Great spot for a quick bite to eat. Many items to choose from and some great beers as well. The location is small and can get crowded during peak hours. There is indoor and outdoor seating. The selection and quality of the fish here is on point. A definite must try for foodies and seafood lovers.
Fantastic. The food is fresh and well-prepared, and the staff polite and efficient. The clam chowder was the best I've ever eaten. Thick, creamy, full of clams and potatoes. The seared ahi taco and beer-battered lobster taco were fresh and filling. I'm coming back!
ame here after a long day at the San Diego Zoo. There was a line but it seemed to move pretty fast! Don't give up because of the line! It moves fast and the food is worth the wait. There's a sign that says it's not fast food as each order is made to order. Fish was fresh! We ordered a halibut plate, ahi sandwich, ahi poke, clam chowder, fried calamari and ahi sashimi!
Food was amazing and fresh. You definitely have to eat here if in San Diego.
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Incredibly fresh seafood done simply and done well! Large selection of fish types to choose from and served in multiple ways and multiple marinades. This is a must try place!
Found this place by chance while looking for a quick bite on Zumato. A little bit of a wait to get a table and for good reason as the food was unbelievable and there were lots of people wanting to eat.
My wife had the Wasabi sesame coated Ahi Tuna as a salad. The seared tuna was cooked perfectly and melted in your mouth. The blue cheese dressing for the salad was also a treat in itself with real chucks of blue cheese! I had the soft shell crab as a sandwich and have not had better anywhere - simply and elegantly done so you could really taste the crispy coating of the crab and the soft inside. My 3 year old had the kids fish and chips grilled with lemon butter, ate all of it with no issues - she loved the tartar sauce. The meal was finished off with some grilled shrimp which where cooked perfectly and a generous portion - again my daughter ate most of them leaving little for us.
Sad we found this place so late on our trip to San Diego as there are several more thing to try on the menu!
The food was fantastic and so was the service. I recommend callng ahead if you don't want to wait. I had the Fresh, local caught halibut. The marinade they recommended was awesome and it could not have been cooked any better. Great place to eat for friends or family.
Maria Desiderata Montana
+5
Lobster season is here, and with so many seafood restaurants to choose from in San Diego, it can be hard to decide where to go for the perfect dish. Where you go depends on what you’re in the mood for – fine dining? Quick bite? Hosting a party and want to order in? Here’s a short list of San Diego’s best places to eat for lobster season.
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Blue Water Seafood Market & Grill is located right off the 5 on India St. near downtown San Diego. The food served here is what inspired us to start our Good Eats adventure.
Walk into The Blue Water Grill and make your way to the seafood market section where you can order delicious fish and seafood to take home or to eat on the spot.
The way the market is set-up is really cool. Choose the type of fish you'd like from the long list, then the type of marinade, and finally how you would like it to be prepared: as a sandwich, salad, plate, tacos or a la carte. Pretty simple, but at the same time it provides so many options and different ways to tempt your palate!
If fish tacos are what you're craving while visiting San Diego, then look no further as those served in the Blue Water Seafood Market rank among the best, if not THE best, fish tacos that San Diego has to offer. Perhaps fried shrimp is more your style? They serve the finest fried shrimp I've ever tasted in Southern California. Fresh is an understatement. Everything you find here is incredible. Be prepared to wait in line though, as this place is no longer the hidden secret it once was.
My friend and I dined at the Blue Water Seafood with four other friends and we all enjoyed the experience.
I ordered the seafood paella which was outstanding with plenty of seafood in it. While the option appeared a bit larger than I expected, I was happy to share some of the mussels with my friend.
My friend ordered the seafood stuffed pasta shells which was excellent. The pasta shells were perfectly cooked - not too soft and the sauce was delicious.
I enjoyed a Goombay Smash (cocktail) which was beautiful while my husband had a glass of brown ale which he close from a good selection of beers.
We received excellent service from a friendly staff and the overall atmosphere was great.
It was our first day in Chattanooga and were impressed.
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We read reviews and wanted to see what the buzz was all about. Arrived on a Sunday night at 7 pm to be greeted by a long line out the door. Someone had gone inside and purchased some smoked salmon for the wait and shared it around which was nice. ( delicious also). As you wait and wait, you have enough time to make some good card buddies in line. We waited about an hour and ten minutes to get to the front. By then we were definitely wondering if it was worth it. It looks like some folks in the know called a take out order and picked up, thus skipping the big line. That might be a good way to go, not sure of the logistics.
When you get to the front, you order your fish. You have waited in line by the fresh fish case and can see what looks best. There are often differing selections based upon what is in season and what they have.
We decided to get tacos, but you can get a plate or a salad also. They say the tacos are at least 4 oz of fish. I would guess it was more. For 5 or 6 bucks, we shared tacos of fresh coho from british colombia, locally caught blue fin tuna and halibut, and some mexican black cod. The fish was amazingly fresh and super well prepared. you can choose the sauce that they use before grilling, but to us, non of that made the difference. It was all about the fish.
