Fish Tale Grill By Merrick Seafood

Fantastic food! Great service! And great location! Everything was delicious and we had several different meals which all turned out perfectly.

We were invited by some friends to join for dinner, the staff was great,but in my opinion their are way better places to have seafood in the Cape and surrounding areas, grouper I had was dry and the salad wasn't very fresh it actually was warm,which I didn't care for, I guess it all comes down to what you're willing to except as good food,its just ok.

Fishtail is the BEST seafood restaurant in town. I have been going since they opened, I probably should have given more reviews, so this on will encompass my review of all of my experiences. First of all, I have never had a bad meal at this restaurant. Every time I order, I am so happy to be at my favorite restaurant. The staff is incredible, especially Macy, and David. The food is beyond delicious. It's really hard to say my favorite food because every time I order I am pleased with my meal. Always fresh catch, and the deserts are to die for! Not to mention, the new outside patio, the ambience is out of this world. I do not feel like I am in the Cape when I go there, I feel that I am in one of Lisa Vanderpump's restaurants! If you are visiting, it is a must visit for lunch or dinner. You will not be disappointed.

We’ve been a customer of fishtails for a year and a half now. We moved down from Chicago. The food is excellent. Disappointed that they now charge 3.95 for bread before you eat. I don’t know any other place that does that I would charge a little bit more on a plate than that but you have already done that and you’re still charging for bread. Also there’s only been maybe two times we’ve been there that we’ve gotten really good service. Other than that it’s very mediocre. I was in the restaurant business for years. The service is just not good. They need to do better with that. not very intensive not very friendly. We just bought gift cards but I think when they’re done, we’re no longer gonna be customers for those reasons. Michele Betancourt, 630-212-8915..

Had a gift card from pre COVID and finally had time to use it. I am so glad we did! I remembered the location, across from the old big John plaza. The open porch generates an upscale Greek island vibe but with a view of a parking lot and street out front, the dining room is posh with booths in an intimate setting. Checking in, the small fresh fish market is beckoning the quality of the fare. We chose the outdoor high top for lunch which was served by Tina who multi tasked as bartender as well). The service was on point and attentive. The Oysters Rockefeller was perfectly deconstructed with superbly fried oysters 3) creamed spinach and crisp bacon in perfect measure that let the moist oyster shine. Next we had Jumbo sized peel and eat shrimp that were more like little lobster tails cooked to perfection. The crab cake sandwich was amazing in taste, size and real crab abundance. The bun was of high quality and toasted correctly the tomato slice was dried out and not really needed). I hate to admit it but the onion rings were the best I have ever had, again fried crisply and the onion inside was creamy and dissolved on the tongue bursting with flavor. We paid with the old gift card which was honored and informed by Tina about a special gift card offer that was going on and a tremendous value $150. Value for each $100. paid). We purchased the card at the beautiful fresh market and realized we couldn't cook any of fish better than the chefs did. Needless to say, with this quality and more than reasonable prices, we will be back to sample more treats