I have driven by this place a few times and always wanted to try it as a big seafood lover. I happened to find myself in Marlboro around dinner time so I stopped in with my boyfriend and had dinner at the bar. We had drinks and then ordered. The entire time the bartender was barking passive aggressive things to the staff when they would come over to grab drinks for their tables. He was also very unnatural and didn't really make us feel comfortable at the bar. Weird, but whatever. He did make a good martini...
I had the Cioppino and bf had the fishermans platter. The Cioppino was very good. The sauce was excellent and I love that it came with whipped potato. I would come back for this again BUT the fishermans platter (what seems like the easier item to prepare!!) was not good. The clams were soggy and the tartar sauce was just plain not good.
Between the bartender and the prices vs taste I am not sure I would return. I might go back, get an actual table and try more entrees, but I know now not to order clams!
So, we went there for a birthday celebration and i had heard about the $1 oysters...Our table of 3 ordered a dozen and I wish we had doubled that! Â You get your choice of the kind that you want or as we did, our server brought over six and six based on "brininess" preference...Meals were good but a little pricey for the portion sizes...we went for lunch. Â I had the lobster salad blt sandwich which was overwhelmed by the bacon flavor. Â Once I removed the bacon, the delicate taste of the lobster was able to shine through. Â My husband and I will definately go back for the oysters and drinks, not sure if we would order full meals though.
Review Source:This place was fantastic. The atmosphere was great- big windows, jazz band playing, nice atmosphere. The food was out of this world. Usually go to Island Creek for oysters and these were just as good. I had the baked stuff shrimp for dinner- DELICIOUS. Highly recommend this place for a hot date.
Review Source:Ordered grilled octopus - strictly ok - if you are hungry the portions are a little modest - one piece of octopus with few baked potatoes .
Ordered the salmon and swordfish for dinner - again strictly ok . The salmon was well steamed and the swordfish was served with an interesting mint / coriander / parsley chutney - which was nice .
Finally we had the Chocolate symphony for dessert and it was A-awesome :)
What's better than going into a place on a whim, no expectations, and being totally blown away? Â
Went here in a group of four when my father in law suggested trying to (close to where they live). Â It was last minute and everyone was hungry and not picky so we went for it. Â
The decor--chic and clean but still very relaxed and unpretentious which is welcome!
The food--completely fantastic and reasonably priced. Â Between us we had the halibut, the scallops, the shirmp & grits, and the swordfish. Â Every one of us loved our food. Â The best part was possibly the oysters before the meal though. Â It was a Sunday which apparently is when they have $1 oysters! Â We helped ourselves to 2 dozen and they were fresh and flavorful. Â I also feel that I need to make a note of their incredible presentation. Â You certainly eat with your eyes first here!
--The service: Â wonderful and welcoming. Â The manager came by the thank us for coming in and see how our food was. Â He did mention that they recently revamped the menu and were going through some changes to mix things up. Â You could tell they were really trying to drive some traffic into the place.
100% recommend this spot if you are Metro West and looking for some downtown-qualtiy seafood and a great wine list.
Food was good and service was great. The turnaround time on drinks was a little slow but our server recognized this and threw in an extra oyster. Slightly over priced but good all the same. The scallops were great but the tuna was a little too fatty. If we are in the area we would come back to try other things
Review Source:And so it comes to be a 5 star review... On a Valentines dinner night, where tables are coveted, and menus are fixed and everything goes nuts... This restaurant was shining like a diamond. Â FANTASTIC setting with live Jazz and a flawless menu. Â NONE of the diners at our table had a single complaint... (well other than they advertised bread pudding on the dessert choices and there was none in the house... but they shall be forgiven!). Â 3 Courses $59.00 - FLAWLESSLY executed.
I ordered the grilled octopus for my appetizer... The last time I had octo ALMOST as tender as this was at Babbo NYC. Â YES Mario Batallis BABBO... Fish Restaurant and Wine Bar delivered a grilled octopus that FAR EXCEEDED and has replaced one of the most memorable octo dishes (ok the next in line was in Barcelona) as my favorite tender, perfectly seasoned and grilled octopus (AND HUGE PORTION!). Â Hubby had the salmon crudo, and it was fantastic. Â Another one of our friends had the chicken and waffles- YES you heard me, chicken and waffles... Son of a gun chef DEBONED wings, perfectly batter fried to juicy perfection - OUTSTANDING!
