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I was sitting at the hotel and craving some blackened Salmon and thought why not take an hour road trip to Costa Mesa in Orange County CA. This came up as a 4.6 on Google and it looked like something I needed to try and get out on the road and go check it out and see if it would live up to the reviews. Will, the place is small and quaint and the music of Sinatra, Nat King Cole and Elvis is on and I knew it should be a good place to dine. I ordered crab cakes for an appetizer and they were dense and tasty. The Chipotle sauce was so good. I ordered the blackened Salmon with roasted corn and asparagus for my main course and it was cooked perfectly and the taste was so great with no fishy after taste. The salmon was flaky and moist with a hint of the char grill marks which enhanced the overall taste with the garlic butter sauce. The roasted corn was tasty as well and it had the same char taste and the sugars caramelized and gave the sweet taste at the end. The asparagus was crisp and tender and did not need anything because it was really good. This was worth the 2 hour round trip drive from my hotel in Ontario, CA. If you are in the area of Simply Fish, go try it, you will not regret it. Also the staff is so great and friendly!!
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Popped into town after dropping an RV looking for some fresh fish and seafood. After a quick Google search, we decided on Simply Fish and we were not disappointed!!
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We showed up not long after opening and it was pretty quiet but was filling up quickly by the time we left. Clean, nice little sit down place with an outdoor area.
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Colby seated us and got our drinks and Linda was an absolute amazing waitress!! Great table talk, not just a "what do you need" waitress, she genuinely was interested about what brought us to the area.
Now for the food:
Ah-maz-ing!
Linda was absolutely correct when she said the crab cake wasn't your typical crab cake! Loaded with crab meat it was delicious! We had the sampler with calamari, clam, shrimp and the crab cake - all were cooked perfectly. Our main entree we decided on the fish and chips and fish tacos. Fillets were very large and battered perfectly, not a big o thick layer, it was the perfect amount of breading.
Portion sizes were huge! We spent under $60 and had leftovers - enough for 2 more meals!
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We love coming here. The food and service is always Top notch and the owner Derek friendly and inviting. I had the ahi salad. My wife had scallops and in a delicious sauce.
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Came here during happy hour. It was pretty empty. But totally worth the happy hour. We were able to get so many items for such a good deal!!! I’ll go in order from my favorite to least favorite apps lol.
The fish and chips are to die for!!! Omg they were definitely the best thing on the menu. 🐟 (my favorite but not my friend’s favorite). 😍
The clam chowder was so so amazing too and my friend loved it!! 🥣 It is more creamy and thick, which I love!!
Next, the poke nachos. Great overall. They give you a lot of fish!! And the chips were nice and crunchy and perfect for the poke. My friend thought the poke could use more of the sauce but I thought it was fine!
Next the calamari. I was not impressed. It was very chewy and rubbery, more than usual. Not sure if it’s due to the shape - it looked more like mozzarella cheese than normal calamari. lol. It was ok. Would not order again though.
Then, we got the blackened ahi tacos and those were a bust. 🌮 I do appreciate how large the fish chunks were. These were definitely huge tacos. However they were really really dry and just not great.
And finally, my least favorite were the steamed clams BUT I don’t like clam in general!!! It came in a little tea pot which was cute and the server also gave us each a bowl of the clam water which was kinda gross and tasted so fishy Lolol. It also came with pieces of garlic bread which my friend said if you eat that with the clam, it tasted much better!
Overall, would definitely come here for happy hour again! 👍👍👍
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First time for us… staff is very friendly. Lots of choices on the menu. Good pricing. Quick service. Food was absolutely deelish! Nice to have live entertainment to go along with our meal. Definitely looking to bring friends & family and to try other items on the menu!
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Did a takeout order on Saturday night. Online was easy with Apple Pay. Could pick time. There were parking spots in front for pick up and email notice when order was ready.
Packing was great. My entire order was correct.
Food—fish and chips—fish batter was light and crispy and fish was very tender and tasty! I really enjoyed it. I love that it came with malted vinegar—I love British style and this was as good as I remember having it in Britain!
Also ordered baked potatoes and Brussels and Sole for tomorrow. All of it was very good.
I’d definitely recommend.
(Inside looked nice—casual comfy booths)
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What a gem! I wish we had a place like this back home in Arizona. The menu is huge and includes pictures—what you see is exactly what you get. We loved every bite, and the service was excellent.
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A favorite local spot for fresh and delicious seafood. The service is excellent and having tried several menu items, I can say their food is excellent. Also, my go to for order out lazy evenings. Best fish and chips. One request though; make larger servings of the tartar cause for delivery orders. The 2 small containers are hardly enough for the 3 large pieces of fish. That's not even a legitimate complaint because I could have ordered extra, but when you forget to do that, you're left wanting and needing more sauce. Love this places.
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Large selection of menu items and always good. Had dinner there many times.This visit ordered the lemon-butter bacon wrapped shrimp and scallops. Wife ordered the same except Cajun seasoned.
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We went in an hour before closing time on a Saturday, no wait. The food is excellent, nothing is overly salted, the clam chowder in sourdough bread bowl was wonderful. The sampler plate with fries was a great way to start, everything fresh, no old-oil smell to it, the fish and chips were plentiful for the price. Live music was prefect for the atmosphere, service was wonderful! Will definitely come back.