Absolutely must try! My first time and I'll be back. Best tortillas I've ever had, and the beans are amazing.

Two stars largely based on value. Cost was about $57 per person, which roughly equals to SD prices. ChatGPTs line by line comparison confirms this. Just go to / stay in SD. read more

I visited Mexico with a friend who grew up in Tijuana and showed up this place. I'm glad he did because it was such a cool experience being able to order 8-9 whole lobsters. This whole meal was roughly $50 per person and was so worth it. The waiters were very good and quick. It wasn't too busy so we got sat right away. I remember being impressed with the hot tortillas and rice that came with the meal. This place was also really clean and definitely one of the nicer restaurants we went to on this Baja trip. read more

Sandra's Restaraunt - Such an insane spread for only $50 USD per person! - Seafood Near Me - Puerto Nuevo, BCN

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Worst $60 I ever spent in Mexico. The food at best was average but the price for a lobster plate with two small tails was $60 USD. Parking was very difficult to find and the front of the restaurant was super filthy. There were 100s of flies gathered at the front door. Avoid this place and spend your money somewhere else read more

What a fantastic experience at Sandra's, obviously we had the lobster which was fantastic, but the oysters, snail salad, and the queso were also absolutely fantastic! The amazing tortillas deserve a special mention, they are absolutely amazing! read more

great vibes, clean, nice staff, steak fajitas left a little to be desired but i would recommend sandra's!

Fantastic restaurant with perfectly cooked lobster. No ocean view but lovely decor. The staff were really pleasant and bilingual. Good value for money. Only strange thing for me was bits of celery in the ceviche. I highly recommend Sandra's. I've been to several of the other restaurants nearby, but this is best. read more

Amazing! Highly recommend the snail salad. The ambiance was great- we went early and it was quiet.

Delicious food and super friendly staff and service was excellent. Lobster is delicious Nice little place. Enjoy!! read more

Sandra's Restaraunt - Sandra's Restaurant - Seafood Near Me - Puerto Nuevo, BCN

It's pretty inside to be sure. I was very looking forward to dining here as my family has been coming here for generations. Unfortunately the prices were a straight up rip off. They offered us a half of a lobster tail for $45 usd. When pressed they brought out the lobster which was tiny. We drank our also over priced wine and left. Around the corner we had a meal fit for kings and more lobster than we could eat for $25 per person. Maybe this is why the restaurant was empty. read more

Sandra's Restaraunt - Dining room - Seafood Near Me - Puerto Nuevo, BCN

Such a cute and clean place. Service was exceptional and they readily took our party of 7 for for a bachelorette party @8:15 even though they closed at 8:45pm on a Thursday. They were so accommodating and they didn't rush us out. Prices were good and the food was fresh. My friends loved the lobster and aguachiles. I had the shrimp soup and quesadillas con aguacate. Man! Mexican tortillas just hit different! read more

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Excellent food excellent ambience excellent service!! The desserts were delicious! Mariachi was very good! read more

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Awesome seafood restaurant! We come here all the time and everything is delicious! Lobster, scallops, ceviche appetizers, all Doesn't have an ocean view but the decor is pretty and has a cool vibe. read more

Sandra's Restaraunt - Wall decor - Seafood Near Me - Puerto Nuevo, BCN

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If you happen to visit Tijuana or Ensenada, do yourself a favor to stop by Puerto Nuevo for some amazing lobsters! And Sandra's is a great place for that! We got the Snail Salad, the Scallop Aguachile with green sauce and a Medium Lobster. The Salad has a special flavor of lime, tomato, onion and a nice touch of blue cheese, and the snail had a beautiful texture! The Aguachile was of a huge portion, with a lot of very fresh scallops! The Lobster was very flavorful and the meat was tender and juicy. We loved the deep fry style to prepare it! I'd say this is one of the best quality seafood meal in a while at a very good price! You might run into performances by a Mariachi band too:) Love the meal! read more

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Absolutely the best customer service and amazing food! This is a must place! Been coming around the area and finally decided to give it a try, I'll be coming to this place more frequently. read more

