Reviews of El Pulpo Restaurant (Restaurant)

Milo Black

We met with friends at this spot for a meeting. we heard about this restaurant from quite a few people. Well, we were not disappointed. The staff members were extremely nice and we had a fantastic feeling. The food was just great. We loved this place a lot and we will definitely return to this restaurant. Warmly recommended.

Miguel Teniente

GREAT family restaurant with an assorted menu of Mexican style seafood. Plenty of beer varieties both imported AND domestic plus a plethora of mixed, fruity drinks to satisfy ANY palette! Large, clean venue with an indoor balcony section. At 11pm the Mariachi broke out and played for an hour and 15 minutes. Followed by a female Spanish singer who closed the place down at 2am! Awesome place to eat but also to be entertained just be ready to stay a while and enjoy!

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It had lots of great food mostly seafood I had a great time and YOU yes YOU, should go here

Jennifer Hansen

Great food very authentic. Restaurant was clean with a great atmosphere. Waiter was very good. I thought it was very deli like and beneath to charge for extra sauce.. beside that a great experience.

Amber Bailey

Good food,good atmosphere

Kimberly Molina

Good food. And entertainment

Gabriel Lopezz

Excellent fresh and good flavor dishes

Leslie Kings

I enjoy the food, but the portion has gotten smaller. Not sure if portions are being cut back or a new cook

moymoi

Love it. Hot Latin mama Cita serving food and drinks. Spanish Mexican music. Great place if you like seafood and Mexican women.

Jacou Mata

Nice place loud. So be prepared to shout

Diana Almanza

There food is not as good anymore and there prices for the food they sell not worth it.

Maria Reyna

The staff was swift and friendly it was family friendly and the mariachis were oncredible, not to forget to mention the incredible Paquita!

Carlos Molina

No ? This place 100

Dj Aryez Zezar

Loved the food.. specially the atmosphere...

Jesse Coleman

It was ok, not my kind of music.

David Jones

The fish was great!!

Ana Cabrera

Always come here like it

Edgar Rivera

Don’t go here , to expensive 20 for 2 tacos

Senovio Salazar

I like the food good taste, the micheladas are the best

Cesar Sandoval

Good service bad food

David Portales

Nice place to eat

Leslie Rosales

Really fun

Aldo Contreras

Very good seafood and service and usually on weeknights there are local acts performing on their stage the sound system is very good and not too loud where you cant hear yourself think. Full bar and fast friendly service

Mike Sowell

Great tacos. Great sevice. Friendly employees. Always entertainment. Best place in the area for food and fun. Very personable. I always feel welcome.Go to the bar upstairs from Thursday through Sunday night to be served from the nicest and prettiest bartender in the Dallas area. Carolina!

Ricardo Cruz

Good atmosphere, the food was meh nothing special and was very packed barely any room to get to the table and out.

Rigoberto Contreras

Need improve in quality taste

Jenn Salgado

Amaizing place for sure we're coming back from Oklahoma City

Luis R. Hernandez

Good place to eat. Had one of the best bugers here for just $8.99! Even though the music is way too loud to even enjoy or to talk to the waitress, it has good vibes.

Jose Sanchez Rosas

Good place for get a meal with family

Miguel Villanueva

This place has really great food but sometimes they forget your order.

Carlos Sanchez

Very good seafood

Tony Macias

It is awesome the bread is super good the service excellent I love it I will recommend it and I will come back

Rosa Elia Hernandez

Love the food and service..

Brittany Burleson

The food is very bland. Small portions with a high price. The salsa , queso and chips they give you is very good! Service was okay. I do not recommend except to go for a beer and their chips!

Hector Suarez

Michelada was terrible tastes like V8 and water. No compre Las MICHELADAS.

oziel sandoval

Great looking woman great service

BTS Army

Good environment and amazing food totally recommend go on an empty stomach because the plates are big

Sharon Garza

Love it it is a great place good food n lovely time.. love the lady who sings on Saturday night...always packed the bar is the best place to go no waiting n u can order food n a water with lemon or a Coke with ur dinner..

Sandra Mireles

Our waiter had a bad attitude. We have been here before and never had an issue.

Christina Tovar

The star is for the waitress . My neice chose El Pulpo for birthday dinner because she had heard and seen of it on social media. When i received my food i was upset . Now im not a regular throw a fit or picky person. I ordered camaron de mojo al ajo my plate literally had 4-5 medium shrimp with chuncks of garlic. Was about a cup full of garlic . The plate had mainly lettuce and rice taste old and was hard

Nancy Nunez

Excellent

Diego Tobon

I do never coming back to this place because they steal your money from your card and the manager knows she doesn't do anything about it.

