"Blue Fin has best seafood in the area"

[adamcurtis]

I heard a few friends say this about the Blue Fin when we visited recently and was wondering if its accurate or if there is a better place that would be recommended.

[Babubhat]

Better than average. Like a bonefish grill

[dewilson58]

Better than average. Like a bonefish grill

I like Bonefish too, but Blue Fin seems fresher and a step above.

[mikreb]

We went to Bluefin last week and it was great. Went there during snowbird season, March, and it was so-so.

[JSR22]

We eat at BlueFin several times a month. Definitely the best in TV.

[Stu from NYC]

Ask me next week have plans to go there for first time than.

[kidnerkim]

Blue fin is good but I prefer the fisherman on 44 in Tavares. Not much to look at but the food is awesome@

[taruffi57]

44 goes into Tavares??

[Deb1093]

We love the Blue Fin!

[DaleDivine]

44 goes into Tavares??
Probably meant 441.
:coolsmiley::coolsmiley:

[Rwirish]

Very good but Bonefish may be a step above.

[mikreb]

Blue fin is good but I prefer the fisherman on 44 in Tavares. Not much to look at but the food is awesome@

I believe it's on 44 in Iverness not Tavares.

[DaleDivine]

Blue fin is good but I prefer the fisherman on 44 in Tavares. Not much to look at but the food is awesome@
Same with Cedar River on 441 in Leesburg across from the airport.
:clap2::clap2:

[Pedrocarrasco01@yahoo.com]

I heard a few friends say this about the Blue Fin when we visited recently and was wondering if its accurate or if there is a better place that would be recommended.

If you like Seafood Boils, I highly recommend Red Crab in Ocala, we had 2 lobster Tails with 1/2 Lb Shrimp, Potatoes and Corn which was delicious, wife had the King Crab, Andouille sausage, with 1/2 lb of Shrimp corn and potatoes, they have several combinations or you can create your own, aprons and gloves are furnished, and with your choice of sauce, we chose the garlicky sauce mild spicy which was AWESOME. Located in a shopping Center on Rt 200, it was our first time there and we will be back

[J1ceasar]

441 - yes Florida highways are confusing as 441 also goes all the way through the villages and can be known as 27/441. Just look at a decent map on Google and you'll understand.

[sborlove]

The management and the service are terrible.....DO NOT GO. The manager does not care about the way the food comes out and if the customer likes it or not. Good came out cold and not edible. The manager wouldn't even come out to the table to try and make the meal better. When we complained to the waiter the complaint was ignored. Too many other restaurants in the area to give these people our money. Go somewhere else.

[Kelevision]

I’ve been to Blufin several times as well as Bonefish and I prefer Bonefish hands down. I drive further to go to Bonefish so I wish I could say Blufin was better. It would save me roughly 40 minutes round trip.

[bilcon]

The only way you will know if you like it is to eat there. We think it's much better than Bonefish, but that is only our opinion.

We ate at Havana last night and I had the best NY Strip Steak I have had in a long time and the Lobster Mac and Cheese was great.

[bilcon]

The management and the service are terrible.....DO NOT GO. The manager does not care about the way the food comes out and if the customer likes it or not. Good came out cold and not edible. The manager wouldn't even come out to the table to try and make the meal better. When we complained to the waiter the complaint was ignored. Too many other restaurants in the area to give these people our money. Go somewhere else.

What Restaurant are you talking about? I hope it was not Blue Fin.

[merrymini]

Blue Fin
Chop House
Turner’s in Leesburg
Mark’s in Ocala

[jtdraig]

Blue fin is good but I prefer the fisherman on 44 in Tavares. Not much to look at but the food is awesome@

The Fisherman is on Route 44 in Inverness. Great place for seafood.

[Ecuadog]

Blue fin is good but I prefer the fisherman on 44 in Tavares. Not much to look at but the food is awesome@

I believe you meant Inverness.

Fisherman's Restaurant click here (http://www.fishermansflorida.com/)
12311 E Gulf to Lake Hwy (Rte 44), Inverness, FL 34450
352.637.5888

[Bridget Staunton]

[QUOTE=kidnerkim:
Are you talking about the Fisherman Restaurant, Inverness they are wonderful, I don’t know when they are open, love their food. Only asking because we have a date with friends every Friday night and I forgot that restaurant

[Kenswing]

Love Bluefin. The bacon wrapped scallops are one of our favorites. We were there a week or so ago and the daily special was swordfish. Excellent!

[Cherstubbs]

Really like Blue Fin, but Bone Fish is still my favorite. Can’t go wrong at either restaurant!

