Mariscos La Playa - Albuquerque

I have been a fan for some time. Always a good service and seafood experience. Of the Mexican Baja style dishes from across the locations in both Albuquerque and Santa Fe, my favorite is the seafood soup 'Vuelvo la vida ' but I also enjoy the Shark, Snapper and I think I remember catching an outstanding Flounder dish in Santa Fe a few times. The free trio of salsa with chips before the meal is a tasty welcome.

Used to be good. Not so much anymore. Knew I was in for a rough meal when my pico came out and was 80% water. Got the octopus and it was mostly mushy and smelled off. Only had a few bites before giving up on it. Still with what little I ate it made me incredibly sick. Such a shame cause this place used to have amazing food.

I had a ballena size shrimp cocktail my companion had shrimp fajitas,it was really big portion delicious ? ?? we also had a yummy flan.

Mariscos La Playa is a little gem in Albuquerque. My husband and I ate there yesterday; I felt like I was in Mexico again in a little Mexican Cantina. The atmosphere was a wonderful tropical Mexican feel with traditional Mexican music playing in the background. The menu had a large variety of Mexican seafood, as well as, traditional Mexican food. I ordered the Relleno and my husband ordered the Grilled Marlin Tacos. The food was absolutely delicious! The relleno was a steamed trout in butter sauce, flayed open and stuffed with scallops, octopus and shrimp with cheese lightly laced over the top. My mouth is watering just remembering how excellent it was. The portions were large; with the relleno came white rice, potato wedges, a mix of corn and carrots lightly buttered and a small lettuce and tomato garnishment with a slice of avocado. The trout was cooked so it just melted in my mouth, the scallops were tender, the octopus pieces were not rubbery and chewy as some places serve it and the shrimp were delicate morsels. The grilled Marlin tacos had decent sized pieces of marlin in four soft corn tortillas with lettuce and tomatoes and a side of salsa. With the tacos, there was white rice and potato wedges. I had a couple bites of his tacos which were very good (mine was better, lol). We will definitely be going back to Mariscos La Playa and hope to bring extended family.

I love the decor here, it is colorful and fits with the seafood/under the sea theme. The seafood was fresh and clean. Small glass cocktail: coctel Gloria Small (seafood combo) My favorite with with octopus, shrimp, and scallop. More sweet. With cucumbers: Mariscada Fria- This had more chile and acid which was strong but refreshing. In tin foil: Fileted Marinero (tilapia wrapped in foil with scallop shrimp and cheese)