Great service and amazing food. This was my first time here and I will definitely be back. I recommend the caramelized salmon best I've ever had! And the desserts unbelievable! This is a must try spot. All right, that's the best. I love it. read more

It's the first time my husband and I have tried this restaurant. I can't believe we haven't tried it sooner. The food was awesome! It was fresh and flavorful without the flavor overpowering the food. I ordered panco covered Mahi Mahi. It came on a bed of rice with one of my favorite veggies, green beans. The service was excellent, not rushed, but not slow either. As for the restaurant itself, it was quiet and relaxed. I definitely will return! But, it is an upscale restaurant and it is worth it! read more

Walked into Walt's Wharf on a Saturday around 4:45pm and got on the list for dinner. The quoted 30 minute wait went by quickly. We were seated in a cozy booth and ordered: Calamari - Loved the addition of vegetables like carrots and peppers which added variety. The batter was light, crispy and not greasy. Fish and chips - Just like the calamari, the batter was perfectly light and crisp. It came with a generous portion of fries and coleslaw. Trout almondine - The fish was perfectly cooked and paired nicely with wild rice and green beans. I appreciated how its topped with a good amount of toasted almonds. For my daughter, the butter bucatini with a cup of milk was a hit. Our server was attentive and the staff were friendly and welcoming throughout the meal. We had a great experience and we're already looking forward to coming back and trying more from the menu. read more

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Walt's Wharf has been a steadfast dinning experience for the love of my life and me for decades. Living around the country and fine dining wherever we can to only coming back every few years, the team has never disappointed. Today, I am blown away with the choice of ingredients and the beauty of the bouquet in front of me. Wasabi in mashed potatoes?! Oh my heavens... Do come and enjoy the hospitality and experience that cannot be written here with words. Never disappoints. read more

My goodness am I glad Walt's Wharf is back! This place has been a gem for so many years and I feel it just keeps getting better with time like a nice fine wine! Went here for dinner with a few of my friends and let's just say we were all over the moon with our meals and dessert and of course the mini sourdough loaves & whipped butter this place will forever blow me out of the water and I'm ready to go back already and I just left. Thank you Walt's Wharf & team for such beautiful ambiance, great service & amazing food!! See you guys soon !! read more

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First time back since they reopened after they had a fire. Late lunch included albacore sandwich which my wife enjoyed. I had fish and chips that were excellent. Clam chowder is excellent. Cole slaw was good. The downstairs is only open for lunch. Upstairs is open Friday and Saturday night only for added capacity. Popular place for a long time. Main Street is nice place to walk. read more

Walt's Wharf - Seafood Near Me - Seal Beach, California

Met up with a friend, former colleague (an organization we're both no longer at) last night her for dinner. Though it was my first time, I can see why a lot of people love this place. More on that later. Coming down to Seal Beach from DTLA, everything was smooth. Parking too. Found street parking nearby. Enforced until 6PM so it was FREE. Unlike LA where you're dining and worrying about meters. Arrived and dined at one of the tables adjacent to the bar. There's another section downstairs as well as upstairs, but that wasn't open. Spoke with the owner, warm, passionate person who clearly has been pouring her heart into decorating and restoring the restaurant (fire) who was kind enough to give my friend and I a tour upstairs - which I felt was ready to be opened - as it looked only to be missing a few touches like artwork to fill in a few bare wall spaces. Looking around you can tell she takes pride and care in the details. Recovering from a fire as well as Covid - pouring everything you have into a project like this is inspiring and refreshing. Anyway, I ordered the Chicken Alfredo (see pics). It's served with Penne, not fettucine. It's different for me as the sauce can collect in the pasta and not really coat the surface. It can give you a richer bite - just FYI in case you're like me and expecting the traditional dish. Also got a small Caesar. I liked it but would have enjoyed it more if the croutons were cut smaller. I might be wrong but I felt like the dressing was poured and not tossed (or maybe not tossed enough). I really had a good experience. The vibe was relaxed. The service was excellent and friendly. So, it just a matter of whether I'd go back or not. That's not the right question though - it's not if, it's when. Even if I don't live close by. read more

