Restaurant El Malecón - 48300 Puerto Vallarta

The fish and mussels we had were good. Prices are a bit high but the beach location is nice and the service was good, although you'll need to get the waiters attention.

Horrible wait staff. After I finished my first drink, I sat there for maybe 30mins , waiters passed my at least 9 times, my glass sat empty on the table, they went to other tables, never came to my table, I had to walk to the hostess stand to ask what the problem was, she said it was because they do not speak English...that is B/S. They are just poorly trained or just dont have the common sense to go back to the table to see if the customer needs something else. Then when the bill came, they said CASH ONLY..I asked to see that in writing, they could not produce proof that that was the policy. I think the waiters wanted to pocket the money. I absolutely would not go back and would not recommend this place

Ordered catch of the day “ fresh” Mahi mahi. It came super salty that burned my tanque and tasted like a spoiled fish. Seems like the fish was not fresh and they put it in salty water to get rid of the smell ... when we told them that our two orders taste awful, they brought us a different fish that was definitely fresher. The rice was already cold and cooked with unpleasant oil. Very low quality food. The bottom line- we will never come back here, but we hoped to have it as a place to go locally when we moved here... no luck.

First thing I did when walking in was ask the guy that greeted us if they accepted card since we didn't have enough cash. He said yes and I asked him for the menu to see if we would like what they had. We decided to stay. We ordered two different kinds of ceviche (fish & shrimp). Ceviche is raw seafood btw, and as a Mexican, I know what that should be like. What they served was Not at all that. Both dishes were bland to start off, and regular cooked shrimp was given on a tostada. The fish was also fully cooked and just smashed up into crumbs. Very disappointing. When we tried to pay, they said they have never accepted card. We said that it was the first thing we asked, and they said- "Idk who would of told you that, you guys are lying because I gave you the menu and you never asked me." I was shocked that they would go that far to call us liars, and the server that gave my brother a menu was not the same guy that greeted us in the beginning. They lied to us so we would stay, the food wasn't made right nor was it good, and at the end they called US liars.

Very disappointing. I rarely leave reviews but this place was just so bad. I’ve had way better seafood at Red Lobster hundreds of miles inland to give ya an idea of how bad. My margarita was so bad I had to have them take it back—tasted like aspartame from sugar substitute or something. The breaded shrimp that I ordered was both soggy and burnt at the same time. It had more of a chicken texture than shrimp. The service was decent and the outdoor seating in the back is by the beach and nice.

We love sitting here to enjoy the views and relax with a drink and food

Great spot with ocean view. Fresh catch of the day and very good prices. Check them out

Not the best, not the worst, average restaurant with average food in average portions at a little above average prices. I guess you're paying for the toes in the sand beach side dining experience. Service was average.