I was on the lookout for a good seafood Mexican place and found Mariscos El Malecón. I order a shrimp cocktail with octopus and I was NOT disappointed. As soon and enter this place, the service is outstanding. The atmosphere is very family oriented! If you're in the area stop by and check out he great variety of dishes and if you're not a seafood lover be at rest that you would find things on the menu just for you also. SYOY read more

By FAR, the only true authentic Mexican mariscos restaurant near Portland. Their current rating is total bullshit. Highly recommend.

Got some sopes here. Food was trash. Don't eat here, ever since I ate here I've been having constant stomach issues. I don't know what else they put in their food but my stomach isn't digesting their food well, it's different. read more

Para estar en Portland muy bien great ambition puede llegar a más estrellas Está ok no ayuda mucho es Gresham y la gente puede q no lo tome en serio pero sus tostadas son riquísimas read more

their CAMARONES ZARANDEADOS are sooo good!! by far, best i have had in portland and yes i use to go to to don kameron, but once i discovered this place. game over. read more

I really liked the atmosphere inside, not super fancy but totally has that Mexico beach feel. It just has that real Mexican vibe inside. This place also has something I've never had as an free appetizer from a Mexican restaurant before, a free bowl of pozole. I did have to wait awfully long despite the fact that there were only a few other parties inside of the restaurant. Mind you this was my first time ever eating mojarra so I can't compare it to other places, but I liked what I got. The fish was well grilled and had a nice taste to it. Would I had enjoyed this place more if I got a food that I was more familiar with, I probably would had enjoyed it more. This place deserves another visit from me but for now I'll say that this place is decent. The service definitely could had been better but I'm not gonna complain too much about that. read more

Mariscos el Malecon - Mojarra fish - Mexican Near Me - Gresham, Oregon

Its pretty good but not a 4 star restaurant. It's clean, they are polite and pleasant and welcoming . The food is generous and fresh. The menu has photos and is extensive and they have a number of unique items I have not seen elsewhere. Unfortunately, on my first visit it was nothing special. I had a ceviche tostada and my wife had the coctél ( seafood cocktail). So we both had citrus cured fish so not much variety. That was our choice. The chips and salsa were good but nothing great. Would I go again? Sure, because I love Mexican style fish. Maybe next time I will order better and enjoy it more. Try it and see what you think. read more

good food and great service. I like coming during the weekdays since it's very busy weekends. read more

Mariscos el Malecon - beef fajitas - Mexican Near Me - Gresham, Oregon

Woo wee! This place serves authentic seafood from a Hispanico background and they nailed it. They have come leaps and bounds from when they first opened, everything is repainted, very bright, the menu is varied and easy to read, the servers are knowledgeable, friendly and very fast. They start you off with a bowl of Taliban, which is a warm shrimp "chowder" that has shrimp cooked to perfection, potatoes, carrots, onion in a spicy broth with a slice of lemon on the side, it will warm you through to your bones. I had the Sopes with chicken, it came piled with everything I love, pico de Gallo, cotija, sour cream, guacamole, lettuce and the kicker HOME MADE BEANS, I would have eaten those beans in a bowl with nothing else, they were so buttery and rich in flavor. When I go back I will be ordering vegetarian sopes so that I can have additional beans! My husband ordered the Molcajete Calentao but I loving nicknamed it as the "beast bowl", My man has an appetite and he definitely put an effort into eating this, besides all of the food the is draped over the sides and cooked to perfection, the middle of the bowl is filled with this rich sauce full of warm notes including curry which surprised me, but it is full of veggies there's red peppers Green peppers onions potatoes it is like an additional soup plus all the meat and veggies and tortillas! The environment here is wonderful, it's definitely a neighborhood spot, there's so many people coming and nobody minds even close to each other, the bar is perfect for sitting at, and when we arrived there were actually mariachis there singing and they left about half an hour after we started our dinner but it was really delightful to have them there and it was not overwhelming with their music at all they kept it very professional so that everyone could enjoy the sound level. We're going back, maybe this next weekend! I can't wait to have my bowl of beans. read more

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7 mares had frozen bag seafood in it. margarita tasted like sugar hardly any alcohol they ran out of rice (the most simplest thing to make) ***they only host for 8 people max per table*** they won't change layout to allow more guest. make sure you repeat the order because they will get it wrong. asked for no sour cream and guess what I got sour cream. this place sucks. Go to Las Islas it's much better. read more

it was horrible i don't recommend coming here. food wasn't good neither were the people nice. So much attitude i've never had an experience this bad. read more

