It was an OK experience. Wait staff was attentive. We were seated by the open railings for dinner and were feasted upon by the mosquitoes while we sweated through dinner. Dinner itself was subpar. We ordered the dinner for two with salmon, tuna and lobster, and some ceviches. All very sad. How do you dry out a tuna steak? This was the driest tuna steak we've ever had. Never experienced heart burns with seafood before, but sure did with this dinner. The location is in the back of a parking lot to the right hand side or east side of the parking lot if you want to be technical. This is the same parking lot for the ferry that takes you to Isles Marjorie. The interior itself has a nice ambiance with candle lit tables, but no real cooling system. And it was hot and muggy! Sadly, we didn't come here for just nice interiors, any may not return. read more

Portion size was just small and not worth USA priced food. I honestly think they make their night with just a few tables. I wish I had done more to check reviews. The food was just not all that. What I think the problem is... it's the location and I am sure the rent is crazy even for Mexico. It's right on the water and the views are great. Just not worth the money. I went home hungry and 2500 pesos later. read more

What a view ! We had a drink in a huge coconut next door then walked over for lunch. Great service, very clean, and super friendly staff. We had the fajitas with shrimp and guacamole and it was really good. I will be back . read more

Mocambo - Your view from the table. - Seafood Near Me - Cancún, ROO

We entered the restaurant directly after getting off the ferry returning from Isla Mujeres. We had a table right next to the water, beautiful view. Complementary chips are included, and we added a side of pico which was very tasty and fresh! Calamari was the absolute best we've had- very fresh, and we live on the coast! Shrimp patter was very good- they were jumbo! Lobster fettuccini was very good as well. Service was a bit slow, but not terribly slow if you are on vacation mode. Would definitely return. read more

STAY AWAY! This place was awful. To quote another review on here: "F*** this place." The experience for us started with them asking where we came from and which hotel we were staying at. They wrote that information down before giving us menus. We could only guess that they used the information to determine which menu (prices) they should give us: the menu received had prices that were 2 to 3X as expensive as the menu posted in an advertisement we saw the same day. The place is terribly, TERRIBLY overpriced for Mexico (or anywhere?) and the quality of food and surroundings. The price for a lobster dinner (on our menu, at least) was 1,300 pesos!! $70+ for a lobster meal at this place! What a joke. The quality of the food: they brought our chips out with some terrible crap salt crackers-the type you'd find given out for free on an airline. The tacos we ordered, (250 damn pesos for two!) were nothing out of the ordinary (though I'd venture to guess the best damn taco in Mexico costs not much more). We ordered them only because they were basically the cheapest thing on the menu, and we had already sat at a table and ordered two cocktails and didn't want to sit awkwardly for 30 minutes. The entire experience was ridiculous. Just don't go. Stay at your hotel, order the most expensive room service you can find, and you'll probably pay less and enjoy it more. Unless you're a tourist in Mexico looking to stay in your safe-space and hoping for an experience that comes with food you could order in Miami at half the price, then this is your place. read more

The location is great, however the service and good are a bit under par considering the price point.

Tourist trap for sure! Location is great, right on the water....but the place is outdated. Service was slow and not what you expect from Mexico....especially Cancun. My shrimp/octopus cocktail was good. My wife's Mocambo Pasta was fair just way too much sauce....it didn't let the lobster shine. read more

Horrible Service hands down the worst service in all of Cancun by far!!!! Restaurant has a huge turnover with waiters and it seems they are always training the new guy. Turnover has to have a correlation with the lack of customers in this place. read more

Pros;good drinks, nice view Cons: fair to poor quality of food. Mussels we slightly warm, oysters were warm, served without ice, tasteless, we had to send them back. Paello and lobster tacos were ok. Be aware, 15% gratuity s already included in the bill. Service was slow. Be sure to check your bill, oysters that we sent back were not excluded from the bill until I found that. Don't pay in US$, rate is unfair You still might want to go there for nice view and drinks read more

Too Expensive . Seafood is not good at all. Don't go !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Salmon not cooked well They give us raw food Really really disgusted Don't get trick by it! I've never opened up an yelp account But this time I really need to shout out to all the people whose visting this restaurant Doesn't qualify any criteria read more

