We've been to Blackfish thrice -- once last year and twice over the past week. Everytime we go, we are amazed. We summer on the Lower Cape every year and, hands down, Blackfish is the best restaurant on the Cape (sorry, PB). The fresh tuna bolognese are what we keep coming back for. Equally delicious are the rabbit ragu and the butter lobster gnocchi. We recommend the panna cotta for dessert.
Writing this good review pains me because I know it will increase the number of competition for tables here. But, the word is out already and it's a shame to keep this as a hidden gem!
First, just trust your gps to get you here - otherwise, you'll miss it.
Our waitress was spot on with recommendations, not the least of which, included the fried oyster appetizer. I'm not a huge oyster fan and I don't each much fried food - I don't care who you are, you should order this! After my wife stole two and our friend another, we ordered a second round of these little morsels from an underwater heaven. The highlight of the entrees was probably the wild mushroom dish, the complex layers of flavor were unreal.
We had a party of 4 and all the food was impeccable, my compliments to the kitchen.
Blackfish now ranks in my top 3 restaurants for the Cape: tied with Fin and ahead of Macs.
The price was fair for what you get, I believe it ended up being about $60-70pp with drinks.
Dined at Blackfish last night with my husband. The building itself is beautiful inside. Bar area is cozy, small bar with 7 or 8 seats, plus some booth seating. Main dining area has beautiful exposed beams and brick. Secondary dining area is mostly windows, greenhouse like. As other yelpers have mentioned it was very loud within, but the waitress did a great job making sure we could hear her and understood the specials she told us.
After reading other reviews we were really looking forward to our meal at Blackfish, and the menu was extremely promising with fresh, local and organic ingredients. Unfortunately, the meal, although it had some highlights, fell short of our high expectations. We started with the fennel and carmelized onion tart with duck prosciutto. This was served with farmer's cheese and a light salad. A bite of the tart alone, was so-so, but when mixed with the other ingredients was quite tasty. We also  tried the foie gras...I found it a bit heavier than others I've had, but my husband enjoyed it. The fruit compote served with it was quite tasty.
For our entrees, I ordered the lobster with gnocchi and wild mushrooms. This was by far the highlight of the evening. It was absolutely delicious, melt in your mouth....My husband ordered the duck entree...Crispy skin on the outside, but the meat itself was very chewy and tough to cut
Drinks were also disappointing! If I'm paying $12 for a martini, I expect some good stuff. My first order was the strawberry basil martini...it was refreshing with a strong basil taste, but besides from having a pinkish tint there was not even a hint of strawberry flavor. I ordered a cappuccino martini for my second drink...on the menu it said vodka, espresso, baileys, white godiva..it tasted like dirty dishwater...should have sent it back. Â
For dessert we ordered the chocolate torte with pretzel crust. Again it was just so-so, nothing I'm dying to try again.
Overall our experience at Blackfish was a dissapointing one. It tries hard to raise the bar for dining in the area, but their menu is largely a work of fiction, and fails to pack a punch.
the more i dine out on cape cod, the more convinced i am that blackfish is the best fine dining experience around and so worth the drive.
the surroundings, dining room (especially the back room with views of the garden) Â service and waitstaff are top notch and the food is just gorgeous.
this is the one place where our friends from out of town are sure to be impressed and happy to have discovered somethg truly special.
our favorite!
Wow, what to say about Blackfish. Â This is a favorite amongst my friends and I. Â The atmosphere is great, everyone is having a good time and the crowd is diverse and fun-loving. Â The food is delicious and the cocktails are unreal. Â My friends who have tried an array of wines from the wine list said that those were awesome as well. Â It isn't inexpensive, but it is so worth the money. Â The staff is special too and makes the upscale casual environment a unique one.
Review Source:Having been to Truro and Provincetown a few times this summer I can say that, hands down, Blackfish was the restaurant that most under-promises and over-delivers.
The rabbit and foie gras are the standouts, but the skirt steak is worth mentioning as are the mussels.
As other reviewers have mentioned, the service could be slightly better. They are particularly militant about scheduling reservations on the quarter hour, and it's rare for the time you're looking for to be actually available, even in the off-season. It's also not uncommon for the host or hostess to be absent when you arrive at the restaurant, so be prepared for a short wait there.
That being said, the waitstaff are both friendly and knowledgeable, if a bit overworked.
I also really like the decor, which is all blacksmith themed, starting with the iron wrought door, and namesake "Blackfish" and continuing inside with bellows, yokes, and other tools of the trade.
