Mariscos Tampico Bar & Grill

Haven’t been there yet, but I read all the great comments and am so willing to try it out !

Always delicious! The mole sauce is the best I’ve had in Austin anywhere and their shrimp salads are amazing. We are regulars here and the margaritas (rocks, spicy salt) are strong and tasty, and everything else has been good too. Fresh made guacamole, enchiladas suiza, enchiladas mole, and seafood salad. All fantastic. Killer tortas cubanas too! Good service and the karaōke doesn’t suck. :)

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I give one star to This restaurant if I can call this a restaurant
I went for a family dinner on Saturday around 7pm
With my Wife and I and my two daughters not a busy time for them
We sat by the hosted after 6 minutes we get our chips and salsa. 5 minutes later a male server arrived to our table
Since my baby daughter don’t eat seafood we plan to get it kids meal for Her so my wife very nicely ASKED THE SERVER
WIFE :ARE THE KIDS MEAL COMING WITH ANY DRINKS ?
SERVER: THIS IS NOT MCDONALDS
I STAND FROM THE TABLE and I told him excuse me
How you can you respond to HER like that she is only asking one question for you, can you answer professionally. You are the server so you must answer questions in a good manner I told my FAMILY TO GET OUT THE TABLE. And leave He was so confused, because of my reaction but I told the hosted the situation and she said sorry. And by the way
Food is overpriced. Drinks. Are overprice Noise is too loud and a gross looking
the inside For outside Look NICE AND CLEAN BUT THATS NOT A RESTAUTANT is the the big box were the flee market is located
Thanks

Worst place ever. Just went today 25 minutes later they bring chips and salsa.. Now its 35 minutes and we get drinks total of 55 to get our food and its all wrong bathrooms dirty. Spoke to management was worse then the server.

Hole in the wall. Food was good. Prices are high. Place is a bit dirty and rough around the edges for the price. Overall it was okay but I wouldn’t go out of my way for it.

I’m disturbed to have read that previous customers used a Groupon. I went in with a Groupon last week and was told it was a scam and that they’d never set any deal up with Groupon. I was very disappointed but decided to give them a try anyway. I ordered and paid full price for a grilled tilapia that, unfortunately, was so dry and bland I couldn’t finish it. It was honestly the worst tilapia I’ve ever tasted, and their drinks were overpriced. To be fair, I will say the salsa for the chips was great. But my companion also thought her food mediocre for the price. I really wish they would have compensated me in some way for the Groupon; the smallest gesture would have left me with a better impression. But I’ll never go back.

Had a nice dinner for my husband and i, The food was really good and The drinks were delicious and strong, The micheladas are mega great, our waitress was super nice and sweet, had chicken and beef fajita ate half and took other half home (: they are generous [:

Average food for above averages prices. So many other Mexican seafood joints to pick from, especially on Lamar. Def won’t be going back.

Bought a groupon for this place twice now and hope they put another one up again! It’s a hole in the wall but has the best seafood I’ve had in a long time especially since I’m from the east coast which has the best seafood in the country. Highly recommended! Don’t be afraid of the appearance because the food is amazing!

Horrible service. Horrible food. I ordered the camarones Alfredo and the pasta was so mushy and bland. Never again

I got the seafood soup which years ago was very good but it’s not worth it now.

Went here on a Groupon– thought it would be like a little hole-​in-​the-​wall I used to frequent in my hometown. WRONG. Hole in the wall– yes. Good food no. Their ceviche is not ceviche– it all tastes like they buy the bulk frozen seafood from Sam’s Club and then serve it, no seasoning, no anything. We tried several things on the menu and their drinks. Sad to see people call it «authentic Mexican». Sad because it means so many people haven’t ever experienced good food (or service for that matter). I’d much rather go spend the $ 75 for dinner and couple of drinks my sister and I spent elsewhere. Way over-​priced, poor quality, and terribly bland. They had store bought tortilla chips! Make them! You know ceviche is supposed to be raw seafood «cooked» in lime. Not a trace of lime in it. Seafood soup had that Krab junk in it and the fish was extremely fishy… For me to say that is really saying something. And the shrimp cocktail is made with a ketchup base, wtf?! It seriously offends my Mexican sensibilities. It is literally the worst seafood experience I have ever had– including the time I had an allergic reaction and my throat swelled shut– because at least it was delicious going down. There was no good part to this trip– not the atmosphere, not the eating of it, definitely not the paying for it, and not the two days of stomach unease after the visit.

