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    El Pescador

    4.7 (88 reviews)
    InexpensiveMexican
    Closed 7:00 am - 11:00 pm

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    Casual
    Quiet
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Bonnie Y.

    We came for dinner. It was busy at all so we got seated right away. We weren't too hungry so four of us ordered grilled fish fillet, grilled octopus and raw oysters. They were delicious and reasonably priced. The service was good. Overall it's worth the visit if you want a quick delicious meal at a reasonable price.

    Sian S.

    This restaurant was the absolute star of the show from our time in Cabo. Incredibly well-priced, and every single dish was DELICIOUS. More of an authentic experience, if that's what you're looking for. The menu was small, which I always like from a place--it means that whatever they've got, they're doing it well. Every person ordered mariscos and we all enjoyed what we got, whether cooked or fresh. Waitstaff was also incredibly friendly and was joking around with us. One of my favorite experiences of the entire trip.

    Steak and lobster dish. So fresh and juicy!
    Sandy J.

    If you want local and fresh food, check them out. They're authentic, big plates for a good price. The staff is friendly and very welcoming. The food is made to order and doesn't take more than 10min. It's a small restaurant with no air conditioning, but if you want to feel like a local, this is it. We love coming here and we'll be back!

    Octopus is awesome
    JJ O.

    Staff is awesome and food is amazing. I will come back for sure. You will not be disappointed.

    Appetizers!
    M A.

    On the corner of Nino Heroes and Zaragoza you will find a small -not so fancy- seafood restaurant. On its palapa roof top, you will see a banner "$25 lobster." It's true! Even better, besides the lobster deal, this restaurant offers a variety of delicious speciality seafood dishes. When in Cabo, El Pescador has been our family and friends' favorite seafood spot. The lobster and streak deal is a popular order for my family, including ceviches, clams, oysters, fried fish and other shrimp dishes. My personal favorite is the shrimp ceviche, always tasty and delicious. Servers are a mixture of friendly, welcoming, fun and attentive folks. You will run into Senor Roberto, Rodrigo and Jesus on most days. There are usually two cooks running the kitchen. Home style cooking. You can see them doing what they do best from across the dining area of the restaurant. It's amazing what they can do in such limited size kitchen. On that note, compliments to the cook as my friend commented on the fried fish he ordered was THE best tasting fish he can remember in a long time. Meaty and fried perfectly. Hands down, the best so far. Our dining experience has been during lunch and dinner time. We have yet to make it for breakfast. One day, we will. El Pescador is usually packed, but for some reason, and without making table reservations, there's always a one available for my family and friends when we visit. Rarely have we waited. Next time you're in Cabo, give El Pescador a try. It's minutes away from the Marina and a few blocks from the main strip.

    Shrimp and Fish Fillet
    Ernest C.

    Service was quick. Food was fresh and hot, and the family running the place was super nice and attentive. Shrimp and Fish Fillet was beautifully prepared. Definitely a must-try

    Shrimp combo plate

    Delicious hole in the wall local spot. Nothing fancy just great home made food at super affordable pricing. The bacon wrapped cheese shrimp was epic!

    Garlic Shrimp
    J F.

    WOW! SO GOOD! Muy delicioso! My husband and I ordered the steak and lobster each and we were very impressed. Everything tasted good and the steak was cooked perfectly. The lobster was a good portion and full of flavor. Our kids ordered: breaded shrimp, spicy devil shrimp, garlic shrimp and rib eye... each of them cleaned their plate up and were full! We highly recommend El Pescador. Gracias!!

    Lobster & Steak Special $25
    Jay G.

    Es muy bueno. Delicioso! Not much to say. Just friendly service. Tasty fresh food. Clean and reasonably priced. This will be our new "normal" when we come back to Cabo.

    Shrimp and scallop combo
    Joshua A.

