Blue Eye Seafood Restaurant

A Hidden Gem in Tasmania ★★★★★ During our trip to Tasmania, we were eager to experience the region's renowned seafood, and Blue Eye Seafood certainly delivered an exceptional dining experience. Though the service started a bit slow, the staff quickly turned things around and provided outstanding attention by the end of our meal. The seafood pasta was nothing short of extraordinary - truly the best I've ever tasted. What impressed me most was how the seafood took center stage rather than the pasta itself. They were incredibly generous with the seafood portions, making each bite a delight. My husband's dish was equally delicious. The meal was so satisfying and fulfilling that we found ourselves pleasantly drowsy afterward - a testament to both the quality and quantity of the food. The chef's expertise is evident in every dish, showcasing the premium ingredients used throughout the menu. I absolutely loved this place and highly recommend it to anyone seeking an authentic Tasmanian seafood experience!

The food was excellent. I wasn’t sure because there were some mixed reviews but we really enjoyed our meal. We had the trout dip with pita bread, focaccia (which we ordered extra as they were generous with the dip so we needed something more to spread the dip on) which was also very tasty with some garlic herb flavour on the top but comes with olive & dukkah (or can come with garlic butter), seafood pie which was not large but so full of scallops & fish that it was actually quite a good portion & filling, and the entree sized grilled octopus with tzatziki. Glad we ordered the extra bread cos we used it for the tzatziki & also the bisque around the seafood pie. So yummy!!! Definitely wokld recommend this restaurant.

Came here for the $2 oyster orgy deal, and I guess you get what you pay for. The oysters weren’t of the highest quality, but they were fresh, which was a plus. I really enjoyed the oyster with shallot and red wine vinaigrette. The curry chowder was surprisingly delicious, but the seafood linguine was quite underwhelming. That said, they were generous with the seafood, which I appreciated. Overall, it was an okay experience - some hits, some misses.

The food from Blue Eye is awesome, the quantity is amazing considering the price, their menu offer a big range of different dish, we tried both the deep fried and grilled, personally I prefer the grilled and the salad in the dish was very well balanced. Highly recommend to everyone!

Delicious food as recommended by many locals online. But it is definitely not the best on the island. Main concern was that the seafood is fresh, but the execution/cooking/seasoning wasn’t perfect - the food was a little bland and octopus could be cooked a little longer (was still wet and moist). Price is on the higher end, dining experience was very enjoyable and staff were very accomodating.

What an experience! Excellent service by Holly - she made perfect recommendations for food as well as wine. The food was really excellent, we had Blue Eye which was a very good choice. Large choice of wines with many local ones. Also very good desserts! We will be back...

Everything was delicious with view of the waterfront. Great service aswell. Unfortunately I ripped my pants open on the wooden bench but the owner reacted immediately and offered me compensation. We had the mixed grill seafood plate and from 3pm there are oysters for $2 which were also super delicious. All in all, highly recommended

Delicious food at a great price range. I’m coeliac so the gluten free bettered fish was the best I’ve ever had!

Blue Eye Seafood is located in Hobart, Tazmania Australia serving up some of the finest seafood off the coast of mainland Australia. The restarant is located downtown off the harbor adjacent to the University. We came in during a weekday for lunch and it was fairly crowded looking for some fresh Australian Oysters! We heard from a taxi driver that this place does oysters right so we decided to give it a try! We were greated by the hostess and seated promptly. For drinks we ordered all draft Aussie beers and wow they were so smooth and crisp but yet satidying. For our dishes we ordered fresh raw oysters as well as baked oysters with a nice basil garlic butter on top. Both dishes came out fairly quick and they were everything i could dream of when slurping the raw oysters. They were very sweet and succulent while the fresh lemon wedge and hot sauce did the job by complementing them perfectly. We also ordered a fish a chip dish which was quite satisfying. The fish was flakey and deep fried golden to perfection. The chips were steak cut and had just the perfect amount of lt salt to it. Our other appetizer was sashimi and wow this dish was great! The fish melted in my mouth and had the perfect snap back when eating it. I added just the right amount of soy sauce with a tad hint of wasabi and the dish was very satisfying. Blue Eye Seafood is a great place to dine in and have some local seafood from the oceans from the land down under! They have happy hour specials serving up great dishes and drinks at a affordable price. The views and location were perfect as long as all the workers who provided second to none customer service. Cheers Mate!

Wow the yelp reviews of this place are all over the map. But we found that it was really a wonderful place. After a recommendation from our really excellent hosts here and also looking at some other review sites we decided to give it a try. In a word, maybe the ownership or something has changed but, we loved it. It's a nice casual spot that is a short walk down from the main harbor. We were lucky and it wasn't crowded and the kids got seated quickly. The menu is filled with local Tasman cuisine which we were happy to try. The Oysters were great and we loved just loved the Blue Eye. That itself was really great. We also liked the local wines and they were a great treat. The pasta's were also quite good and the kids loved the fish and chips!

