Tryon Palace Seafood - New Bern

They sell rotten mushy fish!!!. They must be soaking it in something so it looks fine until you get it home to clean it and it falls apart. Smell it and check it for firmness if you dare venture there to buy seafood. They put soft mushy salmon in zip lock bags on top of the ice with the other fish. They don 't want you to touch it or test for firmness because you 'd find its mushy. I was accused of destroying their fish for testing a very small 1inch portion of the filet proving it it was soft and falling apart. Earlier I 'd purchased a small 8 salmon filet which proved to be mushy and falling apart when preparing it at home. I went back to this business for exchange or refund. I never imagined I 'd be met with such disdain and hatred.The owner 's daughter, or now owner, actually threatened to come around the counter and kick my a for proving their salmon was mushy. She refused to give me a refund for the mushy salmon that was falling apart and refused to give me back the mushy filet I bought and that I paid for. Her BD or spouse who sold me the fish was quiet and refused to weigh the fish to prove its was the same fish that I had bought from him 20 minutes earlier. I said to him, you know this is the fish I bought from you and you 're not going to say anything. She angrily said Oh just because he 's black and youre black he 's supposed to take up for you? I said no because it would be the right (honest) thing to do. She proceeded to call me a racist. Issues. He sat there as if he enjoyed seeing her make wild accusations that I went home and bought back some mushy fish from my freezer within 20 minutes. I paid only 8 for that salmon filet but according to her I did all of that to trick them. Insulting. Eight dollars, 8. Smh. I also bought shrimp and scallops on the same receipt which seemed fine and I didnt bring those back for a refund but left them home. I very reluctantly and regrettably called the police only to be told if I go back there I would be trespassing. Now I 'm the criminal and as if I 'd ever patronize them again. Lesson learned. Unfortunately, this is the world we live in. TMHs vengeance is greater than my own. No refund, no exchange, refused to give me back the mushy 8 filet back that which was afterall, my paid for property. Nothing. Violated. I hope that stolen 8 serves them well. Im a 65 y/o, 10 year Army vet, retired registered nurse and real estate broker, so swindling for a fish filet doesn 't fit my forte.I will always drive those extra miles to go to B&Js Seafood in James City where they are fair and aim to satisfy customers. BJs wont make up wild unfounded baseless stereotypical accusations or threaten you. Everybody I 've talked to said nobody who 's somebody goes to Tryon Seafood anymore because they have nasty dispositions, some even said racist and their seafood is bad. Wish I 'd known this. This incident really, really messed up my plans for lunch and my entire day.

Nice fellas and very friendly and had everything I needed and it was fresh to me

Only reason for 1 star theres nothing lower.. Not clean at all, people not friendly. Bjs seafood so much better and so much fresher.

Attached to the String Ray Cafe only separated by a kitchen. So you can make one stop for fresh seafood, take it home raw or have it cooked. Fresh fish, picked crab, and shrimp were on display. How fortunate New Bern is to have this seafood market with reasonable prices and friendly service. Takes EBT payment.

Super good food and very friendly staff. Plan on bringing some friends there on Tuesday!