    Tried them for the first time last month and although they may not supplant my favorite hole in the wall places for seafood, I still recommend you try them out. Prices and service were on par with similar places and food was still very good. It's a little further from the main road but still worth going a little further off the beaten path if you want seafood. They have a solid surf and turf combo as well. It still "hole in the wall" like but still very presentable there. The outside appearance is a little deceiving, so don't be like our friend and think "I don't want to eat in a hut!" Lol tbh there are way more hole in the wall places but the food and experience are still great! Don't judge a book by its cover.

    Lobster and steak

    Thank you to the older gentlemen who's name I cannot recall. He and the young man were very attentive. Our food was cooked to order and tasted fresh. We stumbled upon this little run down looking gem and let me tell you...it was delicious. I like to check out places where the locals cook. Gracias por el buen servicio y la comida deliciosa.

    Whole snapper
    Susie M.

    My family and friends came here for dinner tonight and had the best freshest seafood! The service was friendly and attentive and the prices were great. We were comfortable and enjoyed our appetizers of octopus and shrimp ceviche. I had sea bass with garlic butter and it came with rice, potatoes and salad. The fish was delicious. Hubby had lobster and steak and he loved it. Came with fresh hot tortillas. Others had whole snapper, stuffed shrimp, scallops and really enjoyed it. This is our new favorite seafood place in Cabo!

    Sarah I.

    So good I visited twice while in Cabo. Unbelievably low prices and the quality, freshness, flavor exceeds the high end resorts. My first visit, I had mixed ceviche; the second, the mixed seafood cocktail. Both were two meal's worth for me. Loved that they included giant chunks of tender octopus and chocolate clams. Bonus - they have Coca Cola in the glass bottles.

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    Great food! You will not be disappointed! We got the coconut shrimp, red snapper, fish tacos, and fried shrimp. Highly recommend

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    Great little cheap breakfast spot. Seems to be family owned and care about serving you a good meal. Definitely will be back.

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    My first visit, I had mixed ceviche; the second, the mixed seafood cocktail.

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    Los Tres Gallos - Strip steak was fire 5/5

    Los Tres Gallos

    4.3(642 reviews)
    0.8 km
    $$$

    I'll tell you right now if you're anywhere near Cabo and you skip Los Tres Gallos, you messed up…read more This place sits right in downtown but once you walk inside boom beautiful courtyard, lights hanging everywhere, and a mariachi band that doesn't just play music... they attack your table with joy. I'm talking the kind of band that makes you want to order another margarita just so you can clap along like you suddenly grew up in Guadalajara. And the food? Real-deal Mexican classics mole, enchiladas, chile rellenos big flavors coming out of a kitchen that knows what it's doing. Now let's talk about the chips and salsa, because I didn't come here to play games. Some restaurants give you chips like they're doing you a favor three chips and a little salsa like it's a museum sample. Not here. These chips show up ready to party. Crunchy, warm, and the salsa hits you like, "Hola amigo, welcome to flavor." Add the incredible service and that mariachi band floating through the courtyard and suddenly dinner turns into a whole event. Honestly, this place was one of the highlights of my Cabo trip and my socks? Yeah... they're still somewhere on the floor from those chips and salsa.

    Environment was nice up until the flies swarm your food and staff does nothing about it!…read more Happened on 2026-04-12 at 6pm, lovely evening, the restaurant has a nice environment and food came out quick. But that was the end of the positive things as a swarm of flies quickly came to eat the food. Trying to swat them away helped a bit but there was way too many of them. I eventually flagged a waiter down, and he shrugged at the flies. A minute later some candle flame thing came out saying that it will help with the flies but already that was too late as flies were all over the food and I lost my appetite at that point. It was disgusting. I just got up and left. Went to cashier to pay my bill. The cashier also shrugged at my fly incident, and I asked how much it was going to be. Full price. No consideration about bad operating environment and since they knew about the fly issue they didnt setup before food was served to control it better. Even after bringing it up again in detail, she shrugged again. No sorry or anything, just a brush off. Then to make it even worse she asked if I wanted to tip the service. I was in there for a few minutes, staff didnt help quickly or even pre-empt the fly issue, and I'm being asked to pay full price. Sorry but no thanks. How did this place get on the Michelin list? Service poor. Environment poor. Zero or negative star rating for me.

