walk from the Sheraton (under a mile). We ordered the spicy marisco dish, seafood stuffed avocado, and the seafood platter for 2. We substituted the red snapper for the sea bass filet and asked to make the shrimp coconut shrimp. They basically will make anything happen. Every single bite of every single dish was heaven. All the fish was SO perfectly cooked. I hate over cooked seafood! All the staff was so friendly. We will most likely go again before we leave because we can't stop talking about the food. read more

Santos Mariscos Seefood - Seafood platter and spicy marisco - Seafood Near Me - Puerto Vallarta, JAL

Cueto's was talked up by 3 different cab drivers and one random guy on the beach so we decided to go there. We went for lunch on a Wednesday around 12:45pm and we were the only people there. The place was in residential area and had its own charm. The server was polite and recommended Ceviche Vallarta and we got it. It was a dry heap of some fish with pico de gallo added. Not sure if it was fresh. Luckily no one got sick so I guess it was safe. We had seafood soup, seafood in poblano sauce and sea bass in Diablo sauce. They were all tasty but I think the seafood was all over cooked. I have had better. My daughter had clams in chili garlic sauce and they were not clean and very rubbery. I wouldn't give this place a rave review. Ok but wouldn't go back. read more

Don't ever eat here. These people are scam artists, they put items that you didn't order it and put tip that are not required. If you don't pay attention to it, they will take you money from your pocket. Food is ok, they said it is fresh but it was frozen seafood. read more

Santos Mariscos Seefood - Grilled Lobster - Seafood Near Me - Puerto Vallarta, JAL

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I will keep this brief, and I will say this one of the best dinners I have ever had, such a great experience. Four of us took a taxi from our resort to Cuetos, and yes, it is way off the beaten path. We were welcomed by the entire family of proprietors who were so nice and treated us like family. They walked us through the menu and the night's offerings. The four of us ordered drinks, starters like ceviche and shrimp cocktail, the seafood tray for two (see pic). This was the BEST food all of us had ever eaten. Giant shrimp, crayfish, lobster, sea bass all grilled to perfection served with butter and lime. So so so so good and was plenty for four people. I can't say enough good things about the food here. We ended with flan, blackberry cheesecake, and complimentary shot of tequila. When the bill came we were pleasantly surprised at how reasonable it all was. We all enjoyed Cuetos and will return on next trip to Puerta Vallarta. read more

Santos Mariscos Seefood - Seafood tray for two: grilled sea bass, lobster, giant shrimp, crayfish. - Seafood Near Me - Puerto Vallarta, JAL

We return again to our favorite PV secluded fish house Cuetos. Love the family neighborhood vibe. Off the beaten path near the sports park. Cobblestone streets & dark means it's not Times Square. The 3 amigos guitar have wide repertoire of local songs. seems like $6.00 a song- a bargain. Cadillac Margarita for certain, don't expect much salt yet it's okay. The food; we are in a rut, once again Frog legs breaded, lobster tail & coconut shrimp. The tail slightly over cooked but good size for $400 p. /$22. W veggies - rice. The wait staff patient friendly & hospitality minded. Don't forget a few coins to tip the youngsters opening your taxi door at end of dinner. We look forward to our return next year. read more

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Hidden gem! Happened to find this while walking back to our resort. Amazing seafood. We ordered a shrimp ceviche tostada, aguachile, and fried shrimp! Everything was delicious. If you come here you must order seafood; this is their expertise and you won't be disappointed. Staff were very friendly and made sure we were satisfied with our food and drinks. read more

The lobster tail was huge at .5 kg but at $63 I can't say it's a great deal. It's grilled with garlic in top and fresh as can be. Octopus Vera Cruz was so so. Should have just opted for the grilled version. Veracruz is just mixed in with tomato sauce peppers and olives blue crab was also very fresh. Meat was very tender. On the house cerviche was crap as everything was too finely chopped. Queen clam was fresh since we got it cerviche style. For seafood, the way they prepare the food is really limited so personally it doesn't bring out the freshness. read more

DO NOT COME HERE EVER! I wish Yelp would offer a negative star because they do not even deserve a 1 star. Worse service ever and the food was not worth the price. The female owner here does not care about customer service or her employees. Waited over 2.5 hours for our food to come out and they were missing some of our order. All our kids fell asleep waiting for the their food! No one came to apologize for the delay or to check up on us during our visit! We had to continually flag down waiters for items. It was ridiculous!The fried red snapper was way over cooked and dried, the seafood combo for too greasy and the the ceviche was not worth mentioning. Everything was blah or oily or dry! The owner did not even come out when we asked the server that we wanted to speak with her about the service that was rendered. She went to hide out! The waiters said she didn't even want to come talk to us. This is by far the worst service I have ever received in my life from any establishment we ever visited from anywhere in the world. Do not waste your time or money on this place, they do not deserve your business. SERVICE HERE COMPLETELY SUCKS AND SO DOES THE OWNER! read more

Santos Mariscos Seefood - Kids are all sleeping after 2.5 hour wait for food! This is the worse customer service EVER! - Seafood Near Me - Puerto Vallarta, JAL