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Crave Fishbar - UWS

4.6
4.6
1729 Reviews
$31 to $50
Seafood
Crave Fishbar—NYC’s first 100% sustainable seafood restaurant—is home to the #Oystergram Happy Hour, NYC’s best oyster happy hour deal. At Midtown East and the Upper West Side, we serve creative seafood in an upscale neighborhood setting, complete with warm hospitality.

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2 people

7:00 PM


Booked 65 times today

Additional information

  • Dining style

    Casual Dining

  • Cuisines

    Seafood, Sushi, Cocktail Bar

  • Hours of operation

    Saturday - Sunday Brunch 11:30am-3:30pm Dinner: Sunday 4pm-9:30pm Monday - Thursday 5pm-10pm Friday 5pm-11pm Saturday 4pm-11pm

  • Phone number

    (646) 494-2750

  • Payment options

    AMEX, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

  • Dress code

    Smart Casual

  • Executive chef

    Chef Todd Mitgang

  • Catering

    Offering catered events from 10-200 people. Ranging from an oyster shucking event to 200 person weddings we can build the event to match your needs and budget.

  • Private party facilities

    Offering a semi-private room for 50 seated or 75 for a cocktail party. Let our events coordinator help you plan every step of the way. Full multimedia capabilities. Full buyout of the restaurant for 100 seated and 150 for cocktail party. Arrange a walk-thru of the space today!

  • Private party contact

    Lizzie Rushing: (646) 895-9585 ext. 106

  • Neighborhood

    Upper West Side

  • Cross street

    between 80 and 81st

  • Parking details

    None

  • Public transit

    1 to 86th Street<br />B, C to 81st Street Museum of Natural Histroy

  • Additional

    Banquet, Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Wine, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Indoor Fireplace, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Weekend Brunch, Wine

Offers

  • Drink Like a Fish Bottomless Brunch

    Multiple dates available
    Sun - 11:30 AM - 3:15 PM,Sat - 11:30 AM - 3:15 PM
    Join us for our bustling Drink Like a Fish weekend brunch! For $19 choose between our award winning 16 ingredient bloody mary, mimosa, or pilsner draft. If cocktails are your thing for an extra $5 add our fan favorite Big Ben cocktail, Moscow Mule, and house Margarita. And who doesn't love oysters at brunch so select from a dozen varieties of oysters from our acclaimed raw bar or choose the shucker's choice for only $1.50. Dive into our brunchy items like our crab and gruyere omelette or our loaded breakfast sandwich. Or try our Maine lobster roll, fried fish sandy, or chirashi sushi bowl. Finish brunch off with our famous homemade chocolate chip cookie and if you are feeling crazy hang late until our #oystergram happy hour begins at 4pm!

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What 1,729 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.6
4.6 based on recent ratings
  • 4.6Food
  • 4.6Service
  • 4.5Ambience
  • 4.3Value

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  1. e

    elanas

    New York Area

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 2 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Love this place, best Oyster happy hour and a divine Old Fashioned cocktail. Love the decor!
  2. EP

    EdP1

    New York Area

    42 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    42 reviews

    Dined 3 days ago

    overall3food3service3ambience3
    not very much offered on menu , but food was very good dishes. Desserts not very exciting
  3. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined 4 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Amazing food, perfect oysters!
  4. YK

    YvonneK

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 5 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Wonderful food, service and ambience! Will be back for sure!
  5. RR

    RonR

    San Francisco

    21 reviews

    vip
    1.0

    21 reviews

    Dined 5 days ago

    overall1food1service3ambience3
    The food was terrible. Salad overdressed, perfectly good yellowfin tuna ruined by sauce and poorly matched side dishes. My wife’s mussels were dreadful. Very nice servers but the food…horrible. I take no pleasure in writing this. Maybe chef’s nite off?
  6. ST

    ShariT

    New York Area

    21 reviews

    5.0

    21 reviews

    Dined 6 days ago

    overall5food4service5ambience4
    Luv those oysters, great wine and lovely service
  7. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 6 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great service
  8. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    4 reviews

    1.0

    4 reviews

    Dined 6 days ago

    overall1food1service1ambience1
    We've dined at the other location a few times and it's tremendously better than the UWS. Food and service need to be addressed here. The tostadas' salmon was cut very thick and was difficult to eat. Oyster had dirt and was sooty, Lobster roll bun was burnt, and the avocado aioli was so overpowering you didn't even taste lobster, brussel sprouts so soft they're mushy and no real seasoning, hand cut fries were good the first go around but when they replaced the lobster roll they were raw and undercooked. Coffee old-fashioned overly sweet and you couldn't even taste the bourbon, no second drink offered. French 75 was not balanced. Oh and to try and smooth things over the manager sent us oysters but they didn't even check in with the server to know that one of us had an allergy. No check dropped, no good bye from the server, no check in from the manager. Sat there for 10 minutes with no check as our server and manager were sitting at the bar. We had to stand up and wait in the middle of the dining room to get some attention. We won't be back.
  9. M