Duck confit - 2, yes 2 leg and thigh, super tender, juicy, savory... and those perfectly grilled brussel sprouts... Perfectly seasoned! Â Hubby had a fantastic filet mignon 9 onz of rare seared and juicy meat. Â Wonderful.
Creme brulee (huge) and chocolate mousse cake (not too shabby) rounded out the perfectly executed meal.
On this visit we enjoyed cocktails and prosecco, the music, our server for the evening Jessica and Ian's smiling/proud face coming to hear the oohs and ahhs... On, did I mention that the exec chef MAKES the desserts also? Â He stationed himself at the front seafood bar, where he PERSONALLY plated each sweet ending.
Fish... You took the cake today! Â We brought new friends and they are believers! Â We brought our empty romantic and alcohol deprived bodies, and left on a nirvana note of joy! Â CONGRATULATIONS on a superb job, well done!!!
Enjoyed this restaurant for a birthday dinner. Definitely feels a little more upscale, but we did bring a toddler here with us for an early seating, and the staff was very nice about it and did have high chairs. Shared 2 appetizers: steamed mussels and fried clams. Had a pan-seared sea bass special which was served with potatos au gratin and onions - delicious. Diver scallops were also good. The service was very attentive and courteous. FYI, they charge a  fee of $2/person.if you bring a birthday cake for them to serve ("plating fee").
Review Source:I have been here twice. The 1 st time was pretty good. I got a lobster roll. We just went for our anniversary, and it wasn't great. I got the sword fish ths time which was such a small portion,and was just o.k. My husband got a lobster dish which he did not like and was really overpriced. The sides were good though. Sides,wine and ambiance give it 3 stars,although I don't think we will be back.
Review Source:I should preface by saying that seafood is not my absolute favorite thing to have.
However, this place is classy, the service is great, and the quality of the ingredients and excellence of preparation is such, that I have had a series of great meals here now!
Definitely a spot that I recommend to people in downtown Marlborough for a great, classy night out.
This place used to be the Coral Seafood Restaurant. My wife and I used to frequent Coral often and the food was excellent, the staff was friendly and competent and the atmosphere was very pleasant.
We finally got around to trying Fish, we had stopped going shortly before the change from Coral to Fish because the prices were continually rising and got a bit steep. But we decided to give the new place a try last night and were pleasantly surprised to find that they have managed to improve on the overall ambiance. It's very elegant inside with the same level of friendliness and enthusiasm as before.
The food was very good, I had the fish and chips, my wife had a chicken dish. We both found the food to be quite good and the overall experience a joy. I would have given more stars but I was held back by the prices, a bit on the high side and the booths which aren't very comfortable.
Overall, this is a very good place to dine on occasion, but a bit too pricey to be our regular go to place.
I made the reservation on OpenTable one hour before dining time: 7:15PM. I was pleasantly surprised to be able to get a table. In the interest of disclosure, I have much of the following in a review on OpenTable.
Fish Restaurant and Wine Bar has the freshest fish I have found in Metrowest, and that includes the two higher-priced, well-known fish chains with locations in the Framingham/Natick area.
The seasoning is original and delicate. I had the nightly special, black cod with fennel pollen and orange-peel string shavings, mashed blue potatoes, and wonderfully prepared Swiss chard. My wife had halibut. Again her fish and her two sides, broccolini and squash with orange, were perfect.
Prices were very reasonable. Portion sizes are sufficient, without being overwhelming, leaving room for delicious appetizers, salads, and/or dessert. Wait staff were attentive, without being overbearing, & the owner friendly. Live jazz at the bar provided nice background music, w/o impeding conversation.
I generally don't like having TVs in a great restaurant, but I couldn't hear them and they weren't distracting, since they were in the bar area.
I've been here for business lunches, but this was my first time for dinner. I will return many times.
Went for dinner and was surprised that even though the name changed from Coral Seafood to Fish; little else had. Â The interior is very similar and though the menu selections were different it seemed to correspond to a change of name of the items with higher pricing. Â I got the impression that the owner was trying to make the restaurant more upscale, which I don't think was achieved as the experience I had at Coral Seafood is almost identical to Fish.
The food was good. Â I had the Sesame tuna and my wife had Diver Scallops which were very good. Â We had an appetizer of calamari which we did not think was all that good. Â
Overall, I was expecting something "new" and felt it was mostly the same but higher prices.
This was a very good experience.
