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El Shrimp Bucket: Restaurant Reviews


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#49 of 197 restaurants in Cancun
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  • Cuisines: Seafood
  • Price range*: $15-$20
  • Address: Av. Kukulkan, Cancun, Mexico

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El Shrimp Bucket

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4 of 5 stars
Life Aquatic   30 contributions
Los Angeles, California
Jan 4, 2009
1/1 found this review helpful

First, most places in Cancun are tourist traps, this is no different. The difference is if you want something easy, good ceviche, good seafood at a reasonable price, this is a good place. Located in the hotel zone, nice walking distance to a quick bite. Shrimp ceviche was excellent, fresh shrimp, big chunks of advocado, and fresh ingredients overall. Better battered shrimp and fish, and blackened shrimp were very good. Good selection of beers. It is not fine dinning nor a night out, just good food in fun easy environment. Great sauces to pair with tacos and dishes. If you don't want to spend a lot, this is a good reasonable place to eat. Dress code, casual beach wear.

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Gross! Don't eat here!!!

El Shrimp Bucket

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1 of 5 stars
hangdog   49 contributions
Connecticut
Sep 11, 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

El Shrimp Bucket looked fun from the outside but we should have known when we went at prime dinner hour and there were only 3 other tables. Our table was sticky, and the place just felt dirty. The food wasn't bad - not great either - but I couldn't get over how dirty the place was. Just imagining what the kitchen must look like turned my stomach.

Don't bother - there are so many better places to go.

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Super kid-friendly, great shrimps, great view!

El Shrimp Bucket

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5 of 5 stars
X-B0   8 contributions
Washington, DC
Jun 2, 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

This place had a separate playground and play area with a babysitter to play with your kids and feed them too! My daughter loved the babysitter as she was very good with kids.

The food was great, especially the beer battered shrimps & bacon shrimps! My wife doesn't like shrimps so she ordered their fish and loved it as well.

The restaurant deck area has a great view of the lagoon and the sunset. So make sure to reserve one for the great view.

The place isn't overpriced so it won't break your bank. Actually, they are cheaper than most of the restaurants we went to.

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Nothing spectacular...

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2 of 5 stars
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Mar 12, 2008

Nothing spectacular, more of a tourist place.

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muy buenoooo!!

El Shrimp Bucket

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4 of 5 stars
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Jan 5, 2008
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El Shrimp Bucket Address

Av. Kukulkan, Cancun, Mexico
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