Buena Vista Restaurant

April 27, 2025

Smallish place with a great view of the water, very elegant design and color scheme. I gave gone twice for lunch and found it not crowded at all. Fish tacos are good and the menu is varied. Laid back vibe, waitstaff don’t mind if you stay for a long time, there are deck chairs if you want to hang out close to the water. Unlike some other spots, the water taxis aren’t buzzing past—or if they are present, it’s at some distance, or they’ve cut the engine to dock somewhere. So it’s a quiet place to enjoy a marvelous view.

July 27, 2025

Always consistently good and fresh. The menu changes from time to time to only introduce another great dish they thought up. The vibe is great as the owners Kelly and Juan Pablo set the tone to their crew for an upbeat and great experience. Even on the hottest day there’s always a nice sea breeze through the entire restaurant. Super clean and a perfect stop for all meals.

November 19, 2025

Great fish burger, waiting staff friendly. Great location by the waters edge.

November 30, 2024

One of my favorite places in Bocas Town, if not my favorite. The space is low key cool and comfortable. The staff is friendly and accomodating. It feels like comfort here, because it is. Near the bottom of 3rd Av, but in the heart of Bocas, it serves some the freshest and tastiest foods. The menu is everything you know with a seafood / caribbean bent, plus classic gastro pub eats. Great waterviews, as its open air. Watch the water taxis come and go as you enjoy a meal, a drink, and the company of your choice. If your staying on the outer islands, you can have your water taxi pull right up dockside. Its a great place to be and be lost in Bocas. And yes, the food is very, very good btw.

November 24, 2022

I had this place on my list of restaurants to visit, but it was not what I expected. The ambience is great! Looks newly renovated, or well maintained, and has great over the water and indoor spaces. The food, on the other hand, was just OK. We started with an appetizer, Chicken Satay. The sauce was not like a traditional Thai peanut sauce that I've had many times before. This one had the consistency and taste of just straight creamy peanut butter. For our mains we had two dishes in a Caribbean Coconut Curry Sauce, a Fresh Fish Filet and Shrimp. While both dishes were ordered with the same sauce, the one on the shrimp was more watered down than the one on the fish. In either case, though, we were not hit with any depth of flavor you would expect from a coconut curry sauce. Just a mild, there I say, bland taste. Due to the experience so far, we decided against any desserts. I also want to add, the initial waitress that waited on us seemed very disinterested, almost annoyed that we were even ordering. When we were ready for the check, I caught her gaze at the bar and signaled for the check. She didn't acknowledge me at all even though I know she looked straight at me, very dismissive! What she did instead was have a 10 minute conversation with a waitress that had just started her shift and that waitress came over with the check so she obviously knew I wanted the check. I don't mind someone else waiting on us that wasn't our original server, but it was just her entire attitude towards us throughout our meal that didn't sit well with me. I will say, though, the owner was friendly and very approachable!