If you're visiting Ensenada on a Carnival cruise, **Mariscos El Primo Nava is an absolute MUST! Everything we ordered was incredible! The steak tacos were tender and full of flavor, the shrimp tacos were perfectly seasoned and fresh, and the mango margarita was the perfect refreshing drink to go with our meal. The salsa deserves its own special mention--it was fresh, flavorful, and had just the right amount of kick! Our server, Estefania, made the experience even better. She was so friendly, attentive, and made sure we had everything we needed from the moment we sat down. Her outstanding service made us feel so welcome. From the delicious food to the amazing customer service, this was easily one of the highlights of our stop in Ensenada. We will definitely be back the next time we're in port. Highly recommend to anyone looking for authentic, fresh, and absolutely delicious food! Thank you, Estefania, and the entire team at Mariscos El Primo Nava, for such a wonderful experience! read more

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Highly recommend their "Almejas Gratinadas" (baked clams). Visited on a Sunday during a cruise port day. There was no wait to be seated. The expansive menu offers many seafood options. We came specifically for the clams but also ordered an "agua chile". Hands down the best clams I have had besides my mom's recipe. The restaurant is large and can accommodate large groups. Will continue to crave these clams until my next visit. read more

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04-29-2025 Our friends came here last week. They raved about how delicious the food was. It was our first visit (while on the 4-Day Baja Mexico cruise), second for them. It was as good as they acclaimed. Everything was yummy delicious! Our server was patient and accommodating. Only draw back, she forgot our order of guacamole; we had to remind her lol. Ordered: -Alimentos 165 -Guacamole 2x 450 -Quesadillas 395 -Fried Fish 395 -Seafood Frenzy 420 -Shrimp Cocktail 320 -Fish Ceviche 300 Drinks: -Negra Modelo 2x 120 -Water 30 -Pitcher of Jamaica 2x 290 read more

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What a great yummy meal to end our lil getaway from Baja with! This was on our friend's SHOULD TRY list, and we are so happy we did! The restaurant was spacious, clean and the host was very welcoming! They offer both a buffet and menu items. They will even tweak the recipes for you! The establishment is large enough to accommodate large parties. We had 12 (11 adults and a Goldendoodle)! We ordered so many plates but the most phenomenal was the tower of fried seafood! Ratings out of 5 Stars Humongous Seafood Tower 5 DEFINITELY! It included a full lobster, several fried fishes, shrimp, bacon wrapped jalapeno shrimp, sea snails, octopus, stuffed clams and oysters! Which were all perfectly seasoned! I would suggest to make sure you have at least 5 to 6 people to eat this dish! Scallops 4 The flavoring was amazing! The roasted butter sauce was definitely the dealmaker! However, the scallops were overcooked and dry. Shrimp, carne and cheese quesadilla: 3 when we ordered the quesadilla option we really thought it was a quesadilla. However, when it came out, it looked more like a soft taco what just meat and a corn tortilla. The flavoring was good but it was lacking quite a bit when you were expecting a quesadilla! We had to go to the buffet side to go get lime, salsa, La crema and other things to put into it to turn it into a soft taco. Wouldn't suggest ordering this at all if you really want a cheesy quesadilla with meat. Jamaica 3 watered down Horchata 3 would add more cinnamon and less water Overall,. We will definitely be coming back! We now know what we should order and how we should order it! read more

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The food was delicious. We started with the pate de marlin, it was amazing. We had the molcajete de mariscos and shrimp cocktail and everything was great. The service was also exceptional, the place was clean. So happy we found this place. Strongly recommend! read more

The lobster is delicious. You have to try their cocktail de camaron. Good vibes you have to visit !!! read more

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This is the best seafood I've had in my life !!! Shrimp cocktails are my go to here every time I visit. Fish I also great! Definitely recommend! 7sea soup so delicious! La mejor comida Del Mar! Me encantan coptel de camaron bien rico y tambien el pezcado. El caldo de 7 mares es Una delicia! read more

Great food even better service beers are freezing cold and they got buckets of beer! We had the campenchana which has all kinds of different types of fish and is piled high, it was enough to feed about 8 hungry adults. Price was very reasonable and fair. read more

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Our food was amazing, but our server was terrible! We ordered two large dishes in which we eventually had to take half of it home, which was fine, because we really enjoyed our food so much, but our server is a different story. He was in kind of a grumpy mood during the whole time we dined there, and we really wish we had gotten a different server. They all seemed and looked much nicer based on observing them! He was so hard to find every time we needed or looked for him. When we wanted the check, It literally took us 25 minutes from the time I asked for it to the time we walked out of the restaurant. We were ready to leave and we couldn't! I would return here for the food, but if I saw he was our server again, I would quickly ask for a different one. I didn't feel bad for tipping him zero, as he really deserved it. read more

Overpriced garbage. Tried twice, both failed in quality. Fish was overcooked and low grade.

