The Fruit Stand & Seafood

"Went here for the first time today. I was a bit surprised at the diverse offering of fish and seafood and had trouble making decisions, obviously a good thing. Staff was super friendly and I hope to be back soon."

"I'm torn on this review because there were pros and cons of this place, but more cons than I expected. I'd never been before and it's a very cute, small place with a lot of variety, especially seafood. See below. Pros: customer service is excellent. The guy I chatted with was very knowledgeable and so nice. They have a huge selection of seafood and other novelty items. Pricing is as expected for such variety. Cons: all the seafood is frozen so it is hard to tell where it came from or how it got there. So nothing is truly fresh. I asked about the bisque selection and was hesitant to purchase it because I can't stand bland bisque and it was pricey, even with it being on sale. The guys assured me it had tons of flavor. However, after getting home and cooking it up, it had little to no flavor and was very bland. I did find the same brand on the package online for sale for half the price by a regular distributor. So, I do regret purchasing it. They did mentioned to get some lobster or shrimp to add to it for flavor too. So, I also purchased uncooked shrimp to add to it, which I was told was peeled and deveined and easy to cook. However, when I got home, many of them still had the veins, especially toward the back of each shrimp, and, they all had that black bundle line of nerves at the bottom. So, I had to sit down for hours and remove all of them from the shrimp. It wasn't worth it, but I didn't want to waste the money I'd spent. So I made the effort. I was hoping the shrimp would be far better in quality and taste than what you can get at the grocery store, but there was no significant difference. In all, I'd try this place again and see what else I may be able to sample out, but I was disappointed in the extra work I had to do, plus the lack of flavor and found it wasn't really worth the pricing."

"This place has the best variety of seafood in STL, also, really good place to go if you’re interested in purchasing exotic fruits and good quality produce (guava,dragon-fruit etc.)"

"I use to love and buy their seafood, until another customer and I were commenting how we do not like to buy shrimp that wasn’t from USA. This was after seeing they were selling seafood from overseas. Then he literally blocked us, owner is a very thin skinned person. Snowflake ☹️"

"Absolutely love this store! The owners and staff are all beyond amazing, especially the little cuties! Best produce we have ever had! The orange flesh honeydew, pink pineapple & huge black Diamond watermelons have stolen our hearts. Can’t forget all the Fresh seafood! Quit buying the nasty smelly seafood items at home he grocery store and get up to The Fruit stand & Seafood and get some of the BEST seafood you can find! Royal red shrimp is my new obsession, the crab legs are always a fave! And we can’t ever pass up on the LIVE Maine Lobster sales! Love supporting local small businesses and love all the hard work and everything this small shop does for all of us! We make the 50 min drive sometimes a few times a week."