The service is top notch. The food is very good too. Only complaint is that my lobster tail was overdone. Very rubbery. Everything else was very good. Tried the calamari, crab cakes, shrimp cocktail, stuffed shrimp, filet, etc etc. all good. read more

Great service as usual per Cancun. Star subtracted for having a small drink menu. My cosmo was on the weak side. They also don't have a bar to hang near if you wanted to grab a drink before dinner. Great table side Caesar salad, salmon is great, my husband always gets the seafood risotto and loves it every year. Good for groups and kid friendly, so not that romantic dinner you might be wanting. read more

This place was very good - if you're looking for a classier night out in Cancun, this is a good spot to go. Atmosphere First off, make a reservation for the patio. You overlook the lagoon and can see a beautiful sunset! Tables are spaced out nicely. Wait Staff Was good - attentive. There are a couple people serving you. Did not have to wait long for a drink, food, dessert, etc. Food Food was good. Not great. Not bad. Just fine. I had the shrimp trio which gives you a sample of the various types of shrimp. If you like shrimp, I recommend this dish. I don't think I could have an a whole entree of any one of the types of shrimps. Oh! One thing that is AMAZING?! Their free bread they give you when you side down. So yummy. I could have had the whole thing by myself! Would I go back? Sure. I would prefer to scope out of few more places if I did, though. read more

When we were there several years ago this was a 5 Star restaurant. Not now. The service was slow, my wife's top sirloin had almost as much fat on it than meat and when we complained to wait staff, they just gave us one of those looks like...sorry, but... The bright spot was EDDY who got us in early and made sure we had seat by the water. The outside terrace dining is just as we remembered...very cozy, very tropical and very Cancun with the thatched roof and fans overhead. The inside is now wallboard and stark white. Absolutely no atmosphere. No wonder no one was in there...its very cold and bare. The food was ok. Shrimp cocktail were small. My Captains shrimp was excellent. Captains Cove was THE place to go back a few years, but frankly just very good now. What a disappointment. It's nothing special now read more

Since we couldn't be bothered figuring out how to eat at Omni, we decided to venture out since outside food is usually better than all inclusive. We were wrong.. we couldn't find a Mexican joint on yelp and ended up at the only restaurant nearby which had 2 names but both the same restaurant. The setting is quite nice right by the water with beautiful sunsets and b/w 4-6pm they seem to have happy hour which we only over-heard later as our waiter actually never even mentioned it. The restaurant must also be affiliated with hotels nearby as they kept asking us which hotel we are staying, like that matters. The menu was very pricey. Our usual jugo we got in downtown for 30-40 pesos was double the price and the size was less than 1/2. Not a good way to start... then the Clam chowder in bread bowl was no clam chowder more like potato cream soup with very hard stale bread.. it was not very good. The ceviche was ok. The service is slow and almost feel like they are just trying to sell you more.. not a great felling when trying to relax at a restaurant.. skip this place! rather go to corner store next door and get something there to munch on. Value 1/5 atmosphere 3/5 service 1/5 quality 1/5 6/20 read more

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Now this time I'm going to have to refer you to other peoples reviews. There are a lot of people who really like the Captains Cove. I'm not big on this place for a number of reasons. Nothing to do with the quality of food, it's just not for me. On the positive side, this is the place to go if you want to romance someone and watch the sun set. A large portion of the restaurant overlooks the lagoon that is inland from the sea. If your lucky, an alligator will swim buy and say hi to you while you eat (seriously). Waiters for the most part are first class and will give you good service. Drinks are unusually top notch for Cancun. Good liquor and not watered down like some places. The negative, the receptionist up front tends to put on airs like her shit don't stink. Not a good start. The seafood itself tends to be a bit overseasoned or overwhelmed with sauce. Prime rib which is offered on Wednesdays and Saturdays is too fatty for my taste. Desserts are generally the highlight of the meal so this is the place for top notch desserts. Me? I'm a simple guy, this place really is too fru fru for my taste. As I said, it's just me. read more

Filberto was outstanding as a waiter and host! We had great seats on the patio overlooking the lagoon. Our favorite crocodile Punch was right in the H2O below us. I would recommend this location and watering hole to anyone. read more

