Seafood Unlimited

This is such a gem. Small and intimate - good happy hour and fun mosaic decor. Also nice jazz music in the background. But! The star of the show is the food. If you are lucky enough to catch the soft shell crabs on the menu-do it! Best I've had - not breaded and fried but sautéed and you can test the lovely crab with a squirt of lemon and a dash of salt. I would recommend this place as a local gem for tourists and locals alike. I'm so happy we now live a half block away.

Incredibly fresh seafood, lovely service, and terrific happy hour (and entree prices, too!). Just love this neighborhood gem!

Stumbled upon this place en route to a different restaurant, but happy hour! We stayed because the buck-a-shuck oysters were good. Also had the clam chowder and fish sandwich. Fiance thought the chowder was too rich; I loved it. He thought the fish sandwich was awesome; I thought it was above average. Oysters were solid for a dollar each. Will return.

Me and the missus visited Seafood Unlimited on a rainy Saturday after catching a show at the Academy of Music. I have been receiving emails from the restaurant and I curious about the happy hour menu. Got lucky and scored a parking spot right in front of the restaurant. Upon our entry we observed three patrons at the bar and the rest of the place was empty. The venue offered a nice seating area in the front of the restaurant, a small bar area, and more dining in the back of the restaurant. The host seated us our server came over and introduced herself. For our drinks I went with the happy hour beer and my lovely dining companion ordered the Spiked Arnold Palmer. My beer was fine although I never asked what it was it tasted like a lager. The missus was not impressed with her drink. She told me to taste it to see if I could taste any alcohol. I took a sip and did not taste any booze. We stuck with the happy hour menu and ordered fried shrimp, New England clam chowder and fries. It wasn't long before our food arrived and we blessed the meal and got to it. The fries were tasty. The shrimp were lightly battered and tasted yummy along with the cocktail sauce. The clam chowder was not a hit. It looked good, plenty of clam, bits of bacon, potatoes and a creamy sauce. I have no clue why it tasted like lemon was added. I forced the missus to taste it and she agreed that she tasted lemon. My companion would've stopped there, but I talked her into trying the buck a shuck oysters and the ahi tuna lollipops. I'm not sure frying ahi tuna is a preferred method for cooking. The tuna ended up having more of a chewy texture. The taste was okay. We split the oysters they tasted fine. I'm glad I tried the food for myself. I think this is one and done visit for me however.

I decided to celebrate national fried shrimp day 2022 at Seafood Unlimited. I hadn't been there in probably 15 years. It turns out I made the best choice I could have possibly made. I stopped by during happy hour and they have a great happy hour. Good discounted drink specials and plenty of discounted snacks. There is shrimp on the happy hour menu, but I went for the Jumbo friend shrimp entrée from the regular menu. The shrimp were actually jumbo, juicy, and perfectly fried. The best friend shrimp I've had in Philly since the days of Bookbinders. If you like fried shrimp, this is the place to get them! The entree comes with a generous portion of crispy fries and tasty cole slaw. I wanted to sample more of the menu so I also tried the New England clam chowder. A hot bowl of soup almost as good as what you get in New England. I ended my meal with the carrot cake dessert. It was a bit cold and would have been better served at room temperature. But all the expected carrot cake deliciousness was there in that slice.I ended up staying at Seafood Unlimited longer than I anticipated. The people at the bar were nice and the bartender, Morgan, is awesome. The fried shrimp were to die for! I'll be back to try more of the menu!

I was stuck between 3 and 4 stars but I settled on 4 stars because while I didn't have a dine in experience the staff was very accommodating while trying to pick up our take out order. I was able to try Seafood Unlimited during the winter 2022 center city restaurant week. On the last day of the annual event we decided to order pick up and dine at home. We ordered over the phone seamlessly. During the pick up we were running a bit late and they called and suggested that we pull up to the front of the establishment and they would bring out our order and we made our credit card payment while in the car as well. Now the food, I ordered the fish chowder, buttermilk jumbo shrimp, and the molten chocolate cake. The fish chowder was a bit too salty but had lots of shredded fish in each bite. My Riesling paired really well with it, so after a few more bites I increasingly enjoyed it. The buttermilk jumbo shrimp was amazing, I enjoyed the batter and the thick pieces of shrimp. While the side of fries were pretty good, I would have preferred another side but it was a part of the restaurant week menu. The molten cake was delicious and they did not warm it up for us but instructed us how to get the full effect when we arrived home to indulge. We also got a pita and spicy humus appetizer included with the special, I'm not a hummus fan but the spice was great.Overall a good experience but again I was a initially thrown off by the saltiness of the chowder.

I enjoyed a nice Wednesday evening dinner at Seafood Unlimited for Philadelphia's Restaurant Week. They offer a 4-course meal for $40 per person.My dinner party of 3 started off with a shared plate of hummus and chips (yummy).For my second course I ordered the mixed green salad (also yum). My third course was the sautéed jumbo shrimp fra diavolo over cavatappi. For dessert I ordered the carrot cake. The carrot cake was just okay. I washed it down with a mint-pomegranate mojito mocktail. It was delicious.Our serve KeeKee was was a pleasure. On the way out the manager/host/owner I'm not sure what position he played took a nice picture of us in front of an art wall located in the front of the restaurant. We had a great evening at Seafood Unlimited.

Best deal is happy hour $1 oysters and reduced price drinks, the rest of the food was "meh", crab cake slider and shrimp scampi were flavorless. Also, they had a serious service issue the evening we were there

Had dinner there last nite and it all wet well.Tanya at the bar knows how to make a Margaritta...several, then a dozen oysters,fresh and tasty..a great menu I settled on the scallops they were meaty ,large and tender washed down with some white wine.I recommend this place and noticed that several of the reviews above were very long boring and inaccurate........I am not an influencer,I am a diner,a patron and a customer....".I speak for the mind not the ear"! ha ha ha This is a great boutique restaurant a short walk from home...........................................Try it !

I have eaten there now for the third time and this was by far not as good as expected. The fried combo was ok but slightly over cooked, the seafood fettuccine with marinara sauce pasta was over cooked pasta was sticking together Taste under cooked. The appetizers were good, place nice well light. Reasonable prices.