Is this a paper plate order at the counter type of restaurant, or is there table service? I am getting so tired of restaurants where you stand and order at the counter and hope for an empty table while looking for where to pick up napkins, etc. Anyone else?

I like counter service...but pacific catch is white tablecloth level. Fish is expensive.... Stanford shopping center is kind of a weird food destination dinner. It is super luxe mode lately. Tho. Best luck to them. Tough to redo the kitchen forever like that...

This is a dinner-only restaurant at Stanford Shopping Center. That alone should give readers a clue at what type of restaurant it is. Of course, one could visit the Pacific Catch corporate website and get some hints about the type of places they run. Also nearby stores (like the MV Pacific Catch) just *MIGHT* be reviewed by customers on sites like Yelp. It won't have white tablecloths, but it certainly isn't going to be a joint selling $3 fish tacos.

Hint to some readers: Elena mentions Instagram account. Now, a non-lazy person might type "Pacific Catch Instagram" into an Internet search engine and see where that leads them to. Heck, maybe there might be *GASP* photos at Instagram of the new location. One of my New Years resolutions is to not enable extreme online laziness. It's up to readers here to make a minimal effort.

Now I know why the internet is so awful, or that people can be so awful when posting online. I read a review about a new restaurant by my local newspaper. I would expect a review to tell me the type of restaurant it was without having to look at the corporate website, or heaven forbid, going to instagram or some other social media site. I followed the link to the menu and found the menu appealing. When the review talks about compostable eating utensils and straws, it sounded like paper plates and counter service which I do not like. If the reviewer had done a better job of describing the type of restaurant, the questions would not have to be asked. I am not a lazy reader, but perhaps I should not question a reviewer's lapse of information. Thank you to the previous poster for justifying my view of how awful people can be on the internet.

Fish Diner: Elena Kadvany is not a food reviewer, she is a food news reporter. This has come up before. Admittedly, it's not real clear in the "About" section. However, you won't find "reviewer" anywhere in there, and it's clearly called a "blog", not a review.

Did you know she was the author who brought the Brock Turner story to the National Press?

Great article about Pacific Catch ! "Peninsula Foodist" is one of my favorite columns. I like that Elena posts articles about new restaurants and lets her readers decide their own opinions. We are very lucky to have so many dining options !

Pacific Catch is a restaurant chain. They already have a restaurant in the San Antonio shopping center. I expect this one to be pretty much the same. The fish is good and reasonably priced for the quality level.