Blue Mermaid Seafood & Steak House

Fantastic food and superior service. Get the baked Alaska for dessert. Thank me later.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The Best steak House out side of Toronto my wife Debra have been going to the Blue Mermaid for over 45 years and the service & the food is on the scale 1 to 10 we give it a 10 Nick & Gus are the best hey boys keep up the great work.Rick & Deb Bisson

In an age of ever-changing food fads and restaurants coming and going, this gem has stood the test of time and is the best steakhouse in St. Catharines. We visited recently for dinner and immediately we could feel the history and charm, especially after being served by Nick the owner who has been there for 49 years. The menu and service s proudly old-school - the most delicious Cesar salad made table-side, delicious garlic toast and pickled accoutrements, quality steaks, baked Alaska, reasonable wine menu and delicious cocktails. The crowd was noticeably an older crowd - those who've come for years and years - and the vibe was warm and bustling. We are looking forward to returning to try more of the seafood next time!

Delish!

Amazing Lobster sandwich, calamari and fresh oysters !!!!

Terrible. We stopped for a lite bite. The Caesar salad was so bland I added salt to it just to eat a little bit. Barely any dressing. Basically oil. Powdered parm for an expensive salad? The herring in sour cream would have been better store bought in a jar. French onion soup was odd. Very disappointing and the one staff member talks negative about customers in the back! Do not recommend!

Lovely restaurant and attentive staff which is to be expected for the price. Had a great evening with wonderful friends. We enjoyed the grilled calamari which was cooked perfectly (not overdone or chewy) the cesar salad and chateaubriand steak which was very tender.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Extraordinary! This place has been on my bucket list for about 40 years, but I heard it was expensive. It was worth every penny! EVERYTHING was cooked to perfection, the Cuban lobster was SO tender, the beef perfect, the fresh vegetables awesome... I couldn't rave more. The room had a romantic, elegant ship theme complete with brass portals. The background music and murmer of other guests simply made an ordinary dinner into an intimate occation. They even knew how to make the consummate chocolate martini! The exceptional SERVICE made us feel like royalty. The waiter laid out the table with rare meticulous care and wisked away the plates like the wind replacing them with a palate of pleasure. Many times over it was recommended to me to be the best place for the most special of occasions. Well, life is short, every day alive is special. Highly recommended, you should savor the distinctive quality of the Blue Mermaid Seafood & Steak House.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Surf and Turf, Blue Mermaid Tiger Shrimp

The food at this restaurant was fantastic. We had surf and turf and a tableside Cesar salad. Our waiter, Gus was fantastic. I would definitely recommend this place.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

This place has a Nice look but the food is disgusting. I came for a date and had surf and turf. The steak was the blandest piece of meat I have ever tasted, the lobster was gross without an ounce of freshness. It was obviously frozen and the entire time I was daydreaming about red lobster Ironically. I ordered a Margarita assuming it was a high end fancy restaurant and obviously would serve a classic Margarita. WRONG. The drink was the color of bright green lime kool-aid. This "fancy restaurant" served margarita mix as a margarita, so I instead got white wine (also gross but drinkable if you pinch your nose). The chocolate mousse cake was like week old refrigerated discount walmart cake, was not moussey at all. So disappointed. Our entree took at leas 35-40 minutes to come out, we were starving not trying to fill up on the onion shlop they serve us and the bread. And then to top it off at the end of the meal I was offered a bottle by our secondary waiter, Not our primary waiter the more season gentleman (he was a gem and totally innocent) the second younger bald waiter offered to get me a bottle to take out my large amount of wine I had not yet drank...which I thought was fine since many restaurants will give you the wine bottle and let you cork it and take it out the restaurant ( this is what I assume he meant). WRONG!!! all of my assumptions were wrong at this place. DO NOT BE LIKE ME!! AVOID THIS PLACE IF YOU LIKE FLAVOUR FOOD. So back to the bald waiter offering a bottle for me to transport my wine from the restaurant, naturally i'm thinking he is about to bring me a wine bottle since i got a half liter. He brought a crumpled up empty rinsed out plastic water bottle.🤢... And then when he sense my skepticism he assured me it was a clean bottle that he just dumped out, so i reluctantly agreed at which point he turned to my date who had already settled the bill and said "good luck with that". This place is disgusting. I could have said A LOTTTTTT more at the time but I am only comfortable sending 1 item back per sitting if i go out and don't like something. more than that i feel like i'm being difficult even though people have the right to like the food they buy, ESPECIALLY IF IT IS HIGHER PRICED. Anyway i will never be back the short bald waiter has no idea how to wait on customers. the only thing that was good was the free garlic bread . never again

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 1

Service: 2

Another wonderful dining experience here at the Blue Mermaid. The whole staff was warm and welcoming and the food was outstanding. Our waiter Gus was nothing less than spectacular in every way. Please trust me you won’t be disappointed.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I feel like I am a guest in their home!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Blue mermaid is my favourite! The food, the atmosphere, the service, everything is amazing! Best dining experience around by far!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

This is an overrated place and has a bad ambience. Owner and servers lacks ettiquetes. Food quality is inferior and overpriced. Portions are small.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Recommended dishes: Lobster Tails

My boyfriend and I went to the Blue Mermaid for dinner. It was great! The oyster rockefeller and steak that I had was delicious! The gentleman on the piano was lovely as well. This is a bit of a hidden gem that I feel lucky to have discovered! Highly recommend!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5