Playa Azul

Went there for a birthday dinner.
Great service!
Delicious!

Large portions, service was great, but the shrimp in cream sauce that I ordered lacked flavor. :/

I love their mixed seafood tostadas! I typically order for take-​out though since my experience dining there has been mixed due to the noise levels at dinner time. it gets a bit too loud in there for me on some nights. For take-​out and dining in experiences, their service has been excellent too!

Wow, this place is special. Everything is animal style! Great flavors and portion size very healthy to say the least. If you’re a fan of Tequila, CHECK OUT the selección! Great friendly, prompt service. Relaxed and comfortable atmosphere… I’m a fan!

I love this place. The seafood is so delicious!
Good prices and the service is very friendly.

Located in the Mission, this restaurant was recommended to us by a friend when we mentioned we wanted some good Mexican food.
Parking, always kind of an issue, but a reality of big city life, we circled a few times before finally settled on a Public Parking lot.
We entered Playa Azul and were greeted by a nice man who gave us a large table. Chips and salsa were brought to the table, and drink orders placed. The salsa was very good I must admit, chips were a bit stale. It took the waiter quite awhile to return to get our orders, but once we did, we ordered and had a large side of guac delivered. About 10 minutes later our good arrived; items ordered were fish tacos (great), chicken with onions and peppers with tortillas, seafood plate with shrimp, rice and beans. A couple tequila shots and a beer, total bill was $ 73 minus tip.
I’d return, but be open to trying other places, too, as that area has a lot of Mexican places to eat.

After being a loyal customer of this place for years I’m now no longer a fan. Waited over an hour for appetizers and a coctel. Cmon Azul you’re killing me here especially b/​c people who were seated after us got food before us. Spoke to the staff and they said our food was coming next. Waited another 10 minutes and nothing. Finally we bounced. Life’s too short for this crap especially since I can pick up a quick burrito next door. Peace!

My husband and I have been here a few times and like it because of all the seafood. It’s a super popular place, so it’s always busy. Our trip there yesterday, however, doesn’t have me in a rush to return. We sat down immediately and pretty much knew what we wanted. My husband was on the phone (rude I know, but It was an important call I swear :-p), so I just ordered for both of us. We got two Victoria beers and wanted to split a coctel de camarones. *Note that I even pointed to the picture when I said the order*
We got our beers quickly and then the server brought out a soup. I was confused because I definitely did not want a soup, so I politely said that I ordered the coctel de camarones. He said «No you didn’t, you ordered this», and walked away. I just looked at my hubby and was like, I don’t even freaking know what this is so how could I have ordered it?! The two dishes do sound similar, but I feel like it was super rude of him to basically tell me I was wrong and walk away. He then proceeded to ignore us for ten minutes even though we didn’t touch the soup. He finally approached my husband and offered to bring us the coctel, still saying I was wrong, but by then it was too late. We paid for the beers and left.
I’ve been a server before and would never handle a situation the way this guy did. Guess what, it’s ok to make mistakes or have miscommunications, like, it’s really not that big of a deal. But to keep insisting he’s right and I’m wrong, especially when I don’t even know how to pronounce the name of the dish he insisted I ordered, is super annoying.
We will probably come back because this is definitely an isolated incident, but like I said before, I’m not in any rush.

Very disappointed today 10-​31-​2015 with my food, did not like it. I order «garlic shrimp» with mash potatoes and clam chowder. The shrimps weren’t fresh, the sauce was very light in garlic and a lot of clear liquid around the shrimps. I am a shrimp lover, I left some of the Shrimps on the plate. The mash potatoes was not good, the flavor was like the mix a bad potatoes with the rest of the potatoes, real bad!!! The chowder was acceptable. I am not visiting the place again, sorry Playa Azul, today your playa was very stormy and full of brujas, maybe my food was bad because it’s Halloween and was prepare by brujas!!!
Oh well, no more playa Azul! Well, $ 40.00 with tip for two people lunch!

Este es de mis lugares favoritos para comer, cada que boy me encanta mas y mas. lo unico que no me gusta es que solo tienen sodas de maquina pero de ai en fuera todo me a gustado mucho en especial los camarones playa azul y los camarones a la diabla son mis preferidos y ni se diga las piñas coladas en ningun lugar e probado otras mas ricas q las d aqui

La mejor marisquería que e ido tengo 16años yendo a comer ahí todo es muy rico :) el cervicio es muy bueno y el ambiente se pone muy bien

OMG.
I just finished a lunch for 2 ($ 49 including tip)
Chips:
From a bag at either Safeway or discount foods
Fish tacos:
frozen, defrosted fish (probably in microwave)
«when fish is mushy and no taste whatsoever, it has probably been frozen and defrosted in the microwave».
Salad:
bottled 1000 Island dressing (that weird fake taste)
Shrimp wrapped with bacon:
good
Mashed potatoes:
mix from box (has that texture that we all know is from a box)
Service and décor:
good

Generous, generous, and generous.
Amount of food provided was generous, the great attitude, and customer service was generous.
Vuelve a la vida — this seafood cocktail is delicious. I loved how it was so hearty and refreshing at the same time. Definitely not shady with the shrimp, oysters, scallops, crab, and octopus. The sauce was not thick at all. Nice seasoned balance and contained chunks of avocado.
Fried calamari — nice breading and not over/​under seasoned. This can feed 4 – 6 people.
Oscar’s steak — entrées come with your choice of 2 sides and tortillas or buttered bread. Oscar’s steak is ribeye grilled to your liking, and it is topped with fried onions. You never want to over season steak, and they did not disappoint. They kept it simple with the s&p and that’s all it needs. Next time I will order medium rare instead of medium because it came out well done. I was not fond of my two sides, rice and krinkle cut fries. My husband had clam chowder and refried beans for his sides, and that was delicious. He also let me try the red snapper he ordered and wow that was amazing.
Washed everything down with a corona. Definitely will just stick to the seafood. Atmosphere is very festive with the music. Makes you want to dance to burn off the food just to eat more.