Don't be fooled by the beautiful view and fine dining atmosphere, mocambo went the extra mile to ensure that we had an unpleasant dining experience. My family and I are visiting Cancun from Austin Texas, and had been here almost a week on our July 31st visit. Granted, out of the seven of us, I am the only one who speaks any Spanish, but this was not a problem elsewhere. We were sat promptly at an ocean view table, by an amicable hostess. At first service was prompt but cold, I put this down to the language barrier and thought nothing of it. Unfortunately this changed quickly. After his initial visit to our table it took the waiter fifteen minutes to bring our drinks, not enough to have me upset quite yet, but after a hot day in the sun we were all rather thirsty. We ordered two appetizers for the seven of us and they arrived shortly. So far our visit had merited a three star review, but as we began the appetizers we found flavor to be lacking. Next we managed to order our entrees, which proved to be a feat as the waiter seemed not tho to know the menu. To the credit of mocambo my brother ordered the clam chowder between the apps and the entrees and it was *expletive deleted* fantastic. Unfortunately this is where the good ends. When the entrees did arrive, three off us were supremely disappointed and with the exception of one excellent dish the rest were mediocre. The red snapper, which came highly recommended by our waiter was very overcooked and flavorless. The same can be said for the tuna, but with more emphasis on the overcooking. I would continue to describe the food but I'm sure you get the point. For a place that bills itself as fine seafood, I can't even begin to describe the measure of my disappointment. Perhaps if this was a red lobster everything would have been as expected. All in all I would have given mocambo two stars, but then it happened. When we told our waiter that the food was disappointing, I heard him meeting in Spanish how the "stupid Americans wouldn't recognize good food if they saw it." To top it off he had an attitude when we asked for the bill. But the worst was that instead of a nice little line where the customer can fill in their own tip, when he took our card he asked us "what percentage tip." Trying to give the benefit of the doubt we offered 15%. (A bit lite we recognize, but decent in light of the service.) When he brought the bill back and asked for the signature we noticed he had rung in a 20% tip! When we pointed out out he nearly blew his top. Eventually we were given the bill with the proper tip, but you could easily see that he was infuriated. If I had been paying the bill, a stunt like that would have cost him arm extra ten percent, but alas my father is more forgiving than I. Long story short: mediocre service, poor good and the waiter tried to screw us out of an extra $15 USD. Poor show, poor show. read more

Very satisfied with the food, view and service. Cesar was informative and accommodating. He took care of every request. Pricey, but okay for a great meal. read more

Don't go here the food isn't even decent. I went here for my birthday and my boyfriend and I both got sick.

one of the worst places to eat seafood... service was okay till i made it clear the food was not any good. the waiter completely had a stand off with me... i refused to pay the bill out of principal.... would not recommend it ever. sorry i hate to write bad reviews but they need to get their act together. read more

We visited the restaurant last week and I was not impressed. Food was okay, not great and not worth the price. The service was horrible!! Waiter never was around, didn't check in on us & food took forever to arrive. I did call him on the bad service he was providing and he acknowledged he did wrong but it was too late we were done with our food. There's other better places to eat in Cancun. read more

It was a good spot. We stayed next door and we didn't feel like driving anywhere after a long day at the beach / pool. I wouldn't go out of my way to eat there, but if you're nearby it was good. Good view. Good service. read more

Not great, not terrible either. A little pricey although to be expected next to the Ritz. Overall, it was trying too hard to appeal to the American dollar. Seafood all tasted fresh and well prepared. However it was a little bland and felt like it had been toned down in flavor for the "gringo." The good. The passion fruit mojitos, the ceviche and the desserts all hit the mark and were very tasty. The salsas that accompanied the side of homemade chips were equally good. The location was perfect on the water overlooking the gulf. The not so good. The entrees were middle of the road. They had generous portions however, they were lacking that little bit of seasoning and melding that would bring it over the top. I had the paella which did not seem very well integrated almost like the ingredients were cooked separately and then put together. My wife had the the pineapple shrimp which was better but rather average. There was also a live band with a singer in her 60's who had a nice voice including a competent drummer and keyboard player. However, their choice of music made it felt like "Murph and the Magitones," a cheesy Vega lounge act for the spring breakers amongst you to young to understand the reference. They should stick to traditional Spanish standards. Another case were they were trying too hard to appeal to the tourist dollar. read more

