You know it's gonna be bad when your server says "I REALLY hope you enjoy it" as they are putting down your food lol. Two mocktail drinks were good. shrimp was BURNT grilled, best part was the sauce. Cauliflower was very oily and flavorless. Next got fried fish platter of the day, it ended up being the same fish in the sandwich like what. flavorless as well and what was that lettuce thing in the cup bruh looked like turtle food. The fish sandwich with sour something and Swiss cheese. First bite made me gag - couldn't eat it at all took two bites. Best part was the fries and ketchup. Unfortunately, wouldn't return or recommend what I got to anyone. read more

We went for lunch, semi busy time. Luckily a table was open and we were sat right away. Even with it being busy the outside had quite a few seats. They also are good at moving folks in and out as we are we noticed people coming and going they have a nice area to wait and you get a view of the sunken ship and beach. So enough blah blah blah. We had Evan who was absolutely fabulous dealing with us my wife her sister and I got cheeseburger comes with fries great burger shoe string fries lots of them. Wife got crab cake sandwich came w fries and coleslaw I tried the coleslaw made a mental note get a side next time sister-in-law law had the goat cheese salad she loved it my wife had some and loved it too. We had the choco torte for dessert was pretty good but could have used some whipped cream or berries or berry sauce. It was great but not as good as rest of meal. Just to say it's beautiful setting the beach sunken cement ship. Great place we will be back. It was worth it. Wonderful experience recommend to all. read more

My husband and I visited the Fish House for lunch while on vacation in Cape May. The service, food, and view were excellent. The restaurant is on the smaller side with indoor/outdoor seating. If you plan to visit the Fish House, you might have to wait, but there's some shops nearby and a beautiful beach to explore. Definitely worth it! Highly recommend! read more

Enjoyed lunch w/my husband. Sat at a hightop w/a lovely view of sunset beach. We shared the cheese plate & had some drinks. The cheese plate is enormous - too much for 2 people. It could use some dijon mustard which we asked for. For us, the service was good but I watched 2 sets of couples walk out due to no one coming over to them. Wait staff does not seem to know which station is theirs or whose turn it is to take the next table. I did not see a manager. They need to get their act together - there's a lot of competition in town for restaurants. read more

The food was amazing! Our server Lauren was friendly and so nice. Absolutely beautiful location. read more

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Super cute ambiance and decor, delicious food with a view of the ocean! I got the bay scallop appetizer and it was delicious, would 100% get it again. read more

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My son & I went this week and I have told everyone to go and make sure they sit at the bar and meet Briana! She made us feel very welcome, she was very efficient especially since it was very crowded. She handled the restaurant drinks & bar drinks and people waiting for tables and you never waited long for a drink. Briana was friendly, kind & efficient! read more

Not worth the price, only thing going for it is the view. Food chancy ranges from mediocre to ok depending on your taste and I guess whose cooking that day read more

Robbie was the best! He was very quick with putting our orders in, drinks, and he was able to vibe with us both professionally and personally! Thank you so much Robbie!! read more

The food and service is amazing! Max is a wonderful ambassador for this place. Typically a restaurant with an awesome location has mediocre food- not the Fish House The salmon was fantastic My son had the kids cheeseburger (double patty) and loved it! My other son had the garlic chili shrimp and said it's the best food and restaurant experience he's ever had in 9 years of coming to Cape May. I'm so happy about this new option away from town. My wife and I enjoyed margaritas and Hugo's Garden is a new summertime go-to drink. Thank you Max for your hospitality and service! I've been coming to sunset beach for almost 50 years and hope the fish house enjoys success longer than that Based on what they've done, I think they will. The ambiance and food and sunsets are spectacular and you can enjoy a drink and watch your kids play on the beach a few feet away Cheers to the Fish House! read more

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we stopped at sunset beach after a hike at the lighthouse to check out what they did with the old snack bar. well, it's lovely! Fish House is a sweet, well appointed, all outdoor seating restaurant. They have one menu, with breakfast until 1 pm, and lunch all day until 9 pm. I forgot to take a photo of the menu - there is a daily special menu as well, plus beer, wine & drinks. I chose the lemon goat cheese salad and he chose the spicy flounder sandwich. Both were fresh and flavorful. The salad could have had a little more interest for $13, such as nuts, or a crostini alongside. The sandwich was just right, a cornmeal crusted flounder filet with cole slaw and a spicy remoulade on a brioche bun with fries. the view is absolutely beachy and the decor is upscale boutique beach house. try it! read more

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Smaller restaurant but very accommodating and cozy with heat lamps for cooler days. The Black Bass sandwich was exceptional. Recommend the sauce on side since the fish sandwich itself was so delicious on the freshly toasted marble rye bread. All of us were impressed overall with our food and service. Beautiful Bay views! read more