The best. Whether you get fried or not, seafood is super fresh. It just doesn't get better from here. Great friendly and quick service. Better than Mures top deck. Great local wines too.

I've been coming to this restaurant for the last few years and have never been disappointed! The service and staff is always exceptional and accommodating and the food is fresh and delicious. Always glad to be waited on by Juppe who looks after us with a high level of professional enthusiasm. Posting pictures from some of our many visits for you to see the high-quality that is served. Highest recommendation for Blue Eye.

Second meal in Australia this place is truly amazing. Because it's a .5 meal so I only had one snack to fill in for some wine then it turned out to be a major hit- the curry chowda!!!! with assorted Tassie seafood. Not to mention I am from Seattle so feel good about beating Pikes place guys!

I have just died and gone to heaven... most amazing sashimi and icecream that i have had in a long time! And the blue eye is really really good (seasonal dish). Ok, so this may not be the cheapest place to have seafood in Hobart (although dinner for two with bread, wine, 2 starters, shared main and shared dessert was only $145), but the service is excellent, and the quality amazing. We got a last minute booking, on a Saturday evening. Service was excellent, our waitress recommended the wine and was very friendly and attentive. We had a great experience!

Shockingly underrated. A local advised us to go here and we went despite poor Yelp reviews. The blue eye fish itself, char grilled, was phenomenal.

We arrived with a party of six and we had the last reservation. Service was slow (we had to find the server to help along service) and the food was okay. Luckily we had the opportunity to spend a half day on bruny island and had some oysters as they were completely out. The sashimi was good, but the rest was so so. One of my travel mates said this was rated hogly on trip advisor. I think we could have done better. It may very well be that we are spoiled with the world class service and food quality already achieved in Chicago. I would not revisit, unfortunately.

My husband and I have this thing called The Quiet Finger*, reserved for food that is so good that there's no talking to distract from it, just eating. Hence the "shhh" esque finger symbol. Blue Eye scored The Quiet Finger from us tonight. After being on the road all day, with no proper meals, and our first night in Hobart we were keen for some great seafood and that's just what we got. Chowder and light fluffy Fish Cakes to start with, then a mix on the standard seafood platter due to my GF dietary requirements, inability to choose, and a very helpful waiter. Our special platter included generous pieces of trevally, salmon and boar fish, jewel-like scallops, mussels, paella, seafood skewers, complemented with light salad, broccollini, and a good amount of really good chips. Not so many chips that they take over, but I do wish I had a couple of chips less so I could eat more fish. A great relaxed yet special vibe, Blue Eye gets two Quiet Fingers. *Also known as The Duck Finger, as duck dishes often inspire The Quiet Finger, and it's funny cause ducks don't have fingers.

If you are looking for a seafood restaurant in Hobart, look no further. Every dish we ate at Blue Eye was unbelievable. I personally am not a fan of seafood platters when served as cold or hot plates. However, when we ordered the seafood platter which was a bit pricey (around $99), each item on it was simply delicious. Trust me when I say this that it is worth every penny. Also order their cod fritters even if you don't like cod, because its tasty. And don't forget to order their Thai Fish Cakes which simply melt in your mouth. We had 2 people with us who grew up hating Fish Cakes and even they loved these. Simply put Blue Eye Seafood Restaurant is the best Seafood restaurant in Hobart.

We originally wanted to come here to dine in, but having looked at the prices it was a little steep. We did spot the takeaway menu, which had mostly the same dishes, but cheaper. So we thought - why not - we have an AirBnB apartment with a proper dining table and all the utensils and plates! We had the seafood basket, which was pretty good. All the seafood were fresh and cooked nicely. Nothing special either. Hence the 3 out of 5 average rating!

Very pretty restaurant. We were only there for a day so we did not have much of a comparison for the food in the area, but visually the place is beautiful. Everyone was very nice. Overall 3.5 We had a mussels special in a warm gazpacho that was the star of the night Bread with garlic butter was delicious I had the fish special in some rice. Fish was solid the pork they used in the rice was a little overwhelming My wife had the entree that you got a little bit of everything which was also good. Octopus was the best. Would go back but it wasn't a game changer

Fresh sashimi, good food, nice service. Ordered the sashimi with salmon and blue eye. They were fresh and delicious. Also had the fish pie. The pie itself was good, but the vegetables around it taste weird and didn't fit well with it. Still a nice place to have a dinner with friends or families.

One of the best dinners I've ever had. The staff was so friendly and even helped us build our itinerary for our road trip. I swear after every bite of food we would close our eyes in happiness. We ordered the squid, blue eye sashimi, prawn dumplings, salmon pate, and the best date pudding for dessert. Would highly recommend!

