"Mariscos La Playa is a little gem in Albuquerque. My husband and I ate there yesterday; I felt like I was in Mexico again in a little Mexican Cantina. The atmosphere was a wonderful tropical Mexican feel with traditional Mexican music playing in the background. The menu had a large variety of Mexican seafood, as well as, traditional Mexican food. I ordered the Relleno and my husband ordered the Grilled Marlin Tacos. The food was absolutely delicious! The relleno was a steamed trout in butter sauce, flayed open and stuffed with scallops, octopus and shrimp with cheese lightly laced over the top. My mouth is watering just remembering how excellent it was. The portions were large; with the relleno came white rice, potato wedges, a mix of corn and carrots lightly buttered and a small lettuce and tomato garnishment with a slice of avocado. The trout was cooked so it just melted in my mouth, the scallops were tender, the octopus pieces were not rubbery and chewy as some places serve it and the shrimp were delicate morsels. The grilled Marlin tacos had decent sized pieces of marlin in four soft corn tortillas with lettuce and tomatoes and a side of salsa. With the tacos, there was white rice and potato wedges. I had a couple bites of his tacos which were very good (mine was better, lol). We will definitely be going back to Mariscos La Playa and hope to bring extended family."
