Best Group Dining Seafood Restaurants in Montebello
3 hand-picked restaurants, critic-reviewed and ranked
Last Updated: February 2026
Our Top Pick
El Pescador Restaurant
Founding Bell Gardens mariscos restaurant known for big plates and classic Mexican seafood.
Notable Picks
8.3
Vibes:
Family Friendly Favorites
Group Dining Gatherings
Birthday & Celebration Central
Comfort Food Classics
El Pescador is the original Bell Gardens mariscos house that grew into a larger regional group, still anchored by classic Mexican seafood plates and combo platters. Families, birthday groups, and Sunday crowds come for steaming caldos, shrimp platters, and surf-and-turf combos in a lively, full-service dining room.
Must-Try Dishes:
Caldo 7 mares, Camarones a la diabla, El Pescador Combo (lobster and shrimp)
What Makes it Special: Founding Bell Gardens mariscos restaurant known for big plates and classic Mexican seafood.
8
Vibes:
Group Dining Gatherings
Happy Hour Hotspots
Trendy Table Hotspots
Birthday & Celebration Central
The Kickin’ Crab’s Bell Gardens outpost brings Cajun-style seafood boils—piles of shrimp, crab, and mussels in plastic bags of garlicky, spicy sauce—to the Eastern Avenue strip. It’s messy, social, and loud in the best way, with tables covered in butcher paper and groups sharing seafood bags, corn, and potatoes.
Must-Try Dishes:
Seafood bag with snow crab and shrimp, KC gumbo, Seafood scampi platter
What Makes it Special: Hands-on Cajun seafood boils with customizable sauces and shareable bags.
Worthy Picks
7.8
Vibes:
Cheap Eats Budget Brilliance
Family Friendly Favorites
Group Dining Gatherings
Happy Hour Hotspots
Mariscos Sol Y Mar is a high-volume Mexican seafood restaurant known for fish tacos, ceviches, and cocktail-style shrimp plates plus breakfast and combo platters. It’s more about energy and quantity than polish, drawing families and groups for weeknight dinners, game-day bites, and casual happy hours.
Must-Try Dishes:
Fish tacos, Ceviche de camarón, Coctel de camarón
What Makes it Special: Busy neighborhood mariscos spot with affordable fish tacos, ceviches, and shrimp cocktails.