Calico Fish House

Jonathan Blake 2 months ago

I was prepared to love this place. I've been a fan of Chef Gruel for a long time, cooked some of his recipes, and made a special trip to the Calico to taste his food. First, we ordered the Soft and Salty rolls; based on the description, I expected something spectacular. They looked good, and tasted fine, but the lobster butter was... tasteless is the best way to describe it. For the main dish, we ordered Cioppino and Garlic shrimp, tempura-fried. Both came loaded with chunks of broccoli and cauliflower; prepared right, those can be superb. In this execution, they were... chunks of broccoli and cauliflower, with hardly any taste to them at all. Garlic Shrimp was pretty good, though not as intense as I would have liked. The Ciopino tried to make up with quantity for what it lacked in quality. There were a lot of fish chunks and mussels, and a couple of small octopus clumps. The broth, though, was bland, bland, bland. I've had better Cioppino... well, pretty much anywhere I tried this, one of my favorite dishes. The Margarita I ordered was very rough, with hardly any sweetness offsetting the bite of lime and tequila. Overall, a huge disappointment, food-wise. The place itself is v

Jenne Acevedo 2 months ago

Excellent dinner at Calico Fish House! So thankful to find a seafood restaurant that doesn't cook with seed oils. They can also have many gluten free options. The chips and lobster dip and the lobster deviled eggs were both gluten free and seed oil free. (I was a little concerned about the mayo, but the chef confirmed no seed oil in the mayo.) And they were delicious. They fry in beef tallow. My husband was thrilled to get fish and chips without seed oil. My sea bass was incredible. No gluten free dessert though. Great service and location on PCH!

Jonathan Brown 4 months ago

Fresh fish and raw oysters. Great draft beers. Our group of 5 had a great time here. The himachi cheeks were huge and perfectly crispy. Everything was delicious and the staff was very accommodating. Would definitely come back.

Ray Jansma Edited 4 months ago

We have been wanting to tryCalicos for a long time since we drive past it regularly. Finally had dinner there tonight and we were not disappointed. We started with the chips and lobster dip appetizer which was crazy good! My wife had the seared Ahi with the spinach and rice, and it was delicious. I had the yellowtail with a side of fries. The yellowtail was cooked to perfection and the house made fries with the peels still on the potatoes are extra good. Our server Cruz took excellent care of us; that's him in the photo. We will definitely be back and likely very soon

Danielle Sund 4 months ago

The waitress was great, food was good. We got the fish tacos, too much sauce but great flavor just have to eat fast, otherwise the tortilla falls apart. Second meal, garlic shrimp. Good, but wouldn’t order again.