Cataumet Fish

We have been going to Cataumet Fish for many years and have yet to be disappointed. Good, fresh fish at reasonable prices. The staff is friendly and helpful. Cataumet is our first, second and third choices for buying fish on Cape Cod.

I was disappointed when I pulled up and saw steps into this place — not wheelchair friendly. I wanted to pick our my own lobsters, so my friend pulled me up the steps. The place was empty (a Friday afternoon in February). We got our lobsters and some cooked shrimp and cocktail sauce. The lobsters we cooked that night, the shrimp we ate the next day, both were excellent. This place is not a bargain, but it does have highly quality seafood. The two young guys working said that it gets CRAZY in the summers, lines out the door, etc etc. I love the Cape off season. :)

I always get my seafood here and have never regretted it. 10 lbs. of little neck clams on the grill– check. Amazingly huge cuts of fresh swordfish– check. Tuna cut to order– check. They even have the spices to make an amazing lemon pepper swordfish right there. We just finished the bachelor party and got 2 lbs. of lobster meat… needless to say that was amazing and a big hit. I’ll keep going here forever.

Best lobster roll, guaranteed. This place sells fish to be cooked at home and their only already prepared dish is the lobster roll, and for $ 13/​$ 14, it is AMAZING.
A LOT of lobster, not as much mayonnaise as every other place. It is very fresh and you definitely get more than enough lobster for your money.
My father is visiting the cape next week and this will be our 1^st stop to show off the seafood the cape can offer!

Wow… I have never seen a place consistently decline in quality as this place over the last 20 years. It just gets worse and worse year after year. The fish is so old and of poor quality, that it now resembles the horrid supermarket fish quality. Go to the Clam Man, or Falmouth Fish Market in Falmouth and see and taste what fresh fish is supposed to look and taste like.
The few times a year that I have to go to Cataumet because I can’t make it into town in time, I cringe at the old fish that he is selling. Then you put all that time into cooking a nice dish, and it still tastes horrible because the quality of the fish that you started with was so poor. Stay away!!!

Full disclosure– I once was lucky enough to be an employee here. But that fact means that I am wholly qualified to say that everything you see on display is fresh, of the highest quality, and sure to make you fall in love with seafood. I have never had better fish than I once served here, and I hope more people will find it as fantastic as I have.
And Peter Fisher – a great employer, pillar of the community, and always willing to have a quick chat.

Holy fresh-​off-​the-​ship fish, Batman! This place is the real deal stocked full of the freshest fish I’ve seen in a long, long time. Good enough for sushi, I was told. Easily good enough for searing which is more than most people do anyways. This fish market earns my admiration for a serious dedication to the art of selling only the freshest and best to their customers.
But the real treat here is the lobster roll, which ranks among the best I have ever tasted. A lobster roll shouldn’t be a fancy affair, if it is ur doin it wrong. $ 13 earns you a small bag of Cape Code potato chips with a hot dog bun improbably stuffed with a half pound of lobster meat. This isn’t some dressed up «lobster salad» nonsense to cover up old or frozen meat, this is the real deal with only the slightest hint of mayonnaise to go with the sweet taste of very fresh lobster. The lobster roll as it should be: fresh, simple, unassuming.
It goes without saying, but I’ve seen too many people get fooled: You should make it a rule never to have a lobster roll at a place that doesn’t have any live lobster on the premises (look for the tank). With the recent burning down of James Hook & Co, I wish I could find a tasty Lobster roll with this level of simple freshness in Boston.