Husband wanted good Mariscos on a Monday evening. We were coming from Ontario but I wanted something on way home. Looked up mariscos in Corona area and this caught my eye. I can see why this has outstanding reviews. We arrive and the food service could not have been any better. Fresh seafood. So unique and so flavorful. We have taken vacations in so many deep parts of Mexico. I can compare this seafood to those places!!! Maybe even better than most. The tortilla chips are super fresh. We started with the ceviche divorciado w/ beer. The fish and shrimp was so tasty! Not too tangy at all! One of the best ceviches I have ever had. My husband ordered tacos gobernador (3) fish, octopus, shrimp. All tacos did not disappoint. I had the green chile chicken enchiladas w/ salad, beans, rice. I am not a beans person but these beans (I think they had chorizo in them). They were just so good. The sauce and chicken were perfect. Genuine flavors and very authentic! We loved everything! The food here is amazing at great prices! Maricela was our server and super sweet. She made sure we had a great experience. She checked on us constantly. Very accommodating. Best service and good people. If you are from the area, stop by here! You are missing out! We will definitely be back! read more

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place is a dump! server was horrible service was worse ! never got my food had to go look for the server to pay my bill ! honestly the worse establishment I've ever been to ! the English pub before this place was legendary this place won't last long ! get better servers and maybe they got a chance ! waste of time waste of gas waste of space I can go on and on about how bad this place is ! don't wast anything on this place read more

Be very careful coming here! Came for a job interview and on the phone dude was already asking me my age and if I was pretty. I had a gut feeling this interview was going downhill and guy was a creep. When I showed up his first reaction was "I told you 8pm" (it was 745) then changed everything up to where I had to have experience and have to be available in the morning ...etc excuses. Not paying attention to my experience nor how I am bettering myself or even acknowledging i was early and punctual like it job posting stated. Sorry guy Im not young enough or pretty enough. Your loss and karma is real. read more

Thank you Rosie for the great customer service. Very attentive to our table. The food was great. Everything was fresh and tasty read more

Mariscos El Barco - Chicken and Steak Fajitas - Seafood Near Me - Corona, California

I stumbled across this spot by accident and I was ready to eat as I love me some mariscos! I arrived around 7 pm on a Monday and the restaurant was nearly empty with one other table. I expected no different being a Monday. Two different salsas are served immediately. The avocado salsa was delicious, the traditional one was decent but it was lukewarm. I ordered shrimp ceviche but was given a shrimp cocktail, no biggie is was pretty good. Lots of flavor and didn't require any doctoring at the table. My friend ordered the steak tacos which were huge! I tried a bite and the meat was tasty and they were dressed with a spicy salsa. They had tons of menu options that looked good. The restaurant has a full bar with lots of drink options. It was a bit dark inside which I don't love, but not a deal breaker. The server was very sweet and attentive. All in all it was a decent restaurant. read more

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Amazing food, great service! This has become my weekly spot. The red snapper Frito is so good!! The asada is just as amazing! read more

Mariscos El Barco - Seafood Near Me - Corona, California

I love thos place! Their mojo de ajo dish is Delicious! fresh lime juice in a freezing cold mug with tajin and chamoy on the rim with a modelo is to die for! Service is quick and very nice waitress. Definitely will be back read more

Loved it, music good, food good, service good. Definitely give this place a try. Reminded me of those og Mexican restaurants. read more

Mariscos El Barco - Tacos gobernador - Seafood Near Me - Corona, California

My review is based of the breakfast food i didn't try their seafood so please take that in mind reading this. I have yet to find the spot that has the best chilaquiles. They all suck and i really had high hopes for this place but it all fell flat the moment they brought out the Aqua Fresca and it was not it. The horchata tasted super milky and i asked for a Jamaica but got an aqua de pepino con limón. Which is okay, i didn't bother asking for a new one since it was just one waitress and their were people there. Just left it at is. But both of the drinks super sweet but the pepino con limón was horribly sweet. I couldn't drink either of them and neither could my husband. Just got a water in the end. I will say their tortillas are handmade because they brought some out with my hubbies food and they were great. The huevos con nopal was okay, not amazing but it was decent so we're the chilaquiles. Food was mediocre at best. I would come again to give the seafood a chance, but definitely not the breakfast again And definitely no drinks lol read more

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Service is great, food is really good. It's a cute restaurant, So many food options. read more

Mariscos El Barco - Ceviche divorciado - Seafood Near Me - Corona, California

No starts at all, my plate has this plastic thing inside and I almost eat it! Yet the manager offered 30% off THAT plate! Not knowing I could have chocked but I guess that was worth 30%!! Which was worth $6.00 Their happy hour price is not the same so don't fall under those prices! No wonder this place is so empty all the time. read more

Mariscos El Barco - Cielo , Mar y Tierra with plastic tide inside! - Seafood Near Me - Corona, California

Esta Luger Muy bueno , Agua de pepino con Limo Muy Rico, tortilla de Mano , comida bien hecha, service era Muy bien la much a ha Muy attenta , ambiente musica Buena y mucho spacio para muchas personas , Muy Limpio tambien a Santar Muy comodo. read more

Mariscos El Barco - Seafood Near Me - Corona, California

Really nice place and good options on their menu. Salsa was really good and food was bomb! Customer service was on point. I will be back again! Thank you!! read more

Food was pretty good and the service was great. It's a nice place for a meal and nice place to sit.

