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    Villa Marina

    4.3 (154 reviews)
    ModerateSeafood, Mexican
    Open 11:00 am - 12:00 AM (Next day)

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
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    Dogs allowed

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    Guava Spritz
    Patricia C.

    The service is top notch! Waiter were amazing. The food was delicious. Highly recommended.

    Jose G.

    Everything was great and food was very good. Parking is great the staff is very friendly and helpful.

    Campeones de coco
    Robles E.

    Villa Marina was a last minute spot that we decided to try out. Service was excellent. Super attentive staff, very nice, clean, and nice ambiance. We ordered Camerones de coco con Tamarindo sauce delish. It's a little sweet but good. We also had the oysters JC and the Aguachile Trio. The star of the show for us was the red aguachile., the oysters were ok but the salsa was a bit overwhelming.. would definitely stop here again..

    Sonia M.

    Definitely 10/10 for us-- Villa Marina is a wonderful seafood restaurant with a creative flair, the ambiance was welcoming and modern, the staff very friendly, service very good. The food was delicious. We tried the tuna chicharrones-- that was surprisingly good. Husband had the fish ceviche and I had the pescado al ajo (pan seared bass in garlic), over rice with salad. All very flavorful and tender. We shared a dessert-- a sweet corn cake, with vanilla ice cream and caramel. A nice treat to end the meal. At the end, staff brought complimentary kalua slushee shots... which we enjoyed. Alondra was our waitress and she did a great job.

    Shrimp ceviche
    Chris J.

    Food, service and ambiance were on point! Fine dining in the Peninsula Plaza. Everything was fresh and we definitely enjoyed the coffee affogato they give you at the end to cleanse your palette. Everything was delicious. Highly recommended, can't wait to go back!

    Octopus
    Chrissy G.

    Food was great and service was one of the best services I've ever received. Ricardo was super attentive and welcoming. I would recommend to all looking for good food followed by great service..

    Fish taco
    SD G.

    The food is ok! Nothing to rave about! My villa marina roll was not hey good nor Any taste! Took the waiter almost 10 mins to bring the chopstick and sauces that accompany The sushi! The service is sooo slow! You ask for something they (see ask of them I don't even know who our sever is) don't come back!' After 20 minutes of Sitting in our small table, Took another 25 mins to get our drinks. We didn't go during peak time! It was not packed - normal Pace!

    Tacos Mar y Tierra, marlin and gobernador.
    Groyper G.

    We came on a Thursday night to a pretty full restaurant. It's a pretty nice restaurant with a kids play place inside the restaurant. Good if you have little ones. I've never seen before. We got the octopus plate, oysters topped with aguachiles, and I got 3 different tacos (marlin, gobernador, and taco mar y Tierra. We also got the Flan to take home. Pros - my wife liked the oysters (something a little different than what you typically get in Southern California). The octopus was also rated well by her. We've only tried octopus a few times so not much to compare to but it was good. My tacos were just okay. Wasn't blown away. - I don't like flan at all, but this one was really good. I can't put my finger on why though. Came with two different sauces (one caramel I think the other I didn't try). Overall - 7/10 Cons - even with today's prices this was a little pricey imo. - my tacos were pretty small. I took down 3 easily.

    Richard C.

    Great place for lunch or dinner! The food and service are amazing! Parking is easy. Enjoy!

    Lobster
    Christine M.

    Had a fabulous time eating the salsa and chips but the lobster was delicious with the melted butter.

    3) Skirt Steak Tacos
    Dene M.

    *Abiance: Not 5 stars by any means. It is clean and neat but there are TVs everywhere that gives it more of a bar feel than a fine dining establishment. *Covid19 Protocol: excellent and the reason for one of my 2 stars. *Service: our waiter was attentive in the beginning but was replaced by two other people without notice. *Food: 1) Special Shrimp Ceviche: 4/10 I have had better in the US. While the shrimp was fresh the dish lacked flavor overall. They needed to marinate the shrimp in the acid a little more. 2) Baked Mariana Roll: 10/10. This was the best thing we had there. Excellent in all aspects. 3) Skirt Steak Tacos: 10/10 $100Mx pesos per piece. It was our second favorite thing there. Worth it. 4) Hot Shrimp plate: 1/10 $400+Mx pesos. Definitely not worth the price. There were 9 shrimp overall. The bacon wrapped one had a sweet filling that was awful. The shrimp in the cream sauce was good but that was it. The rice lacked flavor. It was just boiled with coloring. ***Complimentary chips, salsas and accompaniments were excellent. The Dessert drink was much appreciated as well. ***This place is definitely NOT worth the hype. It is severely overpriced and underwhelming. I will not be back.

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    2 months ago

    Best michelada I've ever had. It has shrimp and claws at the bottom and it's just so delicious. Been coming here for a decade now.

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    8 months ago

    The food was great! Excellent customer service! Truly the best aguachile I've ever had!

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    1 year ago

    Leon y Julio Cesar gave amazing service here for our first time i would definitely recommend to come back and try the aguachile negro!

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    11 months ago

    My whole family got norovirus from your contaminated oysters. Premium prices with food poisoning.

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    Great restaurant!!! Great food! Try the drinks too. Fish was outstanding and the apps too.

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    2 years ago

    Great food and drinks!! Easy parking. Friendly staff! Clean relaxing environment. Great decor. Great location

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    Everything was so delicious! Loved the agua chiles! Clamato con Dos Equis hit the spot.

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    Delicious seafood and great customer service! We eat here every time we're in Tijuana.

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    10 stars! Food was great , service was great, drinks were great! I would come back Everytime I visit

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    This is our favorite place to eat in Tijuana. It can get crowded and I don't know if they take…read morereservations. I had someone call from our hotel and we got right in and there was a line outside. They serve breakfast, lunch and dinner. It is all great. Their breakfast goes from American eggs and bacon with the best potatoes to wonderful burrito type breakfast items. Their menudo is great and they have great Mexican meats as well. Lunch and dinner is about the same. They make Mexican style fish and steak that is just perfect every time. All of their Mexican dishes are just wonderful. You can't go wrong. They even have bottled water--never drink the water there, just don't. They have the best rice and beans. The service is great. They make you feel right at home and even if you don't speak Spanish, most speak English and you will figure it out because they will help you. The prices are fair for what you get. At dinner I consider it fine dining. It is all good and you will be happy. The place is also clean and super comfortable.

    I conducted extensive homework to find a place to have breakfast, in Tijuana. I settled on La…read moreEspadana. It has an old spanish mission look on the outside and walking in, you can immediately recognize that it is an impressive and popular place. The decor here is something to write home about. Beautiful wall fixtures, and well crafted local pottery and other artifacts, all around, everywhere. There is ample seating, that is well spaced out. Perfectly pitched Mexican music permeates the atmosphere. There is attentive staff that is so courteous, and welcoming. I wanted to eat lite, and I wanted to eat Mexican, so I chose the Yucatán Tamales. It comes as one pork and one chicken, both slim, wide rectangles, each baked in a banana leaf. They both had their subtle and distinct flavors. Comes with refried beans. The complementary salsas, the rojo and verde, were fresh and tasty. Service was outstanding. Another memorable restaurant in Tijuana, that needs to be filed into the "excellent" and "must go" folders.

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