Cool atmosphere, great service and amazing oyster selection! Looking forward to coming back and trying more of the menu!

We had a wonderful experience tonight at dinner. This restaurant has a great atmosphere, delicious food and outstanding service. Our server was Ashley and she was friendly, personable and attentive. We couldn't have been happier with the enchiladas and cioppino. Fresh, filling and flavorful. Our first time here and we will definitely be back. Thank you for making our night out a success. read more

We decided on High Tide for a late birthday dinner last weekend and had one of the best experiences we've had. Our server Ari was so nice and attentive, the manager Karen came by to check on us and make sure we were having a great time, and even the owner stopped by to say hi. And the food was incredible! We had happy hour appetizers (the mussels and calamari is out of this world) and cocktails, followed by the bay scallops for me, and 'the tide roast' steam pot for my boyfriend. It was amazing! Hands down some of the best seafood you can find in the East Valley. We already have plans to go back. read more

I stopped in for dinner one night while I was in town last week. First time. Was curious about their seafood since I was in a landlocked state. Blown away. The Salmon is awesome. The manager on, Jen was super knowledgeable and very friendly. Along with the staff. Felt very welcomed. love the high tide towers and quilt cab and love the bar area. Clam chowder tastes just like home. Forgot where I was for a moment. If you're in town definitely go In for dinner. Great atmosphere for family dinner, date night or just going in solo. read more

My husband took me here on a date night a few years back. Now it is our go to spot for seafood! I love their lobster bisque and they have an amazing Keylime pie. We go here for any special occasions or celebrations that we have. If you're looking for great seafood in our landlocked state, this is THE PLACE! read more

The service here was great, and the lobster mac n cheese is amazing! This will definitely be a go to for seafood in Gilbert!

Dined with a group of 8. Wonderful service, fabulous food. Everyone loved their meals. The freshest seafood in the state. Will definitely be back again. read more

High Tide - Shrimp cocktail - Seafood Near Me - Gilbert, Arizona

Best seafood restaurant in the East Valley. During these pandemic times, staff were very pleasurable and friendly, also keeping up with the statewide requirements read more

Loved the soups and calamari. Risotto was inedible from being too salty. Beer batter on the halibut was good but fish itself too dry. If any kind of compensation was offered we would go back. Since that didn't happen they are not looking for repeat customers. read more

Great restaurant. Super service, wonderful ambiance and great menu selection are what made my experience a 5 star visit. I had the gumbo. When I shut my eyes, as I was eating it, I imagined I was in one of the nicer restaurants in the French Quarter of New Orleans. Bravo to the chef!! read more

High Tide - Gumbo with Crabby Cheese Bread - Seafood Near Me - Gilbert, Arizona

This business is not adhering to social distance guidelines. The waiting area was packed with large groups. Until businesses start doing their part, this pandemic will not end and our children will not be able to safely return to school. Shame on you. read more

We visited on a very special occasion. We were celebrating our 42nd wedding anniversary. We were greeted immediately and wished a Happy Anniversary by all staff attending us. The waitress was absolutely delightful. I have some dietary restrictions (gluten and dairy). Our waitress was very knowledgeable about the menu and made some really nice recommendations. Our meal was exceptional as well as the service. Atmosphere was delightful. We felt very pampered and well taken care of. Great place for a special occasion as well as just a night out! read more

Enjoyed dinner at High Tide the seafood enchiladas were delicious! Pleasantly surprised I would enjoy gooey cheese and seafood combination. Great service too! read more

Updated 4/11/2017: I have had so many great follow-on dinners at High Tide I thought I'd let them know. As mentioned in the below original review, I won't order a veggie plate ever again but overall, their food is great and the service is very good. I love sitting at the bar and watching them prepare the food! Original review: I typically love High Tide but last night I joined friends there to celebrate a birthday. My tummy had been upset all day so I ordered steamed vegetables. They brought me a tiny plate of green beans, broccoli, and asparagus. They were mediocre at best. When I got my bill they charged me $4 for each vegetable - so it was $12 for a small crappy plate of veggies while my friend pad $10 for her shrimp bowl and another paid $16 for a full plate of fish $ chips with the fabulous peach and macadamia slaw. The comparison of the price and quality of the veggies to the rest of the food at the table was ridiculous. read more

One of our local go to's for fantastic seafood... Enjoyed everything from our appetizers all the way through our dinners last night... Our server Danny was excellent and went over and above!! read more

Best seafood I've had in the valey!!!Super friendly staff! Will definitely come back!!!

