Atlantic Fish Co

The Scene – A favorite of locals and conventioneers (the Hynes is located down the street), this popular eatery serves as one of the Back Bay's most dependable spots for seafood. Warm woodwork and colorful murals provide the gaping interior with a calming, nautical feel. In the summer months, patrons abandon the dining room's welcoming booths for the sidewalk patio. Personable waiters recite the daily specials with great detail. – – The Food – Seafood lovers of all stripes enjoy a far-reaching menu--the daily "Fresh List" features over a dozen varieties, including…

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Save Money:: If there's a convention down the street, call to see if there's a wait; even Monday nights can get crowded.
Know Before You Go:: The restaurant's acclaimed clam chowder is a must for any out-of-towner. Be warned: It's served in a bread bowl, making a filling meal in itself.
Parking:: The restaurant offers valet parking, but you have to leave your car two doors down at its sister restaurant, Abe & Louie's.

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ambiance	100.0% positive	“Delicious food, amazing service and a wonderfully lively (but not too noisy) atmosphere.” “Great service, great restaurant, great location, love love love this place!” “would recommend any romantic evening!” “The place is upscale and in a great location and I have never had problems with them food.” “Everything was great: service, food, atmosphere.”
dessert	90.0% positive	“told them it was our anniversary when I made the reservation, so after a wonderful meal they brought us a free decadent chocolate raspberry cake.” “Everyone had a wonderful meal, My sister is a bit of a conniseour and she was floored by her salad of salmon,sea bass, shrimp and scallops, My mother got the scallops and didn't stop to speak till it was gone, my father, the sea bass blackened and he has ” “had the lobster pot pie and blue point oysters on the half shell both of which were amazing.” “at the end i refused to order dessert bc i was so full, so the waitress came by sheepishly with just a candle, it was sweet.” “The service was attentive and friendly, and the prices are relatively cheap (wait till you see how much dessert five bucks buys you!)”
drinks	100.0% positive	“Cozy yet well trafficked, this restaurant combines great food with a lengthly wine list.” “The food is great (I highly recommend the raw bar appetizer- $60 for 4 but we get it as a meal for 2).” “Despite having reservations, we had to wait about 5 min at the bar which was perfect for pre-dinner drinks.” “My only 2 issues are that I am pretty much always carded when we order wine.”
food quality	96.30000114440918% positive	“Cozy yet well trafficked, this restaurant combines great food with a lengthly wine list.” “The clam chowder was probably the best I've ever had.” “It turned out to be the best seafood restaurant in our trip to Boston.” “Love the salmon.” “AMAZING SERVICE, wonderful food” “told them it was our anniversary when I made the reservation, so after a wonderful meal they brought us a free decadent chocolate raspberry cake.” “Absolutely wonderful melt-in-your-mouth fish.” “Service great, food very good” “The food is great (I highly recommend the raw bar appetizer- $60 for 4 but we get it as a meal for 2).” “Delicious food, amazing service and a wonderfully lively (but not too noisy) atmosphere.” “Even love the fish and chips.” “It was a great experience for my stomach,my family and I can recommend this place to anyone without a doubt to be the BEST seafood in Boston.” “Menu changes every day to accomodate the fresh fis.” “That's all I ask for in a restaurant, great food and a smile.” “awful food” “If you want your fish fresh and you want to taste it, go here.” “Who'd have thought a fish restaurant to have such an excellent brunch, but it's true!” “The place is upscale and in a great location and I have never had problems with them food.” “But it's the best fish I've ever had, at a very reasonable price.” “By far the best and freshest fish in Boston.” “The food tastes excellent, whatever dish you choose.” “The food is wonderful!” “If you want to try a good seafood restaurant in Boston and want to go somewhere other than Legal Seafoods, you should try Fish Co.” “Everyone had a wonderful meal, My sister is a bit of a conniseour and she was floored by her salad of salmon,sea bass, shrimp and scallops, My mother got the scallops and didn't stop to speak till it was gone, my father, the sea bass blackened and he has ” “There's nothing like fresh, excellent seafood and this place certainly has it.” “My girlfriend had the scallops, my friend, Chips, had the 1.25lb lobster and his fianc&eacute;e had the seafood linguine all of which were excellent.” “The food was excellent and the service, on a very busy evening, was impeccable.” “The fresh bread as a great touch.” “the steamers i had were delicious and my boyfriend got the seafood mix (with even half a lobster) soup thing which he loved.” “The service was great but the food was average.” “One of the best seafood restaurants in boston!” “The seafood antipasta is awesome as a lunch or appetizer.” “Atlantic Fish Company is a great place to enjoy some of Boston's finest seafood.” “Atlantic Seafood is, hands down, the best seafood in the Boston area.” “Atlantic Fish is fresh and delicious” “But the $32 halibut entree tasted like reconstituted fiberboard - dry, tough, crumbly and flavorless, nothing like what fresh fish tastes like.” “My father enjoyed the 2lb lobster dish but the rest of our meals were average (salmon, pastas) and the bill game to $280 for 4 people.” “Needless to say I was nervous, but we all love seafood so I figured everyone would find something they liked.” “Fresh fish, great service!” “It set the standard for excellent food and service (thank you, Amanda!)” “We had a great meal at Atlantic Fish.” “What can I say, this place does seafood well and our waitress was awesome.” “Our food was outstanding.” “This is a really nice Seafood restaurant that has a much better selection of creative and satisfying dishes - compared to Legal.” “Everything was great: service, food, atmosphere.”
menu variety	100.0% positive	“This is a really nice Seafood restaurant that has a much better selection of creative and satisfying dishes - compared to Legal.” “it was raining a little, so we couldn't sit outside, but the waitress was attentive without being overwhelming and the menu was extensive.” “Nothing beats this place for it's menu choices and excellent customer service.”
overall	100.0% positive	“Atlantic Fish Company is a great place to enjoy some of Boston's finest seafood.” “It turned out to be the best seafood restaurant in our trip to Boston.” “This is a really nice Seafood restaurant that has a much better selection of creative and satisfying dishes - compared to Legal.” “Great service, great restaurant, great location, love love love this place!” “It's a great place to sit and watch Boston walk by.” “It was a great experience for my stomach,my family and I can recommend this place to anyone without a doubt to be the BEST seafood in Boston.”
return potential	100.0% positive	“Definitely a great spot and we'll definitely return the next time we're in Boston.”
service	97.82999992370605% positive	“The staff is excellent; especially Michael, John, and Kelly!” “at the end i refused to order dessert bc i was so full, so the waitress came by sheepishly with just a candle, it was sweet.” “Great service, great restaurant, great location, love love love this place!” “Fresh fish, great service!” “The service was attentive and friendly, and the prices are relatively cheap (wait till you see how much dessert five bucks buys you!)” “My father enjoyed the 2lb lobster dish but the rest of our meals were average (salmon, pastas) and the bill game to $280 for 4 people.” “Grace was incredible, I'd even request for her at the door because she is such an amazing waitress.” “Our waiter was friendly and informative.” “Everything was great: service, food, atmosphere.” “The food was excellent and the service, on a very busy evening, was impeccable.” “Nothing beats this place for it's menu choices and excellent customer service.” “The staff is really very knowledgeable.” “What can I say, this place does seafood well and our waitress was awesome.” “Our waitress, Nicole, was very pleasant and made terrific recommendations based on our dietary restrictions and personal preferences.” “would have to declare that our server Grace was absolutely amazing.” “Great attentive service, the waiter was constantly” “elegant restaurant with superb service” “Delicious food, amazing service and a wonderfully lively (but not too noisy) atmosphere.” “The service was great but the food was average.” “Good service, MEDIOCRE FOOD” “The service was attentive and pleasant.” “It set the standard for excellent food and service (thank you, Amanda!)” “it was raining a little, so we couldn't sit outside, but the waitress was attentive without being overwhelming and the menu was extensive.”
value	100.0% positive	“But it's the best fish I've ever had, at a very reasonable price.” “The huge shellfish platter I hear is very good (I'm allergic to shellfish, but friends have raved about it).” “The service was attentive and friendly, and the prices are relatively cheap (wait till you see how much dessert five bucks buys you!)” “High Quality Food & Service in an Elegant Setting-reasonable prices.”