I was surprised at how dead this place was at sunset. We got a water side table and enjoyed the sunset alone. Awesome. Shrimp cocktail was decent. Caesar salad prepared table side was great. I had the steak and blackened shrimp. It was great. She had the shrimp trio and it was pretty darn good too. We wrapped it up with some Flaming Spanish Coffee. Drinks, food, staff and the view were all excellent. Definitely planning a return visit. Plus we got a surprise visit from Pancho the Crocodile. read more

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They took a little while to acknowledge us @ first and to get us seated to a table, but despite that, everything else was great. Had their octopus pizza, some tacos, and some shrimp . read more

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Let me say the service was excellent! We had lobster, grouper & mahi mahi. Whenever I have Lobster in Mexico I compare it with a lobster house in playa near the port. The lobster here was a bit over cooked for my taste- Lobster should melt in your mouth and not require heavy chewing. If you are looking for an ok meal with a great service experience this is the place for you. read more

Everything seemed fresh and staffs were friendly. Calamari can be a tad overcooked. Great location and nice high ceiling restaurant. Gives you option to pay in dollars or peso when you pay with cc. They do not mark up currency conversion rate which is great. read more

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Came to Captain's Cove for the first dinner. Owned by the Royal Resorts, this is one of the restaurants that you can use your room key to pay as a guest of the resorts. Naturally there are many of the resorts' guests here. Situated on a dock overlooking the lagoon, Captain's Cove places you at the perfect place to take sunset photos over water. Unfortunately, our experience here was less than stellar. We had a waiter who seemed to speak fairly good English and insisted on speaking this over communicating with us in Spanish and in the end got several of our orders wrong. I had ordered stuffed crab and instead got stuffed shrimp. Others at our table were also all over the place and when we ordered drinks (bottle of perrier....) they never came. I did have the octopus pizza which deserved 4 stars and the stuffed crab got 3. The food itself wasn't terrible but man the service has probably seen better days. I would speak Spanish here as they didn't seem to understand the English which is fine. If you prefer that we use Spanish please say so especially when we speak fluently! read more

Wish I could get my money back except I was stuck attending this restaurant with my all inclusive package with the Royal Sands. It was the first visit off my resort with a shuttle ride and thought it would be fun for the kids to see a live crocodile swim next to us during dinner. That did happen but I can't say I am happy about the way customers treated the poor animal while chucking food at it. Onto the real problem was our waitress, Maria. She needs to find another job on another planet. She gave the worst attitude I've had at any restaurant. While she told us the specials I asked her for the extra surcharge prices because of how other patrons have reviewed being shocked by it when paying. She kept insisting it isn't very much and we didn't order any alcohol because my husband and I don't drink. Isn't it up to customers to decide what to consume or what's worth spending extras on? Felt like we already overpaid for the all inclusive of gross food. Looked like she started to pout when she couldn't get an extra dime out of us. When we decided to order our food she rolled her eyes at us and insisted our kids ordering from the adult menu was going to be too much food. Basically gave us the non-approved facial expression and attitude that we were going to be wasteful. It will always be if the food is gross but not if it's actually good. What's it to her if I want to order my kids steak vs a nasty processed chicken finger? My kids grew up eating well and know what good food is because they eat whatever I eat. There is no such thing as chicken nuggets in my freezer so why would I change my preference on vacation? Anyway, we ordered three appetizers including the calamari, mussels and shrimp. The mussels tasted the best and I felt the calamari was subpar with overly fried breading but my kids ate it. The shrimp cocktail was less than desirable so nobody touched it. The free garlic bread was delicious and hot yet soft. The only real star at this restaurant. My youngest ordered the house steak and it was cooked well at medium rare. No char or seasoning so I can't say it was the best as I could make better but she ate it all! It came with a side of a baked potato that had a glob of sour cream and butter. The veggies were a mix of carrots, green beans and zucchini which were tasteless. My middle child ordered the three cheese macaroni. Okay, I don't understand why they bother with the description of macaroni when they aren't macaroni noodles! Someone needs to help this restaurant about being more accurate with their descriptions. It was a huge portion that I wouldn't even finish but at least he ate half and said he enjoyed it. I took a bite and thought it was creamy but not my favorite. My oldest ordered clam chowder, came in a bread bowl, which was cool but I also thought wasteful for an appetizer. She said it was tasteless and hardly any clams to be found. Her main meal was the stuffed shrimp and she disliked the stuffed part so she took it apart to only eat the shrimp. My husband ordered the seafood risotto but it was mediocre. I tasted it and didn't have much flavor except for a creamy texture. He didn't finish all his rice but his dish was better than mine! I ordered the spinach salad. They put all the spinach on top but added romaine on the bottom! It's almost to say they like to squeeze as many pennies as they can to fill people with food. Nowhere on the menu description does it say anything about romaine lettuce and maybe they think vacationers don't care or notice. Anyway, the salad was otherwise fine. My crab cakes were disgusting. It was basically whatever stuffed bread crumbs my daughter had in her shrimp. Last was our dessert and both of my girls ordered a chocolate brownie but only one ended up at our table. I guess the waitress made the executive decision that my girls would have to share! Granted it was big but it's not really up to her to decide. What I don't understand is she isn't paying for it or even cooking it so what does she care? I ordered the tiramisu which was a little dry. My husband and son got ice cream so they weren't stellar but how can they go wrong? When we wanted to close our bill the waitress shifted around as though she'd lost it. She took everything out of her apron to look for it. Now I wonder what would had happened if she did lose it but be weary if it's your credit card. After we waited for a good 25 minutes to sign off the bill we went to look for a shuttle back to our hotel. I couldn't leave the restaurant fast enough. read more

