Terrible experience overall. We were greeted right away, but after placing our order, the service completely disappeared. No one came by to clear our table, bus dirty dishes, or help us place an additional order. The staff seemed more interested in talking to each other than attending to guests. It honestly felt like we were inconveniencing them just by being there. To make matters worse, the food did not match the menu description. We ordered the pescado zarandeado, which was supposed to come with vegetables and avocado. Instead, we were served a burnt, dry piece of fish, no veggies, no avocado, no salsa, nothing. When I asked about the missing items, the waitress said they came on the side, even though the menu photo clearly showed them plated with the dish. When the sides finally arrived, it was just some lettuce, a few orange slices, tomatoes, and half a scoop of avocado. Completely underwhelming. This place is not worth it. The food, service, and overall experience were a 0/10. read more

Eh. That was the total experience. Decided to give this place a try. As we walked in we were hoping for something good because the smell in the restaurant was delicious. There were a couple of people there not busy. The server was not the friendliest but not terrible. A younger waitress finished helping us and she was much better. We ordered a shrimp cocktail and a tostada mixta. The tostada was large and fed 2 easily however, it was not great. It was too fishy and the smell was too overwhelming. I had to really season it to get it down. The cocktail also needed lots of flavor. The shrimp were obviously not cleaned and it gave me the yuck. I really wanted to like this place. Support small businesses but I will not be returning. Also, they have a gnat problem. Hard to enjoy our food. read more

Food was horrible, fish was SALITE AND AGUACHILES TASTES OLD.... Never going back and they still charged me.

Best ceviche I've had in years!!! Highly recommend the shrimp ceviche and aguachile ceviche!! So flavorful and fresh!!! Will definitely come back!! read more

Las Islas Marias Restaurant - Shrimp ceviche - Seafood Near Me - El Monte, California

Pésimo servicio, las meseras no te atienden por estar conversando con clientes barones que están tomando cerveza, parecería que estaban en fiesta más no trabajando la comida estuvo buena. read more

Authentic Nayarit style mariscos in a Spanish speaking cash only establishment that hit the spot. Refreshing Campechanga loaded with fish shrimp and crab. A wonderful tomato sauce with avocado chopped cucumber and onions. Service was efficient beer was cold and well priced. Would stop by here again. There are so many different things to try. Be aware Cash Only!! read more

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Food is better than most places around the area. Prices are about the same but food has much better taste.

Horrible service they need new waiters took forever to take our order and horrible attitude . You can only pay in cash no cards or Apple Pay ! read more

Don't eat here . Period food was salty and not cooked took long to attend and gave attitude.

I finally found my go to place ! Keep up the good work I recommend your restaurant when people ask, So you know of a good Mexican restaurant around here ? I direct them to LAS ISLAS MARÍAS RESTAURANT ! The food was so good ! Closest Real Authentic Food ! So tasty ! Great atmosphere too ! Will definitely be back soon And again n again....... See you soon ! ! ! read more

El lugar estaba sucio , la comida era de muy mala calidad , el sabor era bastante malo !

The pulpo and Camarón ceviche was fresh and delicious. The service was great and the food came out really quick. read more

Las Islas Marias Restaurant - Pulpo and Camarón - Seafood Near Me - El Monte, California

Came to this place thinking why not let's try this little hole in the wall place but omg the service was disgusting the waitress had a Dog Face and you can tell she is not happy at her job I would not recommend this place to no one and who ever made the Michiladas needs to go back and learn how to make them !! read more

Las Islas Marias Restaurant - The rude dog face waitress she doesn't like her job - Seafood Near Me - El Monte, California

Order a cielo Mar y Tierra ( surf and turf it was ok I order the shrimp and cheese empanadas there great I Ordered a simple cheeseburger for the little one when the food came back the patty was pink and not cook all the way When I brought it up to her attention she had the nerve to say that the meat come like that pink. I said no you have to make lt well done she said I'll fix it minutes later the burger came out and it was some- what burn service was horrible read more

