El Bucanero - Blanco

Hadn't been at this Bucanero location and I like it better than the one off 281 and Bitters. The food is very delicious . The atmosphere was great with good music and staff very attentive polite and respectful. I relay like that the kids plates included fries with every entree. Makes it easier than having to order fries on the side. My kids loved it. Definitely recommend 5/5

I don’t think I’ve shared a review for this restaurant yet. I’ve dined here a couple of times, and if I recall correctly, my first visit didn’t quite meet expectations—though it’s worth noting the place was fairly new to the San Antonio scene at the time. Each visit has offered a different experience, but one thing that’s remained consistent is the restaurant’s vibrant atmosphere. I had completely forgotten—there was a live Mariachi band playing as we walked in, which added so much energy to the place. We were seated immediately at a booth, with no wait at all. The booth itself was really unique, featuring artwork that made it feel like we were underwater. The menu is heavily seafood-focused, but I opted for the mini tacos, which came with toppings and pinto beans. They were absolutely delicious! I also treated myself to a high-end cucumber beverage that paired perfectly with the tacos. All in all, it was a great visit. We enjoyed the food, the ambiance, and the service.

First time at this location, plenty of parking available. The place is clean, plenty of sitting, and always playing Mexican music. The micheladas are excellent, and so is the food. Good experience and good customer service.

Shoutout to Edwin! He was super helpful from the very beginning. We were a group of 8 and all of our first time. He explained everything and we all had amazing food. Speedy service and great crowd overall. Will definitely come back when in San Antonio! Price point is decent and drinks are great ✨

Mexican seafood! Top rate stuff. Seviche that's so good you don't mind the spice. I also had mixed seafood enchiladas, with octopus, shrimp, and fish. It's a family style place, and on Sunday the place was packed, but the servers are very helpful, and the food is worth the crowd.

Really truly excellent Mexican seafood. Have had the Cameron de la Diablo and the Cameron Veracruzana. They were both excellent. The service was superb. The atmosphere was clean and orderly. The food arrived quickly, and the service was impeccable.

One of the best Mexican seafood restaurants in the state of Texas! My wife and I make the trip from Austin to San Antonio several times a year to enjoy this wonderful seafood! You won’t be disappointed. The portion sizes are enormous & the drinks are amazing too. Great experience every time! Love love love this place!

Everything was good but don’t get something very big (unless you want to take 50% of you plate to go) but 100/10

Un festín para los sentidos. La comida no solo se saborea, se celebra: cada plato tiene alma y un toque de magia. Además de porciones gigantes y con mucha sazón... El servicio es tan cálido que uno se siente invitado, no atendido. Y el ambiente... una burbuja de buena energía, una vibra como caribeña y detalles que te sacan de la rutina de la ciudad... Un lugar al que se llega con hambre y se sale con el corazón lleno.

I don't think I've shared a review for this restaurant yet. I've dined here a couple of times, and if I recall correctly, my first visit didn't quite meet expectations--though it's worth noting the place was fairly new to the San Antonio scene at the time. Each visit has offered a different experience, but one thing that's remained consistent is the restaurant's vibrant atmosphere. I had completely forgotten--there was a live Mariachi band playing as we walked in, which added so much energy to the place. We were seated immediately at a booth, with no wait at all. The booth itself was really unique, featuring artwork that made it feel like we were underwater. The menu is heavily seafood-focused, but I opted for the mini tacos, which came with toppings and pinto beans. They were absolutely delicious! I also treated myself to a high-end cucumber beverage that paired perfectly with the tacos. All in all, it was a great visit. We enjoyed the food, the ambiance, and the service.

Food is so good and fresh. It will not disappoint. The churro truck is also awesome and delicious.

Ordered the mango aguachiles and was okay. Went in for lunch and I feel I was overcharged but was already running late to even review and call someone back to let them know. Definitely not a 37$ meal. However I'd still go back and try some of the other dishes.

Wow! What fun this place is? I had the sea bass and it was well prepared and absolutely tasty. The service was excellent and I even learned a little Spanish. But my favorite part was the mariachi players. They were on point and LOUD! Loved it!! Can't wait to come back...SOON!!

Late lunch, don't take long for them dot sit us. Cocktail is great...salsas are hot, but delicious. The Milanese is so good; a must try!!!

We had lunch and everything was great. Service , food and drinks. Waiter was friendly and attentive. Hostess was friendly too. For us food is important. But customer service is everything!

El Bucanero consistently has the freshest shrimp on the face of the planet, in my opinion. Just recently we had ceviche. The 8oz x3. One is mango, one is jalapeno and if I remember correctly the third one is chipotle. The ceviche is so fresh and so yummy. Shrimp and fish. Our only mistake was that we should have shared the order!!

