We started with drinks - a Cosmo and a tropical Dawn. Both were fantastic enough we ordered a second round. Tuna tartare was our appetizer and it was perfect, the fish was very fresh. For our main courses, my husband ordered the Presidente tacos which he enjoyed. I ordered the Sea Chilean bass, which often is overcooked but not in this case, it was perfect. Mashed potatoes were good. Side salad was missing dressing but was easily rectified. We passed on dessert only because Frostails is next door and we couldn't wait to get over there. Excited for visit # 2 so we can try the shrimp pasta. read more

As with any restaurant in our area, we love to support new businesses and try what is being offered. Unfortunately, Blu-Seafood provided a very lack luster experience that left us discouraged. Here are my thoughts: AMBIENCE/DECOR - Appreciated the calming coastal modern decor with its wicker and rattan oversized lamps and hanging greenery from the bar area. The dust on the tables, however, including ours and the empty table behind us was unsettling. The little center piece of a sand-filled aquarium type bowl was nice, but an unlit candle inside of it served no purpose and would have helped with a cozy feel. SILVERWARE/PLATING - Wrapped extremely tightly in a paper napkin, the IKEA silverware immediately brought down the vibe of the place. I've received better silverware at a greasy spoon. I can only imagine if we had ordered the $185 plate on the menu, how unsettling it would have been to receive an IKEA 3-pronged fork to eat the meal with. For the prices, get better silverware - trust me, people will notice and 'IKEA' stamped fork and knife. FOOD/DRINK - Do not, i repeat... DO NOT, put on your menu "Fresh lump crabmeat" (taken directly from the menu), and then serve us 4, pre-fried then frozen pucks of absolute mush (ala Gorton's Seafood frozen fish sticks), dripping in grease from the oil. There was no fresh lump crabmeat to be found, nor a taste of crab... or even Krab. We also had the BLU Tacos and the Shrimp and Belly Tacos. Flavor on those... yes, you got it. However, please warm up the tortillas before serving. The shrimp and belly tacos came with two dry, room-temp, ripping flour tortillas. An oversight, I'd hope. The signature cocktail 'Ocean Water' we'd ordered was served in a Topo Chico bottle, causing us to wonder if some was just poured out to make room for the 'supposed' tequila, aptly named 'Ghost Tequila'. Playing the role of a ghost was certainly on point. All of their drinks, however, did sound really good and I'm sure lives up to at least the flavor. SERVICE - Was very nice to be greeted right upon entering and no wait in being sat. Hostess was great. Our server, while very nice, was clearly new to the trade. Despite acknowledging we were done with the grease-puck 'crab' cakes (2+ of the 4 provided), he never cleared the dirty appetizer dishes from the empty side of our table. Dirty dishes, that are clearly not being touched any further need to be cleared. It was also a bit odd that he didn't take a brief moment to set down the dirty plates he was holding in one hand from another table, to fumble through his apron on providing us the hand-held device to pay. He just held onto them, stood and watched us go through the device for payment/tip, and them fumbled it back into his apron. Some improvement areas for him, for sure. Would I visit again? Possibly. We love seafood and they had a really interesting menu of "Sonoran-inspired seafood" that sounded appealing. They have the location and decor going for them as well. The several other factors that really caused us to wonder on whether this place was worth it, is still causing me to question our return, 3 days later. Happy Dining! read more

We sat the at bar and were served by a very friendly staff. The drinks were very good and the food was absolutely delicious! The restaurant is cozy and fun. Our new favorite spot! read more

Karina bar tender is absolutely amazing !!! Great food great cocktails a must , food is delicious and great ambient

Whitney was out server and she was amazing. So friendly. The food was very good. We shared the crab cakes, shrimp tacos and the cherry donuts. Everything was so good. We will be coming back. read more

Tuna TarTar was great & the wings, Ambiance was great , we were a larger group and most of the stuff we got was good but two of us got the Surf and turf and they were not good at all. Both of our lobsters were so over cooked . Food is heavily salted & steak was cooked right but just was not worth the money . read more

Stay away from the crab cakes. We were sick for days. Service was slow. Menu overpriced.

Absolutely love this place! It's so peaceful, super clean, and the service from the bartender and manager is top-notch. I usually go for some appetizers and a cold beer--the menu's so easy to read, which I really appreciate. BLU has it all: great vibes, a cozy patio, and fantastic food. I'll definitely keep coming back! Cheers!!!!!!! read more

This was one of the worst places I have ever been to. I would not recommend this place for anyone. Everyone that was at my table would agree that they will never comeback to Blu Seafood again. We were waiting for over an 1hr and 15 mins for our food which wasn't worth the wait. This is probably my 2nd time ever rating a restaurant and this has to be one of the worst if not the worst place EVER. You guys need to improve on how long customers has to wait for their food because customer #73 gives you 2 thumbs down. read more

We went for the first time last Sunday and had a good time. We tried some tacos, pasta, salmon, shrimp and salad and will have to go back to try some more! read more

The best part of the place is the ambiance! Really cool lighting and decorations. The food was excellent and definitely very fresh. Will definitely be going back. read more

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The seafood has a great flavor but over cooked . The service was ok, the restaurant is really nicely decorated. In there defense they just opened so we will try them again after they get all the bugs worked out. read more

Absolutely amazing!!! Great service and recommendations! Food was amazing and the overall vibe was so good! Jazmine was great and attentive! Will 100000% come back! read more

Melt in your mouth food! Great ambiance, excellent service and the food was the best I have had in a long time. The sea bass just melted in my mouth. Tuna tar tar was very well balanced and the flan creamy and delicious. Highly recommend. read more