Jennifer Goolsby

Entertaining but crowded

Jovana M

a good thing is that the food came fast but light just points at my face the coctel is really good but spicy

Rosie Chavez

Was great my favorite place

J Zenay

Like coming here food is great music is nice ,good environment to relax with family and friends.

CECY PADILLA-VASQUEZ

A little pricey but delicious. For the price it's worth it. Plates are full.

angie corona

Alex is the BEST!!!! Thank you Alex

Jacobo Moreno

They have many shows good food

Ana Nambo

Food not to good service its ok

Lily Rocha

Love the food and service. Drinks are good too.

Martha Muniz

good,,good. food. and ambient. .but..need. to. change music

pablo cortez

Great food , ok service , live bands good family environment. Overall a good time

Vanessa Saavedra

Ordered the beef fajita tacos and definitely very good. Whole plate was filled with food, rice and beans. Awesome live music when I went. The waitresses are always super nice.

ALEJANDRA MARIE

Delicious food

Jose Hernandez

not really a seafood person but the fajitas and beer are good and my wife likes the seafood

Ozzy Reyes

This restaurant has a decent parking lot in the rear, I didn't feel safe parking at night, the parking lot is not paved and chances are that you will get a nail in your tires. The food it's ok but waaaay over priced, they charge five bucks for a domestic beer. **Warning** Don't park upfront or you will have your car towed away!

Julian Castaneda

little pricey but good food

Marco Vazquez

I ask for a shrimp soup to the waitress and I told her the I don't want the shrimps only the soup and she answers totally dumb, ,,,,I don't know because the chef add the shrimp to the soup,, so I ask her,,, so is not shrimp soup what you serve and only you have to remove the shrimp , back more one time,,,, I will ask the chef, so that make think they have only one soup and they add whatever you ask , fish shrimp or mix

federico fernandez

Great atmosphere on Sunday.

rey niebla

Is just a big place,not the best service.

Sam S

Great food and people. Menus come in Spanish and English, but pick from the menu of the language you speak. #11 is an easy choice

Lu John Hernandez

Love the way it looked bigger then the 1 in oak Cliff. Just ate oysters and a cpl of shots n beers

Kabu

Serves raw oysers!!! Delicious Piña Coladas live music and good vibe...nice place to hangout....clean smells good wish they played English versions of their songs some of the music sounded nice I wish I could understand them. Other than that they serve food and appetizers for those wanting the whole package entertainment booze and food. P.S don't go alone

Eduardo Carrera

Great food, great service and awesome vibes. I enjoy the live music, I could spend all day there.

Anita Sanchez

Had a good time there with my grand baby ,daughter n son in law for my bday

Alicia Serrano

Way overpriced for the quality of food. Didn't stay long. I went one afternoon with my boyfriend who is black and got dirty looks and comments from male patrons.

Monica M.

Had a great time! We went to one of their VIP concert night s to see Lalo Mora, and we were not disappointed. Our waiters were so nice and attentive, they all were nicely dressed and checking on us often. Reason why i'm holding off on the 5th start is because their shrimp are not deveined...this was super disappointing as when you're out having to pay for people to serve you, the last ting you want to do is clean your shrimp... We still recommend this place but definitely suggest serving deveined shrimp in the future.

Catalina Flores

Great service although it's mostly Spanish speaking servers. I had fish, shrimp and oysters. Pretty good. You get a salad, rice, which was amazing and fries with your order. Also a live singer and comedy show. Overall great visit.

Luz Delgado

Great food! Wonderful environment

cindy Hinojosa

Food is so good

Kim Martinez

mexican food and the setting at this place is super good. don't fret if it's busy, it is worth the wait. service is consistently above par. menu is like a cafe in boston i liked.

celia castillo

Excellent food great service. We went to see La Mafia front VIP section but the tables too small and it was very clutter. We literally elbow each other and werent able to watch the show without the waiters going back and forth..

James Chow

Serves raw oysers!!! Delicious Piña Coladas live music and good vibe...nice place to hangout..

Abril Diego

Music was good food was ok service was bad!

Eme Judith

Enjoyed the show that was placed. And dinner was delicious. The only fail was the watered down horchata that tasted like lemons and the tea that tasted like shoe water....

anahi cruz

Bad service , bad food , I do not recommend this place

Richard Cortez

I order to food to eat in for myself and people that served way after me were serve faster

David TORRES

Good food and hot salsa. Drinks are amazing and sometimes there is live music

Ruben Sampayo

The show was good

Sarahit Duque

Food is good like the place but they take gratitude money and they take a lot I feel like they take advantage of if

Fanny Garcia

Great place, there's live music and great service. Only down thing is that they try to maximize their space and it's very crammed in there. Food is good but used to be way better.

