Most of the seafood joints on Fisherman's Wharf get bad reviews, but this one is nothing to rave about. The tables may be shabby, the interior may be dingy, but that's part of the nautical tavern vibe. The food, which is spicy shrimp in garlic butter, is very decent, and the portions are large. In my search for a snack, I skipped the garlic bread and ordered the steamed vegetables, which was a mistake, because I think I'd rather stuff myself with bread than eat paper.
Ramon Jaime
Ahhhh!!😓 I hate to write such a review especially since I would frequent this stop regularly pre covid but the last 2 times I visited have been nothing like before!!!!😩 Where do I start… So acouple days ago I decided to take a trip with some family and figured I’d invite them to diner and since we where by the piers where better then fishermen’s wharf. I decided to stop here since I would have great food and service back in the day! Plus they would validate your parking about 1:30-2:00 hours not exactly sure since it was awhile since I’ve been. (Now only 1 hour) Once Inside we took our seats and began ordering our food. Once we ordered we waited a bit and just talked amongst ourselves. 20 mins past and they brought my food and I didn’t think much of it till I looked around the table and seen some disgruntled faces. Asked what’s the mater and one said her clam chowder tasted watered down. I then took a bite of my food and seen what she ment. My fettuccine Alfredo was also way too watered down. The noodles had no taste since it was all in this now Alfredo“soup”!!🙄 I looked at another face and she had let me know that her shrimps still hadn’t arrived. We asked the server and said sorry they’ll get on it. While waiting she looked at her vegetable plate and found noodles mixed in with them! Once she got her shrimps they tasted like WAY too much garlic and couldn’t even stomach them. She let the waiter know and they offered to redo them but by this time most the table had just about finished and her vegetables had gone cold now . She just simply asked to remove them. She ate her vegetables and figured ahh it’s okay will just have a quick bit on our way home since no one was actually satisfied with the poor food. As I went to pay (150 or so) I had eyes just standing over me on both ends one side to make sure we pay and my side to see if I’d tip that horrible food and service!🤣 As I began to sign the server looked at everything and just as I started to write down the tip amount he said ahh tips already included….. wait what?!?!🤯 Now I have two VERY disgruntled ladies just completely ticked off because if they hadn’t been keeping a close eye I’m pretty sure they wouldn’t have said a word if I double tipped them at all!!😓 Ahh nick’s!!!! How you have fallen!!! If it was only once I’d say they just had a bad day but twice and some time between yeaaa no it’s time to do something about it! Hopefully they do better for themselves but unfortunately they have lost a long time customer! The spot right next door is still great luckily so I’ll just try them next time I decide to sit inside!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Don Frasco
Street parking only. I came here to try their clam chowder in a sourdough bread bowl, and I was not disappointed. Great place to hang out and enjoy a cold brew.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Clam Chowder in a Sourdough Bread Bowl
Gonzalo Amador
We stop by Fisherman’s Wharf in SF with some relatives visiting the Bay Area for first time. Just ordered small clam chowder bowls, 5 beers and small dish of shrimps and fries for children. Prices were totally abusive. Isabella Latorre is way better in prices and quality of food, unfortunately it was closed and we had to stop there because of the rain. Not recommended. We’ll never come back for sure.
YH
Not everything was given, I gave it after asking, and then the attitude was very bad, and I had to pay the tip myself.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Roy Freda
Service was good at first, food came out quick and hot. However downhill after that, no check-in to see how the food was and had to flag someone down for refills. Food was ok at best... Good crab cakes but the chowder was nothing to write home about. The real kicker is they charge 4% for paying with a credit card, and as the fine print in the menu indicates (clearly didn't catch this before ordering) they add 18% gratuity on all checks, which explains the subpar service... Literally over $100 to get lunch for two, definitely would NOT return.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 1
Kim Keeler
The pics of this food online look amazing, so we had great expectations. As soon as we walked inside and saw the dusty booths and crusty tables we realized we probably made a mistake with this choice. While the pasta and ramen dishes were generous, some of the ingredients were still cold and gummy. The clam chowder is a no-go and had the texture of pasty canned soup. I'm sorry to say that we spent way too much money to try this place. Hopefully they can clean some things up and make their place shine again.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 3
Judy Hung
The service is incredibly slow, and the washroom is absolutely disgusting. The fried calamari has no flavor. I ordered the two-choice items with fries, and the only thing that tasted good was the fried fish. I chose to order here because there were no lines compared to the competitors, but I can’t believe it took so long to get my food—and it was completely tasteless.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 3
Susy Gonzalez
The food was ok but nothing special. Had shrimp and fish which came out pretty quickly but then waited about 30min for the Mexican shrimp cocktail.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Rhoneth Macaullay
I do not recommend this place.
