Restaurante Coco Loco — Restaurant in Cabo Velas

Coco Loco is a casual, beachfront restaurant with a view of Playa Flamingo. The menu featured casual plates of local dishes, and we started with the Peruvian-style Pineapple Ceviche, made of chunks of sea bass mixed with pineapple, red onion, corn, and aji pepper, all served in a half pineapple. For our mains, the Corvina Flamingo was a filet of meaty sea bass topped with a mango avocado lime salsa and served with a beurre blanc sauce and rice on the side; and the Fresh Whole Snapper was scored, fried, and served with rice and beans, vegetables, and a pineapple sauce on the side. Finally, my favorite dish was the restaurant’s namesake, the Loco Coco, made of rice mixed with mussels, shrimp, octopus, fish, coconut milk, and lime, all served in a young coconut. The rice was nice and creamy with plenty of seafood, but was dominated by an overly sour flavor. Overall, the dishes here were all tasty and creatively presented, though the flavors and execution could have been...

Gorgeous location right on the beach with shade umbrellas at the tables. We spent 3 hours here eating, drinking and hanging at the beach. When we closed out our tab, it had start to rain and I asked the server if the 10% service was included and he lied and said no, so I added 10%. It wasn't until I got home and I had time to really look at the bill to see that tax and service charge was included.

The food was ok maybe 2 or 3 out 5 stars. We ordered a couple different things and desserts. The fish I got was tiny. The Tahitian ceviche with coconut milk tasted good but was visually unappealing. I think the lime juice separated the coconut milk making it look like a bowl of vomit. I ended up not finishing it. The ropa vieja baguette was good if you like sandwiches on the sweet side. Drinks were fun and they had mocktales.

The view is 10/10. I probably wouldn't go there again just because I don't appreciate being taken advantage of on the service charge and the food...

100% Tourist Trap

Got the tuna tacos, they were a disaster. Three tiny, bland, overcooked pieces of tuna (forget a sear, they were grey and chewy by the time they reached me) piled on top of a huge, tasteless heap of cabbage with a weirdly bitter aftertaste. All this was served on the thickest, chewiest, most off-putting tortillas I’ve ever had.

The sides? Somehow even worse. The rice and beans were completely flavorless—blander than anything I’ve had in all of Latin America, and honestly, I’ve found more taste in rural Midwest diners. Completely inedible—took one bite and left the rest.

The service was no better. I had to ask for the check three times over 15 minutes to get it. The drinks were fine, but absolutely not worth enduring the rest of the experience.

Do yourself a favor and skip this place. Let them go out of business so locals can replace it with something...