## La Vaquita Marina (San Felipe, Baja California): what to know before you go

If you’re in San Felipe, Baja California, and you want a sit-down meal that leans hard into mariscos (seafood)—with some steaks in the mix—La Vaquita Marina is a long-running option on the north side of the Malecón area, near the corner of Mar de Cortés and Puerto Peñasco.

One quick note upfront: “La Vaquita” shows up in San Felipe in more than one context (and sometimes online listings blend names). The details below are for La Vaquita Marina at Puerto Peñasco 233 (the address you provided), matching multiple listings.

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## Quick facts (verified)

– Place: La Vaquita Marina
– Type: Seafood (and steaks) Turistica
– Address: Puerto Peñasco 233, Segunda Secc, 21850 San Felipe, B.C., Mexico
– Phone: +52 686 577 2837
– Rating shown from listing data: 4.5

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## Hours: inconsistent across sources (flagged)

You’ll see conflicting opening hours depending on where you look:

– Daily 12:00–21:00 is listed by Waze.
– Wanderlog also displays 12–9PM daily.
– A San Felipe local-area guide page (MySanFelipeVacation) states Wednesday–Monday 12–10pm (and implies closed Tuesday).
– ZonaTuristica explicitly says open Wednesday–Monday 12–10pm, closed Tuesday. Turistica

What this means: the safest factual statement is that published hours vary by source, so confirm before you go—especially if you’re planning around Tuesday or late evening.

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## Where it sits in town

One common locator across listings is that it’s on/near Mar de Cortés Norte and Puerto Peñasco, in the northern Malecón area.
Waze and Wanderlog both tie the business to the Puerto Peñasco 233 address.

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## What’s actually on the menu (examples you can verify)

A user-uploaded menu photo (Restaurant Guru) shows a “Coctelería” section (seafood appetizers) and multiple seafood preparations, including:

– Coctel de camarón (shrimp cocktail) with size options and prices (MXN).
– Tostadas with seafood options (examples visible include ceviche, shrimp, octopus, and tuna variants).
– Oysters listed in different formats (including media docena / half-dozen).
– Clams appear as a dedicated “orden” (order) category on the same menu page photo.

A San Felipe area guide also calls out steamed clams as a specialty and describes them as prepared with butter, white wine, and garlic.

Because menu availability changes over time (and Restaurant Guru itself notes it doesn’t guarantee availability), treat the menu photo as evidence of typical offerings, not a promise that every dish is currently served. Guru

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## Reservations and payment (verified)

– MySanFelipeVacation explicitly says to call for reservations at 686 577-2837.
– The same source states Visa/Mastercard accepted.

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## Capacity and setup (verified)

If you’re weighing it for a larger group, one San Felipe guide provides concrete seating numbers:

– Interior seating: 85
– Open-air elevated exterior deck: 25

That same page also claims the venue has a business center with audio/visual services for presentations.

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## Price point: one published estimate (flagged)

ZonaTuristica lists an average price per person of 17 USD (food and soda), but it doesn’t specify how recently that estimate was updated. Treat it as a rough external benchmark rather than a guaranteed current price. Turistica

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## Commonly mentioned items in reviews (as reported by an aggregator)

Wanderlog includes review excerpts (attributed to Google/Tripadvisor within its page) where people frequently mention:

– Oysters (including half-dozen pricing in one excerpt)
– Chef specials (seafood)
– Tostadas (multiple varieties)

These are not objective facts about your experience, but they are verifiable as recurring themes in the quoted review snippets on that page.

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## Name confusion worth knowing (factual + relevant)

“Vaquita marina” is also the name of a critically endangered porpoise native to the Upper Gulf of California region—an entirely different topic from the restaurant, but something travelers often stumble into when searching the name. País

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## Internal links (request noted)

You asked for two contextual internal links. I can’t add RealJourneyTravels.com internal links without a verified list of relevant on-site URLs/slugs for San Felipe/Baja California/Mexico food content, and you requested only 100% known factual information—so I’m not going to guess. If you share:
– your San Felipe hub slug, or
– your Mexico/Baja category URLs, or
– 2–3 related post slugs you want to route authority to,

…I can place them naturally in the intro and the “plan your visit” section.