Jay G.
Yelp
Located on the edge of Old Town just off the Malecon is a great place for appetizers and drinks. We had reservations and upon arriving our table had a reservation sign on it (impressive as most places do not put a reserved sign on your table here in Mazatlan).
The staff were all extremely friendly. I was greeted by Isabel who I had made reservations with over the telephone. They do speak English so no worries about communcation here,
The bar is a full bar which serves NUMEROUS drinks of every kind imaginable. They have a nice large selection of Rums, Gins, Tequila's and anything else you can think of.
Five of us were ready to dig into the menu and did our usual for a new spot and ordered numerous appetizers to check on all the flavors and how the food is cooked. We ordered:
5 Stars:
Bruchetta: 5 pieces on nice sized pieces of toasted fresh bread. You get one each of Spanish Tuna, Mushroom, Goat Cheese and Peppers (not spicy), Chorizo and
4 Stars:
Pizza: Sausage, Bell Pepper, tomato, cheese, very nice, with a nice crispy thin crust. Perfect size pieces to eat in a few bites and enough to share for 4 if that's not your main course. It's about the size of a medium pizza.
5 Stars:
Tuna: Nice cubes of fresh bluefin tuna served on two crisp square tortilla chips (large). This was a great dish and had fantastic flavor. The tuna if you know bluefin is a dark red and has an incredibly soft melt in your mouth texture which is nothing like the pale red tuna you see in most restuarants in the states.
**5 Stars**
Stuffed Poblano Pepper: If there was a favorite stuffed pepper for me, it has to be the Poblano. Fantastic flavor, tender and paper thin skin which a nice warming to the mouth but no heat or spicy notes for those who do not like spicy. This pepper was probably the best of everything we had. Stuff with cheese, pieces of corn and "pumpkin" seeds which are really pepitas. Technically, yes pepitas and pumpkin seeds are the same thing. But pepitas (which mean "little seeds of squash" in Spanish) don't have a shell and are found in only select pumpkin varieties. They are fantastic with this dish and give the soft pepper that crunch, enhancing the dish.
5 starts:
I ordered the Tamarindo Margarita rimmed with chile salt. This was probably one of the best Tamarindo Margaritas I have had in Mazatlan over the past 10 years coming here and eating out every year for two weeks straight. That's a lot of Margaritas!
The appetizers and drinks combined were 5 stars.
2 Stars:
We then decided to order two main coursel which surprisingly were a dissapointment. We ordered the Pork Shank which came in a white wine clear broth. The pork shank was nice sized but was a bit dry, hard to cut and the meat with definitely a bit chewy. This should of been melt in your mouth but felt rushed and should of been braised at least another hour to break down the meat.
2 Stars:
The bigger disssapointment for me was the Octopus. In all of Mazatlan I have never had Octopus that was chewy or tough. The grilled Octopus was beautiful looking and large, and while full of that nice BBQ charred flavor was definitley not cut with a fork tender (it should be) and was a bit springy in the chew which should not be the case. It was definitely edible but not nearly as tender and smooth in texture as it should of been. Again it felt a bit rushed in the cooking.
5 Stars:
We decided to go for a different type of Dessert and went for the "DIRTY MONKEY". All Liquers of banana, kaluha, baileys, chocolate, blended and put in a liquid chocolate lined glass. This was like drinking a smooth and creamy milkshake and really was a perfect dessert.
Overall I would highly recommend this place for all the appetizers and drinks and I will be going back for sure. I would try some other main dishes, but my focus would be to go for the appetizers and drinks. Probably some of the best appetizers I have had in Mazatlan.
Due to the main dishes, I have to give this an overall 4 out of 5 for this visit, but when it comes to appetizers and drinks, you can't go wrong.
4 stars.