Mariscos Bahía De Ensenada

Mariscos Bahia de Ensenada is a large, well established seafood restaurant in downtown Ensenada. They have good, secure parking, excellent service, and plenty of items on the menu to please anyone. I was there on a Sunday afternoon, and there were mariachis making the rounds to sing requested songs for those who wanted it (for a tip). From tacos, tostadas, ceviche, whole fish, filets, served fried, breaded, grilled, garlic (al mojo de ajo), etc. I chose a whole fried cabrillo fish which was delicious. The restaurant is family friendly, offering high chairs, with nice decor featuring aquariums. They offer sodas, limonada, and various aguas frescas as well as a full bar. Service was excellent, efficient and friendly. Prices are reasonable and much less than what you would pay in the USA. I highly recommend!

We were on a cruise and this restaurant was referred to us over the super touristy places and it did not disappoint. It seemed to have lots of regulars/locals dining in which I always take as a strong signal. We sat outside and ordered some chips/salsa. The menu prices are in pesos, so while they charge for chips the prices was nominal and the salsa was superb! There were four adults and 2 kids in our party. Two of us ordered the Puerto Nuevo lobster plates (amazing), one of us a trio of the shrimp governor tacos, one of us the Campechana (WOW) and the kids had a medium shrimp cocktail which was huge and a quesadilla. We also ordered some Ceviche for the table which was excellent and enough for all of us to share. The food was super fresh and well prepared and tasty. We ordered a side of chile's and will warn you that they are HOT. Three of us have super high tolerance for mega spicy food and our mouths were blown away. We also had drinks six cerveza, a couple of lemonades. All this food/beverage with 20% tip came out to $200 USD which was incredibly reasonable considering the 2 lobster plates and all the seafood. They DO take credit cards, not sure what the review was about where they do not.

Saturday, 12/31/2022, NYE dinner. Upon entry, my wife and I noticed quite a few patrons on the first floor. We asked to sit upstairs and were happy to see we were the first ones to sit there. They had multiple aquariums for maximum relaxation. Our waiter took our order quickly and then we didn't see him for about 20 minutes. For an appetizer we ordered the Chiles Gueritos Rellenos de atun ahumado for $110 pesos $5.75). This appetizer came with three large, bacon wrapped chiles, stuffed with smoked tuna and cheese. They were delicious especially the smoked tuna), but I would have preferred they peeled the hard outer skin of the chile after grilling it. We ordered 2 Margaritas on the rocks to drink for $95 pesos $5) each. These turned out to be watered down and essentially bland. For our main dish we ordered the Mariscada al Grill for 2 people for $565 pesos $29.51). This included: filete sarandeado, 2 tacos gobernador 1 shrimp and 1 smoked tuna), taco de frijol con queso, and 2 conchas de almeja gratinada Especial. The best part of this was the Filete Sarandeado. It had great flavor, and the fish was moist. The tacos were quite heavy and the tortillas too thick for my liking. This restaurant was recommended by a local and the food was reasonably priced but too heavy compared to the light, refreshing seafood we ate in Puerto Nuevo. The service was a bit slow, but that might have been due to the fact that we decided to sit upstairs?

Food: First off, the molcajete is enough for two people... just wanting to start out with that. The surf and turf version was very good and the broth was a bit spicy, but very flavorful. I've never had one before so this was a great experience! Also, like my wife always says, if the salsa is good then the food can be made good! Their salsa was fresh and delicious. Atmosphere: Okay so it's kind of loud inside when they have the Mariachi band playing. Don't get me wrong, it's Mexico and I think having the band come in and play at your table is awesome, but it makes it difficult to do any talking while they are playing. I loved the music, I just wish it could be a tad bit quieter. But still, if it's only for 10-15 minutes, it's pretty cool. Price: Very reasonable, most items were 15$ or less. I mean, it's Mexico so some stuff is going to be cheaper just because of that. But it was delicious too. Service: Our server was great, no complaints. Reminds me of France though. We waited for our check for like 20 minutes, they were not in a rush to kick us out. I guess we should have bought more food...? Overall: I'll come back to try the shrimp ceviche, it looked really good. Awesome experience, though the music was a bit loud and our server never really came back to check on us at all. Still, solid food and nice, well lit place. Great for families!

If you're in Ensenada, you have to go here to have sea food. It was amazing and very decently priced. Clean place. Clean restroom and parking is available in the rear. The service was great. Will def be back here again.