Charming restaurant beside the flea market is very convenient to me. Unfortunately the food isn’t very good. The best things on the menu are the shrimp cocktails, which aren’t as good as El Caribe’s, but cost twice as much. Also good are the soups, but for half the price, the soups at Quality Seafood are better. And that is the theme of this place, no matter how nice the waitresses may be and no matter how close it is to my neighborhood, you don’t have to go very far to get better food for less money.

This place is the spot to go if you want some authentic Mexican shrimp Coctel. Definitely one of my favorites, along with the ceviche tostada. You’ll want to pair the dish with a cold Mexican beer… I’ve found this to be the ideal combo when eating seafood.
The location is a bit sketchy, and the place could use a bit more lighting inside. When I walk in it feels more like a traditional cantina that you would find in Mexico. The place is set up inside to host PPV boxing fights when they’re available with a few screen projectors and sound system. On weekend nights they have karaōke going on, and it’s fun to get up there and sing your favorite tune. Most of the participants sing traditional mexican songs but they have quite the variety in songs.
Here is how I would rate these things individually: the food I’ve tried so far has been good and excellent presentation (Coctel de camaron: 5 stars, tostada de ceviche: 5 stars, fajita de mariscos 4.5 stars (didn’t care for the cheese that it was topped off with)).
The location and outside appearance could be better given the price of the food and presentation of such is actually decent. The lighting on the inside needs to be different I feel to give the sense of ocean /​beachside that you come to expect when eating Mexican seafood… I think the problem here is the lighting is optimized for karaōke setting (projector screens) and has just been left that way. Considering all of the above, I still give this place 5 stars because they have the potential to take this business to the next level.
Finally, I should add that I’m Mexican and have lived in Mexico. I have tried the authentic stuff. What I’ve had from this restaurant meets or exceeds from the restaurants that I’ve had in Mexico.

Place is a bit hole in the wall but the food is actually really good! I am recommending.

Very authentic Mexican seafood with almost exclusively Mexican customers. Not the nicest place in terms of atmosphere and the neighborhood is a bit sketchy, but food and service was very good.

Bought a groupon. Then we read the reviews and almost didn’t go, but so glad we did! The TVs were all tuned to different channels — fun! The chips and hot sauce for the table were fresh and very good. The waiter was pleasant and friendly, and my husband got a chance to practice his Spanish. He ordered campechana with shrimp and octopus, I ordered shrimp cocktail, all excellent. The presentation was unexpectedly elegant — a large glass garnished with big nicely-​cut pieces of very fresh fruit, cucumber and avocado. It looked beautiful and was as good as we’ve had anywhere. We definitely will go back.

Kinda dirty inside and needs a coat of paint. Waiter doesn’t listen and gives you the wrong drinks. When you’re ready to order, he’ll talk to his friends sitting at another table for 10 minutes first. Then, once you get your food you will have soupy mushy, lukewarm rice. Unexciting beans. Awesome beerita though! I want to like it more. I might give it another chance… we’ll see…

I had heard good things about this place, so I decided to check it out…
wish I’d just stuck with my regular spots.
I ordered the shrimp enchiladas.
I waited 20 minutes for my food.
I ran out of chips and water, never to be refilled during this wait.
When the food arrived, I asked for more water and got some, however our chip bowl was removed and never returned.
By the time our food finally arrived, mine was cold, the pound of cheese they put on it was already hard, the beans tasted like something out of a Wolf Brand Chili can and the rice was awful and not even fully cooked.
I sent it back.
Bummer.
HOWEVER, my friend got the skillet of «tilapia, shrimp, crawfish, octopus, pineapple, peppers, onions and about a pound of Monterey jack cheese» and it was ok minus the store bought corn tortillas… but not enough so that I’d ever go back.

Baby Octopus.
Pineapple.
Telenovelas projected on the wall 20 feet tall.
Weird little place, hard as hell to find, but very, very tasty mexican (ish) seafood. Next to the flea market in Crockett Center.
12 bucks for a fajita skillet full of tilapia, shrimp, crawfish, octopus, pineapple, peppers, onions and about a pound of Monterey jack cheese.
Gringos beware, seafood lovers rejoice.