I phoned my order in for pick up and spoke with a very nice young lady. She took my order of a wet burrito with chorizo and red sauce. So i asked how long until ready and she told me 10-15 minutes. I arrived 15 minutes later and sure enough it was ready. The burrito was so good! It was Fantastic in fact!! The staff was so awesome they even sent me home with both red and green sauce in sealed containers. I highly recommend this restaurant and I plan to go back soon! read more

Mariscos El Barco - Wet burrito with Chorizo. So delicious!! - Seafood Near Me - Corona, California

Muy buena comida y ambiente! El desayuno de nopales esta sabrozo! La musica y el servicio esta muy bien! Very good food! -David A. read more

Great food and amazing service. It is an amazing experience especially with the family to come with, there is a variety of food to choose from. Would recommend it! read more

Food is great..service so on it always asking if you're ok or if you need anything more..very clean I so recommend this place!

El servicio espectacular, están atentos de lo que necesites. La comida deliciosa y las bebidas El lugar esta muy bonito read more

This CEVICHE COCKTAIL is to die for! I don't know how i didn't think of this! Super smart super delicious. The ambiance is cool too , Tv everywhere but also cool paintings and furniture. No problems with the service. read more

Mariscos El Barco - Ceviche Cocktail - Seafood Near Me - Corona, California

Very good menudo, very fresh and fast service. Not the best area but if you want good food try it

This place is a gem in the sand! Hands down good seafood, good prices, good chips and salsa! Their menu is HUGE! And the shrimp cocktail worth every dollar! So much shrimp and avocado in there. read more

Food was authentic and delicious with huge portions! The service was friendly and welcoming. The atmosphere is lively with fun music, lots of seating and clean restrooms. Overall we had a great experience! read more

Food was terrible and every piece of shrimp had poop! I ordered a vodka tonic and it was served pink. I asked if it was a vodka tonic and the server said on yeah sorry I added a little cranberry. $30 for terrible food and service. DO NOT EAT HERE read more

Mariscos El Barco - Shrimp not Deveined! - Seafood Near Me - Corona, California

Absolutely the worst restaurant I have ever eaten. The seafood smeled fishy and for those people that want to say it's fish well if you know about seafood will realize that it's doesn't have any smell unilt it starts to go bad . My flavor it's food is mariscos and was craving it. The restaurant is dark and damp not a lively place at all. Stay away from this place. read more

Slap me silly. Where was this place hiding? The answer is more obvious, once you know we have a favorite restaurant just a few doors down, so frankly I was wearing blinders. That, and I always toss out the question, does Corona really need yet another Mexican restaurant? No. Unless it is a good one. So take a glance up to my star rating, actually a true 3.5, which is exactly where the remainder of Yelpers have rated it at the time of this review. We have visited it several times now. First of all, it is cute and colorful inside, Ensenada-ish, and more importantly, clean. The atmosphere is festive, with lively "um pa pa" Banda music, (https://youtu.be/6kCkEuCgmcU), coming from a modern juke box. They advertise a real mariachi singer on the weekend. This is a great place for large groups, with massive tables, and there is a small bar where you can imbibe, and not just beer. But you really want to know about the "eats" here, right? Camarones Cucarachos - my preferred dish here, even though it comes as an appetizer. The large platter of shrimp comes with the shell and head still on, and is drenched in a dry rub mix then fried. The shrimp are sweet and difficult to resist. Carne asada - I was impressed with the tenderness of this dish. I have only had it once, but a second time is in the making. Carnitas - The carnitas was good, but I have fallen in love with another local carnitas restaurant. I am holding out for the other place. Chile verde - Not their best dish. Just ok. Chicken limon - This was also, just ok. Easy to overcook, and it was. I spent a lot of time trying to give it a lemony flavor to compensate for the dryness, but it just did not happen. Chuletas rojo - just ok. Camarones mojo de ajo. I say, stick with the Cucarachos appetizer. The shrimp is better prepared. 2 kinds of salsa, a tomato based and a tomatillo based. I was not impressed with the former, the latter I loved at first, but it varied in spiciness each time we visited until I was unable to tolerate the heat anymore. read more

