Los Mangos — Restaurant in Jalisco

The first time we came, everything was fine. Quick margarita and caught the water taxi. Much less of a good experience when we returned from the beach. Ordered 2 margaritas, paid with a 500. The server returned with 160 pesos to give us change and told us we only gave him 100peso bill to begin with. Literally what?! Complete chaos after that, the manager got involved and between none of us backing down and the language barrier, we just left. And didn’t even get to finish our drink. Maybe a misunderstanding and still a nice spot to go. Just be careful with your monies, as with...

Relax! Get a bucket of beers, say hi to Chuy and the friendly beach dogs, have the chef fire roast a just-caught red snapper, order some ceviche, a margarita, some guac... We were in the area for a week so we got to know the staff at Los Mangos fairly well. Food and beers were reasonably priced - note that a service charge might be added to your bill by hand (totally not required to pay, but please tip!). Friendly service, lots of seafood options, nice atmosphere. Beach chairs and tables in the sand....

We had a great experience at Los Mangos. Ricardo set us up with beach chairs and a little table around 10 am and kept the coronas coming through the afternoon. My wife and I each had a stick fish for lunch and it was a lot of fish for 130 pesos. The snapper was particularly good. All-in-all, it was a great way to spend a day. Boca’s bay is busy and it’s a great place to chill out with a book and watch the...