When my wife and arrived a bit late the rest of our party had already been seated. Although it was not that busy when we got there it was nice that they did not have to wait for us to get there to be seated. Â It could have been because we had a pregnant woman in our party though. :) The server quickly came to ask for our drink order and was very attentive throughout the meal. I never felt e he was hovering over us either. The server was also extremely knowledgable and was able make good suggestion when asked. Â I think we were all very happy with him although i am the only one of the group that would write about a restaurant experience. He even had fun with us on a few non food related questions we had as well.
The appetizers we decided on (fried clams and oysters) were great! Â I actually think the clams were the best I have ever had! Lightly battered and really flavorful! Â
Just a few short minutes after our app. plates were cleared and or drinks refreshed our dinners arrived. Â Know one likes it when you are still eating one course and the other arrives.
Everyone in our group seemed very happy with with their meals and they all looked great. Â I had the sesame crusted tuna. Â It was a very fresh nice portion of fish. There was good seasoning and the sides complimented the fish.
To end the night we ordered a few sweets. Although I only tried the lemon cake, it was great! I would get it again. Â
The decor was very clean and modern.
I wouldnt hesitate to recommend this place to all my friends and family.
Thank fora nice experience.
Fish in Marlborough used to be Coral seafood and since its transition, it has acclimated itself as the best dining option in Marlborough. Â Fish really earns their stripes in the pricing and wine list. Â With ~10 whites and ~10 reds by the glass and over 50 bottled wines, you can always find a solid pairing with your meal.
Ian, the GM, is extremely knowledgeable about his wines, and always has the best suggestion to pair your meal. Â We recently went here for a dinner with friends and got the $1 oysters (Sundays), Fried Calamari, and Crab Cakes to start. Â All solid options, with not much filler in the cakes.
Our main course consisted of Diver Scallops with Lobster, and two Seafood Cioppinos. Â The scallops were cooked to perfection, but the Cioppino was to die for. Â Half a lobster, 4-5 scallops, 4-5 shrimp, and 6 mussels for only $27! Â Solid meal, solid price. Â
We finished with a delightful Muscat that capped off a fantastic meal. Â Great food, great service, great wine list, knowledgeable staff. Â A top notch meal.
I liked the Fish. This is the second time I've been there since its name change. It is more expensive than it was as before, and far more expensive than most places. The price may not be worth it, but the food was good. I had the ribeye and stuffed shrimp. The steak was cooked just right at medium rare and parted under the knife with ease. The shrimp were flavorful and large. It came with a side of mushroom wild rice and sauteed spinach which were both well prepared.
We sat in the lounge section, which is towards the front. They had the front sliding windows open and the fans turned on. It was annoying to have the fans blowing on the legs (wearing shorts) and the constant white noise.
The bartender was excellent and very attentive. He came around often to check on  all the tables. He was not one to wait behind the bar for someone to call him.
The decor is nice but impractical. If you sit at one of the high top tables in the lounge, the person sitting on the high bench does not have any comfortable place to rest their feet. It is also dark. The low light it made it hard to read the menus and sales receipt.
I had dinner and my friend did not. I had three glasses of Cabernet and my friend two glasses of Pinot Grigio. The bill totaled $98.82. This i more than I would've expected, however the food was very good.
I would go back for a special occasion.
I am a New-Englander through and through, and have quite high standards for my seafood. I was little skeptical about this place (who's heard of good seafood inland? In Marlborough???) but we trekked down 495 for a Sunday night dinner.
Let me say, this place is the definition of 'Hidden Gem'. Tucked away in a strip mall next to a Starbucks, it's a trendy, clean and modern atmosphere (gorgeous bar, hightop tables next to folding glass doors, allowing for open air dining). The bar is fantastic, great cocktail list, EXPERTLY made. Most importantly....
The food was amazing. Superlative. Shocking. Authentic. Fresh. I cannot tell you how good this is. If you appreciate seafood, or have never had it ever before, this place simply must be on your list. The mussels appetizer is the best mussels I've ever had (the sauce was a masterpiece). The clam chowder (my personal favorite dish) is quite literally the best I've ever had. Perfect clam taste upfront, creamy throughout, with a strongly buttery and smokey finish. And garnished with bacon? Yes please. The fried clams (which originally drew us here) were some of the best I've ever enjoyed. Fish and chips were stellar for a non-beer-battered variety. Expansive choices of oysters, all fresh.
