Location: Port Isabel
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Most Popular Seafood food in Port Isabel, Texas, United States
Find out what Seafood restaurants to try in Port Isabel. Port Isabel is a city in Cameron County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Brownsville–Harlingen–Raymondville and the Matamoros–Brownsville metropolitan areas. The population was 5,006 at the 2010 census.
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9. Poke Ceviche
Co-owned and operated by the Executive Chef Alejandro Lopez, Poke Ceviche strives to be THE PLACE to get the best ceviche all around the coast of Texas. Small joint, big hearts, bold flavors, and great stories are behind every corner of Poke Ceviche.
Reviewed By Fun2sunNC
We loved having fresh ceviche made to order! They were willing to customize any order to add or subtract any options or spices. We tried the 4 sample option & then the full order of the Ahi Tuna ceviche. It was a lot of food! Highly recommend the Fruit of the Sea, Chipotludo & the Summer Blossom (Ahi Tuna). They were our favorites. The sauces made the flavors of the ceviche! We live in MN had had to make the stop before our flight home. We were very impressed with our service & food. My 7 & 4 yr olds even enjoyed the Fruit of the Sea. Who knew seafood & fruit were a great combination!
8. Rincon Veracruzano
Overall Ratings
4 based on 32 reviews
Reviewed By antoniogC1750KM
The vegetables and corn are delicious, but the fish and shrimp are excellent. The best is that they'll serve you more until you say you're done. In addition, order the lemonade.
7. Marchan's White Sands Motel, Marina & Restaurant
Overall Ratings
4 based on 79 reviews
Reviewed By KSMeadowlark
I have wanted to try this restaurant for a couple years, but this is first time we actually dined here. We arrived around 11:30am. There were 3 tables of customers when we came into the building. There are 3 sections of this restaurant. The upper dining room is located at the entrance of the restaurant with the hostess table and cash register. It has windows that let you see the water in the bay, with view over the lower dining room. The lower dining room has windows facing over the marina and with a nice view over the bay. The tables sit at an angle to the windows, so that everyone can view the water if desired. There is also a bar located between the upper level dining room and the lower dining room. The bar is nicely appointed with a long bar and stools, plus small 2 person tables around the perimeter of the room. The hostess greeted us as we entered and asked us to select a table in the upper dining room. I told her that I wanted to sit near the water. She handed me the menus, napkins and silverware and told me to seat myself. That was fairly crazy, but at the time there was only one table with 3 people in the upper dining room. I think she wanted some more customers. We were greeted by a very pleasant young woman who was taking orders from one of the two tables already seated in the lower dining room. She told us to select a table and took our orders after finishing up with the order she was taking when we came down the stairs. About that time, a group of 6 to 8 people arrived and were seated in the upper dining room. My husband asked our waitress what type of fish was in the fish basket. She told him pollock. We didn't ask if it was locally caught, but I think that it might have been (hoping so anyway. I didn't want the pollock, so I ordered the bacon cheeseburger with fries. My husband received the fish basket with three nice sized pieces of battered fried fish, a cup of coleslaw and french fries. The coleslaw was very creamy, but a little bland for my taste. (But I rarely find a coleslaw that I like.) The fish were OK, but a little on the "no taste" side. I'm not sure if that was due to the type of fish or to lack of seasoning in the batter. They were OK, but not memorable. My hamburger was 1/2 pound beef on a toasted bun. It was served with a fresh, crispy piece of lettuce, a slice of large tomato, a slice of purple onion and a slice of dill pickle, cheese and a mayonnaise sauce. It was good. The bacon was very crispy, almost burnt, but OK. (I did wonder if the bacon on my cheeseburger was left over from breakfast.) I couldn't taste the cheese, but I think it was cheddar. The burger was so big, I cut it in half and took it home with enough french fries to make a second meal. We had to wait a little bit for our food, which means to me that the chef and kitchen staff prepare and cook the food fresh. The food is plentiful and the for the price was about average for the lunch time meals served in Port Isabel and on South Padre Island. The fish basket with fries and coleslaw was $7.99. My bacon cheeseburger was $8.99 if I remember correctly. The restaurant is part of the Marchan White Sands Motel and Marina. Our waitress was very friendly and accommodating. The restaurant was clean and neat when we arrived. It is large so can accommodate large groups of people.
6. Gulf Seafood Market
Overall Ratings
4 based on 20 reviews
Reviewed By Ron H
Warm, friendly atmosphere, great seafood at reasonable prices.My family and I have been dining here for years and always leave feeling happy and satisfied.
5. Fisherman's
Overall Ratings
4 based on 61 reviews
Reviewed By DallasAyrUFan
Our family was visiting South Padre Island over Memorial Day Weekend. Every restaurant open for breakfast was packed so we thought we would try Port Isabel to see what we might find. So glad we did!!!Incredible breakfast contodo, great omelets and pancakes too. Every in the family was happy with their choices and the service was courteous and prompt too. We will definitely be back when visiting South Padre!!!
4. Dirty Al's at Pelican Station
Overall Ratings
4 based on 477 reviews
Best seafood restaurant in port isabel Texas, owned by the Salazar family owners of original Dirty Al's on south padre island
Reviewed By Melissa P
I really wanted to like this place. It has a great view of the channel bridge, plus you can see boats come and go and of course... pelicans. The interior is nice as well. We came at a normal week-day lunchtime. The place was not crowded, but the wait for our food was very long. Our waiter was super nice, but some of our orders came back wrong and we had to ask for a lot of things that should have been anticipated. If we had predicted that the food would take so long, we would have ordered an appetizer So maybe some complimentary garlic bread would have been nice??? I'm not down on the island very often, but I'll probably pass on Pelican Station in the future. Sorry...thanks for your visit Melissa P , please accept our apologies for delivering a great service as you deserve,we are constantly doing our best in having good staff and good food, however bad things happen to good people , we hope to redeem our selves in your next visit to our restaurant and we hope you do give us another chance.
3. Pirate's Landing Restaurant
Overall Ratings
4 based on 660 reviews
We are a family waterfront casual restaurant. We are a pirate themed style restaurant and bar on the water.
Reviewed By Olga5923
Great food, great prices. If you have big appetites for seafood this is the place for you (and us). Even the appetizer portions are huge. Very very reasonably priced. Great service, smiling faces ready to help or make suggestions. You definitely won't be disappointed here. Go to place for us everyone we come to South Padre. Try it.
2. Joe's Oyster Bar
Overall Ratings
4 based on 764 reviews
Reviewed By Penske0546
Enjoying another Wonderful Birthday Celebration at Our Famous South Padre Island. I have always thought the freshest Gulf Coast Shrimp would be on the Island and was wrong. Joes Oyster Bar In Port Isabel is the freshest by far. My wife and I enjoyed Fresh Boiled Shrimp - OysterCocktail - Fresh Red Snapper Ceviche - and an entire Seared on the skillet Red Snapper with a Glass of Mascado. This is the place to come and enjoy a Great Lunch or Dinner we even saw our State Representative enjoying the food. Definitely a Two Thumbs Up
1. Los Tortugoâs Seafood Market
Overall Ratings
4 based on 287 reviews
We are a Fresh Seafood Market with a Full time Galley available. We provide the Freshest Seafood in town brought in daily from our own Shrimpboats.
Reviewed By hattrupmd
Very reasonable prices and fresh shrimp and fish. The variety of fish available here is great, but we were after shrimp. They had jumbo, super jumbo, and bigger yet. We wiped them out of jumbo and super jumbo a couple of nights in a row to cook our shrimp. Restaurant is upstairs, but no clue about it.
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