Let me start by saying I could Mexican food every day. Some days every meal. This place would get 3.5 stars if that was an option. 1. Chips and salsa were good. Brought promptly and the salsa had a nice kick 4 stars 2. Enchilada plate allowed me to order 2 chicken and 1 cheese which was nice. From the time i ordered to it landing in front of me was less than 5 minutes. It looked like the enchilada plate was put under some intense heat source as the chicken enchiladas were slightly crispy. The cheese enchilada was way better. The rice was my favorite part of the meal although the beans were good too 3 stars 3. Service was efficient and friendly enough. Nothing over the top 3 stars 4. The place was clean and spacious 4 stars 5. A bar? They had a nice bar with a decent selection of tequila which I didn't sample. I saw they had 1942 which is one of my favorites. 5 stars It's good but with so many options I'd probably try something else in the neighborhood before returning read more

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Yesterday, 10/12 we came to have my sons bday dinner, we had not been here in over 10 years and we were very disappointed. The food was not very good, service was ok, minus the fact that they made a big deal about serving 1 beer to my DIL who is 26 and of course looks very young but she only had her ID on her phone and they had accepted this form of proof before. She was not having shots or making a ruckus. I did not understand this unless of course they had served minors before and got in trouble? There was six of us and just wanted to have a nice dinner for our son. Last time. read more

Heard many good things about this restaurant by friends so I gave it a shot. The night I went, there were no tables available in the dining room only the bar side. The bar had a few locals that were way past intoxicated stage and were very loud competing with the music that was a few decibels high. It took the waitress a while to acknowledge the customers on that side of the restaurant. After ordering, the food arrived pretty fast. With authentic looking dishes and the flavors matched. After eating I had to go up to the register since the waitress was nowhere to be found. Few hours later while at home is when it all went downhill. Apparently one of the items I enjoyed eating didn't like me. That next morning I had to miss work and the body chills along with stomach cramps began. Between the bad service, terrible seating and the horrible food poisoning I am not recommending this place. I understand all it takes is one bad apple to spoil the bunch and I am going to need some time before I ever return to this spot. read more

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Amazing food!! I've been coming her since I was little the food is still the same delicious! Authentic Mexican food great service and if you come in on Friday nights they have mariachi! It really doesn't get better Toño is their manager and will definitely make you feel right at home great customer service! P.s they have a full bar! read more

Mar Y Mar - Interior - Mexican Near Me - San Bruno, California

Oh my I love the cóctel de camarones with pulpo suer good oh and the drinks . The food has so much flavor and good amount of food . I love it so much. read more

This place is the only Mexican seafood restaurant in the area it has been open for years. The cerveza preparada is really good. I usually order aguachile or a campechana coctel nothing special taste smooth. I really like the micheladas and preparadas from this place. Today I ordered the red snapper ala Vera Cruz the fish is fried with sautéed veggies on top. Rice , beans , and salad. Fish wasn't over fried veggies were on point but they give you big chunks of tomatoes. Staff is friendly. I hey have good outdoor seating which is nice I take my dog. If your in the area check them out read more

Mar Y Mar - Chips and salsa and drink!!!!! - Mexican Near Me - San Bruno, California

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Food is good and also more than enough for one person! We tried fried fish, grill prawns.

Idk why this place doesn't have rave reviews. The food is fast, delicious, quality, and affordable. Thanks Mar Y Mar!!!

Always consistent always tasty, I have no idea why I waited so long to try this place. It's well worth it. Service is good. Salsa is good give it a shot. read more

Horrible service our waitress "Alicia" has very poor customer service experience. We came in not greeted even tho the bar is near entrance with a worker there. We sat ourselves and I grabbed menus from empty table. Took our server a while to come to us. As some of us are ordering and the other asking questions Alicia replies are ya ready like if she had better things to do. I ordered fries and chicken nuggets for my daughter. Once everyone but her got her food she told me they ran out of chicken nuggets. A whole 20 Minutes after we ordered. She never approached us again we delt with 2 other servers and she didn't bring us the bill or even speak to us the whole time we were there after that. read more

