An absolute must and treasure is the Chilean sea bass dish! Do not even think about not getting it- it's the star of the whole menu! So soft and buttery with a perfectly crispy edge so much umami. Bathed in such soft delicate mashed potatoes and beets and Brussels- so so good! Every bite was unreal- and the serving size was incredible I was able to share some with two other people and still barely finish. Scraped my dish clean! I did not like the dragon roll. Partially my issue was I didn't read the menu properly and typically a dragon roll has eel, but this one obviously didn't. The shrimp was too chewy and it just wasn't my favorite combo of ingredients. Rice tasted stale. I gave someone else my roll to finish. Overall, I would definitely come back for the Chilean sea bass! It was the highlight bite/ dish of my entire Denver trip! Still dreaming of it.
Daniel M.
We have been going there since they opened, the food for the most part has been pretty solid with an occasional surprise bad meal, like the oysters we had once..nearly threw-up on the bar. The issue has been and remains their inability to hire and retain a decent bar staff, it's unreal how one after the other is just bad to horrible. It's so bad we no longer sit in the bar area so we don't have to deal with the bad service. It's almost as if they purposefully train them to be terrible at bar service. Zero awareness of the customers, very slow, seemingly more interested in the drink tickets and chatting up the wait staff who stands there waiting or at register than being aware of anyone sitting at or in the bar. It can be so bad, that they will literally look past you and/or through you while walking by or standing right in front of you as if you're invisible. Clearly untrained or poorly trained with seemingly no concept of customer service or issue resolution. Example, the bartender kept pressing us to tell him what the bad oysters tasted like. Wtf? They tasted off son, that's why we're gagging! We've never seen anything like it. Definitely need better management and better training of bar staff.
Dena X.
Kickin shrimp great Always get it Blackened mahi mahi tacos yummy I wouldn't get a burger again here
M McKenna
Been here many times, unfortunately they have started their "shrinkflation". Food is good but you are getting less of it at the same price. Not a good way to get repeate business. So sad to see them skimp on portions to try to save money. Not sure when, or if we will be back. There are other, more productive ways to save a restaurant, at least my MBA tells me so. Do better Fins Restaurant Group.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Christopher Byers
This place just continues to impress my wife and I no matter what we get from the menu or what day of the week we decide to come.As usual, we chose to begin with a dozen oysters on the half shell six East Coast ,six West Coast … both were amazing and the presentation was nice as well.Moving on for our entrées my wife chose the mahi-mahi and I chose the noodle bowl. Her fish was exceptional and the sauce was wonderful… noodle bowl was arguably the best thing I have ever had at that restaurant.Had wonderful flavor profiles with quality ingredients, prepared by someone who obviously knew what they were doing and took their time to get it right.We had several gray goose martinis that were to die for, and really seem to complement the meal nicely. And to end up, we got the cobbler which might have possibly redefined what an amazing dessert should be for both of us. I can’t say enough wonderful things about this place and our waiter was superb with excellent recommendations overall.In summation ,I think you would struggle to find a better fresh seafood place in Arvada.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Seafood
Jodi Julius
Mu husband and I were there for lunch a couple weeks ago and I have to reach out as the food was less than amazing. I reached out to the company directly via email twice and received no reply back. Here is what we experienced:We ordered the lobster mac and cheese, Vegas sushi roll and Caesar salad. The salad was good but the other two were not. The sushi roll was sliced oddly and uneven. It was hard to eat as the rice was dry. The lobster mac and cheese was dry as well and lacking cheese. The lobster was hard and tasty very fishy. Overall we were extremely disappointed with the meal. To top it off my husband got sick a half hour later. We have tried Smoking Fins before and absolutely loved it so this was quite a frustrating encounter.Hope this message helps people to be aware of the lack of quality of food being served and their complete disregard of a bad experience.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 2
Shannon Dizmang
Our new favorite local place. Love the happy hour.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Michele Ienna
Really delicious but seriously overpriced. And need better parking options.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Seafood
Molly W.
I would say this dining experience was great for what it was, but compared to other seafood restaurants was just "good". The cocktails were delicious, and our waiter was amazing. My favorite thing that we got the dessert, a caramel brownie with ice cream. Everything tasted good, I liked the calamari and my salmon a lot-- but I think if someone were to ask me for a seafood recommendation, I would probably not pick this one first. However, if it's convenient to you-- it's a great option.