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I hate to do it, but I need to update my review. We went back for another visit and took our nieces who have never tried lobster before. We had called weeks ahead of time to reserve a table and two large lobsters. Once we went to ordered we were told they didn't have two that size. Only one very large one and small ones. So we ordered the large one and a small one, for the nieces to split. When they brought them out, they both looked tiny. I guess there was a miscommunication and they made us two small ones. I understand the size is dependent on what they can get at any specific time. I also understand that there was some misunderstanding and we ended up with two little lobsters to split four ways. But, the reason I'm knocking down my rating by one star is that the size of the rice and beans they give you is really way too little. We ran out of rice and beans I guess because we had such a small amount of lobster. The meal was a disappointment sadly. The girls ate their lobster but they said they didn't really enjoy it. We had told them that it would be a big filling meal, but we all left kind of hungry and they ended up eating tacos at home afterwards. lol We'll be back but next time besides reserving lobsters ahead of time, we'll call that night to make sure they actually have them. I recommend you to do the same. The flavor of the big lobsters is much better than the small ones IMO. Also, I think if you want small lobsters you're maybe better off going to one of the less expensive places in PN, because they give you more sides and the flavor of the lobster is about the same. If this had been our first visit here (it was our fourth), we wouldn't go back and my rating would probably be two or three stars max. read more

Sandra's Restaraunt - Half of our giant lobster - Seafood Near Me - Puerto Nuevo, BCN

My boyfriend and I found this place by miracle. We came two weeks ago for his birthday and based on reviews we saw here on yelp, we went to Villa Ortega's. We got there around 6pm and ordered lobster. Unfortunately, the taste was horrible. It was burnt lobster with no flavor. It tasted like it had been cooked for a while and they just warmed it up. This time we came for my birthday and we asked a local and he suggested this place. We were kind of hesitant, but decided to give it a try. Even though it's a small restaurant compare to the Ortega's, the food was delicious and the lobster was fresh. The restaurant is average size, but the service exceptional and it seems like a more fancy place. I highly recommend this place to anyone that's looking for a place with good food. read more

Sandra's Restaraunt - Seafood Near Me - Puerto Nuevo, BCN

The food was simply amazing!!!! from the time my party entered the restaurant until we left; nothing less than supreme service! We heard about the Fried Lobster Meal and had to try it... Delicious!!! Everything was fresh, served hot and perfectly seasoned. My favorites were the shrimp chimichanga, flour tortillas, chips, variety of salsas, lobster... ok, a shorter list is if I said I enjoyed everything, well, I did! I will definitely be back for more. read more

Very Clean, Great Customer Service, Great Meal - the Tortillas are a highlight; they are big and freshly made. Definitely this place is frequented by locals but we are glad that we came and we will definitely come back. read more

Sandra's Restaraunt - Seafood Near Me - Puerto Nuevo, BCN

Be very careful here. I have been waiting to dine here for a while now as I live 5 minutes away. Their menu states an entire tail for $20.00 which is incorrect. I went there and had 1.5 tails, rice, beans and tortillas accompanied by ONE Dos Equis beer and it was 58.00 + tip. It tasted the same as anywhere else charging $20.00 less. I'm not sure if it was a gringo thing but be careful. I won't return as it was very disappointing. read more

The establishment Sandra's the lobster Restaurant in Puerto Nuevo Baja MX the best sea food you will ever eat, classy great service and beautiful people my people !! read more

This place is a little hidden from all the big restaurants, the lobster is really fresh The flavor was amazing , Me and the family was really satisfied with the food there i highly recommend it, Frenly staff as well. read more

This was my second time visiting this restaurant, and I will never go to a different one if they continue this level of service and food quality. Yes, the prices are higher than others, but it's totally worth it. I called ahead of time to make a reservation and to request two big lobsters. They were very nice, even though I had to call and push back the reservation. My husband and I took my parents there for a great lobster dinner. They were super surprised with the food and size of the lobster, and both agreed that it was delicious. We will go back, because we found the best place to eat a good lobster!!! By the way, my hubby ordered a Margarita Cadillac....omg, it's amazing!!! read more

Sandra's Restaraunt - This lobster is around 4 lbs. So good, but also more expensive than the usual ones that are offered on the menu. - Seafood Near Me - Puerto Nuevo, BCN

I was going to give this one star just to keep it a secret! Only kidding! Greatest place in PN! Clean, nice tables and chairs and of course great PN style food. Good staff that are also clean and well mannered. Shhhhhh! Keep this quiet! Only share this with CLOSE friends and family (the ones you actually like!) Salud! read more

