My good friends and I ate at Front Street Fish Co today. We were greeted by the sweetest hostess with a bubbly personality. If this is your first visit, you place your order at the counter and grab a seat. They'll bring your freshly prepared order directly to your table. I have been craving fried soft shell crab for weeks and finally had the opportunity to enjoy some! If you don't appreciate them, you don't know what you're missing! I decided to add the premium side Crab Tots ($1.99 when added to the meal). I'd never had them before and will definitely order them again! All of my meal items were served fresh and hot!! Everyone in our group cleaned their plates, so you know the quality and quantity of the food was outstanding! On my way out, I spotted the owner Trey sitting at a booth enjoying his lunch. I didn't want to disturb him, so I offered my compliments to the cashier. As I was telling them how much we appreciated the exceptional food and service, Trey got up from his meal and walked over to thank me for coming in. He is a true gentleman and wonderful servant of our community! If you haven't already given them a try, drop by the Front Street Fish Co for lunch or dinner. Also check out the fresh fish in their market next door!! You won't be disappointed! read more

Front Street Fish - Soft Crab Basket - fried to perfection! - Seafood Near Me - New Bern, North Carolina

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My sister and I had lunch here and I added on the clam chowder because I can never not get the chowder when I see it on the menu. I have to say, this "chowder" was the worst I've ever had and it's not even close. It tasted, and looked, straight out of a Campbell's soup can. It had hardly no clams and maybe two tiny potato bits. The base tasted just like cream of chicken soup and it was the same consistancy. I even checked with the girl at the front counter to make sure I got the right soup because it was not even close to being a chowder. Even though I didn't like the soup, no one offered to reimburse me for it. All of the other food was ok with the fried shrimp being the best. The whiting and okra both tasted a little like they were fried in old grease. read more

This restaurant is a well oiled machine. Just a cute small spot with lots of southern charm!!one sides the restaurant the other side is the seafood market. In both places the staff was super nice and helpful. In restaurant side you order at register then you can sit at table and they bring it out to you. Everything on the menu sounds so good. It was hard for me to choose! I came in thinking I wanted one thing then I saw whole menu and changed my mind. I had 2 softshell crabs and they were big and delicious!! Can't wait to go again try something else!! read more

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We were excited to try this place bc of all the reviews, but we were disappointed. The venue is cozy and the staff are nice, but it could be cleaner. The seafood is fresh, but the portions are small, especially for the price. It wasn't the most exceptional seafood we ever had. It was average fried seafood. The oil may need more changing. They do offer grilled and whole fish. The onion rings and potato salad sides were tastier than the seafood. read more

Front Street Fish - Seafood Near Me - New Bern, North Carolina

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The shrimp was disappointing, not fresh-hardly any flavor on batter. Okra same- greasy. Tipping for ordering yourself, fixing your own beverage, clearing your own table-so do not appreciate the rushed tip at the register. Also-tip was based off of taxed total was is not appropriate. read more

The fried croaker was delicious as were the fried oysters. The shrimp were overcooked to the point and were tough. Overall a good meal. We will be back. read more

Front Street Fish - Fried oysters and shrimp. - Seafood Near Me - New Bern, North Carolina

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I went with my wife and friend exploring town. Walking in asked by the young man if this was our first time. It was, and it was a great lunch. We each ordered something different. The amount of food was great. I had fried oysters and clams. The clams had Kelly's. The hushpuppies perfect. Friendly staff great service a place to go back to the next time in town. Pictures of the town on the walls makes it special. read more

Popped in for lunch on a Tuesday because I had seen some reviews. This definitely lived up to expectations! I had the Mac Daddy which is a soft shell crab, shrimp and crab cake sandwich. Not sure if they offer it grilled vs fried but fried was delicious. And a reasonable price for this amount of seafood. Also had the crab tots, those are not to be missed. The sauce included with the crab tots was amazing as well. Excellent coleslaw & sweet tea too! The person who took my order and the gentleman who delivered it to the table were both extremely nice, and the food came out quickly. The restaurant itself isn't fancy, but it's what you would expect for a quality fresh seafood establishment with a seafood market next door. Plenty of tables spaced well apart so you can have a conversation and the restaurant itself was very clean. This is a great lunch spot and I can't wait to go back to try more. read more

Front Street Fish - Mac Daddy Sandwich (soft shell crab, shrimp & crab cake) - Seafood Near Me - New Bern, North Carolina

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Most reliable fresh seafood place in new bern, and they have fried and grilled fish so thats a plus read more

Front Street Fish - Whole Flounder Basket - Seafood Near Me - New Bern, North Carolina

