Los Barcos Restaurant "Review"

Wednesday evening Mike & I were joined by Brenda & Roy (from Guaymas) and Bliss & Jim (from San Carlos) for dinner at Los Barcos, a Guaymas restaurant on the malecon – close to the area in which the cruise ships will soon dock. (See Brenda’s post for more info. We understand that Princess and Holland American are 2 of the cruise liners that will be visiting Guaymas.) Here we all are – Roy, Mike, me, Bliss (hiding), Jim and Brenda.

We planned to meet at 5:00 for an early dinner. Bliss & Jim were running late and by 5:45 we were all there catching up with each other. There were 2 or 3 other tables of diners and the first time our waiter came to take our order we had not even looked at the menus. We continued yakking, but then found that the kitchen was closing at 6:30 (!!??) so we needed to order.

Our meals were served, a variety of shrimp and chicken in tacos, sautés and Mike's breaded shrimp. The food was good, the price was right and we were outta there by 7:30 or so. It would have been nicer if we could have lingered a while...so if you ever go there ask about the hours of operation before you go! (As an aside, I had stopped in Los Barcos yesterday to make sure they’d be open at 5:00 – I had no clue that I should have asked what time they closed!!)

The staff was quickly closing down Los Barcos and the 6 of us stood outside the door…still talking…when a group of 4 travelers from Italy approached Los Barcos. They had just gotten off the ferry to Guaymas. They looked tired and hungry and when we told them the restaurant had just closed they looked very disappointed. We told them about a couple of other nearby restaurants and they explained that they only had a limited amount of time before they had to catch a bus to San Carlos.

Jim graciously offered the weary travelers a ride and somehow they all piled into Jim and Bliss’ car as they headed out for the short drive to San Carlos. The car was packed, but they all got in!

Mike and I continued visiting with Brenda and Roy as darkness approached. We finally said our goodbyes and headed to our casas. It was a lovely time with our new friends in Mexico!