[Mjsscotto]

I heard a few friends say this about the Blue Fin when we visited recently and was wondering if its accurate or if there is a better place that would be recommended.

Depends on what you call “Seafood”. Salmon, shrimp, cold water lobster tails, Grouper, all items served in just about every restaurant in the villages and most of them pretty good. My vote goes the Harry’s in Ocala snd Legacy here in the Villages

[butlerism]

Ladies.
I can cook.
I can Dance.
Sing.
after all that I will fix your plumbing.

~Machiavelli

[noslices1]

I heard a few friends say this about the Blue Fin when we visited recently and was wondering if its accurate or if there is a better place that would be recommended.

Why don’t you take a chance and try it yourself, unless this is going to be your last meal? Are you going to rely on everyone’s “opinion” of what is the BEST? You will be going to ALL of those who say their’s is the best? Why not try YELP reviews, where people give specific examples of their experience?

[Kelevision]

Why don’t you take a chance and try it yourself, unless this is going to be your last meal? Are you going to rely on everyone’s “opinion” of what is the BEST? You will be going to ALL of those who say their’s is the best? Why not try YELP reviews, where people give specific examples of their experience?

Perhaps they would like input, as they’ve gotten lots of other recommendations that they would not have known about otherwise.

[TedfromGA]

Lunch at Fisherman's (Rt 44 close to Inverness Fl) yesterday (6/25/2021). White fish for me, clams strips for wife. Food, service, price very good. Bonefish, & Bluefin are also very good, but more upscale and more expensive and have a wider selection. So if you want down home Florida seafood go to Fisherman's. FISHERMANS COVE RESTAURANT - 12311 E. Gulf To Lake Hwy. Inverness, Florida 34450 - 352-637-5888 (http://www.fishermansflorida.com/) It doesn't look like much from outside, but don't let that stop you. If you want fancy then Bonefish or Bluefin should be your choice.

[ithos]

I have never been to Blue Fin but it seems to be always busy from a passerby standpoint. The outside bar is always packed.

Several restaurants in that location have failed so they must be doing something right.

[slpierce21@gmail.com]

I am a New Englander...we know seafood. Twice I visited Blue Fin to get their clam chowder and I have to say it didn't come close...it was grey and gummy. The best chowder is at Lighthouse Rest and best Lobster bisque is at Palmer.

[GaryKoca]

I agree with Kidnerkim. Love Fisherman's on 44, about five miles east of 75. Nothing to look at, but great food.

[Curtisbwp]

That is a subjective question..I did not like it.

[Garywt]

I am a New Englander...we know seafood. Twice I visited Blue Fin to get their clam chowder and I have to say it didn't come close...it was grey and gummy. The best chowder is at Lighthouse Rest and best Lobster bisque is at Palmer.
We are from NE as well and I agree on the chowder. Also light the haddock and clams as well. Not sure about these other places as I have not been but if fried seafood is not on the menu I most likely will not go. I do like a good scallop wrapped in bacon though.

[mail@kliewerhome.com]

I'm surprised that no one has mentioned Sam's St. John's in Lady Lake. It is definitely an eccentric looking place, but I have had the best halibut in decades there.
Daily specials, with shrimp almost always being one of the special. Large portions. Good chowder. Great values on their lunch menu as well.

[Babubhat]

What about O’Shucks on 301? Always looks busy but I can’t bring myself to eat there by the looks of the place

[ithos]

What about O’Shucks on 301? Always looks busy but I can’t bring myself to eat there by the looks of the place

I was told that the most popular item was the hamburgers.

[CoachKandSportsguy]

Well, we have to weigh in as we went to eat seafood Saturday night, being from New England, CoachK and I have some experience:

The best experience for us both is night time tuna on our own gas grills which I reeled in earlier the same day off of Cape Cod. I must've ate $300+ of less than 12 hour old tuna tataki at restaurant prices that night. We get fresh Alaskan salmon flown in from the fish market during June and as a teenager, I used to dig and prepare steamers as well as quahogs for home made chowdah.

Note: southern warm water fish is very different than northern cold water fish.

First rate :
Blue fin and Bonefish

Second/Third rate:
Sam's St Johns. . .
The shrimp boil was very good,
the scallops, old and frozen.. . . didn't even taste like scallops.
7PM, and the restaurant emptied out.

However, every one is unique and needs to check out the seafood restaurants themselves, as seafood is an acquired taste, as well fresh vs frozen and fried versus broiled/grilled. . .

