Forest Hills Fishery

Came here for the first time to picked up fried soft shell crabs & craw fish salad. Staff was very friendly and loved how fresh the quality of fish was. There’s plenty of verity of fish and cooked sea food in the store. Asked if they can broil the lobster & was told YES! He also said they can season any fish/​filet bought in the store according to posted menu. Woo hoot! Excited to return for more next week!

I really do not have any thing negative to say about Forest Hills Fishery Market. The prices are decent considering IT IS in Forest Hills (convenient location). The staff are always friendly, polite and helpful! There are also prepared foods and salads. And most importantly, I have never received any fish, mussels or clams that were not fresh or spoiled. I am a repeat customer and will continue to be.

Solid fishmonger for a main drag.

I read a couple of the reviews and was iffy about going to the store. However, the place turned out much better than my expectations. They had a wide variety of fish. The quality of the fish is surely greater than those in the supermarket, though more expensive as well. And also the fried shrimp was really tasty. I would definitely go back and buy those again.

This is a great, unique local spot and so happy it’s in Forest Hills. Don’t just come here to buy some tilapia or salmon. This is a fishery! Go wild! I’ve picked up whole assortment of fish, mussels, and shrimp for bouillabaisse. They have cherrystone clams for «chowda.» Soft shell crab in season. Try their prepared foods: langoustine salad, halibut salad! You will not find this anywhere else.
Staff is knowledgeable, and prices are reasonable for the quality and variety available on a daily basis. This place is not competing with the plastic wrapped fish from Keyfood, so don’t price compare.

Okay I expect to pay a premium price here given the real estate. But this place should be one’s last resort.
I used to shop here for decades and have seen this place go through several owners. The selection and quality was once worth the added premium prices, but no longer. The selection and quality has gone down hill especially with the newest ownership.
Today was the final straw. I had ordered one stuffed fillet with crabmeat. The price for 2 on the package was $ 18. I was charged $ 11 for one. I questioned the worker but he confirmed the price. Nevermind that the stuffing is no where near the quality of prior incarnations, once being chock full of shrimp and crabmeat, now mostly bread. There is little prep either. The sole were once in a white wine and butter and garlic sauce but it is now a margarine type of plain sauce. I kind of knew this going in but the over-​charge broke the straw on the camel’s back. I will join the throngs of Forest Hills denizens and will never patronize this establishment again.
I will be looking for a another fish monger/​store, and in the meantime will hit the Asian markets and Fairway. Avoid this place at all costs.

Buyer beware! The new owners will run this place out of business. They do not know where the fish come from or the type of fish they are selling. Very unsanitary as well. They handle fish, cash, receipt, etc. with bare hands. I will gladly take my business elsewhere.

This place is EXTREMELY UNSANITARY. Over the years this business has changed owners and employees, but whoever has taken over this joint will run it to the ground. Today I walked in to purchase some chilean sea bass. As I waited for my turn, a customer who was getting salmon was finishing up his purchase. The employee who wasn’t wearing gloves when cutting the fish took the money directly as the customer shook the bills out over a bunch of open fish.
When I was next I told him what fish I needed and he was about to directly go ahead and cut the fish WITHOUT washing his hands! There was a sink with soap LITERALLY right behind him. I interrupted him and asked him to wash his hands. His reply? «Sorry but thats how we work here» UMM no sorry but that is EXTREMELY UNSANITARY AT ANY food establishment. Why you think you are excused from the law is beyond me! And thats not what you say to a customer when a sink with a full bottle of soap is one foot away. For being a LAZY and DIRTY worker you lost business and I’m sharing this story. On top of that he added, «if you don’t like it then I cant help you. Besides you should wash the fish when you get home anyway» –cocky too
And on that note I turned around and took my business elsewhere. Sorry I’m not sorry. But I don’t believe what I’m asking for is ridiculous. Right afterwards I went to another fish market on 108^th st and 64^th ave where without even being asked they washed their hands and wore gloves.
Save yourself a night of the runs and buy fish elsewhere, this place ain’t what it used to be.

FHF gets the five Star rating for being the only & worst fish market in forest hills, outrageous price, for old and smelly product and that’s no fish story.

I have no problem paying these prices. In comparison to any higher end super market (Whole Foods or Fairway), the quality doesn’t come close. But I would say the same thing about meat from a butcher. The fish is one of the best and that’s what you’re paying for.
Our family buys fish from here at least once a week. I do feel some of these reviews are bit unfair. For example, yes compared to a cheap supermarket, the prices are hugely different. Buying a can of soup from 2 different places won’t make a difference. Buying fish or meat from knowledgeable fish mongers and butchers will make a world of difference.

The staff is rude and the fish is over priced I normally would recommend another place to go to but there is no other real fish markets in Forest Hills unless you go to Rego Park. Also every time I pass the store I fell like they should be sited for animal cruelty for what they do to the lobsters in the window.

