Local Tavern’s Fish Bar

This is my 3^rd visit in as many months and decided to write a review. I believe the place is doing a really good job. I’ve ordered the oysters (Plane Jane) each time and never disappointed with the quality, presentation and freshness of the oysters. I’ve tried several of the menu items and I believe the quality and portions of the meals are excellent. My side order of salad that came with the chicken was as large as a full salad. Extremely tasty to boot. They usually have a nice special menu also, appears to be a daily offering.

Bomb diggity bomb. Everything was fresh and excellently prepared. It’s hard to find quality seafood in the Midwest and this place nails it. The blue points were on point. I am looking forward to eating my way through this menu. Back to my Christmas ale. Cheers!

Found this place by Googling for seafood restaurants near us. The first thing I noticed on entering is how clean it was, even the air vents which is often over looked when a restaurant cleans. I ordered the Grilled Swordfish with asparagus. Wife ordered the AUCE crab legs. The swordfish was done perfectly and the asparagus was tender and slightly crispy. Wife’s crab legs were very sweet and she didn’t have any waiting on refills of the crab legs. The service was quick and very nice. We have been there twice now and absolutely recommend.

The Local Tavern brand is becoming a familiar face in the greater Lake County area with locations in Mentor, Willoughby and Painesville. I believe I do recall a westside location but do not recall where.
The Fish Bar is a great little eatery conveniently located right off Route 2 where the old Chester St. Tavern was located in Painesville. The décor is vibrant with an island and fishing theme that feels contemporary, but not forced or abrupt.
I ate at The Fish Bar for lunch. I was impressed with their simple lunch menu that felt like you had an array of options. I had the 3-​way taco featuring the Fried Mahi Mahi with shaved cabbage and pineapple-​mango salsa. A great light lunch option filled with flavor not leaving you stuffed to the gills.
For an appetizer I had the New England Clam Chowder. I wasn’t overly floored by it. The consistency was a little too watery for my liking but the flavor profile was there.
Did not get a chance to sample the sushi menu as I am not a huge sushi fan. However, The Fish Bar is a great lunch spot for a quick bite with quality food that doesn’t break the bank. The bar itself is aesthetically pleasing to the eye and to my estimation a great spot for a happy hour and food.
Overall, I recommend the Fish Bar to anyone who likes seafood dishes. To those who do not particularly like seafood, I believe The Fish Bar accommodates patrons with other tastes; like salads and sandwiches that are great substitutes. Good food and good service. I would definitely come back.

I really like the local tavern restaurants but this place did not blow me away at all. Two buddies of mine and I went on a Friday night and sat at the bar. None of us could decide on what we wanted, so we decided to order a bunch of things to try. We got the firecracker shrimp, lobster gauc, bread plate, mussels in red sauce, lamb lollipops,
Lobster tail dinner with lobster mashed potatoes, oysters and the calamari. The lamb lollipops, lobster mashed potatoes and the firecracker shrimp were fairly good but the rest was nothing to write home about. The service at the bar was great and the restaurant itself is extremely clean. I will probably give this place another chance to get an actual entrée but my first experience was very lackluster.

Better than that place on the harbor.

Super awesome staff… And friendly! Never have had a bad meal or bad service… Tonight we had the BEST meals we’ve had here and awesome customer service from the whole wait staff and the owner. Delicious sushi presented fabulously, awesome quinoa, asparagus and grilled tuna steak… And picture perfect (and deliciously edible) Blue Flame Burger! AND I LOVE the short fat straws for my drink! Awesome vibe.

Great food… Great service…

We have been here a few times and gotten great service. I will note that we sat at the bar each of the previous times. The food is great, no complaints there. This visit, the service was non existent. We barely saw our waitress, we finally got drinks from another waitress. When our waitress finally came, she took our order and then we waited and waited and waited. Finally our food came. It was tasty. We didn’t see our waitress again until the check. This is a great place with great food. It’s a shame that service is not a priority here. What a shame!

We had an awesome meal here and more food than we could finish for a very good price. This restaurant is clean, well laid-​out, and fun! The menu is awesome and I can’t wait to go back to try some of the other items! I can’t speak for the rest or my party (who all raved about their food) but the oysters and sushi I had were terrific, and so were the grilled shrimp tacos. My «side salad» was fresh and giant with delicious dressing, and the french fries I sampled were terrific. As an out-​of-​towner from New England, where great seafood is everywhere, I say give this place a try, and go back often. If there’s even the slightest chance your experience is as good as mine, you’ll be a happy camper!