This restaurant is lucky to get one star. The food is delicious -- no complaints about the food. But the service ... yikes!
When my partner and I were there a couple of months ago, a man at the next table dropped his wine glass, which spilled and shattered down my legs and under our table. We caught the attention of the busboy, who came over and tried to clean it up, but he could not see so my partner took the flashlight out of the busboy's hand and showed the busboy that the glass was all around my feet. Not much was done after that, and I had to finish my dinner not knowing whether I was cut or stained. Our waitress did not come to check on us (surprise, as it took her over ten minutes to get our bottle of wine at the beginning of dinner and our appetizers came before our wine!). The manager was not alerted. Nobody cared, and I could have been BLEEDING! Furthermore, the tables were too close together for me to safely get out of my seat without 1) getting cut and 2) disturbing the table next to us.
When my partner called the manager the next day, the manager acted like it was our fault.
If you care about service, don't frequent this establishment.
Love it! The decor is high end seafood/nautical theme without an ounce of cheesy. The rooms have good acoustics, so even though the tables are fairly close to each other you wont have to strain to hear the rest of your party.
The back room is lined with windows looking into various bushes, grass, and other greenery. It's truly beautiful and makes a great back drop for a lovely meal. Food is fantastic. Best I've ever had here was n heirloom tomato, mozzarella, and balsamic special - yum! Lobster gnocchi is delicious, as is the sole.
Stumbled across this place while looking for a decent meal after a lovely day of walking the wellfleet sanctuary (do it!).
My bf and I couldn't have been happier as every dish was divine. Â We shared a bunch of apps and at least one bite of every dish, down to dessert, caused an elated happy mouth noise.
Must try:
Heirloom salad
Mussels with cream and sausage
Little necks with smokey broth (my fav)
We discussed coming back this winter for a romantic dinner and quick trip because, well, we loved it.
Good food on the cape can be difficult to find...go here.
Our friends have been raving about blackfish. Â We went for dinner Friday night of Truro Treasures weekend. Â We started off with the scallop and pork belly apps- they were amazing. Â The dishes were so delicious and cooked to perfection.Then our dinner came, I ordered the yellowfin tuna special with grilled bok choy. Â It was horrible. Â The bok choy was not cooked, and the tuna was overcooked and tasteless. Â My wife ordered the duck appetizer. Â Another very bad dish. Â The duck was chewy, and the escorole was inedible. Â Total bummer. Â It was like someone who had never cooked took over after our first servings! Â We will try it again and hope it is not another dissappointment.
Review Source:All I can say is Crazy delicious. Â Had the scallops and Parmesan fondue, frisee salad with duck egg, tuna bolognese and lobster-pasta dish. Â Every thing was amazing. Â I live on Cape Cod and trust me dining options are limited at best. Â This is truly an excellent restaurant and I happily travel from Sandwich to get here. Â Definitely one of the top 3 restaurants on all of Cape Cod.
Review Source:I want to give it 4.5 because I'm kinda a jerk and want to say that the lighting was too low to read the wine list- lol. Otherwise, what about the food wasn't perfect? The pork belly confit? Pretty perfect. Halibut- VERY perfect. Skate? Perfect. The lovely waitress? - best service I've had in years.
OK- maybe the dessert was a tad lackluster? Bread pudding and bacon ice cream kind of heavy and not quite perfect. Just average delicious.
Ok. Give it 5 stars already.
I can't wait to come back to Blackfish with just my guy and no one else. Â We came here on a hot summer evening in July on the recommendation of a bartender friend of ours who said it was well worth the visit, however, we had two sunkissed, tired and hungry kids in tow. Â This does not make for relaxing dining.
Despite all that, we came anyway. Â Called at 4:30 to see if they could fit us in and they said they could, however, they were booked for the whole night.
I had the soup of the day which was tomato based bisque, so delicious and my daughter ate most of it.
The kids shared pasta and a burger. Â The burger was cooked to perfection and the meat, bun and toppings added to the delicious taste perfectly.
The steak salad, my boyfriend said was delicious and I ordered crusted sole which was cooked to perfection with local vegetables.
The decor and ambiance is really lovely and very welcoming with a hint of laid back hip vibe to it. Â In the back room it feels like you are in a greenhouse or under the sea or something. Very cosy and comfortable. Â I'd like to come back here on a winter night perhaps and sit back and relax and really take my time and enjoy the food and wine selection.
I'm looking forward to my next visit.