The BEST place! We came here because of reviews and wasn't wrong! GREAT cocktails, very nice staff - Francesca making the best Hugo and Clear Diamond! Very tasty lobster roll and chicken avocado sandwich! Everything was very clean, new, good looking read more

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Have been visiting Cape May for 30 years. It's such a beautiful place! I must say the Fish House is one of my favorites. Great ambiance, food and drinks. One of the few places you can get a glass of Albariño. Can't wait for some Rioja to also be on n the menu. The staff is amazing! read more

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We were seated at the side over-looking Sunset Beach for lunch. The ambiance was perfect, our drinks were refreshing and the meal was delicious. We were served by a wonderful young woman who was friendly, attentive and had a great sense of humor. This place will do very well this summer and makes Sunset Beach and nice little destination in Cape May. read more

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So I just wanna start by saying that I think the food here is great. I've come here a handful of times before. I love the atmosphere and the view. However - last night was a little bit of a different story. I came to the restaurant expecting for it to be a long wait so we waited exactly 2 hours. (it's the peak of summer. I expect this no problem). By that time we were seated it was about 8:40 pm. Obviously it's common knowledge the location is on a nature preservation so there's bugs and dragonflies and all types of nature around this area everyday. So after waiting two hours we were seated right next to the sand dunes next to the bushes/ tall grass on the beach. The entire time we were swatting away bugs, and getting bit on our ankles. Staff saw this and were also dodging large bugs as they were trying to serve. At this point, we really should've asked to get our table moved in hindsight. When we had our food in front of us the biggest beetle I have ever seen jumps from the bushes on our table. We of course jumped up and stopped eating at that point. I think that the staff should have seen that we were swatting away bugs the entire time while we're eating and moved us, especially after waiting two hours to be seated. They did apologize, but there really is no reason to be seated outside at 9 PM next to the bushes with all the bugs while there's food being served. I'd say in the future maybe a small net of some kind next to the tall grass could help or just not seating people outside that late at night would also work. read more

Delicious food, incredible cocktails and friendly staff. What a great establishment. I've been twice now once at the bar and once at a table and both times service was excellent. We had one bartender I forget his name taller guy with dark hair super friendly and truly made our experience. We will be back! read more

We finally made it to the fish house on Saturday for lunch. Wife and I both had Chicken with avocado sandwich and it was awesome . Service was perfect with watchful waitress and overall a great value for my money. A must visit with great views! read more

Great place for many reasons. Great food. I had a grill Gouda cheese with lobster on sourdough bread. My wife had a crab cake with aioli sauce. Both were unique, tasty and memorable. They were generous sizes with plenty to take home. Service was fast. We were quickly seated with a choice of where to sit. Water came without asking. Our order came quickly. Tori, our waitress, came many time to check on us. To top it off the manger, Alex, made his rounds to ensure all was going well. He also filled us in on the history of the place. Talking with Alex made us feel like family. Location was superb. We were sitting two feet away from the sand dunes looking out over the beach frontage of the Atlantic Ocean and the Delaware River. The building has open air doors which makes feel like you are sitting outside. That location has a sunken concrete ship from WWII in the water. As Alex explained as part of history this is a landmark that attracts many. We could the scores of birds on the partially submerged ship. Great place and we be back next time I visit Cape May!! read more

An incredible place to to dine for couples and family alike. Excellent food, service and ambiance.

I spent a week from Oct13-19 in Cape May with a group of 7 women. We ate at different restaurants every day and voted on our favorite at the end of our week. It was unanimous that the fish house was the best of all the meals and service! Best waiter, Max, was attentive, fun and professional! Everyone loved their food and bonus was the sunset! read more

Finally got a chance to experience this place and it DID NOT disappoint! From the friendly staff to the incredible food...it was fantastic. The atmosphere is stunning...perfect vibe for the amazing view!!! Highly recommend!! read more

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Drinks are yummy! Food was served cold. Ordered the lobster grilled cheese and the lobster was very dry.

We had a great experience for lunch! The staff was so helpful and knowledgeable. The food was delicious and the view was amazing. It's an open air restaurant, but even with all the heat, the shaded porch and breeze felt great. They were able to accommodate me with a grilled chicken sandwich on gluten free bread and offered a salad instead of fries with no upcharge. We'll definitely go back again! read more

Great service, excellent food and beautiful view If you can grab a seat at the bar you don't have the time limit on table service read more

Great outdoor seating and awesome ambiance. The breakfast menu was a bit boring but the dinner food is awesome!

