Hil-Mak Sea Foods

The couple of times that I have been here have been phenomenal. The food is nothing short of delicious and service was fantastic. The chef came out multiple times to check in on those dining even. I plan to go back whenever possible!

Seafood overload at this place! We made a reservation for Saturday, they were not busy though. We started with a bottle of Zinfandel, a dozen fresh oysters and Craberie ( crab cake , lobstertail and scallops) then our mains were sablefish & Icelandic haddock. Now the fishes were fresh (they were ship daily as we learned) However, the crumb seasoning on the fish were so bland it was as if its steamed plain. It was bland! It could definitely use some seasoning or salt. Anywho, we finished with carrot cake. Their menu is so vast. There just so many kids of fish to choose from. Definitely place for seafood lovers. Happy tummy though..

For starters, I am from the south, and I have enjoyed a lot of really great seafood. I really would love to give this business 5 stars, but I want to be honest, so this is my honest review. I have visited Hil-Mak's, I'm guessing, 6-8 times. The truth is that it is hit or miss. Sometimes, the service is spot on, the food is incredible, and it a great experience. Other times, it has taken 15-30 minutes just to get our drinks. Which, when it is all adults, it's not the worst thing in the world, but we regularly take our grandchildren, who are 4, 6, and 8. That is a LONG time to wait for drinks when you have three children who are becoming hungrier and more impatient by the minute. I realize that is not "their problem". But, quite frankly, as a former waitress, I can't think of a legitimate reason why there would be a 15 minute wait for a waiter/waitress to address a table, and 30 minutes is just unfathomable. My favorite seafood is deep fried oysters. This is not a regular item on the menu, which is surprising to me since, almost all, restaurants in the south offer deep fried oysters. I also love fried scallops, which I believe they occasionally have as a special. Mostly I order a combo platter that is similar to what you would get at Red Lobster. It's good, most of the time, but I do find that sometimes it is greasier than others, and the portions are not always the same. Bottom line is that I would recommend trying this place out. Hopefully you will land here on a good day. If you do, you won't be disappointed. I will keep going back unless I find a better option in the area. It's seafood, it's edible, and it's affordable.

A nice family owned seafood place just down Bridge Street from the Harbor.The lobster bisque is the best I've ever had outside of New England and the perch is always delicious.They run out of oysters, so be prepared for that.Depending on the waitress the service can be great or they'll act like your a bother, that the reason for the loss of a star.Give it a try!

The new owners are continuing a strong tradition...great food, great experience!Today we stopped in for take out lunch from the Sea Food Market...The owners rewarded us to a fabulous take out meal for six. All where very satisfied. Great job, Hil-Mak!

Oof. Did not meet expectations. At all. While we did not have a reservation, the hostess put our name down and told us to come back 45 minutes later. Fine, no problem, you're busy. Totally understand on a Saturday evening. We leave to grab drinks elsewhere and come back at our scheduled time but don't get seated for another 15 minutes. Again, fine, you're busy, I get it. We get seated and sit for ANOTHER 20 minutes and no server has even acknowled us at this point. I say hello politely to the waitress handling the table next to us, and let her know we've been waiting for 20 minutes but have not been acknowledged. She has no idea who is responsible for our table but tells us she will serve us. 10 minutes later she comes back for our drink order, we put in an order for a bottle of wine. We've now been seated for 30 minutes. Been there for 45 minutes. Another 10 minutes goes by and we get our bottle of wine and are allowed to put our food order in. At this point it's been nearly 60 minutes. Our food comes out 45 minutes later, my husbands chicken is too dry to eat and the salmon I ordered is no better than the salmon I make at home. Plus it came with FOUR pieces of broccoli. We finish and leave two hours after our arrival. They had 18 tables with 3 servers total. Maybe someone called off. Maybe they're understaffed, not enough servers or cooks. I get it, it's 2024. But we were never once offered water until halfway through our dinner service by a DIFFERENT waitress. Only given a basket of two rolls while waiting for our food. It was never replenished while we waited nearly two hours for our entrees. Never asked how our food was. Literally given no attention at all besides when our order was taken and food delivered. We were asked at the end if we wanted dessert. DO YOU THINK WE WANT DESSERT AFTER SITTING THERE FOR TWO HOURS ALREADY?? I kind of did want to get the crème brûlée. But god that probably would have been another hour of waiting. People literally came and left while we were sitting there. I really wanted to like this restaurant, but after this experience, we won't be back. I'll just catch and grill salmon from home next time, it would take less time.I'm not a huge review writer but jeesh this place was just someone else. I've never experienced such horrible service. Our waitress never even introduced herself to us. But she made sure to explain the seafood boils that were on special!

We found this cozy sea food restaurant nestled in the small town of Ashtabula Ohio near Walnut beach on Lake Erie. Lots of locals were dining here which is a great sign to me! The menu was extensive, the waitress and hostess were so friendly. The specials were posted on the board noting the local fresh catch of the day which sells out quickly. We both tried the local perch, lightly breaded and fried to perfection (so light and flaky!)paired with fresh broccoli and a delicious wedge salad. They had a nice wine list too! The dessert menu was so tempting but we didn't have any room left to try them. We really loved our date night as we were traveling and stopped here for supper and to see Lake Erie! Highly recommend stopping here if you're in the area!

It wasn't good. As you can see, the broccoli was cold - the butter wouldn't melt. The clams and calamari were over deep fried and very chewy. The fish and potatoes were bland. I don't usually write bad review but this time I was very disappointed. Heard good things and I'll try again. Probably not soon. Several items were sold out so we didn't get what we really wanted- and our reservation was 6:00 on a week day. They open at 4:00.

Everything! Loved the specials, appetizers and soups specially, the clam chowder my favorite dish is perch! Love the service and the amazing atmosphere! Lobster bisque is incredible too!

At 4 o'clock Friday afternoon evening, they were not crowded. I was looking for crab legs. They had king crab, and dungeons crab, but no snow crab. One side came with it but another side rounded it out more completely. Keylime pie for dessert was definitely a winner. I wish they were a little closer.