Wild Fish Restaurant

These people are begging for money to fund their legal expenses after receiving over $400K in covid money from the government. Greedy wealthy couple.

Small and cozy, we had a great meal with great service.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Food is always very good. Live jazz some Saturdays.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Wonderful experience. The food was outstanding. The people who work there were lovely. Definitely coming back. Worth the money. You won’t be disappointed.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: House-Smoked Wild Sablefish House Made Creme, Bouillabaisse, Whole Fish, Oysters on the Half Shell

Updated review: Finally had lunch here and frankly it was disappointing. I expected the best fish & chips (sorry, I'm stereotyping bc of the wonderful British owners) and, unfortunately, that was not anything close to what I received. So I'd go elsewhere for this particular dish. Mine was under-seasoned and unremarkable. Also, please, both the Brits and the Americans agree that Heinz ketchup is the only way to go. Otherwise, for dinner and other dishes, I'd expect my old review stands, as follows: Outstanding service, hyperlocal fish, delicious food. Will definitely return!

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 4

Been here about 10 times over the last 4-5 years. But the last 3 times (over the last 18 months) were a huge disappointment. They’ve lost their chef and it seems that the person in the kitchen has no idea what they’re doing. Food is unbalanced and not executed well. The calamari used to be awesome, now they’re mushy and salty. It’s not a place I’ll ever go back to anymore. Too bad as it was one of our favorites here in Pacific Grove.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 3

Partner and I dined at Wild Fish last evening. Service a bit slow -short on waitstaff but staff was cheerful and polite. Cute, pleasant place but food was not up to standard and price point. In dropping nearly $200 for dinner (including 2 gl wine and 1 martini) we expected better cooking. My sole dish was ok; partner's halibut was very overcooked and dried out. Really almost inedible. With all the fine dining options in Monterey area, we'll pass on returning.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 3

Stopped here randomly after checkout the lighthouse. Didn't realize it was a jazz joint. Pretty cool. Food was good, service was excellent. Pricy, but not as bad as some of the other fancy spots. Would totally go again, maybe during the jazz festival next time.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I have never had a dinner service be so disastrous. Whether through inexperience, incompetence, or poor management, we were not served our meals. The entire service did not go well from start to finish.

Upon arriving for our 5:30 reservation, we were told the online reservation system was not working. No problem, as there are still plenty of tables and we are seated right away.

We’re told that the chef is new, so certain items may not be available. You would think a new chef would be fully trained before staffing solo? But no problem, we’ll try a different dish if need be.

We put in an order for popovers and beers, but are told that they are out of that beer tonight. No problem, just water then.

The popovers arrive and we are missing one. It seems that it has fallen off the plate before they brought it to our table. No problem, they replace it for us.

The popover was not memorable, quite soggy and oily. They also did not give us any plates for sharing.

40 minutes into being seated, our meal order is finally taken.

As we are waiting for our food, it becomes clear that the restaurant is severely understaffed, with only one waiter and one helper serving the entire restaurant. No one at the tables around us have any food on their tables. The tables seated outside come back in to see if they’ve been forgotten. A table of 4 in the corner leave after being served only waters. We’re not sure where our waiter has gone off to. At this point, they really need to stop seating people.

An hour and a half after being seated, we flag the waiter to check the status of our food, giving them the benefit of the doubt. After some time, the waiter returns to let us know that the kitchen has lost our ticket, and our meals were never made. He offers to comp our appetizers. At this point, we’re realizing they won’t be making our food? And we must leave hungry having already waited for close to 2 hours. I suppose we should have spoken up earlier but we were giving them the benefit of the doubt. So we leave, and grab pizzas down the street instead. Keep in mind, we arrived at 5:30pm (the restaurant opens at 5) and left at 7:30pm. The tables that were seated after us still did not receive their entrees.

Quite a disappointment.

Quaint and cozy. Great seafood.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Whole Fish

Awesome experience. The service is great, and the food was awesome ?

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Food is Great Service is nice too. It’s located near the sea

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Worst experience. The Service is terrible, and the waiter for our table is so rude. He literally slamed the water glass onto the table, causing some water to spill onto the tablecloth.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 3

Service: 1

I had such a special birthday dinner at Wild Fish! Our waiter JC took great care of us and went above & beyond with his service. The food, drinks & dessert were excellent. We sat outside in the cozy heated parklet. Highly recommend coming on Friday or Saturday to see the Lighthouse Jazz Quartet!

Dietary restrictions: Accommodating for dairy-free diet

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Very mediocre, calamari was an un creative attempt that wasn't working-

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 1

Service: 5