Stopped in for some fresh shrimp. I could have bought some of everything in there. The fish and shrimp all looked wonderful. We decided on a couple of pounds of shrimp on sale. We took it to our house and had it for dinner. Very tasty!! read more

Fisherman's Dock - St. Augustine - Seafood Markets Near Me - Saint Augustine, Florida

Perhaps it has something to do with the halo effect of being on vacation, but I loved Fisherman's Dock. Could I have really come here three times in five days? I think I did. The first time was shrimp and mahi. The second time was shrimp, mahi, conch fritter batter, and oysters. The third time was for even more shrimp. Are you picking up on a trend? When shopping anywhere, it's clutch to go for the local options, and here it was the shrimp. The largest, local shrimp were just $10 a pound, and they were fabulous. I could eat them every day. Um... I think I pretty much did eat them every day. In part, that is thanks to the flippin' amazing cocktail sauce. Which isn't local. But that doesn't make it any less kickass amazeballs. Kelchner. Remember the name. Delightful, delightful stuff. Even if it happens to be made in Allentown, PA. They have been making it since 1938, when folks weren't fooling around with subpar ingredients. Of course, in St. Augustine we had some datil pepper hot sauce too. The staff was great. All of our questions were answered about where the fish came from. Oysters from Canada. Mahi from Central America (I forget where, maybe Honduras). I appreciated how you could order whole fish, and they would prepare them for you. That way you can inspect the gills and the eyes to pick the best one. We never called ahead to have shrimp peeled and deveined, but the fee per pound to do so felt like a pittance. Most of my shrimp consumption came in the form of boil, peel, and eat, which is good because it slows me down a bit. I shudder to think how many shrimp I would have consumed if they were all ready to shove into my shrimp hole. Without a doubt I'll be back the next time I am in town, which hopefully won't be too long. read more

Tucked away under the trees beside a car wash we drove right by the first time. So glad we went back by. We went for the crab cakes and they didn't disappoint. They had 3 different kinds oysters that were tempting but I went the local caught shrimp instead. Those with the crab cakes made for an excellent Neptune feast. The staff was friendly and helpful. Cozy place with a wide selection of seafood. Prices were reasonable especially for the quality products and services. I really liked this place. read more

Great place. Fresh quality seafood. People are nice and will give you cooking tips.

Giving 5 stars because the seafood we purchased was all fresh and clean. We ordered 100 clams and all were alive and clean. The shrimp was fresh smelling and tasted great. The salmon was fresh and had a very savory flavor (not dulled out from sitting around too long). The whole snapper was fresh (gills were a nice darker red color, eyes were clear, and the scales were tight), resulting in excellent flavor when cooked. Recommend due to the fresh seafood we purchased. read more

We love coming here and getting the freshest seafood. The people are always friendly and willing to give advice on portions. They filet the whole fish for you. There is always a good variety from which to choose. We bought trigger and grouper. We can't wait to eat it. read more

When we are in St Augustine we always stop to get at least a few meals of fresh seafood. We love to order cooked, shelled and deveined shrimp to eat. This trip we also got fresh swordfish, golden tile and scallops for other meals. It is a great seafood shop. The golden tile was outstanding. A nice white, mild fish that the shoppe recommended. UPDATE --The old seafood market has been sold. We bought some hogfish one night and ordered 2 pounds of shrimp to be cooked, cleaned and deveined. We did not enjoy either meal. The shrimp were old and nit. Leaned well. The hogfish was not fresh either. Need to find a new seafood market. read more

While the other place was closed I looked up local fishmarket and found this gem of a place. Very friendly staff and lots of fish to choose from. Made a great meal and had a glass of wine from Austria to pair with well. read more

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This place in my opinion is the best seafood market that I've been to so far. And we've been to 45 states. The seafood is fresh. The staff are friendly. And the price is decent & they offer some discounts too. Like if you check in here at Yelp. Or a loyal customer discount points. I had three kinds of shrimps & pompano. She even clean & cut my fish. I love seafood & this place is my favorite. read more

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I have been to the store about 4 times and have enjoyed much of what I have purchased. Couple issues that I will watch from now on. (1) Red Snapper was on sale - it was old and smelly - obviously that is why it was on sale. (2) If I pay extra for Jumbo Shrimp I expect them all to be Jumbo - from now on we will take the time to insure this in the store before they are packaged up. For the most part things are good and they have a great selection of seafood. read more

