Castillo Fresh Seafood - Raritan

Our first time there it was delicious excellent service the food was delicious and many choices.

The food is incredible! Calamari salad, flounder franchise, and chicken Francois absolutely to die for. The best garlic bread ? I’ve ever had. Service was good and super friendly. We live 30 minutes away and we will be back. Also owned by a veteran and we should support another great American hero.

First time and last time.Order Mahi-mahi, but was served sword fish , that I do not eat. Was charged for the meal, I did not eat.

I have been enjoying dinner at Castillo 's for some time now and we love this place! It is a small hidden gem if you do not know of it. My husband and I have had everything from a simple dish to the lobster seafood combo special. Every meal was tasty cooked perfectly and served at the right temperature. We have always found the staff to be friendly and accommodating. We have introduced many friends to this quaint restaurant and always look forward to our next meal here. I was shocked to see the review posted by Donna R on February 12th, 2022. As it turns out, my husband and I and our 2 friends happened to be there having dinner the same night. There was also a large group of around 20 people who were talking about how they meet up there every other month. They obviously love the food too! So, after reading through the review regarding this group of 9 (not five as Donna states in her review), just had to make my own comment in response to this untrue post. We arrived at 6:30. The first group of 5 of them came in at 6:45 with the review poster coming in with 2 other women at 6:50 They were very loud so much so I wanted to leave but it was our friends first time here so we stayed. And it got worse as the alcohol kicked in. Drinks were spilt and profanities flew. First, as far as the waitress- yes, she is young and she is new. In fact she 's the owners daughter trying to help and is a schoolgirl. The fact that she kept checking on their requests, it was obvious to me, she was trying her best to answer all their questions accurately. Second, when you have certain dishes with mixed seafoods, it may already be prepared earlier in the day, or set aside for those dishes. The then fish is available in that dish but not may not be available for the stand-alone dish -ie the scallops. We know that prices are climbing, and shortages are all over due to Covid. If she has been living under a rock, she may not be aware. Also the owner purchases his fish daily for that day. It was hard not to hear all their discussions due to how loud they were, especially after the Yellow Tail and 19 Crimes wine kicked in. Apparently, she knows how to finagle free meals and gets her food bills reduced. I say this based on her bragging to her friends on how she has done on other occasions. To confirm this, just check her other posts on Yelp. The saddest part is that the birthday girl was left there asking who 's paying for my dinner after almost all her friends had left . Not one of them offered to pay for her even though three of them didn 't have to pay for their entrees as per the owner trying to make them happy. Also they were there less than 2 hours and not 'Waiting 2 1/2 hours for their food as she states, we left at 9:00 and they were already gone.

We have dined in and ordered takeout from this restaurant on multiple occasions, and the food is consistently fantastic. This evening, we tried their special of the day, which included tequila mussels as an appetizer and the catch of the day—sea bass with broccoli rabe and halibut served with gnocchi for the main courses. The pesto sauce was truly remarkable and tasted incredibly fresh. They offered complimentary garlic bread, which was freshly toasted and generously packed with butter, garlic, and parsley. We spent about $50 to $60 per person, and considering the generous portion sizes, the prices are very reasonable. We will definitely return!