Stunningly fantastic. We dined at Stars at Chatham Bars Inn last night and Blackfish tonight. The difference was night and day. Our meals at Blackfish were incredible from our first bites to our last. Buttermilk fried oysters were, we agreed, about the best oysters we've ever had. We found this to be our most special meal in a long, long time.
Review Source:Hand down the best restaurant in the Cape (I have been to 2). No Seriously, it is a great restaurant, and was a recommendation by the bartender Sam at Pomodoro in Brookline.
Black fish offers sophisticated cuisine that uses a lot of local ingredients. The menu is innovative and focuses on seafood and small livestock.
We called around 4:30pm and were told that the restaurant opens at 5pm, so we got there at 5, the door wasn't open yet and there was already a line, not a long line though. We were seated right in the corner of the back room which overlooked some nice plants and flowers.
What was ordered:
- Soup of the day (I have to get my girlfriend to tell you what that was): Amazing.
- Cheese burger that I had to eat but didn't order: Freaking amazing.
- Steak Salad: Delicous
- Crusted Sole: Exceptional.
The service was good not great as one would expect from a restaurant of this caliber.
Went there Friday night for dinner, my overall opinion was positive but a few things were "just ok".
We started with the littlenecks in thyme broth with fingerlings and lardon. This dish seemed to be missing something, the overpowering flavor was pork fat. Could barely taste the sea.
I had the tuna bolognese, which was very tasty, pasta cooked perfectly and an innovative way to prepare tuna. The lemon shreds (?) on top were perfectly matched. Again, the overpowering taste of pork (pancetta) and tomatoes overrode any taste of the sea, but it was still very much enjoyed. Â
My date had the seared hake, this was a failure. The heavy crust on the fish rendered it almost inedible and was worse than your average beach shack fish. The fish was both overcooked and questionably seasoned, it tasted almost bitter. It was served on a semi bland barley risotto with meager traces of kale. She liked the small pieces of kale the best out of any part of that dish. I had questioned my dates motivations for the hake in the first place and we looked on jealously as the table next to us had what looked to be a delicious piece of striped bass.
For dessert we got the chocolate silk tart, with pretzel crust and candied hazelnuts. This was great, beautifully plated and the perfect level of sweetness. However, the coffee that we were served was full of grounds, we were offered a replacement but were in a bit of a hurry, so we declined (also why we didn't send back the hake).
Service was ok, with nary a smile, but at least they didn't rush us out of there, probably because we had an 8:45 PM reservation. My date actually liked the level of service "as they stayed out of the way". The ambiance was amazing, we had a corner table in the sunken back room, surrounded by plants and a nice table setting. Â
All in all, pretty decent food, but with a few big stumbles. Will probably come back for the burgers and the scallop app (which everyone "in-the-know" seemed to be ordering).
Another five stars for Blackfish.
This time I returned with just my boyfriend. With no reservation and an hour and a half wait for the dining room, we snagged two chairs in the bar area.
We shared the creamy clam and potato appetizer, which was extremely rich and flavorful. Note: in my first review last summer, I mentioned the lack of butter for bread. They have it if you ask.
I ordered the tuna Bolognese for my main and Zack got a burger. About ten minutes later, the waiter came by and apologized- they had run out of patties. A tad disappointing but not a problem, if anything it means the meat they use is extremely fresh. We decided to forego another entree and share the tuna, which ended up being a perfect amount of food.
I cannot stress enough how unique and delicious this entree is. Hints of cinnamon, lemon, cream, tomato and herb make for a truly incredible flavor.
With some room for dessert, we indulged in a blackberry bread pudding with brandy ice cream.
One bottle of wine, appetizer, entree, dessert, tax, tip = $100 even. Worth every penny.
Excellent food. Interesting preparations. Excellent service. Great bar. Nice atmosphere. Pricey but comparable to other truly fine restaurants on the Cape. One of the highlights of our stay.
My wife noted (accurately) that, for the Cape, the menu is a little light on seafood options.
If you have kids, cautious eaters, or simply want to keep the total bill down, know that their burgers are exceptional.
I, once again, lost my will power. I promised myself never to mention "Blackfish" verbally or in print because I don't want everyone in the 'hood going there.
However, the four of us (picky-picky) did not leave one speck of food or droplet of wine at our table.
e.g.
