One Fish Raw Bar

Seafood Delight 💯 We had zero expectations for our family-style meal at One Fish Raw Bar and the casual decor and relaxed ambiance didn’t give any clues other But what a meal it was. One Fish Raw Bar punches above its weight class with gorgeous dishes, pristine seafood and a meal that satisfies and delights The South Bay Area isn’t known for creative cuisine compared to our sister city to the North (SF) and I haven’t had a meal this novel since dining at Orchard City Kitchen The chef owner and lead captain have extensive fine dining and Michelin experience and that background gives a hint of what’s to come For parties greater than 4, it’s a family-style Chef’s choice that changes daily but consists of raw, sashimi, and cooked snacks and seafood with a dessert finish One Fish Raw Bar is definitely a Campbell hidden gem and will be my go to recommendation for the South Bay 📷 5 Course Family-Style Meal $125 per person ~ Shells, Sashimi, Snacks, Cooked, Dessert / Chef's Choice 📍One Fish Raw Bar (Campbell, CA) Dining is indoor only and reservations on Tock are recommended. All credit cards are accepted

I came here with my parents for my 30th birthday dinner, and all I can say is that this is one of the best meals of my life. You know that scene from Ratatouille where the reviewer eats the titular dish then has a 'Nam flashback from how good the food was? That was me at least 3 times during this dining experience. We ordered the 11 item, 5 course tasting menu. Our host Josh was incredibly friendly and knowledgeable. He explained where all the food came from and all the crazy ideas the chef packed into each one. A few highlights: Hamachi Ribs - they took a rarely used cut of the fish and cooked it so it resembled beef ribs; Chef foraged gigantic mushroom, found at a secret tree in the Santa Cruz Mountains; cornbread that was so popular that this fish restaurant cooks it every night by the deca-loaf. I will carry several of these dishes with me as memories of the wonderful meal my parents treated me to on my 30th day of life. Specifically: 1) The trout that somehow looked like the most delicate cut of sashimi salmon. It was topped with a gochi sauce that added an umami flavor, which lingered on my tongue after the I ate the otherwise unadorned trout, yet never overpowered the pure flavor of the fish. 2) The hamachi ribs had an incredible savory flavor inside the fish that the host told us came not from a marinade (it was only lightly marinaded on the surface) but from the fish itself 3) The perfectly textured cornbread with a crunch on the outside and fluff on the inside that was equal parts sweet and savory. My Mom said this was more than sufficient for our desert (though we were of course treated to another wonderful course of deserts after). I've been a minor cooking nerd on and off at various points in my life. This restaurant reminded me what I love about fine dining. Josh told us that everyone in the restaurant had worked at Michelin star restaurants, but that was already obvious to us as we enjoyed the meal. This is a Michelin quality restaurant in the heart of Campbell. Support it! My parents and I certainly will.

We ate as a group and ordered essentially the tasting menu. The food was excellent - in taste, variety, innovation and balance. And it was a lot. And it was coupled with great service.