As others have said, this is a tourist trap. Food is subpar; I am not being overly critical. Service is average at best. We had dinner here last monday night as we had just gotten into Cancun and was tired and hungry. Bellman recommended this place but he must have been getting some kind of kickback since he gave us their card and said to give it the the hostess at the restaurant. Was somewhat disappointed, but it was our fault for not being more prepared and doing more research first. We just wanted to eat and go to sleep. read more

TERRIBLE, TERRIBLE, TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE We found this restaurant on a referral from our limo driver. Clearly he must have a relationship with the restaurants. The drinks and location were excellent! Cool breeze on a otherwise hot day gave us high expectations! Unfortunately that is about it! The service was good, but the food was beyond belief! The calamari was chewy, the coconut shrimp was well.... Horrible. It tasted frozen, one of our family members has been sick all day... The salmon had a fishy taste and had he said something before he took 3 bites I would have advised him not to eat it. Clearly the mashed potatoes were cold and instant, the guacamole was runny and clearly from the refrigerator and not fresh like every ore restaurant we dined. You could even tell the waiter was embarrassed about serving the food! I tried to complain, but no one admitted to being the manager! I will be disputing my credit card charge!,,, DO NOT EAT AT THIS RESTAURANT!!!! read more

Amazing view!! The coconut shrimp dish is my favorite!! read more

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Not the greatest seafood but I wouldn't spend my money here again especially for the prices. Great view and kind service.

Great food. We had the mussels for a ap which were wonderful. The seafood soup was full of seafood and had great flavor. I ordered a bowl of clam chowder and should have known better...it was that good....the sheared tuna was great...Service was great. read more

We paid $151.00 dollars, you have to ask for prices we went off their presentation which still it was really good. We got the lobster tail and the fish of the day! Huge! It was good though, the rice was great along with the mashed potatoes it came with! The only thing that was bad, were the drinks, too sweet and too small! I had to tell them to calm down on the syrup on the next one! The food was good overall and the view is great! You sit in front of the beach! The best part is that I didn't get sick from eating there =D read more

Wanted to get away from the resort for dinner one night and chose Mocambo due to the reviews. The food was great and the atmosphere was perfect. Couldn't have picked a better place to venture out to. I will be recommending this place to all my friends and family. read more

The food was amazing and the service was great. Their aguachile was super spicy but delicious. Their stuffed shrimp was also very tasty. We decided to try this place bcz a few locals said it was good. They weren't kidding! If I'm ever in Cancun again, I'll definitely go back to this restaurant. Omg they also have the best desserts y buenos digestivos que solo ellos preparan especialmente para sus clientes. read more

I went on vacation in Cancun and this restaurant was right by my hotel. They have a great view of the beach. They are right in the tourist area of Cancun. They have amazing seafood and there is great buffet specials that they offer. The customer service was the best. Go here if you are on vacation and you wont regret it. read more

looks good, I ordered a dish containing lobster tail, shrimp, tuna and salmon, it costs 1150 pesos. read more

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Delicious!!! Great menu, good prices, attentive service and gorgeous location. If you're looking for fancier locale, go elsewhere. This is open air under a big palapa right on the beach. Will most definitely come back for the grilled octopus... read more

Great seafood buffet, but not many options for those who don't like sea food. If you enjoy sea food you'll find a great variety and at a reasonable cost of 25 USD. The desserts are great. Also would definitely reccomend trying their mango sushi (sounds weird but it's so good). Overall great for someone who likes unique tastes! read more

This place has live music and as far as decoration and environment of the place I give them 4 stars, where you are sitting next to lagoon and has a beautiful view of the ocean. As far as food goes we had macambo special where you share with 2 people and has variety of mixed seafood but as flavor of the food it was ok... read more

