Villa Del Mar Restaurant

This restaurant has been around for over 20 years and has various dishes at reasonable cost. Their smoked oysters are a huge local hit. I didn't try the snails or eel but I also hear that those are good options. more

I actually went to the location in Juarez, Mexico across the border but because these are owned by the same family, I feel justified in doing a review for the El Paso location. I ordered the Carnival De Mariscos which was essentially a huge plate full of a variety of fresh seafood-frog legs, large shrimp, small shrimp, white fish, calamari, octopus. This was a huge portion and comes with the best house made chips I have ever tasted. Great salsa too. Service was polite and efficient. This was far too much food for one person and the total bill was only about $13. Food of this quality in any American large city would easily cost $25-$30. Amazing meal. Pros: Great fresh seafood Cons: Scary adventure geting to the Juarez location more