SALT Fish House

935 I St, Arcata
(707) 630-5300

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db7477

We enjoyed a wonderful evening at Salt. Our host, Derrick, was extremely attentive. We thoroughly enjoyed the fresh oysters and the Fish & Chips. We were very pleased with the Slovenian white wine.

Ryann Citro

Went here for my 1 year anniversary, it was nice and delicious. Our server was very helpful and informative about any of the menu questions we had. The food was so good!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Robert Barnes

Came in at 4:30 pm so they only had the “Happy Hour “ menu of food. Quite disappointed with the limited food options . Their main menu doesn’t open until 5. We had garlic fries and fish and chips. It was good for what it was - fried food that came out of a freezer and fried. Good service and cool atmosphere. Not sure I would be back though.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Dave Moore

Delicious sea food! Large portions served with style. Definitely a destination restaurant. We'll come back to Arcata just to eat here.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Oysters on the Half Shell, Market Ceviche Tostadas, Seafood, The Oyster, Seared Scallops, Scallop, Seared Steelhead

Kyle Thompson

Amazing place for dinner when visiting Cal Poly Humboldt

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

joanna shofner

One of our favorite date night spots. Our last visit everything was a little too salty (no pun intended) but everything else was and is always a good experience.

eddy Aceves

Pizza was mid. But the grilled octopus and the ink spaghetti was on point. N the server Isabel she did well

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

wendy yeh

In a small like like Arcata, this place is amazing. Ordered the dinner special steak and squid ink pasta, it was great! Service was slow, but understandable because they are busy. The drinks are also amazing.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: Seafood

Chuck Powell

This is a great place to go for a casual special type of dinner.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Joan Falleiro

Beautiful restaurant! The thin crust pizza was absolutely delicious! Came here because of the recommendation by a colleague.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Diane Burke

The wait staff was wonderful and the food was delicious. It could not have been better.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Lorien Michele

Save yourself the disappointment! This place was amazing and my go-to when in Arcata before they “rebranded” / lost their chef / sold - whatever happened - it’s unfortunate that we lost a great local dining option.
My $44 halibut was dry, rubbery and under seasoned, the “Fritto Misto” was more like deep fried Cajun-style, resembling nothing remotely Italian, way too spicy for our kids to eat. Everything else was mediocre at best. Service was polite but seemed super stressed and overworked, they didn’t serve us together - made kids wait? We spent $60pp, only 2 had 2 drinks. I rarely write reviews but our experience was so bad I felt obligated to share.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 3

Richard Burger

Arrived a little early, but seated right away. Place was half full, but then got busy. Took a bit too long for the server to come by, but they were very pleasant.
Somewhat limited menu, but that's okay. If there are too many choices, I tend to wonder about quantity vs attention to detail.
Food was mostly very good. The burrata toast was much to hard to eat. Concentration on not poking a hole in the mouth prevented enjoying the flavor.
The special was filet mignon. Asked for medium rare, but got medium. Eh. It was still very tender, so I kept it.
Two things, though: we have found that far too often, in some places, the entree gets brought to the table before being able to finish the appetizers. How hard is it to have the servers understand that having all those dishes is not appealing. Second: the price! I don't mind spending premium prices if everything goes well. But not here. $140 for two people (no drinks or desserts) is a bit steep.
So, food was good but pricey. Service was good until the server showed up with entrees when we were clearly still working on the appetizers.
Probably not going to return for awhile. If.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 3

Steve98001

Had a lovely meal here after a day hiking in the Redwoods. Started with Arincini which is a tip of the cap to our son's semester abroad. I had squid ink spaghetti which was delicious. Wife had ciopinio which she enjoyed. Lots of bad reviews here but we loved it. Sat outside but plenty of heaters.

Jocelyn G Hadrick

We were given great recommendations for Salt. But, truly our experience was exceptional. We were with a wedding party in a nearby Airbnb, so it was within walking distance. From the moment we walked in, it seemed like they were ahead of every detail but not rushing us. One person in our party was injured; the hostess offered an extra chair and a blanket for elevation.

The waiter's timing and cadence were perfect for our party. We laughed and drank and truly enjoyed our evening at our leisure, even though we were there past closing. The waiter never rushed us about the kitchen closing; we just enjoyed our delicious meal.

The food was incredible. Everyone in our party was beyond satisfied; one person remarked it was the best they'd ever had. That same person mentioned they wanted to return before the trip was over. Just exceptional.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

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