01/16/11

Best Crab Cakes in Boston!

by ashmont at Citysearch

Atlantic Fish have the most wonderful Crab Cakes! I can't get enough of them and only wish I could eat out more often.

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09/07/10

Beyond Yummy

by Gaby at Citysearch

I was in Boston with my boyfriend for Labor Day weekend and we had no dinner plans for our last night on Sunday. The concierge recommended Atlantic Fish and so we went in without a reservation.

We waited about 2 minutes and got a great table. The menu was a bit overwhelming because there was soooo much to chose from, but the food was great. I think I could have picked anything on the menu and liked it.

To start with we got shrimp (which were very fresh and pretty HUGE) and the Maine Crab & Artichoke Dip which was awesome. For dinner we split the Sea Bass which was very well prepared and cooked. It came with lobster pasta which was sooooo good.

I would definitely come back to Atlantic Fish and recommend it to anyone... the food was awesome and the service was really great :)

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08/30/10

Great Seafood

by josephryanallen at Citysearch

I was in Boston this past week for work. One night we ate at the Atlantic Fish Company. They were really busy but since we had made reservations we didn't have to wait too long. I was impressed with the restaurant, they were very welcoming and even though they were very busy, we still had great service. We ordered the Maine Crab & Artichoke Dip as a starter, which was very good. I also ordered a bowl of their Clam Chowder which was amazing and I got the Maine Lobster for my dinner, which was cooked to perfection. Overall my dining experience was excellent and I will definitely be coming back here next time I'm in Boston

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08/09/09

awful food

by ploubere at Citysearch

Appetizers were unexceptional. Glass of $12 wine was sour. But the $32 halibut entree tasted like reconstituted fiberboard - dry, tough, crumbly and flavorless, nothing like what fresh fish tastes like. My wife's striped bass was seriously overcooked. We returned both; the second bass was edible but ordinary, but the second halibut was no different than the first. A spoiled dinner experience.

Our impression was that this is a tourist trap - we went based on the recommendation of hotel's concierge and the fact that it takes a couple hours to get a table.

Pros: friendly waiter
Cons: inedible, bad fish

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05/15/09

AMAZING SEAFOOD!!!

by bobbyv2 at Citysearch

Absolutely wonderful melt-in-your-mouth fish.

Great attentive service, the waiter was constantly

refilling our water glasses for instance. My only

complaint is that the strawberry shortcake was

lousy. But it's the best fish I've ever had, at a

very reasonable price.

Pros: Fantastic seafood and service
Cons: Strawberry shortcake

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01/16/11

Best Crab Cakes in Boston!

by ashmont at Citysearch

09/07/10

Beyond Yummy

by Gaby at Citysearch

08/30/10

Great Seafood

by josephryanallen at Citysearch

08/09/09

awful food

by ploubere at Citysearch

05/15/09

AMAZING SEAFOOD!!!

by bobbyv2 at Citysearch

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