Vallarta Mexican Seafood…read more All the vibes of a Mexican Pacific Coast restaurant. Finally persuaded my 100% Italian wife to visit Vallarta Mexican Seafood, and she loves this place. Caveat: Vallarta Mexican Seafood is several rungs above the average Tex-Mex joint in the Greater Dayton Metropolitan Area. We really enjoy Sonora Grill Seafood Steak Bar & Grill, and Vallarta Mexican Seafood merits special attention as well. On our radar: La Poblanita Mexican Market and restaurant. A note on stars; Sonora Grille is on Burkhardt, and in a small strip mall; I am not inclined to award a strip mall restaurant 5 stars; however.... Vallarta Mexican Seafoodis also in a small strip mall with plenty of free parking. Folks inclined to visit and dine at The Greene might go west to visit Vallarta Mexican Seafood. Travel Tip: do check menu Spanish definitions to avoid order errors. We can depend upon Yelp whilst researching: Here are 5 Star Reviews for Vallarta Mexican Seafood. Several of these reviews encouraged us to visit Vallarta Mexican Seafood: ...but their food is SO GOOD!! Fresh, flavorful, not your typical Mexican restaurant. Visiting from Seattle and was looking for some good authentic Mexican cuisine. Found it here! Vallarta Mexican & Seafood... a MUST try for super fresh, delicious, LARGE portion seafood! Amazing service, fantastic portion sizes, and the food was awesome! will definitely be back! Throughout our 60 year relationship, my wife enjoys dessert as an appetizer, and today is no exception. The Churro's are delivered in a flash; we discovered this special treat nearly 50 years ago during an expedition to Spain and Portugal. The very best Churro's were prepared by roadside vendors, and our friends, Bill and Ellen Rose agreed. Neat ambience, and delightful service. Music is Boomer Music.... My wife insisted on MAR Y TIERRA - Mexican Surf and Turf. Grilled chicken, steak and shrimp served with rice, charro beans, sour cream, lettuce and tomatoes - expect a togo box. My son elected QUESADILLA DE ASADA A flour tortilla filled with your choice of grilled meat, stuffed with cheese, grilled bell peppers, onions and tomatoes. Served with rice. And I selected Steak PARRILADAsteak cooked with bell peppers, tomatoes and onions. Served with rice, charro beans, lettuce, guacamole, sour cream, pico de gallo and flour tortillas - expect a togo box. Way too much Tilapia on the menu - we recommend to lose this fish and replace with REAL fish. My wife is Very Pleased, and she advises that we shall return

Tucked back in a strip mall is this hidden GEM!! Strip mall and seafood usually would not go…read moretogether for me, but their food is SO GOOD!! Fresh, flavorful, not tour typical Mexican restaurant. They make their rocks margaritas by hand and customize how you'd like. Great service with a unique and fun atmosphere/decor.

Came here with friend after work, was good. My nachos and margarita was delicious. Big portion,…read morechill place for a Thursday late afternoon. Service was good, no issues. Sat at the bar since it was quiet.

I ordered the pollo Marino which comes with chicken, shrimp, grilled onions and cheese sauce, via…read moreUber Eats. I requested no onions, add jalapeños. To their credit, they added plenty of jalapeño, but raw. No biggie, I grilled them on my stove top. The problem is my order had no shrimp and no cheese sauce. When I attempted to contact the restaurant to resolve, I got a sredy busy signal. Uber Eats delivered in a timely, friendly manner, zero complaints about the delivery of my meal by Uber Eats. My dissatisfaction lies solely with the restaurant.

It was packed on a Tuesday evening. That seemed like a good omen…read more It turned to be one of the better El Toros I've visited . There were 5 in my group. Everything was good, service prompt. I'd go back . It was clean, bathrooms too.

We arrived at 7:45 on a Saturday night and they were packed!!…read moreWe were immediately served chips and salsa and our drink order was taken. Drinks arrived shortly and the only delay was our indecisiveness of our order. As soon as we were ready we ordered our food and received it within about 5 minutes....and it was delicious!!

The food here iS AMAZING. Authentic, fresh, great tasting. The service is awesome. We did not have…read moreto wait long to have water refilled and they oven offered more of their delicious chips. The ambiance is small, clean, and welcoming. Try the mini tacos, so yummy!

It's sort of a dive, but the food is decent. The chips and salsa they provide were definitely…read moreaddictive. I had the enchiladas verdes with chicken. I would say it was above average for Mexican food in Dayton. I did like the enchiladas. The rice and beans were fine, certainly not the best I've had. The service was really good. Our server spent a fair bit of time going over vegetarian options for my wife.

