Lunch at Seaside Grill at Secrets Los Cabos

We had most of our lunches here at the Seaside Grill.  Sometime it can be hard to find ala carte lunch at an all inclusive so it was a great option. So many good choices.  These are an accumulation of several lunches.  I didn't want you to think we ate all.of these at the same time.  

When you first sit done, they bring you some freshly fried and salted tortilla chips along with one bowl of refried beans and another of fresh made salsa.   In most "Mexican" restaurants in the United States, they have extremely poor versions of refried beans.  Usually pasty, gluey and no flavor.  Not here at Secrets.  These are authentic, creamy and with a bit of heat from Chipotle.  The Salsa had a good amount of heat from chipotle and also some sweetness, perhaps from agave.  And then there was some brinoised cilantro which added some freshness.  

Octopus tostada was a creamy blend of chopped octopus in a mayo-bassd sauce.  

Tuna sashimi was some freshly slice pieces of tuna sitting in top of a slightly sweet sauce which has some rice wine vinegar, thinly sliced jalapeno and cilantro.  

Pesadilla were corn tortillas stuffed with Baja style fish and then deep fried.   They were so good we had them for every lunch.  They were fantastic with the salsa.

Fish tacos had some of the same type.of fish used in the pescadilla, but larger pieces which had been fried.  

This was a shrimp Po Boy.  The shrimp were pretty well fried but there was simply too much bread.  I just ate the shrimp.  

This was the grilled fish.  Simple prepared and pretty tasty.

The executive  chef Israel had come to our table at Oceana the night before and asked where we were having lunch the next day.  We told him Seaside Grille and the he asked what one of our favorite dishes was.  I replied that we loved fresh fried fish.   

When we shows up for lunch, Brenda the restaurant manager brought us to our two-top table and suggested we order a few small appetizers since they would have a "surprise" for our main.  We ordered some pescadilla and a shrimp cocktail.  When we were done with those, Brenda came over sna said we had to move because our table wasn't big enough for what was coming.  What was coming?  You can see below.  An amazing fresh fried snapper.  Probably about six pounds.  And it had been coated in a very flavorfful rub with spices but it didn't overpower the flaky fish.   And it had a great crispy exterior but still maintained a moist inside flesh. 

We spent at least 90 minutes going through each tasty morsel of fish.  One of my favorite parts is the bony collar where you can find lots of the best meat.  Darker in color and so much flavor.  They also had fresh corn and flour tortillas along with a spicy chili oil for drizzling.  Added just enough punch.  Without a doubt, my favorite dish at Seaside Grille.