The Dead Fish

East Bay dining favorite with gorgeous views & patio. Family friendly seafood specialties plus Slow Roasted Prime Rib and weekend brunch.

9 / 10
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    (510) 787-3323

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    thedeadfish.com

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  • Type

    Seafood Restaurant

Address

20050 San Pablo Ave (at Merchant St) Crockett , CA 94525 United States

Credit Cards Yes (incl. American Express & MasterCard)
Wi-Fi Yes
Outdoor Seating Yes
Music Live Music
Menus Brunch, Lunch, Dinner, Dessert, Happy Hour
Drinks Beer, Full Bar, Cocktails, BYO

Comments / 59


Keywords:

seafood scenic views good for dates dead fish good for groups prime rib desserts great value fried artichokes outdoor seating brunch food trendy sandwiches bar dinner garlic parking good for special occasions lunch chocolate bomb
Arthur♡♡♡

The Dead Fish Seafood Restaurant is very unique with lots of varieties of fish,crab, and other wonderful foods to enjoy. I really like and appreciate the excellent and experienced staff . Five Stars ????

Jose A. Zepeda Jr.

Great ambiance, cool fun menu, we had halibut , hole crab , and the delicious calamari steak . And all the plates presentation and the food was made to perfection. Great service great view . Great time.

Erica Copeland

The Shrimp Alfredo was to die for! Very flavorful. Ate the whole thing! Views of the water weren't bad either!

Jan White

I love all the pasta dishes and the service is always great. On a nice day please sit outside and just gaze at the lovely Vallejo view over the water.

Jhun M.

Ask for bay view so you actually can sit outside and enjoy the night view while having dinner .

CC T

The seafood pasta was cioppino flavored and it was flavorful. The staff was friend and the portions were large. Everything tasted extremely fresh.

Penny Smith

The food is great. The portions are huge. The price is just as huge. Very nice in every aspect of what you want when you go out to eat.

Ashlyn Aiu

If you're looking for a nice night out and great seafood , come here. Service is great and the salmon dish was awesome.

Troy Lampkins

The Dead Fish has always been one of my favorite spot in the Bay Area. A supreme place to dine ????

Tianna K

Seated right in front of the fireplace . Nice cozy warm fire with excellent food :)

Henry Wong

Go to the bar if you didn’t make a reservation . Except for the patio , you can grab a great table super quick fast.

Dawn Danner

Amazing views ! Great crab dishes and excellent service

Ramona Lafountain

There are two fire places here and you can pick to eat outside where you can see the bridge

Tim Macalino

Try their fish n chips . It's absolutely enough for 2 or not! ????

Iveth Cics

The best view this night!!!

Ed Thralls

Try the Girard Zinfandel by the glass - made from 110+ year old vines, jammy, juicy, great with just about anything

Jennifer Johnson

Takes a while to get to but worth the trip very nice view of the water. And the food was excellent. Was worth the trip

Jeff Rivers

The seafood is awesome, but try the kettle roasted chicken .

EL A

Calamari , crab chowder and Crab melt = full and satisfied

Katelin Zweifel-Korzuchin

For dessert - I definitely recommend the chocolate bomb !

Alicia Ezaddin

Brunch was great, my kids loved it!

Barbara Ambler-Thomas

Delicious Calamari Steak and good friends! Great service from Chris!

Tim Macalino

Yummy garlic noodles !

Nailphoria Day Spa

THe BREAD makes you want more... Great staff and lovely views ...!!

John Dooley

Huge sandwiches and very large salads .

Karlo Felix

The fish stew is a chioppino with fish , squid , mussel , and crabs . It's a little messy so make sure to put on the bib...

Chuck Slaten

Try the Sea bass (via @Foodspotting)

Alexandra T

All of the combos are HUGE. Share w/1 or 2 others and save money!

Lesli Mack

Good seafood !

Val Willis

Prime rib was excellent

Kay Sirota

Great food! There is nothing bad on this menu. Order the Tiramisu Martni dessert !

Robert Tomohamat

Ask for a table at the window, it's worth waiting a bit longer

Stephanie Aoun

The crab is incredible!!!

Jessica H

Wow!! My reservation is for 7... we arrived 10 min beforehand & are still waiting to be seated... It is 725. The food is great but not worth this wait. Ridiculous!! I'm starving!!

Christopher Franzese

Fried artichoke is amazing.

CFI William

The garlic fries are pretty frigging amazing here!

Andrea García

Best seat? Outside on a warm afternoon !!

Crusty Roscoe

Nice food with a great view

Melissa S.

Mmmmmmmm... try the Hali with the garlic caper sauce...its delish!!!!!!

Alex Tenette

The food was extremely salty. The dishes that I would recommend is The steak and cioppino

JuicyGlam

Love the roasted garlic crab and Louisiana Shrimp ...great view from the bar :)

Paul Lance

Great place to have lunch . Beautiful view

Beth Rabenstine

Great crab chowder ! Get the cup, large portion and filling!

Helen Stevens

The parking sucks. But that's the only bad thing I can say about this place.

GABBYiSACTiVE

there is NO rice served here, none! but the bread is delicious :-)

Tamara BossBytch

Luv DA GARLIC ROASTED CRAB

Albert A.

Man, that crab in garlic sauce is killer! Been 3 maybe 4 years since my last visit.

Ed Thralls

Take advantage of NO corkage fee and bring a bottle of vino

Fresh M.

The roasted crab tastes awesome with melted garlic butter ... Mmmm

Cally A

Moscow mojito !!! the best!

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