What a wonderful restaurant they have. Mariscos is a small friendly diner with a very robust menu offering multiple Mexican dishes and many great seafood options. The fish tacos were ok he best part of the meal, but the fajita burrito did not disappoint! I would also strongly suggest the drink menu, as it has lots of options and a very pocket friendly reverse happy hour. Great place for a quick bite or dinner with the family and the staff is spectacular! read more

Mariscos el Malecon - Mexican Near Me - Gresham, Oregon

Everything was very delicious. Tacos were amazing drinks were good and the birria reminded me of home. Closest Mexican food to the ones I've had in Mexico read more

I enjoy coming to this place I love it I go there every Friday they played the music I like the food is great read more

Mariscos el Malecon - Love this place - Mexican Near Me - Gresham, Oregon

Great food ,service a little slow,this was our first time here,will be comming back I had the Camerones ala Diabla and wife had the filet ala Diabla both good dishes. read more

Mariscos el Malecon - a plate of mexican food - Mexican Near Me - Gresham, Oregon

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In a town full of latino locals with so many mexican restaurants all around you'd think one more would just blend. Not this one! I was so "giddy" to see this place pop up and in the heart of it all. One new, clean and big mexican restaurant shining. I thought I heard angels singing when I entered into the place. That was mariachi music.. ok nothing like angels but still. The restaurant is full of energy and happy people dancing to your tables happy to be waiting on you. OK not like that but.. I have to tell you this spot had a super old chinese restaurant in here for years. It was dark, dingy and you wondered what it really was. I had not stepped into this location in 15 years? Now it's just like a breath of fresh air. The menu is packed with so many different choices and since this is a marisco place it is loaded with fish and seafood options!!! They also managed to get their liquor license pronto!!! Now for the food part since ya I know you've been waiting. I just had to "indulge" on some background. Speaking of indulging though I ordered the Camerons Diablo.. and yes, the devil was in the sauce. I asked for it spicy and they took me seriously! Yes! Oh and no melted cheese on anything! Yes again.. just the nice white cojito cheese dusted over my creamy and flavorful beans. Even their rice had a little bit of onion, green pepper. We got a side of chile rellano to see what type they make. It's breaded on the outside for those of you that like that. When you cut into it the cheese drips out.. perfectly cooked. I had a margarita. Strong but not my favorite because it's just from a mix but that's to be expected and pretty normal in this type of establishment. I had also asked for some hotter salsa before even tasting their original salsa they brought to the table with chips that were warm and homemade. They made us a special salsa that was so creamy and spicy. I still regret that I did not ask to take it home. Next time. In all seriousness, I think this restaurant will round out this particular area a bit more and make it their own. read more

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This Mexican restaurant is great they also specialize in sea food. (squid, octopus, shrimp, oyster shooters, ceviche) I went here for my boyfriends birthday and mine and a bunch of family and friends and the food was great the staff where great to help accommodate us considering there was over 15 of us that night and we took up most of there space. We got a free birthday shot for the both of us the sea food was great i had my 1st raw oyster and it was not bad at all lol its good with lime/lemon juice and a splash of Valentina hot sauce and a cold beer to go down. You just have to get past the seaweed taste after lol. I recommend this place for those who enjoy Mexican food and really love sea food and are adventurous enough to try both in a spicy manor. Hope this was helpful. read more

I ordered a water & got dirty sink water I do not recommend this place & also handed out cold food

My husband and I decided to try this place out. Awful! Do not waste your money or time. I ordered fish taco. Only took one bite, because it was so terrible. Very oily. Not sure if it was fish at all. Husband had ordered enchiladas. He only took one bite and couldn't eat. It was mystery looking meat. The rice had an odd flavor. When you first sit down they give you a small cup of an odd red sauce with shrimp. Not good. They didn't offer to provide anything else or discount any of the bill. Do not go there!!! It taught me a valuable lesson - LaCarreta in Gresham is the only place to go for Mexican food and fish tacos. read more

What an excellent authentic Mexican experience. The food, service and atmosphere is amazing. A definite must if you are looking for yummy seafood selections as well as some classic Mexican specials. I recommend the ceviche. Ole' read more

