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El Barco

★★★★ 4.0 · 0 reseñas

Located in Monterrey, El Barco offers an authentic culinary experience that seamlessly blends Spanish and Sinaloan traditions. Guests rave about their seafood cooked to perfection, featuring fresh fried snapper and flavorful choripollo sauces. The menu highlights include the belo...

El Barco

Seafood · Monterrey

4.0 · 78 reviews Google

About El Barco

Located in Monterrey, El Barco offers an authentic culinary experience that seamlessly blends Spanish and Sinaloan traditions. Guests rave about their seafood cooked to perfection, featuring fresh fried snapper and flavorful choripollo sauces. The menu highlights include the beloved coco relleno and...

Located in Monterrey, El Barco offers an authentic culinary experience that seamlessly blends Spanish and Sinaloan traditions. Guests rave about their seafood cooked to perfection, featuring fresh fried snapper and flavorful choripollo sauces. The menu highlights include the beloved coco relleno and refreshing cocktails made with fresh-squeezed juices. Beyond the food, the restaurant stands out for its caring staff who go above and beyond to ensure every order is correct, even navigating language barriers with grace. With a vast selection of great beers and a welcoming atmosphere suitable for solo dining or groups, El Barco delivers fast, high-quality service in a clean environment. It is truly a hidden gem offering an unforgettable taste of genuine Mexican seafood fusion.

What Customers Say About El Barco

El Barco is a popular spot for authentic Sinaloan-style Mexican seafood, known for its fresh ingredients and flavorful dishes. Lorena and Oscar are frequently mentioned for providing excellent service. Some customers have noted inconsistencies in food quality and loud music.

Popular Dishes

coco relleno oyster shots pasta el braco fried snapper spicy mango margarita

Best For

Groups Families Locals

Tip: Be prepared for loud music and embrace the authentic Mexican atmosphere. The staff is accommodating, so don't hesitate to ask for assistance with ordering.

Features

🅿️ Parking 🚗 Delivery Accessible 🍽️ Lunch 🌙 Dinner
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Frequently asked questions about El Barco

El Barco is located at 8701 Midlothian Tpke, North Chesterfield, VA 23235, Monterrey.
El Barco offers seafood cuisine.
El Barco has regular opening hours. Check their profile for updated schedules.
El Barco offers the following services: dine-in, takeaway, delivery.
The most recommended dishes at El Barco based on customer reviews are: coco relleno, oyster shots, pasta el braco, fried snapper, spicy mango margarita.
El Barco is ideal for groups, families, locals.
El Barco is a popular spot for authentic Sinaloan-style Mexican seafood, known for its fresh ingredients and flavorful dishes. Lorena and Oscar are frequently mentioned for providing excellent service. Some customers have noted inconsistencies in food quality and loud music.
Be prepared for loud music and embrace the authentic Mexican atmosphere. The staff is accommodating, so don't hesitate to ask for assistance with ordering.
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El Barco Monterrey Reviews

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Jen Bauwens

What a delicious meal I had! Bloody Mary to drink and nachos… I have never had such great nachos! Service was perfect and I shall return soon!

Dan Alessi
Dan Alessi

Incredible place. My gosh. The fried snapper was exactly like I ordered in puerto rico. So fresh. So delicious. The drinks (spicy mango margarita) were incredible. So tasty and refreshing. They don't skimp on the drink! Marg glass was huge. Definitely have to go here if you are looking for spanish seafood. Absolute gem. Very welcoming and friendly staff too! Service was quick too. Got food within 15 minutes of ordering. I can't stress enough how delicious the snapper and drinks were!!!

m b
m b

All jokes aside. This was a surprise. This is a Spanish Seafood Restaurant. All dishes are Spanish and extremely flavorful. This place needs more publicity because the food was damn good. Y'all need to check it out and leave them a review. I was truly skeptical at first because I remember what the previous restaurant was. And if THEY didn't prove me wrong. Good drinks and great food, man I'm hooked!!!!!

Affordable Body work
Affordable Body work

Was good service and food tasted very good, price was fair enough

Alessandro Catorcini
Alessandro Catorcini

Amazing seafood cooked to perfection, caring service, reasonable prices. This place is a gem. Be ready not for a Mexican restaurant but for a restaurant of Mexicans. This place is the real deal: they don’t care about catering to the gringos’ taste - you need to embrace the decor and the loud music and make it part of the experience. Definitely among the best Mexican food I had and the best with seafood. Don’t yourself a favor and skip the usual dishes - their specialties and their seafood tacos is where the magic lies.

Bugsy JR
Bugsy JR

Best Mexican Seafood Fusion Restaurant I’ve been to in ages, I will definitely be a repeat customer! Absolutely Outstanding food, quality service, looks and smells clean!

