Aquarium Lounge — Restaurant in Fairmont

Visited at the beginning of March. Not kid friendly although they do have high chairs. We were hoping for aquariums but nothing, it's actually a very small space and kind of awkward when you walk in, at least it was for us since we walked in holding our 10 month old with no reservations to find ourselves in front of a very nice birthday dinner right by the entrance. Our server Amanda was very nice and attentive. I wish I could say it was the greatest meal I've ever had but it really wasn't. My favorite part of it all was the scalloped potatoes we got for our baby and the Bonanza wine which was excellent. Stuffed peppers were a good appetizer I recommend. My husband got the chicken Parm and I got the crab "stuffed" fillet. I say "stuffed" because it was not, they should call it fillet with a few pieces of crab on top and the worst part was that it was topped with a sauce made with blue cheese. They should really tell you this because I don't like blue cheese so that completely ruined it for me. The filet was a good cut but I honestly wouldn't pay what I did for it. I ended up paying $69 for a tiny crab topped fillet drenched with blue cheese and of course, I was up charged for getting French onion soup as my side so my meal alone was $85 including my glass of wine- not worth it. My husband cut me some slack since it was my first time ordering something without the price on it but since the ribeye was $40 I had no idea a smaller piece of meat would be that much more but I was wrong. I really wish I could have enjoyed it more but in my opinion blue cheese is very over powering and that's all I taste if it's in anything. I don't think blue cheese is the most popular thing so not sure why they wouldn't tell you considering how good the service is. It is not a place I would go back to, I can literally go anywhere else and get a good fillet with wine and potatoes and not pay almost $100 per person. We live in Colorado now and those prices are something I expect here but not over there, if they are trying to blame the crab it was not even an oz of crab on top so I don't know what holy cows they are getting this meat from but it's not right in my opinion. Regardless, we wanted to try this place and we did and now have something we laugh about and learned my lesson about ordering things without a...

Aquarium has always been known for quality food, great ambience and impeccable customer service. I was very disappointed to find out things have changed First of all, the menu in the website does not match the menu in the restaurant. For example the 9 oz fillet mignon is $40 in website and MP at the restaurant.The price of our fillet was $53. I understand the rise in price today but they need to update the website or I am thinking this is done on purpose. We ordered a bottle of wine. It was served in the wrong glasses. So we asked to our waitress to have the wine glasses. She answered they were all dirty…. They were going to wash them. So she took our glasses with the wine already poured in from the table, we were concerned because we did not want her to mix them up, but she assured us she knew who they belonged to. About the waitresses… So they are vaping in the back and I can totally see them. How professional is that you are vaping in the restaurant in front of the customer? We also ordered Seafood Linguine, well first of all, as an Italian, I disagree on searing the fish and mixing it at the end with the cheesy sauce. The sauce should have been cooked all together so that the flavors blend. Then at the end, sauté it with the pasta. It was a big portion, so I ended up asking for a box and I finished it the day after at home. While I was chewing, I bit something hard, it was a small stone (I still have it). I understand that this can happen when you order fish, but as one of my friends who has a restaurant says, I clean the fish one by one… Again for the type of restaurant Aquarium Lounge is, you guys need to check the shell fish one by one. We also ordered the crabcakes. Way too spicy, you cannot taste the fish. Fish is delicate, you cannot overpower the taste. I am very worried and disappointed on the direction this restaurant has taken. It was the only decent restaurant in town, Anymore, if you want to have a fine dining experience you have to go...

The only good thing I can say about this place is that the waitress tried her best with what she was dealt with.

I used to work here under the original owners. Loved it! The food used to be amazing and the service was even better!

Tonight, we made reservations to spend my mother’s birthday with them. It was over an hour and 20 mins into our wait for our food before I finally went to speak with a manager to find out what was happening. Turns out, it was one of the owners. As I was explaining the long wait and asking for an update, a gentlemen at the bar scuffed and rolled his eyes. I found out a few minutes later that this was the other owner, the husband of the person I was speaking to. After I food arrived, three out of 4 plates were practically inedible. After that long wait and just the overall experience, we opted to return our food and cut our losses and head out. The female owner did come by and let us know they took care of the bill, which we appreciated given the circumstances. As we walked outside, the male owner was driving by. He stared hard at us and then peeled around the corner while running that stop sign. I was annoyed so I did give him the finger. He put his truck in reverse and came right back asking what was the problem. We explained the whole evening followed by his reckless driving. He then whipped away. His wife then came outside and started hollering about how we needed to leave. A few seconds later, the husband came whipping around the corner in his truck and parked and came face to face yelling and screaming with my husband. His wife ended up yelling to him “grow up!” While pulling him away.

This was an absolute nightmare and is a very bad look for an establishment with such a great reputation from years passed. It’s been a staple of this city for years and years and these new owners have destroyed the place, from quality of food all the way to just plane decency.

If I could give zero...