Super delicious! Very attentive service & great food! Try their cucumber lemon agua fresca! You won't regret it. read more

Lion Fish - Seafood appetizer; shrimp, octopus & tuna! - Bars Near Me - Tijuana, BCN

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It's not as good as it used to be, service wasn't as good either, never bothered if we wanted anything more or even to ask if everything was ok. Food was just ok, served our appetizer, guacamole and main course dishes all at the same time. I think I'll have to go back to Los Arcos read more

Great restaurant with amazing food and many cool drinks. The staff is amazing from the valets to the waitstaff. This is definitely my to go seafood spot. read more

I went there about 5 years ago services was great lovely ambience, great location . The restaurant was clean full of people.

If you are in Tijuana you must come to this place! It is amazingly tasty and upscale feel.They have awesome seafood and drinks. We had two complete meals,chips and a couple drinks all under $50.00 dlls. Highly w read more

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WOW I came here for the first time today. The tuna sashimi is out of this world. The margaritas are spot on too. But the flaming bananas were the star of the show! They prepare the whole dish in front of your table!! Truly cool. The service was also amazing, Rafael was awesome! The ambiance is super cool too, you can sit inside or outside and it's got a cool nautical theme throughout the restaurant. Prices are fair and there is valet parking :) read more

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Pretty damn good for inside the border food. $18 buckets of 10 beers and $12 dozen on oysters. I'd recommend coming here and enjoying the atmosphere but suggest you come as a group. read more

Lion Fish - Bars Near Me - Tijuana, BCN

Food was amazing. I have been looking for shrimp cocktail and they got everything perfect!

We love this place, food ,ambiance and service is great. Recommend for the entire family

First time, came in for an early diner and left happy. All aspects were satisfying, very spacious clean restaurant. Service was excellent, two different shrimp dishes were very good. Their prices were a bit high for TJ, but overall worth it for an American in TJ. Second visit ordered combination de mariscos, which included "1 trozo de filete zarandeado". I assumed the filet would be one of the many delicious local fish which are plentiful and inexpensive in the nearby ocean. When asked, the waitress told me it was "tilapia". First of all tilapia is farm raised from dirty ponds and isn't a marisco/seafood. Disappointed, may not return read more

LionFish -Location : Tijuana (Zona Rio) - Erasmo Castellanos Q. 1857 -Food : Price in all of the whole meal converted from pesos to USD: ~$60 with the tip -Raw Oysters: Cold, fresh, and clean! The best way to eat raw oysters. The sauce it came with had plenty of red onion in it, and there was also fresh lime to enjoy it with. 4.5/5 -Tostada Sampler: Came with Tuna Special (Fresh tuna marinated in a dark sauce with avocado cream and grilled onion), Red Snapper (Fresh snapper marinated in borracha sauce, red onions, avocado and aioli sauce), Crab (with mayo, lime juice, pico de gallo, and avocado), and Mazzatleca (Grounded fish with lime juice and red onions, with shredded carrots and chopped jalapenos): **Perfect for those who want to try a little bit of everything! 4.5/5 -Tacos: Costa Azul (stuffed shrimp with marlin machaca, bacon, pico&alioli sauce), Ensenada Style (battered fish, pico, cabbage, sour cream), Salseado (octopus with avocado slices, cream, and borracha sauce) 3.5/5 **Very mediocre "fancy" tacos. I've had better tacos, but these were known for fused-style tacos -Drink Menu wasn't available, we literally just pointed at the screen and drinks came out! Really cute presentation. Overall the food was mediocre, but an amazing experience. I would like to come back to try the different entrees offered! -Service: The servers are super friendly and when you order a specialty drink they'll put a show on for you! They're also very clean, anytime there was a piece of trash or anything on my table they got it out the way. I also went to the men's restroom by accident because I didn't see the sign and the waiter chased me in there to get me out, so bless him for that. 5/5 -Ambiance of Location: Love the ambiance of the place, super fun, and hip. Indoor dining is dark, and outdoor dining has really nice lighting. I believe it's also two-story, so there is PLENTY of seating and I feel like everything was spaced out really nice. 5/5 -Parking: We uber to the location, but there is valet parking here! 5/5 -Tran Tip: If you can't go to TJ but want to try the place, there is a location in San Diego downtown. read more

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Fui al que está por insurgentes y la verdad q si valió la pena, cuentan con unas excelentes bebidas y la comida ( ceviche ) riquísimo, la vista esta de primera read more

