I had ordered their 1.5 lb lobster and asked that it be steamed and not broiled. I also explained to the waitress to put the stuffed crab meat in a separate dish knowing it cannot be steamed with the lobster. She said that would not be a problem. The crab meat came on the separate dish, however the lobster looked and tasted like it had been broiled and then removed from the broiler to be served . How disappointing; the lobster had broil burns and it was overcooked. I called the waitress over, who said that she explained to the chef how I requested it to be cooked and that It was prepared as ordered. I hate to be annoying but the lobster had charcoal burns on it and was dried out. There's no way was this lobster was steamed. I asked very nicely to speak with the manager to share my opinion. I'm not looking for a free meal or another meal, I was just going to deal with it. However, the manager got me more upset then the burnt lobster. She lectured me that they boil their lobsters and not steam them. I said, the burn marks could have fooled me. I apologized and said that I will just not order this lobster meal again . I feel that the manager blew her chance to impress this customer and at the very least, try to create a good customer experience. I was ignored from our waitress and manager , after the interaction, who never checked back with us to see if there was anything they could do to improve our dinner experience. The manager should be trained on how to handle complaints like this so people like me don't have to waste my time writing this review. I might go back? read more

Grrat restaurant and great service! I was a regular customer before Covid but since Covid they have gone the extra mile to provide proper social distancing with eating inside the restaurant and great curbside service! We get curbside at least once a week and they have it down to a science from calling in the order to deliver it to your car great service all the way around!! read more

I live right down the street and feel lucky to have such a great restaurant as a last minute go to place if we don't feel like cooking at home. The food and atmosphere is wonderful. It's always a great time at Big Fish read more

Started at the oyster bar while waiting for our table. Husband got a half dozen oysters and enjoyed them. I ordered half dozen Jumbo U shrimp but later was told they weren't delivered and gave me smaller shrimp. They were a bit overcooked but okay. Then sat down with our party (10 people). Food came out at all different times. Warning parents that the fries and kids chicken fingers are loaded with pepper. My son wouldn't eat it so they brought out pasta for him. Although they accommodated him we did overhear the manager and waitress talking and rolling their eyes about it. Very unprofessional. The manager also made sure to tell me that no one has ever complained about that before. Last I checked, most kids do not have a palate for pepper and heavily seasoned food. They forgot the shrimp in my Chesapeake Tortellini but quickly made some when I told them. The lobster mac and cheese was just okay and tons of butter in the bottom of the dish. For the most part everything was good but I wouldn't say wow. Due to my shrimp missing and my sons food covered in pepper, they offered free dessert. They were also just okay. Personally I enjoy NorthEast Seafood Kitchen much more than Big Fish Oceanview. read more

I am a big fan of Big Fish in Rehoboth for the past 10 years. So excited to see them come down closer to us in Ocean View since we have our summer place in North Ocean City. It was a busy Saturday night and we were told a 45 minute wait. After around 50 minutes I went to the hostess and they said they had sent me a text that our table was ready and since I didn't respond they crossed off my name. They apologized and said they would seat me as soon as possible and they did! The noise level was quite high as I remembered from going to Magnolias. Service was good. My entree was my usual steak and grilled shrimp. The shrimp was excellent but the steak was not very tasty and a bit over cooked. I will definitely give them another try and chalk this up to being newly opened. Not sure they can do anything with the acoustics. read more

Arrived at 6:30 on Saturday nite. They don't take reservations so a 45 minute wait. Place was very busy and noisy. Talk in your outside voice noisy. 4 of us, got drinks at the bar and after 45 minutes we were called to our table. Waitress Abi was good and efficient considering how busy the place was. Food was good except lobster roll that friend had was more of a lobster salad with no obvious big chunks of lobster. Two orders of salmon and an order of fish and chips were all good Not exceptional but good. Three stars because of the noise and no reservation policy. read more

