Tin Fish

Very low crowds.

Went for a late lunch at the Tin Fish with 3 others and had the slowest service I have ever experienced. Impressive since there were only 3 – 4 tables of people dinning in the place at that time. On top of that, I had the crab cake sandwich, which legitimately did not taste like crab at all — more like a fish cake than a crab cake, and even then more like the miserable and dill-​covered breading. The only redeeming items of what the whole table ordered were the appetizers (quesadilla, coconut chicken, and artichoke dip), all of which were good for what they were. My husband was also happy with the flavor of his burger though it was ill-​constructed enough to require a folk and knife to eat. Will not be going back.

Just awful from start to finish. I have lived in St Clair Shores for 24 years, I’ve seen this location under many different names and managements, however this is the worst it ever been. I’m not sure if it’s a sign of the times but when you go out you’re paying for a nice experience and this is not the place for it. Our waitress was rude, unprofessional and ignored us. It seemed like they were out of half of the items listed on the menu. Which we weren’t even told until after we ordered them and the waitress went into the kitchen (3 times). We couldn’t even get our water refilled after asking multiple people. Before our food even arrived I had gotten up to speak to the manager, who listened attentively, told me he would address the situation and was never seen again. On top of everything the food wasn’t even good, I certainly won’t be going back.

I would go back here any warm and sunny day for the beautiful patio overlooking Lake St. Claire. Even so, it struck me as a pretty weird place, in that it is huge and beautifully decorated, with odds and ends sitting around. On the early evening we visited it was very nearly empty. It looks like a place keeping up a good face while in its death throes. I hope not.
We arrived at the tippy end of happy hour, which did, indeed, make us happy, because our apps and first round of drinks were very inexpensive. Our apps were chips and salsa and popcorn shrimp. Both were OK but not great. Three of us had the lobster bisque and there were three thumbs *way* up for it. For entrees, two of us had the crab cake hoagie with fries. It was good bordering on great. One of had the cowboy burger — it was great. And one of us had the Michigan salad — it was OK.
I hope this place sticks around. If it does, I’ll definitely make a point of visiting next summer.

I just got back from Tin Fish and thought the food was very good. The service was excellent, too. The waiter did everything he could to accommodate our large group. I just wished they had a bench outside near the front door so I could sit while my husband got the car. I would recommend this restaurant.

I came here along with a party of 13 other ladies for a bachelorette party with a reservation and was very unimpressed with the service. We were seated quickly but after that it was slowww table service. It legitimately seemed like our waiters first day on the job. The restaurant only had one waiter serving our table and most of the other tables as well.
Nearly 30 minutes had passed before the waiter came back with our drinks. It took so long to order and receive our drinks that we skipped ordering appetizers because we didn’t want to keep waiting. It took us two hours to have dinner and we were more than ready to leave after we were done.
However the staff was very nice to us. The food and drinks were delicious and priced right. The restaurant and the bathrooms were clean.

I remember going to this place years ago but the location is a little distance from my current area on the West side. I was invited here for a Birthday gathering for an old friend. The restaurant has a nice ambiance and is located right off the water which is always a nice touch. We were seated at a table for a group. We started off with appetizers which included coconut shrimp and Cheese Quesadillas. These were a pretty tasty appetizer. The Cheese Quesadillas were especially good. I am not a real fan of Quesadillas usually but I had to have a few of these. I ordered the Fish and chips as the main appetizer. I was swinging between this and the salmon. One of the people at the table got the salmon and it looked rather small. Not sure about the taste. The Fish and chips were good. Not too much batter and just the right touch. The wait staff was pleasant but not as attentive due to the large group. After the dinner we strolled out to the dock and boarded a boat to get the night started. The place also has a club that was pretty lively with the young crowd and good up tempo music. Overall, great experience. I will visit again.

Don’t ever ever go here! Nasty bugs everywhere the manager is tool. It’s been the worst experience EVER how are they open

This is a beautiful outside patio view– however, the time to receive an appetizer– 30 minutes at 1:30 in the afternoon! Do not order the coconut chicken tenders, so tough you cannot chew! Sent them back, the second time not much improvement.
If you are looking to have a drink or dessert and chat with a friend outside, this would be the only time to visit!
Sadly disappointed/​overpriced menu!!!

I like the place the staff is good food is good for the price.
The outside bar can be fun but to many smokers for me.
can not believe they let it happen even encourage smoking
guess mgmt. doesn’t care about their staff

Well I guess when you owe so much on your other location (allegedly) first of who gives someone more money to open a second one. Looks nice but the food, Hunty please you need to revamp your menus and make it happen! The Tin Fish or The dead fish?

We’ve been here a couple times and they were very slow and unprofessional each time. It seems like they are always understaffed. They can’t even keep up with hot rolls. The food is good, and the atmosphere is great, but the restaurant itself is poorly managed.

Called in a carry-​out order of a bowl of gumbo. When I arrived, the bartender in the bar area informed me that the gumbo is a special and unavailable. As disappointed as I was, I was happy when he offered me a substitute on the house! Now, don’t get me wrong, I acknowledge that the young lady who took my order should have informed me, however nothing beats above and beyond customer service. I will definitely be returning to Tin Fish and giving them another chance, simply because of the bartender. Thank you very much!

