the fish house

overrated. the fish house is one of those places that thinks it's waaaaay better than it actually is, just look at the prices and you'll agree. the food is just okay, the service is decent, and the location is pretty good, but i don't see what all the fuss is. just because you're the home base for scarborough whenever he and mika are in town, or you got some exposure on "american pickers" doesn't make you the spot in pensacola. you still gotta earn it, and the fish house isn't trying hard enough to do that. tourists will come because they saw the upper west side of manhattan crowd in there, and the swells from pensacola will still go because they think it's theplaceto be, but for us regular folks, who might wear tennis shoes or the occasional python boot, the fish house is overrated, overpriced, and over the top. save your money and skip it.

yummy. greatplaceto gather w/ friends. food is great too...love those grits!

i wish i had read the reviews before i ate here, but i didn't feel the need to since i thought this was an inexpensive version of the fish house encore, which i love. i had the 'fish n chips basket', the fish was very overcooked and the breading was very bland. i actually would have sent it back if i wasn't so hungry. i kept looking at the fish while eating it because it had the texture of chicken and i thought they mistakenly gave me chicken! i won't be back, should have gone to hobos where it's about $5 cheaper for the same thing but they give you more too and it's much better tasting. i think thisplacecould use a deep cleaning.

this is my second visit to the fish house. in my opinion it's not as good as the grand marlin or hemingway's, but it is a goodplaceto eat when you stay at a hotel in town and don't want to go back to the island on your way out. i like the rustic fishing camp look, but the restaurant is confusing and pieced together. the outdoor seating looks nice. we sat inside since it was a little warm. my kids liked the fish tanks indoors anyway. i had the fish tacos and they were very tasty. my older son had the kids macaroni and cheese and it was really good (i tasted it)! my youngest had the grilled fish with fries. the fish was bland, which is probably better for most kids, but my kids are half (india) indian and raised in louisiana, so it didn't do much for them flavor-wise. we also had the crab cakes appetizer and it was great. the cakes were a little salty for me but the candied roasted pecans that accompanied them really balanced that out and the dish was great overall. we will return during a future trip if we stay off the beach. the service was excellent. oh, i forgot to say that while there is no drink menu, i asked my server if the bartender could make me something blue an tropical. i saw him talking with the bartender and apparently discussing options. he came back with a tall, blue drink that was delicious! it had blue rum, pineapple juice, and other stuff, but i'm not sure what. i really enjoyed it (i also posted a pic of it).

terrible. thisplaceis terrible and i have no idea why anyone says they like it. i think the seafood you get here must be frozen and shipped in from utah or something instead of fresh! i have talked to others who have gone and they have said the same thing. do not waste your time and money on thisplacethere are soooooo many places in key largo and the keys in general that are better than this!

don't do it! thisplaceis a tourist trap! food is bad and decor is tacky. waste of time and money.

have eaten here several times. the food & service has always been great. a goodplacefor a quality meal with a nice setting. (chocolate cheesecake to die for!!)

worth another try, but initially not overly impressed considering the hype. after living in pensacola for almost a year, my wife and i finally made it over to the highly coveted restaurant, the fish house.

my first impression is that i was under dressed, as all the waitstaff were all wearing white collared shirts and otherwise formal attire.

my second impression was this wasn't a cheap restaurant. i'm not a big fan of places that i'm dropping a lot of money when in the end it all goes to the same place, but i like a good value for my dollar. throwing caution to the wind we went ahead with our order. the waitstaff was very attentive and on top of our water glasses, never once did it go more than half empty in the entire time we were patrons there. that is an important thing i look for in the waiters.

also, i was somewhat disappointed in the limited selection on the menu. i was under the impression from my peers reviews of theplacethat it was more than just a sushi bar, and while that is true, everything was jazzed up in an exotic manor. i very much enjoy interesting dishes, but i have to be in the mood for that. i just wanted some sort of grilled seafood platter and there was nothing like that on the menu.

after seeing the couple at the table next to us order the grits a ya ya, my wife ordered that, and i ordered the seafood gumbo and two sushi rolls, which slip my memory as to which ones, but they were two of the more expensive rolls. the food was hot (where applicable) and the presentation was excellent. the gumbo was very delicious, hot, and the rolls were very good. my wife was commenting on how good hers was, the shrimp and grits combination was a hit for her.