Hood the few times we've been here but we always get the sane thing lol. Pretty good customer service. Food is authentic. Flavors are good. Free appetizers are good. Yummy chips. And soup. read more

Mariscos el Malecon - Free appetizers awesome - Mexican Near Me - Gresham, Oregon

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First time visit - it's was great food. We ordered Taliban - seafood shrimp soup, and enchiladas. Both dishes were great and we'll be back. Service was great!! read more

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Just stopped in here for a quick bite. Happy hour 12-5 and it was great. Huge tasty margaritas, good tequila selection and decent snacks. We had ceviche (2 out of three shrimp, octopus and fish) Delicious!! Also HD street tacos.. Plenty of meat and onions. All for under $25. We will be back!! read more

I've gone to this place a couple of times and the service has been amazing. Sadly today we received poor service, our waiter was extremely rude and gave us a nasty attitude because we are central amarican and we fried plantains with beans and sour cream. read more

This place is DELICIOUS and authentic and the people that work here are nice. You aren't going to get generic American-style Mexican cuisine (large portion of bland food) but you will get some of the freshest, well seasoned seafood I've ever had. Their ceviche is to die for. The free sopa de camarones is amazing! I feel so lucky living close to this spot and getting to eat here. You will too! read more

Awesome food their seafood is as close to fresh as you can get without fishing for it yourself the wait staff are very attentive and polite I make it a special trip to Portland just to eat here read more

Mariscos el Malecon - Por las buenas soy un angel por las malas peor que satanas - Mexican Near Me - Gresham, Oregon

I ordered through 4 items through DoorDash and only received 2 of them. When I called the restaurant to notify them, the woman that answered told me that the reason I did not receive the other 2 items was due to the prices actually being more than what I was charged. She told me that she informed the driver of this and then said it was not her problem and that if I wanted the items I would have to come pick them up and pay the difference. Fortunately, DoorDash refunded my money so I could go elsewhere. The two items I did receive were horrible and the fajitas were spilled out in the bag. The worst customer service I have ever received. Do yourself a favor and skip this dump when choosing a Mexican restaurant. read more

Terrible service, they take so long to bring me the check and i guess the prices don't match the menu book . 13$ for camarones a la crema the charge a lot for the soda And they don't acknowledge you My bill came to $19.74 read more

All the Mexican restaurants we wanted to go on Cinco de Mayo were so booked. Was able to get a table in here (it was busy, but they had one left). Absolutely my new favorite Mexican restaurant. I will not go back to the others. Their food was awesome, totally authentic, and they had a mariachi live band. read more

Super expensive for what you get. Six shrimp for $17 is way too much when you can get 11 shrimp from a competitor.

This was a terrible experience. First of all, I think they opened before they were ready because they didn't even have enough menus for each patron. The waitress was a little sweetheart and very apologetic about everything, all through the meal. The mariachi band was like nothing we've ever experienced, they were so loud, 3 different parents took their small children outside! Seriously, it was so loud it was hilarious. The bar was not open yet so they had the band stand in there and it was STILL loud! LOL! The food was very disappointing, it was really awful. We won't be back. read more

Good food, great atmosphere and nice customer service people.

The ceviches we ordered (shrimp and octopus, shrimp combination) were delicious. We got a big plate of it for 2 tostadas. So fresh and amazing. I had to take away a star because of the service. They kept forgetting about us being there. We didn't get drinks then didnt receive silverware. The waitress never came back to give us the check and again we had to go look for someone. We will go back and hopefully get better service. read more

I wasn't happy with their Buritto Supreme I thought it was a taquito for $7.00

Waitress was sweet she gets a star as far as the food goes yuck is all I can say first if they were totally disorganized had to wait about 30 mins for a menu once we got it they got our drinks wrong and as if that wasn't bad enough they brung us someone else's food... Once we received the correct order we were extremely disappointed it was cold and just plain out bad most definitely will not return really had high hopes for this place it looks nice on the outside the inside is clean the waitresses are nice minus the fact that they don't really speak English but non of that matters if there good and drinks are bad read more