This place is the worst!!! Service was slow. They half ass pick the onion and tomato for the ceviche, michelada and "fresh" lemonade sucked. my squirt was perfect and my aguachile was good. CHECK YOUR TABS WHEN YOU PAY. the younger waitress/cashier was overcharging me by over $100. when my husband went to ask her she told him it was $100+ of taxes when our food tab was $116. I tried to explain to her she was calculating wrong cuz there no way the taxes alone was more than what we ate and drank and she kept insisting I was wrong. I calculated everything and showed her and NOPE she was insistent i owed $230 for 2 lemonades, 2 squirts, 2 micheladas, 1 fajita plate, 1 aguachile, 1 different plates of ceviche. After about 5 minutes of me showing her she then said she messed up and my total was $130 ((on the picture she added the 1 over the 2 on the 230.) i did the calculations showed her it was basically $128 paid her $140 and she still had the nerve to give me $10 change. i made her give me the additional change she owed me. Had she not tried to be sneaky and an over $100 from me i would've let her have the loose dollars! . the whole time the older lady who's worked there for YEARS never bothered to come out and help! NEVER THE HELL AGAIN will i ever give Islas Marias business! read more

Las Islas Marias Restaurant - I clearly wrote all the amounts of food the cashier told me since prices weren't clear on the bill i was given. - Seafood Near Me - El Monte, California

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Food is not bad. Overpriced, which is the norm of seafood places. It's cash only. Careful when they give you the change. They make "mistakes" in their favor. Shady. read more

Este mensaje es para el dueno de Este lugar hoy fui por primera ves con mi esposa y tuve La pior experencia todo comenso cuando entre a lugar despues mi di cuenta que caloroso estava El lugar sin niguin tipo de ventilacion dije esta vein todavia entramos luego viene La mesera y nos attiende y nos da unos menus vein sucios y llenos de grasa y pegajosos y lo pior munchas moscas en todo El lugar y yo y mi esposa espantando las moscas mientras la mesera nomas miraba Como vatayamos con tanta mosca luego nos trayen nuestra comida y nada de sabor y tratando de comer con tanta moscas y nada iso la mesera para ayudarnos para todos les aviso este lugar esta vein sucio nose como sigue abierto los reportara con el centro de salud de El Monte a alguien van enfermar o envenenar alejense de este lugar para el dueno tenga un poco de verguensa La jente trabaja por su dinero paque les den basura read more

First and last time here. Idk if it's just the pandemic that is providing poor quality merchandise or is just this place. But lately lots of dining spots are charging way more and food is tasting nasty. read more

Items are $13+ but they give great shareable portions. Great for a group. Came on a Friday night and it was not crowded with only 1 other table seated. Ghetto fab local gem a friend brought us to. Free thick tortilla chip and salsas. Seafood is decent quality. Recommend anything ceviche (meaning no fried or boiled items). The cup of shrimps are filled with lots so dig in deep. As for taste, its decent -- if the seafood is decent, then I can't complain about any taste. SUPER DUPER LOUD! They blast the music. There's a juke box and I am unsure how to pay for NO music. There is a live band that comes in later in the night. Heard this place gets lively on weekend day and nights. Service: Don't expect any. You can flag them down or walk over to them. Staff are nice. It'll be recommended to come with a Spanish-speaking friend or just be patient pointing out items you want. They have indoor table and booth seating. Remember its a ghetto-fab gem, don't expect a spotless super clean place. read more

Aqui roban. La cuenta era de $43 y me cobraron $50. Cuando le pregunte a la mesera saco una calculadora y tres veces mintio en las cantidades. Sin verguenzas! Aparte de que siempre estan de mal humor, rateras! read more

A little salty on my point,the flavors where good! I have try the langostinos here too and I could say there very salty! I mean if they will not have the food so salty I would give it more stars. read more

Las Islas Marias Restaurant - Tostada de pescado. Oysters preparados! - Seafood Near Me - El Monte, California

El mejor lugar para tomar una cerveza con los amigos! Me encanta el ceviche y las micheladas

