Fresh Seafood?

[perrjojo]

Surely there is someplace near TV with "real" fresh seafood. We are new to the area so we need any advice. Thanks

[CaptJohn]

:welcome: to TOTV. That's a good first question! I'd be interested in the whereabouts of a freshly caught seafood market myself.

[OldDave]

Our first shopping experience was today at Sweet Bay. I had read about it...Florida chain from Tampa. Large seafood section. Must be fresh we assumed.

We asked what was freshest, she said the tilapia. We like it so we looked. It was fresh...from Columbia...and I don't think it was Columbia Missouri, lol. I asked about local fresh...she said you had to go to the coast for that. I thought Tampa was on the coast. Perhaps it's to far to drive.

My parting comment....never buy from a truck that says "Fresh Seafood" with Kansas tags.

Seriously, there was a thread about two months ago about a guy who came with a truck every morning from somewhere nearby where he had a store and everyone raved about it. You might try searching for that thread.

[njbchbum]

Talk of The Villages - Search Results (https://www.talkofthevillages.com/forums/search.php?searchid=3917885)
is the result of a search of all forums for Lighthouse Seafood - located on rt 466 between morse blvd and rolling acre rd - in a lot between a strip mall and fruit stand.

fresh seafood is sold from a cooler truck under a canopy. folks here on totv have reported favorably on their purchases. i believe the truck only comes on weekends - but those interested can read for themselves.

hope this helps.

[skyguy79]

Talk of The Villages - Search Results (https://www.talkofthevillages.com/forums/search.php?searchid=3917885)
is the result of a search of all forums for Lighthouse Seafood - located on rt 466 between morse blvd and rolling acre rd - in a lot between a strip mall and fruit stand.

fresh seafood is sold from a cooler truck under a canopy. folks here on totv have reported favorably on their purchases. i believe the truck only comes on weekends - but those interested can read for themselves.

hope this helps.I'll second on Lighthouse. We've gotten some of their fresh seafood and have enjoyed it. In some cases you might pay a little more than at the grocery stores, but you get what you pay for.

They are at the 466 location on Thursday - Monday from 1PM to 6:30PM. In general they carry fresh fish, crab claws, shrimp, blue crab, oysters, clams, fresh sea scallops, frozed sea food, Harris Ranch beef and prepared homemade items.

They're out of Lake Mary and have you can call ahead for special orders 407-271-3432.

Lighthouse Seafood - Lake Mary, FL (http://www.yelp.com/biz/lighthouse-seafood-lake-mary) (Yelp site includes 3 reviews)

BTW, I have no connection with Lighthouse Seafood nor do I even know them. I'm just providing info for those who might be interested.

[pooh]

The fish from Lighthouse Seafoods is great. The fish is fresh and local, well, except for the Scottish salmon when that's available. Salmon from Scotland is delicious, my favorite!

You can buy on Thursday through Sunday....from approximately 1pm until 5 or so. If you arrive early, you may be able to buy a key lime pie....they are made by the owner's mother and they are absolutely wonderful!

Lighthouse does have a store in Lake Mary if you want to take a ride....:)

[SoccerCoach]

Lighthouse Seafood is great, been buying from him for quite some time. Always satisfied.
He is knows his product. . . . it's always fresh!

[asianthree]

You are right the key lime is :mmmm:

[perrjojo]

Thanks for the information. We have seen the sign but wondered if it was really fresh. Will give it a try.

[LvmyPug2]

Sadly we had more fresh seafood avaible in the midwest (where they flew in fresh fish daily) than we have found here. We have gone to Lighthouse twice and were very disappointed. Both times we found the food to be mostly fried and quite greasy.

[Happinow]

Thanks for the information. We have seen the sign but wondered if it was really fresh. Will give it a try.


LVmypug2,
Are we talking about two different places??? There is a Lighthouse seafood Restaurant in LSL, but I think everyone else is talking about the Lighthouse seafood that is based out of Lake Mary with a freezer truck that is on 466 and Rolling Acres.

The Lighthouse Restaurant in LSL does have a lot of fried food. We went there on Friday evening and took a look at the menu and noticed that most stuff is fried. Way too fattening for us, but probably tasty. We opted not to eat there.

[Mikeod]

Sadly we had more fresh seafood avaible in the midwest (where they flew in fresh fish daily) than we have found here. We have gone to Lighthouse twice and were very disappointed. Both times we found the food to be mostly fried and quite greasy.
Lighthouse seafood is not the same as Lighthouse Bar and Grill on Lake Sumter. Lighthouse seafood sells fresh seafood next to the fruit stand on 466 east of Morse.

[mulligan]

wrong lighthouse

[chuckinca]

LVmypug2,
Are we talking about two different places??? There is a Lighthouse seafood Restaurant in LSL, but I think everyone else is talking about the Lighthouse seafood that is based out of Lake Mary with a freezer truck that is on 466 and Rolling Acres.

