Our first time to the restaurant, we had dinner at the bar and Susan was our bartender/server and her hospitality was amazing! The food was fabulous! We had just come off the water and had our fish with us, Susan suggested that her cooks prepare it and offered up outatanding suggestions on how to have the meal complete! Wow! What an amazing experience and this was like a gem on the island! A must go back!
Our favorite Mexican seafood restaurant in Port A! Last night I tried the Los Primos plate, grilled shrimp, crawfish enchilada, rice, and black beans, excellent! I’ve never had a meal I didn’t enjoy at La Playa. Top notch service and food!
Cash only or checks but there is an atm inside and does charge. There will be a wait (our wait was 40 min)but it’s worth it for the food and service. The waiter was great as he was prompt, knowledgeable, and offered suggestions. Appetizer was the Ava of stuffed with crab and was very tasty. It is made for 1-2 ppl. The blackened tuna tacos were perfect and tasted more like steak than tuna. The crab meat enchiladas were also very flavorful and were delicious. The margaritas were so so but for 8.50 I wasn’t too miffed about them. They could be better and have this place be at 5 stars.
Went there twice in one weekend! Great food, great margaritas, and great service. This restaurant is worth the wait! Make sure to bring cash or use the ATM! Enjoy!
Great food. Busy place. There is a system for reserving a spot before they open, and don't mess with the GM/Door Lady. She wants NO nonsense! Sign up, show up with your party complete before they open or you will be stuck outside. The wife said hers was the best shrimp enchilada she has ever had. Dulce De Lecha cheesecake cake was awesome as well.
First off… this is a cash only business (they do have an ATM inside with a low $2.50 transaction fee). Outside of that, the food was exceedingly good as far as Mexican eateries go in Port A. The fajitas were on point with very tender skirt steak and sliced chicken breasts. The queso was a blanco white cheese. Guacamole was good. Chips and salsa were also appetizing. There’s limited parking on site, however go toward the next street intersection and you can park at the stadium for free and walk over. Golf carts are also welcome. We would definitely come back again. There was about a 30 minute wait at 8:45 pm so it’s a popular spot.
The wait in the heat was well worth it! I had the most yummy shrimp Enchiladas topped with lump crab, yes crab! With a poblano cream sauce, it was heavenly. It was so good, I was dipping my chips in it. My husband had three Enchiladas one with shrimp, one with crab meat and one with crawfish. Did I mention the pork short rib drizzled with a sweet chipotle barbecue sauce appetizer. The margaritas are cheap and good. This is a must stop.
Long wait, but it was absolutely the best beef fajitas I have ever had. I usually only get chicken because beef is usually fatty and not very tender. When I tell you these beef fajitas were so tender, you didn't even need a fork, I mean it. The flavor of the beef was spot on as well.
I'm craving some more right now. We live about three hours away, but we will definitely take some more weekend trips just to eat there. I wish I could remember my waiters name, but she was attentive to our needs, and we were impressed with her.
Jessica Reddick Gatlin
+5
Amazing Mexican dishes with seafood flair! This was our first time to visit and it certainly won't be our last. My sister and I ordered the shrimp and crab enchiladas, then split each dish, so that we could try each. Both were incredibly good! All the spices and flavors were perfect - this was some of the best Mexican food I've had in a really long time! Our waitress was super friendly and great with the kids; just the best. Can't wait to return!
The food at this restaurant is unparalleled! The best Mexican food on the island. Do not miss out on this gem. Definitely worth the wait! Fresh food - great service! Definitely ask about specials they are FANTASTIC! 🫶🫶
Great Mexican food service is equally wonderful - food is good and it has a great small place atmosphere - be patient if you go it’s very popular - and worth the wait ! 🌮🌯🫔🇲🇽
I'll get the only negative out of the way first. I can't stand it when restaurants these days are cash only. We actually would have purchased additional items had they taken card. I didn't feel like using their ATM. I still give the place 5 stars, and that is saying a lot because we are pretty picky about Mexican food. The chips and salsa were excellent. Nice thick chips served warm with salsa that had the perfect amount of spice. The combination beef and chicken fajitas were excellent. Beef was tender and flavorful, same for the chicken. My wife had the enchilada and taco meal and said it was very good. There was a wait to get in but it was well worth it. The waitress was friendly and provided great service.
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