La Playa Seafood 3343 West Avenue, San Antonio, TX 78213

"Extremely tough fish . I guess our favorite fish restaurant for years - changed its Fish Supplier . Very different & didn’t compare to their “usual fish” . Had take out for a 10pc Family Fish & it was disappointing. Salty & tough. Hard to tear apart with the fork & a lot of “ batter “. Would not be coming here again, we were fine when the fries changed , but now the fish ? No bueno ."

"Great seafood and price!! This spot will be packed during the lunch hour!!"

"I decided to try this place completely at random. One factor being they had fried seafood. I'm not fond of broiled, baked, or seafood soups, and steer clear of the whole fish plates. I ordered the (2) fish (3) shrimp and (4) oyster plate, with coleslaw and rice for the sides. Most the plates here are $10-12. My plate came out decently fast, in less than 10 minutes. The recent reviews had me a bit worried. I tried a piece of shrimp first, the menu stated breading was thin, and it was. Everything had a thin skin of breading, not crunchy, not thick. It was thin enough just adding lemon to the fish caused the skin to stick to the plate and peel off easily. I tried a piece of the fish, and it was really good. The fish was moist, seasoned well, and the tartar sauce here was great. At this point I was pretty happy with the choice. Then a fork full of coleslaw.. which was absolutely horrible. I did not swallow it.. I tried another fork full from another spot.. same.. I moved on to the rice and the oysters. The rice had minimal peppers in it, but was closer to spanish rice than rice pilaf, the oysters were decent in size, not tiny, but not overly large and had decent flavor. They batter on them was a little thicker than the fish and shrimp. One lady came by and asked how everything was, when I said "the coleslaw is bad, its very bitter" the replied "oh, you like it?", I said.. noo no.. bad.. very bitter. She sent the waitress over. I told her the coleslaw was bitter and she asked if I wanted another side instead (in spanish). I asked for fries. How bitter was this coleslaw? All I can say is please do not order it and ruin your meal. I can't really explain it. I'm not sure I've eaten many things in my life that I could compare for reference. A few minutes went by and the fries came out. The fries were really good, they had a light coating of batter on them, were seasoned well, freshly cooked.. and was actually a highlight of the meal.. this totally made up for the bad coleslaw. If I come back, fries and fried fish.. Fish (8.5/10) - Shrimp (6.5/10) - Oysters (5/10) Fries (9/10) - Rice (5/10) - Coleslaw (0/10) Prices were fair, about average for seafood, and portion sizes weren't huge, but I left decently full.. I would return again. Avoiding certain items of course. Definitely a good option for affordable seafood. On a side note, while I was eating I saw other people order several things that looked really good, one being a giant glass of shrimp and red liquid that was topped with sliced avocados. I'm assuming was a shrimp cocktail. This place might be worth visiting as a group to explore the menu a bit."

"The presentation is great but the flavor is very bland. The breading on the fried combination plates is very tasteless, I had to drench it in lemon, salt and pepper plus tartar for taste. The marisco on the other hand was delicious. The tomatoes and carrots added major flavor. Good service and food arrived at the table quickly. A little overpriced for quality."