Fish Restaurant + Bar — Restaurant in Stamford

I was very excited to try Fish after hearing how good it was. I have mixed feelings about the overall experience. We ordered our drinks and started with the Pear & Truffle Burrata salad (5 stars) which was fantastic with flavor. The salad came out before the drinks were served. I had the Clouds Empress gin cocktail (5 stars) for taste and flavor. Our server Deanna was friendly but the service was slow and she wasn’t very familiar with the menu items. After finishing our salad, we had to wait another 30mins before ordering our food while our server talked to the guests at the table behind us. I was interested in ordering the Lobster Raviolis but wanted to know if they were made fresh in-house daily or if they were frozen, she had to ask another server and they are frozen, not made at the restaurant . I ended up ordering the Cajun Shrimp entree and I was not impressed. It was more of a cream sauce with no Cajun flavor at all. The scallops were non existent(chards). I had asked Deanna for salt and pepper and she brought over two pepper grinders, the salt was in small clear glass bottles, had to ask another server. I’d come here for drinks but the prices do not match the quality of the food served and the whole process just dragged. The host was very nice and staff were personable and pleasant. We sat outside as the evening was nice and warm. Parking is on street and what is available. This is a busy area so getting here earlier...

First and foremost - Juana S.; more about her below.... During a recent visit to Stamford, we had several opportunities to indulge in the Bedford St row of restaurants, the highlight being our dinner at Fish Restaurant & Bar. Our timing was ideal as happy hour was still underway. Decent selection of food and drinks offered. We ordered a couple dozen Blue Point Oysters with cocktails in anticipation of our main courses. The Oysters were fresh, briny and delicious and had we not ordered the mains, would have indulged in another couple dozen. Our mains arrived; Bouillabaisse for me and Paella shared by the girls. Excellent presentation for both. The Bouillabaisse was substantial, full of fresh seafood, with a subtle saffron broth. Their recipe did not include the typical lobster tail flourish, yet satisfying nonetheless. The Paella was generously portioned for two with ample seafood and elicited positive responses. About Juana S.; within minutes of seating, we were greeted by Juana. She was easy going and felt familiar from the start. Juana was appropriately attentive, but most memorably a delightfully personable and engaging host to us. It felt like being a guest in her home. I will look forward to our next visit to Stamford and another meal at Fish and hope our timing aligns with Juana's schedule. She was a rare experience in...

First time here last night. The waitress was definitely NOT on point and even confessed to oversleeping before coming to work and her boyfriend had to wake her (This was not a good starting conversation for a server). We ordered drinks and an appetizer. The drinks arrived in about 15 mins. Drinks were excellent by the way...one skinny margarita and a Long Island Iced tea. After another 20 mins passed the server returned and asked if we were ready to order our entree to which we replied we never received the appetizer. Appetizer was sword fish lettuce wraps which were extremely wet with too much liquid oozing from the wrap and one very thin strip of swordfish. The ratio of cabbage to swordfish really made this dish disappointing for $13! We ordered stuffed shrimp and blackened halibut. The stuffed shrimp was very very good! It came with velvety mashed and spinach. When I took the first bite of the Halibut it was stiff and dry and had to be sent back. The second serving of Halibut was much better along with the side of spinach. I'd say if I were strictly reviewing the drinks and the stuffed shrimp they may have received 5 stars. Wait staff needs monitoring for attentiveness, clarity and energy! Not sure I'd return for dinner but definitely drinks. I rate "Fish" at 2.8 stars rounded...