It has to be illegal for this place to still be open. The inside is filthy and poorly managed. As soon as u walk in you get hit with the overly loud music. The whole time we were there we couldnt even hear each other talk. Once the music died down for a bit the waitresses put it back on and even louder each time. They seem to just let anyone in off the street. We had people coming to our table trying sell us plastic jewelry, flowers, even a guy with a guitar trying to sell music. Ive gotten better service at a hot dog stand than here. You dont get one server assigned to you like a normal restaurant. ALL of them are serving all the tables. The main one for us looks like she just escaped from someones basement. She was super timid, quiet, and not a smile out of her. She came to ask us a question and couldnt hear over the music. We yelled that we couldnt hear and she didnt make her voice louder, just kept talking the same. Who hires these people?! The food was horrible. Ordered 3 asada tacos with a side of rice. The rice came out first and then the tacos about 10 mins later...raw!! All the food was coming one by one instead of all at once. Hello people restaurant 101. The margaritas were super thick and alcohol free, which they dont even tell u about. Theyre impossible to drink thru a straw. Got the check and paid and all of a sudden its like god came down to slap a smile on these bitches cuz they were all over trying to get the tip. Glad to say we didnt leave them any. If you researched this place youll find it was closed down before because of cockroaches. Somebody please tag the health inspector. Im sure at least a few people have died from eating here. I just got home from there and im already on the toilet typing this. STAY AWAY!! read more

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This review is for the billing part of our visit. We were a group of 12, and ordered a lot of food, drinks appetizers, main courses. When the bill came, my uncle paid and my other uncle tipped, the waitress said thank you and left with a big thank you and didn't count the money. The owner then comes around saying the check was missing $100. For a $500 check, the waitress should know to stop and count the money, not everyone has $100 extra to drop on a check because of a waitresses incompetence. read more

If I could give 0 stars I would! Me and my husband went on a Sunday. We arrive and the place looked filthy & so unorganized. Mind you this was our first time here. I approach waitress and I ask her if we can sit anywhere or do we wait for her or another waitress to sit us. As I'm asking her she's walking away ignoring me!!! She didn't even bother to stop and listen! This place has the worst customer service! So whatever, as we were walking to sit at a table, the waitress wiped it down and tells us that we can't sit there because she's moving another family who is already eating at a table; to the table she just wiped down! So fucking rude. Me and husband decided to leave. It was already bad from the beginning, I could only imagine if we would've stayed. Never coming here again. And I don't recommend this place AT ALL! read more

The four stars are based on food taste and portions since their customer service needs a lot of room for improvement. I ordered a Cocktail de Camaron (large) which they don't hold back on their shrimp. My wife loves their Camarones a la Diabla because it has the perfect spiciness and a great serving portion. My little one had an order of nuggets and fries which was also a big portion but nothing special. Atmosphere: When you walk in you already get slapped with some loud music (depending if you enjoy Mexican music or not into loud environments this will be something of ones judgement). The waitresses lack that follow up and friendly vibe. The restrooms are located outside but I would use caution when you use it (spoiler alert, the bathrooms may be a horror scene and the stench might give you a double whammy). From time to time you have musicols coming by and offering to pick play songs but bare in mind that they charge for it $$. read more

La comida esta bien pero el lugar necesita mas limpiesa y no hay Air conditioner o no funcionaba omg que calor a dentro y en un lugar de seafood la comida t e puede hacer Mal muy Mal manejado ese lugar read more

Love this place! It's under new ownership and the service is an A+ now. Everything about this restaurant was absolutely horrible but it's officially had a turn for the best. The food is now tasting edible & looks like the cooks take pride in their work. I spoke to the new owners regarding the previous waitresses and I'm happy to inform you they were deported. One of the new waitresses (Mayra) is respectful and checks up on you quite often. The new owner is Jose Diaz, he promised to handle any issues that arise in the moment. So if you have any questions or concerns please ask for him directly. read more

Ok. I know it may sound weird. But the cucarachas. Anything in the sauce, shrimp, mussels or octopus, in that sauce, is ridiculously good. My word. PLEASE TRY THE CUCARACHA SAUCE read more