Yeah, we aren't fans. The wait was long, but that's ok, we went on a Friday night during tourist season, we expected to wait. But the service was SOOO SLOW...incredibly slow. We were a table of 7 and getting anything -- even as simple as a glass of water took 20 min. It was a bit ridiculous. The servings are NOT generous -- especially for things meant to be shared (half a small plate of calamari is not ok for an app)....and in the end, ice cream is supposed to come with each kids meal and we got the check instead it being offered to my kids. There are SO many amazing seafood places in the area...I Def would not recommend this one... read more

One word. Expensive. A dozen oysters, in-season $16.00. Not sashimi grade tuna $25.00. The waiter understood what that I wanted rare tuna and advised that it was "not what you're looking for". Much appreciated. I settled for the cioppino. While it was good, it wasn't anything I'd rush back for. The Big Fish is a definite improvemeny over the last establishment. Brand new interior, Nice decor. Plenty of parking. Experienced staff. It's small and you'll wait for a seat, During the summer, your wait will be measured in dog years. Get in early. The Big Fish takes advantage of an area with few choices and plenty of summer visitors. read more

Amazing! Whenever I am in town, this is my go-to place. Must tries: bang bang shrimp, shrimp egg roll, peanut butter pie, and the apple cobbler. The portion sizes are also huge! You are definitely getting your money's worth. Not only was the food great, our service was amazing. Our server- Meg- was absolutely the greatest. For a Saturday night it was packed, but everything was on the ball and came out at reasonable times. I highly recommend BFG! read more

We called at 6pm on a Sunday evening. We didn't see any gluten free options on the online menu, so we asked about their gluten free options. The gentleman on the phone took the time to explain the dishes over the phone. We were so impressed with the large selection! He was so polite and friendly. We needed more time to go over the options, so we asked if he could possibly email us the gluten free menu. He said he could do it within 15 minutes. We were hoping to get our order in ASAP, so within a short few minutes, we got an email from Sean with their gluten free menu. We placed our order over the phone and came to the restaurant to pick up our order. We weren't greeted right away, and the staff at the front desk didn't seem as friendly. Even though it was busy on a Sunday night, it's nice to feel acknowledged. But when we got our food home, we were blown away. We got everything that we ordered (nothing was left out or forgotten), and everything was SO TASTY. BEST Cream of Crab soup I've ever had! And if you have room for dessert... the peanut butter pie was to die for! :) I would definitely come here again, and I would recommend this place to friends and family. read more

1st visit and have to say very disappointed, maybe just an off night. Staff was friendly but not on top of their game. Ordered a vodka & soda to start and it had the awful taste of chlorine/sulfur water common to a lot of restaurant's water in this area. We order steamed spiced shrimp, hot, and it came out cold (was still very tasty). Wife's meal arrived 5 minutes before my meal and 10 minutes before my daughters. Wife ordered Poke, was decent, although she was not a fan of the cold rice. I ordered blackened Mahi ($30.00), rather small portion and texture was off (seemed undercooked). I sent back to kitchen to cook a little more and was still disappointed when returned. Was not looking to get it taken off my bill just would have been nice if staff followed up to see if it was to my liking. Not a question asked when they removed my plate w/entire fish still there. Daughter ordered Fish and Chips, this was start of dinner. Batter was excellent and great portion size. All and all extremely disappointed with what $140 got us, unsure if we'll give it another shot. read more

We arrived around 4:15pm, were seated immediately. We were very happy with our service and meal. We look forward to returning!!

Love this place. Drinks are worth the price. Strong and tasty. The scallops appetizer was cooked to perfection. I had the cod sandwich which was delicious. It was served with pineapple and roasted red pepper. The combination with the sauce and fish was genius. Dessert of apple cobbler was a perfect end to the night. Service was great. Atmosphere is comfortable and not pretentious. The food would stand up at any fine dining place in the area. read more

My favorite! There's always a wait because the food is so good. They are constantly trying to improve. I can see five stars in there future.

