Steveston Fish Market is a fantastic place to spend a delightful family day! Here's why it gets five stars from our crew:Fresh Catch, Fun Atmosphere: The vibrant Fisherman's Wharf is a sight to behold. Watching the boats, the fresh sea air, and the friendly vendors create a truly special ambiance.Seafood Lover's Paradise: From plump prawns to glistening salmon, the variety of fresh seafood is incredible. It's a great opportunity to teach kids about different fish and where their food comes from.Something for Everyone: Even if seafood isn't your thing, there are other shops and restaurants to explore. You can grab some yummy fish and chips for lunch, or browse the unique shops for souvenirs.Making Memories: The location is beautiful, right on the water. You can enjoy stunning views, watch the seabirds, or even take a walk along the pier. It's a perfect spot to create lasting family memories.Educational Outing: A trip to Steveston Fish Market can be a fun learning experience. You can chat with the vendors about the local catch, or even visit the Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site nearby to delve deeper into Steveston's rich fishing history.Overall, Steveston Fish Market is a gem. Fresh air, delicious seafood, and a charming atmosphere make it a perfect destination for a memorable family outing!
Rob mal
This seafood market has the highest quality of wild fishes I ever bought. All of them specially their salmon, albacore tuna, lingcod and rock fish I usually bought here. Fish cutting to desired sizes and types is free. I learned why their fishes are great. It’s cleaned up flashed frozen right away after caught in the ocean & maintained them frozen until it reach this Seafood Market. Buying at the Fisherman’s Warf fishing boats just next to this market, I have issue sometimes. I went there late afternoon & saw the fisherman (seller) putting back to their freezer the left over fishes that were outside the freezer to be sold. It’s a big no to me. All my fish, once it got out of freezer thawed, I have to cook it. Never should I bring it back to freezer. Also, at Fisherman’s Wharf, they are not allowed to cut for you the fish.
Umme Habiba
One of my favourite place to visit and buy some fresh fishes
박선화
Best quality of fish I have ever had in my life. Reasonable prices and good service. The owner was very friendly. Must visit!
J Rafuse
If you want cured, candied or something to take home just SKIP this place altogether. I opened my maple salmon nuggets and it was a halffilet in salmon water. The smoked salmon was worse, iodine table salt drenched in more canned water...both enough to water a small plant and kill it. I was hoping for glazed and chewy separated pieces or dried and vacuum sealed for freshness. Tourist BS. Saw it at airport and lost all saliva from reminder of how the salt drenched ish fish ruined my souvenir. Thank god i didnt send these to my landlocked family. Yikes :( Fresh fish was limited and barely occupied store...grab from gals on pier. Way better.
Kevin
Amazing service product and pricing
the5brs
The location is great but the food was pretty mediocre. I have been to others on the pier that were better. Had the seafood chowder that was warm not hot.. Had the bacon poutine and that was pretty decent. Tea was fantastic. Price was decent.
Elaine de Guzman-Carle
Drove 1hour and a half to this store based on internet reviews, not worth your gas & time!! 2 types of fresh fish sold, remainder are frozen fish in coolers. Very expensive, do not bother!! Waste of time:(
cornelia durbalau
Be aware of scam fishermen ( or should I say ladies). I bought some fish today from the boats over there. One was fresh chum salmon $25. Very good. The other frozen pink salmon , a small fish, $16, the lady said was caught few days before, but they needed to freeze it. We went home and started to cook. The fresh one was very good. But the frozen one, after defrosting, we realized it was very bad. The head and tail ( we planned for soup) had to throw to the garbage, it was very old , yellow and dry, clearly very old. Even the bones in the stomach were out of the flesh. No way that was caught few days before. After cooking, you could feel the bitter taste of rancid. Cannot eat it . It was not frozen while fresh. I guess after fishing, it took a while until they froze it. And it was then frozen for very long time.I bought even. from Superstore better fish. The lady we bought from was a blond lady on the last boat on the left side ( not sure they are always in the same spot). She said they fished in Haida Gwaii. Check the fish, if frozen before buying it. If it looks dry and yellowish, don't buy it! It was already pre-bagged, could not see clearly inside. Open the bag, check it. Don't do the same mistake we did! I gave 3 stars because of the fresh fish we got (from another boat), which was good. Otherwise i would give 0 stars. So it is a good place to buy fish, but just check what you buy, don't trust some people that sell there.