I had a lobster roll and fries. The fries were inedible. The lobster was soft but it was not seasoned at all. Probably just cooked in butter (hardly any salt or garlic or any other flavor).
The service charge that they do not tell you about is ridiculous. I ordered a lobster roll and two soft serve ice creams to go; the bill was $47.
We ordered a variety of dishes, but the only one that was somewhat decent was the tomato seafood soup. The rest of the dishes were disappointing, lacking in flavor and overall quality. The service was average, but our seating arrangement near the front desk was inconvenient, as staff were constantly cleaning dishes and utensils, creating a noisy and disruptive environment. Overall, I would not recommend this restaurant.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Gary Lim
Food was average , The shrimp was tasteless and rubbery , would skip that but the service was good .
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
Michael Croft
DECEPTIVE BUSINESS PRACTICE. Adds a sneaky service charge to all orders on a non itemized receipt. Then ask for additional tip without disclosing the already added 18% on the original bill. I wouldn’t have even noticed if my fiancé didn’t realize that it was way more expensive than it should be. Terrible business practice, very exploitative.
Breakdown One
Food was average at best. $17 for a michelada. $25 plates. I do not plan to return next time I am visiting San
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 4
Laura Sordello
This is NOT the same Nick’s Lighthouse. The days of stellar high quality, SF seafood at the historic Fisherman’s Warf is dead.
Most of the seafood joints on Fisherman's Wharf get bad reviews, but this one is nothing to rave about. The tables may be shabby, the interior may be dingy, but that's part of the nautical tavern vibe. The food, which is spicy shrimp in garlic butter, is very decent, and the portions are large. In my search for a snack, I skipped the garlic bread and ordered the steamed vegetables, which was a mistake, because I think I'd rather stuff myself with bread than eat paper.
Ahhhh!!😓 I hate to write such a review especially since I would frequent this stop regularly pre covid but the last 2 times I visited have been nothing like before!!!!😩 Where do I start… So acouple days ago I decided to take a trip with some family and figured I’d invite them to diner and since we where by the piers where better then fishermen’s wharf. I decided to stop here since I would have great food and service back in the day! Plus they would validate your parking about 1:30-2:00 hours not exactly sure since it was awhile since I’ve been. (Now only 1 hour) Once Inside we took our seats and began ordering our food. Once we ordered we waited a bit and just talked amongst ourselves. 20 mins past and they brought my food and I didn’t think much of it till I looked around the table and seen some disgruntled faces. Asked what’s the mater and one said her clam chowder tasted watered down. I then took a bite of my food and seen what she ment. My fettuccine Alfredo was also way too watered down. The noodles had no taste since it was all in this now Alfredo“soup”!!🙄 I looked at another face and she had let me know that her shrimps still hadn’t arrived. We asked the server and said sorry they’ll get on it. While waiting she looked at her vegetable plate and found noodles mixed in with them! Once she got her shrimps they tasted like WAY too much garlic and couldn’t even stomach them. She let the waiter know and they offered to redo them but by this time most the table had just about finished and her vegetables had gone cold now . She just simply asked to remove them. She ate her vegetables and figured ahh it’s okay will just have a quick bit on our way home since no one was actually satisfied with the poor food. As I went to pay (150 or so) I had eyes just standing over me on both ends one side to make sure we pay and my side to see if I’d tip that horrible food and service!🤣 As I began to sign the server looked at everything and just as I started to write down the tip amount he said ahh tips already included….. wait what?!?!🤯 Now I have two VERY disgruntled ladies just completely ticked off because if they hadn’t been keeping a close eye I’m pretty sure they wouldn’t have said a word if I double tipped them at all!!😓 Ahh nick’s!!!! How you have fallen!!! If it was only once I’d say they just had a bad day but twice and some time between yeaaa no it’s time to do something about it! Hopefully they do better for themselves but unfortunately they have lost a long time customer! The spot right next door is still great luckily so I’ll just try them next time I decide to sit inside!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Street parking only. I came here to try their clam chowder in a sourdough bread bowl, and I was not disappointed. Great place to hang out and enjoy a cold brew.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Clam Chowder in a Sourdough Bread Bowl
