The Blue Fish Restaurant

4.6

2334 Reviews

$30 and under

Seafood

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2 people

28 Feb 2025

19:00

Booked 16 times today

Neighbourhood gem
Good for special occasions
Good for business meals

The Blue Fish Restaurant and Oyster Bar is located historic Avondale, one of Jacksonville's most prestigious neighborhoods. Just minutes from downtown Jacksonville, we offer the freshest selections of seafood in creative recipes, including a large variety of specialty oysters, great steaks, fresh catch, and nightly specials. Light plate options available for the smaller appetite. Jacksonville's best Happy Hour 3-6:30pm daily. Al fresco dining available on our patios.. Our wine list is quite affordable with over 60 wines by the glass. We have two full bars with a late-night upstairs club. We are upscale casual and perfect for business or casual dinners, with friends, family or date night. Full banquet facilities available including private dining rooms that seat up to 70.

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Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Seafood, Steak, Contemporary American
Hours of Operation
Brunch Sat, Sun 10:30 am–2:30 pm Lunch Mon–Fri 11:00 am–3:30 pm Happy Hour Daily 3:00 pm–6:30 pm Dinner Mon–Thu, Sun 4:00 pm–10:00 pm Fri, Sat 4:00 pm–11:00 pm
Phone number
(904) 387-0700
Website
http://www.bluefishjax.com/
Payment Options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Smart Casual
Executive Chef
Scott King
Catering
We offer full service catering both on and off site.
Private party facilities
Plan you next event in one of our two private dinning rooms. Offering a more casual lounge feel in our Elevated Avondale Room and a more formal experience in our Fountain Room looking out into our New Orleans style courtyard.

Location
3551 St Johns Avenue, Jacksonville, FL 32205
Area
Jacksonville
Cross Street
Talbot
Parking details
We offer a valet service Wednesday-Sunday
Public transit
Riverside Trolley Fridays & Saturdays
Additional
Gluten-free Options, Patio/Outdoor Dining

What 2,334 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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4.6

4.6 based on recent ratings

4.5Food
4.6Service
4.3Ambience
4.4Value

Noise • Moderate

Diners' Choice Awards

Jacksonville / Northeast Florida
Great for brunch
Jacksonville / Northeast Florida
Seafood
Jacksonville
Great for brunch
Jacksonville
Neighbourhood gem
Jacksonville
Great for outdoor dining

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews

The Blue Fish Restaurant offers a delightful dining experience with "excellent service" and "amazing food." Popular dishes include shrimp and grits, white chocolate bread pudding, and brunch options. Favorite servers like Richard and Tara provide attentive care. While ambiance and noise levels vary, guests appreciate the value and diverse menu offerings.

2,334 Reviews

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Kathy
VIP
Jacksonville
18 reviews
5.0
18 reviews
Dined 5 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The best shrimp and grits that I’ve ever had! The service was excellent. We had a fantastic white chocolate bread pudding with berries for dessert.
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Tigre
Jacksonville
3 reviews
4.0
3 reviews
Dined 6 days ago
1. Overall 4
2. Food 3
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 5
The restaurant is beautiful. Large inside, outside and bar. Ordered the oyster sampler. 3 Rockefeller and 3 Grilled Parmesan. D had the crab bisque. Very good both of these. Almost an hour later brought Ds shrimp scampi. He asked them to hold the spice and just use butter. NO. It was too spicy for him. He asked for a side of melted butter, she brought the same spicy sauce. I ordered the salmon prepared French Quarter, pecan crusted and switched out vegie medley for asparagus. Mashed pots were cold, got vegie medley. Salmon was dry but good. Waitress did bring asparagus even after I told her to forget it, she said I could take it home. I didn’t. I’m sure after talking to neighboring tables this is a very good restaurant and WE obviously ordered the wrong items.
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john
VIP
Jacksonville
58 reviews
5.0
58 reviews
Dined 7 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Server very good. Food great except fish with crabmeat had almost no crabmeat at all on it.
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Bill
Jacksonville
15 reviews
5.0
15 reviews
Dined on 15 February 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Haven't been for a while. and never for brunch. We brought some friends with us. Everything was great. Waiter was terrific, food delicious, ambiance wonderful as always. And something you don't get to say too often, the value was excellent.
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Paul
Jacksonville
4 reviews
4.0
4 reviews
Dined on 15 February 2025
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
They were absolutely packed for Valentines day, so the evening started out kind of slow, understandably so. We had a moderate wait for seating & service, but once Tara got to our table, the service was outstanding! The food is always amazing there!
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Lurise
Jacksonville
2 reviews
3.0
2 reviews
Dined on 15 February 2025
1. Overall 3
2. Food 2
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 4
They ran out of a lot of food items, took forever to get her food and did not cook the way we ordered it
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Brandon
Jacksonville
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on 15 February 2025
1. Overall 3
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
Food was decent problem was we where told the patio had heaters and when we get to patio no heaters where working.
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Jim
Naples
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 15 February 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Valentine's evening so extremely busy night and the staff still did an amazing job with probably the most demanding night of the year. I give them a lot of credit and gratitude.
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Vickie
VIP
Washington DC
4 reviews
4.0
4 reviews
Dined on 14 February 2025
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Richard our server was fabulous!!! He made it a great night!
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John
VIP
New York City
17 reviews
5.0
17 reviews
Dined on 14 February 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
A great experience for Valentines Day! Food was amazing and our server was very attentive. We are looking forward to going back soon.
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The Blue Fish Restaurant is rated 4.6 stars by 2334 OpenTable diners.

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2 people

28 Feb 2025

19:00

Booked 16 times today

3551 St Johns Avenue, Jacksonville, FL 32205

Dining areas

Additional information

Cross Street
Talbot
Area
Jacksonville
Hours of Operation
Brunch Sat, Sun 10:30 am–2:30 pm Lunch Mon–Fri 11:00 am–3:30 pm Happy Hour Daily 3:00 pm–6:30 pm Dinner Mon–Thu, Sun 4:00 pm–10:00 pm Fri, Sat 4:00 pm–11:00 pm
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Seafood, Steak, Contemporary American
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Smart Casual
Parking details
We offer a valet service Wednesday-Sunday
Public transit
Riverside Trolley Fridays & Saturdays
Payment Options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Executive Chef
Scott King
Additional
Gluten-free Options, Patio/Outdoor Dining

Website
http://www.bluefishjax.com/
Phone number
(904) 387-0700
Catering
We offer full service catering both on and off site.
Private party facilities
Plan you next event in one of our two private dinning rooms. Offering a more casual lounge feel in our Elevated Avondale Room and a more formal experience in our Fountain Room looking out into our New Orleans style courtyard.

The Blue Fish Restaurant

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What 2,334 people are saying

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Diners' Choice Awards

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