I come here fairly often and they are so accommodating to my special requests. The service is quick and the food is always fresh and delicious. I appreciate the friendly people who work here and how they always get my order right. It can get busy at night but it's worth the wait. read more

Ugh. I really really really wanted to like this place but if you serve sushi you really should know how to cook rice. The rice was hard as in not cooked all the way through. Our sushi and hand rolls were really hard to eat. I'm not sure I can give this place another chance. read more

We had a great dinner here! I had the ahi tuna poke bowl which was SO fresh and flavorful with an emphasis on sesame oil, which I liked. My daughter loved it as well. My daughter had the swordfish which was hearty and meaty and tasty. It is a small and cute restaurant. There were pictures on the wall of the fish being caught in the wild. I overheard a server say they would even cook up your own fresh catch if you bring it in with you. Would definitely return next time we make it to Catalina! read more

Low-key, easygoing vibe. Impressive menu with both cooked fish & raw sushi. Husband got the locally caught swordfish. Said it was one of the best he's ever had. My sushi roll was creative. One suggestion-they should just serve real wasabi. I didn't order it ($4 extra). Got served the paste version? Didn't taste as good. Would have spent the extra $4, but didn't understand 'til too late. BUT ... their EDAMAME is off-the-chart, on GOOD! Best rendition I've ever had. Try it. read more

Nice staff. Ok food. Not bad not great but ok. Prob 3.5-4 star rating. Would prob try somewhere else in future but not a bad option.

Meh. Catalina is not really a foodie's island anyways. Disappointing miso soup (that cost wayyyy too much), okay sushi, and oily seaweed salad. But, I think that you shouldn't come to Catalina expecting stellar Japanese food. The fish tacos, however, met expectations. Good fish and vibrant flavors. Well done. The restaurant doesn't accommodate parties over 6 very well, so if you have more people I recommend trying another place. read more

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If you're roaming around Catalina Island and need a good seafood fix, NDMK should definitely be on your radar. It's one of the top three spots to eat in Avalon, mainly because the food is so good. We had the swordfish and the ahi tuna poke bowl, and both dishes were super fresh and tasty. Even though all the fish they use is not local a good part of it is. The place itself is alright - nothing super flashy, but clean enough. The service is pretty standard; nothing to write home about but it does the job. The prices aren't too steep either, which is always a plus. All in all, NDMK's great food makes it totally worth a visit while you're on the island. read more

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Like so many Avalon restaurants where the bar is low, here you will get impersonal service, average food and generally a forgettable meal. The French Frys are coated with chemicals to retain crispness and are terrible. I call them Covid Frys since many restaurants started serving them during Covid 19 because everyone ordered take-out and these "fake" frys filled the bill. When traveling to Catalina, bring your own boat if you want good food. read more

Our Royal Caribbean cruise stopped at Catalina Island and I found this place near the port. Super quick walk. Excellent food! Lobster sandwich was really good (would love to try it hot instead of cold). The Mahi Mahi tacos were also really delicious. The garlic bread and NDMK fries were very good! Service was good, employees were nice. Overall environment was great as well. I enjoyed seeing the photos of fish caught by the employees on the tv! read more

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NDMC Fish House .... A hole in the wall restaurant on Catalina Island that carries a huge stick. I was out here celebrating a friend's birthday. After a day of walking around the island it was time to eat. All we saw on the sign outside was "Sushi". We were before the lunch crowd and were immediately sat at a booth. The ambiance and vibe was that of my favorite sushi house in Kihei, Maui. Kenneth was our waiter ... Cool vibe emiting from him. After reading the previous reviews, we followed suit and ordered the halibut fish and chips, ceviche, Fender Hand Roll and Ripper Roll. (You Google reviewers ... YOU DID NOT DISAPPOINT.) NDMC Fish House you came in clutch. The food presentation, quality and taste was FEAKING AWESOME. Kenneth you're BADASS!! Thank you for taking care of us. Even though you were mannered by the afternoon crowd you still kept your cool and did not waiver on your vibe. NDMC Fish House you've gained a new customer. Mahalos plenty. Mahalos lots. read more

