Waterfront Seafood Market and Restaurant - Ankeny

Waterfront Seafood Market and Restaurant - Ankeny The Waterfront Seafood Market – Ankeny’s beloved family-owned destination! Your ultimate spot for exceptional quality and flavor!
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Dive into the freshest wild-caught seafood, expertly crafted sushi, a vibrant full bar, and our premium fish market.

08/23/2026

Sunday Lunch Specials

½ price Oysters on the half shell
½ price peel & eat shrimp
**$1.00 off Po-Boy sandwiches
(Dine in Only)

Soup of the Day - Lobster Bisque
Made in house with cream, milk, butter and sweet Maine lobster meat. Always a customer favorite!
Cup $8.95 Bowl $9.95

Soup and Salad
A small cup of our New England clam chowder or Creole seafood gumbo. Served alongside your choice of a small Seafood Supreme Salad or Tuna Salad. Lunch includes a slice of French bread.
$10.95
*Substitute a small cup of Lobster Bisque for your soup for $2.00 more

Fresh Ahi Tuna Slider and Soup
Fresh Ahi Tuna prepared grilled, Cajun, or blackened and served on a toasted slider bun with cole slaw and our house made spicy mayo. Served with a small bowl of our Soup of the Day, New England clam chowder or Creole Seafood gumbo. $11.95
*Add an extra Slider for $8.00
*Substitute a small cup of Lobster Bisque for your soup for $2.00 more
**Slider Special with choice of French fries, sweet potato fries or coleslaw. $9.95

Baked Tilapia with Cowboy Butter
Tilapia known for its mild, slightly sweet flavor and a lean, flaky white meat that takes on the taste of seasonings and sauces easily, simply seasoned then finished with a made-from-scratch, “Cowboy Butter” consisting of butter blended with Worcestershire sauce, dijon and the chef’s seasoning blend. Served with your choice of one side dish and a slice of French bread. $13.95
*Substitute a side salad for your side for an additional $2.50

Fresh Potato Parmesan Halibut Basket
Alaskan Halibut, prized for its delicate, sweet flavor and flaky, snow-white flesh, dipped in our signature potato parmesan breading, and then deep fried to a delicious golden brown. Includes your choice of French fries or sweet potato fries and a side of our creamy coleslaw.
$25.95

*Gluten-Free Vegan Burger Buns are now available as substitute for $1.00 more!
(Does not include Po-Boys or Sliders)

**Lunch Menu Prices**
Fresh Alaskan Halibut - Fillet $25.95 Basket $23.95 Sandwich $23.95
Halibut Royale $26.95
Sockeye Salmon – Fillet $17.95 Salad $19.95 Sandwich $16.95

08/22/2026

Tonight’s Dinner Specials

Bar Features
Seasonal Tap: Moose Drool Brown Ale & Yuengling Traditional Lager
Rotating Local Tap: Confluence Extinction Event Hazy IPA
Featured Local Ciders from Jefferson County Ciderworks:
Blackberry-Blueberry Hard Cider // Strawberry-Lemon Hard Cider

Soup of the Day (Limited Availability!)
Sam Millers Crab Soup
Enjoy our wonderful creamy and buttery soup, made with premium crab meat, thyme, white pepper, and onions. Cup $6.95 Bowl $7.95

Sushi Special:
South Padre Roll
Shrimp Tempura, Cream Cheese and Chopped Green Onions all wrapped in white sushi rice and nori seaweed paper then topped with Avocado, Tobiko, Spicy Mayonnaise and Eel Sauce. $16.95

Appetizer Special
Bang-Bang Monkfish
Fresh Monkfish, also known as “poor man’s lobster” by the fishermen for its similar taste and texture, tempura batter fried and then served with our customer favorite, sweet & spicy, Bang-Bang sauce.
$14.95

