Adeline L.
Yelp
My experience at Blue Fish was just bad all around. We had a 730pm reservation and still waited for about 20 minutes to be seated. Once our server came by about 10 minutes later, she seemed so frazzled that all she could do was offer us waters. In total we waited about 20-25 minutes for our orders to be taken, then another 20-30 for our food to arrive. When I first tried to order grouper, I was told she needed to check if they still had it...then she proceeded to wait on other tables before coming back to tell me they didn't (at least she also stopped to put in our appetizer order). I then asked if I order blackened snapper with red beans and rice but with vegetables instead of the sausage and crab. I was told I could. Then when the food arrives, I see the snapper prepared blackened exactly as the menu states without the substitutions I asked for. When I pointed it out the food runner, she asked our server then comes back and says "oh no, we can't change that." Well, it's ok if I can't, but then why was I told that I could? What if it had been a vegetarian requesting that change? The server later awkwardly checked on us to see if we were ok, but didn't acknowledge her blunder.
The poor service would be more tolerable had the food been good, but it was nothing special. My favorite was the scallop appetizer special with sun dried tomatoes and bacon jam- really yummy though the portion was small. Putting aside that I didn't get the dish I ordered, my snapper still had a slight fishy taste and was pretty bland for being blackened-I can only imagine how much more bland it would've been had I ordered it grilled instead. The red beans and rice with the sausage had an unexpected risotto-like consistency but I enjoyed the flavor. We unknowingly went during Amplified Avondale so the whole neighborhood was busy, which explains why our server seemed stressed but that's not enough to justify giving customers incorrect information and bland food.
Now about the ambiance. I needed to use the restroom while we waited and wow, the entrance is incredibly cramped, there's only one stall, and it overall just didn't look clean or kept up with, which was unsettling. The decor seems like it was trendy and cool once upon a time, but could use a major upgrade.
Overall, my experience was incredibly underwhelming and I will not be returning.