I ate here in 2019 when it was under different ownership and I had some of the best trout I had ever had even in Louisiana. I went back and was saddened to find the new place didnt have trout on the menu so I ordered the whole flounder which was good but didnt have the flavor of the trout or the previous restaurant. The fries were just mid and so were the hush puppies. I was very disappointed even though the fish was a fresh as you can get. read more

Front Street Fish - Seafood Near Me - New Bern, North Carolina

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First time there for my wife and I. You order and pay first, then they give you a number and you sit at your table. I decided on ordering a basket of fried flounder with onion rings. We paid extra for the onion rings instead of the standard fries that came with the order, and they always come with hush puppies and coleslaw. My wife ordered a basket of mahi bites and added onion rings to the basket order. They were out of mahi bites so we had grouper basket instead. They make their own tartar sauce and their own cocktail sauce. Cocktail sauce was very on the sweet side and not very horseradish. Both were delicious though. The fish was fresh and onion rings were fantastic! read more

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Great lunch! And super casual atmosphere with prompt service - next door to their fish market. All the fish was fresh and cooked to perfection. Grouper bites had a light salt and peppery flavor - grilled salmon buttery smooth - and their steamed cabbage was delicious. To top it off were their hush puppies - worth a visit for them alone! read more

Restaurant attached to the seafood market guarantees freshness. Under new ownership and the place is clean. Portions are generous and a good value. read more

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Fried flounder was underwhelming, while French fries and hush puppies were good. Would get pompano next time. I could tell they were good but they were sold out of snapper and pompano. read more

Amazing lunch! So delicious. The shrimp is so fresh and the crab cake sandwich was delicious. And to top it off the bananas foster cake was just decadent! Yum! read more

We picked up a bushel of Louisiana oysters last week and they were out of this world!! Not only was the flavor outstanding, but I asked if they'd wash them a couple of times and, sure enough, they were the cleanest oysters we've ever eaten. It was also very organized, clean and they offered many food related accompaniments for the seafood they were offering. The gentleman even walked the bushel to my car and loaded them up for me. 5/5 recommend! read more

Stopped in for dinner on a weeknight. I was the only one there which gave me pause. But fear not, the food was excellent. I had a combo with shrimp, scallops, oysters and flounder. Perfectly fried and not greasy. Too much food I couldn't finish it all. I highly recommend this place. read more

Fourth time I've tried this rest. I had an oyster sandwich with a side of slaw which is extra and a fountain soda. The bill was $17.59. The sandwich comes without anything but a bun and few deep fried oysters. The slaw was tasteless and the portion minuscule. If the owners read this. I'm trying to be helpful by saying up your game a little. Put some lettuce anda slice of tomato on the bare bun. Find a decent recipe for coleslaw that's tasty. More mayo would be a start. Make the portion larger. Add a side of hush puppies like other restaurants do. In fact for what you charge you should include at least one side if not two. Make the customer take notice. You're friendly but not very enthusiastic. I'll be back to see if you take my suggestions to heart. This town needs a good seafood dining experience. Plastic forks and cardboard dishes and styrofoam cups are for food trucks not a sit down restaurant. Good luck. read more

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Restaurant and fish market both excellent. Friendly staff, helpful with recommendations.

The food was amazing. Shrimp perfectly seasoned and fried. I chose okra as my side which was very good. It came with hush puppies and coleslaw as well. In my 5 days in New Bern this was the best food of the week. read more

Front Street Fish - Shrimp - Seafood Near Me - New Bern, North Carolina

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Enjoyed our meal...would go again. Husband had flounder..delicious. Nothing fancy but good food.

Wow, ok, where do I start? I've been living in new bern for 4 years and have been so disappointed by the seafood. We're in NC, we should have all the fresh seafood right? Wrong. Enter, the newly owned Front Street Fish. I went in with some skepticism. Harris Teeter has failed at fresh fish. B&J's is good for nc fish and sometimes lobster but it's hit or miss. Front street has a large variety of actually fresh fish. Cod, somewhat simple right? But I kept getting bad cod from the commercial stores. So I decided to start with that as a test. Holy sh*t, the best cod I've had since I've been in nc. Now I will be trying everything and won't go anywhere else for fresh fish. I'm looking forward to trying the restaurant side for fried clams and oysters. read more

Was disappointed with the food. My wife had the grilled grouper and I had the fried grouper sandwich. First, the hush puppies were stale and hard. The fries were also stale. My fried grouper had more breading than fish, and my wife didn't care for her grilled grouper. For comparison, we love these same items at the Fish Hut in Enerald Isle and The Sea Shack in Hilton Head. read more