The food was fine but the restaurant seemed understaffed and inexperienced. We visited on a weeknight party of 5 and had to wait a few minutes to be acknowledged at the host stand to be seated. After that the bar tender drinks took quite a while to come out. None of that was particularly bothersome, but our entrees came out 1 or 2 at a time over the course of about 30 minutes which I find unacceptable. Half of the party was finished eating by the time the birthday guest received his dinner. read more

Great spot for a date night. Blu has a great atmosphere and the waitresses are awesome. The food has great flavors and the drinks are very unique. read more

Great service and food. A definite place you want to go to. Food and drinks, service, spectacular. Jazmine is a fantastic bartender and server. read more

Such a shame because my husband and I were looking forward to eating here. Service absolutely horrible. Our server never checked in on us and after 30 min waiting to order our main course, we decided to leave. Was not that busy and he walked by us several times without ever checking in on us. He did not look stressed or in the weeds, just did not acknowledge us at all. Seemed happy to know we were leaving when we asked for the check. read more

My husband and I stopped in on Saturday afternoon. We sat at the outside bar. We ordered the Blu crab cakes. I have to say that we were not impressed at all. They seemed like pre-packaged, frozen crab cakes that you would get from Costco or Fry's. There's no way they were fresh lump crab meat as described. The restaurant itself is very nice and gives off a beach, vacation vibe which we loved. We decided to just have the one appetizer and left. I kind of feel like the opening was rushed a bit as the patio had NO tables or chairs, the crab cakes were served with a plastic to go ramekin and the sliverware was very odd. I don't know how to describe it. It was very 'chintsy.' I understand they are new and we may visit again after a while but they need to get their sea legs. The bartender told us the place opening next door is a steakhouse by the same owner. I'd maybe focus on completing and perfecting one restaurant before opening another at the same time. This place has potential but has a long way to go as well. read more

Amazing service and ambiance. Food blew us away. Definitely try the octopus and tuna tartare!!

Upon arrival we noticed the dining room was near empty. Service was good and drinks were great but the food was not good at all. Everything was rubbery, over cooked and very salty. I would not come back :( read more

pretty good drinks, the chicken wings were better than I expected, and the cevich was fantastic!

Staff were very welcoming, the atmosphere was very warm. Food was extremely delicious, whole family had calamari, fish tacos, sea bass, and shrimp and pork belly tacos. it was very flavorful and our waters were never empty. the tres leches was immaculate. We love this place compliments to the chef/owner. read more

Food was amazing! , I had the surf and turf and my girlfriend had the sea bass. Plates came out very elegantly put together. Overall vibe was great ! Good people and great service. read more

Amazing food! I had a few different plates including The Unique (Upside down tostada) that had tuna, salmon and scallops. This dish was phenomenal! The flavors work so well together, the sauce itself I could just drink and give the plate such a powerful dining experience! I also have the House Margarita with Tajin around the rim, which don't let the house part fool you there is as nothing basic about this drink! Can't wait to take more people to here so they can enjoy too! read more

I had dinner here last night with a group of friends and to say the food was exceptional is an understatement. The Fiji tacos blew my mind and I will definitely be returning. Our server was so friendly and made sure we were always taken care of. The lighting and ambiance in the evening made for a very nice dining experience. read more

We had an amazing experience and the salmon was a fun fix of flavors. I would definitely come again

Went tonight for the first time and they did not disappoint. the ambiance was cute and chill. I'm not usually a fan of calamari but my bf ordered the tempura and calamari appetizer so i tried it and it was so good. For our entree we shared the shrimp alfredo and it was amazing. The shrimp was big and so flavorful. Didn't get the name of our server but he was great and attentive too. 10/10 read more

My wife and I stopped in today for their soft opening. We sat at the bar and Elmer served us. Gave us some really good recommendations on food. My wife had the blu tacos and I had the shrimp and pork belly tacos. Very good. Will definitely be back to try all the other food on their menu. Come to find out we were the first customers. I definitely recommend this place!! read more

Went into Blu Seafood for dinner tonight and had a really disappointing experience. We started off with the crab cakes and as we were eating them, we found a hair cooked into the crab cake. We waited 15 minutes for our server to come back to the table and he never did so we had to flag down the hostess to get him for us. When we told him about the hair all he said was "oh", took the plate and never came back. He did not apologize, didn't ask if we wanted a new one or to just take them off the check, nothing. Manager never came over to even acknowledge the issue. When we received our food, we didn't have forks, so we waited another 10-15 minutes for our server to come over to give us forks. The food was about a 4/10, my pasta wasn't cooked all the way, and by the time we got forks, the food was basically cold. We were really excited to try this place and were super disappointed about the service and overall experience. Won't be back. read more

I wanted to like this place, food was good but service not the best. The online reservation system through Open Table is a joke. We told our Bartender that the restaurant showed full from 11a.m. until closing yet when we were there only three tables for the two hours we were there. The Bartender seemed to care less about our experience online. We told the Bartender we called and got a Bot that identified itself as AI and said Kevin would call us back. I am still waiting for that call from Kevin 5 hours later! Word to Management, tell your Waiters you are out of Flan before they start their shift so they do not offer it! Also, where is the Manager? We had to wait (sat at the bar) 30 minutes after we were finished for our check because the Bartender was on his phone. We finally got up and went to him to ask for our check. This is crazy when you are working for tips that you are turning people away without reservations when you are empty at Lunch plus the Waiters could make more in tips if they would pay attention to Customers! As other Patrons on your reviews said the music is to fast and loud for a relaxing meal. I am sorry to hear this is Corporate owned, that explains the attitude about service. read more