My wife and I visited 12/30 to celebrate our anniversary. We were greeted and seated promptly in a small room that was opened on one side to restaurants near the bar but not too close. I sat with my back to the restaurant and seated my wife opposite so she could absorb the view and ambience. Server appeared quickly and we ordered drinks and appetizers. It would have been helpful to have a list of the ale offerings with short description of each. The server recited the list none of which I recognized and finally I said just bring me one. Ha. Wife enjoyed the potent Long Island ice tea and the shrimp cocktail was outstanding, the shrimp were large and very tender. We ordered the Sea Bass for each and a side of Alaskan king crab legs. The sea bass was perfectly cooked and the sauce was delicious though a bit salty for my taste. I grew up in San Francisco Bay Area and love dungenes crab. So I guess I'm a bit of a crab snob having never understood the attraction of Alaskan king crab and these did not change my opinion. Though my wife enjoyed them. During the meal the owner stopped by our table to check on us which was a nice touch, and not something you encounter often. We finished our meal sharing a piece of the wonderful key lime pie. All in all a very good dining experience in all aspects. read more

There are no words for room temperature clam chowder so thick it could be described as pudding. I ordered the fried chicken and my sides were all room temperature. My husband's halibut was so dry, he only ate one piece (fish and chips). But the topper was the waitress who was clearly having marital problems, screaming about her husband and declared at the top of her lungs, she was looking for husband #3. I spoke with the manager who spoke with her and she immediately went to her coworkers expressing her frustration. Again, why do I need to hear this during a $75 lunch? Not coming back anytime soon. read more

1st time here and was very disappointed. Started off great the bartender took great care of me and guided me thru the menu and wine list. Then it just went downhill. I ordered the lobster bisque which was outstanding. The only thing I liked all night. The 2 couples next to me were arguing and getting loud. The man was degrading the other mans wife. I am a DV survivor and this behavior triggers my PTSD. I told a manager but nothing came of it. Waited an abnormally long time for my $48 entree. The chilean sea bass was grossly overcooked and the artichoke was full of oil. The people next to me sa8d "I'd send that back"! I ended up ordering mac and cheese to go. I waited probably 25 min. Put my card on the bar and it sat there for at least 15 min. The manager offered his apologies but at that point it was moot. I had an extremely stressful week and just wanted to unwind and treat myself to a nice dinner...maybe next time read more

I arrived at 3:30 pm excited about trying this place out. Seven patrons were also dining with one server on duty. I was not greeted for about 15 minutes and at that point I barked out ice tea and a dozen oysters to start. 15 minutes went by and then my tea arrived, 30 minutes had gone by and still no oysters, my server was engaged in numerous lengthy conversations with staff and patrons, I asked the bar back and he said he prepared them 15 minutes earlier and then proceeded to fetch them, he set them in front of me and simultaneously someone set my crab legs in front of me. This was a first, usually the appetizer is finished before the main course, I had to focus on the crab while it was hot and save the small oysters for desert. Getting the check and paying took another 15 minutes, I was so upset I wound up forgetting my credit card. I called the manager the next morning and her voicemail was not working, also bizarre. Finally after trying to critique my experience she brushed me off and in no way offered any satisfactory resolution to my experience. This establishment needs some training from top to bottom. It takes a lot for me to take time to review a place. read more

High Tide - Oysters - Seafood Near Me - Gilbert, Arizona

Everyone deserves a second chance. After my experience a while ago, I was definitely skeptical about giving them another go. However, I figured it has been a long while and it's time to give them one more try. SO, we went to their HH (By the way, I have tried them 3 more times before deciding to update this review). This review is specifically on my experience with their HH. My recent experiences have been a positive one. The HH menu is pretty good. A lot of options for you and your crew. Food has been consistently coming out hot and tasty (I recommend getting oysters, crab cheesy bread, calamaris...skip on mussels as I've experience inconsistency). Cocktails were done right each time! Overall, service has improved compared to my first review. Which is really good to see. Final thoughts: Try their HH to get your feet wet. Stay for their entree if it entices you. read more

Absolutely delicious. I've been here many times and I've never had a bad meal! The sea bass is my favorite!