Fish Tacos: Excellent! Delicious!
Chips & Guacamole: Flavorful, well-​made, spicy, but also delicious!
Cadillac Margarita: Made from mix using cheap tequila. Really?
After having such delicious food at Playa Azul, I was expecting a Margarita made, you know, without a nasty fake-​sweet mix. And with non-​well tequila. But alas, that’s what I got.
If I could make 1 recommendation to the restaurant, it is to get the margarita action on track. Life is too short for nasty margarita mixes and cheap gold tequila.

Fav. sea food spot. Full bar, mariachi and fresh sea food.
Rename your place Heaven Island!

My husband loves this place and always looks forward to going here. I am not big on seafood so I don’t look forward to going but the last time we were here I actually saw the menu and there’s way more than just seafood here.
I had the chicken with artichokes and mushrooms plate. You get a huge portion and then two sides and bread! I had a baked potato and veggies. Our food came out fast everything was delicious that I had. My husband had a oyster cocktail thing with octopus and shrimp. He did complain about the freshness of the oysters, but it must not have been that bad because he still ate it. He normally gets the ceviche tostadas and never complains about those.

We only go here for one thing: playa azul nachos! Each chip is layered with cheese, crab meat, & shrimp… absolutely delicious! We’ve tried a few shrimp dishes and the soups, all of which are pretty good too.
The only con is parking is rough & the service can be rather slow.

I’d been pretty stoked to try this vuelve la vida thing and needed a day where i’d be hungover in the neighborhood to make it work. Luckily (or unluckily) that day came and while the portion of my goblet full of seafood was enormous, the rest of the coctel was just kinda bland.
I’ll check it out again for some of the crab nachos tho.

Delicious food. Clean food, great portions.
Nachos Playa Azul– try it. It’s delicious! Chips loaded with beans, cheese, crab ceviche and shrimp, sour cream, jalapenos and avocado, INDIVIDUALLY. Hence the pricing.
Whole red snapper, fried. Perfection. Flaky fish with crispy skin.
Prices = moderate/​reasonable.
Service = friendly.

Ah, I want the fried red snapper with oyster sauce RIGHT NOW! I’ve been craving it since we got back home.
The ambiance of this place is comfy, homey, and blaring mariachi music. Areeeba! Haha.
Super affordable. There were a few of us so we got a couple of shrimp cocktails and oyster to start.
Lets talk about the oysters for a second. We ate a few but sent them back but still happily paid for them. We don’t mean to be oyster snobs but these are probably some of the worst we’ve had. They weren’t even especially cold.
Aside from the oysters everything else was amazing. Shrimp cocktails were delicious and full of nice sized shrimp.
The highlight of the meal though was the fried red snapper with oyster sauce. The veggies poured on top and the rice on the side were amazing. Everything went really well together. And Oyster sauce? This is a flavoring used traditionally in asian dishes I thought? Who knew. Delicious!
Good seafood in a good comfy spot. There is a jukebox so the patrons control whats playing. Enjoy the festive music as you eat your fresh mariscos!

I came for the crab nachos. They were excellent, everything else was a drag.
Bad service makes me sad :-(Not as sad as stale chips.
I got a massive shrimp cocktail, really sweet sauce, like way sweet.
The Pollo Loco, dry.
The kids qusedilla was marginal.
The guacamole was good, but it lacked flavor. Really bland on its own.
The service was not so hot, especially for a Monday night. Took forever to get the bill. I felt abandoned after the brought the entrees. The entrees also came before the appetizers had been finished. It finally took me getting up and finding our server. Over 30 minutes after we finished eating. It’s not that I’m always in a huge rush. Waiting for a bill, then paying and walking out a half hour later gets on my nerves.
And as for the price point, totally not even worth it.
Bland
Expensive
Poor Service

We wanted to go to Tommy’s or Puerto Alegre but it was 5:30 PM in the city, so, Playa Azul. I have found, since moving to the city that many decisions are influenced by my proximity.
That being said, Playa Azul was middle of the road. This isn’t a place I’d visit because I *had* to have their food again, but in a pinch, it will do.
We ordered a pitcher of mango margaritas. HOLY CRAP, THOSE WERE STRONG. In fact, I’m almost tempted to add another star just for the strength of the margaritas alone.
I ordered the Carne Asada plate which was delicious except for the rice which was weird. It looked a little like that «Mexican Rice» you can make from a box. The meat was flavorful and juicy and the beans were well seasoned.

Ordene en este rest 1 sopa y la persona que me acompañava .1 ensalada la mesera parese que se molesto di solo esto dejo la comida y nos icnoro solo dejo el cheque y ni los platos recojio cuando solo tenian 4 mesas en todo el rest que lastima