I grew up feeding my fat face at Johnson's Fish Market. Mrs. Johnson was a wonderful woman and…read morewell-loved. My favorite fried fish is the fried whitin sandwich and the fried porgies sandwich. They fry to order. It's nothing like fresh fried fish. Mrs. Johnsons sold Johnson's fish market to Paul over 27 years ago. Initially it was a hit or miss. They have improved greatly. I respect how Paul kept everything inside Johnson Fish Market the same. He never changed the ambiance. When you are in the Northend of Hartford C,T. Please stop into Johnson fish market. To all my yelpers let's continue to eat our way through the world. One bite at a time. Foodie4life.

Not as friendly as I have known it to be. Didn't realize it was under new management. I enjoyed…read morethe whiting fish dinner and onion rings I ordered. Very well prepared. Will prepare as ordered.

First time at Hook & Reel with my family! Drinks and food were so delicious. What really made the…read moreexperience was our server Jay. He was super attentive, quick with drink refills, knowledgeable about the menu, and even gave our nephew candy! Can't wait to make this a family tradition. Shoutout Jay!!!!!

Excellent. I recommend I'll be back! Fast service. Lighting is a little low. I'll be back! Birthday…read moredinner: 11-13!

Warm, friendly service, great use of limited space, took home and prepared: shrimp, smelts, smoked…read moresalmon, crab cakes, stuffed clams, calamari, more shrimp...everything was of excellent quality, worth the price and will revisit and recommend to anyone looking for good quality seafood in the area. Interior was clean and well lit.

I thought I'd stop in here right when they advertised opening at 11am. On a Friday. Apparently,…read morethey were already open and VERY busy. Available parking is pretty sparse, be prepared to either wait or park on the grass. Customers all over the place, the shop is very small. Folks in line out the door. They have a nice little prepared foods fridge and a small freezer with assorted items. After a short wait I made it to the seafood case. Bob the owner was extremely polite and very helpful, offering help and suggestions for my selections. I picked up large sea scallops, ahi tuna, Scottish salmon, blue crab salad and some smoked salmon. All very tasty and as fresh as it gets unless you catch it yourself. But, be prepared to pay a premium price for any seafood bought from Cold Harbor. The nice lady at the register noticed that I was a Veteran and said they give a 15% Veterans discount on some, not all items with proof of service. VFW card, VA medical card, etc. which was awesome and made my overall experience even better! Bottom line is I'll be back to Cold Harbor for all my seafood needs. The quality of their products and great service is definitely worth the price!

We're at Max's right now! The Food, Service & Cocktails are…read moreFantastic! We come here fairly often and they are always Great!

I went there last night with my family and found the experience to be very average overall. We…read moreordered a variety of dishes, including lobster, oysters, swordfish, a seafood hotpot, and even a regular hamburger, and all of us agreed that the food was just average in taste. The atmosphere, however, was very nice and had a festive, holiday feel. The staff was friendly, including our waiter, Chad. At one point, we considered changing our reservation to another restaurant in West Hartford Center for our party of six. We then learned that cancelling the reservation would result in a $25 per person charge unless it was cancelled at least 24 hours in advance. Based on this policy alone, I would not return to this restaurant. While I understand the reasoning behind it--and recognize that some other restaurants have similar policies--it left a negative impression and was enough to deter me from going back.

Nice little Italian place, great for date nights! Entrees are a smidge pricey (granted I'm used to…read moreOklahoma prices not CT ones) but are REALLY tasty, good size portions, they'll box up any leftovers for you, and perks like a decent sized $4 caesar salad and complementary bread with a really good dipping sauce (olive oil/garlic/some sort of red pepper). My husband and I went on Valentine's Day and they brought me a rose which was a nice touch :) nice service as well. I got the chicken parm and my husband got chicken napolitana. We will definitely be back!

We were fortunate to get seated indoors in this small restaurant tonight. Several people were…read moreseated in the cool weather out on the veranda. We were seated promptly, got our menus promptly, and ordered soon after. Our meals came promptly also and were delicious. In the past the protein portion of the meal was very small, but this time it was pretty large. The service was exceptional. One waiter walked by and offered to bag our leftovers and another offered to get our check because, I guess, our assigned waitress was busy. We would not hesitate to return to Portobello's again.

Excellent Seafood! FRESH & seasoned well. Friendly service…read more Enjoyed the apple blueberry crisp dessert.

