Mariscos Altamar

Delighted that we found this gem of a restaurant. For a coastal city, you'd think that we'd have more good seafood around. This place stands out from the rest. Authentic flavors of the Mexican state of Nayarit shine through. This small, humble establishment packs a punch with their assortment of seafood delights. We were greeted by the waitress with a friendly smile and some complimentary fresh ceviche with tostadas and crackers. Off to a great start already. I was surprised at their colorful, quite extensive menu. So much I wanted to try but I opted for the filete de pescado relleno which is fish fillet with shrimp, octopus, surimi, mushrooms, cilantro, bell pepper. YUM! Came out piping hot and packed with all the fresh sea meats as promised. Squeeze of lemon on top and chefs kiss. It was an irresistible, comforting meal. Served with rice and bread to sop up all of the creamy saucy cheesy goodness and a simple refreshing salad. Washed it down with a cantarito and wow I was in a state of bliss wishing I could run it back lol. My boyfriend ordered the camarones al gusto in diabla sauce and he enjoyed his meal as well. We also ordered the calamares (calamari) for an appetizer. Good but not great and would probably skip this next time and opt for something else as they appear to be in no shortage of delicious options. Ordered a cocktail to go. Would recommend the vuelva a la vida with shrimp, octopus, oyster, abalone and surimi. Excellent. Judging by the quality of their food I believe Mariscos Altamar is here to stay as a staple in the Corpus Christi food scene. The shell of an old whataburger brought back to life by good food and good people. Can't wait to come back and try more of the dishes.

We haven't had seafood in a while so we wanted to try this new place out. We noticed that they had good reviews so we decided to try it out. The business was easy to find since it was on the side of SPID, and once we walked in we were quickly greeted and seated. Once seated the server gave us fish ceviche and tostadas with salsa's. It was delicious and I never seen a place that had that. For our main dishes, I ordered the Chipotle Chicken, and my sister got the Baja Fish Tacos, and my girlfriend ordered the Felete De Pescado Relleno. Everything tasted great and the price was decent! Overall everything was good and I will probably come back to try other options.

My new favorite restaurant in Corpus Christi for fresh seafood! Their ceviche is so good I would literally drive from Austin to here just for it. My family ate here twice during our recent trip and we can't get enough of it! The service was fast and very accommodating. The ambiance is busy and I would say it's a bit small for how amazing their food is. At times there can be a bit of a wait. We did not end up waiting at all for both times we went. They got us a table right away! I highly recommend going here if you're in the Corpus Christi area.

What a weird surprise. I grew up in Corpus Christi, about three miles from Mariscos Altamar. Back then, it was a Whatab*rger. Today, it is home to a very cool Mexican seafood shop, where you are seated with a serving of free ceviche! Is it great? Not really. But it is solid. The food was so very tasty. The paella was a surprise. Rich in flavor and generously served with crab, clams, and shrimp. It was delightful. It had a deep umami flavor. We also ordered the mixed fajitas which was probably a pound of chicken and beef. The only complaint is that the tortillas were store bought and flavorless. The fish a la plancha was very good, but not sure if it was as advertised. Still, it was perfectly seasoned and tender. The margaritas were $6.50 (June2024) and worth twice that.

Mariscos Altamar is a new taqueria new to Corpus. But what makes them special is what kind of taqueria they are, an "Ostioneria" (literally Spanish for "sea food restaurant").So you may be wondering what makes that special. Well, if you are familiar with the taqueria foodscapes of other bigger Texas cities (Houston, for example), you would be familiar with this type of restaurant. There are many. However, Corpus does not have very many Ostionerias, so that's what makes their arrival very special indeed.And Mariscos Altamar is an example of a high quality Mexican sea food restaurant. I have been here numerous times since recently opening, and have yet to be disappointed. Great food, plentiful options, and good prices. What's not to love?I'll also add that so far I have experienced nothing but great service. Super nice waitstaff, and the cashier (who I believe to also be the owner) is so humble and thankful of the patronage. One thing worth noting is its location. Its both good and bad in that it is right off of a high traffic area of Weber just before the intersection of SPID. Its good because that ensures they receive a fair amount of business, but bad because the parking lot can be hard to get in and out of at high traffic times of day. Anyway, I have already put them in my current frequent rotation for hearty sea food dinners. If you happen to be in the area and are craving Mexican sea food, I would highly recommend you check them out.

Great food. Friendly and fast service. Place is very small, so it can be crowded. Recommend to go at off-peak hours to get good parking space and table/seating. They have a nice variety of dishes to choose from, for individual as well as bigger plates to share. Very reasonably priced. Highly recommend.

Serve was very good ceviche and salsa was delicious! The fried fish was amazing! We had plantains for dessert and it was delicious too!

Food was meehh. Nothing special. Service was good, the ladies are on top of it. The reason why I'm leaving a shitty review is because we ordered a whole avocado...yeah 1 whole avocado. What did it cost? 8$$ The managers response... avocados are expensive right now. Ha! When you serve mediocre food I guess you need to make it up in another ways. I will say, at other restaurants, when we ask for a whole avocado, the most we've paid is $4, so I'm not stranger to higher cost but he really took it over board. They charged us twice bc the charge is 4$ each half. This was our second time here and the first time we ordered aguachiles and the shrimp were bad, they offered to comp the order and make something else but we wanted to pay and we did. Lesson learned

We had a great experience but this time we took our daughter she's never been there before and she loved it so my wife and daughter ordered the big platter consisted of fish shrimp fries toast salad different sauces ceviche as a starter big portions and a great price and great service and I had the Diablo shrimp plate with rice salad bread and a Mexican Coca Cola it reminded me of my time in mexico and we enjoyed it and it was a good experience my wife and I have been there before and will do it again thanks Jorge and family

We were in town for a tournament and came here for lunch twice. Everything we had was fresh and delicious. I forgot to take more pictures.