If you're in Central Jersey and you want fresh or frozen seafood, this is the place to go! Always stocked with a variety of fresh fish, deep sea scallops, clams and mussels, they have the best king crab legs! They have several sizes of shrimp, live lobsters and in season crabs. They also offer wonderful take home options to cook like crab stuffed mushrooms and flounder, fish kabobs, along with homemade soups and chowders. Today they had shrimp dip and lobster Mac and cheese! Their frozen food cases are stocked with stuffed clams, lobster tails and other denizens of the deep. During the holidays, they carry special seafood items like crab cocktail claws, smoked fish, octopus, and all the items you may need for Feast of the Seven Fishes. My go to year round for fresh seafood. The staff are friendly and very helpful too. A+ read more

We went on a Friday during lent so we expected it to be a little wait. They seated us right away, took our order fairly quickly. Then we waited over an hour for our meal. They didnt serve bread or salad. The waitress never checked in not even to refill our drinks. I ordered a meal to go for my son. I ordered it a half hour after we ordered our meals (which we still waited 1/2 hour for) then after our food came and we ate, i had to wait another 1/2 for his to go order to come. I paid my bill and left a 20% tip but I will NEVER go back and I will never recommend it. read more

I've been on a smoked fish kick for a a few months now, like out of nowhere, I want smoked fish, so currently Woolley's is it, it's close to home, it's not to over prices, since I don't eat a lot of it, because I learned if I buy too much (to make it more bang for the buck) like more than a snack size order, for maybe 2 days of snackin' it goes bad, even in the fridge. Currently, the oysters I don't buy nor the shrimp. I have purchased the flounder for tacos and lobster tails for special occasions, but that's about it. read more

When we (4 people)entered, the first thing that hit us is that it smelled like a garbage dump. Should left then however we didn't. The ambiance was zero. The menu was next to zero. Ordered scallops they tasted like iodine. We all sent it back. Next came out some broiled Salmon. It was 1/8 inc thick. If I didn't know I ordered salmon I would not have known what it was. Tasted horrible. Got the check and left. Terrible experience. The only good thing is we didn't get food poisoning. read more

If you don't have the time to travel to the shore you can have the same fresh seafood from the counter prepared for your table.

Ordered flounder platter with fries and coleslaw. The flounder was not fresh and overcooked. The fries were undercooked. The coleslaw was just cabbage no mayonnaise and all were COLD and AWFUL! Will not by food there ever again. Find another seafood restaurant because these plase was awful. read more

A bit pricey. The stuffed clams were TERRIBLE. $12 for 6 clams and they were all breading. read more

Delicious and fresh flounder sandwich. We could have celebrated in a place with a bit more ambiance but I am sure the food would not have been as good as Woolley's. If you want fish, go to the source, and this place is the closest you will get to fresh unless you catch it yourself. One star deducted for the amount of seasoning. I could have used a bit more spice, but fresh fish stands on it's own. Spice serves to cover up the fish to hide an odor. Definitely not needed here! read more

Woolley's Fish Market - Cole slaw was homemade and not drenched in mayonnaise. It too was as fresh as could be. - Grocery Near Me - Freehold, New Jersey

Woolley's has incredible fresh fish & great turnover, which is important when you sell fish. We go to Woolley's about once a week, usually for Salmon, but if something else looks good, we'll change it up. Often we'll add either shrimp, lobster or clams to that. We are always very happy with our purchases. The service is quick, friendly & knowledgeable. read more

I brought crab and 4 were dead and weren't legal size hopefully I can get my money back read more

Woolley's Fish Market - a variety of tools on a table - Grocery Near Me - Freehold, New Jersey

Buy my seafood there all the time... today I bought catfish and scallops...we had to throw the catfish away and the scallops were definitely not real scallops...we had to toss them also...the salmon we bought was ok but not as good as usual.... just wondering what happened.... read more

Great casual seafood spot. BYOB. Chill environment. Wide variety of food. Be nice and patient.