My boyfriend took me there for the first time for my birthday, March 25^th. It was a sunny Wednesday, around 4:00 p.m. We’ve never been there before. When we pulled up into the parking lot, we could smell the wonderful smells of goodness in the air! We knew we were about to eat something good!
We were greeted and seated immediately. We sat in a comfy booth, in the bar area. The service was very friendly and attentive. They were moderately busy. The interior was nicely done. Part nautical themed, part rock n’ roll. We started with the fried cheddar biscuits and an IPA from Fat Head’s Brewery on tap. The pairing was amazing! (I would go there just for that alone!) Our entrees came quickly after that. I ordered the Sea Dogg’s. It was two pieces of Guinness Beer Battered Haddock, served on warm soft buttered rolls with lettuce, tomato and Lemon-​Caper Aioli. It was delicious! The aioli really made it shine! However, next time I will substitute a salad instead of fries on the side, because they were way TOO generous with the fries! I don’t like wasting food!
My boyfriend ordered the grilled swordfish dinner. It came with a really tasty compound butter, mashed potatoes and a house salad with blue cheese. He really enjoyed it. I had a bite of the swordfish and it was, indeed, decadent!
That said, if you are a fan of seafood and don’t want to break the bank going out to eat, this is the place for you! There are also lots of other menu options for those that don’t enjoy seafood. We will certainly be returning… and eating more of those fried cheddar biscuits! They’re to die for!!!

Just walked out of this establishment and wish I could say that the food was delicious… It may be, but we will never know. We walked in and were greeted and sat promptly and then waited… And waited… And waited. oh, and there were several empty tables… Wasn’t because they were running busy

We stopped in the best far as I am a fan of the local tavern down the street and mentor. Probably the worst part about this whole place is the parking. you got a restaurant that will hold 35 vehicles and there were 50 cars trying to park. once inside, the old Chester’s tavern is long gone. They did a great job and remodeling, and it’s almost a man cave art show where everything is for sale. If you desire an old school Miller Lite neon sign, its for sale. You can decorate your man cave all from your table. Are particular experience was pretty nice because there is a barbershop quartet that happened to come in to grab something to eat and ended up staring at the entire restaurant which was pretty cool. I had a meal called pesto chicken which was basically chicken strips which were WAY over cooked for my taste but good nonetheless drizzled in a pesto sauce with a massive salad. It was just what I wanted and tasted great but again the chicken was cooked in just a little too long. the waitress had brought some sake for my wife and unfortunately was familiar with how sake is served and she brought it in a wine glass and it was cold. However the bartender did a solid and came out and brought a proper serving of sake. will definitely hit this place up again

First time there. We went for lunch. Pretty good variety of food. We ordered fish taco, lobster bisque, fried cheddar biscuits, oyster Po’ boy and valentine sushi.
The fried cheddar biscuit is a bomb. Delicious. Crispy, savory on the outside. Moist and tender inside. They serve a side of butter but I didn’t need at all.
The lobster bisque is a little disappointment. A little too salty for my taste. The soup looks grainy like cream bisque broke. Not too much sweet lobster taste at all. The lobster meat tasted funny like lobster surimi instead of full sweet succulent lobster meat.
The oyster po boy is great. Oyster fried to perfection. Crunchy on outside and nice juicy inside. It’s a very small sandwich like small hot dog bun. A lot of fries which makes the plate inbalance.
Fish taco is good. Nicely breaded fish and good fillings.
The valentine sushi special is really good. Maybe lighten up on sauce. Great flavor. The sushi rice is very good. Rice is perfect grain with spot on moisture and seasonings.
Our waitress was really good and attentive. Great service and nice ambience.
Definitely going back for dinner instead of lunch.