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Great birthday lunch at Walt's Wharf! Longtime favorite- excellent food, nice ambience, attentive, service! Never disappoints, whether I've taken friends, family, or business associates read more

Walt's Wharf - Left: Mahi Mahi Right: Swordfish - Seafood Near Me - Seal Beach, California

We had a good lunch and our server, Tiffany, was great. The ambiance is nice and we enjoyed people watching out the window. I had the shrimp and chips which tasted good but didn't sit well. The clam chowder was very good too. read more

Walt's Wharf - Shrimp and chips - Seafood Near Me - Seal Beach, California

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Always a great experience! The service and food are both excellent. We have been going here for years and both our Mom's loved this restaurant; so we honored them on Mother's Day. read more

Very good place, our food was delicious, we love our crudo entree, also the staff was really nice and helpful, food was on the right term exactly how we ordered, the place itself it's very nice and it was everything clean and organized, we love our first time here. read more

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We had a wonderful lunch to celebrate my birthday! Food was excellent! 5 Star review for our GREAT SERVER Taryn! Thanks for making our day so special! read more

This popular Seal Beach seafood restaurant was closed for some time after a fire, but it's back now. I didn't think would need a reservation on a Monday night, but we did indeed have to wait. It's okay because we just walked around Main Street Seal Beach, which was very quiet. There are two floors to this restaurant and two rooms downstairs. One room has a wall to wall fisherman mural. Through we sat in had windows all around. You can see into the kitchen, but it is walled with glass. Several people were sitting at the bar eating. We got warm sourdough bread and whipped butter. I normally don't like sourdough bread, but this sourdough, which was kind of brown and not the normal white, was so good. Hubby ordered the Red Trout Almondine, which came with rice and green beans. It was a huge piece of fish, and it was delicious. I ordered blackened tuna with wasabi mashed potatoes and bok choy. The tuna was just seated, and seasoned perfectly. It was sooooo good. It was the first day that this was on the menu, and I hope it is permanent. Lastly, our server, as well as the hostess, were very, very nice and friendly. Thoroughly enjoyed our visit. read more

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Our dinners were outstanding. Our waitress Christine T. was very personable and did an awesome job taking care of us during dinner! Walt's if fortunate to have a team member like Christine T. !!! The restaurant atmosphere was nice and too loud. We highly recommend Walt's !!! read more

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Used to love this place. First time back in a few years last Friday afternoon. Seated at a nice window table. Server showed up about 10 minutes later. Ordered mocktails, chowders, wedge salad and ono for me and my hubby. Had to ask for bread. Chowders came out. Pretty good, no drinks. Salad came out, good. Still no drinks. Waited about 15 minutes for drinks. Ono came out steaming. It was like fish jerky. Sent back didn't want anything else. So disappointed and parking is awful, I think there was 3 or 4 spots designated for Walt's. Still love Seal beach but Walt's is not like it used to be. read more

The location is amazing. After their reopening, the food was better than before. However, it gets worse every time I'm there. Positive; - the service and wait staff is exceptional. -the bread is fresh and warm. - the daily soups are always a good bet. - my husband loves the catfish every time we visit. - the espresso martinis are also delicious. Negatives: - the fish and chips is not authentic. It tastes like a piece of fish coated in cake batter. Horrible. - I ordered crab legs and they were dried out and cold. It seemed as I was served a forgotten dish that was reheated on a plate. The drawn butter was also cold. It was very disappointing. -additionally I was told I would be charged $121 for one pound of crab legs. It was not 1 pound and I was charged $148. I sent the crab back. I believed after their reopening, the food would be better, but, I'm not sure the new menu will live up to the expectations of the patrons as it has already starting to decline in food quality. read more

Incredible lunch and service! The artichoke is out of this world. Visited after 10 years and it's still fantastic!

