One of the best Mexican restaurants around. Food tastes great. I gave 4 stars instead of 5 cause music is out of control loud. You can't hear your own quests without yelling. Even jukebox was loud. I will go back when there is no band or take out to avoid the noise. read more

It's hard to tell from the outside that you're walking into a Mexican seafood restaurant, but alas...you are! Super yummy sauces, soups and seafood dishes, especially if you're an adventurous eater. Service was impeccable and the waitress came with recommendations as well. The decor needs work, it's very meh...needs some more character, but they are abiding by COVID standards with booths that are blocked by protective shields, sanitizer and temperature checks at the door. Also huge bummer, there was no bartender the day we were there. What goes better with Mexican seafood than a margarita? We had to settle for beer, which my whole table was not happy about... I think I'll go back in a couple months when they have settled in some more. It's a very authentic experience and I hope it sticks around! read more

This is the one for me! Yes sir! My husband loves ceviche so it's nice to try various types of ceviche there is. We ordered the ceviche tower. YES! Order that! The Langostinos were soo bomb, they didn't skimp on the spices and the sauce... the sauce I took home so I can douse it over rice. I also ordered a sizzling plate of mussels. Not to mention they do NOT serve you salsa and chips. They serve you fish ceviche and chips. Would I recommend it? Yes. You can tell the quality is there. The abience can be loud because they have a jukebox. read more

The langostinos were delightful, highly recommend. It isn't that loud during the morning or noon. Quick service and everything is yum. read more

El Muchacho Alegre - Langostinos - Bars Near Me - Renton, Washington

Imagínate ir con hambre y esperar más De una hora y que te sirvan por partes la orden y te tienes que levantar a preguntar cuánto tiempo mas va tomar y llegan y te dicen que se les a terminado.... Uff llegue con hambre y salí súper enojada y sin hambre. Cabe mencionar que nos ofrecieron no pagar las bebidas y se disculparon. Claro que termine pagando todo pero con una súper mala experiencia read more

My daughter and I went to dinner last Friday the food was nice flavorful the drinks were not that great water down and for the price I may try it one more time read more

El Muchacho Alegre - Shrimp dinner - Bars Near Me - Renton, Washington

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Fish tacos were the best! I liked the shrimp and octopus cocktail, but didn't care for the juice. I am used to a tomato juice based cocktail. But I would definitely eat here again read more

El Muchacho Alegre - Fish tacos. Yum! - Bars Near Me - Renton, Washington

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Me gusto el servicio del restaurante. Los empleados son muy amables. Están siempre al pendiente si uno necesita algo. Su comida es muy rica y fresca. Tiene variedad de platos y su ambiente es muy alegre. read more

El Muchacho Alegre - Catarito - Bars Near Me - Renton, Washington

Food was really good! Seasoned really well. Service was great. The only thing is the music was so loud it was so hard to hear my friends talk. read more

Food was delicious but the service was terrible. We really felt like we were ignored and I had to repeatedly ask for help. We will definitely be back and hoping it was an off day... read more

I hadn't been here in a long time but I'm glad I did today. My coctel was delicious. I loved the music. Brings me back to my roots for sure. Watching the bartender's make the drinks was so much fun. I will be back soon! read more

El Muchacho Alegre - Bars Near Me - Renton, Washington

Super expensive, not even good food. Service wasn't the best either. Save your money and cook at home. Loud music too. Overall bad experience. They also included their own $27 tip when it was not deserved. read more

El Muchacho Alegre - Fajitas, bad beans and guac - Bars Near Me - Renton, Washington

I have only had the mojarra frita and the ceviche de pescado here but they are my go to every time. Fast friendly service and the Jamaica and Horchata are both perfect as well. I do wish there was less red onion to pescado ratio in the ceviche but that's because I'm not a super onion fan, but the ceviche is still so good I order it regularly! read more

Excited this spot is in the neighborhood. The review below is based on takeout order so assume eating at n house would be even better. Ceviche mixto was delicious and glad I had Valentinas at home to drip on top. 5/5 Pulpo a la Diabla was also delicious and great with the rice. Super tender octopus. 5/5 Camarones al mojo de aho very good. 4/5. The whole snapper was ok. I wish we had tortillas to make fish tacos as the green salsa provided was delicious. Guessing this is because of takeout. 3/5. Overall can't wait to go back and eat in house. read more

El Muchacho Alegre is So delicious! I can't wait to go again! We had the ceviche, guacamole and shrimp in a butter sauce. The shrimp we're cooked to perfection, the ceviche was off the chain and the guacamole my husband ate and he doesn't even like guacamole. We will be going back for more yummy food soon. If you are looking for good seafood this restaurant has you covered! It's Mexican style and a must try! Forgot to get a picture from of the shrimp before they were pretty much devoured. read more

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Amazing food some of the best ceviche I've ever had!Shrimp CevicheShrimp CevicheShrimp Ceviche

I really love this ! The wife and I enjoy meals from here every Friday for lent! Every time I come I like to try something new and I never been let down. But my go to and my favorite is the fried whole fish with rice. This time around we had what is almost like a seafood boil I'm not to sure what it's called in Spanish ! But check out the photo ! The delicious spread we had ! They always make us feel welcome and at home ! The bartender Christian is awesome and is really friendly! read more

El Muchacho Alegre - Bars Near Me - Renton, Washington

Very noisy really bad service. We order some food and they brought it but didn't bring the cutlery until 10 minutes later. Then we waited almost an hour for the rest of the food read more

Clean. Friendly. Delicious. Great service. Very fresh.... I'm gonna dream about this guacamole read more

Love it. Daniela was the best waitress! The food was great along with their customer service and ambiance of the place.