Mar Y Mar - Server name - Mexican Near Me - San Bruno, California

We came with my family and my bother service dog. First thing they ask us is for documentation for the dog. They have never asked us for documentation on any other restaurant or place. And the only option that they gave us was eat outside and there was not a good weather for that, or leave. By law states that they are not required to ask for documentation for a service animal since that is discrimination!!! Not good customer service this time. read more

The food was good and the micheladas were great. I had the campechana and it was really good. This place has my favorite michelada in the Peninsula. Great service too! read more

Food was great ! Quick service! The new bar looks good definitely check it out! You can't go wrong with the enchiladas! read more

Mar Y Mar - Bar area - Mexican Near Me - San Bruno, California

There food is 10/10 highly recommended they also have new dishes on the way and have a amazing new remodeled bar best Mexican food in the Bay Area read more

Mar Y Mar - Mexican Near Me - San Bruno, California

Don't get anything that isnt seafood there .. this place sucks at regular Mexican food unless it's seafood hence "Mar y mar " ... i would only get seafood there .. if you must get any regular Mexican style plate forget it ... ordered chicken tacos to go and this inane place gave me just beans in the tacos .... look at the damn pics .. who ordered just been a in their tacos and nothing else ....... read more

Mar Y Mar - Tacos .... sorry excuse for tacos - Mexican Near Me - San Bruno, California

I was having such high hopes for this place but when I walked in it smelled like rotten fish. It was really bad but I wanted to still stay. The service here is terrible, they took literally 30 mins on my food and I didn't even order anything complicated.. then as I'm eating my food that finally arrived they have a random man trying to sell bread. Kept trying to talk to me while I was eating. The food is ok u can find better read more

This is my favorite place. So favorite that I'm hesitant to even tell you all how good it is. Get the coctel de Camarones and the ceviche tostada con mayonesa. I always eat until it hurts. read more

I have to be honest- I'm not a sea food person. But I love Mexican food more than any other food. I'm extremely picky when it comes to Mexican food and I thoroughly enjoyed my experience at Mar Y Mar. I ordered asada tacos and a veggie burrito as well. Tacos were excellent, tasted like home from the lightly fried tortillas to the fresh salsa. The burrito was massive and made with care. Everything was extremely fresh. Difficult to decide which item I preferred. Staff was super friendly and atmosphere was very welcoming. I'll be back for sure and look forward to trying more on the menu! read more

Oysters are ridiculously fresh and clean. Bagre was fried perfectly. Not all micheladas are created equal and this one was a 10/10. Restaurant is very clean and staff were professional and very kind read more

Food, was amazing! Fresh and full of flavor our group ordered a variety of different plates and everything from traditional enchiladas to seafood tacos to our cocktail were all delicious. Dislikes, the atmosphere was off, we couldn't tell what was happening you had a random set up of seating around this small bar, men showing each other their pocket knives, in another seating section you had a couple men with their T-shirt lifted exposing there entire stomachs. The waitress did eventually come to our table to take our order, but still wasn't clear if we ordered at this small makeshift counter they had. Then they allowed a man off the street (not homeless) to sell corn bread. He was coming table to table asking if we wanted to buy bread, then processed to hit on one of the girls on our group, we ended up getting to go plates as all of us just had this ick about this place..It was just an odd crowd and atmosphere. read more

Camaron ceviche. . What was that. I've had ceviche everywhere, this was the worst. It's cold shrimp on a tostada. That's it. No flavor. Parking is a nightmare. The disappointment was overwhelming. Dingy and not very clean inside. Waitress was busy and waited for check about 10 min. read more

Terrible service. Came today with my son to eat but we never even got the chance. When we came, no one bothered to greet us. We were just standing there looking lost along with other customers. One of the customers had to tell us that we could grab any table we wanted. So we did. We sat down. And waited and waited and waited patiently for over 15 minutes for someone to acknowledge us. Finally, the waitress notices us. Comes over with menus, I tell her I'm ready so I order. And wait and wait again. 35 minutes went by and customers, who came after I did and tended to right away, had already gotten their food. They had forgotten about our order so I just ended up canceling it after being there almost an hour. No explanation or apologies whatsoever. They weren't even busy at that point. Not coming back, service and food has gone downhill. It's just not the same anymore. Plus, it's full of wannabe cholos and dirty old Latin men who won't stop staring at you. I'm good. Thanks. read more