Entrée Specials
Grilled Atlantic Salmon with Cowboy Butter
Fresh Atlantic Salmon, responsibly farm raised off the coast of the Faroe Islands in very deep, cold, and fast current waters alleviating many common concerns with farmed fish, grilled to perfection then finished with a made-from-scratch, “Cowboy Butter” consisting of butter blended with Worcestershire sauce, dijon and the chef’s seasoning blend. Served with your choice of two side dishes and a slice of either San Francisco sourdough bread or French bread. $23.95

Pan-Seared Yellowfin Tuna Teriyaki
Fresh Yellowfin Tuna from the Gulf pan-seared to excellence and then topped with a house made sweet teriyaki sauce and diced green onions to complement. Served with your selection of two side dishes and a slice of French bread. $34.95

Live Maine Lobster (While They Last!)
A pound and a quarter whole lobster boiled to perfection and then served with Grimes sweet corn on the cob, our house made creamy coleslaw and warm clarified butter on the side. Always a customer favorite! $34.95
*Substitute a side salad as your side with any entrée for $2.50 more*
*Gluten-Free Vegan Burger Buns are now available as substitute for $1.00 more!
(Does not include Po-Boys)

*Market Prices*
Fresh Halibut - Light Cut $35.95 Reg. Cut $38.95
Halibut Royale and Potato Encrusted $39.95 Halibut Basket $26.95
Sockeye Salmon - Light Cut $22.95 Reg. Cut $25.95
King Crab Dinner (1lb) – $150.00
Opilio Snow Crab Dinner (1lb) – $41.75

08/22/2026

½ Price Peel & Eat Gulf Shrimp or Oysters on the ½ shell
(Dine-in only/While They Last)
$1.00 off Po-Boy sandwiches
(Gulf Shrimp, Rock Shrimp, Oyster, Catfish, Scallop and Andouille Sausage)
From the Bar: Homemade Bloody Mary $4.75 Mimosa $5.00

Soup of the Day-
Sam Millers Crab Soup
Enjoy our wonderful creamy and buttery soup, made with premium crab meat, thyme, white pepper, and onions.
Cup $6.95 Bowl $7.95

Soup and Salad
A small bowl of our New England clam chowder or Creole seafood gumbo served alongside your choice of a small Seafood Supreme Salad or Tuna Salad. Served with a slice of French bread.
$11.95
*Substitute a small cup of Crab Soup for your soup for $1.00 more

Atlantic Salmon Slider and Soup
Fresh Atlantic Salmon, responsibly farm raised off the coast of the Faroe Islands in very deep, cold, and fast current waters alleviating many common concerns with farmed fish, prepared grilled, Cajun or blackened and served on a toasted slider bun with pepperjack cheese, lettuce, tomato and our house made spicy mayo sauce. Served with a small bowl of our New England clam chowder or Creole Seafood gumbo. $11.95
*Add an extra Slider for $8.00
*Substitute a small cup of Crab Soup for your soup for $1.00 more
***Slider Special with your choice of coleslaw, French fries, or sweet potato fries. $9.95***

Pan-Seared Yellowfin Tuna Teriyaki
Fresh Yellowfin Tuna from the Gulf pan-seared to excellence and then topped with a house made sweet teriyaki sauce and diced green onions to complement. Served with your choice of side dish and a slice of French bread. $25.95

Fresh Beer Battered Halibut Basket
Alaskan Halibut, prized for its delicate, sweet flavor and flaky, snow-white flesh, dipped in our signature Extinction IPA beer batter then deep-fried to golden brown perfection, resulting in a satisfying crunch with each bite. Includes your choice of French fries or sweet potato fries and a side of our creamy coleslaw.
$24.95

**Lunch Menu Prices**
Fresh Alaskan Halibut - Fillet $25.95 Basket $23.95 Sandwich $23.95
Halibut Royale $26.95
Sockeye Salmon – Fillet $17.95 Salad $19.95 Sandwich $16.95

08/21/2026

Friday Night Specials

Bar Features
Seasonal Tap: Moose Drool Brown Ale & Yuengling Traditional Lager
Rotating Local Tap: Confluence Extinction Event Hazy IPA
Featured Local Ciders from Jefferson County Ciderworks:
Blackberry-Blueberry Hard Cider // Strawberry-Lemon Hard Cider

