I have mixed feelings about this place. The restaurant itself was nice, clean, and we were greeted warmly when we arrived. The food was great, and the atmosphere was pleasant. However, our server left a lot to be desired. I specifically ordered the breaded fish, and when she repeated our order back to us, she said "breaded fish." When the food arrived, it was grilled fish instead. When I politely pointed out the mistake, she seemed more focused on making excuses than addressing the issue. I even questioned whether I had ordered it correctly, but my husband confirmed that I had asked for the breaded fish. After that interaction, her attitude seemed off, and she rarely checked on us for the rest of the meal. Good service is just as important as good food, and unfortunately, that part of the experience fell short. I found this place on Yelp while visiting from Houston. While the food and restaurant itself were great, the service experience would keep me from returning. I have pictures but rather not post due to the service read more

Haven't been here in a few months and this time we seemed to having bought a menu revamp, I saw some options I don't think I've seen before. It was a very busy night but we were able to get a table for two with no wait at all! Our server was really sweet, and food came out really quick! I think they also had somebody singling live off the stage too! Pulpo Asado was a dish might have had in the past and it was a lot better this time than I remember! It was very well seasoned and cooked just right! Torre De Mariscos is my usual order here and this is my favorite dish. So far great experience! read more

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Had an amazing experience! In from Nebraska for the music festival for a few days. Had a 2 pc musician. Guitar and accordion (?). They were fantastic! Fun atmosphere. Loud. Don't come here for a deep convo. We ordered a ceviche served in a pineapple with a lot of mixed seafood. Octopus fish etc. yummo! Our server was Yunely and she was fabulous! Very attentive and helpful. I ask a lot of questions and she was very patient and explained a lot of things. Also offered suggestions for things to go in Austin! Had a seafood specialty with mussels, scallops, shrimp fish over shrimp fried rice. It was amazing. Tried their cocktail sauce and oyster sauce. Both were fab. A mariachi band came in and set up while we were eating and they were awesome! Great time!! Would return and highly recommend. We were close to the small stage. If you want less sound ask to sit away from the music.. but why?? Super fun! Deliciou read more

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Really great seafood here. They recently changed their menu a bit so there is a bunch of things on the list I want to try. Lots of seating here. Service is really good even through all the noise. Parking can be a bit of a mess since there's only one way in a no way out. read more

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The food was delicious. I had a seafood tostada and shrimp cocktail. The mango chamoy margarita was also delightful. My friend had the Peruvian seafood soup and it did not disappoint. read more

Mario's Seafood - Seafood tostada - Seafood Near Me - Austin, Texas

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I always come to this place when I'm in Austin!!! Atmosphere is amazing, food is delicious. I'm never disappointed!!! Service is always great. A must try if you're in Austin!!! read more

Mario's Seafood - Molcajete. Mar y tierra!!! Y una chelita!!! - Seafood Near Me - Austin, Texas

This is by far my favorite seafood restaurant in Austin. Every dish I have tried, I have loved it. You should try the Mariscada Mario, the oysters, the Vuelve a la Vida cóctel, the Pulpo Asado. The Micheladas are also great, but try the Oyster Shot (wow!). The service is very friendly, and I have been there to watch games and fights. Great place! read more

Mario's Seafood - Media docena de Ostion en Concha (1), @Coctel Grande Vuelve a la Vida - Seafood Near Me - Austin, Texas

Worst ever food the music and all the restaurant was perfect drinks perfect by the burrito plate seafood boil and enchiladas were bad the burrito plate tasted like a chipotle but worse it was awful the enchiladas were dry as my wife's coochie and the seafood boil wasn't even seafood it didint even had enough seafood it look like the were trying to get rid of the potatoes they had in the back for months most likely look like a potato salad the caldo de mariscos is the only thing that was bomb read more

I would say this establishment is more like a Mexican seafood fusion than just a seafood restaurant. The service is always great here and never had to wait to be seated. Get their molcajete carne asado! So delicious with sausage and cactus. Really flavorful too. Their caldo 7 mares broth and seafood in there was tasty! One thing that I didn't like as much was the zarandeado. The shrimp just taste salty and nothing special especially for the price. It came with two sides and I got the shrimp fried rice and beans. Avoid the shrimp fried rice side. It was dry and tasteless. read more

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Great ambiance! The music was cheerful and they even have mariachi some of the days! My server was attentive and always checked on us , I had the torre of mariscos , was nice and fresh. All the food was fresh and delicious! read more

Mario's Seafood - Torre de mariscos Torre de mariscos - Seafood Near Me - Austin, Texas

The music was a little loud but Fantastic food and service. Fajita and shrimp rice were great. Loved loved the charro beans!!