We walked across the border on a late Sunday evening and hopped on a 10 minute Uber ride to Lion Fish. There was no wait and we got a table for four immediately. Most of the staff speaks English and the menu is in English which made it super easy to order and ask questions. We didn't know what to order and had previously looked on Yelp and I would have to say Yelpers never disappointment! Started off with chips and 3 dipping sauces: house pineapple, chipotle, and roasted sauce. There are two additional hot sauce on the table. The black one is pretty good. I got a Gin Sangria thinking that it'll probably be mixed with something straight form the bottle because I was caution to not drink their water unless it's bottled. Well it came out white because it consist of zinfandel. It taste like lemonade and you can spot the fresh squeeze lemon pieces. It was delicious but I was paranoid. Glad to say I was fine. We ordered family style to share: Dozen oysters ($199) - The oysters was on the smaller end but tasted fresh and meaty. Chef's octopus ($275)- Ever since my trip to Spain, I am in love with octopus and will order it if I see it on the menu. Grilled octopus at Lion Fish is number one on my list now. The server brings out this dish in a cast iron and torched it with vodka causing it to go off in flames. The description said it's stewed with sweet peanuts, pineapple cubes and pepper slices. To me, this tastes like braised pork belly. You can't tell that you're eating octopus. To others in my party, they said the sauce is like dipping in peanut sauce when eating spring rolls. If you're familiar with Vietnamese dishes, we also compared it to Thit Kho or Ca Kho, in this case it would be Muc Kho. Whatever it is, it's delicious. The sauce is caramelized and a side of bread is given to dip in the sauce. Yummy. Ceviche Gio ($189) - shrimp, scallops, fish, crab in a spicy house sauce. It wasn't spicy and it was full of flavors. It didn't taste or smell fishy at all. Longa Lion Fish ($245)- chunks of marinated octopus on top with rice on the bottom, side of sautéed veggies, mango with green apple salad. It was more like thinly sliced apples and pico de gallo. A basket of fresh warm corn tortillas was given to wrap the fish. The fish is flavorful but when you wrap it, it takes away the flavor so I spread on the chipotle sauce and it was amazing! Overall, this place was a winner. With all the drinks and meals, our bill was in the $80s USD. Not bad for quality premium seafood. My boyfriend is picky when it comes to seafood. He can eat ceviche, crawfish and certain fishes. No shrimp, oysters, or octopus but he loved everything we ordered. He killed the ceviche, loved the octopus, had many wrapped fish but not the raw oysters. The server was very attentive to our table. So attentive that he knocked over on accident one of the slushy drink and got it over my friend's hung jacket and his shoes. We wiped it off in the bathroom. I feel like the servers scout out the tables for any signs of trash and come to take it like a ninja. They didn't have many napkins and my hands are always sticky from the drinks or hot sauce bottle so I went to the restroom and wetted a bunch of towels to use like wet naps. I brought that to the table and next thing I know, the guy whisked it away with the quickness. They will also reach over you to grab whatever trash they see. In the end when it came to payment, we were still chatting and probably could have eaten a few more last bites but the guy was already clearing away our plates which became annoying when he asked us if we could pass it to him. It wasn't like the restaurant was full and our table had both end openings available where he didn't have to reach if he walked to the other side. Otherwise, the octopus is a must have! read more

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Great food awesome customer service! Waiter here is awesome thank you Luis Alberto and Gustavo! Make sure and get a order of chiles toritos!! read more

Lion Fish - Restaurante - Bars Near Me - Tijuana, BCN

This is a great place to go for date night! They have a wide drink selection and can also make something if you are craving something particular. Their food and drinks are priced so well and the quality is great. They are also taking great COVID precautions and make you feel safe the entire time. It is very clean through the restaurant as well as the bathrooms. read more

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LionFish is simply excellent. I went tonight with three friends. I started my meal with a dozen oyster on the half shell. They were simply delicious. I am a huge fan of raw excellent quality seafood especially shellfish. Saying that I wish they had scallops served raw. Since those are my very favorite. My friends were singing the praises to high heaven of the Lonja Lion Fish so I had to order it. It is a large fillet of grilled fish on top of I believe curried rice, covered with absolutely delicious pieces of octopus. All of my friends greatly enjoyed their meals as well. I meant to take photos but the food was so good that I ate it all before I could get any photos. Service was completely excellent and a definite highly recommend for dining here. read more

First time here... I love the food. Recommending this place to my friends and family. We ordered the ceviche tostada, fish chicharrones (my favorite out of everything), taco gobernador, taco salseado with only shrimp, and the Reina Aguachiles!! Everything was fresh and delicious!! The ambiance is super chill (chill house music in the background) and the service was perfect. The bill was a nice surprise too. We will be back!!! read more

Lion Fish - Bars Near Me - Tijuana, BCN

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Seafood sucks it's better at other locations never go to this place!! Service was ok too crowded

Didn't expect this place to be so alive. Great atmosphere and great food! Staff was super friendly! Can't wait to return. read more

Lion Fish - Camarones cucarachas! Name is wack but super good! - Bars Near Me - Tijuana, BCN

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Good cocktails and tasty food in a hip newer spot. Happy with the mariscos and a few of their creations were really tasty.