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    Hacienda Cocina y Cantina - Crab tacos

    Hacienda Cocina y Cantina

    4.4(543 reviews)
    0.7 km
    $$$$

    Wow!! Wow!! Wow!! An absolutely cannot miss when you're in Cabo place. EVERYTHING was well…read moreprepared and seasoned to perfection. The views are stunning and since we arrived on a cruise ship and were treated to views of our ship from the table. The restaurant is beautiful. Cannot do it justice by trying to describe how beautiful the restaurant and the property as a whole is. Suffice it to say . . . Stunning! Service was impeccable our servers Ohnel and Arturo did not miss a beat. This is definitely a cannot miss destination and will be my definite stop every time I return to Cabo I felt the prices were very fair especially for such a high end restaurant and the food was exceptionally fresh. From the fresh catch of the day to the Shrimp Diabla (Camarones Diabla. The sauce was decadent Now you must try the guac. They prepare it table side and not only is it a site the behold but the flavors are to die for This was my first time in Cabo and certainly will not be my last. Did a lot of research on local high end restaurants (The Office, Sunset Mona Lisa El Farallon) Tried this and one of the others which was great and will review shortly but to be honest. When you factor in location, ambiance food etc. I will have to give this the edge. It really made my trip to Cabo worth it and it is where we settled to dine for my birthday. I simply cannot believe it took me so long to visit Cabo I have done it a disservice as I frequent the Eastern side of Mexico but now I know I have already booked my return trip And to my Mexican Familia at Hacienda Cocina: Gracias por hacer que nuestra visita fuera tan memorable. Todos se esmeraron al maximo oara hacer que la visita fuera fantastica . Nos vemos pronto!

    We stayed at Hacienda for my bachelorette party and couldn't recommend the resort enough!!!!…read moreHowever, we were all by the pool one day, some girls didn't want to leave/some didn't feel well/some were hungry so we grabbed a quick bite to eat at the restaurant within Hacienda for lunch. Wow! Wow! Wow! First of all the ambiance is so fun, beautiful views of the beach! The service was quick, the waiters were so funny and nice! Our waiter brought us free chips/dips and smoothies! The street tacos I had were awesome. Keep in mind though it is a little pricey given the convenience factor but we loved it!

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    La Lupita

    La Lupita

    4.6(320 reviews)
    0.7 km

    I wandered into La Lupita Taco & Mezcal the way a man wanders into trouble casually, innocently,…read moreand completely unprepared for what happens next. Now let's talk about the mole. Proper Mexican mole the kind built from dried chiles, nuts, seeds, and even a whisper of chocolate thick, dark, mysterious stuff that tastes like it took a committee of grandmothers three days to invent. I took one bite and nearly wrote home about it. Rich, smoky, a little sweet... the sort of sauce that makes a man pause mid-chew and reconsider every sauce he has ever trusted before. Then the tacos arrived, and that's when things got serious. These weren't tidy little tacos meant for polite company. No sir. These were the kind where the juice runs down your hands and you stop worrying about manners because flavor has taken command of the ship. La Lupita is known around Cabo for its creative tacos and massive mezcal selection, and judging by the crowd and the music humming through the place, folks already know the secret. The staff goes the extra mile with every little detail, and before long you realize you didn't just stop for tacos you discovered a whole new method of happiness, served on a tortilla.

    The food was honestly mid. I will say the esquites were really good, but let's be real, that's a…read morehard dish to mess up. We were recommended this place by our hotel (ME Hotel), so we came in with high expectations. What we ordered: *Two esquites *Two tacos *Beans *Two micheladas *One spicy margarita Our total came out to $150, which completely shocked me. The place itself does not have a high-end vibe or atmosphere, so the pricing just didn't match the experience at all. The service was nice, I'll give them that, but the food did not justify the cost. I've had way better tacos for way less. And trust me, I've had a lot of tacos in my lifetime. It honestly feels like this place is taking advantage of tourists with these prices.