Mother's Day take out - crazy busy, as expected. Shrimp cocktail waterlogged, and they ignored the…read moreextra crackers for chowder - though I offered to pay extra. The fried scallops truly perfect!! Still crispy and succulent. Not sure how they achieve that on takeout fried food, but kudos!

Everything we ate was delicious--oysters, clam chowder , lobster roll, and the salmon. I liked that…read morethey're willing to substitute sides if you don't like something. We'll be back in the summer to try fried seafood .

Go in for lunch, order the stuffed shrimp. Tell me you're not eating 100% oil. There are lots of…read morethings on the menu that are good, I am 100% sure that the drawn butter is the same shit on the popcorn at the movie theater.

So this isn't what I was expecting. The name says crab. The sign says Cajun. It's really a seafood…read moreboil restaurant. The alternative is standard fried seafood. Having said that, the boil we had was good as was the hush puppies and seafood rice. The prices were ok. The interior was average as was the service.

I came in with a group of 9 and we were seated quickly. In addition to the quick service our food…read morecame out at a decent time. We ordered seafood boil spicy but it could've been spicier. The place is great for seafood boil in Hartford. Would come again.

I went for Valentines day and the experience was just okay. The service was very slow, which is not…read morea huge deal to me, but the waitress was very kind. For appetizers we had oysters and the grilled octopus. Both of which were delicious, but the serving size on the appetizer was very small. Next was the arugula salad. Really nothing special here. Very basic salad and portion size again was small. Then our main courses. I got the monkfish. The flavor was good, but again, SUPER small portion size for a main dish. My husband got the duck and same story there. Great flavor, very small portion size. For dessert we got the cheesecake and the chocolate raspberry torte like bowl. I thought these were both pretty decent. In terms of the ambiance, my husband and I both noted they needed to dim the lights by about 50%. It was very bright in there. Otherwise, the building is beautiful and they've done a good job. Overall, food is good, I would just love to see larger portion sizes and faster service time. Im happy to see a new place in town, so this feedback is not meant to be harsh, just some suggestions on how to improve.

This was my first time visiting Amherst Oyster Bar, and while it's a super cute addition to the…read moremain street, I don't know if I'll be going back. I'm a vegetarian, and although a couple dishes had the option to swap the seafood for tofu, veggie options were lacking. The sesame cauliflower was very good as an app! I had wanted to try the burnt end mushrooms but they were no longer on the menu. Service was incredibly slow. I know the waitress was hustling and it's not her fault, but I'm not sure why it took 45 minutes for our entrees to come out. She kept apologizing and saying it would be out soon but we were there for a full 90 minutes before we got our entrees which was weird. I ordered the harvest bowl with tofu and it was fine. It was a big portion size, great variety of veggies, and the pesto was good. But there wasn't enough pesto for the whole dish and without the pesto, nothing else was seasoned at all. It was so bland. The tofu was just big chunks of lightly seared plain tofu. I saw on the menu you can order fish and chips with tofu instead, but it seems silly to come to a place known for seafood and swap their fish for tofu. Especially after eating the harvest dish, I don't know if they would even know how to properly prepare the tofu. Maybe this is a good spot for drinks and oysters but that's about it!

A little hidden gem in Essex but worth the drive. Staff is very welcoming and the wine list is…read moredelightful. Started with the Tuna Nachos which were to die for and for the entree I tried the Hot Honey Chicken Sandwich with an order of truffle fries. Everything is amazing and I can't wait to come back again. Unfortunatelyx it's a rainy day but I can absolutely envision a glass of wine on the deck. This place should be on any foodies list.

Fabulous Food, Service, Happy Hour and view of the Marina…read moreLove everything about this restaurant. The menu varies by season! But the staples are the lobster roll and smash burger and fish and chips which are all great! Try the Bong Water Drink with Mezcal or the Campfire bourbon smash! The restaurant is open year round, it is located in the Dauntless shipyard and Marina. Make a reservation in the summer for the deck that looks over the Dauntless and Essex Island Marinas. You'll feel like you are on vacation! The staff and owners and kitchen staff really care! If you have an allergy or other dining request they are great at guiding you!! Their shrimp and grits is Gluten Free! Great place to go when you're going on the Essex Steam Train for Polar express or Thomas the train or leaf peeping or just browsing the shops in Essex! Great for couples, families or groups of friends. Deck is dog friendly!