I have been here a couple of times before but I hadn't been here in years. Parking tends to be a challenge, especially on weekends, but we managed to park on the main road which is a bit of a walk but a walk was needed after all the food we had. They used to have a medium lobster special with a margarita included for $15.99 but that is long gone. The service is great and it's nice that they let the musicians in so you can listen to trio or mariachi music while you eat. We ordered the medium lobsters which looked a bit small but everywhere in Puerto Nuevo seems to be calling this size medium. The queso fundido with chorizo (melted cheese with chorizo) apetizer was very good, and so were the camarones al mojo de ajo (garlic shrimp). Three medium lobster halves cost $37 USD. The lobster comes with beans, rice, melted butter, various salsas, and handmade flour tortillas to die for! Meal for two was $66 USD. There are many options in Puerto Nuevo for lobster, and I have tried quite a few. This restaurant does not have the fancy ocean view but I always come back because the food and service is consistently good and much better than the other places I have dined at. Visited 12/2017 read more

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Great service, great food, nice bar. The Caracol salad was recommended by a lot of locals and it did not disappoint. Worth the visit. Enjoy!

Reviews on Yelp directed me here..... There was no special pricing on Lobster - prices are the same as you would find in California $28 for 3 halves of Lobster AND, it was overcooked, dry and rubbery!!! What a bummer! The beans were runny - the tortillas and rice were good though. Yeah, I am NOT impressed by Sandra's at all. I wish we would've tried one of the other places with a view - it seems they have specials and cheap deals too. Oh well, next time! read more

My favorite seafood place in Puerto Nuevo for Lobster, crab claws, beans, hand made flour tortillas and ceviche. & there great service!!! The garlic crab claws are my fav! You don't get the ocean view but the food is exquisite!!! read more

Sandra's Restaraunt - Tenazitas de cangrejo y ensalada de la casa. - Seafood Near Me - Puerto Nuevo, BCN

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Good food good atmosphere one of puerto nuevo best clean restaurant the service was great and they have a good bar

The owner of La Guerrerense in Ensenada recommended this place to us for when we were headed back to the border. He said he drives here on occasion for one thing: Sandra's Sea Snail Salad. I'll be honest - I had never eaten a sea snail before - but this was amazing. There's gigantic chunks of avocado, tomato, and fresh bleu cheese tossed in the viniagrette with the meaty chunks of sea snail. The portion was quite large, and is served with warm crostini bread that's charred on the outside but soft and pillowlike on the inside. It was so good that we filled up on the salad and were almost unable to finish our entrees. Puerto Nuevo is known as lobster village and I love the way they prepare lobster here. The shrimp are always fresh and quite large, too. I ordered a sangria and received an entire carafe to go with my dinner. This is entirely worth the hour or so drive from the border just for the salad alone. read more

First time at Sandra's... Well Puerto Nuevo and I was expecting that top notch lobster... The kids said their burgers where good and even I tasted it and it was a good burger even though they only like cheese and meat... The lobster was kinda dry and they charged 37 bucks for what they called a "medium" lobster.. It was missing the claws the butter sauce was lacking garlic and they didn't really give me many options... The shrimp was really good in the butter herb sauce maybe next time I go just stick with the shrimp read more

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One of the most innovative restaurants, compared to the more local artisan scene. I love this place, I a local from TJ, coming to eat a Puerto Nuevo for about 40 years! tried most places, but this place is one of the best-kept secrets that you never heard of, ( the Puerto Nuevo Scene) is a lot of Mafia-like Business they don't let anyone grow and they won't help them self by offering something Unique and different, it's just the way it is. from dirt ROAD that they don't take care of, to terrible service in some restaurants. they just can seem to figure out that if everyone is better you are better, taking care of your neighbor's clients is just like taking care of yours. ( something that Tijuana Figured out long ago) but besides being the ONLY RESTAURANT THAT YOU CAN PAY WITH A CREDIT CARD TERMINAL!! ONLY to my knowledge and I been in if not all Most of the restaurants there! ( they don't like to use Credit card terminals because of the TAX MAN!!) most businesses in P.N don't pay taxes specialty Ortegas villa, ( one of the Biggest with the owner is a millionaire) see shady not to pay your taxes, I mean I pay! I mean Lobster is not cheap! no even in Mexico anymore, 5000 pesos dinner for 4 = 250 US dollars for a dinner for ist not cheap, not even in San Diego. anyway, food is a short simple menu witch i love, with classic lobster with some 2 other options Mexicana, Ranchera ( not the same) and steam ( for health freaks) which make one of the most varied styles, the options are few but, I must say, everything was delicious and did not compare in quality and taste to most places that just make a pico de gallo meal and put the shrimp in. ( with no effort what so ever)!! the snail ceviche and the fish ceviche was wonderful, filling and feed 4, the aguachile with scallop and shrimp wor amazing, and fried fish was wonderful.. service was excelente muchas gracias! and the price is high, but then again there well in the price range of every restaurant, and they dint offer comfortable seats and nice tables! here's the catch ( no waterfront ocean view) but again they make it up in service, quality, taste, and decor.. more than others. now there is an option to great food with amazing decor and ocean front but its a drive a way, in Ensenada, its called Punta Morro! i eat a most places for the last 30 years, and oceanview is cold windy and noisy i just pefer this option read more