Love it here... simple menu but very tasty. Sits on the beach for the best dinner sunsets. The restaurant is small and there are long waits to be seated... be patient. read more

Service was good. Food was decent. You come for the view and it did not disappoint. I'd go back. Wish it was a little bigger. read more

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The restaurant being right on the water at sunset beach is the highlight of the restaurant. The menu items are very different. The appetizer we had was the smoked fish ( usually you think of white fish smoked).well when we were presented with soggy tuna which appeared to be straight out of a Starkist can and did not taste like it was smoked there was no need to order anything more. The wait time to be served our simple drink order was very long and being that it was not that crowded makes me not want to return again. The drink too was not very good either. I had high hopes it would be much better as it is a prime location. read more

The lobster roll is a must. The buttered roll is the perfect vessel for this sandwich. The restaurant provides beautiful view of the ocean or a view of the kitchen at the bar. read more

Totally mismanaged system of seating people. Place should take reservations. Was told it was a 2 hour wait. The countdown app they use will tell you you have 0 minutes left for your wait time when in reality you have anywhere from 30min - 1 hour left. When I asked the host about it she said "oh yeah the app we use always does that it doesn't work" - cool, so you're underestimating the amount of wait time to customers by a lot and your app is broken and you don't care. Great recipe for making a lot of hangry people. Ruined Saturday night dinner - will never go back here. read more

My wife & I went down to Sunset Beach to do some shopping. We noticed The Fish House & decided to give it a try. The decor was cozy seaside & pleasant with light jazz music. The food was super. The scallops app was very tasty with the special sauce it was served with. All the food was high quality and well prepared. The Grilled Swordfish was outstanding. Sooo fresh & tasty. They have a nice variety of cocktails & decent selection of beers. The staff was friendly & attentive. The Fish House has now become one of our go to eateries in Cape May! read more

Great service, food was very good. You can't beat the view of sunset beach. Parking may seem problematic if it is your first time, but there is plenty of parking if you turn at the mini golf. read more

Besides the ambience of being at the beach and the food being good it felt like the service people were all over the place. I was in a party of two and they didn't tell us we would be sitting in at the narrow table with no room to eat. Better communication with the staff would have been great in terms of seating. Also reservations would help a lot with this place. read more

Starters were pretty tasty. Cocktails were not great, bar service very slow. They were out of multiple wines and drinks we tried to order. Wine service at table was nonexistent. Previously opened bottle was just dropped on table. Entrees were a good portion for the price. Desserts were definitely a miss, do not recommend. Chocolate torte was inedible, key lime pie was overly tart and served without whipped cream, ice cream was incredibly freezer burnt. Server was friendly, but not very present at table, even though we sat after 8pm and restaurant was emptying out. read more

This place should be called the sandwich house. It had very limited menu of seafood. Everything was ridiculously expensive. I guess it's all about the vibe and the view not for me. read more

Lovely spot on Sunset beach! Cute decor, great view, excellent food, good service. I loved the flower boxes! The hamburger was fantastic. The chicken sandwich was also delish but very messy to eat. I recommend utensils. They do not take reservations and it is open air. The day we were there it was quite chilly and a little uncomfortable. If they have heat lamps they probably should have been on. My guess is it's quite difficult to get into once summer hits! We will definitely be back on a warmer day or with more layers. read more

Beautiful new restaurant located at Sunset Beach. The Fish House has the perfect location to enjoy the magnificent view of the famous Cape May Sunsets! read more

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Our Server was Taylor she was AMAZING ! Attentive - I was the Customer Experience Manager for BMW I would hire Taylor in a hearttbeat ! Food & Drinks were ON POINT! Highly recommended - right on the beach for Our family flag ceremony read more

The Fish House has ambiance galore and is in a lovely location, but it's sad to see that the restaurant seems to lean on these advantages and fails abound in execution. Our recent meal there was a comedy of errors. There were multiple let downs in service, including our children's meals coming out nearly a half hour after the adult's meals. Multiple inquires were made into the whereabouts and timing of the food, but we were either brushed off, received a boilerplate apology, or briefly gaslit that those receiving their food around us were here before us (they weren't). The restaurants efforts to "make it right" were underwhelming - a 20% discount, which essentially just comped just one of the two very late meals. It's frustrating when the whole family can't enjoy food at the same time, all while multiple dogs around us were getting dog bowls of water served to them! The food was very disappointing too. The fries were cold, the crab cake sandwich and the lobster rolls were very small and not on par with other restaurants in the area and the strawberry ice cream was very freezer burnt and rife with ice crystals. All of the sodas were flat/devoid of carbonation. There just seemed to be so many execution errors to just chalk this up as a bad night. We wanted to love this place and make it a regular haunt, as Sunset Beach is so beautiful, but we won't be going back...to the restaurant, at least. Go to Sunset Beach. It's beautiful. read more