Sushi Special
South Padre Roll
Shrimp Tempura, Cream Cheese and Chopped Green Onions all wrapped in white sushi rice and nori seaweed paper then topped with Avocado, Tobiko, Spicy Mayonnaise and Eel Sauce. $16.95

Appetizer Special
Bang-Bang Monkfish
Fresh Monkfish, also known as “poor man’s lobster” by the fishermen for its similar taste and texture, tempura batter fried and then served with our customer favorite, sweet & spicy, Bang-Bang sauce.
$14.95

Entrée Specials
Grilled Atlantic Salmon with Cowboy Butter
Fresh Atlantic Salmon, responsibly farm raised off the coast of the Faroe Islands in very deep, cold, and fast current waters alleviating many common concerns with farmed fish, grilled to perfection then finished with a made-from-scratch, “Cowboy Butter” consisting of butter blended with Worcestershire sauce, dijon and the chef’s seasoning blend. Served with your choice of two side dishes and a slice of either San Francisco sourdough bread or French bread. $23.95

Pan-Seared Yellowfin Tuna Teriyaki
Fresh Yellowfin Tuna from the Gulf pan-seared to excellence and then topped with a house made sweet teriyaki sauce and diced green onions to complement. Served with your selection of two side dishes and a slice of French bread. $34.95

Live Maine Lobster (While They Last!)
A pound and a quarter whole lobster boiled to perfection and then served with Grimes sweet corn on the cob, our house made creamy coleslaw and warm clarified butter on the side. Always a customer favorite! $29.95
*Does Not Include Bread*
**No Substitutions For The Sides**

*Substitute a side salad as your side with any entrée for $2.50 more*

*Gluten-Free Vegan Burger Buns are now available as substitute for $1.00 more!
(Does not include Po-Boys)

*Market Prices*
Fresh Halibut - Light Cut $35.95 Reg. Cut $38.95
Halibut Royale and Potato Encrusted $39.95 Halibut Basket $26.95
Sockeye Salmon - Light Cut $22.95 Reg. Cut $25.95
King Crab Dinner (1lb) – $150.00
Opilio Snow Crab Dinner (1lb) – $41.75

08/21/2026

FRIDAY LUNCH SPECIALS

Sushi Lunch Box
Includes a small garden salad with sesame dressing, sticky rice, four pieces of a California roll and your choice of a baby Godzilla or a mini Chuck Norris. $15.95

Soup and Salad
A small bowl of our New England clam chowder or Creole seafood gumbo served alongside your choice of a small Seafood Supreme Salad or Tuna Salad. Served with a slice of French bread. $11.95
*Substitute a small cup of Lobster Bisque for your side for an additional $2.50

Soup of the Day
Lobster Bisque - Made in house with cream, milk, butter and sweet Maine lobster meat. Always a customer favorite! Cup $8.95 Bowl $9.95

Entrée Specials
Yellowfin Tuna Slider and Soup
A small fillet of fresh Yellowfin Tuna from the Gulf, prepared your choice of Cajun, grilled or blackened then served on a toasted slider bun with spicy mayonnaise and our house made creamy coleslaw. Served with a small bowl of our New England clam chowder or Creole seafood gumbo. $11.95
*Add an extra Slider for $8.00
**Substitute a small cup of Lobster Bisque for your side for an additional $2.50
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***Slider Special with your choice of coleslaw, French fries, or sweet potato fries. $9.95

Baked Halibut with Sweet Teriyaki Sauce
Fresh Wild-Caught Halibut, prized for its delicate, sweet flavor and flaky, snow-white flesh, simply seasoned, baked in the oven and then finished with a sweet teriyaki sauce to finish. Lunch is served with your choice of one side dish and a slice of French bread. $25.95

