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#9 of 1,140 Restaurants in Fort Lauderdale$$ - $$$, Steakhouse, Seafood, Vegetarian friendly+1 954-467-2555+ Add websiteImprove this listing
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7:00 AM - 11:30 AM11:30 AM - 3:00 PM3:00 PM - 5:00 PM5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
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7:00 AM - 11:30 AM11:30 AM - 2:00 PM5:00 PM - 7:00 PM5:00 PM - 10:00 PM
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7:00 AM - 11:30 AM11:30 AM - 2:00 PM5:00 PM - 7:00 PM5:00 PM - 10:00 PM
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7:00 AM - 11:30 AM11:30 AM - 2:00 PM5:00 PM - 7:00 PM5:00 PM - 10:00 PM
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7:00 AM - 11:30 AM11:30 AM - 2:00 PM5:00 PM - 7:00 PM5:00 PM - 10:00 PM
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7:00 AM - 11:30 AM11:30 AM - 2:00 PM5:00 PM - 7:00 PM5:00 PM - 10:00 PM5:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Sat
7:00 AM - 11:30 AM11:30 AM - 3:00 PM3:00 PM - 5:00 PM5:00 PM - 7:00 PM5:00 PM - 11:00 PM
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Travelers' Choice 2024
RATINGS
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Food and ambience
Local cuisine, Steakhouse, Seafood, Contemporary, Wine Bar, Vegetarian friendly
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About
Wild Sea Las Olas delights locals and hotel guests with delicious cuisine at a remarkably affordable price. With innovative dishes and daily specials, whether it's Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch or Dinner, our menu has something for everyone. Our dining space features a relaxed and comfortable environment, while the patio tables opening onto Las Olas Boulevard creating the perfect place for al fresco dining and people watching.
PRICE RANGE
$7.00 – $32.00
CUISINES
Steakhouse, Seafood, Contemporary, Wine Bar
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Vegan options, Gluten free options
Meals
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Brunch
FEATURES
Takeout, Reservations, Outdoor Seating, Private Dining, Seating, Parking Available, Street Parking, Validated Parking, Valet Parking, Television, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Wine and Beer, American Express, Mastercard, Visa, Digital Payments, Free Wifi, Discover, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service, Live Music, Dog Friendly, Non-smoking restaurants, Gift Cards Available
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4.5
1,329 reviews
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70
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Miami1 contribution
Aug 2024 • couples
First time doing a review ever! Judith was my server i was very impressed when i saw the price. To be honest i ask my server how long has she been working here because the price of the menu was very low i wonder if the servers are making money. She smile and said yes we have the best prices on Las olas and she’s been working for 14 years and counting and she is blessed for working with this company. I hope they keeping her happy because Judith that shows loyalty and commitment . She knows the menu very well and know exactly what she’s doing. Okay i order the fish sandwich Ohhhhh yeah blackened. My fish was juicy, the blackened brings out all the flavor. My fries were crispy after i wanted something sweet Judith recommended the chocolate crunch bar. Overall the price is unbelievable the food was exceptional the service was AMAZING!
Written August 15, 2024
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bob pallay
Awesome feedback, thank you. Kudos for the 5 bubble review and Judith shout out - she rocks! Come see us again soon.
Written August 17, 2024
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
PawCane
Jackson305 contributions
Aug 2024 • family
Finally on the last day of a week in Florida, we hit gold. A few days in the keys and a few here in Laudy we found our hidden gem that I would return to.
Wild Sea is restaurant in a hotel but don’t let that fool you. We ate at the #1 & #2 rated seafood places in Key West and Fort Lauderdale and this place was far and away the best meal we had for taste, variety, value and service.
William took excellent care of us and had a great grasp of the menu flavors and drinks. His suggestions were spot on.
For starters the baked oysters were 5 star and I wish we would have ordered twice. Calamari was very fresh and lite, we enjoyed the focaccia and the seafood chowder was an hit, even the teens liked it.
Martinis and an old fashion were enjoyable. Lychee was my favorite.
Wife’s swordfish was a nice portion that she said was the best she has had. I thoroughly enjoyed my jerk mahi mahi due to it was seasoned well but not overpowering the taste of the fish. Girls both had the special of 4 cheese lobster Mac and Cheese. They were both happy and it was a large portion. $5 for a side of asparagus was a no brainer.