Between the five of us we had 2 person fajita with chicken, beef, and shrimp with the fixings, fajita tacos, fried shrimp, and seafoseafood stew. The FOOD ALL were absolutely tastey and so filling. The atmosphere was great. The service was good. We were so glad to try this place. The taste of everything down to the salsa were flavorful. Must return to try other men items. Yummy!!!! read more

Mario's Seafood - seafood stew - Seafood Near Me - Austin, Texas

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We were in the mood for seafood and Mario's popped up, so we decided to give it a try. It was lunchtime for us and mama was getting hangry, so her order needed to be hot and correct. Well....they got the hot right but they fried her fish instead of grilling it, as requested; Then later we figured out they forgot her side of tortillas. She was too hungry to give it back, so she ate it like that. She said it was ok and wouldn't come back but my hubby on the other hand said he wants to give it another try because they were out of oysters, due to the storms down south, so he would like to go back for those. He had Nayarit ceviche and a caldo that was too spicy for my tio but when he had it he said it was ok, taste was off. He also had a michelada that was good. I had Rellenos (stuff jumbo shrimp) with shrimp fried rice. Shrimp was delicious but rice was ok. I also had a drink I believe was the Cantita in a cute ceramic mug and it was tasty. We all had some appetizers of Calamari and Tostada Mazatleca-ceviche. They were good but Nothing really stood out for me except the stuffed shrimp and drink. Some of their prices are a little much with certain items but overall, expect to have a pricey bill because it is seafood. Our server Erika was nice and friendly. The rest of the staff seemed productive. It would have been nice to have been offered a discount or a comp for the mess ups but it didn't happen. That bathrooms were clean and they provided seating right away even for a group of nine. Overall, It was a decent experience. I'll probably go back when hubby wants to try the oysters. read more

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I order two dishes, don't remember the name but i have photos below. The fish and crab is fresh, taste very good. I love the way you deep fry the fish, make me remember my hometown ( Vietnam). The price is affordable, i also have discount on Monday which I don't know. Mario seafood gave us such a very warm welcome to Austin Highly recommend Mario seafood read more

Mario's Seafood - Seafood soup - Seafood Near Me - Austin, Texas

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Stopped in for some oysters and margaritas. Unfortunately they were out of oysters which made my heart sad. We spoke with the bartender as I'm gluten and dairy intolerant. He wasn't knowledgeable about my food issues but was super helpful on finding something to meet my needs. I decided on the shrimp tostada. I told him if I see something that doesn't meet my needs my husband can eat it. The tostada came out and was delish. I would recommend getting one per person in the future. The drinks were strong and delicious. We had Mexican martini and margaritas. Overall a cool chill pass. I would love to come back and try more food and drinks. read more

Mario's Seafood - They use oyster shells as decoration outside. Super cool! - Seafood Near Me - Austin, Texas

C'mon man.... Not a hater, just a true review and being generous with the stars Been driving by this place for months wanting to find a reason to stop for some Mexi-style seafood & oysters Understand its desperate, tough times and thank you for being open. but dang man, y'all gotta get some things right if you're gonna take peoples money Seems like you been outta oysters for awhile now, at least put a sign up if I have to wait for service Stale crackers? Throw that shit out, man, they only cost like $7 a box Get your bar cleaned up, makes customers think everything else is dirty, don't need to wait till the end of the night to clean Fried fish was fresh and cooked perfectly but not sure exactly what type of fish it was, seafood cocktail was as expected, nothing unique Sorry but I didn't find anything intriguing or able to recommend here, not even basic cantina/food truck level need to step up your game for the pricing, I guess you can draw business from the nearby hotels Would like to try again if you're still open in the future read more

Mario's Seafood - Free Drink Samples - Seafood Near Me - Austin, Texas

It's Sunday Funday! Mario's is packed! Seafood is fresh, service is top tier. Live music and tajin rimmed margaritas... I have nothing negative to say... read more

