Labor Day 2023: I came here after hearing about this place from some colleagues at work…read more My goal was to compare their oysters and seafood cocktail against another place I visited last week. The oysters were good but the presentation was a bit off. They come out in a huge tray of ice which melted kinda quick - if you wait too long to have your oysters, you will be pulling them out of water. Also, the cocktail sauce that came with them was super watered down and messy to pour from the little cups it came in. The shrimp cocktail, though, was beautifully presented and delicious. It was topped with cilantro, red onion, and avocado. I relished every bite. Chips and salsa before the meal were good, too. The chips are dusted with some spicy powder which you can get hooked on, and the salsas were good and spicy. Unfortunately for me, though, I was exposed to Maroon 5, One Republic, and Bruno Mars songs blasting throughout the place. It felt kinda clubby, and not any club I would ever want to be in. All in all, though, not a bad place for seafood. I am definitely coming back after hearing about other entrees to try, especially their grilled octopus.

We arrived around 6 PM on a Friday and were surprised of how empty this place was. After eating and…read morethe drinks we are surprised even more. This place is too good to be this empty. I had a "Levanta Muertos" cocktail and a Huachinango (Red Snapper) plate. The food was awesome. Definitely coming back to this place. Looking forward to the other stuff on the menu

Finally Services. Great Waters always wanting to please. The food was awesome. Great, Mexican…read moreseafood did not disappoint. The ambience was very very nice. Got to see the football game and spent evening with my Family.

The building is unassuming and the casual "mariscos" atmosphere is typical for these type of…read morerestaurants in Laredo, but the food is surprisingly very good! My pescado a Las brazas (which was not made over brazas but in an oven) was tender, plentiful, and covered in a delicious alfredo/Cajun style sauce. The soft yellowish rice was soft and soaked up the sauce nicely and the butter thick piece of bread was a nice compliment to the meal. The salad on the plate was watery and not served with dressing, only tarter sauce. Visually the plate was a hot mess, but flavor wise, it's something I would order again. My wife's coconut Shrimp was over cooked (blackened) and rubbery, but the flavor was there. The real low lights of the visit were the non-existent service from the mesera and the terrible conditions of the bathroom (looks on going and not recent) The server brought drinks once and dropped off the food, but never checked on us, refilled our drinks, or asked if anything else was needed. Overall, order the food "To-Go" and enjoy it at home.

I thought the meat was seasoned well but it was kind of tough. I got the puntas de filite and it…read morewas pretty good. I know my friends liked their food better so it might just have been my dish that was a bit tough. The service was alright, a bit slow, but the workers were nice. The inside is very spacious and cute and the lighting was nice.

My wife and I were in Laredo for a Global Entry interview at the Laredo Processing Center. We drove…read moredown for ~3 hours since neither Austin nor San Antonio airports has openings until October and September, respectively. We have an international trip coming up in October so we wanted to knock this thing out as quickly as possible. OK, back to the review. Before we left for Laredo, we checked out recent articles for restaurants to check out and things to do. There were quite a few intriguing dining options but less with regards to appealing options for what to do. We checked out the historic district but, teeming multitudes of perfume stores and money exchange places, the area lacked any charm whatsoever. It actually felt like we were in Mexico. When we checked into our hotel, we asked the lady at the front desk for lunch recommendations and things to do. She couldn't recommend anything to see in the area but suggested Palenque Grill for lunch, which was on our list of possibles. Palenque Grill, located just off I-35, is quite spacious. We were seated immediately and served some warm and crispy tortilla chips with various sauces...loved them all but I preferred the spicy salsa while my wife loved the bean dip. My wife ordered the Pechuga de Pollo ($19) and I tried their Puntas de Filete ($21). My wife was surprised at how flavorful the chicken was, although she thought the veggies were overcooked. I liked the flavor of tender beef tips in that savory sauce. Loved the freshly made flour and corn tortillas. All in all, a good lunch option, albeit perhaps not the best value around. Not your typical Tex-Mex. Service was very attentive and friendly. Lunch for 2 came out to just over $55 with tip.

Food quality was just ok...I would not really consider this as my top choices for seafoodread more

Wow! Big disappointment. Service was friendly and fast at beginning but then the waitress would go…read moregather with other waitress' to talk. I rate a good seafood place by how their fried fish is. I ordered the Fried Fish Plate and was really disappointed. The fish is literally 1/4-1/3 of the thickness of a regular fish fillet anywhere else. There was more breading than fish. The fillet is ultra-thin. The side are ok and cant complain, but what really pisses me off is you ask for a glass of water and they bring you a bottle of water to charge you for it. Also they want to sell you the lemonade so they can charge you $7 for every refill. Maybe also if they could lower the volume of music. I dont know what it is in Laredo that everyone wants to listen to loud music when theyre eating. WTF! Wont be back.

My nephew took me to Surfing Crab when visiting Laredo, Texas and I am glad he did…read more We both ordered 1/2 lb of headless shrimp, 1/2 lb of snow crab legs, sausage, red potatoes and corn. We also each ordered a side of fried rice which we should had only ordered one and split it. I got medium spicy and he ordered spicy . The medium was plant hot for me. At first I thought I wasn't going to be enough food, but halfway through I realized I had ordered plenty and I am a fat guy who likes to eat. The meals with tea were approximately $35.00 each which wasn't bad for what we had. Next time o returned to Laredo I would definitely think about returning.

