Mac's Downtown

Mac's Downtown is a restaurant in El Paso, TX, focused on seafood and American fare for diners in and around downtown. The kitchen turns out a wide range of dishes, from clam chowder, New Orleans style gumbo, and Southwest seafood soup to oysters on the half shell, ceviche, shrimp cocktail, and a full shrimp boil. Entrees run to jambalaya, red beans and rice, grilled salmon with garlic mushroom sauce, mahi mahi, blackened or grilled red snapper, garlic butter scallops, and a 12-ounce USDA choice ribeye, with a steak-and-jumbo-shrimp plate and lobster mac and cheese alongside. Sandwiches and tacos include a Po' Boy in shrimp, cod, chicken, or oyster, blackened or grilled cod tacos, and fried or grilled shrimp tacos, and the menu also lists pastas such as etouffee and scampi. The restaurant holds a rating of 4.70 from 315 reviews.

Beyond the dining room, Mac's Downtown handles catering and accommodates tailored events for groups and parties, with catering orders placed for special occasions. Dessert is anchored by the daily cheesecake, and the menu's breadth points to a kitchen working with a steady supply of fresh fish and shellfish.

Mac's Downtown sits on East Mills Avenue, across the street from the Downtown Post Office and the Martin Building, with the Singer Building and Delta Academy within a short walk of the entrance.

Its long track record in El Paso has built a loyal following, with customers giving sustained top marks across a high volume of reviews. The combination of a full seafood-focused menu, catering work, and a downtown address makes the restaurant a familiar stop for El Paso diners.