Mazatlan Restaurant — Restaurant in Long Beach

People, check how much you're being charged & ensure you're not being short-changed! I had this spot bookmarked for a while and it did not live up to the hype. To start, the woman taking my to-go order was nice but she was upselling me everything like she was getting commission. I ordered a taco Mar y Tierra (& it was more meat than shrimp) and another of marlin, I was asked what size and went for the large that looked like a regular size taco. The marlin had a lot of tomato mixed into it. I had also attended to order the cóctel de camarón chico but she told be it was about 3 inches tall and that it was not a good option, to go for the large one. So I just didn't get it after all. Then I ordered an agua fresca de jamaica and she tells me they only have the large one but on the menu it doesn't say they have different sizes or the prices. It came out to $8 for a Jamaica that tastes like sugared water. I could have ordered 2 smaller drinks and would have tried their horchata to see if it was any good. Also, I was being charged more because I have $30 and was short-changed & when I realized it I was given the correct amount. They knew what they did. And when I asked how much was the water because the bill was more than I expected, I was told it was $8. I pointed out that it didn't say that in the menu & the last tells me that if I don't want it, they can take it back or give me the smaller side (she said they only had the large one when I ordered, why lie?). I left it as was but took a picture of the menu & when she saw me taking the picture she asked me if she could help me with something...hmm, you could start by not lying to me for a few extra bucks! The tacos were okay, I liked the carne one best. I did like that I was given beans and chips with some salsa. Overall, a...

I will never recommend this restaurant to anyone...I ordered a tostada de ceviche de pescado and I asked the girl over the phone that this was my first time buying and that I was not familiar with their portions so she said that one tostada portion was like 3 tostadas for the price of $9.99 and another double the portion for $14.99 so I told her that I wanted the one for $9.99 and a plate of camarones a la diabla so later I picked my order got home and sit in my table and opened the lid from the paper cup to my surprise it was close to half the cup so I called the restaurant to find out what was wrong with my order and a woman asked the girl who took my order and she said that she gave me the one for $8.99 plus I tasted their ceviche and it was horrible...BTW a woman was selling fruit across the street and that was a really good delicious fresh fruit for $10.00 and that was way better that their...

Don't let the neighborhood and the aesthetics fool you. This place has some of the best seafood. All their offerings are top notch, however their Marlin tacos are the best you'll ever have, trust me on this. No other place has Marlin tacos that will make you want to go back for more. Stick to their seafood menu everything else is just average. Update from 1/29/2023. It is a shame that the current ownership, supposedly by the same family has managed to ruin one of the best things they offered, the beloved and highly rated marlin taco. I tried their new recipe and how to my dismay it is NOTHING like the original. Last time I come to this place. Also the marlin taco was not the only thing they managed to screw up. The campechana and other things on the menu ran the same unfortunate fate. RIP best marlin taco in...