Aquarium Lounge - Fairmont, West Virginia

Iris M. M.

Visited at the beginning of March. Not kid friendly although they do have high chairs. We were hoping for aquariums but nothing, it's actually a very small space and kind of awkward when you walk in, at least it was for us since we walked in holding our 10 month old with no reservations to find ourselves in front of a very nice birthday dinner right by the entrance.
Our server Amanda was very nice and attentive. I wish I could say it was the greatest meal I've ever had but it really wasn't. My favorite part of it all was the scalloped potatoes we got for our baby and the Bonanza wine which was excellent. Stuffed peppers were a good appetizer I recommend. My husband got the chicken Parm and I got the crab "stuffed" fillet. I say "stuffed" because it was not, they should call it fillet with a few pieces of crab on top and the worst part was that it was topped with a sauce made with blue cheese. They should really tell you this because I don't like blue cheese so that completely ruined it for me. The filet was a good cut but I honestly wouldn't pay what I did for it. I ended up paying $69 for a tiny crab topped fillet drenched with blue cheese and of course, I was up charged for getting French onion soup as my side so my meal alone was $85 including my glass of wine- not worth it. My husband cut me some slack since it was my first time ordering something without the price on it but since the ribeye was $40 I had no idea a smaller piece of meat would be that much more but I was wrong. I really wish I could have enjoyed it more but in my opinion blue cheese is very over powering and that's all I taste if it's in anything. I don't think blue cheese is the most popular thing so not sure why they wouldn't tell you considering how good the service is. It is not a place I would go back to, I can literally go anywhere else and get a good fillet with wine and potatoes and not pay almost $100 per person. We live in Colorado now and those prices are something I expect here but not over there, if they are trying to blame the crab it was not even an oz of crab on top so I don't know what holy cows they are getting this meat from but it's not right in my opinion. Regardless, we wanted to try this place and we did and now have something we laugh about and learned my lesson about ordering things without a price on it.

Zack

Steak was not impressive I’ve had way better elsewhere! The bread smelled off almost chemical like not sure what that was about! The booth had a very cold draft coming from the wall and it was freezing cold and the booth had a strong mildew smell coming from it! The service was good. We won’t be back it’s not for us!

Keith P.

5 stars only because you can’t rate any higher. We had a Christmas party at our home catered by the Aquarium Lounge. Erica, the owner put the entire menu together for us and WOW! The food was better than any party or event that I’ve ever attended. Everyone that attended raved about the menu and food. The staff Troy, Quint and Amanda were stellar. They came in, had a plan an executed. Their business is food and its second to absolutely no one. Their service and staff…exceptional! I just can’t say enough good about them. Not only did they have everything set up beautifully. They took care of every detail. They even took pics for us, everyone absolutely loved them. Also, you couldn’t even tell that they were in our home after they left. They cleaned every space they were in, took out the trash as it accumulated and put everything back in place that had been moved. Every little detail was spot on. They didn’t miss one single thing. We will always use the Aquarium for all future parties and get togethers. Thank you Erica and team for making our first Christmas party one to remember!

Chad W.

Our waiter was excellent, the atmosphere was upscale, and the food (grilled chicken w/hot peppers) was very, very good. I will be back to try the steak!

Terry H.

Do NOT order off their ON-LINE menu or you'll be in for a HUGE surprise when you pick up your order!
The prices are about 33% HIGHER at restaurant than the prices listed on line!
Luckily the bartender saw we were contemplating leaving, so he took 20% off the bill.
Food was good but definitely too high for the quality.

To the owners, Very disappointed you have all the time in the world and you can't update your on-line prices. Thank your bartender...

J G.

Listen , I don’t believe this place is fine dining as talking with waitress everything is pre done . The service here was slow … there more important on getting you drunk than anything else . They didn’t even have reservations ready from a pre date . Who ever owns this restaurant has no command in control as I saw waitresses drink

Ps get Gordon Ramsay here to educate

Nathan H.

Nice little place. I have lived in Fairmont for around 15 years, and had never been here before. The food was good, and service were good, the atmosphere was strange. No one to greet you at the door, and you walk directly into the dining room. So we kind of stood there for a minute. Then we're asked by several people if we had reservations. We did not. Besides that I can't say anything bad. I had the blackened salmon pasta and it was delicious. Salad was great too. All the plates seemed too small though. Overall would recommend.

rhonda B.

Try it. Food was good. We sat right inside the doors, so ambiance was just ok... We will go back. Try it for yourself.