Cute atmosphere, Monday night.Got a booth right away. Waiter just business not really friendly at all. I had ask his name.Ordered Ceviche,small it was good, I got fish,shrimp, oysters.combo no beans or rice, very small portion fish, tons of frys. everything thing was small but the frys. Husband. ordered calamari no rice no beans.come with it. 1beer 1margarita 71 dollar later. We will not return. Overpriced food. Better places out there. Our First visit. Very disappointing

We came here on 02.18.24 for the first time - I had been wanting to come here for years after being told about it by a friend. This location (one of three) is in a nice Hill Country setting, dirt parking lot and oak trees included. On a Sunday, we found a crowd. Benches are all along the covered porch, in anticipation of lines. We walked into an enormous dining area packed to the gills with people. I mean, PACKED. The place was hopping! After intense review of the insanely populated menu, our amazing and super friendly server took our order of fried calamari and two large seafood cocktails. The fried calamari was good but a little dry. It came with a delicious house-made hot sauce and seasoned cucumbers and tomatoes. My date had the large shrimp cocktail and I had the large shrimp and octopus cocktail. You definitely get what you pay for with these. They were enormous and packed full of seafood, as well as pico de gallo and a tasty cocktail sauce. We barely could finish these - actually, I finished mine and there was plenty left of the other cocktail. Every dish we saw coming out of the kitchen looked amazing, and that the place was as crowded as it was with locals, that said a lot. For the food, that there was so much that sounded good, and for the five-star service, we are definitely wanting more visits in the future.

I had not had Mariscos in quite a long time. "Mariscos" is the Spanish word for seafood btw :) Since moving here to SATX, I have been on a quest for the best/most authentic restaurants for all of my favorite foods! El Bucanero took me back to my childhood and some of the seafood places I visited as a kid, since my Dad loves Mariscos. So it is safe to say El Bucanero definitely exceeded my expectations! Warning: their menu has over 100 items! Extensive menu is an understatement! I was torn on what to get and so was my husband. When we finally decided, I ordered the "AKA" shrimp tostada which is essentially "shrimp ceviche" and they already have home made tostadas and crackers at the table when you arrive. My husband ordered a "Molcajete" which is just a serving style bowl symbolic for an actual molcajete (mortar or pestle). They have a few variations of the dish. The one my husband ordered had chicken, beef, slices of cheese, cooked cactus (nopales) and bacon wrapped shrimp all served in a delicious sauce. It's served with a side of beans, rice and tortillas. Service is above par despite how busy they get! Very clean restaurant! Ambiance is lively with traditional Mexican music playing and friendly staff/servers! Overall wonderful experience! I love that I felt "home" as soon as I walked in! Can't wait to return!

Visited for an early dinner before catching a flight home. The food and drinks were nothing special but the pricing was appropriate. The bar area was loud and the sound extended into the entire dining. That is somewhat expected with the sports bar feel.

My family and I decided to give this restaurant a second chance. As an appetizer we got the calamari. It was chewy but it was served with slices of tomato, cucumbers, and a home made sauce. I was looking for something small and thought the shrimp salad would fit the bill. But it was huge! I took three quarters of it home. It was yummy though. I probably won't order it again unless someone will split it with me. My other family members ordered the fish and shrimp plate. It looked delicious and I will be getting that next time. The place was nicely decorated and the staff were friendly. I will say there was a language barrier it we worked through it.

Great food, server was especially exceptional and the atmosphere very accommodating. We'll be back!

The food is fantastic, especially the ceviche. The service is great, and the prices are very reasonable. What's not to like? We eat there a lot.

For the money you can't beat this place, the service was excellent, the people at the door that greet you are extremely nice, the food was very good and with fresh ingredients, don't miss going there it's very very good

The service is terrible waitress never comes and checks up on her tables. The food was very lack luster almost all the seafood was missing it felt like a salad instead. The people that greet costumers have the worst customer service skills. Don't recommend going to this bucanero location.

No recomiendo este Restaurant para nada mi experiencia fue muy desagradable con la comida, en este lugar los mariscos no estan nada buenos y los Ostiones en la concha saben horrible bien desabridos y bien secos, y el ceviche de mariscos igual bien desabrido sin sabor y muy caro y los precios demasiado altos en todo, $7 dolares una cervesa.

Great food and drinks . Friendly customers service. Drinks and food came out fast . The Molcajete was amazing delicious and the mango ceviche was the best I have had.

