Fish Shop Restaurant

Name: Fish Shop Restaurant
Address: 610 Water St SW, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Telephone: +17712163100
Price range: $$$
Rating: 5

225 votes

#36 of 4427 restaurants in Washington

ClosedOpens at 5PM

Updated 2 months ago

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Visitors enjoy the sights of U. S. S. Sequoia Presidential Yacht and book a table for nice dishes here. If hungry, come here for nicely cooked sea trout, fried crabs and rockfish. Take your friends with you and enjoy good chocolate ice cream, chocolate custard and crumpets. It's time to degustate delicious house wine, negroni or champagne. Here you can order great chocolate frappe or good bread drink.

Choose between indoor and outdoor seating. The positive aspect of this bar is that the staff is nice. Fast service is something guests appreciate here. Clients of Fish Shop Restaurant say that they found prices democratic. The fancy decor and pleasant ambiance let guests feel relaxed here. Michelin experts have visited this place, so it has got the Michelin selection award.

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If the name isn't a clear sign and the location facing the waterfront doesn't give it away, one look at the sophisticated nautical decor will set you straight. The large space includes a semi-open kitchen but the patio with marina views is the place to be on warm days... More info

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Traveling Muse 2 months ago on Google

The ambiance was nice (open, bright, welcoming). The wait staff was very attentive with great recommendations. The food was delicious. I have no complaints. Go and enjoy.

Response from the owner 2 months ago

Hi Traveling Muse, Thank you for sharing your experience with us! Your kind feedback truly means a lot to our team. We’re glad you enjoyed your visit and can’t wait to have you dine with us again.

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Brian C 3 months ago on Google

I had visited the original location (in Scotland) this past October and was absolutely blown away by the uniqueness and quality of the restaurant. Located in the very small (~500 residents) town of Ballater Scotland, a few hours north of Edinburgh in the Highlands, the restaurants quality was world class in every respect. Upon returning to the states and learning of the DC location from the waiter in Ballater, I was hell bent on making sure I "spread the word" to my DC friends and made it a point to make a reservation while in town. A trip to DC for Mother's Day Weekend was the perfect opportunity to visit with my party of 8. Upon arrival for our 7:30pm Saturday night reservation, we were met by the Hostess and lead to our table. My initial impression was that the "warmth" of the Ballater location did not exist here. The restaurant was huge (although beautiful) when considering the size of their sister restaurant. We went on to be enthusiastically engaged by our waiter for the evening and ordered drinks and wine. Following getting drinks delivered, we ordered a number of "small plates" and appetizers for the table. These included the Tuna Tartar, Smoked Trout Crumpet, Crab Fritters, Roasted Virginia Peanuts, Parker House Rolls, Local Oysters (that came dressed in something called ajo blanco), Local farms radishes and vegetables with whipped bean dip and a Fish Frito Misto. The Smoked Trout Crumpet and Tuna Tartar were enjoyed by those who had it, The Roasted Peanuts (although small for Virginia) were good with fried garlic chips included as were the Radishes and whipped Bean Dip. The Oysters were terrible, the sauce was flavorless and worse, the bottom abductor muscles were not separated from the shell making them impossible to eat effectively. An absolute disaster and very amateurish. The Crab Fritter was tough and fishy. The Fish Frito Misto was another failure. For some reason, the Chef chose to fry what appeared to be Top Neck sized hard shell clams. They were so tough and sandy that i had to physically block others from taking any from the two orders we had without explanation because it took my over 5 minutes to chew it and get it down before I could explain to the rest of my party why they shouldn't take any. Again, another very amateurish approach to the dish. Literally the worst I've had anywhere on the planet. What was also even more surprising is that when we were "done" with our appetizers, the waitstaff didn't even inquire why none of two orders of Frito Misto were not touched. I was encouraged by my party to say something to the waitstaff but failed to as I was trying focus on having a good time rather than turning our dinner into a complaining session. For Entrees, we had a couple of Bouillabaisses (no Tomato or Saffron we could perceive so prepared in a very untraditional way), whole Grilled Fish with Jerk seasoning (which we originally told was a Flounder but told it was a Fluke when served (I'm aware of the closeness in species), a couple of "Whole Fried Fish" which we were told were "Red Snapper from New Jersey". Now, although possible, it is VERY rare that Red Snapper are sourced from New Jersey, especially in May. Either way, we "went with it" and whatever the fish was (it didn't look like a Red Snapper, it was enjoyed by our party. We also had some Asparagus and a couple of Green Salads for the table. These were both very good. I feel terrible that this restaurant bore zero resemblance to the spectacular Fish Shop in Ballater. I wanted to love it equally but left completely unsatisfied and disappointed especially given our $1,000+ bill. Meal type: Dinner Price per person: $100+ Food: 2 Service: 4 Atmosphere: 4

Response from the owner 3 months ago

Thank you for your feedback Brian. Although we have the same name, and follow the same ethos, our restaurants are very different. We have leaned into that and I would like to say that your experience was not our norm. It seems as though you did not truly enjoy any of the food you had, and I truly apologize. If you decide to come again, please reach out to me directly jake.fleming@fishshopdc.com. Fish Shop DC will consistently be a very different meal than our significantly smaller sister restaurant in Scotland.

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B W 4 months ago on Google

We had dinner at this restaurant on the first night we got to Washington and stayed in a hotel nearby. We chose this restaurant based on ChatGPT’s recommendation. First of all, the atmosphere was great and our first impression was good. However, while I appreciate the restaurant’s effort, we were quite disappointed. Our waiter was very disorganized. He spent a lot of time trying to tell something we were not interested and failed to explain to us what a main dish was which had a French word. They also messed up with the timing of servings. We ordered starters and main dishes but after 30 minutes they took everything from the kitchen at the same time. The three huge plates were too big for our small table and they had to juggle between items to fit all of the at the same time. It turned out the food portion was extremely small. So small that I didn’t even have time to take a picture of my food. We ended up wasting more than an hour of our time and $100 and walking out hungry. After leaving we walked along the Wharf and realized there were hundreds of restaurants and had to sit down at another restaurant to get a full meal. Food: 2 Service: 2 Atmosphere: 4

Response from the owner 4 months ago

Thank you for leaving a rating. We’re sorry your experience didn’t meet expectations. Please contact us at jake.fleming@fishshopc.com so we can better understand your visit and work toward a solution.

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Seafood, Cocktail bars, Vegetarian options

$$$$ Price range per person $40-$100

610 Water St SW

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Waterfront

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Waterfront

610 Water St SW, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Features

Outdoor seating Сredit cards accepted No delivery Wi-Fi No takeaway Booking Wheelchair accessible

Opening hours

SundaySun	11AM-2:30PM 5PM-9PM
MondayMon	Closed
TuesdayTue	5PM-9PM
WednesdayWed	11:30AM-2:30PM 5PM-9PM
ThursdayThu	11:30AM-2:30PM 5PM-9PM
FridayFri	11:30AM-2:30PM 5PM-10PM
SaturdaySat	11AM-2:30PM 5PM-10PM