I understand why this place is relatively unknown, but I can't believe how few reviews there are on this site. Go here. Support an amazing restaurant in an obscure place. You might even have a life-changing experience!
Decided to make the trip after seeing them on Phantom Gourmet and it was worth it.
Don't let the location fool you (in a mini strip mall area connected to a Starbucks)... at first I thought... great, this place is going to be a run of the mill chain. Â I was pleasantly surprised. Â It's a hidden gem for sure! Â
Presentation was perfect and each course of my meal was better than the last.
I had:
The mixed green salad
My table shared the mussels (the sauce that the mussels was in is unbelievable... put it this way, my brother drank some of it through a straw)
For my main course, Â I went simple - fish and chips - and it was perfect. Â
Relaxing and fun atmosphere - Friendly/Happy staff which is refreshing - the manager came and asked us how our meal was and then checked in again at the end of the night. Â
We sat at one of the high tops towards the front of the bar area that gave the feel of being outdoors but was next to the indoor fireplace. Â Drinks were great. Â Overall perfect night. Â However, if you go, plan to spend some money - there was four of us and after all was said and done it was approximately $52/per person. Â
I will be making a second trip there to check out the lunch menu.
After much anticipation we arrived at Fish. Â Phantom Gourmet rated it high...couldn't wait. Â We were seated right away as restaurant empty at 4:00 p.m. Saturday. Â Our server appeared immediately with bread and took our drink order. Â Drinks arrived...Bombay &tonic..in tall thin glass..$8.00... Not worth it. Â While there was no one in the restaurant our server seemed rushed when I had a question about the sesame tuna. Â I was given a rather sarcastic answer to my request. Â Service went downhill from there...we ordered a dozen oysters and they were served without a plate to eat them on...I had to request a plate and was immediately presented with a dirty plate. Â I told him the plate was dirty as was the tablecloth under the paper covering on the table. Â Really..with pretty high priced apps,drinks and entrees...you should be able to afford to put clean linen on the table.
Our pricey Wellfleet oysters were tasty but difficult to enjoy due to large amount of shell in each oyster.
I ordered the sesame tuna and it was served raw as requested...and it was fabulous tuna with Asian noodle salad that was delicious and the roasted garlic in the spinach was sweet and succulent. Â My husband has the oatmeal crusted baked haddock...and deemed it tasty..but not as he expected.
We opted for dessert with coffee. Â Milk chocolate mousse with caramel was different and delist.
Bill of $141.00 with 18 per cent tip due to lousy service. Â When checking my debit card today...they changed it to a 20 per cent tip...I called and they said they do this initially but only what I authorized would be charged. Â All in all with a more professional server and less shell in oyster it would have been a wonderful dinner. Â May go back...may not...
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Awesome spot in Marlborough if your in a seafood mood. The seafood is very fresh ... i had the broiled scallops which were the special that night and they were outstanding. Also couldn't stop eating the lemon pepper fries we had..they were very good. The service was good, the scene was nice and relaxing, they have a normal sized bar with a few tv's ... good to go hang out when sports game is on and you're looking for a relaxing night.
If I'm in the area again I'd go back
Went for late lunch but arrived a 4 minutes after lunch menu ended. Asked for a salad with fish or chicken on it was told this is no problem. Our salads arrived and they were smaller than what you would get as a side salad, with 3 very small slices of tuna.
It was ok but how bad can you screw up greens and raw tuna????? The bill came and it was OVER $40.00 for 2 salads. Asked the server if this could be right and was told it was. "Cant argue with the computer" The manager came over and was not helpful or pleasant when we queried the amount of the small salads.
We paid our Slightly adjusted bill and went out for dinner since we were still hungry.
This place is NOT where you want to go for a late lunch, but we will never go again. Nor recommend it to anyone overpriced and by the other reviews not long for this world.
I also thought this restaurant was definetly not worth the high price of it's food as well as drinks. I ordered a martini, which came out in a small drinking glass with a small coffee stirrer/straw in it, for $9. They did not have the first two, very common, types of martinis that I ordered so I settled on just a plain cosmo. I also heard the man next to me complaining about this wine order. The seafood dinners were small and very overpriced, as far as I was concerned.
This restaurant is not very "family friendly". There is no kid's menu, no small kid's desserts, not even a dinky paper placemat with crayons.