This restaurant NEVER DISAPPOINTS! The food is always so good! I'm not gonna lie, it's always hard to make a choice about the menu, because it's so extensive! But I do love they have so many pictures in the menu, so you can see what you are going to get. This time we got Torre el Rey and Camarones a la Veracruzana, both very very good. Both plates have enough food to feed 2 people each. The only reason I didn't give a 5 star review is because this place need a renovation, it looks the same as it looks when it opened years and years ago, it definitely needs some love and the bathrooms need some work too, only two stalls and very and in need of some work. Staff is friendly and they know their menu which helps.

Food quality and quantity has degraded to a point that we will not return. The server tried hard to give proper service but he had several tables. The carne asada was ground meat over cooked and tasteless! The fish was so small we had to order another order of the same plate. Unfortunately there a manager was not available. The only good item was the green hot sauce. The ceviche was grounded mesh of fish I hope , poor quality and not worth the price or taste. Hope they read this and turn this place otherwise close it.

Ordered online and picked up at a to go parking spot. Didn't have to leave the car. Excellent food and service!

Best ceviche ever that I ever laid my eyes on. The sauce was saucing that night. If you ever come across this place be careful because it is addicting.

The Cerviche is 5 stars alone! I stoped here with the family on our way to the River Walk and this place did not disappoint, the food was delicious and reasonable priced. The service fast and friendly and the restaurant was clean and spacious. If you are ever in the area check them out!

The food was great! And the service was even better. Appreciate the hospitality of the owners. Will definitely return!

It has some of the best ceviche in town. We also tried the steak quesadilla and fried fish/shrimp. The steak quesadilla was extremely hot and fresh. Fried fish/shrimp was also pretty good. The service is efficient and welcoming. Ambiance is chill depending on what time you go. It is very busy on the weekends.

The food was excellent! It was my first time going there, and I definitely will be back! The ambiance was great! Services were quick and prompt!

El Bucanero is a staple in San Antonio! last night we dined at the blanco location as the embassy location was closed and I have to say, the experience was outstanding in many ways. The service was exceptional from start to finish- attentive, friendly, and quick without being too overbearing. What really stood out, though, was how wonderfully they treated our babygirl. The manager went above and beyond to make her feel welcome, offering her a variety of food to try, which was such a thoughtful touch. (beans, tortillas, and avocado) At the end of the meal, we were pleasantly surprised to find that none of the food they had provided for her was actually on our bill. It was a lovely gesture, and it made our experience even more special. The food itself was delicious as always, but the service and kindness made this visit memorable. Highly recommend this place for anyone looking for great food and even better hospitality! Been going here with my family for 10+ years, my sister use to work here, and our guests request "El Buc" as soon as we pick them up from the airport!! We will always make the drive for our favorite.

Terrible service and no accountability. We ordered 1 large green ceviche and 1 medium black ceviche. They gave us 10 tostadas total for both of the orders. We also asked for salsa green and orange and they didn't give us any orange salsa and only 2 green salsas. Restaurant was already closed by the time I got home and discovered order was wrong. When I went back the next day to get what I had ordered the staff and manager Jennifer were being difficult and did not want to accept responsibility for the mistake even blaming us for not calling them after the place was already closed. Could've been a simple resolution by just giving us the tostadas and salsas we had paid for and asked for but instead she wanted to be rude and say it was our fault for not calling after their closed. Definitely need some customer service trainings or something and some management coaching.

My last review of this restaurant was pretty brutal, mostly because the restaurant was so grimy. NOT TODAY! This location was clean, uncrowded (Wednesday afternoon) and the food was delicious. Actually, all we ate was the Seafood Tortilla Soup. The price seemed a little high until I realized how tasty the soup base was and how much seafood was in that bowl! Generous portion. Scrumptious.

I Love Mariscos and nothing beats el Bucanero . Awesome servers every time we come. Good service , good music , good food , and sometimes they even got mariachi. Cant beat that. Would highly recommend if you like seafood.

So many amazing options. Great service and excellent food. Every time I go it's hard to make a decision because everything looks so delicious.

Seafood always tastes fresh with soo many options of dishes for everyone! The wait staff is always friendly!

El Bucanero is still a good place for seafood. However, I have to say that today was a bit disappointing. They increased their prices while affecting their quality. We had the grilled fish plate. The amount of fish was much less than before and it was not well cooked. Service was excellent as always. Our server was very attentive. There was a festive atmosphere in the restaurant. Fiesta San Antonio was in the air!

The Waite line gets long but moves quickly. The menu is massive so stick to what you came for and you should be good otherwise you may get overwhelmed. With the supper cool over the top drinks things can add up quick. It's definitely a celebration place.

