Off Shore Pier: Your Go-To Seafood Destination in Rensselaer

Where to start, this cute little diner feels like you walked into your grandma house on Sunday after church for a fish fry! The server Rachel with the fabulous blonde hair, so friendly and made you feel at home. The food was fantastic and I cant say enough good things about the place! I will swing back in when I'm in town!

10-2023. First visit. What attracted me to this restaurant was reading they have been in business for 47 years! This is a combination fresh fish market and restaurant. The fried seafood platter was good and the chowder was tasty! We enjoyed talking to the owner.

Excellent seafood market. Very helpful, friendly staff. Uncle Dave gave me a good deal on 7 lbs of shrimp. They were awesome. He's not actually my uncle. There are two Dave's there. Apparently he's the uncle. In fact, I've never met him only spoke to him on the phone, he was very friendly. I dealt with the nephew Dave and what I assume is Uncle Dave's wife. As I said everyone was friendly and helpful.

I read through most of the reviews about this place. Overall my wife and I were satisfied. Service was good. I wasn't shocked by the prices or that cash only pay. I was also glad that they offer broiled fish. The place was a bit dark and dated but the food and price was good. While I don't mind breaded and fried cod I do prefer beer battered and fried. Not available there. Also with the pile of fries they give there was no malt vinegar at the condiments station. Guess that's just a Western NY thing or Five-Guys thing. Will go back but BYO malt vinegar.

Anytime I am in the area I am sure to stop here. They have fish fry dinners, clam dinners, all sorts of seafood dinners for under $20. Everything is fresh and you can buy your own seafood and cook it up yourself if you prefer. Their food is delicious and such a treat. The owner and staff have always been so friendly and welcoming and helpful. Never ever had a bad experience here. They do have a sit down restaurant next to the store. I will note that at least in the store they do not take card, they have an ATM on site if needed, but it's cash only. Highly recommend this place to meet your non-commercialized seafood needs.

Old-timey fish fry. Seafood was quality and service was prompt and courteous.

Quaint mom & pop place. Fantastic food!! We ordered fish and chips, crab cakes, and New England clam chowder. No complaints about anything. Portions are very hearty, prices are very reasonable!!

This was a fantastic surprise little place we stumbled across. We were on our way home from a family vacation looking for one last taste of fresh seafood when we found this on a Google search. I went for the fish and chips (shown) the Mrs went for the crab cakes and a cup of the clam chowder. The kid a cheese burger.. no sense of adventure . I can tell you I don't know what the types of fish were but every last piece was delicious! The crab cakes were also amazing (she shared with me). Personally I liked them better than the one we tried at a fancy place in Salem! Not saying that the other was bad there was just something special about these ones. The clam chowder has also another home run in both of our books. I would strongly recommend this place to anyone looking for a no frills all flavor meal. The staff was also very inviting and made sure everything was good. It's cash only but there is a very reasonable ATM right next door in the market side of the building. A+++ all around.