Dill-Infused Salmon Strip Basket
Fresh Atlantic Salmon, responsibly farm raised off the coast of the Faroe Islands in very deep, cold, and fast current waters alleviating many common concerns with farmed fish, cut into strips, coated in our house breading blend infused with dill seasoning and then deep fried to a delicious golden brown. Served with your choice of French fries or sweet potato fries and a side of coleslaw. $13.95

*Gluten-Free Vegan Burger Buns are now available as substitute for $1.00 more!
(Does not include Po-Boys or Sliders)

**Lunch Menu Prices**
Fresh Alaskan Halibut - Fillet $25.95 Basket $23.95 Sandwich $23.95
Halibut Royale $26.95
Sockeye Salmon – Fillet $17.95 Salad $19.95 Sandwich $16.95

08/20/2026

Thursday Dinner Specials

Bar Features
Seasonal Tap: Moose Drool Brown Ale & Yuengling Traditional Lager
Rotating Local Tap: Confluence Extinction Event Hazy IPA
Featured Local Ciders from Jefferson County Ciderworks:
Blackberry-Blueberry Hard Cider // Strawberry-Lemon Hard Cider

Appetizer Specials
Blackened Tuna Nuggets
Fresh Yellowfin Tuna, or “Ahi Tuna”, coated with Chef Paul’s “Blackening Magic” seasoning seared on the grill and then served with a side of Mustard Aioli. $15.95

Sushi Special - South Padre Roll
Shrimp Tempura, Cream Cheese and Chopped Green Onions all wrapped in white sushi rice and nori seaweed paper then topped with Avocado, Tobiko, Spicy Mayonnaise and Eel Sauce. $16.95

Entrée Specials
Baked Halibut Oscar
Fresh East Coast Halibut baked in the oven to excellence and then topped with premium blue crab meat, asparagus spears and a creamy hollandaise sauce. Always a customer favorite! Served with your choice of two side dishes and a slice of either San Francisco sourdough bread or French bread.
$41.95

Grilled Atlantic Salmon with Garlic Butter
Fresh Atlantic Salmon, responsibly farm raised off the coast of the Faroe Islands in very deep, cold, and fast current waters alleviating many common concerns with farmed fish, simply seasoned and grilled to excellence, topped with garlic butter to compliment. Served with your selection of two side dishes and a slice of French bread.
$23.95

Parmesan Encrusted Pan-Fried Tilapia
Tilapia known for its mild, slightly sweet flavor and a lean, flaky white meat that takes on the taste of seasonings and sauces easily, dipped in our signature Parmesan breading and pan-fried to perfection. Served with your choice of two side dishes and a slice of French bread.
$18.95

*Substitute a side salad as your side with your entrée for $2.50 more*

*Gluten-Free Vegan Burger Buns are now available as substitute for $1.00 more!
(Does not include Po-Boys or Sliders)

*Market Prices*
Fresh Halibut - Light Cut $35.95 Reg. Cut $38.95
Halibut Royale and Potato Encrusted $39.95 Halibut Basket $26.95
Sockeye Salmon - Light Cut $22.95 Reg. Cut $25.95
King Crab Dinner (1lb) – $150.00
Opilio Snow Crab Dinner (1lb) – $41.75

08/20/2026

Thursday
LUNCH SPECIALS

Sushi Lunch Box
Includes a small garden salad with sesame dressing, sticky rice, four pieces of California roll and your choice of a baby Godzilla or a mini Chuck Norris. $15.95

Soup and Salad
A small bowl of our New England clam chowder or Creole seafood gumbo served alongside your choice of a small Seafood Supreme Salad or Tuna Salad. Served with a slice of French bread. $11.95

Entrée Specials

Tuna Slider and Soup
Fresh Wild caught Ahi Tuna, prepared grilled, Cajun, or blackened then served on a toasted slider bun with coleslaw and our house made spicy mayo. Served with a small bowl of our New England clam chowder or Creole seafood gumbo. $11.95
*Add an extra Slider for $8.00
-
**Slider Special with choice of French fries, sweet potato fries or coleslaw. $9.95