Too bad we chose this place to celebrate...We went for dinner on a Friday at 6:00 thinking the place would have a good crowd...dead quiet. No big deal we figured a quick dinner would be nice. Our waitress seemed friendly and took our drink order right away, read the specials and gave us time to think.
I ordered grilled sword fish and my husband ordered the fried seafood platter.
It took a while considering the place only had us and 2 older couples there. When the food came out my husbands looked great though small, and mine looked like scallops. I looked at the man who had brought our food (not our waitress) and said I ordered sword fish, to which he said "yes". So then I looked at my husband and said aren't these scallops...to which the waitress rushed over and said my mistake. I told her no big deal and she offered me a salad while I waited for a fresh swordfish to be made.
This "salad" was lettuce...the end...but it was comp so I didn't say anything. The swordfish came out and it was fine.
When we went to pay we had a gift card...30 minutes it took for her trying to figure out how to use it. I finally got fed up and gave her my credit card. At this point we had been there an hour and a half...waiting for food and the check took so long.
I'm sure this may have been just an off night, but for a slow night it really was sad.
My husband and I loved this restaurant when it was Coral Sea- the choices and quality of food excellent, the wait staff was very pleasant and accommodating, as well as attentive..and it was a good value!
Now it is FISH and it was a change for the worse....one of our drinks arrived with fruit flies in it...not one or two - a lot! Yuck! I had the lobster pie and the lobster was TOUGH and the peas were not fresh but frozen! The lobster maki did not have any sauce with it. The wait between courses was VERY long!
While the maitre d' did give us complimentary after dinner wine it did not make us want to come back EVEr. We spent $125 dollars for three people and left very dissatisfied.
We miss the Coral Sea!
Being a city guy, and having access to a lot of great seafood options, I had a little trepidation before going to Fish. My best friend lives in Marlborough, and loved a past experience there, and we arrived this past Saturday night for her birthday dinner.
We arrived at 9, with a party of 7, and were greeted and sat immediately (we had a reservation). The interior (which apparently has recently gone through a redesign) is gorgeous. Simple and modern, and very clean. Since it was beautiful this weekend they had the doors by the bar open, and it really had a posh sensibility. If it wasn't for the fact the parking lot has a smell dominated by the Domino's Pizza next door, you might just be able to picture yourself somewhere besides the burbs.
Our server was attentive, but had a little bit of an issue in position himself in a non awkward way. We were sat at a half booth shaped like a crescent moon, with three chairs completing the circle. It was impossible for him to be in front of all of us at the same time, and unfortunately I had him standing in my blind spot for most of our table interaction.
The drink list is interesting, and Fish features a nice wine list as well.
For an appetizer we shared the mussels, which were great. The broth was flavorful and delicious. The toasted bread that was served with it, was a little charred, which didn't bother me, but did irk my friend who didn't care for the burnt taste.
For dinner I went big with the surf & turf option of filet mignon and lazy lobster. The lobster was good, if not unimpressive. It was a simple preparation, but there was no flavor brought to the party along with it. The filet was ordered medium rare, and it came out closer to medium/medium well. It still retained a lot of juice, and still had good flavor to it. I was a little bummed out to have a bit overcooked, but it tasted good enough that I didn't feel the need to send it back (and for a $34 entree, would be something I'd do if it was overcooked to the point of being inedible for me). The tahini potato puree didn't have as much tahini flavor as I thought it would but was good. The crispy asparagus served with it, was really battered asparagus, and wasn't good at all. I know it wasn't served the way it was intended, as the breading was soggy, and it had no crunch to it.
The rest of table got items ranging from the Cod, Lobster Roll, cheeseburger, scallops, and giant shrimp and everyone enjoyed what they had. My friend found the cheeseburger a little too greasy, but we all made fun of him for ordering it at a restaurant called Fish anyway.
For dessert we were served a Lemon Mousse cake,a chocolate espresso mousse cake, and another Filipino style dessert what our waiter quickly explained, but none of us understood, but was served with a pistachio cream. The espresso was the perfect punch needed to make the chocolate mousse a winner without being too rich, but the Lemon cake was a little too tart, and had nothing in it to undercut the tartness. Â The filipino pistachio situation was interesting, but hard to eat.
I had a good , not great experience there, but do intend on going back and trying a strictly seafood option.
Having ended up in Marlborough for business meetings, I was looking for a decent place to eat my dinner. Â I came upon this business via Yelp's app, and decided to give it a try.
