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    Fish City Grill

    4.2 (180 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated 1 week ago

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    FISH CITY GRILL ATMOSPHERE

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    Casual
    Outdoor seating
    Dogs allowed

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    Scallop
    Kit T.

    Nice atmosphere good food. Loved the dip and mocktail. The service was also pleasant. However the rice & beans was on the saltier side.

    Great outdoor seating
    Dennis T.

    Back in Waco this past weekend with the boys. Went to Fish City Grill for lunch. The weather was beautiful so we decided to sit outside for lunch. As you can see very nice outdoor seating, with nice view. Was greeted by Kailah, she was very attentive and friendly. My wife and I split the Sea Bass, was large entree to share. Served with potatoes and green beans that were seasoned and cooked nicely. Kyle had the lobster and shrimp cheese grits, surprisingly very tasty. Has a great experience, would totally recommend if you are looking for good seafood.

    Combo with broccolini and spinach
    Susan D.

    We were served at the bar by Jose. He was so friendly and helpful. He stayed busy behind the bar and kept up conversations with several diners while providing excellent service When he found out this was our first visit he provided us home made potato chip with smoked trout. It was the perfect start. I ordered the half order of catfish. The fish was huge. It was perfectly fried with a nice crunch My hubby ordered the combo plate with cod and shrimp. He subbed wilted spinach and broccolini for the sides He was a fan of the fish and shrimp. The spinach was really tasty We finished with an in house made bread pudding with a whiskey pecan sauce. It was the best I ever tasted

    Shrimp and scallops
    Garret F.

    Overall we enjoyed our meal. Nothing special and nothing bad. Service was attentive and helpful. Scallops were cooked perfect, shrimp was a little salty and overdone. Crab cake was tasty. I wasn't a fan of the plastic ramekins for the price we paid and it didn't do justice for your attempt plate nicely.

    "Nomijto" or a non-alcoholic mojito.
    David B.

    Haven't been to this location before. We really like Fish City and this location did not disappoint. Clean, quality service and quality food. For the first time ever, I tried a non-fish dish and went with their roast beef. It was excellent. Just like Grandma used to make. Amazing thin onion rings on top of a large portion of fork tender roast with mashed potatoes and a few carrots. Amazing flavor and portion. My wife had the seared ahi tuna tacos. They were cooked perfectly with a nice citrus flavor and came why Cuban beans and rice (think dirty rice). Service by Ty was excellent. I highly recommend this location. The non-alcohol mojito was excellent and the golden margarita was amazing with a slight hint of orange.

    Wow what a great discovery. Plenty of choices on the menu and I wasn't sure if I should get the gumbo or the New England clam chowder and a waitress offered me a sample of both being in Texas. I normally would go for the gumbo, but the New England clam chowder tasted really great. I then had the grilled oysters which were very tasty and ended the evening with a really large serving of a Caesar salad I plan to go the next time. I'm back in town.

    Pot roast
    Darcy M.

    Amazing sandwich, amazing service, and a fun vibe. I'll be the first to say I'm not a seafood fan and only came here for my family. Often I find land food always tastes disgusting at mainly seafood type restaurants but my expectations were blown away. I had the most delicious chicken sandwich with pesto aoli. I was so happy with my land food in a group of seafood eaters.

    Fish & Chips
    Rigo M.

    First time here and walked into a very peaceful and upbeat restaurant. Fish and chips were excellent and flavorful. Wait staff were very friendly and helpful since this was my first time here. They have very large chalkboard menu that is their daily special so make sure to check that out before ordering from the restaurant menu.

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    Suzanne S.

    We have been here twice before & it was good! Today we had a Christmas gift card and chose to use it for this restaurant. From the server to the food it was not good. The outside patio is nice to look at the water. But I had crab and potato and corn on my mind & my hubby had scallops. His was good. I got my crab but had to keep asking for the potatoes. The server finally brought them & it was 2 tiny red potatoes drenched in butter. Then she proceeded to tell me they had no corn. I was very disappointed that I was not told until after I got my crab with zero side dishes for about 15 minutes. Then I got some zucchini and carrots again drenched butter. I still got zero sides because I couldn't eat them. The crab was just ok. The server was friendly but did not do what she should've done as a server. The manager apologized. But I'm just unhappy and won't be back unfortunately.

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    Amazing food and service. See Hayden she is terrific and vinnie makes the best margaritas

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    Lots of favor. Their food is really good. My husband's and I 1st time, and you'll be back. They also give you a lot of food.

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    Always amazing food and service!! We make it a point to go any time we are in the Waco area.

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    No complaints. Good service, good food. Noisy and crowded, but such are restaurants in waco

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