Beautiful view & good food. Very attentive service. We were on the search for great ceviche & we definitely found it! The portion was huge for only MXN$155 and was "cooked" perfectly. The hubby thoroughly enjoyed his fried, cheese-stuffed, bacon-wrapped shrimp. I ordered the grilled catch of the day (snapper) which was fresh but bland. The garlic butter helped, but I normally prefer a bit of seasoning vs. adding that much fat for flavor. Will definitely return, but probably for lunch with drinks, ceviche & dessert only. The service was not all that fast, but we also felt comfortable chilling out for multiple cervezas with our gorgeous ocean view. In other words, just don't come here in a rush. Tip is automatically included. read more

I loved this place!!!! It has a great view and the food is delicious and at a reasonable price($25 average). I came here three times during my stay, one being Christmas Eve and the service was excellent. Note that you have to make a reservation in person for special events such as Christmas and New Year's Eve dinner and give a deposit which is then applied to your bill. The fresh oysters were big and delicious, biggest I've ever seen. We had the spaghetti "frutos de mar" , octopus , coco caribeño , house specialty salmon, and seafood soup and loved it all!! This place is a must . read more

EDIT: they actually told me, auto grat is only done for Americans... Being an american who lives here, i found this insulting Just a heads up this place includes and auto gratuity without specifying anything on the menu, and if you ask why, even after you have already paid, they will refuse to answer. Its not the money, as I usually tip more than the autograt, but it is disrespectful for them to just go ahead and do it without any prior notification. And I have been there several times and they have never done this before, which makes me wonder why they did it this time. Also, the last two times I went, they also got the order wrong. Can you imagine if a restaurant in the united states did auto gratuity for only mexicans?? I'm pretty sure that is illegal. read more

Great location, right by the water, a little pricey but the food is worth it. Good drinks, good food, perfect atmosphere. Stick to seafood, had the surf and turf and the surf was definitely the better choice. read more

If i could give this place a zero star, i would! The view is nice but its not worth it. Its overpriced. The portions are small. We were a party of 6 and ordered guacamole and fried calamari for appetizers. For entree we ordered two orders of surf and turf and coconut jumbo shrimp with french fries, and filet mignon with mashed potatoes. We had asked for water which they ended up charging without consenting if we wanted another option. The surf and turf meals were badly made, we asked for medium well for the steaks and it was served medium rare, the shrimp and lobster had a funny taste. Did not taste fresh at all. The calamari was soggy. The only thing that tasted well was the bread (which was complimentary). They tried to force us to pay tip when its suppose to be a suggestion. BE AWARE, THE WATER IS NOT FREE AND THEY WILL TRY TO FORCE YOU TO TIP THE HIGHEST AMOUNT. Out of frustration, we did not pay the tip. There are better, cheaper and more quality food nearby. Don't waste your time to come here (even if its for the view, you can get it for free next door by walking into the beach)!!! read more

I had the snapper which happened to be the fish of the day very affordable very tasty at only 245 or $15 my drink was tasty pineapple mojito I would recommend it for groups and dates very calm setting for a relaxing night read more

Best food I've had in cancun by far. Service was great. Lobster was incredible, oysters Rockefeller awesome. Well worth the visit. read more

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Beautiful view of the sea from our table! Excellent service. Ceviche was delicious. Cod stuffed with mixed seafood was wonderful for fans of white sauce. Cozumel style grilled shrimp (with the pineapple) was very good but the shrimp was cooked a little tougher than the shrimp in the other dishes. Definitely recommend for a nice meal out. read more

Went here only because of its proximity to our hotel. Was totally disappointed, food was mediocre at best, the Caesar salad was swimming in cheese and dressing. The waiters also hover over you and of course, they insist you buy the most expensive thing on the menu more than once. read more

I have been to this restaurant half a dozen times and have loved it in the past. What happened Mocambo? Service and food were very poor. We started with shrimp ceviche and guacamole and a glass of wine. The shrimp were soft like they had been defrosted and refrozen multiple times making the dish unpleasant and not worth eating. The guacamole was fresh but needed salt and lime. The waiter clearly had no time for us after we opted to start with just appetizers. He never returned to our table to check if we wanted another glass of wine or water. Very disappointing. read more