Once a Brazilian
style ‘espadas’ restaurant, los Navegantes has re-opened as a seafood
restaurant. It wasn’t much good at the Brazilian thing so I had my doubts as we
trooped in for a family Sunday lunch.
A quick glance at the menu revealed
a few original ideas and my interest started to grow. The prices didn’t look too
killer either.
I really was surprised… I ordered fish quesadillas as
starters which were light, crispy, not swimming in oil and simply delicious,
especially accompanied by the albeit hot sauces. This I followed with Mariscos a
la Poblana, a generous portion of fish, squid and shrimp swimming in a rich
creamy green (chile poblano) sauce, such a big portion, even I couldn’t finish
it. Maybe because I tried everyone else’s dishes, which included red snapper al
mojo de ajo (a bit greasy) Squid in black rice, which was great, shrimp a la
diabla rich and hot (chile) and a seafood casserole which I would recommend to
those who are not too keen on the spicey stuff.
Conclusion: A cool
restaurant (aircon), great food, pleasant if a little stark atmosphere, and will
not break the bank.