An absolute must and treasure is the Chilean sea bass dish! Do not even think about not getting it- it's the star of the whole menu! So soft and buttery with a perfectly crispy edge so much umami. Bathed in such soft delicate mashed potatoes and beets and Brussels- so so good! Every bite was unreal- and the serving size was incredible I was able to share some with two other people and still barely finish. Scraped my dish clean! I did not like the dragon roll. Partially my issue was I didn't read the menu properly and typically a dragon roll has eel, but this one obviously didn't. The shrimp was too chewy and it just wasn't my favorite combo of ingredients. Rice tasted stale. I gave someone else my roll to finish. Overall, I would definitely come back for the Chilean sea bass! It was the highlight bite/ dish of my entire Denver trip! Still dreaming of it.
We have been going there since they opened, the food for the most part has been pretty solid with an occasional surprise bad meal, like the oysters we had once..nearly threw-up on the bar. The issue has been and remains their inability to hire and retain a decent bar staff, it's unreal how one after the other is just bad to horrible. It's so bad we no longer sit in the bar area so we don't have to deal with the bad service. It's almost as if they purposefully train them to be terrible at bar service. Zero awareness of the customers, very slow, seemingly more interested in the drink tickets and chatting up the wait staff who stands there waiting or at register than being aware of anyone sitting at or in the bar. It can be so bad, that they will literally look past you and/or through you while walking by or standing right in front of you as if you're invisible. Clearly untrained or poorly trained with seemingly no concept of customer service or issue resolution. Example, the bartender kept pressing us to tell him what the bad oysters tasted like. Wtf? They tasted off son, that's why we're gagging! We've never seen anything like it. Definitely need better management and better training of bar staff.
Kickin shrimp great Always get it Blackened mahi mahi tacos yummy I wouldn't get a burger again here
Been here many times, unfortunately they have started their "shrinkflation". Food is good but you are getting less of it at the same price. Not a good way to get repeate business. So sad to see them skimp on portions to try to save money. Not sure when, or if we will be back. There are other, more productive ways to save a restaurant, at least my MBA tells me so. Do better Fins Restaurant Group.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
This place just continues to impress my wife and I no matter what we get from the menu or what day of the week we decide to come.As usual, we chose to begin with a dozen oysters on the half shell six East Coast ,six West Coast … both were amazing and the presentation was nice as well.Moving on for our entrées my wife chose the mahi-mahi and I chose the noodle bowl. Her fish was exceptional and the sauce was wonderful… noodle bowl was arguably the best thing I have ever had at that restaurant.Had wonderful flavor profiles with quality ingredients, prepared by someone who obviously knew what they were doing and took their time to get it right.We had several gray goose martinis that were to die for, and really seem to complement the meal nicely. And to end up, we got the cobbler which might have possibly redefined what an amazing dessert should be for both of us. I can’t say enough wonderful things about this place and our waiter was superb with excellent recommendations overall.In summation ,I think you would struggle to find a better fresh seafood place in Arvada.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Seafood
Mu husband and I were there for lunch a couple weeks ago and I have to reach out as the food was less than amazing. I reached out to the company directly via email twice and received no reply back. Here is what we experienced:We ordered the lobster mac and cheese, Vegas sushi roll and Caesar salad. The salad was good but the other two were not. The sushi roll was sliced oddly and uneven. It was hard to eat as the rice was dry. The lobster mac and cheese was dry as well and lacking cheese. The lobster was hard and tasty very fishy. Overall we were extremely disappointed with the meal. To top it off my husband got sick a half hour later. We have tried Smoking Fins before and absolutely loved it so this was quite a frustrating encounter.Hope this message helps people to be aware of the lack of quality of food being served and their complete disregard of a bad experience.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 2
Our new favorite local place. Love the happy hour.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Really delicious but seriously overpriced. And need better parking options.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Seafood
I would say this dining experience was great for what it was, but compared to other seafood restaurants was just "good". The cocktails were delicious, and our waiter was amazing. My favorite thing that we got the dessert, a caramel brownie with ice cream. Everything tasted good, I liked the calamari and my salmon a lot-- but I think if someone were to ask me for a seafood recommendation, I would probably not pick this one first. However, if it's convenient to you-- it's a great option.
Waitstaff and food were phenomenal!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cod, Tuna, Seafood, Clam Chowder, Salad
Restaurantji Recommends
Bar Drink request off menu and staff was totally accommodating. Great seafood for not being near an ocean
Waited 15 minutes for a server and no one came shop we left.
Service: 1
Good food but never have had good service.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 1
Great food, the Cedar Plank Salmon was perfect! Cheerful staff and very accommodating. Highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Oysters on the Half Shell, Fish and Chips
Parking: There is a free parking lot a couple blocks east of the restaurant
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Fins Platter