Mano Santa — Restaurant in Sinaloa

4.5 stars rounded up!

Went in for an early dinner with my wife because we were in the area and everything we ordered was absolutely delicious. The ceviche al coco and croquetas de marlin were the stand-outs! Everything was flavorful, fresh, and well-balanced with great textures. The tastes were a little something outside the norm for Mazatlan, which was really appreciated.

Service was very good and the ambience was lovely, bright, and airy. Knocking off a half star for the very limited wine selection. They only had one white and one red by the glass, and the white wine I ordered was just okay.

Definitely worth the drive from the Centro... looking forward to trying their...

Years ago, here in Mazatlán a common practice was to cheat the customers...e.g. Receive 2 drinks get charged for 3, charged for items not delivered, etc. At this restaurant they have a new wrinkle... In addition to charging us for drinks we didn’t receive there were no menus so we didn't know what our meals cost. There were no checks/bills at the end of the meal so we couldn’t see what we were paying for, then after the nervous hassle of correcting the cheating, they automatically charged me 15% for a tip without asking me. They just slipped it in even after all the scrutiny. They are brazen cheaters....

Right outside our condo bldg so very handy for us. The food is really well presented and good. They sell beer, cerveza, but only the small bottles which they over charge for in comparison with other near by restaurants. Also their national cliental park on the sidewalk and force pedestrians to walk around them on the busy street even though there is plenty of room to park on that street. Overall a very nice place and we would certainly recommend it for a...