Great place out of the way in Ocean View but worth the effort to find and repeat visiting. Friday night is Buck a Shuck. I am having a dozen as usual. The Grilled Scottish Salmon is my favorite with two sides. I always get the Sauteed Spinach and sometimes the Creamed Spinach. Tonight I am going with the Mashers. And they have a nice Loyalty program to boot. Thanks! read more

Won't review here any more as it goes directly to face book but did review on trip advisor

Our second time there and we LOVE ambiance, fresh oysters, delicious food and friendly staff. A little on the loud side but it's worth it for the yummy food. Go early because it has been discovered!! read more

Great time, great meal, great service. Bartender mixes a great martini and if you like heat, try the halapino tequila . Enjoyed the wedge salad and crab cakes. read more

In both large and small groups, this place serves beautiful and delicious drinks and entrees. The service is also top notch! Love both locations. read more

Great experience!! Good service, awesome salads, loved it!

Had to visit this place twice in our 4 days stay in the area. This place was worth a second visit. Service is prompt and accurate. Our host, Caleb, made sure we were happy the whole time we were at this restaurant. On top of that, the food is simply delicious. read more

We have been coming to Big Fish for years and can say we were seriously disappointed in this last visit. First they seat us (party of 5) at a booth with a crappy chair for the unlucky person at the end- there were other booths with ample space. Food was OK- it's been better before. My daughter orders a sirloin medium well and it comes out super well done and is so tough she cannot chew it. We kindly point it out and the serve checks to make sure she put it in correctly and apologizes. She doesn't come over to check until the rest of the party is about done eating. Manager comes over apologizes first offers a new steak- we decline as we are all done eating so she says she will take off $10 of the $27 meal- WHAT. The plate had the steak and the under cooked broccoli still in it and she offers us $10- again WHAT? We say we would like a slice of pie to go. Guess what they could not even comp the pie. 4 of the 5 at the table either worked or are working in a restaurant- this would have never happened- comp the meal or at least people comp the dessert. Poor customer service. read more

THE FOOD HERE IS OUT OF CONTROL AMAZING!!!! Like seriously I left there wanting to come back again as soon as possible! Beautiful new restaurant and very clean and the food was fresh and tasty in every way. Highly recommend the quesadilla (if that's how you spell it) and the spinach salad was out of this world. We left with leftovers and inhaled everything the next day! Tasted just as good too! The service was great and they had like a line out of the door!!!! You know the food is going to be great! Can't wait to go back! read more

Everything on the menu is excellent.. All seafood is outstanding.. Highly recommend starting with the Wedge or Caesar salad.. Crab soup is also great.. The cioppino is amazing.. and the toasted garlic bread--well everyone will want some so order a side! Desserts are huge.. we get our packed to take home for later.. Bread pudding is huge and can serve 2 or 3! Key lime pie is another fave. Nice size wine by the glass-- good selection of wine and beer by the glass.White sangria is very good too Crowded and popular so be prepared to wait. read more

Food was good but they lost our whole group because it was Super Bowl Sunday and they weren't playing the sound. We called earlier and we're told they would. Nor did they have amy specials. No one knew how to work the AV system. read more

We had really high hopes for this place. Unfortunately it was not a good experience. My family and I came here for dinner during our vacation and were super excited about the menu. When we got there, the restaurant itself looked really nice, the decor was awesome. The reason this place sucks is the service. It was awful. Our server was terrible and the whole staff overall were arrogant and didn't treat us well at all. The bathrooms were also a mess with toilet paper and paper towels all over the floor. It's a shame because the food is actually excellent! Too bad we won't be back because the service was that bad of a turn off. read more

A local recommended this for its seafood. Grouper was undercooked and the crab cake was average. Considering the price of the meals, we expected excellent food. We won't be returning. read more

We had a fantastic dinner at Big Fish this evening. The service was friendly and well informed about the menu. For a new establishment I thought they did a great job of servicing a high quality meal in a timely manner. The menu had pretty much a little for everyone. We had steak, fish tacos, lobster macaroni, salmon and tortellini. I would highly recommend Big fish. read more

Such a nice evening . delicious food with great service - Grace our waitress was excellent . Very responsive & kind. Would recommend to locals & those visiting read more