Catfish was delicious! Fresh and hot! Service was also excellent! Keep up the good work! Wanda read more

Truly amazing. The food was delicious. The people were kind and helpful. The atmosphere was exactly what we were looking for, comfortable, homey and understated. read more

Front Street Fish - Crab tots, shrimp tacos, salmon burger and steamed shrimp with sides of green beans and fried okra. - Seafood Near Me - New Bern, North Carolina

We love the restaurant and were very excited to support the seafood market side as well. We called ahead to confirm they had crawfish, and the gentleman on the phone said they did. However, when we arrived, we were surprised to be told that they didn't have any. They also didn't have crab legs. It wouldn't have been a big issue if we had simply been told over the phone that crawfish weren't available at the time. We truly enjoy the restaurant and still plan to dine there, but we were disappointed with the customer service experience on the seafood market side. read more

Great food, friendly staff on store side and restaurant side! We plan to make this place one of our go to places!

Food was excellent and extremely fresh. But the cashier is rude. I would definitely go back

The mango fish taco salad with grilled grouper is DELICIOUS! I'll be back for that Nice people taking care of us.

We've been here several times. Best seafood in New Bern. Very casual place, prices are great and food is outstanding. The customer service is always pleasant! read more

Best seafood I've ever had!! Excellent experience. Owner's-Trey and Eric were around making sure everything was perfect. Great prices. We tried a wide sampling and every dish had great taste. Portions were well above average for a seafood restaurant. We tried the whole flounder, crab legs, crab cakes, mahi tacos, and salmon. I must say, I am normally not a salmon lover but this salmon was by far the best I've ever had! I would eat it every day!! The flounder was off the charts as well! We visit New Bern frequently and this is our new favorite place!! read more

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We got 5 plates carry out shrimp & oysters a Shrimp basket , chicken strips . Everything was great . Will be back, they forgot to plastic wear glad I brought it home, read more

Fantastic FRESH seafood. BBQ - insane! Everything we've eaten here has been phenomenal.

Food was fresh and seasoned just fine. Recommend the shrimp and fish they were delicious.

Very good food, and friendly service. Food arrived quickly. We had grilled tuna, and shrimp. Cole Slaw, hush puppies and fries were all tasty. read more

On this visit, the cons outweighed the pros. Keep in mind that the restaurant is new and probably has some kinks to work out. My group ate here for an early dinner and there were only 2 other tables occupied while we were there. The pros: Fried shrimp was very good, slaw very good, and staff was very friendly. The portions were fair for the price. There are lots of options on the menu. The cons: Ineffective air conditioning made it incredibly unpleasant and made us too uncomfortable to enjoy our meal (I even saw one of the counterservice employees wiping the dripping sweat from their face because it was so hot), oysters were WAY overcooked (had shriveled up to nothing), our order took a very long time to prepare (one member of our group who paid separately from us received their order first and was almost finished eating by the time our order arrived) This is a counter-service restaurant. We were instructed to order and pay at the counter, get our own drinks, they would bring the food out to us, and we were to clean up our own table. This is perfectly fine but I have to gripe a bit about being asked to tip at counter-service establishments where I am handling my own drink refills and cleaning up my own table. Who am I tipping and why? Would I return? Probably, but in the cooler months or just opt for take-out. If they can get the a/c issue under control and get their kitchen into a better rhythm, this place could be successful. read more

The crab cake burger was FLAT. it was two buns and a flat crab cake.. nothing else on it. The fish tacos were bland. Sadly disappointed trying something new. read more

What an incredible experience and some of the best tasting seafood that we have had in NC. It started off with the service, very personable, friendly and so polite. Order at the counter and find a seat. Food was delivered in less than 15 minutes and was fresh and hot, all together. We had to try a little bit of everything and absolutely nothing disappointed. The king Salmon directly from Alaska was THE best salmon I've ever tasted. Besides the salmon my personal favorite was the Mahi tacos with mango salsa and a tropical salad on top. I don't think I have ever had an experience truly like this one. Go check them out! read more

Front Street Fish - Flounder, Mahi Tacos, Snow Crab, Crab Cake, Alaskan King Salmon, Halibut Bites - Seafood Near Me - New Bern, North Carolina

This place is a big disappointment. There were barely any fish available and the choices were meager. The gentleman who cut the fish was very nice but this is definitely a one shot deal. read more

No frills, great service. Enjoyed the Mahi Bites dinner. Food was fresh, hot and delicious. Definitely will go back!