The most horrendous service ever. My friend and I walked in, did not get acknowledged. We walked to the hostess checked in asked for first available. She and her "superior" that obviously needs a bit of education to be in that role, started whispering and even excused themselves to do so without even getting our name down to get service... then proceeded to walk off without telling us what they were doing as far as seating us, we practically had to track the hostess down when we do so, another patron tells her they didn't take her name down either, then the manager? Walks over to the bar and looks at us, assuming that's our seats? Looks at me and and says we have no reservation and we should be glad we are getting seated when I told him we weren't happy with their service so far, anyway my friend and I walked out. We had been to High Tide before (my husband and I) on Valentine's walked out of there with a 430 dollar bill- honestly I think they are rip off's they are the only seafood type restaurant other than Angry Crab on this side of town (Gilbert area) as they also own Pescado Borracho which is very mediocre type food by the way... don't waste your money, these people are just money hungry and throwing whatever on your plate to get in your pocket. I wish I would have gotten the guy's name (perhaps manager or lead) but he needs to go back to take some "basic" manners classes. thank you for reading. I have been doing customer service for 20 plus years and I do know it and can also recognize it when I get it. This was NOT it. read more

It is hard to find good seafood in AZ, but this is one of the great seafood places. Sushi and hot pots are great

This place has unbelievable selections. Each dish has plenty of food including their appetizers. Must try the cajun shrimp boil and hide tide read more

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This is a staple restaurant we frequent. Service can be slow depending on what time/day you go. But food is always consistent. read more

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Went there for appetizers because we weren't hungry enough for a full meal. I was kind of disappointed in what we had. We had been there and had some fabulous meals that would make anyone want to come back. We started with the clam chowder and was thoroughly surprised that the taste was not there. It was over salty and it had to much chicken broth and very little clams. It seems like to much filler was added to the soup. I have ate chowder in all the eastern states and the western north west and I have never seen carrots in clam chowder. Things must be changing with us older people, it's hard to change some of our taste buds. My wife had clams in sauce and I had black mussels with sausage. We also had bread to go with the clams and mussels. Sorry to say the bread was burnt a little on one side. When the wife starting eating her clams, we couldn't believe how small the clams were. Little less than dime size. I gave her some of my black mussels to eat and that appeased her. I had some nice mussels and sausage, except the sausage was so small. I think I had six little pieces about the size of a peanut. I don't think we will go back there any time soon. We wish that they would not have gone down hill from what we had earlier. I hope there main courses have not faltered. The place still has great ambiance and the wait staff was great. read more

High Tide has hit our list of go-to restaurants! Everything on the menu is delicious! Be careful though .. the portions are pretty large. Highly recommend for anyone looking for fresh delicious seafood! read more

Good place. We have been there a few times. Once in a while the fish is a little over cooked but other than that, the food is usually good. They also have amazing lobster Mac n cheese. read more

So happy we decided to try these guys out!!! EVERYTHING was amazing. The service. The drink menu. The food. So many options. We tried about five different things on a Saturday night. They have happy hour on a Saturday night! If you haven't tried this place yet you are truly missing out. Their steam pots are amazing. The broth and my shrimp was to die for. I'm not joking try this place out!! read more