Very delicious food. Are server suggest the desmadre de mariscos a mix of shrimp, calamar and more. Server Hector was very attentive. We also order Salmon very good as well. We will definitely be back again . read more

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I was brought to this restaurant as a birthday gift. I love seafood! This huge place is it! . We came late about closing however.( they still allowed us to enter. The waiter was a very nice man; he took our orders and brought them back sporadically. There were five of us. Four of us were served, however the last person served was approximately 15-20 minutes later. I ordered the "shrimp, scallop and octopus". This had red onions, chiles and cucumbers for $345 pesos. My man ordered the "El Primo Nava Shrimp" stuffed shrimp rolled with bechamel sauce. It comes with salad and rice for $185.00 pesos. We all shared our dishes so, I have the ability to comment on all of the plates. Next our friend ordered the Marlin plate for $23.00 pesos. Then, someone else ordered the shrimp and clam dish ordered from the "Estofados" section at $145.00 pesos. We all shared chips and salsa. I enjoyed all of the food. Most of the restaurant was clean however; someone had to use the bathroom and then came back to eat. After sitting down she claimed she might vomit because the bathroom was so nasty. The chips were just ok as well as the salsa. I felt guilty tasting the Marlin but... OMG IT WAS DELICIOUS! If you have never tasted Marlin but enjoy tuna in a steak form you have got to try this dish! The clam with shrimp was very small but delicious. The shrimp stuffed and wrapped in bacon was just ok for me, not a big deal. My dish of shrimp, scallops and octopus was delicious, but they had so many chile seeds that it was too spicy and drowned out the flavors of the dish. I also think that there were too may red onions. After eating I took a few pictures of the decor. There was a huge whale jaw bone that was really trippy. I would eat here again. The prices are great! However, I would custom order each dish. I would also like to come back when the oyster bar is open. If you are ever in town and enjoy seafood this is a place to come. Make sure to convert your dollars to pesos at an exchange center first. You will dave money! Thre service was amszinh! h you. read more

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Great venue, live banda, open space seating good for large partys. My ceviche an michelada didnt make it to picture time as I could not hold off that long! Highly recommended when in ensenada beach area. Very clean and attentive service! read more

El Primo Nava - Camarones El Primo Nava - bacon wrapped crab stuffed shrimp - Seafood Near Me - Ensenada, BCN

Spacious full service mariscos spot in a low key section of Ensenada. Tostada especial is glorious. Aguachiles are super fresh and the shrimp are like butter. Filete relleno de mariscos wasn't the best ever but it was tasty. My 3 person team went to town and ordered 4 main dishes, 3 Marlin quesadillas (really just melted cheese tacos), around 6 or 7 beers all for a whopping $60 US. This place rocks. Definitely recommended for large parties and groups. read more

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This was a good experience and great tostadas de camarón! Amazing!!!!! Tostadas are the BEST! I wish I had the picture but we wolfed it down lol... the camarones al ajo and shrimp cocktail won't disappoint. You have to come and experience this for yourselves. Big location and clean bathrooms. Family friendly as well. El desmadre de mariscos wasn't the best and not my cup of tea. Overrated by a local who recommended the dish. Worth trying! read more

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4 Stars for the "Almejas Gratinadas al Carbón con Camarón" which are char-grilled clams with cheese and shrimp. Shrimp ceviche and shrimp aguachile is just okay. I felt that prices were a bit high compared to other seafood restaurants in the area. For example a shrimp and scallops fish was $15 which is comprable to what I pay in the U.S.. This place a great for big groups who want to sit down, eat seafood, and have some beers as it is big enough to hold large crowds. It is also not too far from the Ensenada strip. Service was great, and our server was very attentive. read more

Clean, fast and delicious food. Try the marlin appetizer and the Mac and cheese. No wine or hard alcohol, only beer. But, if you bring your own bottle, they'll open it for you. They might not have glasses though. Great Service and clean bathrooms! Will be here again. read more

We came here 7 or 8 years ago with a friend and couldn't remember where it was! Yesterday, we came with a group of friends and we were so excited to see this was the same place we were looking for! The place is huge and made to serve as many people as possible-one very large room with as many tables and fit in as possible. As you enter, you pass the many huge tubs of ceviche, smoked marlin dip, etc. that make you hungry as you pass. Behind them is the kitchen area and to the side, the bar. We came around 6:30 and the place was packed! We had a group of 6 but Jorge found us a large table at the back of the room. Three of our group hadn't been here before so one guy did the ordering of a selection of different items from the menu. The first order was a bucket of Pacifico beer-6 bottles of beer in a bucket of ice. We also ordered the Smoked Marlin Dip, 2 Coctel de Camerones, Pina Del Mar (that Jorge suggested), Shrimp Primo Nava and dessert was a coconut ice cream in a coconut shell and chocolate ice cream that looked like a big bon bon. The Smoked Marlin Dip is a huge portion that comes with crackers or tostadas was wonderful! The Pina del Mar was shrimp, octopus, and other seafood with mango and blueberries (?!) in a a hollowed out pineapple. It was seasoned with ground chiles making it a bit spicy for some but I thought it was very good. I was surprised how good the blueberries went with the seafood. The Coctel de Camerones was excellent-the flavoring very tasty and tons of shrimp. The Shrimp Primo Nava is huge shrimp stuffed with crab and wrapped in bacon. I've had this at another restaurant locally but this was the best. The bacon wasn't so smoky or strong that it took over the flavor, the shrimp was huge and overstuffed with crab so you really gots huge bite! The coconut ice cream in a coconut shell that they bring in all the way from Mexico City was a not too sweet with plenty of real coconut flavor. But the chocolate (though had a flavor of coffee) covered in a chocolate that made it look like a bon bon was sooo good that it won over all of us. Food here is simply amazing. Everything is fresh, the serving is generous and the prices very fair. We will definitely be back here many, many times! I can't wait to try all the dishes reviewed by the other Yelpers. P.S. Sorry, no photos. It was 5 guys and me eating family style and they dug in before I could even get out my phone for a photo! LOL! read more

