Best Seafood Restaurants in Rio Grande

I ate here two nights in a row. Both times my food was fantastic. First night I tried the mussels and the shrimp scampi. Wow. The mussels were the best I've ever eaten. They were thoroughly cleaned... Every shell was full.... The broth was incredibly flavorful. Shrimp were fresh and tender served with perfectly cooked al dente bucatini. The bartender Ryan is very friendly and pleasant. Yesterday I ordered the 13 ounce dry rub ribeye. It came with mashed potatoes and broccoli for $49. That's a very reasonable price for such high quality food. I ordered the ribeye medium rare and they nailed it..... Seasoning in everything was spot on. Atmosphere is lovely ..low lighting... Very welcoming. Took a little while for my server to find me... But it was Christmas Day and they were busy so no worries.... Once I ordered food came out pretty quickly. I have so much food left over.... Everything was 10 out of 10. Absolutely go eat there!!!

I dined here for the Feast of the Seven Fishes: 6 seafood dishes plus dessert. Not all the dishes were successful, but I applaud the chef’s originality. IMO, the exceptional dishes were: 1. The first one, oysters with a champagne toast. What was exceptional was the hint of ginger. 2. My second favorite, the second one with thinly sliced raw baby octopus and white truffles with a blood orange vinaigrette. 3. My favorite, the sixth course, olive oil poached catfish with caviar. The catfish was so so so good! One It was pillowy soft and delicious. Its sweetness and richness was nicely offset by the arugula salad. 4. The seafood soup. Not overly rich and the mussels, cockles and shrimp were perfectly cooked. The less successful dishes for me were: 1. The fried baccalia and artichokes. I found the fish overcooked and way too salty. 2. The squid ink spaghettini. The pasta was bland and while the uni butter and chili emulsion were excellent, there wasn’t enough of them. Dessert was average. Not too sweet. My biggest complaint was the mousse which was too hard and thick. Service was excellent and I very much appreciated how each dish was described to us.

I don’t know what was better, the food or the service!!!!! Everything was amazing.

What an enjoyable time we had with great tasting food and terrific service. Being a BYOB restaurant was an added plus. We went during midweek and had their specials and everyone in our party had nothing but raves about the food. This will be our “go to” restaurant when visiting the Cape May/ Wildwood area.

Service: professional, attentive, very friendly. Food: nice presentation with great twists on classics (Cali Turkey Club was terrific). Ambiance: wonderful combination of a modern bar/restaurant, hometown sports bar with ample TVs everywhere including at booths, plus the live music was fantastic. Summary: If you are in the mood for a cool spot, great food, a great sports bar, or great live music, Fairview checks all the boxes. I highly recommend it.