CoachK and Sportsguy

[dewilson58]

However, every one is unique and needs to check out the seafood restaurants themselves, as seafood is an acquired taste, as well fresh vs frozen and fried versus broiled/grilled. . .CoachK and Sportsguy

Bingo!!!!!

Example.......Oysters.
Very different from different areas.
NE, SE, Gulf, West Coast.

O'Shucks is a great place to go.
I've sat at the bar and watch a guy down 48 slim-ball and four beers.
Their oysters are usually NE.
West coast tastes like metal.
(my taste buds)


Clam Chowder..............same thing.
Different tastes/preferences by different people.
Jus because you live in an area, does not make you an expert.
It's what you are use to, what you like.

I dew (:icon_wink:) like being in the NE, getting a fresh red snappy thing and throwing it into boiling water. Yum!!!

[paulajr]

Blue fin is good but I prefer the fisherman on 44 in Tavares. Not much to look at but the food is awesome@
Fisherman is in Inverness….

[Buckeye Bleau]

Yelp rates the best seafood, best restaurant in all of TV to be The Anchor Room above Red Sauce in Sumter.
Just don’t try to get in!

[Garywt]

Yelp rates the best seafood, best restaurant in all of TV to be The Anchor Room above Red Sauce in Sumter.
Just don’t try to get in!
Never heard of it.

[Bay Kid]

However, every one is unique and needs to check out the seafood restaurants themselves, as seafood is an acquired taste, as well fresh vs frozen and fried versus broiled/grilled. . .CoachK and Sportsguy

Bingo!!!!!

Example.......Oysters.
Very different from different areas.
NE, SE, Gulf, West Coast.

O'Shucks is a great place to go.
I've sat at the bar and watch a guy down 48 slim-ball and four beers.
Their oysters are usually NE.
West coast tastes like metal.
(my taste buds)


Clam Chowder..............same thing.
Different tastes/preferences by different people.
Jus because you live in an area, does not make you an expert.
It's what you are use to, what you like.

I dew (:icon_wink:) like being in the NE, getting a fresh red snappy thing and throwing it into boiling water. Yum!!!

I raise my own oysters on the Chesapeake Bay. Salty and delicious. Always fresh.

[dewilson58]

[QUOTE=dewilson58;1965441]

I raise my own oysters on the Chesapeake Bay. Salty and delicious. Always fresh.

Cool.
Is a license/permit required????
Personal use or can you sell???

[SERENITY52]

I heard a few friends say this about the Blue Fin when we visited recently and was wondering if its accurate or if there is a better place that would be recommended.
Accurate!!!

[Chi-Town]

Cod and haddock seem very popular at Blue Fin. Wish rhey had Florida fish like red snapper, mayi mahi or grouper on their regular menu. They're the best.

[Robnlaura]

Just had brunch very very average food nothing special. Now the Bloody Mary was above average ..

[Bay Kid]

[QUOTE=Bay Kid;1965532]

Cool.
Is a license/permit required????
Personal use or can you sell???

Personal use. No permit/license required. I have a couple of thousand growing in different stages. My family helps themselves anytime of year. Friends drop by and we steam a few, some are from TVs. They are also great at cleaning the water.

The grandkids like to fish off the dock and we will be steaming crabs this week.

Live is good.

[bilcon]

Blue fin is good but I prefer the fisherman on 44 in Tavares. Not much to look at but the food is awesome@

Inverness.

[BostonRich]

I'm from New England too. I have been to O'Shucks and it was very good. The specialty is of course the oysters. Although I have been eating fried clams all my life I have never had a fried oyster. I tried them the the other day and they were good but I guess I prefer clams. Interestingly they offer steamers but not fried clams. Don't understand that. The place is a dive but we usually go to the outdoor patio and that's pleasant enough. My wife does not like seafood but everything she has ordered she really liked. You can add $1 drafts to the appeal (it's Miller BTW - at least the day we went).

Sam St. Johns is just okay. I agree with former poster that the scallops are weird and will not order again. The only reason I go to Sam St. Johns is their fried whole-belly clams which are only served on Fridays and not on the menu. A secret menu thing. This was pre Covid so I don't know what's up now.

But I want to add that the best Seafood I have found is at Dan's Clam Stand in Crystal River. A real New England owner serving real New England seafood. Now the menu does have things like bay scallops for the uninitiated but they offer the "real thing" from New Bedford for us more appreciative diners. The owner came to our table to welcome us. He is super friendly and even gave us free clam chowder. Nothing fancy here but just excellent seafood.

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