Reviews for Anthony's Fish Grotto in La Mesa, CA
This is a nice restaurant on I-8 between La Mesa and El Cajon. It has a small lake with outdoor dining alongside a pleasant... indoor dining area. Our family has always enjoyed going there for good seafood, but last week the food was rather pricy andunexceptional. The staff and service are still good and the atmosphere is great. Here's hoping they will improve and get backto the excellent place it used to be. Read more
My mother in law was in town and she enjoys Anthony's food and ambiance. Anthony's Fish Grotto is a favorite place to take our... out of town guests for dinner as they have a unique dining area overlooking the small lake behind the restaurant, brings a verytropical and "vacationish" feel. Staff was very friendly, our Server greeted us warmly and we were enjoying our wine & craftbeer in no time. Dinner was of course - seafood - and it was delicious!! The evening was so fulfilling and my mom-in- lawenjoyed this as she's already thinking of coming back on her next trip to San Diego. Read more
2 stars because the place is nostalgic and I love that, and the food was still tasty. It has been YEARS since I went there. ... Always love it in the past - was such a treat dining experience. Got the food to go and went I got home, I was so verydisappointed that someone would pack this and be okay with charging $16.99 for 2 finger size pieces of fish and some fries thatlook almost bigger than the fish. The dish came with a dinner roll. 1 star because my two pieces of fish were small - almostequal to the size of some of the larger French fries. Read more
The complimentary bread was terrible, severed cold with some odd orange based mayo sauce? And it was just a mini ciabatta bread,... odd choice. The Caesar salad wasn’t any good, the lettuce was roughly chopped and tasted unwashed. The shrimp in my entreewere all over cooked, the baked potato was cold and hardly melted the butter. The coleslaw….well the picture speaks for that.But it was literally not even mixed together? Just basic out of a bag cabbage mix and then a weird poppy seed sauce just pouredon top.. not even mixed together.. Terrible to say the least. All the fish on my fiancé’s plate were over cooked as well.Really saddened by our experience here. Especially for their price point, I would expect better quality food. Also the cocktail,the blackberry mojito tasted like rubbing alcohol, way too strong. Service was also kinda weird, but the restaurant was fairlybusy. Read more
Come here to relax by the fountains and the water. The staff is amazing, the waiter Austin, was friendly and made me feel... welcome at any point in time. The food was good -I did have the corn on the cob and the Mahi stack which could have been alittle more spicy for me, but that is very subjective. Definitely a great place to be. Read more
I had the filet mignon and it was the best steak I’ve had at a restaurant yet. It was salted perfectly, cooked exactly the way... I wanted it, and basically chewed itself. The staff was very personable and attentive, but the best part is the view of thepond. Great atmosphere omg. Read more
Been coming here since I was a kid and never a complaint. It's one of my go to spots to bring my dog. I love that they have a... little play area for dogs in the back patio.The ambience is tranquil especially in the evening when the fountain is lit up withcolors. Our most recent waitress Kathleen was so very sweet and kind and very attentive and brought our dog a doggy plate for $4which had salmon and rice. We had the sourdough bowl with clam chowder and two fish tacos. So delicious and yummy! Will becoming back again. Read more
Amazing view. Food is not bad, nothing special if you ask me, but not necessarily worth the drive. SERVICE SUCKS (and I honestly... don’t care about service most of the time). Becky, the server, turned around to help other people TWICE in the middle oftaking our orders. She also prioritized big groups and left my husband and me hanging (didn’t get a to go box and our check 15mins after asking for them). I don’t remember the details, but last time we had issues with their service as well. Why do Icome back? I couldn’t care less about this place but hubby likes their food. Read more