The Lighthouse Restaurant in LSL does have a lot of fried food. We went there on Friday evening and took a look at the menu and noticed that most stuff is fried. Way too fattening for us, but probably tasty. We opted not to eat there.

They have a baked fish dinner that is very good.

.

[LvmyPug2]

Oops Wrong Lighthouse. I was referring to the restaurant @ LSL.

[anlashokna]

::giggles:: what about the door to door salesman? :) Sorry...but seafood off the back of a truck. Just screams food poisoning potential! But I'm sure its fresh!!

Of course mom got a good one yesterday....one came around trying to give away free food! What the? Okay she pushed the door shut on him...wondering if we need a no soliciting sign.

[jdsl1998]

Last time my dad came to visit, he had fish, not the fried, at the greek restaurant at Spanish Springs, nest to Katie Bells. He said it was the best fish he had had in a long while. We lived on Cape Cod, so this is high ratings. We plan on trying it next time we go. We like all of the food at this restaurant and they are very nice too.

[Sable99]

I was glad to read the comments on the Lighthouse market. I have seen the truck on 466 but I was leery to try it!!

We have eaten at the Ligthouse Restaurant at LSL a few times. The food is delicious! Unfortunately, almost all of the items on the menu are fried. Be prepared to wait.

[chuckinca]

Last time my dad came to visit, he had fish, not the fried, at the greek restaurant at Spanish Springs, nest to Katie Bells. He said it was the best fish he had had in a long while. We lived on Cape Cod, so this is high ratings. We plan on trying it next time we go. We like all of the food at this restaurant and they are very nice too.


:agree::agree:

Had the Haddock Fish and Chips at Athens Restaurant a few weeks ago - very good.

[motorboatman]

lighthouse seafood doesnt fry or cook fish yet!!!!!but thats soon to come i here,cant wait the freshest fish i ve had in years,cant wait for them to start cooking here in the villages

[Shirleevee]

:agree::agree:

Had the Haddock Fish and Chips at Athens Restaurant a few weeks ago - very good.

We have the Haddock there often and it is great. The owners are very nice and aim to please......great breakfasts too!

[OldDave]

I want to finally jump in on this thread. When we come to Florida (which in past visits has always been on the coast further south) we eat fresh fish nearly every meal. Hey fresh fish in Kansas is a can of tuna just just opened. So we were really disappointed when we got here. Nothing in any of the stores is local. In fact most of isn't even from this country. So when I saw this thread we went out of our way to try Lighthouse on 466.

Now it is very hard to tell if fish has been frozen and then thawed, but my opinion is that his stuff is truly fresh. He was telling my wife all the details of making daily trips to the shore to purchase directly from divers. The main thing to know after purchasing and cooking stuff from him 4 times is nothing smells. That is the very most important thing in buying fish. If it has any kind of "fishy" smell it is already starting to spoil. It should smell like seawater. (In Kansas my wife used to insist on smelling stuff at the fish counter before she'd buy. The people at the counter couldn't understand that and always said, "hey it smells like fish" We stopped trying "fresh" fish and started buying it frozen at Walmart which is surprisingly good quality.

So I would highly recommend this fellows stuff. Take along something with ice in it to keep it cold on the way home and cook it that day only.

Some folks have asked about cooking. Here is a very simple way to enjoy fresh fish. Dry off the fillets with a paper towel and put salt,pepper, and seasoned salt on it. Use about 1 teaspoon of butter in a nonstick pan on medium high. Get it hot before adding the fish. Leave it alone and allow it to brown nicely before turning. You'll get a great taste from the browning butter,and there are very few calories in that little butter. Cook it as done as you like.

Finally several people mentioned the homemade Key Lime Pie. They said get there early. The deal is actually you have to order it from him a week ahead. We did that and it was the best key lime pie I ever had. I wanted another for this weekend and called their main number in Lake Mary. The fellow that answered said his 83 year old mother made the pies. And she works in the store every day. He said she's a Florida cracker and insists on squeezing her own juice from fresh key limes. It is great.

So try him and enjoy it.

Dave

[looneycat]

Surely there is someplace near TV with "real" fresh seafood. We are new to the area so we need any advice. Thanks

For real fresh seafood take a 1 hour drive to Homosassa, it is on the Gulf and fresh seafood stores abound, we regularly go there to pick up fresh pink and white gulf shrimp.

[Dirigo]

For real fresh seafood take a 1 hour drive to Homosassa, it is on the Gulf and fresh seafood stores abound, we regularly go there to pick up fresh pink and white gulf shrimp.

Which seafood store do you prefer in Homosassa?

[OldDave]

Decided to drive to Homosassa. On the internet I found Peck's Old Port Cove, which is about two miles past the point where I thought we would drop off the edge of the earth. We came out of the swamp into a really pretty little area with a nice bar/grill. They had lots of fresh fish and we really enjoyed it. I found the reviews on Yahoo. Sat outside over looking the bay.