Desert of a chocolate bar wedge concoction as well as a tropical carrot cake were excellent.
We ate like royalty and were treated as such. Great place that we would have gone back to if not flying out tomorrow.
Don’t look at the rankings, take it from a foodie, this is the place to go.
Written August 9, 2024
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bob pallay
WOW, music to my ears! Thank you for the 5 bubble rating, kind words and William shout out. He rocks! Safe travels and come see us again when back in town.
Written August 10, 2024
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Tom H
1 contribution
Oct 2024 • family
This was our second visit to Wild Sea. Just like the first time, it was wonderful! Our server, William, was as engaging and helpful as the first time we had dinner there without ever being unnecessarily intrusive. The menu had changed the day before we arrived so that was a surprise! Chefs need new inspiration, I guess!
Happy hour ends at 7:00 p.m., but we arrived early enough to order a drink from the bar at half price. My wife's Manhattan was perfectly prepared, as was my Margarita. I felt that the Margarita would be a perfect beginning for the red snapper that I thought to have for dinner.
Our table was just inside the restaurant's wide, open doors and the tables outside shielded us from the pedestrians strolling along Las Olas Boulevard while we still enjoyed the light breeze of the night air. It was extremely pleasant. The music of a vocalist/guitarist near the bar added to the charm of the night.
I was dismayed to learn that the red snapper was no longer on the menu, but, happily, swordfish was. It was perfectly grilled an a bed of "hash" comprised of garlic cloves, onion, red peppers, and new potatoes. It was insanely good...to the last bite! It was only good manners that kept me from licking the plate!
My wife had the scallops and declared them to be "perfect," but, to be honest, I scarcely noticed her dish while enjoying the swordfish!
Our dinner was followed by coffee and vanilla bean gelato. It was the comfortable end to a delicious and engaging dining experience.
Wild Sea is a gem.
Written October 29, 2024
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bob pallay
Thank you for the kind words and Wiliam shout out. He rocks! See you again soon.
Written November 2, 2024
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Marco F
Granby154 contributions
Nov 2024 • friends
We asked to have the same overnight meal as at the screens but they still served us their tiny bowl of about 4 ounces because half. Ideal for a child but totally ridiculous for an adult lunch. The waiter said he had already made the remark in the kitchen and that it had not yielded anything. So in the future we'll go elsewhere.
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Written November 23, 2024
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bob pallay
Hello Marco and thank you for your feedback. Upon investigation, you are correct whereas the culinary team did not portion the right amount for your overnight oats item. Apologies extended. If you and your guest wish to visit us again, please let me know and I would be more than happy to rectify by providing two (2) complimentary overnite oats items. Please contact me directly at bpallay@riversidehotel.com to alert me when you wish to redeem this offer. Thank you.
Written November 27, 2024
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Robert M
Chapel Hill1 contribution
Feb 2024 • couples
A bit disappointed. Had reservations for 2 for a 50th birthday celebration based on the previous reviews. Sat for 20 minutes without so much of a hello from any staff with multiple servers passing by us dealing with every other table in our area except ours. Finally asked a server who had repeatedly walked past us to find our server since we didn’t know who was to help us. She came back a few minutes later to say that she will go ahead and help us since nobody else was.
Placed our orders only to be told later that we had to change our choices because they were saving about half of the main course items (salmon, chicken, etc) for a large reservation that they were giving priority to over other customers (exactly how the server explained it).
Was also charged full price for the appetizer that was supposed to be discounted from 5-7pm.
Actual food was fine but nothing particularly stood out.
Written February 27, 2024
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bob pallay
Thank you for the feedback and apologies for the poor experience. We would like to correct our shortcomings. Please call me at 954-377-5483 so I can remedy. Thank you.
Written March 2, 2024
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NyaTrang E
1 contribution
Jan 2025 • friends
Wild Sea Las Olas, Fort Lauderdale, is excellence, the best restaurant to go if you are in Florida. We love to dine here with our friends, they offer variety delicious dishes. William and Chef Tristan are wonderful, we love the food so much and we went twice for our dinner before leaving Florida. We're happy to find a good restaurant like this with delicious cuisine at an affordable price and beautiful soft live music, this restaurant is amazing.
Written January 29, 2025
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bob pallay
Music to my ears! You are so right - both Willaim and Tristan are rock stars! See you again soon.