Butter-lobster-gnocchi (ka-pow)
There are a lot of great restaurants on Cape Cod.  It's a great place for foodies.  Blackfish is great for a number of things, particularly their fish dishes.  But this review is about a great surprise.  Who would've thought that the best burger in New England is available here.  Unbelievably good with their sautéed  onions and truffle sauce.  Almost sorry to leave such a good review; t's already hard enough to get in during the Cape Cod summer season.
Review Source:My top 3 favorite restaurants on Cape Cod are Blackfish, The Red Inn, and The Muse. If you don't mind leaving P-town, Blackfish is an amazing restaurant that you will love no matter what you order. Everything is fresh, organic, and local. The staff is super friendly and the environment is warm and relaxing.
Review Source:Wow...amazing night. Very old historic building nestled in tiny charming Truro. Tight Parking for sure on a chilly fall night. Warm and welcoming staff, lovely and some funky fun art. Comfy seats and a very diverse creative menu. I had the tuna bolognese, my DSM had the veal, my bff had haddock and her hubby had the rib eye. Oh, we had two orders of golden beet salad with red beet carpaccio.
First off, my massive Herradura Margarita was perfection. My DSM loved his dirty Kettle One  Martini. Friend's hubby had a Hendrick's Gin and Tonic and BFF loved her Strawberry Martini.
The food was great...friend's hubby did not LOVE LOVE his rib eye (tough) but the homemade potato chips (oh so garlicky) made up for it. We had wine, well selected from the waitress...I cannot recall the name of my Chenin Blanc (should write these details down) but it was perfect.
I love this spot..indeed it's worth the ride and certainly one of Cape Cod's top dining spots.
My first trip to Blackfish was wonderful. Â Lovely ambience, very good food, pricey but worth it. Â I was adventurous and tried the porkbelly appetizer and it was phenomenal. Â For my entree, the panko crusted pan seared sole, was by no means bad but was rather boring. Â We were a sharing group so i tasted a few other dishes too. Though I agree that it's heavy for summertime, the rabbit ragu was extremely tasty, and the mussels appetizer was delicious as well. Â Great service (especially for a party of 7) and all round a nice fancy night out.
Review Source:The food is fabulous here. I had the frisee salad followed by the wild mushroom with tagliatelle while my husband had the golden beet borscht followed by the veal cheeks. All were excellent with the exception (minor) of the fried duck egg on the salad which was probably a few seconds overdone. Still, it was a delicious appetizer. The desserts were delicious too but my dark chocolate mousse was more like a ganache. Slightly too heavy for me after a substantial entree but delicious nevertheless. We will be dining here again ! They make excellent pasta! Bon Apetit!
Review Source:We make it a rule to eat out just about every night while we're on the Cape. Â Because this spot is just around the corner from our house, it sees alot of us.... and it never disappoints. Â Over the course of the last week we had tuna nicose salad (with delicious oil cured tuna), an amazing lobster/lamb appetizer, mushroom pasta, heirloom tomato salad and the mussels, among other things. Â It was mostly amazing. The mushroom pasta was not my favorite, but shame on me for ordering a vegetarian dish in Cape Cod. Â Great wine list and consistently good service too.
Review Source:Blackfish is the type of restaurant that really elicits a love/hate review, which to me is the most difficult one to write.
If you don't consider yourself a foodie, go to Blackfish and you'll have a great time with a great meal.
If you're a foodie, please continue to read..
Very good food that almost hits its potential. Â As you walk back to your car after the meal, you chat with the other people in your group and say, it was good....but there was something just OK...
Our experiences:
A staff that feels like it belongs in the local Chili's not in a finer dining establishment. Â If I was at Chili's, they would have been fine.
So, I admit this upfront--my issues are on the picky side. Â I have a rule, when the meal breaks $100, I have the right to very good service. Â Below that, as long as its OK, that's fine.
Dinner for 2 with wine and tip was $155....so here goes:
*I watched the host walk 4 women behind us over to their tables, drop the menus, and just walk away. Â That was amateur and rude.
*Our waiter had no finesse.  He banged the wine around, dropped our entrée plates on the table with a thud.  It wasn't that he was outright rude, it was just that he came to the table, we were uncomfortable and HE took away from the dinner.
*We asked to be moved because as a 2 top, we were placed along a wall with 8 to one side, and 6 to the other. Â We couldn't hear each other, and felt like we were squished into other people's celebrations. Â The manager told us that our food was just about to come out, and if we wanted to move to the table for 2 that had just left by itself across the room, our food would be ruined. Â Not a I'm sorry there's a problem, how can I help you, just a bad attitude of "you're a problem customer, just eat your food."
