Mariscos Nayarit

We stopped in for dinner at this restaurant mid-week as we were in the area and wanted to see how the food was, we were quite disappointed in nearly every aspect of our dining experience. Our first clue should have been the fact that the restaurant was nearly empty at 6:30 and that their most recent health inspection was in the low 90’s (whereas most fast food places in the area have a 95 or better).

I ordered the house lime margarita and it was weak and not very flavorable at all, I’ve had better tasting and more potent drinks out of a premixed bottle. We then had the tableside guacamole which we always order at the Mexican restaurants we frequent in NE Raleigh. This batch was mediocre at best and was under seasoned.

When our main courses arrived the disappointments continued, my beef taco was filled with unseasoned ground beef that was literally dripping grease all over my plate and the so called chili relleno was nothing more than a smallish chili filled with more of the greasy ground beef and some cheese. I’ve had this dish all over the country in Mexican restaurants from little hole in the wall places to fine dining establishments and I’ve never had anything like this called a chili relleno.

In fairness my child’s meal was flavorable for what it was, but how hard is it to mess up grilled chicken with queso on it? My wife had some sort of burrito with chorizo and beef strips which was pretty tasty and the only item we ordered that actually came close to hitting the mark. Factor in slow service and lackluster attention to detail from the wait staff and that sealed the deal for us, we won’t be back.