Baja fish taco special was delicious. The portion was large enough to share. Lovely decor and attentive staff.

We stumbled upon this place because my boyfriend was craving seafood and we were around the area so we decided to give this a shot and we are so happy we did! Being celiac, they were so accommodating and even had a GF menu! We start off with the oak grilled artichoke, which was super delicious and the lemon aïoli sauce was a perfect pair. I also got the classic mai tai, which was one of the best I've had since they used homemade orgeat. BF got the mahi-mahi plate and I got the GF mahi-mahi tacos and we both agreed that the fish was super fresh and delicious! Service was great and our server, Lisa was super helpful and constantly checked up on us making sure we were satisfied. This place is super popular and we did have to wait about 40 minutes for our table, but it was definitely worth it!! read more

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First time back since the remodel. It's as good as ever. You just have to know what to order. You have to get the oak grilled artichokes with Lea and Perrins aioli. This is one of the signature dishes of the restaurant, and they live up to the hype. We also love the steamed clams. Make sure to ask for some extra sourdough bread to sop up the wine, butter, and garlic broth. Finish it off with the Caramelized Salmon entree--another signature dish--and you have the perfect dinner for two. The Babcock wines are also very good. We've been coming here for 35 years, and the quality continues to shine. read more

Walt's Wharf - Steamed clams - Seafood Near Me - Seal Beach, California

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Service was fine, but be clear if you aren't from SoCal, service is whatever. After the fire I was told it was used to redesign the kitchen. Prices like anywhere near the beach are high... I feel like it lost its allure. My food was dropped and said anything else, - yes utensils and a napkin (singular incident) read more

Amazing food and even better service! Carly B. was fantastic--great recommendations, super warm, and perfectly attentive. She made the whole experience feel special. We'll definitely be back read more

Walts has undergone an ownership change, a remodel, and a staff change. Its stiill pretty good however i think the service was a problem. They made us wait over an hour after promising 30 minutes. The manager had a bad attitude, and i left the place thinking they used to be better several years ago. My food was tasty and on point and the ambiance met expectations, but the mean mediocre, service was unnecessary. read more

Walt's Wharf - Seafood Near Me - Seal Beach, California

Great staff Edgar took care of us fabulous great service fabulous food exquisite fish and chips exquisite coffee lobsters bisque silky delicious fabulous good Friday read more

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It was a first time visit here, my friend has been coming for many years. I have to agree with all the other reviews food is delicious. Lobster bisque, crab cakes and Linguine w/clams yummy. Our server Taryn (sp) was a gem! read more

Delicious food and terrific service. If you're looking for scrumptious fish dishes, don't miss this place. Will be back!

As promised, I went back to Walt's Wharf in Seal Beach hoping things would be back to the way they were before the fire. I'm really glad I did. Happy to report: the food is excellent again and the service is fantastic. Big shoutout to Diana, the new manager, for clearly putting in the work to bring this place back to its old glory. If you're in the Seal Beach area, don't miss the chance to enjoy some great fresh seafood. The caramelized salmon is outstanding, and the clam chowder is as good as ever. Glad to see this place back on track. read more

Glad to see waltz back after their fire. Their food is really good and the ambience is very nice especially the upstairs.

