My wife and I dine out 1-2 times a week and have tried most places in Gilbert so we know what we can expect from a Gilbert restaurant. I found High Tide on Yelp a few months ago and decided to try it out last night with my wife. When we arrived, the hostess was very friendly and walked us to the large centerpiece bar where we could watch the cooks preparing various seafood dishes. About 30 seconds later, our waitress who was very friendly (I think her name was Jen?) greeted us and took our drink order. Great selection of draft beers and the cocktail menu was very good too. My wife had the prickled pink which was very good. We ordered the high tide combo and the calamari appetizer and figured we would just share and graze. It was fun to watch the chef Roger assemble the combo and pull from the big tray of various seafood kept on ice. For the price and quality, I was very impressed. The size of the shrimp were more like small sausages and were amazing as was everything else on the platter and very indulgent. The calamari was a generous portion and the Old Bay Lemon Aioli was so good with it. Only nitpick thing I can say, which is really small is when they serve the high tide combo, they should have a 4th small bowl of horseradish and not have it mixed in with the cocktail sauce. Not a big deal at all though since they brought my wife a new cup. Based on other dishes we saw prepared you can tell they don't skimp on the seafood. Overall food presentation is very well done.
John, the manager came out and greeted each person sitting at the bar and you can tell he likes his job because he is very good at it. He was running around the restaurant making sure everyone felt great and cared for. Every person who we interacted with at High Tide was very attentive and hospitable to us. Can't wait to come back and try the Cioppino (my favorite) and the Sea Bass. Quality service is a large portion of our dining experience and this place nailed it! Based on our experience with other restaurants in the Gilbert area which are great, this place raised the bar. You can tell it's a finely tuned establishment and we will definitely be back!