Grilled Halibut with Garlic Butter
Alaskan Halibut, prized for its delicate, sweet flavor and flaky, snow-white flesh, simply seasoned and grilled to excellence, topped with garlic butter to compliment. Lunch is served with your choice of one side dish and a slice of French bread.
$25.95
*Substitute a side salad for your side for an additional $2.50

Dill Encrusted Salmon Basket
Fresh Atlantic Salmon, responsibly farm raised off the coast of the Faroe Islands in very deep, cold, and fast current waters alleviating many common concerns with farmed fish, tossed in our house, made Dill breading, then deep-fried to golden brown perfection, resulting in a satisfying crunch with each bite. Includes your choice of French fries or sweet potato fries and a side of our creamy coleslaw.
$13.95

**Lunch Menu Prices**
Fresh Alaskan Halibut - Fillet $25.95 Basket $23.95 Sandwich $23.95
Halibut Royale $26.95
Sockeye Salmon – Fillet $17.95 Salad $19.95 Sandwich $16.95

08/19/2026

Tonight’s Special feature
“Live Maine Lobster Boil”

Tonight’s dinner special features Live Maine Lobster flown in today from Kittery, Maine then prepared in house with a side of coleslaw, baby red potatoes, Grimes sweet corn on the cob and a side of warm clarified butter. We hope you enjoy this customer favorite!

Bar Features
Seasonal Tap: Moose Drool Brown Ale & Yuengling Traditional Lager
Rotating Local Tap: Confluence Extinction Event Hazy IPA
Featured Local Ciders from Jefferson County Ciderworks:
Blackberry-Blueberry Hard Cider // Strawberry-Lemon Hard Cider

Appetizer Special
Blackened Tuna Nuggets
Fresh Yellowfin Tuna, or “Ahi Tuna”, coated with Chef Paul’s “Blackening Magic” seasoning seared on the grill and then served with a side of Mustard Aioli. $15.95

Sushi Special:
South Padre Roll
Shrimp Tempura, Cream Cheese and Chopped Green Onions all wrapped in white sushi rice and nori seaweed paper then topped with Avocado, Tobiko, Spicy Mayonnaise and Eel Sauce. $16.95

Entrée Special
Jamaican Jerk pan-fried Halibut
Alaskan Halibut, prized for its delicate, sweet flavor and flaky, snow-white flesh, pan-fried to perfection using a sweet and mild Jamaican Jerk seasoning. Served with your choice of two side dishes and a slice of either San Francisco sourdough bread or French bread.
$37.95

Live Maine Lobster (While They Last!)
A pound and a quarter whole lobster boiled to perfection and then served with baby red potatoes, fresh picked Grimes sweet corn on the cob, our house made creamy coleslaw, and warm clarified butter on the side. Always a customer favorite! $29.95
*Does Not Include Bread*
**No Substitutions For The Sides**

*Gluten-Free Vegan Burger Buns are now available as substitute for $1.00 more!
(Does not include Po-Boys or Sliders)

*Market Prices*
Fresh Halibut - Light Cut $35.95 Reg. Cut $38.95
Halibut Royale and Potato Encrusted $39.95 Halibut Basket $26.95
Sockeye Salmon - Light Cut $22.95 Reg. Cut $25.95
King Crab Dinner (1lb) – $150.00
Opilio Snow Crab Dinner (1lb) – $41.75

08/19/2026

Today’s Lunch Specials

Sushi Lunch Box
Includes a small garden salad with sesame dressing, sticky rice, four pieces of a California roll and your choice of a baby Godzilla or a mini Chuck Norris. $15.95

Soup and Salad
A small bowl of our New England clam chowder or Creole seafood gumbo served alongside your choice of a small Seafood Supreme Salad or Tuna Salad. Served with a slice of French bread. $11.95

Atlantic Salmon Slider and Soup
A small fillet of Fresh Atlantic Salmon, responsibly farm raised off the coast of the Faroe Islands in very deep, cold, and fast current waters alleviating many common concerns with farmed fish, prepared your choice of blackened, Cajun, or grilled then served on a toasted slider bun with lettuce, tomato, American cheese and our house made dill sauce.
Served with a small bowl of our New England clam chowder or Creole seafood gumbo. $11.95
*Add an extra Slider for $8.00
-
**Slider Special with choice of French fries, sweet potato fries or coleslaw. $9.95

