Marisquería Pura Vida - (Near Midland, TX)

5 /5 Amy C.: Zaidi was out waitress and she was so sweet, so attentive, and great at her job. The restaurant itself was so clean, even the restrooms. We started off with an appetizer of fried seafood. It was basically just thin slivers of calamari (think fried onions for casseroles), tiny shrimp, and small pieces of octopus. It’s served with a salsa that lacked flavor but was just okay after adding salt and Maggi. It wasn’t anything special and we would not order it again. Not for that price. My kids nuggets and fries were good. Better than most places. I got the ribeye burger and it was soooo delicious. IMO it just needed mustard which I’m sure I would’ve been given if I had asked. The fries were decent, wish they would’ve salted them fresh out the fryer. I would definitely order it again. My husband got the filete relleno and he really liked it. I thought it was yummy too. The sides with that were good too! We will definitely be coming back! Their menu is huge and everything looks so delicious. My only complaint, besides the appetizer, is that we were charged for a soft drink for my son’s meal when the kids menu clearly says it’s included. I attached a pic of that so you can see. I did ask and said it wasn’t included and that was that, not gonna make a big fuzz over it. Overall, it’s a great spot.

5 /5 MR Bellio: Best Mexican restaurant I’ve tried in area. Portions are larger than I can eat. Everything shocked me. If you’re looking for a good environment with great drinks and food- great staff I suggested this for midland and odessa area- well worth the trip!

5 /5 Jesus Gaytan: The food is good, service is good, drinks are good, atmosphere is amazing. Love going there for banda nights. All the times ive gone ive had a good experience.

3 /5 Erick Martinez: The food was great and the atmosphere as well. The service is not good. The server was not attentive and wouldn’t really help us until after she noticed the manager had to come help instead. Maybe an off night. Good place.

4 /5 Spartan King: On arrival you are greeted and walked to your table. Started off with chips and salsa with a surprisingly good seafood broth. You get a red and green salsa the salsa cups are too small more for dipping not scooping. Although the salsas have a good flavor (not spicy). It would suffice to have only the red salsa in a good sized dipping bowl would be perfect. I got the asado plate again not spicy but full in flavor and the meat was not dry. It was paired with rice and refried beans with cheese on the beans, and your choice of corn or flour tortillas. I also tried aguachiles with chile negro it was spicy and full of flavor it had octopus shrimp and veggies all balanced perfectly. My main concern was the beer glasses had stains from its previous drink (tajin) mind you I ordered a plain beer. Maybe the dishwasher was having a bad day i am not too picky so I totally forgot to bring it up. The vibes were Mexico beach themed with mainly Mexican regional Banda music (I personally enjoyed). Parking is vast, they also have handicap parking up front. All in all had a great experience I will be returning soon. Recap- great food/great vibes/great customer service. Their Seafood is a bit pricey but this is Midland all seafood here is pricey.