388claytonb
Haven't been here for awhile, but used to come here for halibut and chips quite often years ago. Unfortunately, food quality has deteriorated significantly - halibut batter was soggy and doughy. It used to be British style - thick and crispy, and the chips are no longer the nice, thick, golden brown Kennebec style, but very thin, undercooked, and very stale - barely edible. Halibut fillets are also much smaller now. They used to be served on top of the chips, were nice and thick, and went from one side of the plate to the other. All in all, some of the worst fish 'n chips I've ever eaten.My wife had the crab eggs benedict, which she said was gross - tasted like fake crab meat, and her Calimari was undercooked. She left most of her food on the plate. So disappointing. Next time we'll go to Dave's Fish 'n Chips - hopefully they're still good.
Good selection and competitive prices. Fresh fish was filled at no additional cost.
Ivan Kovalchuk
Beautiful place.
Jason B
Midweek, shoulder season is a great time to visit
juliamacd0nald
My husband and I visited Steveston in Richmond for the very first time . The gift shops are great and the fresh seafood in the dock is amazing and cheap. The highlight of our visit was when a downpour happened and we were soaking wet with our fresh bought seafood. We found Sockeye City and raced in the door. Immediately the waitress welcomed us in and offered to put our prawns and salmon in their cooler for us. Her service was fast, friendly and so welcoming. Thank you ASHLEY and Seafood City for your amazing food and service!!! We’ll be coming back. You’ve made a friend out of us!
Benjamin T
Sockeye City also owns the adjacent Sockeye City parking lot on which the restaurant itself is situated. I visited in August 2022 from Singapore and saw the various signs indicating that parking was to be made via app, by scan to pay, or by texting a number. I tried all three options but it appeared that non Canadian phone numbers were not able to use these options. Got a parking fine and sent an appeal in showing the screenshots with errors. Parking service provider informed me that Sockeye City had instructed it to enforce parking fines with NO EXCEPTION, and completely ignored my explanation. VISITORS BEWARE THIS OWNER who clearly nickels and dimes with NO EXCEPTION. Will never go back again.
Steveston Fish Market is a fantastic place to spend a delightful family day! Here's why it gets five stars from our crew:Fresh Catch, Fun Atmosphere: The vibrant Fisherman's Wharf is a sight to behold. Watching the boats, the fresh sea air, and the friendly vendors create a truly special ambiance.Seafood Lover's Paradise: From plump prawns to glistening salmon, the variety of fresh seafood is incredible. It's a great opportunity to teach kids about different fish and where their food comes from.Something for Everyone: Even if seafood isn't your thing, there are other shops and restaurants to explore. You can grab some yummy fish and chips for lunch, or browse the unique shops for souvenirs.Making Memories: The location is beautiful, right on the water. You can enjoy stunning views, watch the seabirds, or even take a walk along the pier. It's a perfect spot to create lasting family memories.Educational Outing: A trip to Steveston Fish Market can be a fun learning experience. You can chat with the vendors about the local catch, or even visit the Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site nearby to delve deeper into Steveston's rich fishing history.Overall, Steveston Fish Market is a gem. Fresh air, delicious seafood, and a charming atmosphere make it a perfect destination for a memorable family outing!
This seafood market has the highest quality of wild fishes I ever bought. All of them specially their salmon, albacore tuna, lingcod and rock fish I usually bought here. Fish cutting to desired sizes and types is free. I learned why their fishes are great. It’s cleaned up flashed frozen right away after caught in the ocean & maintained them frozen until it reach this Seafood Market. Buying at the Fisherman’s Warf fishing boats just next to this market, I have issue sometimes. I went there late afternoon & saw the fisherman (seller) putting back to their freezer the left over fishes that were outside the freezer to be sold. It’s a big no to me. All my fish, once it got out of freezer thawed, I have to cook it. Never should I bring it back to freezer. Also, at Fisherman’s Wharf, they are not allowed to cut for you the fish.
One of my favourite place to visit and buy some fresh fishes
Best quality of fish I have ever had in my life. Reasonable prices and good service. The owner was very friendly. Must visit!