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    Tuna tacos on lettuce were incredible!!

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    Tacos Guss - Tacos de Lengua

    Tacos Guss

    4.3(1.5k reviews)
    0.2 km
    $

    We wanted some authentic mexican food and tacos while we were in the Marina area of Cabo. This…read moreplace did NOT disappoint. They bring you out a tray full of different toppings and sauces (careful one of the green ones is quite spicey). The service was good and the food was better. This place is cash only so I'd encourage you to make sure you have some $$$ on hand (they did accept USD). The reason for the 4 star vs. 5 star is due to the restroom situation. I don't know how this restroom compares to the other restaraunts in the area, but its two small bathrooms and a sink outside. The sink you have to touch a little knob underneath which doesn't seem the most sanitary...but at least they have a bathroom and some soap. We would go again for sure.

    Recently stopped by Tacos Guss during one of our cruise port days and ended up having some of the…read morebest tacos I've ever had. We found it recommended online and were so glad we did. The space is small, but we were seated right away. We ordered carne asada, al pastor, and pescado tacos, plus a Bohemia beer, all for just $20 USD. While we waited, our waiter brought out chips with multiple salsa options ranging from mild to absolutely eye-watering, along with a full platter of taco toppings, which we didn't use. The moment I took my first bite, I knew this would be a regular stop if we're ever back in the area. The meat was tender, incredibly flavorful, and tasted fresh off the grill. Everything paired perfectly with the salsas and an ice-cold beer. Super glad we found this gem within walking distance of the pier, and this is one of those spots that'll stick with us long after our trip ended.

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    Roasted Grill & Bar - 2lb lobster tail!! And the steak was amazing as well!

    Roasted Grill & Bar

    4.7(791 reviews)
    0.6 km
    $$$

    The steak hits different here in Cabo compared to Southern California‍ The ambiance, the…read moreappetizers, the entrées, and dessert were all amazing. The waitor was attentive and he brought out complimentary dessert for the table following our meal. You've got a tree growing in the middle of the restaurant, are there going to be some bugs in an open air restaurant, hell yes there is. But who cares, you're in Cabo on vacation, and you just took a scorpion shot at the cantina next door. 10/10 Recommend!

    Roasted Grill & Bar was an absolute highlight of our recent trip to Cabo! We planned one evening…read moreout for dinner and landed on Roasted in downtown Cabo, and we hit the jackpot! The evening we dined here it was raining, and while that is normally not significant, Roasted is partially open-air with the middle of the restaurant having no cover, so the rain was pouring in and effectively closed 60% of the place. When we arrived, the hostess and owner were apologetic and offered to rebook us, but we aren't quitters and a little rain does hurt us...but they also had a table near the entrance that was covered, so we decided to take it and enjoy our evening. Best decision ever! We started our evening off with a few cocktails paired with shrimp ceviche, queso fundido with chorizo, guacamole and an assortment of salsas. Once we ate through all this goodness, we tossed in our main courses of short rib, octopus, imperial shrimp and tampequena's. Finally we rounded out our meal with a few desserts consisting of cheesecake, chocolate flan and key lime pie! Everything was cooked to perfection, plated beautifully and absolutely delectable from first to last bite! The tampequena was my order and consisted of flank steak sided with a chile relleno and quesadilla...all of my favorite things as one meal? Sign me up! The desserts were delightful with all of us non-flan people being converted after trying the chocolate flan! Ownership put the desserts and a round of tequila shots on the house due to rain, which is more than they had to do. We were beyond thankful and appreciative. Service was phenomenal as well. Our server, the hostess, owner and food runners were all engaged, friendly and helpful. The space itself is absolutely gorgeous! The lit tree in the middle of the restaurant is a centerpiece and a perfect anchor to the decor and vibe. Overall, Roasted was one of the best dining experiences we have had in a long time, and definitely the best one we had while in Cabo. Do yourself a favor and come here! We definitely know we will be back!

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    Open kitchen inside

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    Camarones ajo

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    El Pescador - mexican - Updated May 2026

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