There is a new seafood restaurant in San Jose del Cabo located behind the stadium at the corner of Copa Mexico 70 and Idelfonso Green – Mariscos El Tiberon De San Carlos. This is a the end of the block off Centenario to the north of Mariscos El Toro Guero. Open for just under eight months, this restaurant is under a large palapa with pea gravel floors and tables with wooden and Puerto Vallarta chairs. Large flat screen TVs play videos of Mexican music. The menu is extensive with appetizers, cold seafood specialties, seafood cocktails, aguachiles, ceviche, oysters and clams in the shell, tostadas, tacos, grilled octopus, lobster, shrimp, and fish filets. There are even meat and chicken choices for non-seafood lovers, and a kid’s menu.

My server brought a large basket of tostadas, crackers, and a chipotle sauces as a starter for the table, which also had a basket of every hot sauce you can image. I decide to start with a half-order of shrimp cocktail followed by an order of Baja Fish tacos. The shrimp cocktail was bigger enough for two – and it was only a half order. The milkshake glass was filled with shrimp, avocado, onions, and celery in a cocktail sauce. It was delicious and so big that I took more than half of it home. I was to find the portion size had a trend in El Tiberon. The Baja fish tacos order had three large tacos in flour tortillas, each with three large pieces of battered fish in them. The plate also had Pico de Gallo, Coleslaw, guacamole, and another green salsa. This would have easily been enough for two people to share. They were delicious, and once again, I took one taco and a few extra pieces of fish home.

This is a great new hidden gem. The menus are available in both English and Spanish. My server was perfectly fluent. The overall restaurant is extremely well organized – numbered tables, servers with electronic iPads for ordering, and a large serving staff. So, the service was also excellent. The prices were very reasonable, especially given the portion size. My total bill, with a soda was $400 mx or about $20.00. The tacos were only $140 mx. I will be going back and highly recommend the experience.