Amazing meal! Are you going to or through Loredo, TX?! I had an amazing dinner tonight, wasn't…read morehungry and ate the whole thing, dining alone! Get the "Loredo Surfin' Crab" special with the "Surfing Crab" sauce, spicy, and you will be floating on the ceiling! Pics below. I only went because the owner of R&H Staffing said it's the best food in town, and he was right!

This is my go to spot for sushi. I tried their enchiladas callejeras. It's good. My husband got…read moretripa tacos. They were delish!!!! I love that they enclosed the outdoor patio with windows. Service was great as usual.

Why is it that all these less than mediocre and overpriced restaurants have such high ratings…read more DON'T EAT HERE! The food is awful and the service is worse! How is it that they miss my order when they had 20 plus minutes to prepare it. And it was not lunch or dinner rush. You need to hire competent employees. I had ordered an extra order of Charro beans and I got refried. Do the words charro and refried sound alike? No. They do not. And then the food had this strange aftertaste to it. I'm hoping I don't get sick from eating this trash! Do better or just don't do it!! Not everyone in town is complacent enough to give this trash heap of a place a 5 star rating. This is ridiculous. I am not coming back here. And in all honesty we all need to stop making these badly run and expensive places rich. We deserve better than this trash. Don't settle for barely edible food and bad service. Demand more from these uncaring owners. And I'm includeding all local restaurants. And looking at the reviews the owners don't seem to care what happens at their business as they don't bother to reply to any comments.

Ordered the ribeye. Was not ribeye, it was chuck eye. Ordered medium rare and still almost broke my…read morejaw chewing on it.

$$$.$$ Looong wait for food. Nice surroundings. Fried rice had burnt pieces. I loved the raw…read moretuna tostada. My son told me 3 times the jalapeño burger was delish Due to cost I'd think twice. If have alot of people in your group.

So very disappointed with service, marketing, and meal. I came from California and wanted to have…read moresomething nice and unique. The menu online looks spectacular and had a lot of interesting dishes. I was super excited. I saw that they were open late and I was also very happy about this because my meal was after work. I arrived at 9:30 walked in the side entrance and saw a post hunched over and squatted down, looking at her iPhone. I also saw another employee leaning on the host stand talking to her. He didn't greet me neither did she until I walked to the front of the house stand. She got up from her crouch position and said can I help you? I was surprised to see what she was wearing, an oversized hoodie with some type of logo on it, which was not an appropriate thing to wear, and it did not match the other employee that were more crisp. I said dining for one and grabbed a menu and slid it across the host stand out of pure laziness. She slumped her way over with the menu hanging on her left side and sat me at a table. Wow what a lousy first impression for a restaurant that I was so excited to visit. A server came over gave me a menu and brought me water. Disappointed to see that the menu was completely different from the menu that I saw online. No unique dishes and the variety was not great. However, I was there and felt I'd give it a chance. A server that was at the bar entering tickets or something, kept looking over at my table, but no one ever acknowledged me after I was seated. I waited for about 10 minutes until someone realized I need assistance. The server finally came over. He was polite to check my order served my meal left me to be on my own to check on me one time, but it certainly wasn't a two minute check when he should to see if my meal was to my satisfaction. My plates were not cleared and I had to ask for the check.. the food was OK. I had the salmon. Nothing spectacular. risotto was uneventful. Got my check and left. No goodbye, no thank you for coming in no stand out service. As a restaurant professional in California, I can't figure out if it's just a Texas thing or they rate everything high or this restaurant truly is deserving of its accolades..

Just walking into the restaurant you feel an eclectic vibe of excitement and joy. Fast paced but…read morerelaxed, busy but not loud. We had drinks at the bar to begin with and even ordered a few appetizers that were fantastic!! The frog legs and the charbroiled oysters! I could have ended my night right there but elected to remain at the bar and ordered the Tomahawk for 2. In all the excitement I only took pictures on Snapchat and have none to share here! I guess I have to return!

This place was pretty solid. Amazing service and will warn no English menu but they'll explain it…read moreto you in English. Aguachile was amazing and spicy but in a great way. Much like name it's like a ceviche with shrimp and chilies, lemon and red onion--amazing! Shrimp was fresh. Ceviche pretty decently priced and solid. I wasn't won over on Baja fried taco but I ate it and the cole slaw topped on it made it great. But without it the filets themselves a bit on oily and greasy side but again way better than everything in town by a long shot. I'd say Mariscana has best ceviche in town but this is a close second. I'll be back a lot. I hope the town makes this place survive as somebody who's eaten all around the country this is great good and a small business that cares. Try this place out! Hours not greatest 11-4 Tuesday to Saturday and Sunday 12-4 but hey if you can get lunch here it's amazing!!

From the owner: Our business specializes serving delicious seafood tacos and mexican food prepared always with…read morefresh ingredients at great price, in a great place and with great music, you will always come back for more.

Service and food are the best. Server was easily found when I needed him. I love all the plates…read morethat I have tried.

I love this food it's so good people should try this restaurant. I highly recommend you give it a…read moretry. The service is outstanding