I'm practically a local because I spend six months out of the year here in St. Augustine. There is only one fresh-seafood store here (this one...if you could call what they sell fresh). The rest of it is supermarket crap which is frozen, probably comes from China, Ecuador, or maybe the Belgian Congo. Who knows? The Seafood Shoppe was owned and run by a wealthy local family - who also owned and operated the main fish wholesaler downtown on Riberia Street. I used to buy my shrimp directly from the wholesaler at a deep discount and always fresh (right off the shrimp boat which they owned). Couple of months ago, they sold the business - everything, wholesale and retail to some fish conglomerate. And since then, it's been all downhill. The fish and shrimp are pure crap: boxed stuff from the wholesale market - tilapia, farm-raised salmon, frozen swordfish, the odd piece of grouper which they try to sell to the tourists for $27/pound. (Tourists will buy and pay anything - what the hell do they know?) Avoid this place like the plague. You're better off at Publix. They sold me some rotten shrimp and when I took them back they gave me bullshit. But I made them replace the shrimp and asked for some ice - which is standard procedure here - it's Florida in the summer...like 90 degrees! "No ice on the weekends." Well, that explains the rotten shrimp. How do you run a fish store with no ice? read more

Fresh local fish with no frills ! Went here twice during our week long stay. Great both times.

Love this place for fresh shrimp! Pod price for local shrimp with heads to Mae the wonderful boil recipe they sell too! read more

They are the worst! I am a professional chef and gave these people three tries, no more. All three times I ordered at least 6 lbs of JUMBO shrimp to be cleaned and steamed. I got small shrimp with the black veins still intact. I showed the manager all the pictures I took and she could have cared less. She said the best she could do was credit me 6.00!!! Many of the workers are rude and very unprofessional. Never again. read more

Anytime we come to Saint Augustine we always stop here for our seafood. It was great as usual.

just bought 1 pound of "Jumbo" shrimp; b4 i cooked i could tell they werent all jumbo, after cooking (see pic) ! 6 of 20 , ~ 1/3 were small ! paid for larger for cocktails for gathering of friends , now i'm short ! called store and was told he was sorry and to come back for replacements ! told him not wasting a trip back now or ever ! He blamed the dock graders saying they fall through and cant really do anything about it ! this is a common scam to increase profits !! this is their only business and they dole these out every day and if i can see they are too small at a glance, then dont you think they should ?! Read the other reviews for opinions on freshness as well !! read more

Fisherman's Dock - St. Augustine - "Jumbo " shrimp ?! 6 of 20 way smaller !! Scam ?! - Seafood Markets Near Me - Saint Augustine, Florida

I live near this market and will never go back again. I am a Professional Chef and tried this market three times. Each time I ordered 6 pounds of their largest shrimp. I asked that they be deveined. Each time I received shrimp that were not deveined and extremely small and by small I mean the peel and eat shrimp. My client was extremely upset and I took pictures and showed the manager who could care less. She offered to take 6.00 off and that was NOT acceptable since my total order each time was well over 144.00. I showed her multiple pictures of what I received and she said it was the beat she could do. I now go to Kyles and dive the extra 25 minutes. read more

The smell of fish is overpowering. Duh. But the freshness (and pricing) isn't too bad. It was $5 for a dozen oysters, $4.50 for a dozen clams, and $3ish for a 1/4 lb of tuna. The oysters and clams were spot on. Delicious and fresh. The tuna was NOT fresh. I don't suggest anyone eating this sashimi style. Better sear the exterior and season well. However, I'd come back for the shellfish. read more

The timing of their deliveries is shockingly inconsistent, so always call ahead to see if they've gotten anything in that day. When they do, obviously, it's fresh. The selection just isn't as wide as I'd like. Think of it as hit or miss.... but always better than the Publix. read more

This place sell old seafood, my wife bought a whole snapper when she got home I noticed a smell from the bag on inspection I found the gills rotten and the eyes where gross. She also got shrimp that where soft and had a light slime.. the grocery stores seafood is much better. Last time I ever go here again... read more

Wonderful selection of locally sourced fish and seafood. Helpful staff and excellent covid protocols. Thank you!

Local and fresh! After getting ammonia poisoning from publix "fresh" seafood I started coming here to buy my fish and it's SO much better. They sell what's locally available, if you prefer quality over quantity like me then this place is great. read more

Excellent sea food bought a pound of the steamers from New England, they were awesome. Excellent selection, what do you want, they got it.