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Extremely basic food at an expensive rate. FISH TACOS: tried the sea bass ones and they were okay at best. If you enjoy chipotle sauce it gives a nice added spice but I had to add salt to bring out any flavor FISH AND CHIPS: sucks they had no cod but I order s the halibut and I think if I went with a different fish may have been better. Maybe a mahi mahi or sea bass as well. Fries were so oddly shaped I couldn't really say what kind maybe like steak fries? Still the fish was fresh but not juicy SUSHI: I would say their sushi was pretty good. I would come here for that at least. read more

The food was OK wasn't anything fancy of a sushi spot in Catalina Island it was mediocre too much hype but overall was good food not gonna complain. The only issue was wish they would've attended to us. More wasn't that busy they forgot to give us our sodas and still charge us but we caught it and they provided us to go cups for our soda. It was great i got a rainbow row and fish tacos read more

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I took my girlfriend to Catalina for a special trip and we were here long enough for one lunch so we decided to give this place a try. I think most restaurants on the island are about the same ratings wise so I think you just need to try a place out and we were looking for some seafood. I would address something that other people have complained about which is the water situation. Yes they don't have free water. They only have bottled water. You don't have to buy the water it's your choice. Decor wise it's super basic in a good way. It gives a very much mom and pop vibe which is nice. Service wise, can't really say anything good or bad. It was fine. The real downer would be the food. We got the fish n chips with halibut (Yes our server suggested it but I was going to order it regardless). We also got the ceviche and Farnsworth Bank sushi roll. The best thing was the ceviche. I wouldn't say it was amazing but having mahi mahi was something different. The chips with it were a little stale. The fish n chips were okay. The fries were seasoned and the fish was confusing. I'm very certain that one piece was a different fish. The first 2 pieces were flaky and juicy but the 3rd piece had a completely different texture and was not juicy. I'm certain it was mahi mahi. The sushi was very disappointing. The spicy tuna on top was good and had some good flavor but that's the only good thing about it. The entire roll was just bland. The sushi rice didn't have the vinegar that comes with sushi rice. No saltiness no anything. It was just a roll with zero flavor despite looking tasty. I think it's a bit funny that it boasts using fresh fish but the meal didn't have anything fresh tasting. Maybe it's all fresh and it was just cooked to death. Probably won't be back to Catalina anytime soon as we had to take days off but if we came back, we know where we probably aren't eating here again. read more

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Stumbled upon here in Catalina. Service is a bit slower, but understandable since it looked like they are short on staff. Enjoyed the clam chowder quite a bit. Wished the poke bowl came with a sauce to tie everything together. read more

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Food: Portions were pretty small. Blackened Mahi Mahi was about 33, can't remember the exact since they don't show you pricing on the menu for plates. Blackened is two extra bucks. Fish was super fresh and good though, but barely enough for one person. Tuna poke bowl was a better size, since it had rice. Tuna was also pretty fresh. Sushi roll was ok, could do with or without it. But because portion sizes were small, we did need some appetizer. They only had like three appetizers available from their menu, which was shocking. Also half the sushi menu was salmon, and they didn't even have that available. You'd think a restaurant on the weekend during dinner service would have most of their menu available... Service: the service was ok, the waiter helped us order and got us three bottles of water since they don't have water in cups available...? Didn't check up on us during the meal, which is fine, but as we were paying and the tip option came up, the server tapped on 20% himself. That was the first time a server ever decided what to tip himself automatically. Overall, food is good but the service, lack of availability on menu, and portion sizes was subpar. read more

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We got a couple of rolls just before we left the island. It was good and we will have to try more when we come back. If I was you I would give it a try. It was way better food than some of the fancier looking places we tried that day. read more

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We came here and told them to bring us their best 5 rolls and some calamari and it was remarkable. I wish I knew the name of the rolls because they were to die for. Also, KJ was an excellent waiter! So helpful and kind and good for the vibe! read more

Food is amazing fish is super fresh caught daily, the spot is very clean with music playing troughout , customer service was perfect friendly staff read more

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There was a line outside, which made me think the place must be good. Since no one was taking my order, I used an app to place it. I was then told to wait outside for my food. Thirty minutes later, I came back and my food was raw and cold. Overall, the service was poor and the food was overpriced and not satisfying. read more

