El Boliche Ceviche

We went to this restaurant as the focus is on sustainably caught fish. More places need to approach food in this way. I’d imagine this process makes their practice more costly, so hence the higher prices. We took our children and while the service is a little on the serious side we were made to feel welcome. The ceviches are beautifully presented and much lighter than in other restaurants that add way too much saucey liquid. The chef shows a lot of respect to each of the ingredients. The mango and coconut ceviche were delicious... Loved the octopus too! Highly recommend and the unexpected sweet treat at the end was a winner.

Delicious little cevicheria located on a quiet block. Everything tasted delicious. This place serves a lot of seafood and is a bit pricy. If you're looking to eat great seafood, this place is for you! My boyfriend had the sea bass with coconut rice and I had the shrimp, squid, octopus, fish, with a mussel and fried yuca on the side. Oh and ask for the coconut ice cream (it's not on the menu)

Great restaurant, tamarind ceviche and the crab empanadas were amazing. The rest was pretty good as well. Good wine and great service for a very good package.

Quiet restaurant at lunch time. The ceviche (tamarind) was very nice and the empanadas were wonderful. We enjoyed the cocktails as well, though they came out a bit slow. Waitresses were attentive and friendly.

Amazing food! Especially the smoked eggplant ceviche was fabulous! Recommend this restaurant for seafood lovers.

The best ceviche that we had in Cartagena! What a gem of a place. We came here for lunch on a rainy afternoon. The menu has many ceviches and a few hot dishes to choose from. Our waiter was incredibly helpful in explaining the different varieties and ingredients to us. My husband got the Coastal Ceviche- which was creamy but not heavy. The flavor resembled a very refined creme fraiche dressing which I’m guessing comes from the homemade sour cream that they used. I ordered the Green Mango Ceviche and days later, I am still thinking about this dish!! First off, I really appreciate that they ask you what spice level you’d like your dish to be. I chose spicy and my ceviche was well spiced with a kick, but wasn’t overwhelming. The tart green mango brought a beautiful element to the spice. The acid balance was perfect and the melange of seafood was fresh! I wish we were with a larger group so that we could try all the other varieties!

This place is amazing. I could have easily eaten everything off the menu if I had more time. The cebiche was the best in Cartagena. The grilled octopus was amazing and I also couldn't leave without trying the crab empanadas which were amazing. The service was great. The place is small and food did take ahwile to prepare but you can't rush perfection. This restaurant might lure me back to Cartagena some day.

This little place has a big taste of seafood, this another great seafood restaurant. You must try it the seafod soup is amazing!

We went to this restaurant as the focus is on sustainably caught fish. More places need to approach food in this way. I’d imagine this process makes their practice more costly, so hence the higher prices. We took our children and while the service is a little on the serious side we were made to feel welcome. The ceviches are beautifully presented and much lighter than in other restaurants that add way too much saucey liquid. The chef shows a lot of respect to each of the ingredients. The mango and coconut ceviche were delicious... Loved the octopus too! Highly recommend and the unexpected sweet treat at the end was a winner.

Delicious little cevicheria located on a quiet block. Everything tasted delicious. This place serves a lot of seafood and is a bit pricy. If you're looking to eat great seafood, this place is for you! My boyfriend had the sea bass with coconut rice and I had the shrimp, squid, octopus, fish, with a mussel and fried yuca on the side. Oh and ask for the coconut ice cream (it's not on the menu)

Great restaurant, tamarind ceviche and the crab empanadas were amazing. The rest was pretty good as well. Good wine and great service for a very good package.

Quiet restaurant at lunch time. The ceviche (tamarind) was very nice and the empanadas were wonderful. We enjoyed the cocktails as well, though they came out a bit slow. Waitresses were attentive and friendly.

Amazing food! Especially the smoked eggplant ceviche was fabulous! Recommend this restaurant for seafood lovers.

The best ceviche that we had in Cartagena! What a gem of a place. We came here for lunch on a rainy afternoon. The menu has many ceviches and a few hot dishes to choose from. Our waiter was incredibly helpful in explaining the different varieties and ingredients to us. My husband got the Coastal Ceviche- which was creamy but not heavy. The flavor resembled a very refined creme fraiche dressing which I’m guessing comes from the homemade sour cream that they used. I ordered the Green Mango Ceviche and days later, I am still thinking about this dish!! First off, I really appreciate that they ask you what spice level you’d like your dish to be. I chose spicy and my ceviche was well spiced with a kick, but wasn’t overwhelming. The tart green mango brought a beautiful element to the spice. The acid balance was perfect and the melange of seafood was fresh! I wish we were with a larger group so that we could try all the other varieties!

This place is amazing. I could have easily eaten everything off the menu if I had more time. The cebiche was the best in Cartagena. The grilled octopus was amazing and I also couldn't leave without trying the crab empanadas which were amazing. The service was great. The place is small and food did take ahwile to prepare but you can't rush perfection. This restaurant might lure me back to Cartagena some day.

This little place has a big taste of seafood, this another great seafood restaurant. You must try it the seafod soup is amazing!