No dry eyes tor two at Blue Eye. Blue Eye is also known as Trevalla but here it is more a trevail. This is a cute place right on the wharf with a nice view and comfortable seating both in the main dining room with tablecloths or the front room with wood tables as well as outdoor seating which is subject to the wind coming off the harbor. The hostess was terse and and was as enthusiastic to help as a flayed flounder. Okay, we had no reservation on a Thursday night at 6:15, but a half empty place should have engendered a warmer "Welcome to Blue Eye, and of course we will find you a nice table". (That would have been at Smolt up the street). It's certainly acceptable if a hostess explains that the house will be full but that a table can be yours for 1 1/2 hours. (So, shovel it in. No problem). Here, all we got was a sigh and a "Just a minute" for five minutes while a six top became a two and four top. Fine. "Could we have that table by the window if we promise to eat like we had a plane to catch or chew like chipmunks?" "No this is your table and that's your only option. Take or leave it." Yes, boss. Should I be made to feel like I am doing them a favor to leave my Pensioners fixed income there? Does a server argue with a another server in the dining room about slowing the service because the kitchen is slammed? You decide. The bread course ($7 extra) was simply sour dough, made off-site by others, comes with a little cup of Salsa Verde. "Could I try the Aioli as well?" "No", was the clipped reply, "You only get one". Okay, I didn't come to be charmed. I came for killer seafood. The Main Platter for two contains Mussels, Oysters Kilpatrick, Battered Fish, a Blue Eye filet, a small Salmon steak, breaded Scallops, Baby Shrimp, Chili Squid, and Octopus. That hit all the high notes...on paper. The Mussels with a cream sauce that was beginning to congeal were just okay. The Oysters Kilpatrick with diced chorizo, garlic and a splash of white wine and lemon were still warm when delivered and both oysters got passing marks. The Battered Fish should have gone to a shelter. Both pieces had passed their prime time just out of the fryer and had been waiting around cooling their jets before delivery. The one Blue Eye filet was decent but nothing spectacular. The small Salmon steak had gone a click too long in the over or carry-over had carried it over the done just right line. Same with the Scallops. They should have gone right from the fryer to the plate to the table. Alas, they too circled the airfield before landing. No real complaints about the Shrimp, but they were just shrimp (just a quick turn in the pan and then stacked up) and nothing to write home about, so I am writing you about them. The Chili Squid had the right idea but they were cold and as chewy as a dog toy. The Octopus was Octo-Chewing gum and most of those pieces were still clinging to the plate when the bill came. The Main Platter comes with a small cup of Tartar Sauce as well as the aforementioned Salsa Verde. Now, recall, if you will, the conversaton reagarding the extra cup of Aioli with the $7 bread service to which I was told "Nyet". What if I had asked for a little extra Salsa Verde or Aioli to go with my $100 Main Platter? It's a small thing but it makes a big difference in the dining experience. It makes the difference between a second chance and a 2 star rating on Yelp. The fish all sat on top of nicely done plain green beans and broccolini spears. A coffee cup of salad greens fit for feeding a pet bunny without so much as a radish joined the party. The cup of French Fries, thin and crisp were very nice with a tiny cup of Ketchup but as was said I didn't come for vegetables and spuds. If I wanted that I could have had dinner with Mum in her flat...for free. So, here is place, on the water, at a harbor on the sea where the World's best seafood comes from, boasting local caught, fresh seafood and for the same $100 I could have gotten the same quality meal in Shawnee Mission, Kansas, maybe even better there. In fact, I had better seafood in the Outback. If the kitchen is so overwhelmed, maybe the answer is another line cook. Fish is difficult to do right on a good day and here the fish all finished at different times and some of it had to wait while other componenets of this heroic platter played catch-up. Blue Eye gets black eye for less than gracious service and lack luster seafood. You want excellent seafood in Hobart? Keep fishing.

Service was great. Servers were very fun and gave great recommendations for food and even stuff to do in southern Tassie. Fish was very fresh and perfectly fried. Oysters were top notch as well. Be sure.to catch their oyster happy hour from 3 to 5.

Excellent views!!! Oysters were cold but served only with lemon, no cocktail sauce here! Cheese board was nice... Small but nice!!!!

Meh. Nice restaurant and food is ok for the area but very safe and not very imaginative. Blue eye fish was nice but the old lady servicing us wanted us out asap to free up the table for another service. Don't think we'll be back when there is so much more on offer around.

I spent a weekend in Hobart and on my last day I wanted to treat myself to a fancy restaurant. The atmosphere there was nice and the service was great but the food was disappointing. I paid too much for seafood that I could have bought for half the price at a food court in a mall.