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Unfortunately, service was not that great and the food was terrible. I ordered a shrimp skillet and it was a tiny little skillet with literally six shrimp in it. But yet it was very pricey and not to mention the tortillas were hard and cold. read more

Thank you guys for being open and trying your best! We had slow service but it wasn't entirely the servers fault. She was working by herself and trying to help a party of 10 as well as 4 other families. The food was delicious and they were enforcing social distancing! read more

Mariscos El Barco - Cucumber juice!! - Seafood Near Me - Corona, California

We have gotten take out and also dined in from El Barco. I think it is good, but 3 stars because I've had other slightly better mariscos in the area. But for myself, I think I enjoyed their fish tacos and their shrimp tacos the most. The shrimp coctel is OK (overcooked shrimp). I also have tried their mar y tierra with carne asada, shrimp, rice and beans, and I felt like the carne was very dry and a bit tough. Service was friendly and efficient. It would really help to have the AC working as it was pretty hot when we dined in. They do have a very extensive menu and I enjoyed my michelada as well. I was surprised that they did not have shrimp enchiladas on the menu, although maybe they can customize (I did not ask). Their cucumber lime agua fresca was delicious. read more

Beautiful owners and cooks. Probably one of the best breakfasts in town, both quality and price wise. Their shrimp with garlic cannot be beat! Same with their salsas! Portions are plentiful! So very very considerate even with small things...that yes, matters. My preferred drinks are milk and tea. Me a bit of connoisseur re tea. And if you order tea they set out such a variety of high quality teas. read more

Second time trying this place. Sticky tables, no AC, dry bland seafood. Servers were trying but understaffed so service was horrible. Skip this place altogether. read more

Mariscos El Barco - Seafood Near Me - Corona, California

Good food but the only thing the fajitas plate should be bigger portion. But everything else was good and delicious.

Do not order online! You won't get your food and say their system was off. Better yet don't call to order either because no one will answer. They didn't get the order right and the waitress gave attitude too. Waited 2 hrs to get out food. And they didn't want to make the customer happy by rectifying their error. I don't recommend this place. read more

We saw that they had margaritas she recommend them and said they were good we order some specially AFTER SEEING THA PRICE FOR THEM which in the menu said 5.99 so we order some. We actually ended up liking them and were getting out hand a bit until I asked for the check because we were going to order more on friends card lol but when I saw that each one ended up costing 10.99 it really killed my vibe lol and the waitress had the audacity to rip the menu in front of me and came up with some shit saying that their menu was 6 years old and I was like well why haven't they change it idk to me it was a disappointment they didn't even bother saying sorry or giving us a break but fuck them I'm not going back there it's not even about the money but it's a principle don't mislead people. read more

Mariscos El Barco - MARGARITAS. We went to this place had an okay time. Waitress was kind of rude and didn't know what she was doing. - Seafood Near Me - Corona, California

Berry good food and service , enjoyed the molcajete ! And the environment , thank you to ur waitress!

We celebrated my mother in laws birthday here. Food was excellent my mother in law ate everything and for her that means something because she is very picky eater. Definitely will be coming back! read more

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If i could give this place negative starts i would! My husband and i used to be regulars and this place is super unprofessional and understaffed it'll take ages to get your food !!! their food has too much grease, or comes out spoiled i've never seen a waitress last in this restaurant, they're always understaffed ( only 1 server in the whole restaurant). The poor girl took more that 30 mins to take down my order the last time i came in . They have no ac so you will be extra hot and sweaty. Very rude and arrogant ambiance . The waitress in the morning has horrible customer service and is completely up stuck EVERYTHING IS COMPLETELY OVERCHARGED ! NEVER COMING BACK TO THIS HOUSE OF FLIES. read more

I got a torta and the meat was very burnt I also got fries with ketchup and the ketchup was very sweet and watery.Also the Horchata had a weird and disgusting aftertaste.Also the lettuce in my torta was spicy.If I could give zero stars I would.Service was ok.It was clean very clean and nice.Probably if I do for some reason if I came here again the only reason I would come here is only for how nice it looks read more

We went on graduation night and it was slow which was perfect for us it was quiet, but music playing, tentative customer service and delicious food. read more

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Looks really nice inside, music is good. Plate looks ok. I ordered a cheese enchilada dish. But it did not taste flavorful at all. My kidos ordered the kids plate of chicken strips but they looked small and shriveled up..... but the fat fries were good! I feel it was nice to try something new but I won't be visiting again. Ooh and the waitress kept forgetting things we ordered like drinks. I hope your experience is better than ours. read more

Mariscos El Barco - Seafood Near Me - Corona, California