Written January 30, 2025
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Missy F
5 contributions
Jan 2025 • family
We were here to celebrate my mom’s birthday. When we were perusing the menu, the host shared that the chef was exceptional and had made changes to many of the menu offerings. All of the entrees sound exceptional. We arrived at the tail end of happy hour which was great. We ordered oysters, shrimp, focaccia and drinks to start. The oysters were by far our favorite, clean, fresh, perfectly chilled with great accouterments. The shrimp were tasty as well with just a hint of citrus. We also ordered an appetizer from the main menu-chargrilled octopus. The best I’ve ever eaten. It was cooked to perfection and simply divine. For our entrees we had the blackened redfish, with purple grits topped with shrimp etouffee. The fish was fresh, flaky, just the right amount of spice and the etouffee topped off an excellent meal. My mom ordered the mahi over squid ink risotto. I thought the fish was going to be a bit bland based on the menu description but boy was I wrong! The fish was so fresh, beautifully seasoned, but not so much that it took away from the perfection of the mahi. The squid ink risotto was cooked perfectly with just a hint of Parmesan cheese. The whole meal was epic. Reasonably priced and such a pleasurable experience. Our server, Mark was attentive, knowledgeable, and willing to allow us to order all of our menu items at once but stretched out the delivery to a leisurely pace. He even topped off our night with a birthday key lime pie. The key lime pie was probably the best I have ever eaten. Not too sour, with a gingerbread crust and torched marshmallow fluff on top. I am salivating just recalling it. Overall, Wild Sea is an amazing restaurant and if you are trying to decide between the many options on Las Olas, I encourage you to try Wild Sea. You won’t be disappointed.
Written January 26, 2025
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bob pallay
WOW, music to my ears! Mark is a rock star. See you again soon.
Written January 28, 2025
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Michael P
1 contribution
Jul 2024 • family
We were sat and taken care of by a server named Noah and he was very attentive. He did his two bite check he made sure we enjoyed our food and the restruant itself was described as “the best French toast I’ve ever tasted” by my grandmother. Keep up the good work :))
Written July 17, 2024
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bob pallay
Thank you for the kind words and Noah shout out. Come see us again soon.
Written July 29, 2024
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Adler N
7 contributions
Nov 2024 • family
Came in with my family for Thanksgiving breakfast, and may I say it was busy, but the servers seem to manage it very well.
The manager, Thiago, stopped by the table to check on me and my family he was very funny and started talking about turkey dinner and other things. He was very nice and polite. My family will definitely come back again!
Written November 29, 2024
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bob pallay
Nice! Thiago rocks! See you again soon.
Written December 5, 2024
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Ramonni S
1 contribution
Jul 2024 • solo
I love oysters! I walk down to las olas every single day I decided to stop for a Quick Look at the menu i immediately got greeting by Mayra. She told me about the oyster specials which happen to be the day. I order about 24 oysters they were fresh sweet and juicy. Since I was in a seafood journey my server Judith also recommend to order the crab cakes believe wild sea crab cake was the best I ever had. I am not huge on reviews but this was a must!
Written August 15, 2024
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bob pallay
Music to my ears! Many thanks for the kind words, 5 bubble review and shout outs on Mayra and Judith. Come see us again.
Written August 17, 2024
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Raegan B
1 contribution
Jun 2024 • family
I am writing this wonderful review namely because of our AMAZING server, LeeAnn, at Wild Sea (Oyster Bar & Grille) Las Olas. This dining experience was a highlight of our family trip in Ft. Lauderdale! LeeAnn was professional, enthusiastic, attentive and kind. She was so professional that we all said she could train other people when it comes to providing impeccable service. We ordered the crab cakes, the mahi mahi fish sandwich and a greek salad with chicken, as well as the bread appetizer. We also had a bottle of the Hess Chardonnay. I can't say enough great things about this restaurant as well as LeeAnn. It seemed like she was responsible for about seven other tables including ours and she was ON IT! She was funny and engaging throughout the meal. Keep in mind it was 100 degrees during our visit to Florida and after walking in downtown Las Olas (which is beautiful and so alive), we just needed to agree on a restaurant and sit down. We certainly lucked out when we heard the beautiful music at Wild Sea. If you're reading this LeeAnn, thank you for being such a gracious and engaging server! In this day and age, you never know what your dining experience will be like or how you will be treated. I immediately got the sense that LeeAnn treats everyone the way we were treated. Her professionalism and her depth of knowledge about the menu and the general Las Olas area was remarkable. We will be returning to eat here on our next trip to Ft. Lauderdale!!