Don't listen to these haters. You have to be a sad, sad person to leave bad reviews for a place that just opened. I had a bomb ass meal here tonight. Lemme tell you about it. Mario's Seafood serves up LEGIT mariscos (seafood) in the old Applebees. Honestly, this is one of the best trades ever for the Austin food scene. We've really needed some quality ceviche, and Applebees? I'm not even going to go there. The shrimp coctel was absolutely killer. Some of the best I've had. It was super fresh and a nice portion. Bits of habanero and some other spice I couldn't identify, but was all about. Had camarones zarandeados and a couple big pieces of pepino on the side. So artfully presented! My aguachile negro mixto was also great. The mixto version comes with oysters and scallops, which pair great with the shrimp. I recommend getting the mixto instead of the regular aguachile. And the spice - it was spicy (like an aguachile negro should be) but not overwhelming. My mouthburn steadily incremented throughout my meal, but I finished all of it. I was sweating a little at the end, but it was sooo good! All of the mariscos were tender, flavorful and FRESH, which is the most important thing with mariscos. My wife's michelada was bien hecha tambien. Downsides - prices seem to be all over the place. Some things are priced right, some things seem a few bucks too high. But for quality ceviche in Austin? I'm not complaining. Looking forward to coming back and trying more of the menu, and SOON! read more

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Drinks were okay not a big selection, vibes okay, food okay just ordered 2 appetizers

Was angry to see that the Birria Tacos had no meat, just lumps of fat. They were the only thing I ordered and were a disgusting disappointment read more

Mario's Seafood - Tacos de Birria. Just fat, no meat - Seafood Near Me - Austin, Texas

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Fish tacos were mediocre. Very little cabbage. I had to look for it under the fish. The rice on the plate was Asian shrimp fried rice. Had the Asian flavor that does not pair well with Mexican food. The charro beans were delicious. Great service. read more

Mario's Seafood - Asian shrimp fried rice. - Seafood Near Me - Austin, Texas

First time and last time very expensive serviced sucked food was ok bad area of town lots of parking

my overall experience a three. Being new to this restaurant, we had questions about the menu. They seem to be bothered by my questions about the food that we are ordering. We were served in a timely manner. Our food tasted good, but it does not make up for the service. When we were leaving our waitress was on her phone and I could not get her attention I had to ask someone else to help me. I ordered the seafood soup and my wife ordered the lunch fish tacos. Both plates were good. Also I hope you like loud music while eating because they have loud music playing. read more

We ate there for lunch and the food was amazing!! What a wonderful blend of Hispanic flavors with seafood! We had 1/2 dozen raw oysters on the half shell with 1/2 dozen "baked oysters topped with crab, shrimp, chorizo, roasted peppers and chihuahua cheese." My daughter in law got the Pulpo Asado - Roasted octopus over vegetables - and I got the street tacos. Both came with choice of two sides. I got the shrimp fried rice and the beans. Both absolutely delicious!! Will come again!! read more

Awesome customer service Belen was amazing food is delicious must try place .an awesome location to spend with family and friends .

Food was ok, it was my first time there about 2 months ago and was excited to pick up food as it looked promising. However, when I walked the path to the main entrance, an older guy (50s or 60s) gave me the "está enojada? Ni una sonrisa" (basically told me to smile more). I'm a woman, mind you. I could not believe someone would just feel so entitled to speak like that to a total stranger. I thought he was just a (clearly) drunk customer but as I waited for my food inside, he came inside the venue and went in and out of the kitchen a fee times and then stayed at the bar with friends, employees seemed nervous with him around so I take he was either a GM or one of the owners. I was worried he would see me again and disrespect me as I waited, fortunately he did not see me. I felt like I was supporting an oppressor. Yikes. I will not support this business ever again. The irony: just earlier that morning, I was telling my partner I wanted to support hispanic owned businesses and that's one of the reasons I chose that place. As a member of the Hispanic community, if you ever go to this place and experience something similar, I promise you, that's not who we are, unfortunately this place clearly has someone from that kind of school and they should do better. Macho culture should die away from our beautiful spaces and ventures. I hope they take this review seriously and change things, especially thinking of the female workers who were so nice to me and they're the reason why I hesitated to write this. read more

the service is HORRIBLE the manager "Adriana" is so rude to her employees and she's is a very mean person. Simply because I did not enjoy the loud music. The food is ok but I will not be coming back or recommend this place to anyone ! They also give want to offer you a free desert for a fake review don't fall for the fake reviews read more

The best seafood in a long time the service was awesome. A very good atmosphere for a date night or family night. I highly recommend if you want some good seafood. read more

Mario's Seafood - Shrimp cocktail filled with tones of shrimp. - Seafood Near Me - Austin, Texas

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Not what we expected, I think they need to have at least some tostadas to start munching on, the portions on the plates are small,I know it's seafood but please you have Pappadeux prices, like the JUMBO Shrimp comes with 6 poorly stuffed 31/35 size shrimp you can see the picture , not jumbo (21/25) at all but anyways, they have flavor, good luck !! read more

