Went out to enjoy some food and drinks with my co-workers. I read reviews prior to going that commented about service, food quality and prices, and loud music and not anything positive. But we decided to go and see for ourselves. Service wasn't bad for us. It wasn't amazing but nothing to complain about either. They helped us when we needed something. The music was live and would have been fun but I couldn't hear my friends and I couldn't hear the server. We literally had to text each other if we wanted to communicate. It is so incredibly loud. It would have made the experience so much better if they could simply turn down the speaker volume slightly. The food and drinks were expensive. We planned to go and get shots and let loose but we didn't even get a buzz due to the drink prices and only ordered one drink each. We got the langostinos especiales-the sauce was soooo tasty but the langostinos hardly had any meat. Definitely not worth $42. We also had the pescado zarandeado. I have had it before and it was good but here it tasted so fishy and off and we didn't finish it ($35). We also ordered $28 aguachiles and they were good. There were some other dishes too but these were the priciest. I'm glad we went so we know now, but all in all I wouldn't go back again. read more

Las Islas Marias - langostinos especiales - Seafood Near Me - Gardena, California

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I came to this place on 07/24/26 and ordered the fish tacos they where horrible I ended telling the waitress about it but payed anyway there was two people peoples eating next to me and they ordered some cucarachas shrimp style and they also had the same face I could smell their orders were not fresh it had a bad smell to it Please avoid this place at all costs save your money. Customer service was good and if you are there for a beer then it's okay but food wise no don't eat there. read more

So far, so good. Everything Looks Ahmazing... The food OMG you get so much!! Full bar with great bartenders TV screens everywhere And a band!!! Just love it!!! Great customer service pulpitas was over cooked but I like my food overcooked My Margarita was hittin tho read more

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Really good food and ambience. He's a little pricey, but the food is good so I would recommend it.

The atmosphere was pretty cool great customer service. Our waiter Huitzi was very sweet and knowledgeable about the menu. If you're ever in Gardena come give them a try...Friday Saturday and Sunday I heard is the busiest...THANK YOU HUITZI read more

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Fui a comer a las islas marias hace 2 semanas . La comida me gusta en especial el ceviche d pescado . La comida excelente no tengo queja d eso,pero si Tube una muy mal experiencia con la mesera Natalie . Pésimo servicio al consumidor . Éramos 4 en total . Si no male acuerdo ese sábado solo habían como 4 mesas sentadas . 3 meseras x casi no estaban en el piso si no atrás en una esquinita x la cosina . Bueno reitero los vasos en mi mesa vacíos no había alguien a quien pudiera llamar para poder llenar mis vasos . Una margarita d fresa k d echo no me pude ni tomar x k estaba súper dulce . Cosa k aun así la paguen aunque no me la tome . La serorita Natalia se aprobó 32 dólares d propina y al preguntarle x k hizo eso se molestó diciendo no se cuanta cosa . Cosa k cuando hablépara hablar con el dueño k me regresaría la llamada en 15 mins jamás pasó llamen mas tarde . El dueño tenias cosas k hacer . Pedí k si porfavor me pudiese regresar la llamada . Cosas k asta el día d hoy jamás hizo . X k al siguiente día el dueño y su esposa tuvieron k salir d viaje . (Lo k me dijo Vicky ) No dio la cara y aún no me a llamado . Dejo a la mesera Vicky k se encargara. Cosas k deja viendo muy mal al restaurante . Gente solo dejo este review para k chueque su recibo al final y k les cobren lo k si consumen y no se den su propio tips las meseras . X k ponerse un tío en una tarjeta k no fue autorizado es un DELITO . read more

We usually love the food here, but this time we ordered oysters and we got really sick , I mean I thought I was throwing up my intestines through both ends!!! My father and sister in law got real sick as well. They liked the shrimp empanadas, but those are cooked. Oysters are raw so I don't know if I'll ever feel comfortable eating them again from this place. The ambiance is live music so it's very loud. The waitress gave good service. We actually gave her extra tip , we realized after we left on the receipt they add 15% gratuity for a bigger party. read more

Disgusting, Terrible , awful experience They serve us micheladas with cockroach in it Al so dead flys after the server was wiping of the counter next to the michelada machine some fell in our drinks The manager only offer to remove the drinks of the bills and no apology, no other discount or nothing They ruined or appetite and evening Never coming back here again.. F this place read more

delicioussssss!! I came to get drinks with my boyfriend and cousins and it did not disappoint. The music was good, food was delicious and the service was fantastic! The owners were there and treated us very well. JP made the best aguachiles ever. I don't like raw shrimp too much but these were worth every penny. The empanadas are to die for as well!! I didn't take a picture because I devoured them in a second. Def coming back. They have Banda on Friday and Sunday and norteño on Saturday and Thursday. Great place for your family! read more

