Tio Sam Gourmet - Ciudad de Panama

Some of the freshest seafood I’ve ever had. The building is sort of small but the staff and music choice both were great. We ordered the Fresh Lobster platter, don’t be discouraged by the $50 price tag considering they say it feeds 2 people but it was really enough for 3. It came with 4 fresh lobsters, mixed seafood salad in a fried plantain bowl and probably the best fried calamari I’ve ever tasted. This meal paired with a round of Sangrias really set the mood! Will definitely be back before our vacation is over!

This was our 2nd visit and the food is just fabulously yummy! Best fried seafood I can remember ever! Plus the ceviche is a dream! Well worth to come here and get a really well priced meal.

Sea food was ok, we got lobsters and shrimp. Our server was very nice. But when trying to pay we had to deal with two other servers or people working they were very rude and had attitude for no reason…. Also made us wait almost 10 minutes just to pay so we could leave….was not the best experience but I guess if you want to eat a cheaper lobster this is the place you get it,

WOW!!!!! This is truly a hidden gem. Such amazing fresh and flavorful food. 3 lobster tails for $35.

Food: so-so. Foodies you can skip this spot What I ordered: 1. Seafood soup $10: it was 90% butter water. Barely any seafood chunks. I literally left 85% of it unfinished because it was just butter water 2. Lobsters with garlic $35: basically 2 lobsters split open. A bit overcooked. The quality of the sides were so-so. Patacones were subpar (compared to lafonda or trapiche). Final sin: they added a tip to the bill without my permission. The waitress showed me the total to be $45, charged and printed receipt. When I double checked they snuck in a tip. Always double check. Would I come back here? No