Written July 4, 2024
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bob pallay
WOW, what a review! Thank you for the kind words but most importantly, the shout out on Lee Ann. She is a rock star. Come see us again soon.
Written July 11, 2024
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tnkmurdoch
Keller33 contributions
Dec 2023 • family
Given the overall ratings this restaurant has received, we must have caught them on an off night. And I mean really off. The temperature indoors (with doors to the patio wide open) was too cold; the drinks were not made properly; and the food was 50/50. Although our server was very friendly, I could not say that service was prompt - maybe because it was Christmas Eve, they were likely short on servers and evidently behind the bar and in the kitchen as well. The droid machine moving around did nothing to improve this. For a seafood restaurant the seafood offerings were not plentiful. We ordered seafood appetizer which was very disappointing; pasta was made without salt in the water; Caesar salad was simply chopped romaine with no evidence of dressing or cheese. Really a very disappointing night for our family we were looking for a nice seafood restaurant this was not it. I would have rated terrible except that the octopus and snapper dishes were very good, and our server tried (but failed) to make up for our very disappointing experience.
Written December 25, 2023
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bob pallay
Thank you for the constructive feedback. Apologies on the poor service and culinary disappointment. We will use your feedback to improve on future guest experiences.
Written January 7, 2024
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J R
1 contribution
Aug 2023 • friends
Absolutely shocking place. Booked a table of eight for a Birthday Brunch, which they then put the phone down and forgot about. Service was non existent, drinks took 30 mins. When food arrived one of the orders was wrong. No apology the waitress, a loose term, wondered off and went and had a chat with another member of staff completely forgetting that one of our party had no food. When brought to the attention again she disappeared and came out with food for another table, no mention of ours. It eventually arrived 30 mins later. We had the fish which was supposed to blackened, it was plain and cold as well as the fires also the bun was soggy, didn’t complain as probably would not get any food so no point. When we had eventually finished was given the bill but table not cleared. Asked the waitress to clear table she took three plates and disappeared. Asked her again to clear rest of the table as we were opening Birthday gifts, she took glasses and disappeared. The waitress then started laying the table next to us so asked her again to clear rest of the table and she replied (with an unpleasant attitude) No. When I said it’s your job she replied I didn’t know what her job was and walked off leaving us with a half cleared dirty table.
No wonder when we walk past regularly the place has No customers it doesn’t deserve any business, food is awful and churned out and the service is non existent. AVOID. Putting one star otherwise the review will not be submitted, it should be no stars.
Written August 13, 2023
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bob pallay
Hello JR and thank you for the feedback. WOW, definitley concerning. Apologies for the poor service and overall experience. Please contact me directly at 954-377-5483 to discuss so we can rectify. Thank you.
Regards,
Bob
Written August 26, 2023
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Dreamer26066455113
3 contributions
Feb 2023 • couples
We had lunch here today and came away with mixed feelings
The good : my wife had a lobster roll , it was very nice , tasted good and lots of lobster in it .
We sat on the patio which was nice as well
The bad : I ordered the crispy pork belly roll and it wasn’t good , I couldn’t chew or cut the pork with the knife , so I got the waiter and showed him , and the waiter asked if I wanted the cook to make another one and I replied yes .
He came back and told me the cook said he needed to fry the pork and the next one is going to be the same .
I guess my problem is that they are selling something that’s not edible but to say that’s how it is ?
To their credit , they did take it off the bill but none the less ruined a good outing .
Written February 27, 2023
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bob pallay
Thank you for the feedback.
Written March 3, 2023
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Adler N
7 contributions
Aug 2024 • family
10/10 breakfast and brunch!
I stopped by with some friends, and Wild Sea did not disappoint at all. We had the chicken and waffles, eggs Benedict, and steak and fries. The food was delicious. The service was top-notch. Always ask for Judy when you come in, and she will take good care of you, Mayra stopped by to check on the table and also recommended that we try the dinner as well. Wild Sea has the best price. No one can beat.
Written August 15, 2024
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bob pallay
Thank you for the 5 bubble and great review. Both Judith & Mayra are rock stars! Stop by again soon.
Written August 17, 2024
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