El Pescador is a family‑owned Mexican seafood restaurant rooted in the Ortiz family’s culinary tradition, serving Southern California for over four decades. Known for fresh, flavor‑forward coastal dishes like fish tacos, shrimp cocktails, and ceviches, El Pescador offers generous portions and comforting recipes inspired by classic Mexican seafood preparations. With its casual, welcoming atmosphere and commitment to quality, El Pescador remains a beloved neighborhood spot in Santa Paula.
322 South Peck Road
Santa Paula, CA 93060
Topped with shrimp.
Crispy breaded shrimp.
Two shrimp enchiladas with salad and a touch of guacamole.
Shrimp cooked with bell peppers, onions and tomatoes in ranchero sauce.
The classic shrimp cocktail.
The classic shrimp cocktail.
Grilled shrimp fajitas with sautéed vegetables.
Shrimp, simply grilled.
Topped with salmon.
Shrimp cooked with bell peppers, onions, tomatoes, mushrooms and olives in ranchero sauce.
Two tacos filled with breaded fish.
A tender fish fillet, simply grilled.
Fiery, spicy shrimp served with rice and beans.
A 12oz serving of fish and shrimp soup, warmed with a touch of habanero heat.
A steaming bowl of shrimp soup.
Raw shrimp bathed in our signature house sauce, your way: verde, rojo or negro.
A steaming soup of shrimp and fish.
A tender grilled fish fillet in garlic sauce.
A whole mojarra, fried until crisp.
A tostada topped with fish ceviche.
A half dozen oysters.
A steaming bowl of fish soup.
A soup brimming with four different kinds of seafood.
Made fresh every day — a full order of our house guacamole.
A whole fried mojarra smothered in garlic sauce.
A mixed cocktail of octopus and shrimp.
Topped with chicken.
The queen of our tostadas, piled with type abalone, type crab, shrimp and octopus.
Tender pieces of fish fillet cooked with Veracruz sauce, mushrooms and olives.
Our classic nachos, served plain and simple.
Two tacos filled with grilled fish.
A mixed tostada of type abalone, shrimp and octopus.
Half a lobster paired with a fish fillet, prepared any style.
An order of our frijoles planchados.
Crisp corn taquitos rolled with beef and crowned with guacamole.
A classic quesadilla, served plain and simple.
Half a lobster with six shrimp, prepared any style.
Surf and turf: half a lobster with steak.
A fiesta on one platter: guacamole, nachos, quesadilla and taquitos.
Salmon served with steamed vegetables and white rice.
Fresh oysters crowned with our ceviche, splashed with aguachile juice and finished with a dash of avocado.
Topped with steak.
Three ways on one plate: two wrapped in bacon, two breaded and two in garlic sauce.
A pairing of one shrimp enchilada and one fish taco.
Raw shrimp bathed in our signature house sauce, your way: verde, rojo or negro.
Sea meets sea: a tender fish fillet paired with four large shrimp, prepared any style you like.
A hearty soup of seven different kinds of seafood.
A breaded fish fillet.
Shrimp marinated in garlic sauce.
A grilled fish fillet topped with our ranch-style sauce.
A whole fried mojarra topped with Veracruz sauce, mushrooms and olives.
Our namesake cocktail, brimming with shrimp, type abalone and octopus.
A shrimp-packed starter made for true seafood lovers.
Shrimp enchiladas smothered in our hot diabla sauce.
The “come back to life” cocktail: shrimp, octopus, type abalone and oysters together in one glass.
Fries piled with asada.
A mixed cocktail of shrimp and oysters.