Mariscos El Rey

Well, I said that I’d return and give this place another shot, so I did.
This time, I tried out one of their cocos– it’s basically a hollowed-​out coconut filled with tasty seafood and chilled broth. Alongside it was served the liquid from the coconut in a glass, and the meat scraped out from within. One coconut would have been enough to share between two people, and I have to say it was an amazing experience.
The ostiones preparados were just perfect, as they were the first time I came here. Big, fat, meaty oysters covered in ceviche, avocado, onion, and a tiny bit of sauce.
One of the people in our party ordered a tostada, and it looked really good too. Piled high with tasty seafood, with a nice crisp tortilla underneath… dammit… now I’m hungry again…
Anyhow, for mariscos, this place is as good as it gets. I look forward to returning here and eating again, I just have to try new things and not eat the same things all the time.

We just tried this deliciously authentic Mexican seafood restaurant tonight, and left muy feliz :)! Chips (thin and crispy) and salsa were good (better than a lot of chains), and they took care of a specialized order of adding shrimp to a fish filet with mushroom cream sauce. The shrimp were big and not over-​cooked. We went on the weekend and the live mariachi music was fun, but super loud (and I usually love loud music). Service was friendly and prices were really reasonable! We’ll be back soon!

Gringo friendly staff. Prices are comparable to other marisco restaurants in the area. I thought the music was a bit loud, but it tends to be in these places. Although it seems pricey, portion sizes of campechana and soup were large with lots of seafood. Flavors were great. I really had to ding at least one star due to an issue with my 7 mares soup (my go to mariscos dish). Fish still had the skin and bones on it. I spent most of the meal picking out soggy fish skin and bones. Didn’t get all the bones and choked on quite a few. I’d go back, but I doubt if I’d order the soup again.

This place just opened up by my place and I decides to give it a try. So the inside décor was very clean and clearly had a theme. As I opened up the menu, I was a little surprised on the prices, a little high, but further reading it, the portions were quite large. I went with a more of a cost effective choice, I got the half dozen oyster, and three seafood Tacos. I’m thinking I should have gotten two tacos, they were much bigger than I thought. Service was ok.