Nick's Lighthouse
Seafood Restaurant$$$$
Fishermans Wharf, San Francisco
"Get de Boston crab chowder, it's really good!"(5 Tips)"The clam chowder bread bowl here is to die for."(5 Tips)
"Lobster bisque, halibut with butter and garlic"(6 Tips)
"Grab a $6 crab sandwich and sit outside in the sun."(3 Tips)
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Patricia Leite HuamaniApril 11, 2013While all the big restaurants close early, this little place stays open 'til late at night. The food is very good! I've tried the Bay Shrimp & Scallops Fettucine and loved it. Best of all: low prices.Upvote5Downvote
Daniel HuamaniApril 11, 2013You could bypass this place easily: not fancy, nothing special and so on. But the food was awesome and the staff very friendly. Loved the pasta with garlic sauced jumbo shrimps!Upvote4Downvote
THE Z WORLD ZAHRANSeptember 25, 2016They got a dine in and a street outlet. The food tastes great and big portions. Great to take away while your walking around.Upvote2Downvote
MouzaOctober 14, 2014The place decoration is so tacky but they have one dish that i liked mixed seafood plate with rice forgot the name it come with yellow riceUpvote3Downvote
KarenJanuary 18, 2023One of the many restaurants in the area boasting fresh seafood and hearty eats. Try the soup bowls.UpvoteDownvote- MarsJanuary 6, 2015The clam chowder bread bowl here is to die for. The lobster chowder is worth sucking a dick for. Good atmosphere and drinks.
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Star NewmanJuly 26, 2011I came to eat alone at a busy time. The staff was quick to seat me ( even though only a big table was available) the service and food were the best I have experienced in California.UpvoteDownvote
KD MJune 16, 2016Seating inside is terrible, but the food is spectacular and service is GREAT! Well worth it.UpvoteDownvote
cyndi mastersJuly 6, 2013Oh wow. I got a special shrimp scallops linguini Alfredo. I recommend trying a special. Yum!!Upvote1Downvote- GadlingSeptember 29, 2010Grab a $6 crab sandwich and sit outside in the sun. That sandwich will taste sweeter than any crab sandwich you've ever eaten.Upvote1Downvote
Spencer CrumeApril 1, 2014Food was excellent and very fresh....like you'd expect of seafood in San Francisco.UpvoteDownvote
Janice TongJanuary 1, 2014Good food and good service but be careful they may tell you a cheaper price outside to reel you in then charge you a higher price inside:(UpvoteDownvote
Nor Badli Mohd AliasDecember 25, 2011Deep fried prawns & Spicy garlic butter crab is superb and simply sumptuous....Yummy!
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Adam LambMarch 30, 2012Be careful with the lobster bisque and the Neptune salad found many shells and bones, I understand to a point, there shouldn't be that manyUpvoteDownvote
Fernando FloresJanuary 14, 2012Try the Blue Point Oysters - Soooo good. With lime and a shot of TabascoUpvoteDownvote
trinity songNovember 7, 2010crab sandwich was different than I expected. the bread was so big and hard so I couldn't eat. I just ate crabs with pork & crossain at starbucksUpvoteDownvote
Ibnu SyenaOctober 12, 2011U should try nicks's bouillabaisse.. It cost you 29.9$ but it's worth trying. :)
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Carlos PaulinoJanuary 25, 2012Great food. Go toUpvoteDownvote
- Patrice M FosterMay 5, 2018Lobster bisque soup was loaded with salt. What a disappointment......Furniture is old and uncomfortable 😣
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Kristina CKNovember 6, 2013Clam chowder was great but the service could've been better.UpvoteDownvote
Angela Garza OffoegbuFebruary 8, 2014Save your money. Lobster bisque has tons of shells in it, the crab cake was undercooked and hardly filled with meat, and the chowder wasn't that great either.UpvoteDownvote
Lynn BuitoniNovember 19, 2011crab chowder n lobster bisque was a joke - go to another stand or restaurant. it is crowded because tourists eat here and we dont know any better.UpvoteDownvote
HermannSeptember 20, 2010Staff is not so friendly. Calamari was terrible - not fried to the correct point, turned out to be a chewing gum. Tip is a mandatory 15% and included in the check. Try the crab chowder soup - just perUpvoteDownvote
Peter LalondeAugust 29, 2011Don't eat here. Just don't. I got sick eating 1/3 of the oyster po-boy after we made the mandatory Fisherman's Wharf stop while on business for one of the people who have never been to SF...UpvoteDownvote
MaureenOctober 15, 2012Food was ok, service mediocre, basically a tourist trap; don't do sit down, eat outsideUpvoteDownvote
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- Mon–Thu, Sun
- 10:30 AM–10:30 PM
- Fri–Sat
- 10:30 AM–11:00 PM
(415) 929-1300
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