La Playa Mexican Grille
Mexican · Port Aransas
Sobre La Playa Mexican Grille
En La Playa Mexican Grille, te damos la bienvenida a un rincón acogedor donde la auténtica cocina mexicana se encuentra con los sabores frescos del mar. Disfruta de nuestra especialidad en pescado, margaritas elaboradas con cariño, cervezas bien frías y un guacamole preparado al momento en tu mesa....
En La Playa Mexican Grille, te damos la bienvenida a un rincón acogedor donde la auténtica cocina mexicana se encuentra con los sabores frescos del mar. Disfruta de nuestra especialidad en pescado, margaritas elaboradas con cariño, cervezas bien frías y un guacamole preparado al momento en tu mesa. ¡Te esperamos en Port Aransas para compartir una experiencia inolvidable!
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La Playa Mexican Grille is a popular spot known for its delicious Mexican dishes with a seafood flair, especially the crab enchiladas and margaritas. Be prepared for a wait, as it's a small, cash-only establishment that doesn't take reservations. Angie is a highly recommended server.
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Tip: Get there early (around 3:45 pm) to put your name on the list, as they don't take reservations and it gets crowded. Remember to bring cash!
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Opinions de La Playa Mexican Grille Port Aransas
The salsa and chips were very good. I had the Ceaser salad with grilled shrimp - it was excellent. We had the combo fajitas which we both really enjoyed. The one issue I did not appreciate is that they only accepted cash - most people prefer using a credit card. The owner should just raise prices by 3% to cover the card fees.
Where do I even begin? If you come to port a - please do your self a favor and stop here. Ask for Angie - she is the absolute best and a gem of a human. We ate so much and my first time ever having Black Drum fish and they cooked it PERFECTLY! We came to port a for my daughters 16th and Angie and La Playa started the weekend off so amazing. It was great food, great atmosphere and honestly who even cares that's it's cash only, it's been like that for 20 years. And I love it. I love that place! We tried to take pictures of our food but ate it too fast
Excellent service and delicious food. We ordered the grilled black drum with crabmeat, grilled vegetables and rice. Every bite was beyond delicious! Your drink was constantly topped off as well as your chips and salsa. We will definitely be back!
We've been going here for 5 years and my husband's first wish on the island is to hit La Playa! Margaritas are top notch, lil pricey but comes with a kick! The pablano wrapped in fajita is my favorite! Only drawback is it's super small. They put a clipboard on the door at 4pm. When they open at 5 they do down the list until the restaurants full. After that it's an hour or more wait. Oh and cash only! ATM on site though.
Best Mexican food restaurant on the island! But you gotta WAIT to get in! It’s worth the wait! You get some great attitude from the hostess. Lol You either deal with it or go someplace else. Get there at 3:45 pm to write your name on the list. Then comeback at 4:45 to get called in. If you miss your call, you will get crossed out. Once you’re inside the waiters are nice and the hostess is a sweet lady! We ordered the beef enchiladas, crab enchiladas, kids meal chicken fajitas, and kids meal beef fajitas. Man, ALL of it was good! Kids meal was like an adult meal! Wish I had taken pictures of theirs. I highly recommend coming here! I look forward to my next visit next summer!
Love everything about La Playa. This came as a recommendation and we love a good fajita plate with a house marg. Wednesday night at 6pm had AN HOUR wait so just beware— the wait was worth it. They are very high tech and have a list of names and will yell your name out the door when your table is ready:) we drove around the island on golf cart for an hour and came back to being third in line. Great business model honestly, they know what they’re doing. When seated there were waters, chips and salsa waiting for us. $9 for a 20oz margarita (mind blown) and less than $40 for a trio fajitas plate for 2!? In what world!?? Anywho, go here!!
La Playa does not open until 5 pm and they do not take reservations. It’s very casual cantina style restaurant but you’ll see some people dressed in nice shorts and button down shirts. At 3:45 pm they put a clipboard on the door where you write your name and then leave or walk across the street and kill an hour at the souvenir shop. But you have to be back a little before 4:45pm and wait for your name to be called and seated. The food is good. I had the crabmeat enchiladas ($17.99) and the wife had the shrimp stuffed enchiladas de Camerones ($16.50). Both dishes were good. Our tab for two with one margarita and two Mexican beers was about $76.00 before tip.
We were down to Port A for a week. We love the food at La Playa so much, we ate there Tuesday AND Thursday! My absolute favorite is Crab Enchiladas. Ate them both nights. Our Thursday server, Sally was exceptional! The Margarita went down just right. When we visit, La Playa is dinner at least once. The arrive an hour early to put your name on the seating list and returning before 5 is well worth it, as is cash only. When we first started eating there, you could get on the list about 15 mins early. Too many know about this gem!