Ricardo
Ricardo

Always a fully satiated when we eat here! 10/10 recommended

John Mitchell
John Mitchell

Authentic Sinaloan-style Mexican seafood. Great food, great service, and great drinks made with fresh squeezed juice. Highly recommended.

Laugh,Relax And have fun!!
Laugh,Relax And have fun!!

The food is amazing. Oh my God three is a sauce they make out of sausage choripollo that is AMAZING you cannot stop eating. We cannot wait, TO TAKE PICS AMAZING so I’m taking after pictures because that’s how good the food was. A 10

Matthew Kaufman
Matthew Kaufman

Incredible selection of food but I’ve gotten the coco relleno both times I’ve been because it was so tasty. The portion was bigger than what I expected. The staff are incredibly polite and accommodating. I consider this place a hidden gem!

tatiana montesinos
tatiana montesinos

Had the oyster shots and were so yummy. Drinks were delicious and also food.

FT Jennings
FT Jennings

Lorena was awesome, there was a language barrier and she pulled out the translator app to get me order right, highly impressed. Supervisor Oscar checked on me several times and made sure my order was right. Kudosband thumbs up.

Dennis Felter
Dennis Felter

The food was good, not great. Price was reasonable, the service was great. Their music was way too loud.

Ana Garcia
Ana Garcia

Great food, staff other than manager need to check more on their tables, you guys have excellent chefs

zackaryjb
zackaryjb

Eh...it was okay. Food lacked flavor and servers didn't seem very knowledgeable. Don't think I'll be back.

Juan Loya
Juan Loya

Great tasting food, we had one of the charolas, the flavor was great but it definitely wasn't fresh seafood...plus it had a lot of onions and too much oil,we also had the oyster shots and those didn't feel fresh either, service needs a lot of improvement, i ran out of water and was never offered a refill...

Emma Ramos-Perez
Emma Ramos-Perez

I ordered the pasta el braco and this is what I received. Soaked in butter. I tried to get the butter out with paper towels, after 4 bounty towels I gave up. Update: I called the restaurant to see if I could get a refund, was told the manager wasn’t available, then after I told them I uploaded pictures on google, the young lady got the manager and I kid you not, he said I shouldn’t have left a google review, I should’ve just called. And then he tried to bs me by saying the pasta had just setttled. After being reprimanded for uploading a review I told them I wasn’t comfortable coming back in for a refund and asked if they could do it over the phone to which I heard the manager say since she wants to be bold and post online she can come in the store. Anyways worst experience ever 🫶🏻

Scott Grant
Scott Grant

Best advice, don’t eat here. When they have dried dog crap on the sidewalk walking in, and the entry way smells like stale Fabulouso, this should warn you. The server didn’t speak any english at all. I would thanking fo plate would be a simple task, but never assume. They have a fountain drink machine but bring you bottle drinks at the cost of $4 each for the 10 ounce small ones. When asked we were told it was mexican sprite and special. They consider themself a seafood restaurant but I would be scared to trust their seafood. The prices are in the $50-100 range for fairly simple dishes. The tortilla chips come out as whole tortilla sheets and not chips. They grab them out of the warmer with their hands no gloves or tongs. The salsa has a clear liquid base and chunky white stuff in it. The texas fajitas were dry and bland. The rice was bland. The service sucked; I can see why at dinner time there was only a few tables present. Best advice, don’t eat here!

Xavier Cruz
Xavier Cruz

If I could give this place 0 stars, I would. My experience was terrible from start to finish. First, I waited an hour just to get a table, and then another hour for my food. Meanwhile, every other table around us was getting complimentary nachos—except us. When my food finally arrived, it looked nothing like the menu photo. I paid $25 for something I could’ve made at home, and to make it worse, I barely got any rice or shrimp. To top it off, the food was cold, and all they could say was, “Oh, I can warm it up.” No thanks—I already wasted two hours here. Needless to say, I left no tip because the service didn’t deserve one. I’ll never spend another dime at this place. Absolute waste of time and money.

Elizabeth Roberts
Elizabeth Roberts

Food was so bad service was poor just a bad experience my family and I will not be coming back to this place. Worst $143 I have wasted in a while.

Luis
Luis

Not worth the price. Good food, but I cannot pay 50 dollars a small portion plate.

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8701 Midlothian Tpke, North Chesterfield, VA 23235

Monterrey, VA 23235

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Services

🍽️ Lunch
🍾 Dinner
🍰 Desserts
🥡 Takeout
🚚 Delivery
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🕐 Hours Today
11AM-10PM
Rating
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💬 Reviews
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📞 Phone
+1 804-447-3803

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Monterrey, VA 23235

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