Starting with the two good things I experienced. 1. The…read moreplace looks great, love the aesthetic it's swanky and chill, low lighting and comfy seating 2. They have Michelob Ultra on tap and we agreed it was clean and tasted great. That's the end of the good stuff. This place is expensive and the tacos are tiny and bland as hell. I tried one carnitas taco and I don't know who made it but it's called seasoning. The ones I made at home are far better don't waste your money on this crap. Disgrace to good Mexican food. The rice was also bland, please do better. To pay a ridiculous amount for 3 tacos I could eat each in one bite is just a no for me. Go somewhere else. Go authentic. The service wasn't impressive either. Sat at the bar and the place was empty and they still couldn't get it together as expected. Lots of hype for this place and it was a disappointment.

Waffling between 4 and 5, Crystals drink making ability and friendliness pushed it to a 5…read more Already a long week on a Tuesday and wanted to wind down, great place for that. The cocktails are outstanding, Crystal the bartender made 2 of the best drinks I've had. I ask for an Old Fashioned, that wasn't too sweet. She it perfectly for me, no simple syrup but a little bit of the cherry juice. The jalapeno margarita was dang near perfect. It had an excellent spice kick and sweet to sour ratio was perfect. My meal ended up super cheese forward. I had the queso fuego as an appetizer. The queso flavor was great, go ahead and add the fresh tomatoes if you like and then the flavor adds to the dish. The queso needed heat. I asked for fresh jalapeno and that did the trick. I was deciding between 3 entrees and Crystal recommended the smoke reserve mac. It was super good. Basically a huge mac N cheese dish with smoked carnitas. These nice wedges of cheesy garlic toast came with it as well. Super rich and super good. Same comment on the heat level, needs to be kicked up a notch or at least be given the option of heat level. Great spot for dinner, appetizers or drinks or all.

Food was great. I requested them to remove the cilantro…read more I order the Lengua Taco Salad without cilantro on GrubHub, and the Lengua Soft Tacos on Door Dash. They dont have the other on the app and vice versa.

I have never ate here before I thought I would give it a try me and my family and I hate to say…read morethis, but the meat was extremely dry and tasted bad I hate to say that because the worker was so nice that helped us seems like it's probably a family business so I will just say this you need to watch over cooking your meat and when it gets too dried out and old, it needs to be thrown away, not served to customers

patacones con todo followed by obleas and coffee…read more Amazing. The desmechado was great (I'm a machaca and ropa fiend and the seasoning of the beef was perfect). Served with fresh avocado and patacones (nicely prepared - not overly oily or cross flavors from frying) Friendly staff. Helpful with choices and recommendations I loved the experience here!!

Looking to expand the palate, we recently tried La Colombiana. Started with fried plantains and…read moreempanadas (two beef, two chicken). Both were delicious, especially the fried plantains. I've had plantains in the past, but these were certainly the best I've tried. For entrees, we went with arroz con pollo and bandeja paisa which was basically an assortment platter. I was a little disappointed in the arroz con pollo. Rice was over cooked and the flavor was overall muted. For dessert, we tried obleas -- thin waffles filled with jam, caramel and cheese. The waffles weren't true waffles, but more just cracker type. Again, rather disappointing but maybe I just don't have the right taste for it. The service was excellent, and we did enjoy the appetizers. Entrees and dessert were a let down. Overall, 3 stars in my book.

Victoria was an amazing server, and the food was great! We went on a Sunday night and were seated…read moreimmediately.

I always order online. Beans and rice. That's it. That's the only vegan thing they have. The beans…read morelook like diarrhea or vomit. Every time I eat there I have the reaction I have when I ingest dairy which is coughing, excessive mucus and I have had food poisoning symptoms from it before as well. There shouldn't be any dairy in my no-cheese beans. They never disclose any dairy products used and in fact they reassured me there's no cheese so no dairy. I have been vegan for two years now but I'm starting to think I've actually been deceived this whole time! Either they're lying and there's dairy in their beans and rice, or there's something deeper going on. With the specific reaction only happening to me with dairy and the other reviews about food poisoning I honestly suspect both are happening simultaneously.

First off, restaurant was clean and had a nice ambiance. Our waitress was super kind and everything…read moreon the menu sounded good! I got the meal that came with three street tacos and a Mexican beer of choice. My husband got the birria quesadillas. Presentation was stunning and the roasted pepper and onion on the side were top notch!

My family and I used to come here all the time. This was the first time in a couple of months. The…read morefood used to be hot, quick, and good. The food is now cold, slow, and bland. They also had a DJ or something there who was using explicit language on the microphone while our three year old was there. Lyrics something to the extent of "you nasty b****. Will not be back and do not recommend.

Menu is huge & food is tasty. Prices were a little high in my opinion. Waitress was very…read morefriendly. We always have a larger group and they can get us in no problem.

The food is good, needed a little more flavor on the fajitas. The service was terrible. We didn't…read moreget our water until after our chips, which was 20 minutes into our dining experience, and we got no refills and had to ask for silverware. They also charge $3.75 for a soda water, which again was never refilled .This was the one that done for me.