RESTAURANTE DON SAMUEL — Restaurant in Magdalena

Avoid This Place at All Costs – Food Poisoning Nightmare!

If I could give this place zero stars, I would. My friend and I decided to try this so-called "restaurant," and it turned out to be one of the worst decisions we've ever made. We both ordered seafood, and within hours, we were violently sick—full-blown food poisoning that lasted for days.

The fish tasted off, but we foolishly assumed it was just their "style" of cooking. Big mistake. The service was painfully slow, the staff seemed indifferent, and the whole place had a weird, fishy smell that should have been a massive red flag. The hygiene in this restaurant is clearly nonexistent.

Not only did this meal ruin our night, but it also wrecked our health for days. We couldn’t keep anything down, had stomach cramps from hell, and were left feeling completely drained. We should have gone to the hospital.

DO NOT eat here unless you enjoy food poisoning, disgusting service, and a complete lack of food safety. This place should be shut down immediately before more...

I went with my boyfriend and we didn’t understand the hype. My bd f had the fresh fish with coconut rice, salad and patacones and it was good and tasty but not wow.. I had the Seafood Cazuela and I didn’t like it. First it comes so hot from an oven I think that I had to wait more than 10 minutes to start eating, second as they put it on a oven (don’t get why) shrimps calamari everything was over cooked. There were so many peaces of seafood and so little soup that it wasn’t easy or pleasant to eat.. you have to walk around 20-30 minutes on the sand depending where you are staying and other 20-30 to go back .. I don’t think it’s worth it.. full of mosquitos, we got biten horribly, full of flies getting in the middle of your food. It’s not...

Just had an early dinner at Don Samuel and it was absolutely to die for. The fish is fresh, the flavors are simple but done well, just the way seafood should be. The coconut rice was one of my favorite parts about my shrimp dish. To top it all off, I’ve really been missing hot sauce while on my trip down here, so when I saw the salsa picante with the meal, I was in heaven.

You have to make a trip to two and go. If not for the food alone, at least for the view...