We stop by Fisherman’s Wharf in SF with some relatives visiting the Bay Area for first time. Just ordered small clam chowder bowls, 5 beers and small dish of shrimps and fries for children. Prices were totally abusive. Isabella Latorre is way better in prices and quality of food, unfortunately it was closed and we had to stop there because of the rain. Not recommended. We’ll never come back for sure.
Not everything was given, I gave it after asking, and then the attitude was very bad, and I had to pay the tip myself.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Service was good at first, food came out quick and hot. However downhill after that, no check-in to see how the food was and had to flag someone down for refills. Food was ok at best... Good crab cakes but the chowder was nothing to write home about. The real kicker is they charge 4% for paying with a credit card, and as the fine print in the menu indicates (clearly didn't catch this before ordering) they add 18% gratuity on all checks, which explains the subpar service... Literally over $100 to get lunch for two, definitely would NOT return.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 1
The pics of this food online look amazing, so we had great expectations. As soon as we walked inside and saw the dusty booths and crusty tables we realized we probably made a mistake with this choice. While the pasta and ramen dishes were generous, some of the ingredients were still cold and gummy. The clam chowder is a no-go and had the texture of pasty canned soup. I'm sorry to say that we spent way too much money to try this place. Hopefully they can clean some things up and make their place shine again.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 3
The service is incredibly slow, and the washroom is absolutely disgusting. The fried calamari has no flavor. I ordered the two-choice items with fries, and the only thing that tasted good was the fried fish. I chose to order here because there were no lines compared to the competitors, but I can’t believe it took so long to get my food—and it was completely tasteless.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 3
The food was ok but nothing special. Had shrimp and fish which came out pretty quickly but then waited about 30min for the Mexican shrimp cocktail.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
I do not recommend this place.
I had a lobster roll and fries. The fries were inedible. The lobster was soft but it was not seasoned at all. Probably just cooked in butter (hardly any salt or garlic or any other flavor).
The service charge that they do not tell you about is ridiculous. I ordered a lobster roll and two soft serve ice creams to go; the bill was $47.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 2
Restaurantji Recommends
We ordered a variety of dishes, but the only one that was somewhat decent was the tomato seafood soup. The rest of the dishes were disappointing, lacking in flavor and overall quality. The service was average, but our seating arrangement near the front desk was inconvenient, as staff were constantly cleaning dishes and utensils, creating a noisy and disruptive environment. Overall, I would not recommend this restaurant.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Food was average , The shrimp was tasteless and rubbery , would skip that but the service was good .
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
DECEPTIVE BUSINESS PRACTICE. Adds a sneaky service charge to all orders on a non itemized receipt. Then ask for additional tip without disclosing the already added 18% on the original bill. I wouldn’t have even noticed if my fiancé didn’t realize that it was way more expensive than it should be. Terrible business practice, very exploitative.
Food was average at best. $17 for a michelada. $25 plates. I do not plan to return next time I am visiting San
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 4
This is NOT the same Nick’s Lighthouse. The days of stellar high quality, SF seafood at the historic Fisherman’s Warf is dead.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
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