La Playa has a fun and lively atmosphere with plenty of delicious choices for dinner. Every dish is delicious but the best nightly choice is the specials. Always ask about the specials. View the margaritas list as well, have a white lightning or el primo. Like a frozen? Try the desert rose or strawberry margarita as pictured. My favorite as pictured is the tuna frita! I also love tuna steak and the crabmeat enchiladas. Nachos have a white queso cheese (kids love the queso too) chips are solid and hold up well. No mushy dishes. Only delicious meals. Thoughtful management and staff is always great. Highly recommend a dinner here while visiting Port Aransas!
Update on older review: Best Mexican Food in the area, not just Port A. Numerous seafood selections. Friendly staff and excellent service. This place is run the way a restaurant should be run. Crab Enchiladas (pictured) are excellent. Island Pepper (pictured) is an interesting take on a Chile Relleno and equally as good, the fajita steak on it is tender and very favorable. I don't think you will go wrong with anything on the menu. Opens at 5 pm, limited seating and nearly always very busy so expect a wait. Cash only but there's an ATM on the premises.
This was a very excellent restaurant. I have eaten Mexican food in so many very premium restaurants and this was just a wonderful experience. The service and food was so good. Stuffed jalapenos with pheasant , wrapped in bacon, was oh my. The fresh made at the table Guac , amazing. Grilled fish out of this world. Oh and the Margaritas were fantastic. One thought about their unique process to sign up for the restaurant. You have to go and sign up at 4pm for a time. We went at five and make sure your whole party is there. Then at 5 they opened the doors and the lead us to our table ready to go.
Amazing Mexican dishes with seafood flair! This was our first time to visit and it certainly won't be our last. My sister and I ordered the shrimp and crab enchiladas, then split each dish, so that we could try each. Both were incredibly good! All the spices and flavors were perfect - this was some of the best Mexican food I've had in a really long time! Our waitress was super friendly and great with the kids; just the best. Can't wait to return!
Angie made our dining experience wonderful. The table side guacamole was outstanding. Fajitas, seasoned well, however a bit overdone. It is 2025 and not accepting credit cards is really inconvenient. All in all a good place..
Cash only or checks but there is an atm inside and does charge. There will be a wait (our wait was 40 min)but it’s worth it for the food and service. The waiter was great as he was prompt, knowledgeable, and offered suggestions. Appetizer was the Ava of stuffed with crab and was very tasty. It is made for 1-2 ppl. The blackened tuna tacos were perfect and tasted more like steak than tuna. The crab meat enchiladas were also very flavorful and were delicious. The margaritas were so so but for 8.50 I wasn’t too miffed about them. They could be better and have this place be at 5 stars.
We enjoyed our meal and the service was great, until we paid our bill. There seems to be a new trend with some restaurants, this one included. If you pay cash (This one is cash or check only) you don't get your coin change. We were shorted $.21 and when we asked about it, we were told they don't have change. I fully understand it's not a large amount of money but it was still change I was due. I would suggest if you are going to continue this policy that you err on the side of the customer, not your establishment.
We've been loyal customers of La Playa for over 20 years, but our recent visit was deeply disappointing and has us questioning whether we’ll return. While the food remains flavorful and high-quality, we noticed a significant increase in prices paired with dramatically smaller portion sizes. On top of that, several menu items were already unavailable during the opening hour—on a busy weekend. We also feel that space was overwhelmed by large parties. For a restaurant of this size, it might help to limit party sizes to six or fewer to maintain a comfortable and enjoyable atmosphere for all guests. We truly hope La Playa can return to the standards that earned our loyalty in the first place.
Food was served warm with barely any seasoning on it. Definitely was not worth the price. Mike is a good waiter that was the best part of eating there. I would normally give a place like this two stars because of the sorry food and high price. Definitely not worth a 30 minute wait. I've had better fish tacos at Long John silver's.
This place has really gone down hill. The usual chaos in this cramped place has increased in a very unpleasant way. We missed the manager Cindy who we knew for years as a server and then as manager and always seemed to keep things running smoothly. We were told she retired, but someone at the table next to us said they fired her after she kicked out some loud, foul-mouthed customers who knew the owner. The food has always been pricey for what it is (lots of beans, rice and tortillas), and is now definitely not worth the terrible atmosphere.
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222 Beach St #5312, Port Aransas, TX 78373
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