This is now the only fish market in FH, which is very very sad. The prices there are anywhere from overpriced to outrageous, while some of the fish do not look really fresh at all. Since buying fish at Keyfood or Trade Fair is probably asking for food poisoning, people will probably continue to buy from FH Fishery. Personally, I either catch my own fish or buy from Asian markets. The workers there, however, are always friendly.

Been coming here for many many years, the fish is excellent and the Halibut salad is my favorite. I always bring some back to Arizona when I come home to visit.

The best fish market in Forest Hills. The Forest Hills Fishery has been a part of the hood for a long time. Fresh fish at a great price. Love the cooked lobster with crab meat. Awesome. Keep rocking

The prices are outrageous. Frozen octopus is $ 13.99 a pound while it costs $ 2.99 in Good Fortune Supermarket on Queens Blvd down in Elmhurst. 21 – 25 count shrimp is $ 17.99, $ 5.99 in Elmhurst. There is no explanation to these high prices, except the store’s monopoly.
We need a good Asian market here. I hope one of those smelly C-​Towns closes and gets replaced with Great Wall or something.

«no exchanges or refunds», that is the new sign I saw yesterday in this convenient once great fish store i’ve shopped in these past 10 years. The current owner who took over a year or two ago doesn’t want to hear complaints if the usually fresh high quality produce doesn’t always live up to its high-​priced billing. So the «dry» sea scallops ($ 19.99/pound) which are usually deliciously sweet and tender when seared in my sauté pan turned out to be «wet», pumped full of water and chemical salts, The water pours out in the hot pan preventing the sear and turns the scallops into inedible tasteless rubber. The former owner would always exchange for something of comparable value on these rare occasions. The new guy knows better how to run a business, «You no like, you go home.» So shop here at your own risk. If the fish is fresh … great, if not, too bad …“no exchanges or refunds”

I think this place is great. I was walking home along Austin St one day this week and I happened to glance at their window display and noticed they had baked clams for $ 5! So I decided to take a look inside. I really hate cooking and usually mess everything up if someone isn’t overlooking my work — so I wasn’t so interested in their fresh raw seafood. Everything did look great though. But I noticed they had some already cooked entrees. I ended up buying myself a great seafood dinner for the night composed of fried tilapia, baked clams, and some fresh cold crab salad. Everything tasted great and it was all just $ 14. This may be one of my new places to stop in every week now…

3.5 stars.
Wow. What a mixed bag of ratings for this local fishery. I don’t usually purchase my aquatic protein from here, as others have noted, the prices are high, but then again, all the raw fish is fresh (some are of the wild origin) and the staff is always knowledgeable and friendly. I got scared about all the negatives from consuming farm raised salmon, so I’ve been on a scavenger hunt for wild salmon. There were three wild versions here, to my surprises, so I had to ask questions before putting my final stamp of purchase. I went for the Arctic char, which the staff said has a lighter taste than the Alaskan salmo (I see this as the dainty, refined member of the salmon family). Since this is my first taste of this expensive fish (I don’t normally splurge so much on fish that I cook at home), I asked for a small portion and he was more than willing to accommodate my request. Stepped out with a 3 oz. fish in hand, I sped home to cook my bounty. With a bit of olive oil, salt and pepper and a squeeze of lemon, my late lunch was ready. The luscious pink flesh did not exude the ‘fishy’ smell that I was accustomed to. With my first ‘English lady-​liked’ bite, I was in heaven. The flesh was moist, melting almost, and most of all, NOT fish at all. I savored every bite and so glad I did not adulterated this pristine work with addition spices. Let the natural flavor shines. Before I knew it, my lunch was gone and I was brought back to Earth again.
The saying is right. Best things come in small packages. Whilst I cannot afford to eat like this everyday, having a delicious, healthy meal to look forward to is a motivation to live.
PS I’ve also purchased the fried soft shell crabs here and did not have any problem after eating it. But I would still stick with the raw fish from here and leave the cooked meals to real seafood restaurants.

The freshest seafood around! I shop here almost every Friday. Service is always provided with a smile too.

Again this is one of those stores in Forest Hills similar to the Cheese World. There are just not many options in the neighborhood and when you want fresh fish, this place is the only option.
They have a pretty general selection of fresh fish that looks fresh and clean, with new ice and there is no strange smell. The prices are not that much better than many other places, so if youre looking for a deal most of the times youre out of luck.
The staff is also incredibly friendly and will do whatever you want with the food.
The main complaint I have is that they have a variety of already made foods near the front. They have many fried seafood options such as shrimp or crab and fish. In addition to fried foods they also have, crab and shrimp salad.
The made food was where I went wrong; I bought a little of the crab salad and I was INCREDIBLY ILL for 2 days. Im not sure whether it was improper storage or maybe it had just been there too long but it was a terrible experience.
I also bought a pound of salmon which I recently consumed… no problem there.