Lunch at Oceana at Dreams Riveria Cancun

What's for lunch at Oceana?  Let me tell you. Lots of delicious seafood.  

The Tuna Tiradito was my favorite. 

Barely seared, thin-sliced tuna in a soy sauce based glaze.  So flavorful but the tuna still was present.  

We also has the Mexican shrimp cocktail.

This is very different than your standard American shrimp cocktail.   The Mexican version is sweeter and saucier compared to it's American "cousin". I also feel that the shrimp are  fresher then you would would see in most US restaurants.  

Also tried the seafood aquachile which was primarily scallops in a spicy brine with cucumber and onions. 

The scallops were a bit soft which tells me the brine needed more acid.  It also needed a bit more bite. There was hardly a hint of heat.

The signature dish was the whole fried fish.

 If you have travelled to Mexico and never had this, add it to your must do list.  I have had this dish many times over the last fifteen years.   Each place will have its signature take.  But keys to look for are respecting the fish.  Do they want you to enjoy the whole fish?  Do they fry the fish in oil with the correct temperature?  How do they plate it?  

Here they met all the criteria.  Perfect plating.  The whole fish was presented creatively.  The skin was so crispy yet the flesh was moist and flavorful.   And it was garnished with perfectly fried green onions and lemon grass slivers. 

So creative and made.it so flavorful.  One of the best I have ever had.  Please order this when you visit.