    Micarl

    New York Area

    104 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    104 reviews

    Dined on November 22, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Hosted is superb. Lover her professionalism and big sincere smile. Server was fantastic and on top of everything. Food fantastic. Home run.
  10. n

    notmsn

    New York Area

    61 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    61 reviews

    Dined on November 22, 2022

    overall4food4service4ambience3
    Oysters good, sliders and fish tacos good. Calamari very nice. Bar service from tables a bit slow. Kind of cold upstairs in the back corner.
  11. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on November 18, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    The waitstaff was perfect. If someone saw we needed something they took care of it. None of that”I’ll get your waiter.” This makes things faster for everyone l, we get our food faster which means they get their tables back faster. Great service, great food, greet Happy Hour. Perfect!!!
  12. u

    ultimatefoodie

    New York Area

    26 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    26 reviews

    Dined on November 17, 2022

    overall3food3service4ambience3
    Nice place for friends dinner. Wish the food had been better
  13. W

    Westysmomma

    Toronto

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 16, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Celebrating a 75th birthday - our server Charles and hostess made our evening! Food was great - atmosphere was warm and friendly. Just a great night!!
  14. S

    Speats

    New York Area

    32 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    32 reviews

    Dined on November 12, 2022

    overall4food4service5ambience5
    The oysters at Crave Fishbar are outstanding. Jeremy, the general manager, could not be more knowledgeable and excited about talking all things oysters. The food once we were seated was not as good. I ordered the octopus appetizer. Sorry, at $24 there should be more than one little piece of octopus and it should not be cooked until chewing through it was a chore. Jeremy tried to correct this, but the second time it was still too rubbery. One other dish on the table, the lobster curry bowl did not have a single piece of lobster in it until we pointed that out to the waitress (who was fantastic, by the way). In a 180-degree turnaround, the fish dishes rocked. Tasty and grilled to perfection. Lesson learned: Next time, I'll order the fish, especially the barramundi.
  15. BE

    BillE

    Charlotte

    10 reviews

    5.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on November 12, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Good delicious and service was outstanding !
  16. J

    Juppstar

    Seattle

    505 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    505 reviews

    Dined on November 11, 2022

    overall4food5service4ambience4
    My guests and I had dinner at Crave. Good service and we enjoyed the food. Two of us had the barramundi and it was outstanding. We also enjoyed the calamari, and the cauliflower and rice sides.
  17. B

    Betsy

    New York Area

    44 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    44 reviews

    Dined on November 8, 2022

    overall4food4service5ambience4
    Wonderful local seafood. Creative menu with wide range of offerings. Great to have fresh oysters in the neighborhood
  18. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    3 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on November 6, 2022

    overall5food5service4ambience4
    It was a bit more loud than expected. Also the wait staff cleared our table when some people were still eating. We felt a bit rushed. The food was excellent though
  19. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Los Angeles

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 5, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Couldn’t have had a better experience. This is my new favorite restaurant.
  20. MC

    MazenaC

    London

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 5, 2022

    overall4food4service5ambience4
    Nice restaurant but was expecting a but more from food I guess. Food was fresh but very “pub” like
  21. R

    Rli23ny

    New York Area

    2 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 5, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Great food and service. Nice place for anniversary dinner.
  22. GN

    GourmandNYC

    New York Area

    21 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    21 reviews

    Dined on November 4, 2022

    overall3food3service3ambience3
    Food was ok. Not off the charts. Service was not attentive this time. Kind of disappointed as I’ve always loved it here but probably will not go back.
  23. FD

    FishDelish

    New York Area

    31 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    31 reviews

    Dined on November 2, 2022

    overall5food5service4ambience4
    We expected just another fish restaurant, but it was way more than that. We were very pleasantly surprised. Tables were nicely and safely spaced. My husband and I had a table for 4 for just us. At first service was slow, but it improved. The food was delicious from the Blue Point oysters to the cauliflower soup to the blackened barramundi to the seared yellowfin tuna with Mexican corn and the bottle of Muscadet. We'll be back again and bring friends.
  24. J

    Jann

    New York Area

    439 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    439 reviews

    Dined on October 29, 2022

    overall4food4service3ambience4
    Busy Saturday night…we were seated at a booth in the back that was so tight we could barely get into the seats. None of the four of us are large people. 2 grilled Octopus, Lobster Curry & Fusilli w/Crabmeat were very good and at the top of the price range for the modest portions of protein. I’m doubt I would go back.
  25. JR

    JosephR

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 29, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Spectacular oysters and rice dusted calamari. The sea bass was perfectly cooked with a crisp outer skin. We also had a pan seared tuna over elote and a chipotle sauce. Service and good tip notch
  26. b

    bredav

    New York Area

    2 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on October 29, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Food is delicious. Service is great. The servers are very attentive.
  27. DG