Las Islas Marias - Botana Victoria - Seafood Near Me - Gardena, California

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The drinks were fire , the service wasn't bad but the food isn't good. I think I would only come here to have drinks after work but not to have dinner. read more

NEVER COMING HERE AGAIN! BAD SERVICE! PLEASE READ TERRIBLE MANAGER AND WAITRESS Came with my family for family time and the Waitress ANGELICA from the start gave us attitude when taking our order. I ordered Ceviche Poca Madre with no octopus and once they brought me the food the shrimp was straight up raw. I DID NOT WANT TO EAT RAW SHRIMP. Before letting the waitress know that it was raw I checked the menu MYSELF to make sure I had read that the shrimp was cooked and in fact I was correct menu said shrimp is cooked/"boiled". Told the waitress Angelica that if it was the right plate because I did not want to eat raw shrimp, she gave me attitude and said "it is what it is " that it came that way and she can't do anything about it that it came raw and I never said I wanted it cooked. I EXPLAINED & SHOWED HER the menu says that the shrimp is cooked that's why I ordered it and let her know that she didn't ask if I wanted it cooked either way, again she gave me attitude and said well this is the plate basically telling me to take it/eat it. I told her I wanted to speak to the manager and she said he was busy that she'll let him know. She came back and said he will not change it because shrimp comes raw, I told her I did not get what I ordered and was not okay with the attitude she was giving me. She told the manager and I waited for 40min (family was almost done eating) and when I told her again and again she got annoyed and just said "manager said to just change it" KEEP IN MIND IT TOOK 40min for them to ask me to reorder the plate but "cooked" and the MANAGER never came. It took more than 30min more to get my order by that time my family was done eating. A man brought my order and said NOTHING and walked away. I did not touch the food and looked around for the manager, the same man walked in front of our table and I had to raise my voice to get his attention and asked "ARE YOU THE Manager?" He said YES. KEEP IN MIND THIS MAN BROUGHT MY FOOD DID NOT SAY A WORD OR APOLOGIZE FOR THE WAIT OR ANYTHING My family and I explained and let him know of everything and about Angelica and he did not want to accept that the menu said cooked and that I waited for so long to have a word about the service while we literally saw him walking around avoiding us. He and Angelica never apologized for the wait or for the bad service given to us. We were over it and asked for the check, he said he was never going to charge us for the plate and when Angelica came back with the receipt we were still being charged for the plate POCA MADRE. We do not mind paying, it was never about that! The fact that they were so rude and were not professional at all ruined our family time. NEVER AGAIN WORST SERVICE EVER. read more

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The food was very bland. The campechana has no flavor and was mostly water based which ruined the natural flavors of it. Even with a lot of lemon and sauce it still did not give me the taste I expected from a good campechana. I don't think I will be coming here again. The food was not to my liking and I never tasted something so flavorless. read more

So the food was somewhat ok but the service was horrible. We had to flag down a blonde Waitress for drink refills and to top it off i wanted to save half my plate to go and she thru it away with out asking. Its my First and last time i waste my money here. read more

Good seafood and good service the girls always take care of you and they also have live music so you can enjoy good music also plus you can bring your own beer and they will put it on ice you that's always a winner in my books read more

I was taken here for my bday by my friends. We actually went to another spot but they were closing up and she told us about the place. Which I believe is their "sister store." The restuarant was only serving customers outside. The staff all wore mask n gloves. We got greeted by Vicky, who temp scanned us then sat us down at a table. And it was off to the races from there, full speed ahead!!! Vicky was super knowledgeable about everything on the menu n she was polite n helped us change up n order a bunch of yummy things off the menu: *Loaded modelos: 5/5, modelos were loaded with chamoy (over the top n running down the sides) with a skewer cucumber n shrimp n more chamoy n tajin. *Oyster shooters: 5/5, oyster was fresh n plump, tasty clamato, laced with spices in a chamoy/tajin rimmed shot glass w/more chamoy n tajin cucumber n shrimp. *Shrimp n cheese empanadas: 5/5, the cheese was melty n pully m the sauce was bomb. *Shrimp ceviche: 5/5, a whole platter full of freshly peeled shrimp, crab, cucumber, tomatoes and all the limey, saucy goodness. *Whole fried fish: 5/5, it was fresh n crispy. The meat was moist n flaky. Yummmmmmmy! *Seafood platter: 5/5, this thing was huge n loaded with crab legs, shrimps, octopus, cucumbers, onions, in a limey, spicy, tomatoey sauce.....EPIC!!! Even our fatasses didn't finish everything. So Vicky helped us load everything in to-go boxes n containers. Then a....HAPPY BIRTHDAY song came over the load speaker n her comes Vicky with a shot of tequila, hands me the lime, tilts my head back in goes the shot n then she shakes my head all while blowing a whistle. She has great customer service n is just a kind, polite fun human being. Thank you so Vicky for making it a super memorable bday with the gurls. We r gonna come back for sure! read more