Been coming here for about 13 years now and the place has not changed one bit. The portions are huge and definitely sharable. Would recommend sharing with so that one can try multiple of their dishes because they have such great variety. If you don't feel like sharing, be ready for a to go box to enjoy leftovers later! My must try dishes are definitely the pescado sarandiado (sold by the lb) and the camarones y pulpo a la cucaracha. Don't google translate that because it's "shrimp and octopus to the cockroach" lol. Just eat it! 100% not made with cockroach read more

Las Islas Marias Restaurant - Pulpo y camarones a la cucaracha - Seafood Near Me - El Monte, California

the food is no good fish is under cooked the waitress has an attitude problem place is dirty

Won't be back! Salsa was way too hot and she didn't even warn me. The waitress barely understood English, forgot my margarita, then forgot the salt. Food was average. Then we ordered guacamole and she forgot that. Don't even know if there was alcohol in the margaritas?!?! Then the bill came snd she ran the card without us even signing anything. And she barely checked on us. We had to keep calling the other waitress over. Anyway, sorry but won't be back! read more

Las Islas Marias Restaurant - the neon sign - Seafood Near Me - El Monte, California

Amazing, fresh seafood, gargantuan portions, and prices so reasonable you'll feel like you're back in Mexico. Try the huacinango relleno, any of the ceviches, the campechana... you really can't go wrong here. If your taste in Mexican food runs towards the more pedestrian, you can find all the standard fare here: tacos, burritos, quesadillas, etc. But the sign says mariscos for a reason, and if you're not familiar with Nayarit-style seafood you're in for a real treat. Hell, even if you are it's still a treat: as fresh as if it just came off the wharf and one $15 entree will leave you and your date stuffed and with leftovers. They also serve margaritas and micheladas to wash down your sumptuous feast. This place is a real gem. read more

Las Islas Marias Restaurant - Remnants of the huacinango relleno. - Seafood Near Me - El Monte, California

The food is always fresh and great service I love it here .the Michis are always the best

The food here is horrible, and price is expensive, first time going here. Service is not good as there was only one person serving the tables, I felt bad for her but our visit here wasn't wha we expected. Kids fries was all hard and burned, the nuggets even worse. Tables was dirty and I don't think they even sanitize the condiment bottles they have at the tables. read more

4 stars,,,marlin tacos hand made tortillas just yummy 3 stars,,canpechana it was good but the glass was dirty and i prefer tostadas no crakers. 2 stars,,, chavela where missing the shrimp and lime was old dirty glass and bad presentation 3 stars,,,enpanadas de camaron with aguachile sauce in the side the place is dirty and old decor ,curtains never been cleaned etc plus cash only poster in the counter.fix the simple thing stop being lazy read more

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Literally over charge no shame either . Menu literally has one price and they charge double the price. Make sure you ask before you order . Negative stars read more

Me encanta este Lugar, el hambiente y la comida son deliciosos! Recomiendo 100% este Lugar

Okay para comenzar es la primera y la última vez que vengo aki, pedí una Pacifico y me salieron con que está ban calientes. Pensé ok tal vez se les acabaron la chelas. Pedí una media dozen-a de Ostiones y sabían como si fueran del año pasado nada de sabor.. La Tostadas casi llenas de puro Tomate y pepino y muy poco camarón siendo qué pedimos tostadas de Ceviche de Camarón.. Luego, la mesera insistía que si quería otra modelo y como le dijo que No dos veces luego me llega con la cuenta. Luego calcule lo de la comida y eran $40 y la doña le puso $50, solita le puso su propina.. jaja Este lugar no tiene nada al Estilo Nayarit ni la calidad!!!! Que vergüenza para Los Koras en verdad! 2/10/23 read more

Decent mariscos if you're in the area. Stopped in for lunch after running around to have a few beers. Of course food wasn't far behind since I hadn't ate breakfast. I ordered ceviche that was ok. The molcajete was pretty good and probably one of the better ones I've had from other places. The service wasn't the best. Took awhile to get refills on water and for the check to be received. I'd visit for the molcajete but only if I'm in the area. Not to drive a distance for. Lunch 5/25/2014 read more