Makai Restaurant — Restaurant in Nayarit

Makai is a little spot across from a beach path along the highway next to an Oxxo, and it's definitely better than you'd ever expect for all those descriptors. I may have come in with too high an expectation, though, as it was recommended glowingly by a grizzled storytelling American we met at a place in Bucerias, and it didn't quite hit those expectations. The food was interesting, but didn't quite hit - the stingray croquettes mainly tasted of tuna, the gazpacho was beet-based and didn't include any traditional gazpacho ingredients besides avocado - so, basically, borscht. The fish tacos were solid, the crabcake burger unmemorable. The service was fairly slow and didn't seem that into serving gringos, which is fine, I get that. Overall, far better than a roadside spot usually is, not as good as I hoped....

My friend had a burger that he said was pretty good. Fries looked good as well. The guacamole was also pretty good. The rating is for the ceviche. It was not ceviche. It was a bowl of onion, cabbage, and cucumber all shredded and drenched in a sauce that I could not describe too well a little smoke a little spice is the best I could get from it. The dish had a lot or raw prawns in it. Yes I know what ceviche is. There was no curing of these prawns in citrus. It was just an odd dish with raw whole prawns thrown in. It was a terrible dish but to call it a ceviche is the real crime. I eat a few bites and had...

My boyfriend my mom and I went to Maki several times at our Punta mita stay and this place has hands down the best seafood in whole Punta de mita for sure !!!! Everything is totally amazing and flavorful you can feel the love in every bite ! The ceviche de Atun was the best ceviche I had in my entire life and I am a ceviche lover who has had a lot of ceviches all over the world !!! We can totally recommend this place and we will miss to eat here 🥺! Thanks for...