So, once again, wonderful staff. Laid back and polite. Attentative and helpful. The sushi was super fresh and really delicious. We ordered the salmon, the tuna and the yellow tail. My only critique of im asked would be less rice on the nigiri and thicker slices of that delicious fish. The Wasabi and pickled ginger, both very nice and I love how they serve low sodium soy sauce. They offer a seared option for $1 more, which i was tempted to get but would have preferred if they offered like a peppered option or like some sort of season with the sear. Ordered some fries. Cooked crisp. Fresh. Only critique would be to salt the fries. Otherwise, it truly was a cool vibe, staff was cool and music was also a cool lol vibe and feel. Besides the above wish list items, all the food around me looked great! Try them out! read more

we asked/ got charged for the mahi mahi blackened and it wasn't, the tacos were really dry because they didn't have any sauce on them (like they usually do) and our limes were completely dry. poke bowl was okay but nothing special, again needed some sort of sauce on it because it was just dry fish. the server didn't come by again so we couldn't ask for anything else until the bill came. i usually don't leave reviews but our experience here just wasn't great. read more

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A great place to enjoy lunch in Avalon! I came to Catalina for a 4-day stay and was impressed eating here. The waiter was attentive and service was pretty quick. We both got the salmon poke bowl, where you can choose a base of rice, lettuce, or half & half. I got the half & half Salmon poke bowl and it was so delicious. The fish was well marinated and the whole bowl was tasty and very filling, consisting of cucumber, seaweed salad, edamame, masago, etc. It was very good for the price! It was a bit busy when we went but it didn't take us too long to be seated. It was average in terms of loudness and they have a menu consisting of sushi rolls, drinks, etc. read more

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This place is really busy but food is amazing. We got our orders really quick. Customer service is good too. You. Should try if you visit Avalon. read more

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I ordered the oysters and their salmon poke bowl with mixed greens. Both were rich in flavor and yummy. I would definitely be returning to order those items again. The staff were very welcoming and attentive. read more

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Food was great! We came later in the evening and they were still quite busy. We ordered all together as they have their menu posted outside; drinks and appetizers took little time and the mains followed. The fish tacos were Maui Maui and the sushi had shrimp and a yummy sauce. The ceviche had homemade tortilla chips and i actually liked the no salt added. Overall super good; would recommend. read more

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Delicious! I loved everything about this place - great service, delicious food and a nice ambiance. My love for clam chowder was the main reason we came here but we also ordered the fish and chips. We enjoyed everything. You can chose from an array of different fishes for your fish and chips but I think we ended up getting halibut. NDMK has 2 restaurants on the island, this is the smaller of the two - I highly recommend trying either of their locations. read more

James was great! We will be back! Poke bowl and sashimi salad, miso soup and kombucha read more

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Why only 1 star. Let me explain. Food was great! 5 stars We enjoyed our food. Price on a little high end but i'll give that we are in the island. 3 stars SERVICE- FAIL! , one of servers (White) treated us 2nd class. We stand @ the door, he was wiping down tables, we waited & waited but He knows we've been waiting so he has no choice but to seat us but I felt the hesitation to deal with us. He avoided our table to get our order, when I know he is available. We have to wait & wait again. Another server came & made excuses about this server. He never checked on us when he checked the table across us. Once again, because we are PERSON of COLOR, discrimination at its finest. I know he knows how I am dismayed, i made him feel it. He Never looked our way when he pass by our table, to go to the kitchen. We are seated behind the counter by the aisle. We are customers too. I have $$$ to pay for our food. I did not talk to the Manager to spare the vacation for my daughter which just started. We are person too, we deserve the same respect & attention like any other customer. This is the 1st restaurant we went as soon as we got settled in our hotel. I am an Accountant & an event planner/server, decorator etc as side job depending what our client needs, so I know what is customer service big time. I say turn the table around, but they/he will never understand, truly know & feel how to be treated with less or no respect at all because he has fair skin. read more

