BAOS Mar y Tierra — Restaurant in Chiapas

Fantastic food and good service. The original waitress didn't seem to grasp that or Spanish is poor and spoke at the speed of a hellfire missile with little regard.

Then Guillermo took over and did a laudable job in communicating. The order was perfect and they brought a no charge salsa that was beyond good. We got too much food because of the unexpected salsa and that we wanted to try the chipilin soup (interesting, different, and worth the try!) followed by coconut shrimp and the whole fried fish. That fish was perfectly done and, for once, correctly seasoned.

Definitely eat here. You may see us as we expect to be back...

This is the restaurant at the marina where we stayed for a week. We arrived for dinner about 5:15pm, about 45 minutes before closing. The dish my wife ordered was not exactly as expected according to the description on the menu. When she pointed it out to the staff, they graciously replaced her meal with one she liked. All of our meals were fantastic, both in flavor and serving size. Excellent restaurant with...

Baos is that kind of places that could be extraordinary, but, for many reasons, only reach a "it's OK" rating.

I do recommend it. Gives you some privacy; it's a fresh spot in the habitual Soconusco's inferno; and can provide you with a not so bad daikiri. Food not bad, but irrelevant. Kind of...