I just didn't have a good experience. Came here a 2nd time to eat good food and drink great drinks. I ordered the baked marlin with veggies and the fish was cold. Asked them to cook it longer and same thing. Food wasn't as good as my first visit. read more

A mi gusto es uno de los mejores restaurantes de mariscos en Tijuana con un ambiente familiar y sin el ruido de las bandas. Es un restaurante con excelente decoración y con mejor ambiente. Y lo principal: la comida es de 5 estrellas con precios moderados y un servicio de primera. Súper recomendable. read more

This place is amazing!! The food is great!! We've tried several different dishes. I ordered a tamarind margarita this time, no bueno!! The waiter noticed I wasn't drinking it, I explained my dislike! They did not charge us for it! Also this location has a kids play area, my kids love it!! Must go. read more

Lion Fish - 2 different tacos, gobernador, and spicy !! Both are super good! - Bars Near Me - Tijuana, BCN

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My girlfriend took me here for my birthday and it was amazing! Great communication between the server and us. The drinks were great and the food was delicious! We will definitely go back!! read more

This is my FAVORITE restaurant in the freaking world. Words can't describe how bomb the LionFish lonja is. All their plates are amazing. The service is also bad ass. Very family oriented; they even have a day care inside to distract the kids. read more

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Wow, what a great dinner experience. We started off with the camarones roca (battered fried shrimp) topped off with a sweet sauce, sesame seeds, and scallions. It was delicious. For entrees I ordered the aguachile sampler (green sauce, red sauce, tamarind sauce, and mango sauce). It was very tasty. My SO ordered a campechana cocktail (shrimp,octopus, oysters, and scallops). I tried it and it was perfect, no need for additional condiments. We tried several drinks made tableside: carajillo (my SOs favorite), house sangria, smoke cranberry, and green sour. All were equally amazing. My SO also ordered a micheluca, hands down one of THEEE BEST micheladas I've had in my life! For the grand finale we had the lion fish crepes: sweet cream cheese filling, bananas, strawberries, cajeta, and nutella. Can't wait to come back! read more

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This place is a hit or miss. We've gone where the food comes out perfect. Highly recommend the "aguachile la reyna" and their tacos. But on the flip side, we've gone and the food came out completely cold. Told our waiter, and he basically went back and microwaved it back up. The outside was hot but the inside still cold. Hopefully you go on a good day because when they're on, it's so tasty!! read more

Excellent seafood restaurant. We come here every time we cross the border as a date night. Service is on point. Food is delicious! And the oysters are on point the freshest. There is a wait on weekends, but worth it. Have cash for tipping valet. They have a kids play area monitored by staff. The cocktails are all great. Recommend sitting on the terrace if you can. Try the "Torre de Mariscos" read more

Lion Fish - Oysters and cocktails ! - Bars Near Me - Tijuana, BCN

9/10 Very good seafood here. I am usually detailed with the reviews so I will be comparing this place to the most known and widely popular "Los Arcos" restaurant who also sell seafood in Tijuana. We ordered one taco Enchilado, two kids cheese pepperoni pizza's, one aguachiles de Camaron with Rabano de Sandia slices, one tostada de ceviche de Camaron, 12 oysters, one camarones en salsa poblano, one camarones zarandiados, one crepe, and kids ice cream for dessert. I have ordered the same style camarones zarandiados at Los Arcos and those are better there. The Flavors at this location were all on point, so lemony, salty, spicy definitely not that white washed version that los Acros offers in terms of heat. My kids ages 8 and 5 ate their food without complaints which was great! since they are very picky. My mom NEVER attempts to eat aguachiles and oysters which are "raw" seafood cooked with lemon juices and chiles, she did try it here and absolutely changed her mind about the dishes, she tried an oyster and really enjoyed it and ESPECIALLY dove into the aguachile dish. The oysters at this location are not high quality, if you have eaten at Kings Fisherman in Carlsbad Ca, where they display oysters from all over the world then you know a fresh high quality oyster from a common oyster, the oyster at the Lion Fish restaurant is common. I think its from their local sea and the flavor from the oyster itself reflects that. The sauce that they provide with the oyster was tasty though! very good addition! MY favorite thing from what we ordered was the taco enchilado, it was greasy YES, but the FLAVOR the spice the smokey-ness, something I will definitely order again and again. One thing this restaurant lacks is desserts, their options are SAD. The crepe was delicious for certain! and the ice cream the kids of course devoured that, but the selection was unimpressive and thats why I don't give it a full star rating. The service was pretty good! our waiter, (can't remember his name) was very attentive and super nice! the ambiance was professional and high scale but the prices were very reasonable. We ordered A LOT. Last I want to talk about my moms favorite dish, the poblano shrimp dish she ordered, she said that it was her favorite and I had a bite and the flavor was incredible, so creamy, so rich and just packed that punch you want from a poblano based dish. Come try this place out if you are in the region you definitely won't be disappointed. read more