Reflecting on my first experience at Blue Eye earlier this week makes me feel a little like a judge on MasterChef. Blue Eye, we definitely had some high points that evening. But we had some low points as well, didn't we? You started with half a dozen oysters, half natural (with lemon, of course) and half cooked with garlic butter. Those were a hit, for sure. So fresh and delicious! The steamed Spring Bay mussels, those were tender and tasty as well--but I personally would have liked to see a little more than two tiny slices of sourdough to soak up all that delicious garlic and dill cream at the end. The entree picked off the special board, the seared scallops with pork belly and spicy BBQ sauce? Well, the scallops held up their end of the deal, but that pork belly was too. dry. Not even the thick sauce could save it. Then we had the mixed grill plate. The crunchy chips and really lovely squid weren't enough to save the plate from the two dry pieces of fish (white fish, sure, but why would you do that to beautiful Tassie salmon? Why?) and the "iceberg salad". Let's get real: that was a chunk of iceberg lettuce, that's all. What a pity. Luckily the final dish came out and saved the night. That lemon and orange creme brulee was a real treat, a crispy sugar lid on top of a zesty sweet custard treat that was just a stunner. We won't talk about the ridiculously small scoops of ice-cream that we ordered separately because we wouldn't want this all to end on a sour note. Except that we have to. Sorry, Blue Eye--it's off to the elimination round for you, and I'm just not sure when I'll be ready to film that episode.

This is an excellent restaurant with fantastic service. Definitely try the Blue Eye sashimi. To die for.

Excellent! Great location with harbor view. Everything we had was great. Grilled Blue Eye, fish chowder, fish cakes, martini , port & service. Try it you'll like it. Not cheap but worth it.

Given that they are highly recommended locally, I was shocked to find that they have terrible service here. They are extremely rude to their customers who haven't made bookings, which I witnessed while waiting ages for my food. We had a 7:00 reservation, and told upon arrival that we had to be out by 8:30. They didn't deliver our food to the table until 7:45, and they forgot one of our dishes. We didn't realize because we were so focused on getting out by 8:30, but we paid for said scallops as well. Great food, but the service just doesn't make it worth going in my opinion.

My wife and I had heard this was a nice place to eat, so we gave it a go........ Well, although it was a Monday evening, as soon as we were sat down at our reserved table, I had a bad feeling about this place... Firstly, the decore was very, very amateurish with the wall decorations... Then to have the straw that broke the camels back, we were sat next to a young family with a screaming child..... Nothing worse when you want a nice quiet romantic dinner........ So end our pleasant dinner before it starts...... Never to return......

For the TL;DR: great clean food for people who like seafood, and also chips. I will preface this with my personal bias: I used to work for the couple who own this restaurant, but that in itself is a compliment - I worked with the owners in their first restaurant and catering business for around 5 years and the reason I stayed so long, apart from the excellent working conditions, my personal liking for the owners, and the fun, was the food. The food kept me much too fat but very happy. I had the opportunity to eat lunch here twice recently, and I can't wait to go again this week with my son. I don't go out in the evenings much now that I'm a mother, so I can't speak from experience there, but lunch time at Blue Eye is great. Blue Eye offers a lunch special of two courses for $25. There's a variety on the set lunch special menu, so even the fussiest can find something, and the fact that it is a lunch special doesn't compromise the quality. I always feel suspicious when I see the words 'lunch special' when I pass Indian restaurants, but the lunch special here is top notch. No aspersions on Indian restaurants. Ordering from the regular menu is an exercise in making difficult choices. You may want to eat everything. I know I did. I settled for three dishes last time - two entrees and a shared main. The chowder, the sashimi, and the octopus. But I wanted grilled salmon, and the beer battered fish, and the squid, and the thai fish cakes. I shouldn't want thai fish cakes because I've eaten so many of them in my life that I may actually haven been a thai fish cake at one stage if the maxim 'you are what you eat' is at all true. The kitchen presents food that is clean, fresh, wholesome, and delicious - you'll feel like you've just done something virtuous as well as eating something tasty. If you want some seriously tasty naughtiness, the chips out of that kitchen will keep you fat for years. The cooking fat is that awesome vegetable no cholesterol stuff that gives you the happy illusion that you can have a second plate of crumbed squid. Also - the outdoor seating is great, the wait staff are super, and the decor is really interesting - lots to look at, some of it you may also want to eat. Also - when the scallops are in season, be prepared to eat yourself to bliss.

I thought Blue Eye was overpriced for what it was. The dishes were all slightly odd as if they were trying to be different at the expense of what would taste good. Food was okay but not exceptional.

First restaurant we ate at in Hobart. Mussel entree was superb. The fish platters were certainly plentiful and represented some fine Tasmanian seafood. The petite 4s for dessert finished things up nicely. The front of house staff were friendly and efficient, and even helped us with some recommendations for breakfast (see Tricycle).