Great food highly recommend staff very attentive and professional. We had baked Fish plate to the ceviche de pescado y ceviche de camarón shrimp and fish ceviche finger licking good. Must try the beer Micheladas and Margaritas everything we ordered was amazing and delicious can't wait to visit again we were on vacation from Reno Nevada and we definitely will go back if in the neighborhood we give it a 10!! read more

Took long on my food and I never got my tortillas, my rice and beans that was supposed to come with my food came out when I was done with my food. The agua chile shrimp was too raw read more

Yummy Mexican seafood place! Every-time I come here the waitress (Odalis) is so friendly and has great customer service! The food not to mention is yummy! Buen mariscos y Micheladas , la muchacha que nos atiende Odalis siempre anda con buenas vibras y también alegre como el nombre de el lugar! 100% recomendado! read more

I thought this was a dive bar for airport mechanics. It's not. They give you ceviche with your free chips here. There's so many ceviche options I just blacked out and ordered shrimp. read more

Yummy! Great place for drinks and the food was amazing also! We loved the chorizo bean dip

This place is a vibe! You cannot find a menu like this anywhere else as seafood dishes are the way to go here. I ordered the Misiones which is a mussels dish and it was unbeatable. Junior, my bartender was resourceful while helping me navigate the wide variety menu. I would highly recommend this spot after a long flight or if you're in the area. I was told they're opening a second location in Everett and I will absolutely be making the drive down from Bellingham for this again! read more

The restaurant was surrounded with a fun atmosphere and lively music! I would highly recommend checking out the place-- you might find yourself with a strawberry margarita in one hand and a positive Yelp review in the other, just like me! read more

The food and service was great! Found this place by accident and I am so glad I did. The food is great and the prices are very affordable. read more

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Wow! A friend had been to this spot a couple times, and wanted to share it with my mom and I. Boy, were we happy. Can't wait to go back. We had the fish ceviche, a sample of which our waitress also brought to table so we had a lot of it. The regular was way more than 3 of us could eat, so we brought home a hearty portion of it. My other 2 at table were craving shrimp, so had the bacon wrapped and breaded/fried versions. Both were solid, and the portion sizes were giant. I spotted the Marispilla Relleña during my scan of menu, and instantly knew that seafood served in a carved-out pineapple covered in cheese was the dish for me. The photo and description didn't do it justice. First, those ingredients were perfectly done. But what really made it was the sauce it had. A sweet sauce, which I don't know if it was the pineapple in it or honey or just sugar...but that touch of sweet was incredible. Our server was kind and helpful. Restaurant wasn't packed, but moderately busy on a Saturday night and quite lively with Mexicana loudly playing and Liga MX on the tv (another one had Wheel of Fortune, for some reason?). After many a winter night sampling seafoods on Mexican beaches, this spot felt like it was serving the best of all of them. read more

Amazing food, service and environment as well as huge portion sizes for the price! The kind of place that keeps you coming back. Definitely would recommend checking out! read more

El Muchacho Alegre - Huge California Burrito - Bars Near Me - Renton, Washington

I love this place. Their sopa de mariscos is about as good as the one I make. Their dishes are all over sized. And those mussels are the best I've ever had. No lie. The only good Mexican seafood in the Seattle area. read more

El Muchacho Alegre is a Mexican seafood restaurant, now open for a week. I went last week, on their second night open. There are a lot of things to like about the place. Service is prompt, friendly, and efficient. The quality of the food is great. We had Camarones Ala Diabla ( spicy shrimp)and Caldo de Sietares, a seafood soup containing crab, shrimp, scallops, fish, mussels, etc. Terrific. Chips are served warm , along with a shrimp salsa and a potent green sauce. They do take out as well. For only being open a couple of days, I was impressed at how they had their act together. And I'm looking forward to eating their food again. read more

Best authentic Mexican food from the sea. The fish ceviche is so good that my friend who doesn't like seafood liked it. Just one of the best places for the family with a great atmosphere. AMAZING FOOD! The wait staff go above and beyond for their guests. Just a 6 out of 5 stars!! read more

Make sure you know ask for price of shots. You might end up with a huge tab! Shots of hornito blanco was about $15. They normally charge about 5-8$ every where else. read more

Except for the price it's hard to find fault. It is an extreme seafood experience. The kind you often look for and never find. But it is authentic stuff, head-on shrimp, tongue, but you can also get yummy fish tacos or cheese quesadillas. PLEASE don't write stupid reviews about how the top came off the hot sauce. Obviously the restaurant did not want that to happen and did not make that happen. Focus on the food. Or do something else. read more

Well traveled white guy has found his go to Mexican eatery. Ceviche unbelievable, service un-b-fing- lievable... Not the house margaritas talking but... If they could they'd say todo el mundo- this place has it all! read more

El Muchacho Alegre - Bars Near Me - Renton, Washington

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Absolutely delicious! Great music, vibe, food and service! The mango margarita...... WOW! ‼

I am absolutely dumbfounded by the reviews. From the hard folding chairs, to the staff that speaks absolutely no English (which to some degree is fine, and with my limited Spanish we got by) so we couldn't ask any questions about the menu, to the horrendously loud music...we didn't stick around for dinner. We ordered appetizers that took FOREVER and by the time they arrived, we just couldn't take the music any longer. We ate the muscles...which were AMAZING (that's my 1 star), boxed our empanadas and left. read more

Pros - very accessible, waitresses and staff are very nice and the carne asada was very delicious. Also, the ceviche was really tasty. My family and I didn't have to wait too long to be seated or to get our food. Cons - the music was too loud and the food was on the pricier side. The fajitas were a little salty and the fried fish didn't have any flavor, so that was a bit disappointing. read more

So disappointing ! Overpriced, service is slow and the most important part ...the food is not good had to send back my friends meal.