I couldn't believe the bluefin tuna taco. That stuff sells for 25 dollars a lb and they give you a quarter pound of it for 6 bucks on that taco. They knew to leave it super rare as it is a sushi grade superstar. What a value.
They use some local homemade corn tortillas and some slaw to augment the taco. We couldn't hardly eat two each but kept plowing ahead as the fish was so good.
I would try this place for sure, just be ready for the ridiculous wait. The place isn't fancy at all, but the people were super nice and friendly and worked their tails off.
Great no frills restaurant and seafood market.
Very fresh, well cooked, your way. Expect a line when you order, but definitely worth the wait. Visiting from out of town, been twice. Fish tacos are wonderful
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The food is amazing. I cleaned the plate, and so did my wife.
My only complaint is that after I ordered my food at the counter and scanned my credit card to pay the amount, I came across the usual tablet screen showing the suggested tip amounts. Since I hadn't tasted the food or experienced the service yet, I signed the tablet, and without choosing a tip amount, I hit continue. I was automatically charged the 20% tip.
The cashier said it was because I had selected to tip. I advised her that I hadn't made any tip selection, and she offered to erase it from the bill.
It is not that I don't want to tip, but I would like to tip based on the quality of the food and the service. I probably would have tipped more than the amount I was charged anyway. The fact that the tablet was set up to sneak in a 20% tip when no selection was made is not professional and should be changed.
I will go back to this place again because the food really is amazing. But this time, I'll make sure to pay in cash.
The food deserved a 20% tip. The service was not bad, but not 20% tip rated either.
Cheers!
My husband and I saw pictures and reviews on-line so we decided to give it a try.
Everything was delicious 😋
We tried dozen oysters, salmon sashimi, tuna sashimi, sample size fish and chips and the muscles and clams.
We were both delighted with our choices.
Everything was fresh and expertly made. The service was friendly and so helpful.
My husband and I will definitely be back.
Although not my first time dining here, every visit brings new surprises. The salmon sashimi was incredibly fresh and delectable, and the seafood soup was equally exceptional! We also gave the award-winning tacos a try, and they certainly lived up to the hype.
The menu never fails to amaze, offering a wide variety of options. The ambiance is cozy and inviting, making it a great place for a relaxing meal. The staff is attentive and accommodating, adding to the overall positive experience.
I’ve tried the halibut sandwich and the red snapper sandwich so far. Red snapper is for people who love a fishier taste. Halibut is a safe option for people who don’t eat a lot of seafood. The “Track Taco” is the bomb. It’s a pricey taco for $8.50 but the taste will show you paid for higher quality fish. It’s a great place to find a variety of fish that can be made into a taco, sandwich or a plate.
A good option for seafood in San Diego with its convenient location & good quality. Went there a few times, easy to find parking across the street (like 20 feet away) but there was always a little line due to its popularity. Salmon sashimi is must try (come with rice and avocado somehow) as well as chowder- creamy, filling and tasty. I hate the wasabi they used for the salmon tho. Oyster is fresh but pretty small in size. Award winning tacos are good with shrimp but again too much add ons stuff for me that i can nearly taste the original flavor. Amazing vibe if you could sit outside in sunny days.
Eleftherios Asaly (LeftysFoodblog)
+4
The food is really good and tasty. Everything is freshly made and on order. The service Level is a 2/5 Self service and not really friendly employees. They do not even know what is available and what isn’t. While we where eating there was a dead mouse in the restaurant they could at least offer us some compensation for that but instead a guy from the kitchen just came and grabbed the mouse with a towel after we told the waitress….
Great place to eat fresh fish in different forms. Fish tacos are a must (Swordfish is delicious, advocado is not really necessary to add). We also tried the Oysters and fried calamari, which were good, but fish tacos are the best. You can also buy your fish to cook at home. Overall our favorite fish tacos place in the San Diego area.
The family and I stopped in while vacationing and were overall very impressed!! I ordered the fish and chips with fried red snapper and Mordecai, our son ordered the fried cod. Neither of us like the cod, it was tough and really chewy. Eden, our youngest absolutely demolished the clam chowder, shrimp and mussel appetizer dish. And there was almost a family fight over the fish tacos!! (Must order!) Siraya our oldest has the seafood nachos and Bianca ordered the Salmon salad!! The table was full of smacking and finger licking!!! 🤣🤣🤣 Only things I would critique would be a larger space to hold the large crowds and a little more seasoning on the food…
The food: The Mahi Mahi is so good paired with rice and salad with capers. I don't typically mess with mussels but the one here are so tasty and not ridiculously chewy. Fair price for plates .... overpriced drinks.
As far as service the menu is large and staff didn't explain well what some of the plates had to offer.
Atmosphere the inside music is way to loud. Outside was a completely different atmosphere which was lovely unfortunately its getting to the season where outdoors dining is too cold. Line blocks customers from leaving.
Always my last stop out of San Diego when heading back to LA. This place has ruined calamari for me at every other restaurant as they use real squid. The cocktail sauce and tarter are both delicious dipping options. The freshest fish orders you can ask for.
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