Big Jim's Seafood House

I did not have high hopes for this place, but we wanted to grab a quick bite for dinner time. The scene is definitely bar scene and very loud, live entertainment. We sat in the back room away from that. I ended up ordering a dozen oysters with a Cesar salad. The Cesar salad came with dressing on the side, the salad dressing was super vinegary. I just kept tasting pure vinegar. I did not finish it. The oysters were super grainy. They had broken shells in them. I had to be very careful with eating them. I normally slurp my oysters with no problem. These I had to carefully inspected before ingestion. The service was expected to be slow since it is a bar. A lot of people drinking. Only a few people eating. Finally, I would not go back.

So far this has not been a stellar experience. Have been here 40 minutes took ten minutes to get our first beverage. Mine is now empty and has been for several minutes. There is one lady working very hard. Our order has now been taken ... I ordered a crab cake with a salad and mashed potatoes, my partner ordered salmon with a salad and green beans.... Meanwhile my drink is still empty .... I also asked for another beverage at the time we ordered... Beverage refilled ...Very nice garden salad... The food was very good and service improved from that point... This review started as a 2 but ended up a 4 star experience. I like to keep it local so I am glad it ended well. I would recommend Big Jim's but maybe not on a Friday nite on a holiday weekend....

Excellent meal, service was the best. Our waitress was one of the best ever. Our food was exceptional. The deserts are very good and beautifully served. Highly recommend. We were there for lunch and it was quiet, we could carry on a conversation easily.

Looking for some seafood?? If you're in the York area this place is must stop! We came across this place looking for some seafood and Big Jim's did not disappoint. Loaded bay fries were amazing. The Cajun Steamer Combo and Captains Steamer combo were excellent! Only disappoint was there could've been more food in there.

Second time at Big Jim's and had a great experience but we almost missed it because Yelp said they were closed on Fridays.They should have been much busier at 8 pm on a Friday night. The bar area was busier than the dining room. We started with a half dozen oysters. As I ate them I discovered 2 bonus oysters fused to the bottoms of the ones I was served. I've never had that happen before. The oysters were fresh and briny. I wish they'd given me more than one small lemon wedge with them. Also, their shucker for some small shell shards in my oysters. We ordered an app from their specials board: mako shark nuggets. These were really good, large chunks of dense, mild fish, batter dipped and deep fried. These came with a sweet and spicy Thai chili sauce. I had a bowl of what they called Cream of Crab soup. It was tasty but it wasn't really cream of crab. This was thin. It didn't seem to have cream in it. There was a tartness to it that made it seem like there was lemon juice in it. It also seemed to have been made from chicken base. There were big chunks of yummy crab floating around in it. For an entree, my husband ordered the diver scallops with fries and a caesar salad. I tried a scallop and it was amazing. Exactly the way scallops should be cooked. They were buttery and delicious with a nice crust. The salad was good but the fries were a little underdone. I had the steamer pot with snow crab, clams, mussels, shrimp, corn and new potatoes. The seafood was great. The shrimp were a little heavy on the old bay and a little overdone. The mussels and clams were good and the size I prefer. The cluster of snow crabs was the best ones I've had in awhile.Service was attentive and friendly. Meal was also really affordable for seafood.

I'm a York local and have been to this place physically three times in the past two years and each time I was either ignored at the bar, the counter, or was asked to wait although the bar/dinning room was mostly empty. Thought using a delivery app would be better. WRONG!!! Tried... to order from multiple times (including tonight), and in every case our order was received, marked as being processed, then abruptly canceled after 90+ minutes. In all cases the app would credit the order but by the time we were notified everywhere else was closed. If there wasn't a severe lack of seafood places in York we wouldn't have and now won't try again. First world problems I grant you but I can't recommend this place. I can only recommend that you take your business to somewhere more like Weis or Giant for your seafood. At least they will serve you sub-par seafood instead of advertising as the best yet never deliver.

Big Jim's was much anticipated but it fell short for me. The waitress was pleasant, the restaurant was clean but the food was mediocre at best. I ordered cream of crab soup and a small side salad. The cream of crab wasn't bursting with flavor but then I added the Jo Bay and some crackers and that was good! I did ask for some shredded cheese for my salad which was an extra charge, ok... fine. I tried the shrimp basket with fries and that was just ok. It could use some more seasoning . Not sure if I'll come back .

Absolutely wonderful! Most underated restaurant in York!Everything from drinks to food was made to perfection! The margarita was yummy! Draft was poured well. Food was perfect!! They have a great chef. Atmosphere is a bit bare but who cares with good company!

Another great night! 5 of us this time! Waitress on point, beer was cold. Both kids got the crab legs and loved them. Shrimp wrapped in bacon was not as good as last time! Not sure if using the Argentine shrimp... if so stop the suck!Crab cake sandwich was awesy

My boyfriend and I grabbed dinner here last night. As we were walking out, we were called negros by a customer at the bar. We stepped out to calm down before we decided to come back and speak to the owner. Upon returning back to the restaurant we noticed the customer who made the racist remark was still seated at the bar. We expressed to the owner how we felt about the racist comment that was directed at us for no reason. The owner assured us that he would take action against the customer in the future but refused to ask him to leave because he was drunk. That was not an acceptable reason for the owner to allow a racist customer to continue to dine in his establishment. The owner did nothing to make it right besides offering a half-ass apology on behalf of the customer. I will not be dining here again, if you're a person of color I strongly do not recommend supporting this business.