High Tide - Steam pots a flowin!!!! - Seafood Near Me - Gilbert, Arizona

Returned to high tide tonight - wanted to dine out so we took advantage of their "curbside" pickup and brought tray tables and folding chairs to dine out safely in parking lot. It was awesome, for the most part. Two orders of halibut fish and chips (amazing), coleslaw (fantastic), broccolini (tasty) ahi tuna tostadas ( very good), and clams (not so good - very unusually sandy - have had them before at high tide but not so good this time). Curbside was odd in that in was truly curbside - no set aside area so we were annoyingly blocking traffic while other drivers honked at us but that's where we were told to wait. It was nice to dine out and enjoy freshly cooked seafood without having to risk our lives in a restaurant. read more

Food = 5 Star, Service = 5 Star, Hostess/customer service = 1 Star. Made a reservation for 5 adults 2 weeks out for my sister's birthday. Showed up 15 minutes early, only to be seated in a small table meant for 4. I had to sit (more like cram in) on the end...even worse it was a busy main route next to the bar so everyone walking by kept bumping my chair. Asked for a larger table/booth, which were open, but we're told they were reserved. Later in the evening multiple booths only had 2 people each. Sad. When our food came, there wasn't enough room on the tiny table for all of our drinks/dishes. So we had to stack and hang plates over the table. What sh*t-show! Make sure you specify you need a table large enough for your party...or you might just get screwed like us. read more

This is was our 4th or 5th visit tonight and we are liking the place more ever time. After having one great waiter for our first 3 or 4 visits we had a different one tonight. He was just as helpful, knowledgeable and friendly. read more

Sadly, as a visitor, we had only one chance for a visit. Happy hour specials are great. The calamari was good. Instead of the usual marinara, it was accompanied with a terrific garlic aioli and a less successful romanescue sauce. DH had The fish and chips dinner which was a huge portion of three pieces of fish, sweet and regular fries and a unusual, refreshing Cole slaw flavored with apples. tartare sauce obviously homemade is very good. The fish and fries Arrived too hot to eat (which is a good thing.) This is a really nice, comfortable restaurant. For once, the music isn't blaring. Incredibly friendly, efficient servers. Damn, I wish we had this place where we live! read more

Love this place! I was seated at the bar for hour happy (best in town) Jason the bartender was working his ass off, unbelievable bartender. Food was delicious as usual, but Jason made sure all the drinks stayed full. Highly recommend the lobster mac n cheese!! read more

So we have been going to High Tide for a while. We love getting their Tide Roast and sometimes whatever special they might be running. We usually sit at the bar because we like to watch them make our food in the steam pots. Unfortunately tonight wasn't the greatest experience. Adrian, the cook, essentially cooked everyone's steam pot in the various 3 pots he was using without cleaning in between. So you could have ordered the Tide Roast but you might also get a little seasoning from the Cioppino sauce, the Gumbo sauce, the spicy seafood sauce or the saffron cream sauce because he never cleaned the pots in between each time he used them. This was also concerning for cross contamination but I am not sure if that was possible or not. Also, he steamed Mussels in the very same pots that never had the other sauces cleaned out. So needless to say when Adrian is there we will likely either leave or go another route for food because he's being lazy and not doing his job right. Maybe the executive chef/owner should pay a little attention to Adrian's poor cooking practice. We also mentioned to the waitress because we heard some indicate there was a shellfish allergy and if he's not cleaning them out there could be an issue. Not sure why someone with a shellfish allergy would be going to a seafood restaurant but that's on her! Oh yah, not to mention that the towel he was using to wipe down stuff was dirty and disgusting as well. Sad to hear the other 2 guys no longer work there, they were great! Just disappointed when you spend over $100 for 2 people you have higher expectations. read more

Had the crabs legs and cucumber smash drink .. excellent !!!! The ambience was nice with excellent service!! read more

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I've been going to this restaurant for some time. It's usually one of my favorites. However, I went there last night and had a bad experience for the first time. Service was bad. No refill on iced tea, difficulty even getting a straw. But the thing making me write this review is the food was really bad. My daughter had the surf and turf burger and the crab had a really bad odor. Unfortunately we didn't realize that until after she ate it and she said it tasted funny. There was some crab left on her plate I was able to smell. My wife's mashed potato had a sour taste. I tried them. My gumbo had shells in it. To top it all off, management really didn't care at all. This place is pricey and you would expect a quality experience. It has certainly gone down hill from my perspective. read more

