Little Fish

02/13/10

Interesting, but delicious

by JohnHil at Citysearch

My Fiance and I went there for the first time last night. We have been meaning to eat here for over a year, so needless to say our expectations were high.

The waitstaff were all very friendly, helpful and very knowledgeable of the dishes. We always had a full glass of water and bread if we desired.

The seafood was very good, and the dishes were unlike any other I have had in a seafood restaurant.

One thing we did not like was the addition of "sides" that the seafood was served over. For example, I ordered the Skate, and the skate itself was incredible. However, it was served over (literally on top of) Broccoli Rabe (very good) and Boar. The boar was shredded and served in a lot of dark brown, very strong sauce, reminiscent of a gravy. It was good, but the sauce overpowered the whole dish. Towards the end all I could taste was that sauce, which took away from the great flavor of the skate.

Overall I highly recommend this place, the food is great. Just be aware fo the "sides" served with every dish, sometimes they take away from the seafood. For $27 for the skate, I prefer just the skate, not a heavy gravy sauce.

• Pros: Great Seafood
• Cons: Too much sauce, takes away from natural flavors of seafood

08/21/09

I didn't want my meal to end

by girlinphilly at Citysearch

I can't say enough good things about Little Fish.

Since I went a few weeks ago, I swear I have been dreaming about the halibut I had (and all of the other meals I didn't have). The fish was perfectly done- flaky and not-too-dry all at the same time. The flavors were amazing and the portion size was perfect. I left there full and satisfied, but not stuffed, even though I cleaned my plate. We ordered 2 appetizers for our table of 4 and while they were very good, they were definitely on the smaller side. The space is very cozy - only 23 seats so our reservation definitely helped us. We were not rushed out after we were done our meal like you are in most BYOBs. The waitress was really friendly and passionate about the food at Little Fish.

Overall, I loved it and will definitely be going back!

• Pros: the food! the neighborhood! the service!
• Cons: the restaurant is very small

03/05/09

Cozy restaurant, yummy food!

by seattlespagirl at Citysearch

I came here while visiting family in Philly. Had a wonderful dinner. Started out with yummy bread and pesto-ish dipping sauce. YUM. The (huge) scallop appetizers were yummy! My entree was salmon.....it was also wonderful. Plus the squash and other seasonings were wonderful. I even had my first oyster and it was yummy! I def thought it was well worth $50.

• Pros: yummy fresh fish!
• Cons: the lady who checked our coat was awfully rude and pms'y

04/20/08

Great atmoshpere

by RFreerk at Citysearch

Took my parents for the Sunday tasting menu and had a great time. Atmosphere was perfect and the food was excellent. Also thought it was good value for a 5 course menu.

• Pros: Atmosphere, food, value
• Cons: Small

03/15/08

horrible

by xo9123 at Citysearch

We were extremely disappointed. After ordering a piece of sea bass [$27] to go, and 3 orders of crab dumplings, we opened a package at our dinner table with a piece of fish the size of a brownie, and dumplings that we ended up throwing away. No lemons were included, and the fish tasted old. We spent $61 dollars and are still hungary. Thank God for Rita's water ice.