It used to be, and I'm willingly dating myself, when fish was the poor man's beef. Mom would buy fish and it would be cheap meal for the whole family. Man, have times changed. I rarely buy fish anymore, partly the cost and partly they make it way better in restaurants than I can. Woolley's is the place to go in these parts. They've been here forever and wanting seafood for Easter, there was no better place to go. When you walk in you are faced with a counter laden with a plethora of seafood. They have anything that swims. Lobster, crabs, shrimp, scallops, fish, mussels, etc. I went in with the thought of picking up some shrimp and some fish. I decided on the XX Jumbo shrimp and bronzino. I asked the counterman for two pounds of bronzino filets and I see him weighing out three whole fish. I said, "I wanted filets." He responded by saying, "Yes, we'll filet them for you." OK, that works. In about two minutes they were packed up for me, I paid for the lot, and walked out. Simple. I marinated the shrimp and cooked them on the grill. They were great. I found a recipe for for pan seared bronzino with mushrooms in a wine sauce that was excellent. The fish was super fresh. This is the place to go in the Freehold/Howell/Lakewood areas. read more

Woolley's Fish Market - Grocery Near Me - Freehold, New Jersey

First of all... The service was impeccable!!! Catherine was an amazing server. She was polite fast and compassionate. Being that my sister and my niece and I are visiting from California and don't know the area she took her time to tell us of stores and places we could go to get what we need. She was so sweet and definitely made our dinner experience more than enjoyable. She was very attentive with a great attitude and again she delivered us impeccable service! Now let's talk about the food. All I can say is just wow wow wow!!! It was so delicious and fresh. The complimentary rolls were soft and fluffy. The lobster bisque was hot fresh and delicious. We also got fried calamari, let me tell you that was the best calamari I have ever tasted in my life!!! I ordered the Woolleys salmon it comes with spinach, goat cheese artichokes and lemon butter, it was so good I loved it. Thank you Catherine and thank you kitchen staff you really know how to make out of towners feel at home! read more

Great seafood at very reasonable prices, since it is connected to its seafood market, it does not get any fresher then this. The stuffed lobster is excellent, management and all staff are great and, I would say this is one of the best informal seafood restaurants in NJ and also it's BYOB or purchase wine from local wineries at the restaurant. read more

Went in. Fish all looked beautiful and fresh. They guys behind the counter were quick to help and answer our questions. We bought a chunk of smoked salmon to share. 2 reasons for only 2 stars..., 1. There were 2 women at the cash register along with a small child who was eating a takeout pan of spaghetti. They were taking selfies of themselves and the child while totally ignoring me standing right in front of them. I had to interrupt them to ask a question and again when I went to pay for the smoked fish. 2. The smoked salmon was bland and dry. There was no smokey flavor. We ended up throwing most of it out read more

I've known about this place for some years now because my now husband would tell me stories of how his family would go there and sit at the benches outside to eat when they first moved to the area (Jackson). This was back in the early 90s. At the time, the benches were gone and they only sold uncooked seafood... so I was very happy to find out that they now sell cooked food again and you're also able to sit outside ! Don't fix what ain't broken, Wooley's. ;-) I recently visited to get some whiting (uncooked) to go.. walked into the restaurant side and was redirected to the other door which leads to the fish market. It looked nice enough inside--not a large dining area, but gave me a feel (as most seafood restaurants do) ... wooden planked floors, fish tank, nautical decor... I took a menu and while it did seem a bit pricey, definitely looking forward to checking it out to see if it's worth it. Next door, we got the FRESH whiting.. they were just laying whole on top of ice. There were two gems from the visit. The first was when we first walked in, there were pieces of salmon to try that looked really interesting.. I was skeptical at first, because I'm a germophobe and wasn't certain how long it'd been out or who came into contact with it... BUT because I'm also a greedy buzzard, my temptation took over.. boy oh boy am I glad that I was of flesh that day, because this was the best find !!! It couldn't have been better.. Unbelievably buttery, had the whole sweet and savory appeal (which I love).. At $13.99, I still look a half pound home. YUM! As I was waiting for my whiting to be filleted, I started to browse and came across a "smoked seafood dip"... right up my alley. That completed my order.. the staff were very friendly and helpful, but a bit of a language barrier made it a little challenging to communicate. When I got home, I couldn't wait to let my husband taste the salmon and us try the dip... OH MY GOODNESS! It was divine.. with only about 4 simple ingredients.. For those two items alone, this place is worth additional visits. read more

