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| - Captain Steve's has some pretty delicious and definitely inexpensive fried fish. However, their sides (except the hush puppies) are nothing to write home about, which is a little disappointing.
I have been here a few times now. On my first trip, I ordered the small plate of the fried Alaskan whitefish. My partner ordered Steve's Fisherman platter. Just before taking our order, the waitress brought us a basket of hush puppies with tubs of honey butter. The hush puppies were fresh and quite delicious. Then came our massive quantities of food. The "small" platter of fish came with three large filets, more hush puppies, a heaping portion of onion rings, and a small plastic bowl of coleslaw. The fish comes either with salt and pepper or plain. I ordered the salt and pepper, and the fish was just delicious! The batter completely coated the fish, but it was not too heavy and the seasoning was just right. My biggest complaint is with the onion rings and slaw. The rings were obviously made from scratch, but the batter was quite plain and the rings were flavorless. The cabbage in the slaw was basically minced, and it was the slightly sweet vinegar style, which I don't care for at all. But the fish was truly, truly delicious.
Steve's Platter included fried flounder (in the salt and pepper batter), calabash shrimp, deviled crab, fried oysters, fried scallops, and fried baby shrimp. The flounder was also very tasty, although not as good as the whitefish (more fishy-tasting, but not necessarily bad). The calabash shrimp was also SO delicious, with the texture and consistency of the batter being quite perfect. The deviled crab reminded me of a crab cake with more of a pickle flavor, and I enjoyed it. My partner greatly enjoyed the fried oysters, and while I am generally don't like oysters, I enjoyed them too. The scallops were quite good, but very rich. Finally, the baby shrimp were good and quite plentiful. He also ordered the onion rings, and on the large platters, the sides are even larger still.
Other reviewers are correct - this is an INSANE amount of food. I have always left here full and with another leftovers for a whole other meal.
Service has always been good. The wait staff each time has been friendly and quite helpful. The decor is very fitting, with fish and fishing gear spread across the restaurant. However, I will say that it is quite loud in there when it gets busier in there. Sound really seems to echo in there.
Other important things to know - Tuesdays is all you can eat crab legs night. It costs $32 a person, but they bring out buckets of crab legs to the table. On Wednesdays kids eat free. The also offered broiled seafood for those who are wanting to be slightly more health-conscious. It's also pretty reasonably priced. My partner and I have gotten two dinners and two drinks, and each time walked out of there full for less than $30 + tip. Come here with a big appetite.
So their seafood and hush puppies are both pretty decent. However, this place would be even more magnificent if they just had some better sides (maybe dip the onion rings into the salt & pepper batter). They get a solid 3 for now.
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