My wife, myself and teen daughter did a short (2 minute) hike from the Westin to this restaurant. We had no reservations, but got seated within 30 minutes.
Because the restaurant has a deal with our hotel we got free drinks (a mojito, a piña...colada, and a mango smoothie), all very well done.
We ordered tostones, calamari, two types of tacos (governor, which is heavy but delicious, and fish), pasta for my daughter, plus Tumbada rice (similar to a paella). They were all very, very good. It was the best tostones I've had, and all the rest was all excellent.
The ambiance was relaxed and the place is pretty (more in this below). Two mariachis sang a song for my girls for 200 pesos, but I'm sure they'd take dollars too. Our table was facing the marina, all very pretty.
In the end we were very happy and left a 25% tip.
It was way, way too much food, and on top of it we had two shots of tequila. Despite the clear excess, it costed us less money than eating bad chicken fingers and drinking diet pepsi at the Westin.
As of February 19, 2023 (today) it was perfectly safe to walk this neighborhood (we asked before going), and the hike was nice, despite the idiotic drivers. Crossing the street was the only subpar experience today.
Important: The restaurant is below avenue level. As you walk to it you'll see a taco "window" and some tables and might wonder if I lost my mind. Nope. To get to the restaurant you have to walk next to their taco window, down a short flight of stairs to the restaurant proper. It looks very nice by US and Western EU standards, just relaxed and completely local.More