Fish Market Restaurants, San Diego

We ate here twice on our recent visit to San Diego and while the Friday experience was delightful with little wait, great service, and wonderful food, the experience on Saturday was a great disappointment. We arrived and were told there was a 1 hour wait which we agreed to because of the experience the previous evening. 2 hours later we were given a table and it was another hour before our order was taken and our food served. The overall quality of the food was fine but the steamed vegetables were overcooked on Saturday. The waiter was non-existent and drink refills were not to be had. The fish was fresh and tasty but I did question why so much of their fish was non-local. Not very green to fly in fish from other areas of the country that are available locally. The view was beautiful and we enjoyed looking across the harbor at the USS Ronald Reagan with it's red/white/blue number 76 shining brightly. The atmosphere is casual and on Saturday very noisy. There were a large group of highly intoxicated customers next to our table that were very loud and made conversation at our table impossible. Of course if we wanted a more intimate dining experience we could have gone upstairs to the Top of the Market. If you want good seafood I recommend this place but I would suggest avoiding Saturday night after 6 pm.

Definetly not what we expected. When we walked in and took a look at the menu, the prices seemed outrageous. We ordered anyway and the service ended up being incredibly poor. The food took too long to come out and when we ate our selections, they had little taste. The calimari was bland and the sauces tasted like they were straight out of a bottle. The melted butter (a necessity for any real seafood lover) tasted like pure vegetable oil. We were not impressed and will not go back.

I just came back and it was excellent! I traveled from the Bay area and was looking for a good seafood spot and this was it. I got to sit in the patio with the beautiful view and I was wow'd. Will definitely come back again when I make my trip back to San Diego. Great Service and great food.

LOVE THIS PLACE. THREE DAYS IN A ROW BUT THOSE DARN CHAIRS ON THE BALCONY/PATIO HAVE TO GO. EVERYONE I SPOKE WITH THOSE 3 AFTERNOONS AGREED - THE CHAIRS ARE HORRIBLE, HARD ON THE BUTT AND TOTALLY UNCONFORTABLE. YOU HAD GUEST THAT COME ONCE A WEEK FROM NORTH S.D. AND THEY TOO SAID THEY HAVE COMPLAINED. HOPE YOU WILL DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. THANKS. JOHN ROSE

Everything about this restaurant was great. If you go, you MUST have the garlic cheesebread. I am 42 years old and this is the best garlic bread I have ever eaten. I could have made a meal out of just the bread. The rest of the food was very good, the prices were reasonable and the ocean views were very nice and relaxing. Plus you can walk down to Seaport Village and make a nice romantic evening of it.

The best thing about this place is the view of the ocean. The service was average and I think the prices are a bit too much. I thought it was going to be more of an outdoor fish market but I guess not...

i loved this place! i dont even like sea food but the food was amazing.and the cute nice waiter helped too. snaps for fish market.