We went here a part of the royal sands all inclusive package. At the entrance, the staff were very inviting and cordial. I ordered the mussels for appetizer and they were excellent. For the main course I chose the surf and turf. The lobster was succulent and they brought a garlic butter sauce plus a plain butter sauce. However the filet was not comparable to what we have in the US, it wasn't a choice cut to our standards. The desert was amazing. Great place with a spectacular view of the lagoon. read more

Captain's Cove - Surf and turf - Seafood Near Me - Cancún, ROO

Great place to eat - glad we visited! The restaurant was busy when we arrived and we were seated outside on the lagoon. Note: make a reservation! Atmosphere was great - there was a huge crocodile below that made for a lot of entertainment. The food was good - everyone was satisfied with their choices. The service was also good however, there was a delay in receiving our entrees. Timing could be improved. Overall, would go back. We were planning to go to Pancho & Willy's after dinner but the place looked desolate so we decided to pass. Maybe next time! read more

I've been here twice and they're always out of mint for the mojitos ... Even though the mojitos is featured pretty largely when you open the menu. The sangria is decent - made with apples (not the usual citrus) The 3 Pepper Tuna Steak was amazing - order it seared! It's not like Ahi Tuna, so don't worry - it won't be raw. Risotto and veggies on the side were delicious too. Definitely my favorite menu item. And last, but definitely the best, THE BREAD. I don't know what kind of Mexican crack they put in it - but I can never get enough. read more

We stayed across the street and I was pretty suspicious of this place because the hotel doorman suggested it and gave us a free drink coupon that had his name as a reference. I was pretty sure we fell for the tourist thing and we're getting routes into a situation where the doorman gets a kickback. We were with our hungry 10 and 2 year old so we didn't have time to investigate options. Maybe he does get a kickback but who cares?! If you like seafood this place is great! We didn't try the steaks. My husband and I had the Seafood Surprise which is a delicious smorgasbord of fresh seafood. The calamari comes fried but everything else is grilled. It's enough food for 3 people. The margaritas are good, service is friendly and the food comes fast. Ambience is nice and they have outdoor seating on the water. read more

Great food but slow and disorganized service. Had the stuffed grouper which was good. Caesar salad was good too. Had a pair of waiters that tried hard but were more like the Three Stooges. If you want competent service might try to relax and lower your expectations. Not very attentive. Did not share which specials they were out of. Had to ask and then be told no. If it is on the chalk board by the hostess stand you should be able to order it. If you are a type a person, try it at your peril. read more