They change location I went yesterday with My family, did not find them at the old place, thennlooknfor them and found them... but a real heart breaker. Really Bad, I don't know what happened Just bad, no taste, some food was almost bad to eat (scalops) read more

Great service a loved every bite of my food! I ordered the lobster plate, aguachiles, and a prepared clam! With a michelada on the side. Everything was greatly cooked and super fresh come by if you're in Ensenada! read more

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The BEST Mexican style seafood FOOD !! First time in Ensenada and we will back here again. Food had great flavors, they made it with Love..... We will be back! read more

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Everything was delicious and fresh. I had the lobster burrito and unlike other places that fill their burritos with rice and beans this one was ALL lobster, my husband had the fried fish. The service was very good ever though the place was close to being packed. read more

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I always order the ceviche de pescado and the campechana. I also recommend the Camaron en salsa de mango and estofado. Anything you order here, you won't regret it. It's affordable and so worth the drive! read more

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I would give this place zero stars if I could ! Terrible service and it was slow ! We ordered our drinks and it showed up 30 mins later. The food took over an hour to get here and they messed up 2/6 orders. read more

All I can say is WOW!! We got a tip to go here for some good seafood. I can honestly say I had the best seafood soup of my life here. We were also given a plate of marlin dip on the house. We couldn't stop eating it. Was nice and smoky and we devoured it. Service couldn't be better. Can't wait to go back. read more

Came to Ensenada while on a Carnival cruise with my friends and we asked a tour guide where the best Mariscos would be. He got us a taxi to take us to this place and WOW. Amazing! So fresh and such good quality and cheap too! We ordered oysters, shrimp ceviche, and clams with shrimp and cheese... all mouth-watering. The waiters were efficient and very helpful and the place was huge and clean as well! We had a great time here and we'll visit again if we're ever in Ensenada again! read more

What kinda of mariscos place doesn't have any tacos? Not impressed at all with the hype and all! Mostly annoyed that there's no fish tacos ‍

This is a good seafood restaurant located behind Casino Caliente and Hotel San Nicholas in Ensenada, Baja. read more

El Primo Nava - Pate de Merlin with shrimp and pate de Merlin with octopus.. Delicious and affordable. - Seafood Near Me - Ensenada, BCN

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My parents love coming here, as soon as we get to Ensenada this is the first place my parents come to have a great meal and a few drinks, the food is really good, my love getting the agua chilles , and few beers and just having a great time with the family read more

Authentic Mexican Food. This is where the locals eat. About 5 minutes from the tourist area. Had the Lobster burrito which was big enough to share. read more

We dined here on Jan 26, 2019 and had a great meal. Service was great, food cooked nicely and no apparent problems. We had garlic shrimp, octopus and marlin. no complaints. Will go back! read more

The food was fantastic! We had a mix of garlic shrimp and calamari. So tasty!! The calamari soaked up the garlic, and with the bread they gave, it was so delicious. Large portions too! The atmosphere was okay. Huge indoor place. One big hall, so it was very noisy and echoed. The service was only so-so. We've been to several places in the week we've been here. We've come to understand that asking for la cuenta is the norm... but we waited for about 10 minutes to receive the bill. Then, he took my card and we had to wait another 15 minutes to tip and sign. We ended up going to the cashier (only servers do this) to sign. He zoomed up there and blamed 'mas gente' for the wait. Yuck. Mas gente pay the bills! In the US, I would have gone up much sooner, but we didn't want to be 'those' people. read more

Chips and salsa are good. I ordered a shrimp quesadilla. Food was cold. I did not enjoy it. We ordered my daughter a shrimp coctel. And they put more octopus than shrimp and we never asked for octopus. I won't say don't eat here because it's obviously very popular. I will however say to be specific about what you want. Also my beer was warm. read more

Worst service... everyone is done eating and I am still waiting for my food... they finished 20 mins ago won't be coming back

Fresh, fresh seafood! This place is a converted converted roller rink, so very large and spacious. It is mainly a lunch place, only serving dinner 7:30 pm. We stopped by for dinner at 6:00 and closed the place down. Our party of eight sampled many items on them menu. First thing to know is always get the "chica" size. Grande is enough for about 4 people. We tried fish ceviche, callo ceviche, bacon-wrapped shrimp, shrimp in garlic sauce, fried whole fish. All were absolutely delicious. I would go back again! read more