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    Mariscos El Capitan

    3.5 (197 reviews)
    Open 10:00 am - 11:00 pm

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    Casual
    Very loud
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Mango margarita with a chamoy and tajin rim. Yum.
    Celia B.

    This place was amazing. I was craving ceviche and it was a big portion and hit the spot! The mango margarita was delicious also, and they had a live singer who was great. We all joined in on karaoke, super fun. I had an asada taco which was also tasty. If I'm in the area again I will for sure be back!

    Dinamita Roll
    Brenda M.

    We come down to Palm desert every summer and this spot is a MUST visit every trip. We love the ambiance, the food, and the service provided!! Our favorites are the camarones cucarachas!!! They are a must try, shell on and everything!! The dinamita roll was a first time try today & it is DELICIOUS!! The Chiles toreados are also a hit!!! Highly recommend making the drive!

    Almejas, deliciosas y frescas.
    Nidia B.

    Food is delicious , everything fresh , a lot of flavor, service is amazing, drinks are delicious (cantarito) and price is good too. La comida está deliciosa, los camarones cuchara , las almejas y ostiones súper frescos, el servicio fenomenal, nuestro mesero (un muchacho) olvide su nombre súper amable, y los precios están muy bien para la calidad de comida, definitivamente voy a volver.

    Lyle N.

    Wooow!! This place is delicious. I'm not sure how it only has 3.5stars. Definitely 5 star for me & my wife The drinks were big, I had the fried fish (robalo frito) & the cilantro dipping sauce tasted awesome & wife had several seafood items. EVERYTHING WAS DELICIOUS. We definitely will be back & recommending this place.

    Aguachiles Rojo and Pancho roll.
    Jessica S.

    My family and I love the El Capitan restaurant; the food and service are always excellent. Angela attends to us very well.

    Cantaritos, Chips and Salsa

    Had lunch around 1pm with a friend while we did some errands. Gloria is a great server with great personality we had a few laughs. Cantaritos here are always 10/10! Salsa and chips 10/10. We decided to go with the Molcajete Ranchero, this includes steak, chicken, shrimp stuffed chiles wrapped in bacon (kind of a chile guaritos), nopal, more green peppers, green onion, chorizo, cheese stuffed peppers, all the peppers lol. But it was great, dont let the red sauce fool you it's mainly the chorizo that gives it that color and flavor. Its not crazy spicy either. Definitely coming back again soon!

    The boys eating clams
    Geneva W.

    Family comes here whenever in town they love all the seafood choices. We had a table with so many different plates everyone enjoyed their meals no left overs plates were wiped clean and portions were good size Asada tacos and burritos were good good flavor all the oysters clams octopus was spot on good Place gets crowded in the evening sowed live music at 7pm we stopped in but was to busy so we came back for lunch the next day place was packing with people stopping in for lunch but there are plenty of tables so seating was no issue Parking is good

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    One of the best places you can eat seafood in the Coachella Valley! From the staff to the ambiance

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    Love their cucarachas camarones, super delicious. Chavelas con modelo negra 10/10, super attentive service would definitely come again

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    Muy rica comida. Olivia fue nuestra mesera y se portó muy linda con nosotros. Estuvo al pendiente y nos atendió con mucha alegría!

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    Thank you Angela for the amazing service! The food and service was top of the line. We will be back when we are in the area.

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    Food was great, drinks were great, service was amazing. Thank you Annel! Love bringing friends and family here for their first or 100th time

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    The food mouth watering delicious,and the service impeccable. Can't wait to go back. Thank you for such a wonderful experience.

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    Friday lunch, outside, single comb $12.99
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