Real Seafood Company

141 Lyon St NW, Grand Rapids
(616) 465-4240

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Creations From The Ground Up

We had chosen this restaurant because it was close to DeVos. My sister and I ordered the chicken salad but neither of us enjoyed it. The salad was supposed to have a balsamic vinaigrette dressing but it was some kind of a mushy couldnt identify dressing. The entire salad was totally different from the photo shown as was a very finely chopped mess and not at all pleasant tasting…this was a $16.99 salad and not worth the money. Wont go back.

Julie Hoiland

I have to say at first I was skeptical. They were having quite a night and were over seated for our reservation, but Sierra was fantastic and made sure we got our seats as fast as she could, and even came back to check on us several times and was very friendly. Brett, our server, went above and beyond, was super busy, but made sure to take good care of us! I’d definitely go back just because of these two! Great food was the bonus! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Cliff Weller

This place has a great atmosphere, the seafood was amazing!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Mitch Farran

Second visit was a completely different experience from the first.. I was so excited after the first visit that I ordered two entrees the risotto (again) and wanted to try the paella...the risotto was bland and clumpy the scallops were butchered...the paella was dry and lacked flavor...definitely lost a customer

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 1

Service: 5

Janis Meade

Ordered paella was good but didn’t finish it all got a doggy bag , when I got home and opened it up she didn’t put my lobster in the bag!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Paella Valenciana

jason wilber

Beautiful restaurant, very good seafood. First time here for our wedding anniversary, went to the Grand Rapids location. Great atmosphere and very courteous & attentive staff. When I made the reservation I put pur anniversary down as occasion, they had a very beautiful card waiting at our table. Was best seafood we've had to date. Very fresh and all the dishes had great flavors. Bread for the table also outstanding.

We ordered the crispy shrimp as a starter, and wow where those good. For entrées my wife had the jumbo crab cakes (good portion and delicious) I had the seafood Alfredo (also good portion, fresh ingredients, pasta was amazing). We also had ceaser salads with our entrées, had mine with anchovies and it was awesome. Dessert we had the Caramel Apple Bread Pudding (when we ordered, our waitress stated it was the best dessert they had in her opinion) and wow was she right!

Upscale but you can go casual. Clean restaurant. You will pay between $50-$100 per person.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Entrée Caesar Salad, Seafood Alfredo, Add Scallops 4

Gerald and Annette Vandenberg

I strongly recommend reservations. We didn't. It was 415 ish. The hostess asked if we had a reservation and I said :"I'm sorry we don't, I should have thought about it. I've been working as a vendor at the auto show all weekend and just would love a break from that."She's said let me check no promises. She went to ask her manager and they were able to squeeze us in. Unfortunately I didn't catch her name. Rebecca waited on us made some wonderful recommendations. From the bread to the select entrees everything was delightful. The Crispy Shrimp was "an explosion of flavors", my grandson and brother said. We will be back! Except will make sure we have a reservation. See you next time! Thank you again for your hospitality!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Joshua Herman

Went for my future father-in-law’s birthday. It was our first time here, heard a lot of good things so we had to try it out. We showed up a little earlier than our 7pm reservation and had to wait a few minutes. Atmosphere was excellent, busy but not too loud. I loved the openness of the restaurant with the big windows. Karina was our server and she was excellent!!! Very friendly and she was able to keep up with my future father-in-law, who loves to joke. Karina was very helpful with the menu and explaining items and if needed any substitutions. Overall the food was delicious and prices weren’t crazy. Our party ordered different seafood so we all could try, had the walleye, stuffed salmon and crab cakes dinner. All were very delicious and I would highly recommend eating here.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Jumbo Crab Cakes, Caramel Apple Bread Pudding

Sky Parsons

I have enjoyed coming to this restaurant on multiple occasions. The service is always great, friendly, and attentive. The food is absolutely delicious. I have tried several items on the menu, but my favorites are oysters, the New England Clam Chowder, and the Eastern Halibut. Their smoked old-fashioned and espresso martinis are so good! This restaurant brings me nostalgia from my time living along the East Coast, while it may not be exact it is close to the experience. I highly recommend it.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Brian Waskiewicz

We were vendors at an event across the street at the Amway grand Hotel did not have a lot of time. John was our bartender and we had a fabulous dinner. I had filet mignon. Amy had the salmon.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Surf and Turf, Crab Stuffed Salmon Roulade

Jennifer Gormley

Quiet and peaceful.

Delicious food. Best crab legs ever. My husband enjoyed the crab cakes too. Tuna tostadas were fabulous.

Great service.

Vegetarian options: Salads.

Dietary restrictions: Stakes available if don't like seafood.

Parking: Across street on Lyon.

Wheelchair accessibility: Ramp from street.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Kristine K.

I'll be honest, I left this place in tears. And nobody seemed to care. I have some food allergies that can often make eating out impossible but this place seemed like a good option because everything is made to order. I don't want to get into all the drama of the situation but ultimately, we called and wrote ahead in our reservation that one of my allergies is onions. They said they can make adjustment for the allergies I mentioned in most dishes. I was so excited bc my partner and I rarely can go out to celebrate our anniversary, which is why we wanted to go somewhere. When we arrived and we're ordering I noticed every dish lists onion and I asked our waitress if there was any way to order anything without the onion allergion. Other than the shrimp appetizer, she said no, they can't accommodate that. I was just so looking forward to this. My partner orderered their dish to go and we left. I guess this review is just for anyone with milk, onion, garlic allergies: this establishment sadly cannot accommodate you. The wine and shrimp app is yummy.

Steven Novak

This was our second time here. Our first time was amazing.

Oysters, calamari, soup, dessert, and surf and turf were all delicious. Our server was phenomenal and the hostess was very friendly.

The Paella Valenciana was horrible. Chicken was so overcooked it crumbled. The chorizo had the texture of cardboard. The shrimp was mediocre. Clams and muscles were good. The rice tasted like the top of the salt shaker came off. It was a huge disappointment because I was debating between that and the sea bass. I had the sea bass prior and it was amazing. I was concerned with the portion size. Based off the menu picture, the sea bass looked to be a small 4oz portion. I will be back for a redemption dinner.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Justin Nielsen

This place was amazing. We showed up with 30 people and the reservation was wrong. They immediately sprung into action and created a wonderful space for our Christmas party upstairs. The food was phenomenal and the service was exceptional.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Zach Daniel

Been here a few times with my fiancée. Nothing short of a great time.

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