Cured Fish Bar

Cured Fish Bar is Livermore’s hidden gem. My gf and I couldn’t believe this establishment has been around for a year. We’re such foodies and we had not heard/noticed this place until a friend recommended it. And wow, this place didn’t disappoint! This place may not be a full-blown sushi place but they have a great selection of fresh seafood. We had the Caesar salad, fresh oysters, the flavorful chilled marinated mussels, delicious halibut sashimi, super yummy anchovy toasts, each had a cup of chowder and sake! The place has a great vibe - perfect place for date night, friends meetups and when you’re feeling for some fresh seafood. We highly recommend the place!

Wow - This place is special. We enjoyed the oysters, Caesar salad, anchovy toast, marinated mussels, halibut sashimi and Seafood chowder. Service, presentation, ambiance were all fantastic. Great sake suggestion by the server too! Rave!!

This is a new little restaurant that combines Western and Japanese seafood into some really fantastic dishes, in a cute little space nestled between other great food places in a tiny plaza. Overall we had a fantastic time, and will definitely be returning. The food tasted great, the atmosphere was pleasant, and the staff were all friendly and helpful. Top 3 takeaways: - The Dayboat Scallops were amazing. If there's one dish that we had that should become a "signature" dish for the restaurant, it's that one. The scallops were soft and tender, the flavors were perfect, and the yuzu sauce added a nice tartness that didn't overpower, especially combined with the olive oil. (We asked for spoons to clear the plate with after the scallops were eaten!) - The presentation of everything was beautiful (in addition to being delicious). We took photos of everything because it all looked so good we wanted to remember it. - The sake flight I had was great; all the sakes were light and smooth, but still had distinct flavors and paired well across all the seafood dishes Things that weren't quite to my personal preferences/tastes: - The breads used for the Uni and Tuna Tartare dishes were too crispy with how delicate the seafood was. It was tough to appreciate the buttery flavor of the Uni with how crunchy the bread was. Similarly, the tuna tartare was on a tasty sourdough crisp, that while delicious masked the flavor of the tuna itself since it had a very strong sourdough taste, and was much crunchier than the very soft tuna itself. I would have preferred the seafood be more forward on those dishes, personally. - Just as general recommendations, it would be nice to have an indication of how much of each dish is provided on the menu so we can plan for sharing and order enough. For example, we didn't know that the uni dish was a single-bite, and we had to cut it in half to feed two people. - We also noticed that it got very loud very quickly in the small space as soon as a louder group came in, and would recommend putting something to help dampen the acoustics, like some wooden structure or something to disperse the acoustic reflections. This place is extremely impressive for a new restaurant with a really cool, unique menu that changes all the time with the availability of different ingredients. Despite me having some personal preferences regarding a few of the dishes, everything was delicious and we really enjoyed the meal! I'll 100% be going back for more and seeing what the chefs and staff prepare in the future! (And next time will be trying some of their oysters/mussels which looked amazing!)

Food exceptionally prepared. Don’t come starving. The portions are small and or the menu doesn’t carry any heavy hitters. Imagine a tasting menu with multiple courses but have to share. I wish they had more “filling” options. Flavor profiles are great. No complaints. Research the photos or ask portion sizes. Photos below was split between two adults.

My friend and I dined here for the first time and were absolutely blown away! The oysters were amazing, so fresh and flavorful—and everything else we tried was just as delicious. The fish in particular tasted incredibly fresh, and every dish was bursting with flavor. The service was exceptional from start to finish, making the whole experience feel like a real treat. We can't wait to go back!

I drove 40miles to try this place, never been to livermore, but got to try this place. This place is cozy and modern vibe which I love. We sat down at the dining table followed by host. Menu was pretty straight forward and had not many options. Server recommended us to order at least 7 dishes for 2ppl. And we did. First, I ordered oysters and they were super fresh. I loved the oyster the most here. The bread along with the garlic butter was very delicious as well. Caesar salad - very unique texture of the topping they spread on the top of salad. Salad was very fresh. Toro tartar - fish was fresh but it was a bit salty King salmon - it was a bit fatty and oily Bluefin tuna - perfect taste Albacore - it was ok One thing I didn’t like about the sashimi plate was they all had virgin olive oil that makes me can’t enjoy fresh taste. I wish they come up with other toppings or seasoning. Service - could’ve been better. My server was too cold, I think host was more professional than other servers. Since this place is tiny (looked like focused on more local ppl or so), they could’ve been more friendly to customers(?) idk they acted like they are working in some franchise restaurant where random ppl come and go. Do you think I will come back later? Maybe or not

Wow, we’ve been meaning to try Cured for weeks now, and this was our first foray. Amazing food, amazing service, amazing ambience. We had the Bright and Fresh saki sampler, the Vermentino, and the Codorniu Brut. The Vermentino was a little different from Italian Vermentino but still good. Our favorite dishes were the Bluefin Tuna Crudo, the BGB King Salmon Crudo, the Albacore Tataki. We also had eight of the super fresh Oysters, including the Kisshi’s (BC). The service was excellent!!!

This place has some real high quality seafood. Liked all the items we ordered. Went for a dinner date and ambiance was pleasant.