Met up with a good friend last week who loves this place. Now I'm a fan too. I truly enjoyed my soup, scallops & shrimp fettuccine, and decadent chocolate dessert. Service was beyond excellent. Our server was the sweetest and thoughtful person. My good friend had their filet mignon that was served with garlic mash potatoes. She enjoyed her dish too. I will definitely be back with my husband to dine here! My only hang up was I left my trusty gray umbrella since it was a rainy day. Hopefully when I go back to my nearby Seal beach community, I can ask them if it's still there. read more

Great Service; friendly & fast. The fish was super fresh and prepared well. Portions were nice and everything was seasoned well. I would definitely come back, next time I am in LBC. read more

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Fantastic food, great service, and a really nice atmosphere. Everything was on point--definitely coming back! read more

Walt's Wharf - Carmelized King Salmonwonderful!!! - Seafood Near Me - Seal Beach, California

Karlie B is a gem of a server! Awesome energy! Great server. Don't lose her! Are experience here was great because of her. We didn't wait for anything! read more

Walt's has reopened after a remodel process! Classically delicious go to seafood restaurant in Seal! Wonderful friendly hometown service! Ambiance updated but still old school beach wharf vibe. Food is delicious! Hot sourdough amazing! It would be a nice addition to have brunch menu items on a Sunday morning when opening at 11 am. All items are for lunch or dinner. I miss the old menu that included Walt's history and culinary background. Great restaurant!! read more

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Ok sooo here is the deal. Twice in one week to Walt's wharf. I gave it a 5 and here is why. 1. The food was amazing Salmon was great had both dishes The ribeye cooked spot on and delicious Asparagus cooked perfectly and yummy Artichoke was great Walt's salad - mustard vinegarette was actually perfect...surprised Sauces amazing..except steak sauce it was ok...but maybe I'm not a big steak sauce person Meyer's lemon cake exceptional Crème Brele very good Mud pie good Babcock Chardonnay was good and I'm a wine snob Service The two waitresses I had were very personable.. I am not easy to serve...I tip well but make lots of requests...the second waitress I had...I asked for two things I never got,..but I got over it...not worth lowering my whole experience to a 4... Bathrooms tidy and good.. Friendly staff Called a few times helpful Good experiences both times They have upped there game in this reopen and I am happy to say it! Way to go read more

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Walt's Wharf restaurant is open for business!! Re-Opened Sept 2, 2025 *See menu pics below* It was was good! read more

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This the is the first time we've been back since the restaurant opened for lunch. I had the albacore sandwich, grilled artichoke, my husband had the fish n chips, our friends had the ahi tuna sandwich and the ono fish plate. The restaurant looks great with the remodel. The service was excellent. Something has changed here. It is the food. The artichoke had hardly anything on it for your teeth to sink into with a itty bitty heart. It was dry and overburnt. It was a total waste of money. The albacore sandwich was blah. I did like the Walts salad that I upgraded to. The other comments from the table included the batter used to coat the fish was too smooth-no nooks or crannies like before. Fries were too greasy/soggy. The ahi and ono dishes were just okay. They didn't eat the entire dish. I think the food is overpriced especially for the albacore sandwich and the artichoke. It was a disappointing experience since this is or was our go to place to meet friends that drive down from LA. We'll probably go elsewhere for our get togethers in the future. read more

Annual tradition when home for the holidays. It is just as good as we remembered: steamed clams with sour dough bread, grilled artichokes, and caramelized salmon. Every time! read more

Walt's Wharf - Babcock Chardonnay is lovely with the steamed clams and grilled artichoke - Seafood Near Me - Seal Beach, California

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An amazing seafood restaurant in the middle of the relaxed beach town of Seal Beach. Highly recommend the clam chowder, fish and chips, and Mediterranean shrimp. You will be lucky if you have Taryn as your waitress, she was AMAZING! Hope to return here next time. read more

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Great Sunday lunch at Walt's. Us guys got the fish and chips and our wives got the salmon...all delicious and service was excellent.

The last two dinner experiences have been amazing! First off, Diana is amazing! It is truly rare to see a manager as engaged and helpful as she is, assisting the servers to ensure the customers come first. Christina is also a rockstar. My Aunt is very picky; especially when it comes to servers. She loves Christina. Coffee is hot. Food comes quick. She's always ready to box up the leftovers. Diana and her team are truly what the baseline should be for how to take care of your customers in a restaurant! read more