Sardina Cantina — Restaurant in Baja California Sur

The crew at this restaurant will make you feel like family. My parents and I absolutely LOVE the staff. Christian, the big guy with the world's biggest heart, and the rest of the wait staff are eager to meet any request. Every dish they've served me during my 5 trips to Los Cabos hasn't just been good, it was exceptional. This past October, I caught a few red snapper and a yellowfin tuna. The "catch of the day" special they prepared for us was out of this world! They served the 6 of us "fish 5 ways", for the equivalent of $10 per person, family-style. If you catch a snapper, the Rockefeller treatment they gave it is among the best meals I've ever been served. The owner, Mike, is a great conversationalist and a huge sports fan, so if you'd like to catch your local team's game, he is happy to try and find it for you. The only caveat, is that if the game of the century is on, he has to play that one on the biggest screen, and probably give it the audio. But that man definitely knows sports, and he'll make every effort to help you watch your team. Watching any game with him is a great experience in its own right. Also, if you're there for a game, get the Wings and Calamari. Best Calamari I've had. The hot wings are not exactly Buffalo style (red, not orange), but the amount of heat is equivalent, and the flavor of that house sauce is outstanding. I loved 'em, and I'm a wing snob. If you like great drinks, Mike also stocks a real bar, and his bartenders won't dissapoint. Another thing you'll only get at Sardina Cantina is American-style breakfast. For some reason, no one else has real hashbrowns. My omelette was top-notch, but those hashbrowns! Mmmmh! With so many restaurant options around, it's tempting to try them all. Try this place once, and I promise you'll be back. More than once. I'm counting the days until I get to come...

The food here is incredible!!! We decided to try this place since it was close to the condo we were staying at. Servers were so friendly and helpful. All covid precautions were taken with hand sanitizer and temp checks.

Now on to the food. Our family of 5 loved everything. The chicken quesadilla wasn't your boring chicken and cheese. It had peppers and onions and was huge! Came with a side of beans and guacamole and sour cream. The fish and chips were cooked perfectly. Our usually bottomless pit child who ordered it was FULL. That's always a good thing. My husband and I tried the specials. Mine was imperial shrimp stuff with mozzarella and wrapped in bacon served with a sweet pineapple dipping sauce, veggies and I chose a loaded baked potato as my other side. My husband got the freshly caught yellowfin tuna seared with a garlic butter, white wine and some smokey mexican chili pepper sauce. Delicious! He chose au gratin potatoes as one of his sides. We shared a cesar salad that was yummy. And my daughter got a grilled chicken Cesar salad.

Reasonable prices for the portions. They only take cash. I hope to go back later...

So let's stay with atmosphere. The resturant is small and dinner dining is very dark suggest a bit more lights. The fake candles or lights with bottles just does help. Prices are a bit alarming afterall this Mexico but set for tourist of course so 1 dining outing here for 4 with drinks will set you back about 275.00 of which our 4th person shared a meal. Mind you only cash is taken...this sets up tourist to bring larger sum of money in their pocket. The food tax is 16 percent so keep that in mind. Food is good, but seems not as good as previous years. Quality a bit down...did you know they now added goat cheese to their guacamole? Why? When we questioned this they said no...clearly the appearance of goat cheese was in our guacamole and instead of getting us new they told us repeatedly no. Food allergies did not allow us to finish it. This set the tone for our meal. The tuna was great, the coconut shrimp a bit heavy on the breading as was the calamari that generally would be more rings instead of legs. The mash potatoes were serve cold should be...