Love everything about this place. Look no further. Tortillas-perfect, portions size- plenty, price-good, staff-friendly. Many local families were dining here. A must in PN. read more

Worst experience ever at Puerto Nuevo. The lobster was dry, super small, expensive, and the service was horrible. We ordered 12 lobster halfs and when we realized they only gave us 11, we told the waiter. The waiter told us that they brought us 12 and was arguing with me. Uhh, what kind of customer service is that? The customer is supposed to be right (which I was) yet he was arguing with me. Ruined my experience. After 30 more minutes he brought me the missing lobster half. I twice asked him to bring the manager... And the manager never came. DO NOT waste your time and money here. read more

I love this place! Great food, people and prices! This is where I dine every time I'm in town.

Best in Puerto Nuevo. Everything we had was delicious. Agua Chile, Queso Fundido, Lobster, Crab, Scallops, Guacamole, and of course nothing better then a Don Julio Paloma. Will be back soon I hope. read more

I have been coming to Sandra's for 30 years. Went twice this week and the food was as good as ever. Ordered steamed lobster and breaded shrimp. The best ever! Simple decor, great service and no upselling. Great place for a fine family dinner. read more

This restaurant I would strongly advise to avoid. The options for the lobster are small, medium and large. The medium lobster (which is mostly just a lobster tail that would cost around $25 in a Beverly Hills high end seafood/steak restaurant is mediocre at best.) We had two margaritas (basic) and ordered shrimp Ceviche for an appetizer, then for dinner we ordered two of their "medium" lobsters which to later found out once we got the bill were $36 each! They were basically just a lobster tail. The server misled us into (we speak fluent Spanish) believing that it was TWO medium size lobsters for $36!!!!! At the end, especially after having to ask for napkins multiple times, the bill came for the two "medium" lobsters, one ceviche appetizer, and two margaritas for a grand total of MXP$1720.00 (approximately $100.00!!!!!). What a complete deception and rip off. We will not ever be returning here and hope to warn fellow travelers and locals of the scam going on in this restaurant. Shame Shame Shame on you for taking advantage of your customers. I would personally advise to stay away and find other establishments in the area that are honest and tell the truth up front. Unless you want to spend $100 USD at a dishonest restaurant that doesn't even have cloth napkins, only paper for which we had to ask 3 times for more. What a disgrace of a restaurant. The only thing "decent" were the bland $36USD lobster tails, but I could have paid much less at Mastro's Beverly Hills for much better service and a much better quality "medium" size lobster. What a joke. This establishment should be ashamed of itself for misleading and overcharging it's guests. No wonder the restaurant was empty on a Saturday night. My best advice- Find another place. Don't fall for their lies and gimmicks. Check out their menu online on yelp, it even says "ask your server for seasonal pricing". We should have taken that as a red flag. Shame on you Sandra's. Horrible experience and subpar service. The first time ever I left a ZERO tip. By the way, I'm a local of Playas de Rosarito and this is shameful for our community as well. My best advice, find alternative, local, non tourist restaurants that are local and actually respect their customers both in price and in service. Paper napkins-wow! For two of us $100.00USD!!!! I hope people read this and choose elsewhere as this place is an absolute joke. Stay away is my best advice. You've been warned people. Support honest places. Thank you for your time in reading this. Hopefully this can prevent this same incident from occurring again at this dishonest establishment. read more

Excellent place for Puerto Nuevo-style lobster. Huge homemade flour tortillas. Sea snail (caracol) appetizer is also very good. No view.

Really good fresh steamed lobster, and maybe the best margarita I've ever had. The ceviche was decent. Not much ambience and the prices were a bit on the high side for the area, but overall a pretty good experience and I'll definitely be back. read more