Great place and fun atmosphere food was great at a fair price. Only item I did not enjoy was the cole saw. But it’s only a side so no harm there

Being a sushi loved I could not wait to try this place. I went on a week night, Thursday, with my aunt, uncle, & my boyfriend. My aunt a a drink called naughty mermaid. It was strong & good & she had a couple. The boys had beers & I had a pumpkin pie martini & a Christmas Ale. The bartender was a little slow with the drinks but we didn’t mind too much as we were having fun.
We had delicious friend cheddar biscuits for an app & thought our waitress was super cute & fun.
My boyfriend had a fried fish & chips dinner that he said was really good. My aunt enjoyed her steak & my uncle said the lobster roll was delicious. I could not decide between the Painesville roll & the Hannibal roll so I got both & shared. Yum-​o! Both were exceptional, ESPECIALLY the Hannibal! We all want to go back & my aunt could t wait to tell my cousins about ½ price sushi Tuesday’s. I will be takin advantage of that very soon as well.

Was my first time there me, my mom, and my husband went there for my birthday in November 4^th.
First off me and my husband order the fish bowl drink it was huge I know there are bigger ones out there but it was very good, I happen to over hear that it was the bartenders first time making it and it was really good for a first try and well worth the 20 bucks we payed for it to share through the whole meal.
Our waitress Madeline was too nice an very honest about what she thought. She was very attentive and sounded like she knew the menu pretty well.
We got first an appetizer of the fried cheese biscuits with the honey butter soo yummy I wanted to eat them all by myself.
Then my husband got the clam chowder it was soo ridiculously creamy and hand a great then to the bacon infused broth
My dinner was the sirloin and it was amazing I can’t believe I finished it it was 16 ounces plus corn, bread, AND real mashed potatoes.
My husband had gotten the other steak on their menu I believe was a New York strip steak 10 ounces… Just as good this came with peas instead of corn but everything else was the same and just as good
Now my mom got the butter fried chicken… Yes I wish I had gotten that not that my steak wasn’t amazing… It came with two more of the fried cheese biscuits… The best coleslaw it had cheese in it what a weird and delightful surprise, bread and those real mashed potatoes.
The we all shared a dessert the weirdest banana cream pie it came in a bowl with cookies as the crust and Carmel on top not the best I have ever had but by far not the worst it was good but more like a pudding I would recommend trying it once. I will so go back again

10÷25÷14 Update. On our third trip back we were a little disappointed. The food was still really good but the service was lacking. We arrived at 6:15 with 6 people in our party. We were told that there would be a wait of about 20 – 30 mins. We had our name added to the list. About 15 mins later we saw that a table for six was made and expected to be seated. Another party of six came in and was promptly seated at the newly set table. My friend asked the hostess if they took reservations. She said they didn’t on the weekends (this was on a Saturday). To which I asked, «then why was that party of six seated before us?» The hostess said «oh they are family friends».
Sorry, that’s not cool and it shouldn’t happen.
We were seated about 10 mins later. We had to ask more than once for a glass of wine and it took three tries to get one of our dishes brought out. They were very busy, so I can cut some slack. But when you put it all together, it made for a disappointing night.

I am so happy right now! The food here is amazing!
We stopped here on a Friday night and grabbed a seat in the bar area. I ordered a ketel one and tonic and it was made to perfection. Not too strong, not too weak.
We then started with the lobster bisque. At first we were nervous because of the yellowish color. However, the flavor was spot on. The large chunk of lobster didn’t hurt either.
For our meals, we got the perch dinner and the loxster roll. The perch was divine. Lightly coated, solid tartar sauce, cole slaw, and sweet potato fries. I had the loxster roll and was pleasantly surprised by the flavors. I ordered the shoestring fries as my side. They were so good!
Just a heads up, the prices are a little above average. However, you get what you pay for, right? I highly recommend this Eastside establishment over all else. Kudos, Local Tavern!

Nothing but the best from the owners of the Local Tavern. Fish: Bar is primarily a seafood /​sushi bar but has some good eats for the non-​seafood eaters. A couple of the burgers normally seen at the LT along with a couple of steaks. Prices are very reasonable. The staff is amazing — service is great and the food came out of the kitchen quickly. I started out with the hot tuna roll — spicy tuna with cucumber sushi roll. I then moved on to the New England clam chowder infused with –BACON– and then finished with the Family Lawyer — Chunked lobster with a Jameson and mushroom cayenne cream sauce served over barley wild rice and topped with sautéed spinach. Excellent! Stop in and check this place out. Great addition to the area.