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    El Capi #1

    4.8 (19 reviews)
    Open 9:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Dogs allowed

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    Capitán #1 es EL LUGAR! Mi gente, selos recomiendo. Ningún otro lugar tiene las langostas tan grandes como aquí.
    Jessica V.

    Cuando en Puerto Nuevo El Capitán #1 es el lugar. Mi gente se los recomiendo. Ningún otro lugar tiene las langostas grandes como aquí. Gracias a dios el restauran se ah quedado en familia, y siguen con las mismas deliciosas recetas. Desde chiquito me traía mi apa, y ahorra yo de grande lo traigo a él. Ay que seguir complaciendo los gustos al Rey. Feliz día del Padre.

    Aguachiles verdes.
    Jennifer R.

    The service here is GREAT! Me and my boyfriend were walking around trying to find a place to eat, and all the other restaurants were trying to get us in to eat to their spot but when we came across this one, the lady was nice and didn't pressure us at all. Which my boyfriend liked a lot so we decided to give it a try and WOW. We don't regret it. The food is amazing. Aguachiles and caldo de camarón was great, boyfriend really liked it. Especially since he loves spicy food. The server even gave us a speaker to bump music. Definitely recommend!

    View from street
    Rachel C.

    Overall: good food, lots of it, friendly service but not aggressive, no mariachi (positive in our book) and good value for price. Note: menu had English but very little was spoken. Came into town around 7:30/8pm and a lot of places were closing up (not high season) but still lots of hassling going on (come here I give you good price, best lobster in town etc) They still had the open sign and a guy welcomed us in without hassling which we liked. They seemed to be eating themselves on the first floor but quickly got up to serve us. One other group at a table upstairs, we picked a table on the balcony a few down from them. Service: very friendly. Not pushy and they have items in the menu that are pretty cheap too also the lobster. Food: delicious and plentiful. Two types of salsa, one spicy like I like. Fresh and amazing tortillas. We both got the shrimp, garlic and diablo, fresh and cooked perfectly. Beans and rice to ensure you had enough to stuff yourself.

    Large lobster with sides and tortillas

    First off the hospitality is amazing here. The waiters and waitresses are very kind and helpful. We ordered the pina coladas and they were amazing. They first brought out a tortilla soup that tasted home made. Also chips and salsa were brought out with the drinks and were delicious. I ordered the large lobster that came with rice, beans and tasty tortillas. My wife had the rojo aguachiles that was amazing and fresh. Everything at this restaurant is home made and tastefully seasoned. Will definitely be coming back for more on the next vacation!! Update: February 1, 2020. We always come here for the quality of food and hospitality. They treat us as family and the food is always delicious. We ordered the shrimp and octopus cocktail, lobster dinner and the green aguachiles. The margaritas are delicious, my personal favorite is the tamarindo margarita. I will always return here on my trips to Mexico.

    Marlena A.

    The service is EXCEPTIONAL! From the moment you walk in to the moment you leave nothing but the best! The food is to its perfection! I will most definitely be coming back!

    Second to none! We love Capitán!
    Ramón C.

    My friends and family have been coming here for the past 30 years. El Capi, family, and staff are top notch!

    Lobster plate, rice, beans, homemade tortillas

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    Mariscos Puerto Nuevo - 3 half lobsters for $24. This is 6 half's.

    Mariscos Puerto Nuevo

    4.8(181 reviews)
    0.0 km
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    Food It was all good…read more Service was amazing Ambiance was nice Have been coming to this spot since 2020.

    We found this spot on Yelp, after looking through other reviews and comparing them to other spots…read morein the area. We were also welcomed by someone promoting this restaurant on the street/inviting people to check out the food. I realized later that they also have a downstairs bar and restaurant (you can also preview the seafood selections from the cart). We opted to eat upstairs since they had a bit of a view with a more open seating area. Only about 3 tables have the view of the water/beach, while the rest of the tables are either on the side overlooking the street, in the middle of the restaurant, or on the side where you can kind of see the view. They also have a nice photo opp/background also on one of the sides facing the water view. We were welcomed and seated and got to check out the different sized lobster options (this was what immediately drew us to this spot initially). We were greeted with complementary chips, salsa, pico de gallo, and ceviche. It was a nice welcome surprise. We got an order of 3 medium lobsters and an order of garlic shrimp. We also got a bottle of Tecate and a Carajillo cocktail. One of the neighboring areas had a mariachi band serenading different tables in their outdoor restaurant area. And that provided a lot of entertainment for our seafood feast. We also had other musicians come through our restaurant to try to serenade us, but nobody seemed to want to fork over any money. The drinks came pretty quickly and even though I'm not big on beer, the chilled bottle just somehow made sense and tasted a lot better. The Carajillo was tasty and served with an orange slice. I felt like it was the perfect combination to the coffee forward cocktail. The Appetizer was delicious, although I'm not big on any spicy items, the salsa was good in small doses. The ceviche and pico de gallo were super fresh, as were the tortilla chips. When we got the main courses, they came out rather quickly. They were split and halved. Same with the shrimp. These dishes were also served with an order of beans with rice, freshlu made flour tortillas, as well as a side of butter dipping sauce. The food was extremely fresh and came out rather quickly. Our server seemed to be a bit attentive and check on us a couple of times. When we finished, we ended up getting 1 homemade flan to share and another Carajillo to pair. The drink was just as good as the first one and prepared similarly. The flan was tasty, just a bit on the sweet side for me. It was the waiting that kinda got to me. It wasn't that they forgot about us, but that we were probably waiting around for a bit before the server came back to check on us. We may have waited an extra 10 minutes before we got the check, paid, and left. Food and drinks: 5 stars Service: 4 stars (courteous and respectful, just bit less attentive than we would've hoped for.

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    Mariscos Puerto Nuevo - 3 medium lobsters and rice

    3 medium lobsters and rice

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    El Capi #1 - seafood - Updated July 2026

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