I was pleasantly surprised about this place, given the mixed reviews. Â I started off with the raw oysters which were savory and pretty fresh. Â The service was very friendly, and recommended several dishes to me, so I knew how to narrow down the options. Â
In the end, I ended up going with the Gloucester Cod, with a potato puree and brussel sprouts. Â It was excellently seasoned and cooked. The sides complimented the dish well, and I did like the presentation. Â
The wine pairings suggested by the bartender was also great. Â Overall, I had a good experience here, and definitely would recommend that out of towners check it out if they happen to be in Marlborough.
This is a solid 2.5 but for a seafood restaurant in New England, it should be better. The restaurant is now called 'fish'.
The highlights:
1) The rib-eye on the bone was cooked to perfection (medium rare).
2) price on 2 twin lobsters (1.25 pounds each) = $31.
The needs improvement:
1) The spinach side was supposed to be creamed spinach. It was fresh spinach with a butter dressing. This wasn't told to us before - it was a bit underwhelming.
2) the asparagus side came with 4 stalks. 4. it wouldn't have been so obvious but the plate was huge.
3) the shrimp pasta dish: you had to peel the shrimp. SERIOUSLY? there is sauce all over the shrimp that you need to peel?
Few nit-picky items:
1) Our server convinced my mom to let the kitchen crack the lobsters. Ok, but, they didn't. And we had to ask to have the $2 charge removed.
2) We were constantly asking for water.
3) A general lack of attentiveness by the wait staff.
Other recommenders suggest desserts: I thought it was meh. nothing out of the world, nothing horrific (the mousse/cake dessert). I'm not sure what the difference is between Fish and Coral Seafood except worst decor and a shorter cocktail menu. it's ok if you want seafood and don't want to drive, but for the price .... ($150/3 including a bottle of wine), it could be better - or at least more attentive.
First visit since the conversion from Coral Seafood to Fish. I liked the new decor but then I'm not exactly known for my sense of style. Wine list was longer than the menu, not that that's a bad thing as I prefer a shorter, tighter menu, but I digress.
Dinner for 4 was underwhelming for all, tasty and fresh, but disappointing. The shared complaint was portion size and I think it's important to point out that two of my dining companions have bird-like appetites. There's small and then there's embarrassingly small and the fish portions fell into the latter category. I had a pack/box of Extra gum in my pocket that literally obscured their fish portions in size and pretty much equaled them in thickness and the haddock 'portion' of my seafood platter was literally two bites big.
On the plus side, the flavors were great, the fish and vegetables were very fresh, and the bread they bring you is some of the best I've ever had.
The service we received was prompt, courteous, and attentive. Our server was polite and, more importantly, not pushy, which I happen to personally appreciate as there's nothing more annoying than a server who won't take no thank you for an answer.
FISH, as it is now known, is pretty much Coral Seafood with a quickie redesign (slick black fluted lights along the windows, gawd-awful globe and spider lights in the worst of Greek Modernist decoration tradition hung in the interior). We have eaten here before, but my wife sampled a bite of theirs' at the Taste of Marlborough recently and was eager to have more. I called ahead as we drove home from a movie, and we were seated right away when we arrived.
The first thing we noticed - the featured sample a week earlier at Taste of Marlborough, a swordfish fra diavalo over pasta, Â was no where to be found on the menu. They did, however, have shrimp fra diavalo.
Our waiter was a friendly, if slightly awkward young man who's standard introduction was to explain that we were looking at the "wrong" menu.I n fact, he corrects us, we want to be looking at the WINE LIST AND COCKTAILS menu. Cute. A little swarmy in his attempt to direct us to the high profit center, but worth a smirk.
She had the white sangria (white wine, apricot brandy), I tried the sidecar. Honestly? A little dry, but I never had a sidecar before, so it may be the greatest sidecar ever made.
Apps: The crabcake and a cup of Mediterranean Fish Soup. The crabcake was fried a little crispy, but we agreed that there was plenty of meat in the middle. If only there were more then a squiggle of sauce on the plate.
When the waiter brought the soup, he announced "here's the Gumbo." I told him I ordered Mediterranean Fish soup. He said, "well, yeah...Mediterranean gumbo...soup." Sorry. That doesn't cut it. We're talking 2 completely different bowls. The result was an under-seasoned broth with over-cooked fish and mushy vegetables, as if it had been made fresh a few days earlier and was on its last legs. I ate it, but disappointed. My final take on it: neither gumbo or Mediterranean.
