1900 SE 15th Street, Fort Lauderdale
954-763-2777
Open for lunch daily at 11:30
By Jane Feehan
If a tourist asks a cabdriver where to go for seafood in
Fort Lauderdale, 15th Street Fisheries tops the list. So do its prices
because it draws mostly visitors. Lunch at its outdoor Dockside Café is a
better match for the plebeian purse.
I ordered their signature Lauderdale Marina salad ($14),
which was gargantuan. But artichokes, tomatoes, heaps of lettuce, a good vinaigrette
and half a hardboiled egg couldn’t make up for the unappetizing mound of soft, soggy
shrimp; frozen they were - not a hint of fresh. An abundance of crab meat helped remedy the
meal but next time I’ll try
something else. I would have sampled the fish and chips but they use tilapia, one
fish I don’t eat. Prices run from $9 to $21 for sandwiches, fish, lobster
rolls, steak, chicken, alligator and shrimp, a sautéed seafood medley and more.
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Sights and nautical ambiance provide enough reason for
visiting the Dockside Café. Mega yachts gas up at the adjacent Lauderdale
Marina where kids of all ages (including adults) can buy food to feed the
tarpon splashing a few feet from diners. Also, a view of Pier 66 with its bevy of
yachts across the Intracoastal provides a slice of quintessential Fort
Lauderdale.
Service is very good. Full bar. Family friendly. Dogs
allowed at perimeter tables. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved. Jane Feehan.
