Review Sammy's Fishbox Restaurant - Bronx

Cycled 45 miles from Long Island and couldn’t find a bakery nearby. Saw the $15.95 advertised poster outside and got drawn in. Was looking for a quick bite before sunset, didn’t want to get caught cycling in the dark. Cashier machine was down for 10 minutes and customers were waiting. I explained I can pay cash and needed to be on my way. Please 🙏🏻 hurry. The gentleman/manager told the girl to use a different register. Asked kitchen to expedite my order. Thank you 🙏🏻 Low expectations for this fast food meal. WOW 🤩 WOW 🤩. 10 Jumbo sized shrimp lightly fried. Succulent & seeping with flavor. Came with extra large fries, a coleslaw salad & pickle slice. Tremendous value 👍👍. Good for 2. I must applaud the quality & size of the shrimp. Very impressive and I can’t wait to return. Next week possibly if weather permits. How have I passed up this wonderful place for 10 years since coming to City Island? Today was my lucky 🍀 day 🥇🥇

First time at Sammy’s and am pretty pleased. The hostess was very nice and caring, she asked if we had any birthdays in our party of 17. The restaurant is clean and nicely decorated. The servers came when we sat down and wanted to take our drinks right away not giving us a chance to get comfortable, we asked for them to give us a few minutes to settle in. They came back and started to take our drink orders, brought a very delicious warm sesame seed bread, pickle veggies, cheese. I ordered the lobster and lobster bisque; the bisque was edible and flavorful wish it had plenty of lobster. My lobster was good so was the stuffing in the lobster (that’s what it appeared to be). My friends ordered shrimp, clams, lobster rolls, scallops, etc. Every meal came with a salad, rice, and corn on the cob. Overall we were all please with the food. The service could use some friendly courtesy. They have parking and it worth the try, will be back to try their crabs and shrimp platter

Food was amazing, atmosphere was amazing, everything was great. Was visiting from Texas and had the best time with my loved ones from NJ, already looking forward to coming back!!! You are definitely in for a treat if you get to experience Sammy's Fish Box!!

My father and I had just got done boating into the city and had docked on City Island earlier in the day. A quick Google search found this place, Sammy's and we headed in. Cannot begin to describe how much this meal hit the spot. We came hungry but were no match for the portions here. Everything from the clams, to the scallops to the shrimp (more on that later) was incredibly fresh and cooked to golden perfection. Back to the shrimp. They were both easily the largest shrimp I have ever had but also easily one of the top 3 shrimp bites of my semi long life. Incredible. In short, I would find it hard to be disappointed here, perhaps scan the menu ahead of time if you're in a hurry, they have all of Poseidon's children on it. A true seafood lover's paradise and a must try for anyone in NYC!

The place is nice and spacious. The service was slow but our waiter was super nice. My friends loved the food, I found it a little bit too salty and garlicky. They give you a complementary salad and bread to start. Overall is was nice on a Wednesday.

Fresh bread and cornbread good to start the meal with. Ordered the seafood chiller, from raw to cooked very fresh. Here’s for the 5lbs lobster ($160) but pricey I think. Overall good food and very good services.

I just want to say the king crab and anow crab combo is the best. One of the best seafood restaurants in the city. Come hungry. Cornbread is where it's at. Pricey so more for special occasions than regular dining.

The food was great. The staff checked in often and was very accommodating. Even the music threw me back to a time when listening was easy and it made sense. If you have a craving for seafood you should have no problem finding something on their diverse menu to satisfy your palate.

The staff is really what has me coming back to this location few time, and has a great set of people, they are wonderful and so sweet and always working hard!!! It wasn’t super busy at this location on Thursday and the employees are just so darn nice and great! Thank you!!!! it was my sister’s birthday and employee treated my family very nicely. He was calm funny and energetic waiter. He also gave us recommendation about to eat, and everything was delicious as always.

So I went to city Island for the first time after living in NYC for 10+ yrs which is very sad because it’s an absolute must visit for any NYC native. Like the name states, City Island is a little island 🏝️ located at the end of Bronx. It’s consisting of a chain of seafood restaurants including Sammy’s Fish Box and its counter part across the street Sammy’s Shrimp Box. Upon arrival the wait time was minimal once our party was completed and within a couple of minutes the waiter brought us corn bread and a delicious spicy salad 😋. The atmosphere was very pleasant and the restaurant had a nice vibe to it so my family was very happy. We ordered drinks which was also very good and then they brought us more salad 🥗 which was a nice 👍🏾 surprise and it was actually very tasty 😋. Our main course took about 15 minutes to be served and everyone was very excited about their dinner and we definitely had a feast lol. Overall it was a great experience and at the end they brought out a little dessert 🧁 with a candle and sang my sister in law a happy birthday 🎉. The only thing I would mention is that, THEY DON’T HAVE TO GO CUPS for your drinks 🍹 so if you plan to take your cocktails to go BRING YOUR OWN TO GO CUP lol. It’s also pricey💰💰💰. Other than that, I definitely would recommend going to City Island to check out Sammy’s Fish Box, you just might like it.

The service was very good here. The food was also good, very good portions and everything came out hot! I recommend the New England Clam Chowder if you are in the mood for soup. If you are not a big eater do not order an appetizer! The house provides fresh baked bread, cornbread and a fresh salad at the start of the meal.

I've been coming to this restaurant for years because I love City Island. I gave them a 4 because they need to update their menu. Yhey doubled their prices so they need to update their menu. The round bread on the table is entirely too messy. That pickled cauliflower is a waste of money. It's got to go. The service is very good. The lobster and crablegs are cooked without high salt in which I love. The yellow rice is good also. The table rice got to go....

The food taste amazing, the atmosphere is perfect and the service is great! This entire meal cost $27.99 plus tax. Who could ask for anything more than this!!!! AMAZING!!!!!!

Went there for a double birthday celebration. It wasn't too crowded. Was outside at first but the bees buzzing around was a little too much. We were tabled inside and there was so much food. All very tasty and huge portions with food for days to take home. We had peri peri wings and shrimp to start. I had the ribs and shrimp with baked potato, others had the Sammy's Trio lobster, crab and shrimp dish crab pasta; steak and shrimp with a baked potato, there was yellow rice (delish) and corn. Most of the entrée was taken home to enjoy! We also had birthday leis and ice cream with a candle! Very nice evening at Sammy's! I highly recommend it!

Simply the best seafood restaurant I have gone to in a long time. We had a 7pm reservation, and it was on right on time. The service was excellent. We had food in our table within minutes of setting down. We ordered different plates, but by far, the best plate was the Paella. This dish for two can feed about 5. The taste and amount of seafood in it is amazing. The drinks are not water down by any means. They also have valet parking so you don't have to search for parking spaces. Highly recommend.