This is our first meal in Mexico and I feel like this is a good start! Passionfruit mojito is really awesome. So is the shrimp taco! Nice lagoon and service! read more

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Place looks great, good ambience(really romantic) so if impress your significant other is your idea this is it, food is good, they don't rush you, definitely you can take your time, sip slowly on your drink, chit chat, contemplate the view sunset and they most of the time visitor ( couple of alligators) service is good and attentive, food time to deliver is effective and quick, ingredients are fresh and on point...my girl and I have the cesar salad, the trio of stuffed fish empanadas, mussels and the seafood stuffed fish(caught of the day) couple of drinks, that by the way I'll recommend sangria... price looks expensive and pesos of course but at the end we expended $52 dlls including a really good Tip, hope this help you to take a good decision on your next trip to cabo. read more

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Ok touristy Cancun Restaurant nice location beautiful views. Staff is on point hospitality is on point. Ordered the seafood risotto not bad but not memorable. Seafood was fresh but small shrimp small octopus and small amount of crab meat. We also ordered the frutti de Mari pasta also ok but nothing to brag about. For dessert we had cheese flan this is a creamy light cheese cake style sweet dessert actually very good but after a couple of bites tap out. Overall good spot not bad at all for the area. Now if you scrutinized all the seafood was small in size. I really was expecting to be blown away! Didn't happen but I'm ok with the whole experience! The 4 stars is really for service and location. The seafood was 3.5 stars. Due to resort area came back one more time ordered the crab cakes and the snapper same deal. The food was ok. Service great and this time ordered martinis now that wasn't bad at all. I really enjoyed the hospitality of the staff especially our waitress Maria and Felipe they were amazing!!!!' read more

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Right in the lagoon, good service. Food was amazing. Party of 4 and every dish was awesome. A great find in Cancun. Had the crab and shrimp stuffed fresh catch, it was a five star meal for sure. Decent price point as well which was a bonus. read more

Captain's Cove - Crab and shrimp stuffed Grouper. - Seafood Near Me - Cancún, ROO

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The food was pretty good and it's definitely one of the better restaurants in the hotel zone. The grilled fish is where it is at. Order whatever is the fresh local catch and stay away from anything that isn't displayed on ice near the hostess station. One of the times we were here there were alligators dining with us which was really cool to see. I recommend sitting near the lagoon. read more

Last night in Cancun and tried here with the group. Food was great. Seafood was fresh and priced at about what you would expect. Server was friendly and hit the balance of attentive without hovering over the table. 100% would eat here again read more

Went for dinner last night. Great location of table right on the water. Bar/restaurant next door was way too loud. Screaming, super loud music. Drinks were ok, bread was fabulous. Spinach salad mediocre. We have been coming here since the early 1990's. The coconut shrimp was absolutely awful. Hard, too much breeding, and obviously not hand made. We would have been back many times, but never again. Total waste of money. Go somewhere else. We have had two great meals at Harry's and headed to Ruth Chris tonight. read more

Service, fantastic. Clam chowder, delicious. Ceviche, delicious. Steak, delicious. Catch of the day, delicious. Lobster, over cooked (disappointing). Overall 4 out of 5. read more

I think they Have 'upped their game' ... used to be kind of so-so. Always great terrace but now the food has caught up. Tuna, crab stuffed shrimp, stuffed fish all great! Service excellent as well! read more

If you are staying at Emporio hotels and suites or anywhere near I would recommend going here. Talk to the concierge outside at Emporio, if you're staying there, for a voucher for free drinks first. Good food, good atmosphere, friendly staff. Overall I would recommend. read more

Pretty nice place, atmosphere was good food was good.but not the best ordered a shrimp stuffed with crab which was good we also ordered a steak, it did not have flavor had to drench it with A1 sauce and a bit pricey but overall good better than other places we have had here read more