My husband and I had been looking around for some outstanding Mexican food after one of our favorite restaurants closed, when we stumbled across Mariscos el Malecon. When we saw that the place was absolutely packed with latinos, and we saw the Mariachi musicians, we knew we had to try it. We have yet to be disappointed. The food has been consistently top notch and we have yet to find an item we don't like. Their specialty is seafood and they have an amazing variety to choose from. I tend to like smaller meals, so when I saw they had Sope's on their menu (I hadn't had one since I visited Mexico City) I had to try them--and they were amazing! A Sope is similar to a tostada, but the shell is a thicker crisp corn-meal that almost looks like a waffle. The shell was flavorful and crispy, the steak was perfectly flavored and the Mexican queso outstanding! I will definitely order those again. We took our adult daughter there for her 24th birthday, and she declared it is her new favorite Mexican restaurant. The prices are reasonable, the portions are generous, and the staff is very friendly. On that particular occasion, we went early and the mariachi's were not there. However, they did have a gentleman announce her birthday and they played 2 birthday songs on their big screen video player. Of course, that was topped off with a delicious flan presented to her complete with birthday candle! Additionally, a sweet older man made sure to hold the door open for us, both coming and going. This restaurant is not fancy, but the food is delicious and the people are friendly. Love this place and we will definitely be back! read more

The best in all of Portland, PERIOD. If you like mariscos Mexicanos, this is the place to go. I discovered this place by accident when in the area and decided to get some takeout because I was famished and had a bit of time to kill before going to work. Firstly, even though the place was packed, the gracious staff saw to me pretty fast. After taking a peek at their menu, I could see why they were so busy. They have all the bases covered, and everything I saw on people's plates looked amazing. I went with the camarones a la diabla. I was even served a complimentary cup of their delicious shrimp soup while I waited for my order. My order was absolutely delicious. Seriously though, look at the menu. I wanted to order one of everything! I plan on going back very soon. The food here blows everything else out of the water! YUM read more

Worst service ever!! Very rude waitresses, when they took out chips and salsa the waitress didn't even said hello and after getting our food no one went back to check on our table. Very bad ceviche, more veggies than fish, on the campechana there was only one oyster when on the menu says it comes with oysters, they should specifically say it's only one oyster, and paying $21 for a bowl of cucumber, tomato, and onions I don't think so, plus not even good flavor on the juice. Micheladas the worst I have ever had, i couldn't even taste the beer, very crowded tables, bathrooms very dirty and bad smell. This was our first and last time here. Very bad experience, on food, service, and atmosphere. We do not recommend this place to anyone, much better places to eat than here. read more

I didn't know it was possible to sell Mexican food this boring in a largely Hispanic neighborhood. Even the beans and rice were soporific. The outliers were my entree, which was decent, and the starter soup, which tasted ... a lot like how wet hay bales smell, if that makes sense ... only it had less flavor than I imagine that would. From the blaring music, I'm guessing this place is mostly a bar. I'd go back to drink. I'm not sure I'd go back to eat. read more

In Portland for a couple weeks visiting with family and decided to try this recently opened place near my sisters. We drove up and the parking lot was full which is a good sign on a Sunday night at 7:30 pm. We were greeted by a full Mariachi band and a restaurant full of people. We stopped here and we were getting food for takeout but there wasn't a hostess station or carry out area to order so we waited for one of the waitresses to take our two orders. They seemed confused operating the POS and we stood near the front door waiting and waiting and waiting! It took 30 minutes for tacos and fajitas which seemed long. Once home our food experience was rather disappointing. The chips were greasy and salsa just average. I had shrimp and chicken fajitas and asked for no green peppers and double onion - I received my dinner which included green peppers, red peppers, and mushrooms which I have never had in fajitas. The shrimp had the tail shell on and the chicken was diced into such small pieces that I could not identify any chicken which the pieces were smaller than the mushroom slices. The guacamole was not freshly made and had a bright almost fake looking green color. The corn tortillas were cold and had not been warmed on the grill so the tacos were disappointing as well. The chicken burrito used the very small diced chicken as well. My final experience was the horchata which I ordered to drink while we were waiting. After taking my first sip, I realized it was not fresh and came from a drink station similar to how soda is served. The box underneath exposed that the horchata came from a water and syrup mixture - just one big disappointing experience. We had better food off one of the food trucks at Cartlandia. I am originally from Chicago and am an avid Mexican food eater so I have high expectations for Hispanic food! Will try another local place to enjoy the great food here. read more