Mr Bill's Fresh Seafood

A unique place. Part restaurant with a fresh take out seafood dept. friendly staff but seemed unprepared. No pasta, red sauce not ready. Food was good and definitely fresh. Nice clean area to eat and portions are large.

Folks, Mr. Bill's is just amazing food! Let me qualify that by dividing Mr. Bill's place properly: There is Mr. Bill's seafood that is a fresh catch pickup counter like at a dock & Mr. Bill's "The Fat Crab Cafe" that is a sit down restaurant and it's BYOB. We ate at the Fat Crab Cafe and brought some beer in a cooler. We went on a Saturday for the "buck-a-shuck" oyster fest and got the last 10 they had. They were extremely fresh and sweet. Some of the best I've had! We also got the tomato crab bisque & it was the star of the show! Wow! I've had MD cream of crab and MD crab soup in MD many times, and this soup was a winner! It was pieces of tomato and crab with a few croutons in a creamy base of tomato bisque with heavy cream. It is my new favorite! I also got the shrimp squealers and they were a little like buffalo shrimp, but better with the bacon wrap and deep frying. The parking is a little limited, but it has 2 lots and many more on the street, so don't let that stop you from enjoying this Lancaster specialty seafood place! I took a photo of my soup as served, then a photo half eaten to show the lumpy delicious bisque that it is. Service was very fast and atmosphere was nice and warm, and had all food smells and no fish smell at all. It's all very affordable and with BYOB, you're not spending half the tab on alcohol. Wow! Just wow, we will be back again and again! Try it, you'll like it!

We've been to Mr Bills twice now. Very thankful for a legit fresh, wild caught Seafood store with a wonderful cafe to enjoy their catch perfectly prepared in their own kitchen.The only place I've found locally where you can purchase Blue Crab meat from either the Chesapeak Bay or Louisiana.On both occasions we enjoyed fresh steamed Crabs. They were cooked perfectly with an exceptional store mixed Old Bay based seasoning. We've enjoyed their steamed shrimp which are wild caught and steamed perfectly.Their seafood bisque and the special shrimp and corn chowder is amazing. Rich, creamy, perfectly prepared chowder with just the right blend of old bay, seafood and vegetables.I've had their steamed Little Neck Clams in a white wine and garlic sauce. Delicious and served with toasted, crusty garlic bread. I have not tried their homemade Key lime pie.....yet. I plan to soon.Looking forward to trying their soft-shell crab sandwich. Mr Bills is located near Franklin and Marshall College along Harrisburg Ave.Seating is a bit limited, but there is seating inside and out.The cafe and seafood shop are house in the same space. Don't expect opulent atmosphere, but when the seafood is that good and fresh, you don't need "opulence".They have daily specials and sandwiches along with their fresh seafood.The staff is helpful, knowledgable and able to answer questions and make recommendations. I can't recommend Mr Bills more highly. Looking forward to our next visit with friends.

Freshness overload. Lancaster is as landlocked as you can get, but if you're seeking some fresh seafood, this is your stop. The quality is high, the variety is fantastic, the prices are slightly steep but speak to the freshness. This review is for the fish counter, not the restaurant, which is attached and named the "Classy Crab." They will shuck your oysters for you, upon request; give you recommendations for cooking their filets, the crabs have a lovely in house seasoning, and there's a stand at the Central Market as well. The staff are always friendly and there's space to move in the store. We have frequently purchased Oyster Pies at the holidays to add to our feast. Crab cakes, peel and eat shrimp, mussels, clams, you name it. Enjoy!

Their crab cakes are the best I've had recently. Plenty of crab meat and little filler. I will but them again.

Love their fish and chips!! The seafood is always fresh and served quickly and so very good !

My husband and I ordered a crab cake sandwich Mac and cheese wild rice potato salad and mussels in a "wine butter" sauce. I must say it is the most tasteless boring mussels I have ever eaten. Crab cake lacked any flavor as well. Potato salad was bland at best. The wild rice was not eatable. I did finish my sandwich simply because I was very hungry walking in. Service was not very nice. The woman asked me how it was I let her know it lacked taste. Her response was you seemed to like it because you finished the sandwich so I of course let her know I was just hungry. She offered more of their"homemade butter" that was tasteless as the first mess. Her response to the lack of flavor is she likes the mussels and she likes them steamed and that the fact I liked other restaurants mussels better was the other restaurants' are frozen. Rude because even the frozen version was FAR BETTER than the meal we were served. Frozen or not Carraba's, Olive Garden, and any other restaurants that serve mussels in white wins because they are flavorful and if a meal is not up to par they offer a replacement instead of hostilely and a person opinion that frankly did not make the meal taste any better. Spent $71.00 to be treated like that. Definitely not a value either. Definitely will not be going back there again.

Disappointed, fish tacos were ok, steamed shrimp was tough with very little old bay seasoning. For a $50 meal, would not go back.

It wasn't bad but it certainly wasn't the best. Service was quick. We went towards closing time, which may have reflected in some of the freshness of the food.

I really want to like this place. But, the tables did not get cleaned between guests, the girl who took the orders was eating in the order area while giving most of her attention to the cook. She did not bag my takeout food and just handed me a bag to do it myself. Other workers cruised through the area eating and talking. The tables were not bussed. The food has potential but did I mention that a slice of pie costs $7.95? Very expensive for a self serve place. And, it's not too clean. Disappointing.