Was looking for a good seafood resturaunt near our resort to end our stay in Cancun. What better way to go out then with some lobster right?! After reading countless reviews on nearby places we came across this gem. This place was about a 5 minute cab ride from GR Solaris, we didn't call to make a reservation we figured we'd just wing it. The host told us there was about a 45 minute wait, but when the manager walked by he told us we would be seated in 10 minutes which worked out great. Located on the water, the manager seated us outside. The weather was nice so we both didn't mind. We started off the night with a mixed ceviche. It had octopus,red onion, cilantro, shrimp, avocado, grouper and pieces of lobster. Honestly it was the most delicious thing I've ever had, I wanted to put that ceviche on EVERYTHING! Lol As a main course my love and I both had Surf and Turf. 6 oz filet cooked medium rare of course with a lobster tail that was to die for. The ambiance was sexy, the waiter was extremely attentive, and the food top notch. Unfortunately we were so full, we didn't have room for dessert but I did see the waiter walking by with a few options on a wooden board that looked delish. Highly recommend!! read more

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The ambiance is nice, most of the waiters were attentive but I think one was stressed out because of all the people that were there. The food was pretty good -- the seafood was great. The sides left some to be desired. I was too full by the time we were done but we still got key lime pie. My son enjoyed seeing the crocodile that comes up to the dock by the tables. read more

Had eaten there twice before this trip and it was really good! On the third visit we both ordered the grilled snapper because it was so good the previous visit. I don't know what they brought us but it wasn't snapper... it even came with a sauce it didn't have the other two visits. It would be much better to say we don't have snapper tonight and let your customer order something else they wanted than to just bring them something else instead of the snapper and chance them never coming back. Very disappointing they handled this way. read more

Today was my first time eating here. I was very impressed! I'm not a seafood eater so I ordered the new 3 cheese Mac n cheese. It was amazing! The service was wonderful and absolutely loved it here. I will definitely be back the next time I come to Cancun. read more

Disappointing. The charred fish was very dry. The kids' menu has nothing healthy and is exactly the same as at surrounding "Royal resort" restaurants. Near nothing Mexican on the menu. Lots of attempts at Italian cuisine - only the risotto was 'ok'. Service was slow and hostess were reluctant to give our family a table at all as we didn't have a reservation although they had plenty of empty indoor tables. Looks as if they wanted to pretend for a rarity that isn't there anyway. read more

Mediocre and overpriced. Ambience: Got seated on the waterline ("because it's quieter there") and while the view was nice, there was very loud 80s music video blasting throughout which caused everyone to have to shout to be heard. Definitely not a place to go for a quiet dinner date. Service: The one bright spot. The staff were friendly and prompt. Food: Average. I had the mussels and soup (both brought out at the same time). I should have been a little suspicious at mussels coming out in 5 mins, and sure enough one sip showed that it hadn't been cooked for long enough to develop any flavor. The mussels were small and tasteless while the broth (such as it was) was thin. The seafood lime soup was okay, but again, pretty thin in flavor. The one bright spot was the accompanying bread which was freshly baked and original (cheesy/herb). Price: About twice what I thought it was worth In the end I skipped the main course as I could see I was going to spend a small fortune on a very disappointing meal. read more

very good view, especially when you are sitting beside lake, service and foods are all terrific, it's worthy to spend dinner time there. read more

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Very mediocre restaurant. Way overpriced. I had one of the worst Sangria and my wife ordered pizza , it was frozen pizza reheated in oven. Worst than cruise ship pizza. The crab cakes had more patatoe than crab awefull read more

Great location, overlooks water with excellent service and high quality food. We loved the tuna carpaccio and seafood ceviche for appetizers and blackened grouper wit fresh vegetables for main course. The key lime was authentic and the flan was amazing. Great dining experience! read more

This was terrible. Food tasted like it was microwaved frozen food. I cannot believe they charge here. The service of frozen microwaved food was decent though read more

Marginal food quality. Some things were good (seared tuna, fresh salad vegetables) while other simple things were done really poorly (soup, stale bread bowl, pasta, dressings and terrible quality of kids menu food). Waiters were friendly but very slow. The only reason for the 3 star rating is because the view is pretty amazing. But overall, I would not go there again. Save your money/time and go somewhere else if you are on vacation and looking for a good family/friends dining experience. read more