I went here last night with my uncle and friend. No host to greet and seat us, so we had to walk in and seat ourselves. Server was very polite and attentive. I am a vegetarian and ordered the Michigan salad. It was decent, but I would have preferred the large size since I was hungry; I was not asked and was brought the smaller size. I also ordered an Atwater Dirty Blonde, usually one of my favs. Unfortunately it arrived without any head and lukewarm. Very disappointing. My uncle and friend ordered a salad and they seemed to be pleased with it; we had to ask for rolls, too. They had no bus service and the wait staff including our server had to bus tables in between table service. Add a few more vegan and/​or vegetarian dishes, get the servers some help and perform routine maintenance on the kegs and you will get 2 more stars from me.

My wife and I paid a visit to this restaurant last night.
The building itself is nice… it’s decorated nicely for the most part. The chairs and tables are left over from the last owners… they are bland, uncomfortable and not very attractive. The booths are very nice, the lighting is nice and most of the other stuff is accomodating.
Our service was ok… nothing to write home about. While our waiter did a pretty decent job, our food was slow in coming and some of it was cold upon arrival.
The food? We both had fish and chips, which was on sale. The fish itself was pretty decent. It was hot, and meaty… but it was not extremely tasty. Very average and blah. I had mashed potatoes with mine and they were blah and boring… nothing special. For an appetizer I had a crab cake. It was nearly cold… I wouldn’t consider it warm. It tasted pretty decent, but it was not amazing by any stretch.
All in all, this place is confusing. It looks like it could be upscale, but the service, some of the décor and the food shouts «I’m a Diner»…
I find it sad… this place has a great location and the potential to be something special and it is far from that.
I’d be willing to bet this restaurant doesn’t last another year.

The perch was decent, though if you get it fried it seems overcooked, stick with sauteed. That’s about all I have to say on the good side.
This was the 2^nd time I’ve been here. Both times service has been terrible. Seating goes quickly, though it takes forever for wait staff to come around and then you only see them once every 25 minutes. Even getting water refills takes 15 minutes from when you ask. Half an hour after ordering our main course they come back and tell one of us they ran out of the entrée. Obviously they aren’t interested in timely serving of the meals.
Also, the bartender doesn’t seem to understand that when you plug in a new keg you need to bleed off the sediment coming out at first. Instead he just pours it out for you and says if you don’t like to send it back and ask for another.
I would not recommend going here. I feel bad that my grandpa likes it and tips for the terrible service.

This place is right on the canal with a large patio/​deck, outside bar, restaurant, inside bar, dance floor. Ironically we get there and what I thought was going to be a night of dinner, dance, and casual on the deck –surprise — it was Pirate Palooza sponsored by 94.7. What a show! It was like spring break. The very nice boats were docked and filled with speakers the size of my wife and people. Talk about loud! Entertaining to say the least.
Now for the service and food — our server Angie or Angela was excellent, prompt with drinks and food. Ordered crab cakes and shrimp cocktail for an appetizer which were good tasting but cakes were little over cooked. Next course was soup lobster bisque and mushroom bisque which were both very nice. Next was dinner breaded Tilapia, which was plentiful but over cooked, and salmon, which ¾ was great but ¼ was under cook raw.
I’d go back-​but would send food back if I get those same results.

Horrible. One of the worst $ 9 burgers I’ve ever had, and the fries are gross to boot. The fries taste like they’ve been coated in pancake batter. They’re kind of sweet and it’s disgusting. The burger is a hard pressed, frozen patty, and it’s completely awful.
If you happen to go here and order a burger, if the waitress asks how you want it cooked, tell her «it doesn’t frickin’ matter… It’s coming out medium well to well done regardless.»
Their fish and chips, however, is decent.

It was a beautiful Sunday night so I wanted to have dinner by the water. We arrived around 7:15 and were told that nothing was available outside because they didn’t have enough servers. The hostess said she would call us when a table inside was available.
There was plenty of tables open on the patio but since they didn’t have enough servers they couldn’t sit people out there. We went outside to wait for our table to be ready (since being outside was the point of even coming here) and the hostess came up to us and told us we had to get up and sit inside because they were going to be seating those open tables on the patio soon. This was really annoying because they never sat the tables.
After being seated 30 minutes later INSIDE– the service and food was good.
I would suggest more help and new management because this is obviously where it starts. When you have good management you usually have great workers. This place needs help!

Paula was awesome. I think that’s her name.
Food was okay.
My wife, sister in law, and I came in here for lunch and cocktails today. We were sat outside just liked we asked but unfortunately in the direct sunlight. I asked for an umbrella shortly after we were seated and the blonde hostess said sorry. Then I asked to move to the shade and the hostess said no because there was a party. But then our waitress said yes we could move and seated us over where we wanted to.
We were there for about an hour. And no party showed up. That hostess was rude. And Paula was funny and efficient. She got everything with our orders right.
I had the Panko breaded tilapia. It was pretty good! My wife and her sister in law both got fish and chips.