disappointed. clams on half shell were good, but lobster tails (4 for 2 people) were tough/chewy. server was terrific. ambiance was fine. read more

$50 DRY and TASTELESS twin lobster tails, BLAND New England clam chowder, rice, and vegetables, and HORRIBLE service (my daughter waited 40 minutes for her soup) sum up our experience at Wooley's Restaurant. We will not return. read more

Maybe it's me, but, I visited the market part and what I saw was a health risk. Big flies, seafood out in the open, no ice on it, although there was a sign on the door that said, SORRY, NO ICE. To me, no ice, no sell, at least for me, no but. When I went in, I thought the sign meant they didn't have any ice for customers to take with the them to put their purchases on, until they got home, but, there was very little to no ice on the exposed raw seafood. Folks were buying, just not me, so, with that said, I'll pass. read more

Woolley's Fish Market - No ice on the food, but, flies, they did have. - Grocery Near Me - Freehold, New Jersey

Ugh! Smelled like Clorox and had sticky tables & bad florescent lighting. Our wait staff was lovely & told us not to order clam chowder.... as it was sitting around all day because no one had ordered it. I think probably this place us a better take-out then eat-in. Super unappealing decor & prices were higher than I would have expected. We both ate shrimp cocktail that was basic. read more

Great fish, an old school fish market. Love it. They have been a fixture here for years.

I've driven by there many times and have always been curious to see what they have. Dropped in today because I'm not too keen on going to Wegmans to get fish. The selection was good, and the halibut and shrimp was pretty fresh. I'll be buying from there a lot more. read more

The seafood is fresh and of great quality. I personally love their large, sweet sea scallops, but their other selections are just as good. Their New England clam chowder is loaded with clams and, surprisingly, not all that salty. There is a restaurant now offering a few outside tables due to Covid that I have yet to try, but since they're using the same seafood you can buy in their market I look forward to giving that a try in the near future. Right now I'm happy just to have a great seafood market to take out and make myself. read more

Nice clean and priced well. Been to other places in area much more expansive and less selection than this spot. There product is fresh and delicious. My wife loves fish so I love this place. read more

They have a back entrance type of environment and I like that! Make sure you call ahead and reserve anything over 2lbs. Food was very good! We got there at 5:15 and it was perfect. Definitely would recommend in the area! read more

Food is fresh and delicious Would be the perfect go to place if they put more appetizers on their menu from the attached fish market.

I would buy seafood from here. I've driven past this place 1000 times and have never had the opportunity to go inside! Well today I went inside. I was greeted by the workers who were filleting fish in the back and also by who I presumed to be the owner of the place. The smell of the store wasn't overly fishy as stated in previous reviews; however, it did have a fishy smell. I assume that all fish-markets are supposed to have a fishy smell because they are selling (Drum Roll please) Seafood! Overall, I found the establishment to be very clean, seafood and packaged foods displayed neatly (as a matter of fact some of the seafood were still alive). Prices were really affordable and I will be coming again. read more

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Lobster and shrimp never frozen and super fresh. Great prices, need to stay and eat in actual restaurant heard all great things. Wonderful location and great service!! read more

We went to Woolley's for the first time yesterday. I had the grilled scallops and my sister had the red snapper. Both were delicious and the servings were more then we could finish. The scallops were cooked perfect. Our server was very personable without being overbearing. I would definitely go again. read more

