FireFish Grill Restaurant in Santa Cruz

Name: FireFish Grill
Address: 25 Municipal Wharf, Santa Cruz, United States
Telephone: 18314235200
Rating: 4.1

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FireFish Grill

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#162 From 323 in Santa Cruz

8.2

25 Review

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8.2/10

Food

8.2/10

Interior

8.2/10

Prices

8.2/10

Service

8.2/10

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$$ American, Bar, Seafood

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Restaurant

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Vegetarian Friendly

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+18314235200

25 Municipal Wharf, Santa Cruz, United States

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After you have seen Santa Cruz Wharf, come to this restaurant. Try perfectly cooked salmon, grilled scallops and crab cakes to form your opinion about FireFish Grill. You will like its food, particularly good chocolate mousse cakes, chocolate praline and brownies. Visit this place for delicious margaritas, Mai tai or chardonnay. It's time to degustate great coffee, bread drink or lemon juice. Come here with children, this spot offers an extensive kids’ menu. A lot of visitors highlight that the hostess is energetic at this restaurant. Here you will pay reasonable prices. It's a nice place with the calm atmosphere. Based on the users' feedback on Google, FireFish Grill deserved 4.

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5 days ago

This restaurant is getting an unusual five-star review. I say unusual, because fishing pier and tourist area restaurants don't usually do so well in my book. I had the grilled seafood platter and my friend had the steak. Both were cooked and seasoned to perfection. The mixed green salad exceeded expectations. The blue cheese salad dressing tasted homemade. The french fries were fresh and crispy, and I did not have to request them extra crispy. For dessert both my friend and I had creme brulee. The serving size was the largest I've ever had in a restaurant. It too tasted fantastic. Service also exceeded expectations. My diet Coke glass was always full. And the busser cleared dirty plates the second to the last particle of food was removed. All in all, I'd say the service was exceptional. And I love the ambiance. We were seated at an unusual table with both positions facing outward toward the window. Initially we laughed because it almost felt like we were on a two judge panel in a courtroom. But it turned out to be an excellent arrangement. We had a fantastic view of the Santa Cruz Bay and the seating area was comfortable and not cramped. Parking on the pier was super cheap. It was a little drizzly outside, so being able to park right outside the door of the restaurant, that was ultra convenient. A rare experience, I have zero complaints or concerns. I would definitely eat here again and I recommend tourist and locals alike give this place a shot. I'm glad I was not put off by the low Yelp score. Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5

Alessandro

6 days ago

Service Dine in Meal type Lunch Price per person $20–30 Food: 4 Service: 4 Atmosphere: 4

A week ago

Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5

Tom Cole

2 weeks ago

Everything was good. My only real issue is we had three appetizers each having a sauce for them. Menu description each app had different sauces. All three were the same kinda cream sauce. Each lacking some seasonings. I had their meat loaf off the " Locals Menu". It was great it came on a bed of mashed potatoes and topped with thinly sliced onion rings. Real comfort food for me. I really enjoyed their seafood croquet. It's an entree that we ordered as an appetizer. Which was not a problem. The "Locals Menu" is a nice option, that I think all local restaurants should have. Thank you Food: 3 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5

3 weeks ago

Uri H

4 weeks ago

The service was great, food came out fast. We ordered the lobster roll, it was great. Service Dine in Meal type Lunch Price per person $30–50 Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5

A month ago

Service Dine in Meal type Lunch Price per person $30–50 Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5

Miles Edwards

3 months ago

FireFish Grill used to be my favorite seafood spot for years before the pandemic. As a resident of San Francisco, I used to make visit to Santa Cruz at least once a month to hangout and eat at FireFish Grill. I have friends and family from Atlanta, Los Angeles, San Francisco and other places to spend the day with me in Santa Cruz and show off my food taste at FireFish Grill. I have move back to Atlanta since the pandemic and haven't been to FireFish Grill since. Monday, November 13th was my birthday and I flew home to spend the weekend before in the Bay Area. I wanted to spend the day of my birthday in Santa Cruz and have FireFish Grill for my birthday. Evidentially since my departure of San Francisco FireFish Grill have changed the ingredients of my favorite dish, the fish and chips. I hate to say, but I was HIGHLY disappointed. They changed the fish and the chips. The chips tasted like some store value brand fries and the fish not as appealing. I only ate one fry and I forced myself to eat the fish so I wouldn't waste my money, but I could only eat one and a half out of the three. I would have taken a picture, but my phone went dead just as I was able to take a photo of the plate when served with it. I have multiple pictures of my past visits at FireFish Grill and one of my old pictures are attached below with last night's photo. You can look at both pictures and immediately tell the difference in quality and presentation without me having to point out which is which. I can honestly say my only enjoyable moment was when I had two glasses of water! Then to add additional insult to injury... I was charged extra for paying with a debit card instead of cash!!! Who walks around with cash nowadays?!?!?!?! This is a growing cashless economy. I am sorry, but FireFish has lost a long-time customer and I am afraid to say that I have also lost my favorite seafood spot. Service Dine in Meal type Dinner Price per person $20–30 Food: 1 Service: 3 Atmosphere: 5

Xiadani Montoya (Nani)

Food was so delicious! Calamari tasted so fresh. The clam chowder was my favorite! Friendly staff and very welcoming. I enjoyed this place a lot. Service Dine in Meal type Lunch Price per person $10–20 Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5 Recommended dishes Chowder