Sea Capitán Cocina Costera — Restaurant in Kansas City

I have been there twice. First with my sister in law who works at UMKC and the service and food were great and the manager took the contact info from my sister in law to possibly have some functions at the restaurant. I was excited to go again with my out of town friend and went there this past Thursday. I had booked a table for two in the dining room. They sat us at a table right across from the door to the patio, and every time the door opened, a cold blast of air made us feel very cold, and the door opened constantly. We immediately asked to be seated at another table, and although there was a table for two available and empty at the dining room, they moved us into the bar area. We had no problem with it until we realized the service was not available barely at all. We had arrived to the restaurant at 6:45pm and ordered the prawns which we got in a decent time, maybe within 30 minutes of arrival, but we didn't get our steak for more than an hour later, and got a rude response from the waiter, when she finally came to service a table next to us, when I asked when our food was finally coming. It should not take an hour to get our food, but I realized that in the dining room, they have a time limit you are allowed to occupy your table, in the bar area that is not the case, so they prioritize the serving in the dining room. Very disappointing experience last time, compared to the first. Food, however, is delicious. I hope they get these kinks worked out as otherwise those prawns are...

Google should allow .5 stars as this is a 3.5 review. Keep in mind we dined in the reaturant very early in their opening, so things will likely change for the better.

Sea Capitán Cocina Costera (Sea Captain Cocina KC) is a coastal Mexican seafood which on the surface is a really fun combination and is located in a great area. The reaturant has a great outdoor space which for the area is not easy to find so this is a huge plus.

The staff was my favorite part of the evening. Everyone judging the management came to speak with us and made sure we understood the menu, drinks and even just had a conversation with us. My wife and I are massive foodies so we are noticed from other resturants.

Overall the food and drinks were very good, its "tapas" style so the dishes are much smaller than most people are used to in a restaurant coined with Mexican fair. I think my largest issue was portion size to price size. I am 100% ok with great or even really good food and drinks costing us $100-$150 minimum, tallent and food like this is not cheap, but we encroched on the $200 plus point and felt it was not really enough one way or the other (meaning price to portion or greatness to price).

We will give it a month or two and for sure update our review. Its worth eating here just...

When I walked up to the restaurant it looked very welcoming with people enjoying their meals on the patio and some even had their dogs with them which was cool to see that the restaurant was ok with. They even had an outdoor counter that they turned into a bar where you can sit outside and look in while you eat and drink.

I ordered a wagyu cheeseburger with everything on it except for onions. I have an onion allergy and they made sure my meal was onion free. The burger was perfectly medium rare and juicy. The bun was toasty and tasted delicious. It was one of the best burgers I have ever had.

The fries were very crispy on the outside and soft and warm on the inside. I could've eaten a bucket of the fries. They were so good. They had the perfect flavor.

I sat at the bar since I was by myself and received amazing service from the bartenders, the waiting staff, and from Vera one of the Assistant Managers. She was very nice and always had a smile on her face. She asked me how my food and experience was and made sure everything was how I ordered it to be.

After the great food and fantastic service I will definitely be coming back for more. The quality was well worth the price...