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Bad ass heck , never going back bad service by the waitresses , my mojarra was burnt and pressured by the waitress to eat it . I did not eat it and just left it there still paid for it . We sat there with our table getting skipped to check on us due to the fact that I believe the waitresses were upset and held a grudge towards us . After I spoke to allegedly the manager on duty still received bad attitude. read more

Fuimos a comer he ido ya varias veces pero esta ves el servicio fue pésimo la mesera nada agradable teníamos que levantarme para pedir a otras muchachas ayuda . Lo peor fue que pedimos ostiones fueron una docena la cosa es que los partieron en pedazos como que de uno sacaron dos jamás me avía pasado.... read more

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HORRIFIED. I met my family here on Saturday, October 23 at 2pm to celebrate my nieces 27th birthday. Our group of 9 consisted of 7 adults and two young girls (10 & 11). Of the group, the two young girls and two of the adults did not speak Spanish. When we arrived, I was immediately overwhelmed by the LOUDNESS of the music. After being seated I was overpowered by the HEAT! Absolutely no air. We sat for a good 20 minutes before the waitress came to take our drink order. 20 minutes after our drink order was taken another waitress delivered 2 of the 9 beverages we ordered. Another 10 minutes passed and then 4 more beverages were served. The remaining 3 beverages were not served until we had been there almost an hour! Our food order was taken and much like the drinks, the food order trickled in one or two plates at a time. I was peeved that 7 plates were on the table and that I had to REPEATEDLY ask the waitress to follow up on the 2 remaining dishes. The waitress was rude, unapologetic, and frankly abrasive when I asked her a second and third time where the remaining dishes were. Luckily, a management type employee happened to stop by the table to ask how we were enjoying our meal when I EXPLODED and explained that 7 of the guests at the table were almost done with their meal and 2 guests had yet to receive the ceviche tostada and tacos that were ordered. Seriously, how difficult is it to serve a scoop of prepared ceviche on to a tostada? About 5 minutes after talking to the management guy, our two final dishes showed up. As if we weren't already living a nightmare of a dining experience, the "entertainment" show started. The entertainment was a cross-dressing, lip-syncing act... no problem with that. The problem we had was when the entertainment started speaking vulgarities. The entertainer asked that all the ladies celebrating a birthday raise their hands... then said over the microphone... "raise your hand and OPEN YOUR LEGS ladies to get the biggest birthday present ever". A while later the entertainer asked all the men to raise their beer and "suck it down... that straight men that suck down enough beer are open to suck more than just beer". The entertainer continued to lip-sync and curse throughout the "show". We are a traditional hispanic family. We don't curse, and we don't speak using vulgar overtones of any kind. We were insulted and embarrassed to be put through this experience. We were glad that two of our adult guests and two children didn't understand Spanish and were spared the verbal insults. The rest of us took one look at each other and knew we needed to get out ASAP. Some of us didn't finish our drinks or food given they were served so late. I was a guest at this gathering and the family members who organized the celebration were embarrassed and apologetic for our experience. After coming home I looked up the reviews on Yelp and found many similar reviews. Bad food, bad service, ridiculously LOUD music, and overall, not a family environment. I did also notice a few five-star reviews.... I've been yelping long enough to guess that they are probably fictitious as most of the reviewers had no other friends... some no other reviews... and many had no pictures. In summary, this was probably the single worst dining experience that I can recall and hope that my honest review will save other families from the terrible situation me and my family experienced. read more

Las Islas Marias - Seafood Near Me - Gardena, California

Lo mejor de lo mejor Banda mariscos que más quieres todo este lugar está espectacular el mejor lugar con los mejores precios lo recomiendo al 100 por ciento read more

I wanted to like this place so badly but unfortunately My friend and I got food poisoning/stomach flu. It could've been the raw shrimp or the rubbery oysters but We are still trying to recover 4 days later. While at the establishment service was bad. I don't know how many times we had to call the waitress. The music was obsessively loud and couldn't even have a conversation with my friend. I will not be going back. Please be aware if you have a sensitive stomach (I thought I was okay, but I wasn't). read more

Food has gone down a lot. I dnt know if they changed cook! Last week we went pur food was pretty salty and completely different taste from other previous times we had gone read more

