Reviews for Fish Market Restaurant in San Diego, CA
I went here after my mom’s glowing recommendation. She’s a San Diego native and a seafood fanatic who has VERY high... expectations in terms of seafood quality. The view is incredible - outdoor patio looks out over the sea. Especially cool duringsunset. If you want a seat on the patio, you’ll likely need to make a reservation. We didn’t have a reservation, but theywere still able to seat us in about 15 minutes. While we waited, we got a couple of fantastic cocktails at the bar. The foodwas awesome - especially the cheese bread and Caesar salad. I also got a fish/pasta dish, but it wasn’t great. I hesitate tomention that though, because what I ordered wasn’t actually on the menu. I wanted some sort of Alfredo pasta with salmoninstead of shrimp (I’m allergic to shrimp). The waitress was kind and said that the kitchen would be able to whip me upsomething like that. I didn’t care for what they came up with, but I don’t blame the restaurant for that - I should’vejust ordered something that was already crafted on the menu. Staff are very polite and they come back to check on youoften. I’ll go again next time I’m in SD. Read more
Very fresh and savory food. There were many options available in the menu. We tried the ciopino, fish tacos, oysters (those... from Baja are the best) and the crab cakes. Views from the window area were nice during sunset. There are also some tables toeat outside with view of the bay. I recommend this place! Read more
The Fish Market came recommended to us by our casino host in Vegas so we had to try it out! It was very popular but for us was... just okay. Our expectations were higher than what our experience produced! We were sat at a little tiny table in the corner ofthe bar, which was fine, we still had a view! Service was super slow and very sporadic, although he thanked us for our patienceevery time, it never improved. The hostess made sure to tell us to limit our visit to 90 minutes or less but failed to mentionyou may not get to finish your meal due to slow service! The garlic bread was the hit of the night! A garlic lovers dream!! TheNew England Chowder is nice and thick and loaded with potatoes and clams and the shrimp in the shrimp cocktail is plump andjuicy. The cocktail sauce is bad, really bad, but the shrimp were so nice just plain! The swordfish was nice but the rice waslike rice-a-roni and the cole slaw was bland. The Snicker Doodle dessert is way way too sweet. Never had a Snicker Doodle withwhite chocolate chips in it! Good experience, not great though, and I suppose we were looking for great. So many restaurantswith on the water seating it has to be great for us to go back. Read more
The food was phenomenal. Very short wait times. Great view, great food and even better service. I had the Seafood Ciopino and a... snicker doddle ice cream brownie. The seafood dish was delicious to say the least. It had all the classic seafood items, as wellas 2 pieces of toasted bread. The dessert wasn’t too sweet or too big of a portion it was enough for 2 but i had my own.Definitely coming back next time I’m in town. Read more
Visiting San Diego from the UK and recommended to come here, so made a reservation. Very traditionally-styled restaurant in a... great location. Bar seating is very limited if you’re waiting for your table, otherwise you’re seated on a couch nearby. Our table was outside the main restaurant but still in an enclosed area overlooking the sea. Personally I think there is a fineline between ‘traditional’ and ‘old fashioned’. For example, I anticipated that the fish mains would be served on theirown with the side dishes in separate bowls to share, rather than everything being served on one plate. For me, the portion sizeis then a little ‘over facing’, taking something away from the food itself. Just personal taste, I guess. Nevertheless,the food was good and tasty, and the service was really friendly and attentive. A very nice but not great experience. Read more
This is my third visit to the fish market. The crab cakes were delicious. The fish tacos were good as well. My friend had the... curry fish and she was a little disappointed. Maybe not her thing so try it if you like fish curry. The four star rating isonly because of the wait time (1hr) and the fact our server was probably taking care of too many tables. It was just not as goodof service as expected. It was not horrible just not five star. The view is incredible so that is a total bonus! Read more
Great food and cozy place. It has a great view of the ocean. The clam Chowder and the Fried Calamari are a must. The Fish and... chips are crispy and very well cooked. I would definitely come back again. Read more
My Wife and I we’re celebrating our anniversary in SD and this restaurant was AMAZING! Food was delicious everything we had... was delicious. Service was on point we never really had to wait for our server she was always around when we needed something.We sat at a table right next to the ocean and was totally worth it great views and super relaxing to say the least! If I couldgive any criticism the Parking fills up fast but seems to be a common theme in San Diego! 100% recommend! We’ve consideredtaking a day trip just to go back! Haha. Will definitely be back when we go again! Read more