Eduardo Villalobos

Music to loud and the girl on the mic just wouldn't stop talking and talking food ok

Miguel Deleon

Seems like a great authentic place but so far I’ve had a better michelada made by an alt-right member. The caldo de camarón also seems like it was prepared with light sweetener. The atmosphere is great though for a taste of Mexican culture but not a place for ordering legit Mexican food. Try your grandma instead for that.

Yamile Flores

Amazing atmosphere during the weekends. The food is good too I recommend the seafood because it is extremely delicious. There are shows ranging from comedy to music during the weekends. I recommend going on a Saturday with friends or family to have a great time.

Vasquez Family

Great place and great variety of food as well as good staff

Rosy Aleman

Very good place to celebrate with family and listen to music live and karaoke love this place

jun 24Juan Huerta

Won't ever return to this place! I had the mariscos soup and it was loaded with salt, and the service was just as salty!

Robby Vu

The place is ample and has a lot of energy to it

furris01

Food too greasy needs flavor. But they have good service.

Moises' Videos 54

They took a long time to get our food.

Daisy Aguilar

Great service. Very very GOOD food!!! Nice place. Fun/good/clean/great service/big

Pepe Quiroz

good service but food is a bit high

Leticia Martinez

The service and atmosphere was great. We really loved it but who ever cooked Friday night really sucked and doesnt care about his/her job. Food was awful. Fried fish was super over cooked and fajita was super burnt.

Elmer Angel

Nice place ,good food

Cristina Ventura

I have yet to try the food just went for drinks and the live show it was a great time :) I will be back to try the food!

TEXANS anonymous

Nice place i loved it and i will go again soon. Waitress was excellent and food was also excellent. We celebrated my daughters birthday there, the atmosphere was awesome....two thumbs up

Violeta Vega

Jonathan is best server in there!!! ❣️❣️ Good service people like that

Jessica Pita

Entertainment was awesome and hostesses very nice but food was not too tasty

Brenda Estrada

Haven't seen the restrooms yet but the service is outstanding. Served my coctail just like I wanted it. She went the extra mile well deserved on the pricing. Waitress smiling and ver attentive. Excellent for the price. Definitely recommend it.

Lucio Salas

Great food, service & atmosphere. The staff is very friendly and attentive to your needs. The music is great.

godinezmarco

Some of the worst service I've ever had. Waiter messed up orders, forgot to put in food to the kitchen and never even apologized/took ownership. He threw their kitchen under the bus and had a horrible attitude... even being defensive instead of putting the energy in to make things right. The place wasnt even busy while we were there. Also was charged $9 for a side a guac when the menu clearly says $3. Again, instead of making things right he got on the defense. The manager came and wasnt much different. I had to get a menu and point out to her YET she still was stubborn. I'm pretty understanding and patient when dining but this was terrible. The food gets 2 stars.. presentation, freshness and taste were less than mediocre. I almost felt like I was on the set of a "kitchen nightmares" show..

Isela Avila

Wow really nice place to eat and drink and enjoy with family and friends

Sharon Roberts

It's Catina if you are looking for something authentic

Benjamin Esquivel

Went for lunch today, the place is not fancy at all. They had live music and it was very loud, so if you are thinking to have a nice talk during lunch this is definitely not the place. Service was fast and good, my partner order a fried red snapper from 1 to 10 i will give it an 8. I ordered the 7 mares soup from 1 to 10 a 7. Prices are average from 10 to 18 most of the plates. After all is not too bad, but for sure non of my favorite places.

Mary Cruz

Not good at all good wasn’t fresh ! The sever had to be called to bring us drinks she was to busy talking to the others servers . Disappointed!!!

daniel gonzalez

Got sick with food. This time

Claudia Ceniceros

I’m giving these place one star because of the service I got the food the and atmosphere was great but the service overall was the worst I gotten the waitress took for ever to give us our food and everything else and than when I tried to ask for management they said there was no manager and wouldn’t tell me when or around what time I could call back and speak to someone because I was very disappointed on the service

Rosalinda Xincuile

I took my parents out for what I thought was going to be a great night out for their wedding anniversary. This was the worst food we have ever eaten. The breaded fish was so disgusting and dry. My sister had some dry ass shrimp and not only that the waitress only went once to ask if we needed anything but sure did add her 15%. Safe to say we will never go back

Edwin Andrade

Nice place to have a good laugh. They had a funny comedian when I attended and the guy was hilarious. The drinks were good. The only bad thing I experienced was my cousin about to chew on hair in her food.

Karen Veloz

It was a Sunday night and it was crowded. The tables are too close together which makes it very hard for people to walk and they bump into the other diners unintentionally. I was in a wheelchair and we had to ask diners to actually standup and move their chairs so I could get by. But on a good note, the waiter we had was super. He said he just barely started to work their but his attitude, kindness and service were excellent. The food we ordered was pretty good but a little bit too expensive.