    DespinaG

    New York Area

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 29, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We had a lovely lunch. The salads was fresh and tasty. We loved the chirashi bowl and felt the bean sprouts were a good addition. The lobster roll was delicious. Our waitress was super-nice. We live in the neighborhood and glad that we now have a good fish restaurant to go to.
  28. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    4 reviews

    2.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on October 28, 2022

    overall2food2service4ambience3
    My mom was visiting and wanted lobster rolls so we went to Crave. Very disappointed. I think they ran out of lobster - the roll was mostly avocado and lettuce with some small lobster pieces sprinkled on top. Still the same price, though. Likely won’t go again.
  29. s

    susanjo

    New York Area

    131 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    131 reviews

    Dined on October 25, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Another great night got at Crave UWS. I was there 2 weeks ago for my birthday and this time my sister and I took her son as part of his 50th!! Oysters fabulous as always and the service is always great! My favorite!!
  30. MR

    MichaelR

    New York Area

    13 reviews

    5.0

    13 reviews

    Dined on October 24, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    The food is excellent and the service is excellent as well. It has a nice UWS ambience.
  31. m

    mrandmrspip

    New York Area

    34 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    34 reviews

    Dined on October 23, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Craving for more Crave. This was our first time with a large group at the restaurant. The staff was professional, friendly and and courteous. The food was terrific and despite the lively bar crowd, the restaurant had roomy space for those who prefer quieter gatherings. We will be back.
  32. JT

    JeffreyT

    New York Area

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 22, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Love the place. Great atmosphere, great food and great service.
  33. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    3 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on October 22, 2022

    overall5food5service4ambience5
    Great food
  34. p

    picky

    New York Area

    28 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    28 reviews

    Dined on October 21, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    The food is always delicious and they did not let me down this time. It’s one of my favorite restaurants in NYC.
  35. BW

    BobW

    New England

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on October 21, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Good food, lively atmosphere and great service. If you enjoy oysters and seafood this is the place. In addition the wine list is affordable and excellent. Great pairings, ask Jeremy for information on oysters and the wine He is a wealth of knowledge and super enthusiastic.
  36. KD

    KellyD

    New York Area

    1 review

    vip
    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 18, 2022

    overall5food5service4ambience3
    it was great!
  37. AH

    1AHC

    New York Area

    8 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on October 16, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Fish stew was terrific.
  38. SB

    StevenB

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 15, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    The food was great, though a bit pricy. We thought that the server was terrific. The only complaint I have is that it's a bit noisy--there are not sound absorbers. The other item is that they use the same size glasses that they use for Happy Hour for the cocktails. For $17.00, to serve it in a tiny rocks glass seems a bit insulting. Why not give a larger glass and create a value, so that when you get the same drink in a smaller glass for Happy Hour, you feel it all syncs. We felt a bit ripped off with the drinks.
  39. GK

    GeriK

    New York Area

    9 reviews

    5.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on October 15, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great meal and overall experience. Thank you!
  40. AL

    AnaL

    New York Area

    20 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    20 reviews

    Dined on October 15, 2022

    overall3food3service4ambience3
    took long for food . Good good not great

Safety precautions

  • Screening

    • Sick staff prohibited in the workplace
    • Staff is vaccinated

FAQs

Crave Fishbar - UWS is rated 4.6 stars by 1729 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people

7:00 PM


Booked 65 times today
Google Map for Crave Fishbar - UWS

428 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY 10024

Additional information

  • Cross street

    between 80 and 81st

  • Neighborhood

    Upper West Side

  • Hours of operation

    Saturday - Sunday Brunch 11:30am-3:30pm Dinner: Sunday 4pm-9:30pm Monday - Thursday 5pm-10pm Friday 5pm-11pm Saturday 4pm-11pm

  • Cuisines

    Seafood, Sushi, Cocktail Bar

  • Dining style

    Casual Dining

  • Dress code

    Smart Casual

  • Parking details

    None

  • Public transit

    1 to 86th StreetB, C to 81st Street Museum of Natural Histroy

  • Payment options

    AMEX, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

  • Executive chef

    Chef Todd Mitgang

  • Additional

    Banquet, Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Wine, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Indoor Fireplace, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Weekend Brunch, Wine

  • Phone number

    (646) 494-2750

  • Catering

    Offering catered events from 10-200 people. Ranging from an oyster shucking event to 200 person weddings we can build the event to match your needs and budget.

  • Private party facilities

    Offering a semi-private room for 50 seated or 75 for a cocktail party. Let our events coordinator help you plan every step of the way. Full multimedia capabilities. Full buyout of the restaurant for 100 seated and 150 for cocktail party. Arrange a walk-thru of the space today!

  • Private party contact

    Lizzie Rushing: (646) 895-9585 ext. 106

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