Tasca El Pescador

Spanish-Caribbean seafood at La Placita de Santurce

Address: 178 Calle Dos Hermanos, Santurce, San Juan, PR 00907
Phone: +1 787-721-0995
Hours: Wed-Sun 12:00 PM - 8:00 PM

SpanishCaribbeanSeafood

Menu prices: $4–$115 · $$$ · Median main: $32.95 · 37/37 with a published price

Family-run Spanish-Caribbean seafood tasca across from the Plaza del Mercado in Santurce, famous for whole fried red snapper (chillo entero frito), squid-ink rice, paella, and grilled octopus. Reservations required.

Aperitivos

• Empanadillas — $10.95

  Turnovers: shrimp, crab, lobster, trunk fish
• Croquetas de Bacalao — $11.95

  Breaded codfish fritters
• Buñuelos de Bacalao — $13.95

  Codfish fritters, not breaded
• Sardinas a la Plancha o Fritas — $14.95

  Griddle sardines or deep fried
• Setas al Ajillo — $15.50

  Mushrooms in garlic sauce
• Calamares Fritos — $16.50

  Fried calamari, romana style
• Pimientos de Piquillo Rellenos de Mariscos — $16.50

  Piquillo peppers stuffed with seafood
• Chistorras con Garbanzos — $16.95

  Spanish sausage with chickpeas
• Baby Pulpitos a la Plancha — $17.50

  Grilled baby octopus
• Fish Tacos — $18.00

  Spicy crab salad on top, 3 units
• Sepia a la Plancha o al Ajillo — $19.50

  Cuttlefish, grilled or garlic
• Navajas — $21.95

  Clams
• Tentáculo de Pulpo a la Parrilla — $26.00

  Grilled octopus tentacle
• Ostras Frescas — $4.00

  Fresh oysters, each; 1/2 or 1 dozen

Platos Principales

• Arroz con Calamares — $23.95

  Rice with squid
• Camarones — $25.95

  Shrimp any style: garlic, creole, butter or breaded
• Filete de Salmón — $27.00

  Salmon fillet à la meunière or guava sauce
• Cartucho Frito en Ruedas o Entero — $31.00

  Whole queen snapper deep fried, or chopped; per lb
• Paella Marinera — $32.95

  Seafood paella
• Langostinos al Ajillo o a la Plancha — $32.95

  Prawns with head in garlic sauce or grilled
• Pescado del Día con Garbanzos — $35.00

  Fish of the day with chickpeas
• Ensalada de Pulpo — $39.95

  Octopus salad, vinaigrette
• Patas de Cangrejo Rey - Media Orden — $75.00

  King crab legs, half order
• Patas de Cangrejo Rey - Orden Completa — $115.00

  King crab legs, full order

Especiales

• Pechuga de Pollo a la Plancha — $20.95

  Grilled chicken breast, creole, garlic or breaded, with salad or rice and beans
• Nuggets de Peto con Papas Fritas o Tostones — $27.95

  Wahoo nuggets with french fries or tostones
• Mofongo Mar y Tierra — $35.95

  Mashed plantain surf and turf
• Churrasco — $39.95

  Out skirt steak

Acompañantes

• Tostones de Pana — $8.00

  Smashed fried breadfruit
• Tostones — $8.00

  Fried plantain
• Ensalada — $8.00

  Salad
• Papas Fritas — $8.00

  French fries
• Amarillos — $8.00

  Sweet plantain
• Arroz Blanco y Habichuelas — $8.00

  Rice and beans

Postres

• Papaya con Queso — $8.00

  Papaya with fresh cheese
• Flan de Queso — $8.00

  Cheese custard
• Mousse de Parcha — $9.00

  Passion fruit mousse