Great lunch today with great friends. Food came out really quick which was nice since it wasn't too busy. We were seated right away. Everything was really great. I didn't get a picture of the drink we ordered but it was really tasty with shrimp and Sol beer. The only thing that was okay was the steak de asada(alittle to dry) but other wise the seafood dishes had amazing flavor. Music wasn't to high so we were able to talk and have great conversations. Thinking I'll try something different next time!! They do have a huge menu which can be alittle overwhelming but there wasn't a problem with the server helping explain when we had questions. I do enjoy the green creamy salsa and tostadas ... yummmy

Came here to celebrate my birthday! We were a small crowd, however got Saturday surprisingly no wait. The restaurant lively with music, and other customers. Drinks were amazing as usual! Seafood cooked to perfection. Party of 5 everyone was happy with their meals. Fresh fish, freshly fried oysters & crispy perfectly seasoned French fries. Our waitress consisted checked on our party, refilled our drinks, & ensured our table had what we needed. The only thing that was disappointing, no mariachis.

Great time and great service To top it off they had a sweet treat truck outside of it worth trying out

The food itself is good but honestly this place is absolutely insanely over priced, I ordered fish tacos that came with nothing not even rice. The waiter was very kind and I loved his personality but sadly he sucked at his job, I asked for things and never got them (not even refills). The ambiance? Well there wasn't much of one, it was packed and all you could hear was people yelling over each other and children crying... no music, just tv's on mute. The tables are so close together that people sitting behind you had to squeeze in or stand up altogether just to let you get across, going to the bathroom was a nightmare because of this. It seems as though they just want to pack the house no matter the cost (i.e. clients' comfort). Don't believe the hype, there are so many other restaurants that are better (in all aspects). I get times are though but this place is taking advantage of the hype wave they're on.

La comida está muy rica y sabrosa los camarones tienen un sabor muy rico y únicos!! Los meseros/a son muy amables y serviciales siempre tienen buena actitud como primera vez! Me encantó me veré viniendo seguido!

Based on family recommendation we paid this seafood restaurant a visit. We were sat right away. The waiter was prompt with taking drink orders. Our food came out nicely decorated and hot! The food was authentic and savory. We ordered ceviche, seafood tortilla soup, molcajete. I would definitely recommend this place the molcajete had fish, shrimp and chicken. The shrimp was split in half cooked to perfection. Ceviche was tasty added flavor with cucumber and tajin.

Coming from California I have high expectations for seafood coming into El Bucanero has really changed the outlook of what a real traditional Mexican seafood restaurant looks like in San Antonio ! This place is packed with Good vibes, Good environment and you can tell its quality is 100%. Service is great !

A favorite of my family. Five stars! El Bucanero offers an extensive variety of seafood including some seldom offered at most seafood restaurants, such as octopus and callos-de-hacha, a scallop unique to the sea of Cortez and more flavorful and tender than Atlantic and Pacific varieties. Most items can feed several "tragones." FTG

If you want amazing Mexican style seafood there's no better place than El Bucanero. The flight of ceviches was amazing. I have been to 2 different locations- marbach and embassy and all of the food is delicious!

I have barely scratched the surface of this massive menu thus far, but I look forward to future exploration. Can definitely vouch for the various ceviches. Not so much the michelada unfortunately. But that's a small matter with so many other promising drink options available. Cheers to you, Bucanero. Estos si son mariscos! No chingaderas!

My friend raved about the food here and we had to go try it while visitng San Antonio. The restaurant was enormous and very buys, fun music and we got greeted right away since we were there early. We ordered a few drinks and had some ceviche, everything was delicious, fresh and big portions. The service was good and attentive. We enjoyed the food and the atmosphere, its a must try if you are in the area.

I hate to give an establishment a bad review, but I have to be 100% honest. Although the food was pretty good and fresh, our service was extremely slow. The waiter was nice but honestly took forever with everything from the moment we sat down (5:50pm) until we received the check (8ishpm). It took 15 minutes for our waiter to acknowledge us and bring waters to our table. The women's bathroom was not clean and smelled bad. Overall, the experience wasn't good. I think for how high they price their meals, it should've been way better. If it weren't for those two reasons, I would've given it a 5 star. Left disappointed.

I can't remember what this was but it was well worth the price ! Had a little of everything and the flavor was AMAZING ! Will definitely go back !!

Cada vez que tengo antojo de mariscos, este es el primer lugar que me viene a la mente. Siempre voy allí para pedir uno de los molcajetes del menú o un pescado frito. No olvides probar su buena selección de cervezas, que va muy bien con sus opciones de mariscos como el pachanguero y los shots de ostión. Estoy deseando volver pronto, ya que es el lugar favorito de mi dama para comer mariscos.