Waste of time. Waited 25 minutes for our waitress and finally she arrived and we started to tell her our order, literally walked away from us to deal with someone else and never came back. read more

Amazing place to eat with family and friends just to have a good time. I like to come here to eat some mariscos. The atmosphere is very welcoming and their music is always hype. read more

I come here fairly often for the Chilaquiles and micheladas. The waiters are always friendly and the food is always good. There's always seats during the day but weekends are usually busy. It's located in San Mateo avenue so it's a nice place to come and sit by their large windows and look at the view. read more

Were out running errands in a new neighborhood and stopped for an early dinner. We picked this place out of all the other restaurants on the street because it was packed with people. We took it as a sign it was good. My friend had the whole fried fish and I had the chile verde. The waitress went out of her way to warn me the dish would be very spicy, she was very nice and we went back and forth about it. She really got me excited about this super spicy dish. When I got it, bland:( not spicy at all, like not even a little. I was bummed. But, the portions were huge, the tortillas were delicious, and the service was good. The fish on the other hand, amazing. My friend and I could have eaten just from that one plate. read more

I've been a loyal customer for years and have recommended this place to many friends but not anymore! I honestly don't know what happened to this place because now the servers are rude, service is horrible, food isn't good and the wait is ridiculous on a slow day. On 2 occasions now I come in on a slow day and I sit and make eye contact with the servers and no acknowledgement. I waited for 30 minutes and stood up and left. The server had the audacity to say "well you didn't say anything" in a rude tone as my family and I walked out. It's honestly sad how management doesn't care about their restaurant and their customers. read more

The servants had taken a good while to come over and ask what we wanted. At that time they hadn't even given us out menu's. On the upside, the food was good. I just didn't like how they took around 15 minutes just to come over. read more

This place was pretty good! We wandered in here after trying to go to a previous Mexican place only to find out they didn't sell alcohol, but this place did! They weren't busy at all (probably because it was a Thursday afternoon in the middle of the day) so we were served right away. We got stared at a little (probably because we were the only white people in there LOL) and we also didn't speak fluent Spanish so that added to the awkwardness. However, our server was very nice and attentive to us. I ordered a margarita and three carne asada tacos with queso and sour cream, and the rest of my party got things of the similar sort. Long story short, everything tasted good and was prepared well! Everything was great for the price, which was much more affordable than San Francisco Proper. My only complaint would just be the location and lack of parking, but the service, food were great! If we are craving tacos and margaritas and we're in the area again, we will definitely be hitting this place up! read more

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Horrible service! We waited over 15-20 mins before someone even acknowledged us. Finally the rude server came and seemed annoyed to take our order. Half the items we ordered didn't even come. We had to ask for them again. And that took forever to come to our table. On top of the horrible service. We got charged a "25% service charge" for a table of 4 adults and two babies (who didn't even eat)And when the waitress came to take the bill. She complained to us that we didn't leave a tip and that the 25% service charge is not a tip and wanted more money on top of that. I guess the service charge is a "white person" tax. So be aware when you pay if you don't speak Spanish. They will try and charge you more. Safe to say. We will not be going back. read more

We've had mar y mar many times over the year, and we came yesterday for my moms birthday.. let's just say it took us 20 minutes to get the attention of a server to get our drink order in, another 15 for someone to take our food order because they wouldn't take both orders at once, and the food wasn't of high quality it was mediocre. I won't waste my time coming here again. Servers should be trained properly. read more