If you want cured, candied or something to take home just SKIP this place altogether. I opened my maple salmon nuggets and it was a halffilet in salmon water. The smoked salmon was worse, iodine table salt drenched in more canned water...both enough to water a small plant and kill it. I was hoping for glazed and chewy separated pieces or dried and vacuum sealed for freshness. Tourist BS. Saw it at airport and lost all saliva from reminder of how the salt drenched ish fish ruined my souvenir. Thank god i didnt send these to my landlocked family. Yikes :( Fresh fish was limited and barely occupied store...grab from gals on pier. Way better.
Amazing service product and pricing
The location is great but the food was pretty mediocre. I have been to others on the pier that were better. Had the seafood chowder that was warm not hot.. Had the bacon poutine and that was pretty decent. Tea was fantastic. Price was decent.
Drove 1hour and a half to this store based on internet reviews, not worth your gas & time!! 2 types of fresh fish sold, remainder are frozen fish in coolers. Very expensive, do not bother!! Waste of time:(
Be aware of scam fishermen ( or should I say ladies). I bought some fish today from the boats over there. One was fresh chum salmon $25. Very good. The other frozen pink salmon , a small fish, $16, the lady said was caught few days before, but they needed to freeze it. We went home and started to cook. The fresh one was very good. But the frozen one, after defrosting, we realized it was very bad. The head and tail ( we planned for soup) had to throw to the garbage, it was very old , yellow and dry, clearly very old. Even the bones in the stomach were out of the flesh. No way that was caught few days before. After cooking, you could feel the bitter taste of rancid. Cannot eat it . It was not frozen while fresh. I guess after fishing, it took a while until they froze it. And it was then frozen for very long time.I bought even. from Superstore better fish. The lady we bought from was a blond lady on the last boat on the left side ( not sure they are always in the same spot). She said they fished in Haida Gwaii. Check the fish, if frozen before buying it. If it looks dry and yellowish, don't buy it! It was already pre-bagged, could not see clearly inside. Open the bag, check it. Don't do the same mistake we did! I gave 3 stars because of the fresh fish we got (from another boat), which was good. Otherwise i would give 0 stars. So it is a good place to buy fish, but just check what you buy, don't trust some people that sell there.
Haven't been here for awhile, but used to come here for halibut and chips quite often years ago. Unfortunately, food quality has deteriorated significantly - halibut batter was soggy and doughy. It used to be British style - thick and crispy, and the chips are no longer the nice, thick, golden brown Kennebec style, but very thin, undercooked, and very stale - barely edible. Halibut fillets are also much smaller now. They used to be served on top of the chips, were nice and thick, and went from one side of the plate to the other. All in all, some of the worst fish 'n chips I've ever eaten.My wife had the crab eggs benedict, which she said was gross - tasted like fake crab meat, and her Calimari was undercooked. She left most of her food on the plate. So disappointing. Next time we'll go to Dave's Fish 'n Chips - hopefully they're still good.
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Good selection and competitive prices. Fresh fish was filled at no additional cost.
Beautiful place.
Midweek, shoulder season is a great time to visit
My husband and I visited Steveston in Richmond for the very first time . The gift shops are great and the fresh seafood in the dock is amazing and cheap. The highlight of our visit was when a downpour happened and we were soaking wet with our fresh bought seafood. We found Sockeye City and raced in the door. Immediately the waitress welcomed us in and offered to put our prawns and salmon in their cooler for us. Her service was fast, friendly and so welcoming. Thank you ASHLEY and Seafood City for your amazing food and service!!! We’ll be coming back. You’ve made a friend out of us!
Sockeye City also owns the adjacent Sockeye City parking lot on which the restaurant itself is situated. I visited in August 2022 from Singapore and saw the various signs indicating that parking was to be made via app, by scan to pay, or by texting a number. I tried all three options but it appeared that non Canadian phone numbers were not able to use these options. Got a parking fine and sent an appeal in showing the screenshots with errors. Parking service provider informed me that Sockeye City had instructed it to enforce parking fines with NO EXCEPTION, and completely ignored my explanation. VISITORS BEWARE THIS OWNER who clearly nickels and dimes with NO EXCEPTION. Will never go back again.