Nyna M

This restaurant has a rich past which is worth 'Googling'. It's location in the heart of Mazatlan Historical Centro is because it's been there longer than we've all been alive. Whether you enjoy the sweet sounds of a saxophone drifting on the warm night air, or the gentle offerings of a guitar, El Presidio will offer the warmest ambiance possible while dining on Rib Eye steak or sipping cocktails. Don't miss visiting this unique Mexican experience while you visit Maz. (The restaurant is situated in the inner courtyard of what was once a family home. The large trees growing through the stones, the vine roots clinging to the walls high above you...they all have a story they're waiting to tell you. Go..hear it...live it.)

+3

Denise Phan

Beautiful courtyard, great food, great service. We ordered the bone marrow appetizer, wrapped it in blue corn tortillas with the salsa and guacamole and it was sublime. The roasted cauliflower steak was delicious for our vegetarian daughter, The steak, shrimp,and pasta and chicken mole was good too.

+8

John Foster

Oh wow! First off, the old historic town of Mazatlan is absolutely beautiful. Then there is this restaurant which appears to have been created by a masterful mind that came upon an old dilapidated courtyard overgrown jungle foliage and trees. The atmosphere can't be missed. The food was fancy and absolutely delicious, flavors were intense and the mango margarita I had was spot on. They took no shortcuts here. Service was friendly and professional, but not very bilingual, so bring along a fluent spanish speaking friend, or better yet, learn spanish.

+10

TW

Always a great experience here. We paid around $100 for a nice meal for two and each had a drink. You can beat the atmosphere it's so beautiful in there. The old city area also feels very safe and clean and ... Just amazing. Besides the beach it's my favorite part of Mazatlan.

+4

PaulS

Amazing food. Had the a shared bean soup, grilled fish and delicious mole. All delicious. Nice ambiance. Great service. In my opinion, among the best restaurants in Mazatlan. Recommended

Wilson Lin

Had an amazing time here at El Presidio. The food was amazing!! It was so good. The experience was great, the staff are incredibly nice. Saul was our waiter and he was phenomenal. Highly recommend checking this place out, it's a must try place in Mazatlan. Make sure you get a reservation so you can for sure snag a seat, and always ask to be in the patio section.

+9

Elaine Lemieux

A solid 4.5! It’s a lovely restaurant with top notch service and excellent food! We shared the grilled cauliflower and fettuccini with a mushrooms sauce which were both over the top good. The char of the cauliflower served on a mixed pepper sauce was something else! The pasta was cooked al Dante and the sauce flavourful. We went for lunch and will return for dinner to experience the evening coziness of its surroundings. My only negative comments are that I would have preferred to listen to some Latino music to reflect its location and said music was a bit too loud and the wine is a bit too pricey. We will be back!

K Hitchcock

The atmosphere was very nice. We ordered the stuffed anaheim oepper and the roasted pear salad. Our friends ordered the stuffed pepper and the beef marrow (not on the menu). The food was excellent. We enjoyed the mariachi group. The musicians and voices were fabulous. The only drawback were the waiters, Juan and Lionel. They failed to take two of our orders. They then brought my husband’s salad, followed by our friend’s order. They totally failed to bring the two stuffed pepper orders until reminded.

Regor

Ambiance fantastic. Understaffed so service was slow. Maybe due to it being a Monday. Food ok. Presentation nice. Prawns really good. Chicken ok but odd flavor from demi glaze. Drowned the spinach, mushroom and onion flavor away. But will try again. Loved the setting of inside/outside.

Valdis Nopri

I recommend going for atmosphere and drinks. The food was too flavorful and intense. Which made it a bad eating experience. We ordered the Pear and Goat Cheese Salad and Laminated Tuna, which on the other hand was lacking something. Food was overall nothing special. It’s quite pricey for what it is. We couldn’t order pasta because they ran out. Drinks were really good, I had a maracuya mezcal and my partner a tasty wine from Coahuila. The chips you get when arriving were good. I would only come back for drinks. Food can improve much more for what they charge.

+5