in my typical fashion, we did not leave room for dessert, but we did order a piece of key lime pie to take home. once again, my wife ate the piece of pie before i was able to, but it looked delicious and judging on the way her ass shakes now she likely has had more pieces since! (i kid, but seriously).

the food was good, hot, and arrived in a timely manor.
limited menu when it was hyped up to be something more than a sushi bar. i was expecting some less exotic menu choices. additionally, apparently my wife and i were given two different menu's that also listed two different prices for the grits a ya ya (a $5 dollar difference).

this famousplaceis that way for a reason. the food was spectacular although pretty expensive. their grilled snapper was superb as well as the poblano rice and seasonal veggies. without any drinks it was $40 for just one person, but again it was worth it. there is free parking on premises which is nice and when the weather isn't bad plenty of great seating on the patio. highly recommended!

thisplacehad great service. we were in town to try out seafood and they did a great job! i ordered the sampler and it was all very well seasoned and portioned.

very fast. ambience is, well let’s call it rustic. like an old floridaplaceon the side of the road in the keys rustic unpretentious. the blackened dolphin sandwich (not the mammal porpoise, but what has now succumbed to being called “mahi mahi”) was cooked perfectly. a great variety of seafood on the menu as you would expect based on the name. i would go back again.

my husband and i went to the fish house for dinner our first night in key largo. hearing it was a greatplaceto eat we thought we’d check it out. we were seated right away in a very busy, cramped dining room.
we were taken care of nicely by our waiter, actually two of them. we had a large crab cake for an appetizer which was pretty good.
i had the shrimp dinner and the large shrimp were lightly dusted with something (flour?) fries, coleslaw and corn on the cob but it didn’t really matter as the shrimp were tasteless and on the rubbery side. cole slaw was just okay.
my husband had a combination plate with mahi-mahi, scallops, and clams, fries, corn on the cob and coleslaw. he said it was okay but nothing too exciting.

great waterfront dining experience. fresh seafood and an amazing view of pensacola bay. goodplaceto catch live music on the weekends. excellent food and service. clean environment. highly recommended.

we were guided here by a local who was looking to impress the visiting crew from corporate who were my liaisons during the job. ended up being a party of eight, some picky eaters in the bunch, too...... why tag along to a seafoodplaceif you don't eat seafood?! but the boss lady insisted and everyone tagged along...i was prepared for the worst..... ended up liking the menu and felt we got a great value. the head of the table ordered plenty of appetizers from grouper bites (great!) to the sushi (ok) to spring rolls(odd sauce, but tasty) and then we ordered huge platters, several cocktails were had as well. the signature dish of shrimp and grits "a ya ya" was pretty good but my seafood platter was the best of what i tried-and i got to try everything around the table, since portions were humongous. i was able to substitute snapper (grilled) for tilapia (really?tilapia? good grief) and it was excellent . i also got as much of the platter grilled as i could, but the massive oysters were fried... and we're very flavorful considering how bland the raw ones have been in pensacola so far. i ate way too much, finishing this platter....come hungry, or be warned. turns out thisplacemet its reputation.... i liked it for what it was. there were a few marks against them, though..... the deck was covered in flies....and the fans didn't help. i spent too much time shooing flies than i wanted.... and there was some confusion when a runner delivered a plate to our table when no other food was present-clearly a mistake-and a waiter passing by recognized it as his missing entree.... not a big deal, but shows some poor training or lazy waitstaff... was quickly handled, but could have been easily avoided. looking for a casual,delicious, traditional seafood house? you'll
do no better than here (despite some poor reviewers experiences) and while 385.00 for eight might seem a little high, we did dent the bar and appetizers menus pretty hard before the meal....,i think we did alright..... would come again, when i'm back around these parts!

stopped off on the drive down to key west. theplacewas very busy, but was turning the tables over petty quickly. we ordered the cracked conch to start with which was pretty bland - more crumb than conch and over cooked. i ordered the groper sandwich which wasn't cheap. it was a over cooked and could have been any fish. in and out in half an hour and back on the road. wouldn't stop there again.