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A good place for lunch or dinner. They have plenty of selections to chose from. Whether your a pescatarian or not! Also, their drink selections won't disappoint you. The waiters know the menu and are willing to help you if you have any questions, or if you simply desire a special drink, that might not be in the menu. They restaurant is very clean, and they clean and sanitize every table prior to each use. read more

Lion Fish - Taco de pescado enchilado y Flor de piña (mezcal, piña Ahumada, jugo de piña y chiltepin) - Bars Near Me - Tijuana, BCN

Best seafood restaurant in Tijuana! Excellent ambiance, food, and service! My go to spot every time I'm in town! Highly recommend, you won't be disappointed! read more

Lion Fish is in the heart of Gaslamp / 5th St area so plenty going on here to explore before and after, especially if you want to late night. I definitely enjoyed the food and drinks all around and think anyone coming here will as well. So why the two stars? It came down to service, and I can't imagine it was entirely due to short staffing. For one, we had 830 reservations but didn't get sat until 9pm, and maybe a little after that. We couldn't wait inside, so basically has to stand outside watching drunk people pass by. Once seated (and we had to be persistent about being sat), it took another 15-20min to get our first round of drinks placed. Like I said earlier, the food was great! My Mezcal cocktail with charcoal was awesome. We also ordered braised pork and sushi for the table. Everything about the meal was worth the money, except for the service and wait. My suggestion: come here for lunch or NOT on a weekend night. They seem to have issues with volume at the moment. read more

Right in the middle of Tijuana's Business Center, this restaurant is a gem! It has amazing ambience, food and drinks. Plus they have disco upstairs. Price is reasonable and would love to come here again! read more

Lion Fish - Bars Near Me - Tijuana, BCN

The drinks and food were exceptionally delicious!! Lion Fish will definitely be our go to spot. read more

Lion Fish - Amazing drinks and food!!! - Bars Near Me - Tijuana, BCN

I didn't really like this one that much. Their cocktail was not delicious...the scallops had sand in them. Not a big fan. I will say that our server was lovely. read more

Its a wonderful restaurant. Great ambiance and excellent service. The seafood is fresh and the drinks are amazing. Try the Deseo de Frida which is a mezcal drink and they make it right in front of you. I have to come back and will definitely bring friends next time. read more

This was the first spot I chose during my 3 day TJ food bender. I was at Mercado Hidalgo and a bit disoriented about how to get there. I walked the 1.5 blocks and found myself at an upscale restaurant, packed with hip couples and families waiting to be seated. There were valet parking attendants helping with the incoming cars - very busy on a Sunday late afternoon. I waited for only 5min before being seated and a lovely hostess sat me at a 2top. The mesero spoke only Spanish and reappeared with a older gentlemen who asked for my selections in English. Despite my embarrassment of my poor Spanish skills, the gentlemen affirmed my choice of Lonja Lion Fish as excellent and the house specialty. 5min later I was surprised with the pictured dish. Not only was the fish beautifully fresh, it was seasoned perfectly and the rice was cooked in a broth that was deep and rich like squid ink. It was the most expensive dish on the menu aside from the lobster yet about $12.50. The perfect vegetables were skinny carrots and squash that were not afterthoughts and delicious. The green apple salad was refreshing. 2 Tecates and the Lonja Lion Fish and 15% tip totaled under $20. A bargain at 3x the price. read more

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Service is good, food is decent, price is reasonable. Tasty tacos. We sat indoors during COVID and they had good rules in place to keep folks safe. read more

Food and service were great. Can't say enough of the service. All the dishes, drinks and dessert my wife and I had were great. We highly recommend this place. Price was very reasonable. Give this place a try, especially if you're going South of the border. Ambiance was great. Patio could be a little loud with music so keep that in mind. read more

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Oh my gosh everything was amazing! The service was outstanding my waiter was just a nicest gentleman. There was a language barrier because I don't speak Spanish and he was just so kind and patient with me. Definitely recommend I am going to go back before I go back home for another meal. The seafood tower was outstanding and a pineapple salsa is next level read more

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