Lucy Onsarigo

Very nice place, good meal served by a very nice waitress who smiled throughout

S Salgado

Took 4 ever to receive my food. Give or take about a hour. My family did not get there food all at once. It was very busy. I got drink splashed all over my back. My waiter tried 2 to do the best he could. It was crazy...tables were pushed up against another. I was not happy. I will not be returning.

Diana Ramirez

Good food great portions

Jose Maymi

Parrillada has a very small portion. And I never got the tortillas that comes with it.

Rigoberto Saavedra

Great live music, food is actually pretty good

Elvia Siciliano

Food always good services too.

Joey Tm

Always comfortable good food nice service.

Maria Avila

Food was cold and they took two hours before we got our food.

Jose Sanchez

Good food,good atmosphere but i ordered 2 Shrimp Cocktails and that was $36.

Pamela Bautista

Good food. . music a little loud. Waitresses great!

Carla Linde-Garelli

Good music if you like Mexican type. Lots of food that is yummy, but stopped going because there would be roaches. Big space

celina Arredondo

Food took too long the atmosphere was okay, waiting staff was nice

Esmeralda Garcia

Everything was great, the service was a little slow but i understand it was sunday night and the place was packed so we didnt mind plus you had entertainment so you dont notice the wait.

Eustacia Arvizu

Great food

Abby Camacho

Very fresh food and friendly people

Paola Lopez

Bad. Ive never been to a restaurant where they tell you the total in front of all your guest. Food was not the best too.

Javier Gonzalez

The place is ample and has a lot of energy to it. They keep you entertained with live bands and other acts while you eat. The seafood is very good. Try the red snapper in garlic sauce. The prices are also good!

JOSE SALAS

Good service fresh food

Carlos Fuentes

The area around the restaurant looks a bit iffy. There's usually a beggar nearby asking for change. The inside is rather bright, with staff that has a welcoming atmosphere. However, the music is loud to the point where you may need to shout just get heard. The fajita plate wasn't lacked flavor, but was still somewhat enjoyable. Unfortunately it does seem a little overpriced for the quality of food.

phuzzy deep

Don't sit too close to the stage. Music is loud. When you eat your food, you gotta put your head down because waitresses pass right above your head with sizzling platters. Food is good. Ambiance is good. They have good bands going to the place for concerts. If you like this sort of music. Overall good place

daniela nunez

First time coming here. I came here with 5 friends for a girls night out. When we came here the place was pretty packed so I was expecting for the food here to be amazing. Unfortunately, I was very disappointed. As soon as we sat down the waiter brought us chips, salsa, and queso. The chips were good, but they were cold. The salsa was watery and flavorless. The queso was also very disappointing especially since it was cold. I'm not really a seafood fan so I ordered a hamburger and fries. This was a big mistake. The hamburger meat was just a frozen patty, it was dry, and it had no seasoning. The fries where also just frozen fries, but those did have a little bit of seasoning. However, that didn't do much to add flavor. Everyone else actually ordered seafood and they seemed satisfied with their orders. The staff was really friendly, but I think the service could have been a little better. They did come by our table often, but they seemed more pre-occupied on seeing if you wanted to order anything else rather than actually checking up on you. The bathrooms are also suprisingly clean and the bathroom attendant is really friendly. To drink I decided to try a Michelada. I personally did not like the drink just becauee I'm not really a fan of tomatos or beer. After being moved around so much a waitress offered our whole table a complimentary round of drinks. I ordered a mango margarita with chamoy and tajin. This drink was really good and quite strong. However, the drinks weren't really consistent. 3 other people also ordered the same drink and all 4 margaritas looked different. It also took a while to get our drinks, bit they were free so I'm not really complaning. The thing I really liked about this restraunt and the real reason I think its packed is the ambiance. When we arrived there was a Paquita la Del Barrio imitator performing. They really did a great job at entertaining the crowd. Afterwards there was a Mariachi perfroming and I also really enjoyed hearing them sing. Overall this place was kinda disappointing. I do recommend coming here for drinks and entertainment, but based on my experience I wouldn't come here for the food.

Gladys Gonzalez

Love Love the atmosphere, the music, food and drinks are all so tasty. Food is very authentic. Parking is limited. Overall we enjoyed this reataurant

Obel Morales

The food was terrible and it was waaay too expensive. I am definitely not going back to this place. I'm shocked they have four stars rating. We had a party of 6 and only one of us liked the food.

Jose Moreno

Very good place to eat at.

Leo Munoz

worst place ever order a soup it was salty as h*** it was a very expensive salty caldo de mariscos $20 I don't recommend this place at all

Beto beto Garza

Great place for drinks and friends

Antonio Marquez

Food is okay, the service is good. However, they INCLUDE the tip and they don’t let you know!!! Is this supposed to be on purpose? And they stand next to you until you pay and make you hurry.