Pescadero Seafood & Oyster Bar

First timer! The food was very good. I will for sure come back. From the brunch menu, I ordered the Wood Grilled Seafood Skewer for $23. My son ordered the Thai BBQ Shrimp n' Sweet Potato Grits for $18. Service was great. Ask for Michael! He was attentive and personable (yet not overly attentive). There is indoor/outdoor seating. Inside there are high and normal tables. I went on a Sunday around noon or so. And the outside tables were pretty-much all occupied. I sat inside though away from the heat. Again I'll definitely be returning!

First of all, I really enjoyed my many visits to Pescadero in the past; the waitstaff was always wonderful! But leadership is a different story. I want to support local businesses, but after a contentious and dishonest experience with my credit card being charged without consent last December and over $500 worth of accrued points (to apply to my bill) disappearing, I lost faith in ever returning and haven't since "the incident" in December 2023. The COO "attempted" to rectify the situation, but I continue having issues with other credit cards being attached to my account and points being used even though I have not stepped foot in their establishments! And the person who has attempted to "fix" things continues to take zero accountability for his questionable business practices. In fact, after I complained about the latest round of unethical business practices, his emailed response started with, "I am not trying to have a pissing match with you here." Leadership blames patrons for unknowingly accessing other people's points to pay for their meals. I received an email that said, "If you have split a bill with these people in the past, they are opting to use your rewards account rather than creating their own." This insinuates that my friends, whom I have previously dined with at Pescadero, are knowingly cashing in on my points (a.k.a. stealing from me). It is unethical and simply not how we treat each other. The error lies with Pescadero, and yet, after all of the complaints and attempts to make things good, he ultimately allows the behavior to continue without an apology or admission of wrongdoing on his part. It has been over a month since he assured me that he would investigate the latest privacy violation, which he now blames on a third-party app (which I love and have never had problems with other establishments that use it). I hope this review prompts him to follow up...and possibly even take accountability.

If you want pretension, and overpriced food you're at the right place. The seafood tower takes the cake! $30 maybe worth of seafood presented in anything but a "tower". Clip joint extraordinaire. Wait staff is pretty good. Not really worth the 20% of $2-300 however. Some dishes were tasty but weak in portion. Sorry. We were thinking higher thoughts due to reviews we'd seen.

I have visited Pescadero for both brunch and dinner and I just love this place! They have a great Bloody Mary brunch and great oysters. I most recently went there for dinner on Valentine's Day. My partner got the scallops and I got the special which was coffee rubbed steak - both were great!

I wish I could give 3.5 stars as the overall experience was very good with a few wrinkles. We had a reservation and were seated right away. The restaurant has a cool vibe with everything in close quarters-- booths and bar in front and tables in back. The service was excellent as was the food and drink. Here are the wrinkles: don't run out of an entree minutes after talking it up (the crusted whitefish) and the place is annoyingly loud-- we had to practically shout to have a conversation at our table. Back to the food-- our party enjoyed the calamari and salads as well as the tuna and cioppino. The backup to the whitefish was fish and chips and it seemed to be a bit of a letdown.

Usually when you go to a fish restaurant that says fish restaurant, they don't really mean it. This one does , most of the menu is seafood related even better lots of shellfish options. Outdoor seating is always a plus. The fact that it's packed on a Sunday Morning and no else in this corner tells you something We had the Thai BBQ salmon - excellent twist on salmon. The asian sauce on the frilled seafood skewer tasted "fishy", some more garlic maybe? Why 5 stars, the prices are fair, at least compared to trendy places in Chicago. Our server Justin was super chill, located in downtown Wilmette's restaurant corner- what's not to like?

Stopped in for a late brunch on St. Patrick's day and had the clam chowder, oysters, and chilaquiles. The food was really tasty and we had a nice selection of boozy drinks. Ambiance was pleasant and service was prompt.

Absolutely phenomenal! I loved my clam chowder and was also blown away but the salmon entree--it was literally the best char I've ever tasted on a salmon. My cocktail was also delicious!

Nice looking restaurant at the main corner of downtown Wilmette. We got seated quickly at a high top and the server was prompt and very nice. We didn't order a huge meal, split a chopped salad, my boss ordered the bourbon salmon and I ordered the fish tacos. The salad was ok, but needed to ask for salt and pepper to be brought to the table. It made a big difference. My boss's salmon was actually well cooked and tasty. My fish tacos were not great, super dry and really lacked on the aioli. The corn tortillas were over grilled as well. Think the dish would have been better if flour tortillas were an option. For some reason, no one came by to refill our water. Other tables had a water on their tables so I needed to ask for the same. After the salad we waited for our meals that didn't come while other tables that came in after us got their meals. Not a great dinning experience for two when the bill came to nearly $100. If the server hadn't been so nice, I'd give two stars vice three. Won't go back.

We made our way to Pescardero for Chicago Restaurant Week. Downtown Wilmette has become quite the dining scene so finding parking was difficult until we remembered that the Metra station has free evening parking. The restaurant was a short walk from the station.When we arrived we noticed the restaurant was small but we quickly discovered they have a back room which is where we sat. It was the right level of cozy and it was easy to carry a conversation.We selected the 4-course restaurant week dinner menu. I chose the oyster on the half shell appetizer, the Cesar salad, the cippinno, and the mocha cheesecake. All of it was delicious. The appetizer was severed on a plate of ice with lemon and four toppers - seafood sauce, horseradish, a vinegar type sauce and hot sauce (which came in a mini Tabasco bottle). It was impressive given this was part of a pre fixe menu that cost $59 and still had three more courses to come. The cippinno was full of shrimp, small octopus, and mussels. The broth was really good but I ran out of the crusty bread that came with the dish. For $1 I was given an additional serving of the warm bread with butter. In addition to the food I started with a drink called the Sea Trawler. It was a mezcal drink that went nicely with my appetizer.Overall we enjoyed our experience and will back for a future date night or special occasion.