Since I am not able to travel due to COVID, I called to ask if I could order a gift card as a Christmas present. Erin was very kind and considerate and arranged to have a gift card mailed to me. Fisherman's Dock has always been our favorite seafood shop for everything from lobster tails to smelt, and I am so thankful for Erin's help! read more

Just went here for the 1st time to try out their grouper and shrimp. I am here from NYC for a very large (seafood fest) family reunion and decided to sample a couple of local seafood markets. I will say the pricing was reasonable here but the customer service (one husky voice, blue eye guy) was the worst!!! Unbelievably rude... I had a new employee trying to help me out, and doing a great job considering the lack of help he was getting from "ole blue eyes". This poor new employee seemed to be getting a little overwhelmed and asked Mr rude if he could ring us up. That Ahole told the new person "No, you do it". Then our order got mixed up with another order that the Ahole was taking care of. I still don't know if what we paid was for our order or not. I just had to get out of there, Needless to say my family will be looking into other Seafood markets for our family seafood fest. read more

Had the best swordfish I've had in years: equal to off the docks fresh in Martha Vineyard. Once ( out of ten) times, we got fish that needed to be returned. The ladies could not have been nicer or more accommodating. This is our go to place for fresh fish on StA. read more

Can not comment on the quality of their food as I was met in the parking lot by an employee 5 min before closing (after I called to confirm they would be there) with a hand across the throat gesture and "we're closed." Completely disappointed and I would not give this place my money if it was the only market in Saint Augustine. Horrible, if there was a no star option it would be the only option. read more

Before going over to my wife's BFF to deliver her Mothers Day card we stopped here to get her a gag gift of a dozen raw oysters. It was just a nice seafood shop with a decent selection of seafood. read more

This is good comfort food. I love the fried pork chops. Oh my my mouth is watering already. Seafood is fresh and they have vegetables.

Nice fresh local seafood . Good friendly service ! You pay a little more than the grocery store but it's worth it for fresh local seafood !

I must have lucked out the last 5 times i stopped in because I've eaten some of the freshest seafood and saved money. Everything from the shrimp, florida lobster, grouper, snapper and stone crab have been amazing! I would recommend and will be stopping by again. ASK THEM FOR RECOMMENDATIONS AND QUESTIONS! They will take care of you. Also, they have tons of sauces, seasonings and marinades! *this place was recommended to me by a marine biologist read more

Great selection of fresh seafood along with tons of accompanying products. The service is very friendly and helpful, the product couldn't be fresher. Overall, a winner in my book and a place I will revisit and definitely recommend to others! read more

Yuck!, the bag of mussels I purchased there after buying fresh produce at Win-Dixie to prepare a fresh mussels dish were so bad that on the way home our cars interior smelled awful, I mean really bad. I was angry to find 'All' the mussels floated when I tried cleaning them, It smelled up the whole house!, dead a week at least!, Rule one for a fresh seafood store is: Know the age of your Shellfish', You can't sell something from your cooler blind to the danger of giving food poisoning to your customers!, I should have reported them to the health department but no, Instead I got: 'Yeah?' Bring'em back...as if to say: ' What do you want us to do?' Heres what, follow Florida health rules, check & know your inventory & this wouldn't have happened! Having failed on this magnitude, You ruined my trust in you that evening and my chances of making a fresh shellfish dinner , The rest speak for themselves... I WAS a good customer, not any more... EM read more

Hey everyone these gals and guys have the best local fresh seafood and more. They have always been helpful above and beyond. Everything I've bought from them over the years has been perfect. Remember to consider buying seafood that is in season for utmost satisfaction. Ciao! read more

I made our favorite little neck clams last nite to take to a Holiday dinner party. Steamed, topped with clam juice, Italian seasoning, bacon and cheese. Lightly broiled. Purchased bag of 100 clams...they were gone in minutes! I have been shopping here for almost 10 years...everything is always fresh and wonderful. Its the only place in town I buy fresh fish and seafood. read more

The shop was clean, the staff was helpful, and the seafood was fresh and delicious! We will be back!

I'm just a Kentucky boy that was looking for fresh seafood over a dozen years ago and walked into the Seafood Shoppe. I've been going ever since. Won't buy seafood back home or in any other retail in St. Augustine. The fresh fish is fantastic and Candice and her staff are very personable and informative. read more