Our request for the swordfish fra diavalo over pasta was affirmed by the waiter after he checked with the kitchen. When it arrived, it was simply a swordfish steak on a plate with fra diavalo tomato sauce on top of it and a side of rice pilaf. The concern here is that why would Fish hand-out samples of something that is a) not on the menu and b) something they have trouble re-making a few days later by special request? Â They finally did bring a bowl of pasta with the whole fish steak on top, swimming in sauce, though my wife enjoyed it.
I had the baked stuff lobster. Not too bad - the larger pieces of meat from the claws and tail were still pretty moist and flavorful, The crab stuffing was lacking in crab, but not bad with the drawn butter on it. Standard, but well-executed. The side of onion rings and creamed spinach were surprisingly good (I picked the sides from the menu so you can get other items).
With tip, $100 even. A little on the pricey side for the 'burbs, and a little on the pricy side for a restaurant  that doesn't get some of the details right. But what is a 2-star review could have easily been 3 or 4 if a few of those details were fixed. There are several very good choices for seafood in the 01752 area - few do fresh fish as well as The Wildwood, for example. If you're going to name your place Fish, you need to step it up.
Now known as "Fish", the former Coral Seafood was a disappointment. Â The prices have gone up 15-20% and the quality has followed a plunging curve and gone down by the same percentage. Â
The menu is limited and for a restaurant named "Fish" there were not many fish dishes on the menu. Â Many of my favorites have disappeared from the menu-- such as the cioppino. Â
White wine, once served in a chiller, was served barely cool and sans chiller.
Their once very good clam chowder was almost there but was missing "something". Â The only way to order a classic "fish and chips" dinner was to order a fish sandwich. Â The fish was OK but not crispy. Â The rib eye steak was "tough". Â The seared scallops were very good and the presentation was very nice.
The service we received was prompt, courteous and very good.
As the Coral Seafood morphed into Fish, we learned it was the same owner and the same chef. Â Go figure. I once enjoyed dining there.
Food was just OKAY. I asked the waitress to pack up what i didn't finish, which was a whole lobster, and 3/4 of steak with fries. I came home and gave my boyfriend the boxes and he opened them and said there was no steak in it...........................................
They FORGOT to put my steak in the box... $30 down the drain.
Not to mention I waited almost 25 minutes until my meal came out.
I called and whoever was on the phone said they don't know because they were not on duty the night I had dinner there, and mind you it was not busy at all that night.
I don't have much patience for people and places like this. I expected better service from a place that charges so much $$$.
Manfriend and I had been here about a year and a half ago and were less than impressed with the shoddy service and mediocre food buuuuuuuut time makes you forget and we tried it again.
This time we were a little more impressed with the service and that made a lot of the difference between last visit's one star to this visit's 3 stars.
The restaurant was full on a Friday night and it was nice to visit the Vin Bin and then jaunt over for dinner. My baked trio was good but manfriend's broiled combo was a little odd tasting... we both agree that I picked the better meal on both trips here.
We might go again, if we don't want to drive and won't mind paying a lot fo what we felt were small/Medium portions.
I was pleasantly surprised by my dinner at Coral Seafood. Â I'd read some of the reviews and checked out the website before coming here for a team dinner and didn't have high expectations. Â I was expecting some Greek diner type of place with rude waiters and a terrible ambiance. Â I was completely surprised when I arrived and the place was very nice, I was immediately greeting by our waitress (who was bearing wine), and the menu had tons of items not shown on their website menu.
I ordered the tuna steak rare (perfect!), with sweet potatoes (amazing!) and mashed potatoes (didn't even touch them the sweet potatoes were so good!). Â Portions were enormous (they give about 2 cups of sweet potatoes as a side) and the prices were cheap! Â Our waitress was very attentive and friendly, even as the night wore on and some of our party got a bit more fiesty.
I will definitely be back on my next business trip to Marlborough. Â I'll likely be by myself next time, but I think this place is suitable to both solo dining and to dining in groups.
I've been to Coral Seafood a couple of times and have enjoyed each visit. Â The food and service have been consistently good. Â Not cheap, but I enjoy that the restaurant adds another "fine dining" option to the Marlborough area.
As an added bonus, you can make a night of things by parking once and visiting the Vin Bin for good wines and cheese and Starbucks all in the same plaza as Coral Seafood.
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