Súper over priced and the mariscos are not good even the oysters tasted old and a bit rancid. I've given this place a few tries through out the years but it disappoints every single time. The Live music is about all that's good there to be honest. Done trying this place. read more

Tried this place again last night. Music is still very loud, and parking is horrible. We did try a new menu item Molcajete Kora, and that was sooooo flavorful, spicy, garlicky delicious!! read more

If ZERO STARS is possible would have gotten it. I put an order in and within 5min I decided to cancel it. Keep in mind they told me it will take 25-30min to cook. So when I cancelled it they basically tried to force me to pay for it. I was at the bar having a drink and one of the waitresses basically wanted to tag on the food. Obviously that is highly illegal. CHECK REVIEWS HERE CAUSE THERE FOOD IS HORRIBLE INCLUDING SERVICE. If you plan on drinking and eating chips then 5 stars but food is horrible including service. read more

Food is not good and very expensive in a few words whatever you get minimum you will spend for one person is at least 40 bucks don't recommend at all its not even fancy restaurant or the food is good just a bad experience I head read more

Me and my boyfriend love coming here! It's one of our favorites, me because of the best aguachile I've had is here and him because of the music! The music is very loud, sometimes we cannot hear each-other but it comes with the territory and we don't mind! I usually have a lemonade (sometimes sparkling lemonade) and him a Michelada! My favorite is the aguachile I always order the same thing, he always changes his, but his favorite has been the caldo de camarón & aguachile too. Oyster shots are a must (alcohol-free i think?)!! Love this place! read more

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Food was ok. The price I paid I rather go to another spot where they have better tasting food. The waitress we had was inpatient and wasn't helpful to new customers when ordering. I wanted to donkey kick her. read more

i'm not one too leave reviews specially bad ones but ohh man, the service was sooo bad our waitress seemed to be in a bad mood from the start. It was empty and not once did we get asked if everything was fine. The food is overpriced and not worth it. they served me old rice with my carne asada plate and tbh the asada doesn't even taste like ranchera. Anyways trust the rest of the reviews and avoid this place if you can. read more

Best food and best service ever I totally recommend this place ! The waitress are so nice and lovely el ambiente esta muy bien

The food is okay, I had lunch and asked to sit at the bar not knowing there's a fee to sit at the bar and have a quick lunch. Mind you, no one ever disclosed there's a fee to sit at the bar. Well I asked for my tab and total cost $30 for one tostada de ceviche and 1 lemonade oh and a $6 bar charge . I've never had to pay a fee to sit at the bar. Crazy read more

Good service, food was excellent. Casual place l, live music. I will definitely go back.

Came here about 5pm on Sunday. There was no wait and plenty of tables available. We ordered empanada appetizers and the server never brought small plates that we asked for to share. All other food came out fast and tasted fresh and yummy. At 6pm a 15-man banda started playing and it was LOUD!!! They play for tips I guess, so it was nice to sit and listen while others paid haha. Never really got checked on after food was delivered. Had to flag him down to get the bill. I guess it's good because places like this are normally trying to rush you out the door. read more

Aguachiles are expensive asf then came with a long ass hair in it . And shrimp aren't cleaned properly

Came here on a Sunday and I was charged $62 for a bucket!! Are they now charging waitresses surgeries on my tab???

Muy rico todo y muy buen ambiente. Los cantaritos esta buenísimos lo único malo es que cierran temprano. read more

Las Islas Marias - Seafood Near Me - Gardena, California

Food is good. Too bad the service is so poor. The waitress are just looking for times. And the male waiters don't give a hoot about the quality of their work. They will walk past you without even asking if anything or everything is ok. read more

Been here several times . Service is always good but today was the worst! Out server was Angelica. First of all she didn't greet us , just took the order . At the time she came back with the bill she had it incorrect. I told her what was wrong an argued that I was wrong! I know what I ordered !! Came came with the " revised" and still wrong ! She's rude and with an ugly attitude! If I come back I would request for her not to help me. To top it off we asked for a second round of Don Julio and she told us they didn't have that type of tequila.. so the first round of drinks they served "house tequila" that is some BS ! Trying to fool people. read more

Very clean and organized place love Coming here,come down and try there Cantaritos.and micheladas,the food is Delicious. read more

Where do I start... their camarones cucarachas, BOMB! Their shrimp empanadas, BOMB! Their shrimp tacos, BOMB! 10 out of 10 recommend this place. If you plan to visit on the weekend come prepared to hear a live banda. read more

Came here at night with my friends. Worse server ever! She asked to check my id and without knowing me told me I looked ugly on my I.d. Disrespectful! read more