There were 14 of us that had dinner here last week when we were on vacation. Everyone of us enjoyed our dinner. Our waitress was friendly and very attentive. I strongly recommend enjoying a dinner here. I think you will be happy you did. read more

We come here often as we live in Salt Pond.....nice to have something really close by. Food is always delicious, drinks are great and service on point. My one gripe is when you order a 6.00 salad and want to add chicken, or a protein to it, it is 15.95 for the chicken upcharge !! That makes this salad $22.00 which is really outrageous. I might as well order a full meal......not a good business practice. read more

First time in Bethany. First day we arrived in monsoon. Looked this place up to go to dinner. Was the best place to eat in the entire week. Long wait but worth it. I liked fact that if you didn't want what was a arranged dinner you could ask for any fish cooked any style. I had sword fish blackened with sweet potato mashers and sautéed spinach. Really good and fresh. Awesome bar. If you are in mood they have a large raw bar. Definitely a good place to go. read more

One of my favorites,The food is amazing anything you need extra, example is ranch or more ketchup, they get it to you right away. Someone at my table forgot a little bag and our waiter was running out behind us trying to give to us. The service and the people working there is excellent and great! read more

We went there on vacation and had 3 people who were gluten free. The manager came to our table and assured us that they were aware of the allergy. One person didn't like her meal and the manager took it off the bill and gave her a dessert. The staff were very attentive. I would definitely recommend this restaurant especially if you like seafood. Only issues were that it was a little chilly and we were seated away from where most tables were. This was probably due to our large party. read more

Great service and atmosphere, but some issues with the food. We were first served tuna and crackers, the tuna did not taste good and I thought that fresh bread would have been nice instead of crackers. We then received a pound of steamed shrimp, which were delicious. Then my main course came, which was Swordfish over Risotto. I had to cut out half the fish from the swordfish because it was grey throughout the whole center of the fish, but sometimes this does happen, I probably just got a bad fish piece. I'm looking forward to going back and trying other food. I think I might have just order things that were not specialities. I wanted to get the Mahi Mahi, but they had run out. Giving 5 out 5 stars because I think I just need to give this place another chance to impress me, I don't want to bring down their rating by giving any lower especially since they just opened. read more

Food is so good! Margaritas are strong as hell.

Fried calamari with lemon aioli and red sauce is fantastic. Halibut specials are always great. Risotto is overlooked. Please take it off the menu or have your chef learn how to make it. Sorry. read more

We called to find out the wait. 35 minutes. We arrived 20 minutes later. Now we are told 1 hour and 30 minutes bc there is a party of 50 coming in at 6 and a few tables have come in since we called. We leave and go to another restaurant. We got the text 40 minutes after checking in. The people at the front desk need to have a better understanding of the wait times and what to properly tell customers both when they call and are there. We just spent $130 down the street for a wonderful meal at Matt's Fish Camp that we also had to wait a half hour for...but were told a half hour and they stuck to it. read more

Called Big Fish Grill in the afternoon to make reservations for our party of 11 @5:30pm (5 of which were children under 6) for a Saturday evening. When we arrive they don't have our reservation, they don't take reservations. The girl at the front desk instead of saying "The wait is only 20 mins are you willing to wait?" calls the manager in the back who comes and rudely speaks to us is on the defense, "There is no way you called us!" This went on for at least 5 minutes. Finally, the floor manager, who was very polite, comes and says she can accommodate us it would only take a few minutes. Once seated our waitress Kathryn was very enjoyable and the food turned out nice. Had we not had to encounter the hostess or the manager in the back it would have been a very lovely evening. read more

Not a fan! Just got back from dinner at Big Fish. I had the grilled salmon with a dijon cream sauce. The salmon was perfectly cooked but had NO flavor...no grill marks and the dijon cream was all I could taste...very disappointing. My companion had the sautéed soft shells; also very disappointing; the smallest soft shells I've ever seen; it came with a risotto which was a gluey, pasty, flavorless mess....not edible. I would not recommend this restaurant. The decor was very nice, however, the acoustics are terrible....very loud.....Service was also lacking but it was not very busy. I wouldn't go back. read more