Oh, sad that the Old Eldorado is gone. It was really one of my favorite places. The new place has a long way to go on ambiance, furniture and service, but I have to say, the food was pretty good. Stuart (Boca Bento) recommended the crab cakes (they were really kick ass crabcakes), the fish tacos (Baja style) and we had custom made pizzas. Besides, beach shopping at the rail is always the best, even though we are used to having it on the beach. 8)
The Old El Dorado
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How would you compare the food to the Beach House and La Palapa? Never ate at Boca Bento when it was in town or Mismaloya. We always enjoyed The El Dorado, but found (in our opinion) that it had slipped the past couple of years.
Just returned from PV, and we had to try the new El Dorado/Boca Bento. I was sad to see that the old waiters are gone. Willy from Italy waited on us; he was extremely nice and efficient, and very interesting to look at, with his multiple piercings and tatoos!
They no longer charge you to sit under a palapa. We ordered yummy pina coladas which came in real glasses. There were 5 of us, and we tried the guacamole, calamari, margarita pizza, tortilla soup, chicken satay with peanut dipping sauce, and the Caesar salad. All were tasty! We had a bucket of beer and some margaritas later. All were good. Spent nearly $100 USD, but it was worth it for 5 people to eat and drink under 2 palapas all afternoon.
Apparently they will remodel in Sept/Oct. For now, it looks about the same as always.
They no longer charge you to sit under a palapa. We ordered yummy pina coladas which came in real glasses. There were 5 of us, and we tried the guacamole, calamari, margarita pizza, tortilla soup, chicken satay with peanut dipping sauce, and the Caesar salad. All were tasty! We had a bucket of beer and some margaritas later. All were good. Spent nearly $100 USD, but it was worth it for 5 people to eat and drink under 2 palapas all afternoon.
Apparently they will remodel in Sept/Oct. For now, it looks about the same as always.
We had the tortilla soup and margarita pizza, burger with fried onions and french fries. All great! On a par with the El Dorado two years ago. It went down hill when Memo Wulff left. Prices are comparable to the old El Dorado. Plus the competition from the Beach House has hurt them in recent times.
They are tearing down everything starting at the end of May. I expect to see something comparable to AmapaSunset when they are done. That would be great if they hold the line on prices.
They are tearing down everything starting at the end of May. I expect to see something comparable to AmapaSunset when they are done. That would be great if they hold the line on prices.