We went on a Saturday after a 50k/50 mile race, it was super busy and we almost got turned away because the sushi chef was an hour wait. We decided to just not get sushi and give it a try which worked and I am so glad we did! We were sat at the only open table remaining and waited a little bit for the waiter to catch up but the service and place was great. He told us the meaning of NDMK and about their sister location on the island. We were very intrigued and impressed by the endemic culture of the business. Our food was amazing! Best mahi mahi tacos and fish and chips (halibut) we've ever had. Can't wait to come back when we visit again. read more

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The food was average, but the pricing felt steep for what was served. I ordered the fish and chips and was disappointed by the portion--there was very little fish, and the fries were overly greasy and soggy. The quality didn't match the cost, leaving the overall experience underwhelming. read more

NDMK Fish House was such a cute find! It's a small, cozy spot with a fun and relaxed vibe. We had the fish and chips and the tuna and salmon poke--both were super fresh and flavorful. The Cali Creamin beer was the perfect pairing and so good. Great little place to enjoy a casual meal with quality seafood. We'll definitely be back! read more

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I'm so hungry for fish after our submarine expedition so we stopped in for a light lunch of scallops and other nigiri. They are playing reggae music and it's nice and cool inside on this very hot day 9/6/24 read more

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The food, service and ambiance were exemplary. The food was fresh the presentation was beautiful and the service alone was superb.

We had Clam chowder, Angus Burger, Halibut Fish and Chips. Not a fan of the clam chowder. I think they added their own Asian flair with some flavoring. I prefer regular, without the added touch. But that's their signature. Service is great! It's a small restaurant with a chill vibe. My fish and chips were okay. Not as flaky as I would have liked. Hubby liked his burger. read more

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Came here based on a locals recommendation. They told us a local fisherman owns this and that they always bring in the freshest of catch! Walking in the place is pretty casual, we came on a weekend for lunch and there was no wait. Prices are pretty high for a casual joint, but they generally are high on the island. The fish and chips were crisp but definitely not anything special. They were served with fries and tartar sauce. The portion was a nice size, but definitely on the pricier side. The salmon nigiri was a medium sized and coated with sesame and scallion. The fish was fresh, but also nothing special. I think this may be the best place for sushi on the island, but compared to all the options we have on the mainland, NDMK is pretty average. read more

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Wow.. this is a place that's being recommended all around and it's honestly awful. We walked in, there were two waiters seem lost, no one came to us for a few minutes and the we sat down. There were two big parties sitting there in addition to us. We wanted to order sushi- the waiters said " any sushi order will take over an hour since these guys just ordered 20 rolls.." What?? In reality - they wanted us to leave since they wanted to close right after the large party leaves.. Anyway- we ordered sushi just for the sport.. The sushi arrived after 25 mins) was awful, their special sauces they made up are not good and very sweet, and fish seemed not fresh (!) which is surprising since it's an island.. The shishito peppers were bad because they put teriyaki all over it- why do we need it sweet?! The service was all over the place, nice kids but still kids run the place.. shame- for the only sushi restaurant in Avalon you should pick up the level of service. I would not go there. Ever. read more

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Fresh fish on the menu, that much is true, But the seared ahi salad was largely off cue. Where was the romaine? They slipped in some ice-- For the price that I paid, that wasn't quite nice. The flavors were fine, the setting was plain, A bit too bare for the cost I sustained. Three stars for the fish and a decent plate, But polish the details if you want to be great. read more

We loved coming to this spot for lunch. The fish and chips were fresh and having the NDMK fries were a flavor I never knew I needed till know. Loved the cozy vibe and beer selection. read more

NDMK Fish House - Sushi Bars Near Me - Avalon, California

I went to a few restaurants in Avalon last weekend and NDMK Fish House was by far the best. Absolutely get the cioppino and the sashimi! You won't regret it. The cioppino was very well seasoned. The sashimi came in HUGE cuts. Not particularly how you would expect them to be served or cut in Japan, but they were delicious. There is a window just big enough for a bit of a beach view. It's nice. But you're not there to eat the view. Honestly, I've found that in Avalon, the best restaurants are the ones that don't have an ocean view. Service was good! Nothing to write home about but the server was very nice. read more

Succeeded expectations. I had the fish burrito with chips. The music was great. Chicken tenders were had and fish tacos. Great range of art. The guy who came by was fast to help for whatever was needed. read more