First time here and really loved it! Everything was fresh and cooked perfectly. The Tide Roast had tons of seafood and very flavorful. Calamari was terrific, Lobster Bisque and Clam Chowder were both great. Would definitely recommend! read more

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Arizona Restaurant Week is a valley tradition going on 10 years now. Originally the Arizona Restaurant Association created the promotion as a way of getting people to try out fine dining restaurants at a discount while the valley was in the early throws of the worst economic collapse since the Great Depression. The restaurant industry was hit particularly hard and Restaurant Week was a collective attempt by the hospitality industry to try and minimize the damage. Ten years on, Restaurant Week still happens twice a year, but the discounts are mostly long gone now that the economy has rebounded. Still, Restaurant Week offers some great opportunities for discovery and to get a good meal at a fairly reasonable price. Oftentimes at places you'd least expect. Which brings me to (of all places), Gilbert. While admittedly I don't get out to Gilbert that often, I've found Gilbert's food scene to be fairly respectable with good personal experiences at local spots like Arizona Wilderness Brewery, Joe's Farm Grill, and Liberty Market just to name a few. I had High Tide bookmarked for almost a year but of all my bookmarks, it was the furthest from my apartment. Seeing that High Tide was observing Restaurant Week, it was the push I needed to finally make the drive east. Located in the Kohl's shopping center on the southwest corner of Val Vista Dr and Williams Field Rd, High Tide is the product of restauranteur Chris Glass and chef Eric Emlet. The theme here (as best I can tell) is steam kettle cooked seafood with southwestern influences. The restaurant can seat upwards of 150 or more and also has a large private dining room for private parties. Coming here by myself, I took the advice of my fellow Yelpers and saddled up to the bar where they're shucking and cooking many of their seafood dishes in steam kettles right in front of you. During the busy dinner hour its a beehive of activity behind that counter and makes for a good show. The Restaurant Week menu here offered three courses plus an alcoholic beverage of choice for a prix-fixe price of $44 (prior to tax and tip). Each course had 2-3 options to choose from this go around. Decision time. After choosing a glass of Cabernet Sauvignon, I chose to lead off the evening with their Lobster Fondue appetizer. A super cheesy fondue, small chunks of lobster, cilantro, tequila, lime, and tomatillo. Its served with fried corn cakes for dipping. The cakes have the look and texture of fried plantains, though not as sweet. The fondue was delicious and rich, though I would've liked a little bit more lobster in there (I mean, who wouldn't?). For my main dish, I went with their Mexican Rose Snapper. The snapper is steam cooked then stuffed with shrimp and chorizo and sits on a bed of cilantro rice, grilled squash, and doused with a dash of lime and white wine. Sweet Jesus of Nazareth this was an absolutely amazing dish! Ermagerd where do I begin with this? A perfectly flaky fish, some healthy chunks of shrimp, a little spice from the chorizo, and a mix of lime and cilantro flavors down below. I didn't need to use a knife once as everything cut easily with a fork. Its honestly nothing short of a perfect dish. Perfect mix of flavors, textures, and seasonings. No joke, one of the best dishes I've ever had during Restaurant Week. Just, wow. Now then, can we top that with dessert? I chose a slice of their avocado key lime pie. Its a key lime pie with avocado mixed in the pie batter as well as avocado slices on top. This is certainly different, though I was mostly pleased with this invention. The key lime is still the dominant flavor, but the avocado mellows the tartness and adds a creamier texture than a typical key lime pie. Including tax and tip, my total bill for the evening came to about $60. The portions were large, the dishes were brilliantly complex and unique, and the staff were on their A game despite a packed house. I'll be dreaming about that snapper dish forever and likely make it my dish of choice the next time I'm here as well. Clearly, High Tide was worth traversing the full length of the valley freeway system to experience. And I did so thanks in large part to a 10 year valley foodie institution known as Arizona Restaurant Week. read more

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