Baked Lemon Creme Halibut
Alaskan Halibut, prized for its delicate, sweet flavor and flaky, snow-white flesh, lightly seasoned and then baked in the oven to excellence and then finished with a house made Lemon Crème, Served with your choice of one side dish and a slice of French bread. $24.95
*Substitute a side salad for your side for an additional $2.50

Cajun Fried Tilapia Strip Basket
Tilapia known for its mild, slightly sweet flavor and a lean, flaky white meat that takes on the taste of seasonings and sauces easily, cut into strips, tossed and breaded in a homemade Cajun breading then deep-fried to golden brown perfection, resulting in a satisfying crunch with each bite. Served with your choice of French fries or sweet potato fries and a side of coleslaw. $13.95

**Lunch Menu Prices**
Fresh Alaskan Halibut - Fillet $25.95 Basket $23.95 Sandwich $23.95
Halibut Royale $26.95
Sockeye Salmon – Fillet $17.95 Salad $19.95 Sandwich $16.95

08/18/2026

SUSHI TUESDAY AT WATERFRONT!

$1.00 off – Ankeny, Godzilla, Bruce Lee, Crab Tempura, Girlfriend and Chuck Norris Rolls, Sapporo Cans, Sake and Sake Bombs.

Bar Features
Seasonal Tap: Moose Drool Brown Ale & Yuengling Traditional Lager
Rotating Local Tap: Confluence Extinction Event Hazy IPA
Featured Local Ciders from Jefferson County Ciderworks:
Blackberry-Blueberry Hard Cider // Strawberry-Lemon Hard Cider

Sushi Special – South Padre Roll
Shrimp Tempura, Cream Cheese and Chopped Green Onions all wrapped in white sushi rice and nori seaweed paper then topped with Avocado, Tobiko, Spicy Mayonnaise and Eel Sauce. $16.95

Appetizer Special – Sea Scallop Scampi
Fresh Large Sea Scallops from Nova Scotia known for their rich, sweet flavor and firm, succulent texture, topped with white wine, garlic butter, cream, breadcrumbs and parmesan cheese then broiled until lightly browned. $17.95

Entrée Specials

Fresh North Carolina Catfish

Grilled – Lightly seasoned with our special spice blend and grilled
Cajun - Dusted with Cajun seasoning and grilled.
Blackened - For those who prefer a little kick, coated with Chef Paul Prudhomme’s blackening seasoning on the grill.
Deep-fried - Rolled in cornmeal breading and fried to crispy perfection.
Pan-fried - Lightly breaded in our seasoned breading then pan-fried.
Almond - Rolled in our crushed almond breading and fried to a golden brown.
Pecan - Coated in a crushed pecan blend and baked until lightly browned on top.
Whole Catfish - Rolled in our cornmeal breading and fried to a crispy golden brown.
All Catfish Entrees are $19.95 and include 2 side dishes

*Substitute a side salad as your side for $2.50 more*

*Gluten-Free Vegan Burger Buns are now available as substitute for $1.00 more!
(Does not include Po-Boys or Sliders)

*Market Prices*
Fresh Halibut - Light Cut $35.95 Reg. Cut $38.95
Halibut Royale and Potato Encrusted $39.95 Halibut Basket $26.95
Sockeye Salmon - Light Cut $22.95 Reg. Cut $25.95
King Crab Dinner (1lb) – $150.00
Opilio Snow Crab Dinner (1lb) – $41.75

Address

2414 SE Tones Drive
Ankeny, IA
50021

Opening Hours

Tuesday 11am - 9pm
Wednesday 11am - 9pm
Thursday 11am - 9pm
Friday 11am - 10pm
Saturday 11am - 10pm
Sunday 11am - 8pm

Telephone

+15159631940

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