Now for the food: Â Apps and entrees were good! Â A pretty good wine list with a few interesting choices.
We had the sticky toffee pudding dessert--not so good.
In my opinion, there's really no AMAZING food in the Ptown area, so Blackfish is pretty good. Â They were VERY busy, with people waiting to sit until about 9:15 ish, so no matter what my picky opinion is they're making money.
So in summation, its not a bad place, but lower your expectations from what you THINK you're going to get, and you'll be fine.
Food was excellent. Everything was fresh as fresh can be. Bread freshly cooked and served with a simple hummus and oilve oil dip which is just simple enough to not be too overwhelming.
The homemade pastas were great - sauces each had their own unique complexity of flavours. The tuna bolagnase had a wonderful hint of lemon and the tuna was extremely flavourful. Yum.
I would have gladly given them a five but their dining area was uncomfortably hot and humid. They definitely need to invest in some air conditioners.
Now, this is MY kind of restaurant!
I love that at the top of the menu it says "eat local"
That's a good place to start in my book!
Of course they can't be sourcing everything from the Cape, but their hearts are in the right place, and that makes me very happy.
I went with Anthony and two friends, and after looking the menu over we decided to do a sort of self-serve tasting with an assortment of starters and a couple of salads. Â That was a great idea, it turns out. Â We noticed that a few of the starters re-appeared on the entree menu (in larger portions, I can only assume) so we chose things that appealed to us, and ended up with a fairly good assortment.
There is no question that the chef's palate determines this menu. Â He clearly likes strong flavors. The mussels are SMOKEY and the tuna on the nicoise (Bigeye, hopeful line caught) is OILY. Â No problem, he is talented, and pretty creative, and for the most part steering away from heavy fats and towards lighter flavors.
We loved the beet carpaccio, the oddly shallot-free mignonette with the oysters, the deconstructed lamb with lavash and the wild mushrooms on homemade pasta. Â My friend and I thought the rabbit ragu (also on their excellent housemade pasta) was the crowning jewel, and we also appreciated the house-baked bread. Â
One thing I found a little bit odd was that they had very few local, or even domestic beers, on the beer list, but it says "drink local" below it. Â I would suggest that they lay in a few of the excellent beers that are being brewed right here, on Cape Cod!
We weren't crazy about the crowded, loud dining room, but the brightly lit greenery that grew all around the huge windows was stunning.
Definitely worth the trip!
The food was really great, and certainly reasonably priced. Â Their beer selection was actually quite eclectic, which was another positive.
They weren't able to seat us until 10 minutes past the time of our reservation, but maybe that wasn't their fault (then again, that's never happened to me...).
Might be the best fine-dining restaurant in Greater Provincetown.
It's easy to bring low dining-out expectations to P'town and environs: I'm usually there to hang out with friends and barbecue and maybe steam a lobster or two. If you live in Boston, dining out at land's end seems kind of beside the point. But some local friends (I mean natives) who wanted to do a celebratory dinner dragged us here, and while the owners would probably wince at the phrase, I'll say "This is the kind of place that would do well in Boston's South End."
Casual, cool atmosphere in an out-of-the-way location (a good 15-20 minute drive from Provincetown), a very solid wine list, enough craft beers to please my beer-snob friends. Mainly just terrific food. A good start with excellent chewy bread and a super-garlicky chickpea puree with very fine olive oil, not unlike what they serve at the Franklin (but with better lighting).
Next is a superb cold pea soup, mostly a light, sea-green broth with a few whole fresh peas and subtle Indian spicing, just a marvel of freshest-possible-ingredients-of-the-moment and a bit of inventiveness. I could have had two of those, plus the bread and spread, and called it quits. A terrific little beet tartare salad, a dish that's increasingly difficult to transcend cliche with, but that succeeds beautifully here.
Crazy-good linguine with many mushrooms, almost-insanely-great app of pork belly (three fat vertical slices on some little puddles of creamy polenta with a wondrous gravy, nearly as immobilizing as foie gras). I had many bites of other dishes I wish I'd taken carefuller notes on, like the burger, an odd thing to see on a menu this elegant, but damn, it was good.
You might suspect me of giving this place some bonus cred for being on the Cape, but I can't apply the usual qualifiers: I really do think I'd give it some regular custom if it were in Boston. Very friendly, solicitous service and pretty fair prices didn't hurt. All in all, the best (and best value) dining-out surprise I've encountered in the last few summers in a vacation-oriented corner of New England.
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