3.5 is about right for this Mexican Seafood restaurant. One of my main foodie in crimes ended up getting super busy during lunch so I ended up coming here by myself to to fix my Mexican shrimp cocktail craving aka coctel de camarones. It's $11 and you could even add octopus at no charge. It comes out fast since the shrimp, tomato, onion, avocado, and cilantro mixture comes premixed out the fridge. Even though I would have liked more fresh avocado, it was still pretty good, not too watery.(http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/Z4-xQ6mO3v9liiVC8yAWng?select=gkyVJBpGH07tjpykd9f8_Q#gkyVJBpGH07tjpykd9f8_Q) The loud Mexican music, the Latin guys selling bootlegged cd's at the bar, and being the only non-Latino inside only add to the experience. Even though they say it's a taqueria, I'll stick to the mariscos and try their Marlin tostada next! Menu - (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/Z4-xQ6mO3v9liiVC8yAWng?select=Q-u5r_rQglUk6kMRdKFtQw#Q-u5r_rQglUk6kMRdKFtQw) (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/Z4-xQ6mO3v9liiVC8yAWng?select=qsx27AZABONVRnWYNMV9Eg#qsx27AZABONVRnWYNMV9Eg) read more

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Only mariscos spot I've found up here that has marlin tacos and tostadas. I like this place. Cant argue with what you get for your dollar here. Best value mariscos spot I've found in a while. Try their coctel camarones and tell me different... They hook it up. The marlin tacos come kinda plain so tell them what you want on them as you order. Big fan of the ceviche de pescado con mayonesa tostada. Juss be warned, it's not a place you wanna hit up if you're in a rush. read more

Mar Y Mar - Marlin taco after adding onions and cilantro... - Mexican Near Me - San Bruno, California

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My husband, daughter and I got off the plane at SF airport after a really long flight from the east coast. We were beyond starving and very crabby. I checked the yelp app on my phone and picked the closest restaurant that had good reviews. After finding our way we sat down at the bar and proceeded to fill our bellies. They brought us a basket of chips and salsa while we perused the menu. We were the only people in the place who weren't speaking Spanish so I knew we were in the right place. I don't remember everything we got but I had tacos al pastor and my husband had some kind of fish thing (tired, long flight, up since 4) but I know my lunch was great. The bartender gave my husband the shrimp ceviche to try and he was in love. If I ever find myself back in San Bruno, Mar y Mar will definitely be a stop. read more

Had my bday party for 20 people here. The service was great. Salsa was on point. Food & vibes were authentic to the Mexican Culture. Can't have a good Mexican restaurant without good tequila. Bring your good sprite attitude & they'll do the rest! read more

We came in two times and order Super burrito and my comentario the tortilla was the test it was very bad. second time we order tacos and again test is bad . read more

What a disappointment! I had beef nachos. Bagged chips, pretty tasteless food. Pretty presentation; lousy food. Never again. read more

Mar Y Mar - Chips and salsa were good - Mexican Near Me - San Bruno, California

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This review is not for the food; it is for the service, treatment, and experience. One star for the false advertisement and false hopes. The sign on the door says they are open until 9pm. I was mislead upon arrival. The hostess said the kitchen closes at 8:30 (it was almost 8:30) but she proceeded to give me a menu and take the order. The order was submitted before 8:30 but the kitchen staff refused my simple takeout order and I was turned away. It's a shame, I was excited about this place. The food might be great but I'll never know because I won't be back. You lost a customer. A few polite suggestions to the owner and manager: Get your staff on the same page. If the kitchen staff doesn't want to make any more food the hostess or server shouldn't take any more orders. If the server takes an order the kitchen staff should honor it. If your kitchen is gonna shut down early maybe you shouldn't advertise that you're open till 9pm. read more

What a gem! This place is my little secret. Sometimes I'll sneak out during the weekends and go here. While I'm running "errands," I try to drop in. Wait you ask? What is it that has me sneaking around? Is it hot waitresses? Nope. Illicit activity? Nope. Just the guiltiest pleasure ever... Wait for it... The best damned Coctel de pulpo y camaron in the bay. Here I can get myself a Shrimp and octopus cocktail that is absolutely divine. Great oysters and if I want a cervesa preparada, they can make a killer one. Sneak out to this place. Go here in the morning. Buy yourself a Seafood Cocktail and a Michelada. Hide here during the Copa America and gorge on oysters. Why not? We all need our secret pleasures. Indulge a little. Oh and don't expect ambiance... It's not about that. read more

I've been coming to this place for years and have always been served right up until recently. Came in on a slow day. Came into eat with my family and sat there for 25 minutes waiting for our ordered to be taken and none of the servers came. Que vergüenza. If you're considering eating here, be willing to wait 20-45 minutes on a slow day. read more