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Atmosphere is good. I love the music, food service is very slow, even though it's not that busy.Unfortunately we had to send our appetizer back twice, first a hair in our dish and second time didn't accommodate our request..The restroom needs to be stocked, and restroom stalls need trash cans. That was very inconvenient for me today. The food honestly was not good, from the hair to the slimy nopales on our molcajetero, including old hard corn tortillas, taste and portion was bad. Especially for the price they charge. Mostly everything didn't not seem fresh, our first and that will definitely be our last sorry guys, you should definitely concern serving chip and salsa for the long wait. read more

Mario's Seafood - Molcajete - Seafood Near Me - Austin, Texas

Our waiter's name was Rolando. He did a great job with the drinks and food. The food was remarkable. This was our 1st visit. I recommend this location for a twist on the everyday Mexican food train. The prices were pretty good and the food was very fresh. We were there during the band and it was very loud but still nice. It was clean and well taken of. I will be going back and enjoying more excellent sea food in the very near future. read more

Good place to come for seafood. Kid friendly. Waiter was very friendly. Would recommend!

I have been waiting for this place to open. We had originally planned for hot wings next door but saw Mario's seafood was open so decided on that instead. The waitresses were nice but super close to us (probably to hear since the music was SUPER LOUD). My bf ordered a frozen Margarita but they didn't have frozen so he ordered it on the rocks which came in a small glass. I order Mexican Martini which was really good. My bf ordered Filete de pescado which looked nothing like the picture. He said it was alright but not for the price. I ordered the A la Bahia but they ran out of Oysters. So I decided on the Rellenos jumbo stuffed shrimp which came with shrimp fried rice (no flavor) and cold. Not worth the price! I don't think we will go back. I wish them luck. read more

Mario's Seafood - Rellenos - Seafood Near Me - Austin, Texas

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Standard Tex-Mex food. The cheese enchiladas are good as well as the salsa. They make really good drinks here and have great customer service. We will be back. read more

English review at bottom Buena comida, presios relativamente bien, buena musica. La rason por la que no puedo recomendar este lugar es por el pesimo servicio recibido. Al mesero se le dio barias oportunidades de reconsiderar su pesima actitud ya que lo tratamos con respeto y cortesia. Consumimos $195 y despues de esperar la cuenta por mas de 20 minutos el mesero llega con solo una cantidad para pagar. Me entrega el aparato para pagarle y casualmente esta en la opción de propina. Yo le pico al aparato y descubro que mi total de $245 ya venia con una generosa propina de $40. Al preguntarle por que me estaba sugiriendo propina adicional, actúa ofendido, me arrebata el aparato y termina la transacción sin siquiera darme recibo. Que decepción que el apoyar a un negocio latino tenga como consecuencia un mal servicio y possible estafa. Food was decent. Prices are okay. Music good. The reason I cannot recommend this place is due to the poor service we got from our server. Seemed in a hurry and dismissive. Felt like a burden to the waiter. Consumed $195 and after waiting over 20 min for our check, we got a waiter that basically told us an amount without any check to show for it. Noticed the waiter helped himself to a $43 tip (undestandable since we comsumed roughly $200) What I dont appreciate is the fact that after you've assumed a gratuity then you ask, or trick me into an additional tip. Unfortunately waiter's poor service has cost you a customer. read more

Best Mexican food according to my tastebuds. Amazing steak, even though they are fantastic seafood servers. Everything I've tried there has been awesome. Just fantastic read more

Great seafood wife had the full fish and excellent beef fajita for me appetizer was wow shrimp cocktail and calamari highly recommended clean and friendly staff read more

DO NOT EAT HERE! Came to eat and got a boot put on my car. Had to pay $100 for their staff to remove the boot to go home. I went to watch the soccer game/ have food and drinks and walked across the street to Ojos for an hr. Came back to my car and found a boot on it. A paying customer of their mediocre seafood restaurantp shouldn't have to worry about leaving their car in their parking lot. What if I had to uber home or my car had broken down and I had to leave it there?! Terrible business model! read more

This place refused to offer access to any of their wifi networks for customer use

I wanted to try this place so bad, service was okay, but honestly is not as good as I thought it would be. What I didn't like, it was that when they charge you they already had selected ( added) the tip. I don't really mind tipping but I'm not talking about them adding $5 $10 dollars I'm talking about $35 dollars that was really disappointing, and really bad costumer service too. read more