Went back again and it was a better experience, the fish was fresh and the place was clean....when I got home I realized I had been overcharged $5. I had spent $50...special dinner for friends and family. I had not been there in a while...popped in and it was dirty and smelled like rotten fish...still wanted to give a chance....2 other people there not crowded....staff ignored me as they were talking with their compadres ...seemed like a place I would go to in little mexico. Bad experience...walked out....maybe it was a bad timing thing, will try again read more

Wooley's sells fresh fish. And by fresh, I mean some of it still alive and all of it is far better than anything you'll find in a supermarket! The selection is amazing, ranging from tiny sardines to giant tile fish. Need a couple of heads for Pinoy stew? No problem. Crabs? Still kicking and tasty. Top it off with some of the most helpful people I've ever met, and you have my favorite fish market, bar none. read more

Went in today and bought some flounder. Baked it as I always do. It came out extremely mushy (indicating it was previously frozen) and had a very fishy taste (flounder should never be fishy). Threw it in the trash, upset that I wasted the money, and never going back to this place again. Wegman's up in Manalapan has MUCH better for around the same price read more

Best fish market in the immediate area. Great management that's been around for years and makes sure their customers are taken care of. Large variety of shrimp, fishes and shell foods. Give a call and they'll let you know what fish are in. Great knowledgeable crew that will help you pick your meals. read more

Bought fresh tilapia, n whiting. They fillet the fish for you...had to cut a Lil bit of the pieces they could have cut off my whiting. But overall, fish was fresh, no fishy odor. The staff was very pleasant&prompt. I don't live in the area, but I will come here again next time I'm in the area if I need fish for the fam. read more

I have been coming to Wooly's since it first opened in the 60's. I remember the original owners and the store has not changed much since then. I no longer live in Freehold but still travel from Bergen county to shop fresh fish there at least once a week. The new owners are as(20+ some odd years) nice as the original owners. The fish is fresh and the clams are superb too. Prices are as the best they can be when all food is sky high. The people are very friendly and helpful in assisting with any requests. Gonna be going down there tomorrow for fresh picked Blue Claw Crabs. read more

I was here last Saturday and holy smokes did they blow me away with the stuffed lobster (stuffed with bacon and scallops!!!!) The lobster was enormous and the meat was juicy and delicious!!! The staff was friendly and service was prompt. If you're looking for quality seafood, this is the place!!!! Prepare to get messy and wear the bib, I made a huge mess of myself, but I left with a huge smile. Thanks Woolley's! read more

Wooley's is great seafood market with plenty of variety and prices are reasonable. I have been going there for as long as I can remember and during the summer the place is packed. As some people have stated recently, they have been renovating and sometimes the place does smell overly fishy. Buyer beware when buying seafood but that goes for any place. Ask to smell it, hold it, and I don't want to get to graphic :) if you question the freshness. They are real nice in their and I always get fresh seafood. read more

Their soup was incredibly good. The seafood however was not fresh at all. The service is great ! Unfortunately the food was not fresh at all. read more

BUYER BEWARE: This place has a major attitude problem! I thought it was just us but it seems to be a lot of people having a similar issue. We walked in at 6:53 when they close at 7. And one of the guys immediately had a nasty face on. He asked what we wanted and when we told him he went ahead with his nasty face. We changed one detail about our order which would actually have saved him time and he threw his head up, made his face even more disgusting shook it and proceeded to look across the room at another guy. A different guy came to lecture us that we need to come early next time!!! VERY DISRESPECTFUL BEHAVIOR!!!! Excuse me but if your hours end at 7, in any business you're supposed to accept customers walking in till 7 and lock your doors at 7. Anyone who walks in before that is supposed to be serviced and closed out. I guess this isn't the "Woolley's way". They have rude Mexican workers and there have been times I've seen some UNSANITARY practices which raises red flags. I also have a strong feeling that they mark things "WILD CAUGHT" when they are just farmed, especially the "WILD CAUGHT SALMON". We certainly won't be going back!!! read more