Catch 35

Celebrated a birthday with another couple. Dining experience was just okay. Ordered the Oscar swordfish and received a very small portion. Also tried the cilantro shrimp and lobster tail. Calamari starter lacked flavor as did the main dishes. Dessert menu quite limited. I usually like to give good reviews but our experience was short on taste but not on price. Would not return, unimpressed.

Wow… The food is great! Started off with the scallop appetizer… 4.5 stars. For entrees… I ordered the Chilean Sea Bass… 5 stars… So flakey and delicate… But the outside was crispy (seared). The rice, veggies, and sauce were delicious. My hubby had the swordfish oscar… 4.5 stars… The flavor was delicious. The texture of the fish was more like steak. He preferred the flakiness of mine. My son ordered the 10 oz. Filet… 4.5 stars. Shout out to Mauricio… Attentive server. Nice guy. Kudos to the the chef! Would definitely recommend!

This place is expensive… but seriously delicious! We had reservations on Saturday. They had our table waiting for us. We ordered bottles of wine. We had Calamari, Alaskan Halibut, swordfish, and Chilean Sea Bass. We all enjoyed our meals. I ordered the Swordfish (1^st time having Swordfish) and it was amazing! Cooked perfectly. Will definitely go back again!

Really nice restaurant downtown Naperville. Great menu, decided to go with the waitress recommendation of the Szechuan scallops for appetizer and they were amazing more sweet than spicy also the sea bass was perfectly cooked! The pecan pie was a little dry!

This place is pricey, but worth every penny!
We came here for my husbands birthday, and this is the kind of place that is great for a celebratory dinner. For appetizers, we ordered the calamari and oysters. Both were amazing and a great way to start the meal. The calamari were fried to the right amount and had a great crisp to them. The oysters were also crispy but maintained their soft texture. For the main meal, my husband ordered the George Banks scallop dish, which consists of scallops and short rib hash, sort of like a riff on surf and turf. The scallops were cooked perfectly and were incredibly juicy. The hash went well with scallops and were incredibly flavorful; the bold, umami flavors of the hash paired really well with the sweetness and tenderness of the scallops. I ordered the Chilean sea bass with asian vegetables (i think it was a special). The sea bass was very tender and meaty, and the asian vegetables were very tasty. It came in a sauce which was also very good as well.
The service was very attentive and our waiter was very funny. The restaurant is dimly lit and has a great ambiance. I think they were going for an upscale, formal version of a crab shack. The restaurant feels very formal, but also casual as well. I saw several diners wearing jeans.
We went on a Wednesday evening and I made reservations on
. I had to change my reservations since some friends decided last minute that they would be coming. The restaurant was very accommodating and changed our reservation easily.

This place is well worth the money. It’s a total gem from Sunday to Tuesdays.
Half off the bar food menu (minus the lobster items). My wife and I really enjoy the food. The service varies as their bartenders come and go.
Get the beet salad, not on the bar menu, but it’s awesome. Cesar salad with salmon is killer. I could eat four. Filet sliders is a serious go to. Baja shrimp roll is yummy too.
Seriously, too much to write about. House wine ran $ 10. Umm… no comment. Nice beer list. No draft beer is a bummer.
Honestly, a great spot for a last minute weeknight ‘hey, I don’t feel like cooking, let’s go out’
We’ve never sat in the restaurant because we rather enjoy the bar menu (Sunday-​Tuesday)

We visited to celebrate a friend’s birthday and so glad we did! Went with the prix fix, a three course meal. Couldn’t remember much of the salad, but I do remember the filet mignon standing out, along with the chocolate molten lava cake! The steak was cooked to perfection with a wonderful bernaise, and a side of creamy mashed potatoes. Would like to try a seafood dish being that is what this restaurant is known for. Service was outstanding! Staff was very kind & accommodating :) Wish it wasn’t such a hike, so we could visit more frequently.
*side note I was very, very pregnant at the time of our visit A. I love fish, but wasn’t feeling it that day (usually would not order a steak at a seafood restaurant) B. Am extremely picky, especially while pregnant C. Did not feel out of place

Restaurant was a pleasant experience overall. Server was very nice and helpful towards recommending dishes. Decided on the blackened swordfish with a side of brussel sprouts. Brussel sprouts were so delicious!!! Swordfish was cooked very nicely and came with shrimp as well, which was a good extra. Flourless chocolate cake was very moist and tasty. Server assistants were very attentive at clearing the tables and getting you what you needed. Overall good place

The atmosphere is very pleasant
Service attentive without hovering
Food was good
Fresh fish and shrimp
Fried and breaded in something light that was very tasty
In general a nice dining experience

I really enjoyed my experience at Catch 35. I honestly can’t believe I grew up in Naperville and just now am paying them a visit. Thank you Naperville Restaurant Week for the nudge!
Hubbie and I were sat at a great booth next to the wall length window that allows you to see the chefs busy in the kitchen. Although it took way too long for us to initially be greeted, our waitress was super nice and helpful throughout our meal.
We both ordered off the restaurant week menu which was a great deal. They actually offer a prix fix option on their regular menu too which is good to know for the future. To start, I had the Maine lobster bisque which was amazing. Smooth, creamy, and just the right amount of lobster chunks and sherry whipped cream.
For my main entrée I chose the oscar style filet mignon medallions with Maine lobster, béarnaise sauce, asparagus, and mashed potatoes. Man oh man! I am still dreaming of this meal. The filet mignon was seriously the best piece of meat I’ve ever had and the lobster on top was perfection. The veggies were also delicious.
At this point I was getting very full (ate too much of the fresh bread we were given!), but dessert was a must. We had the flourless chocolate cake which had a warm hazelnut center, topped with crushed hazelnuts, and some finished with some sort of raspberry like jam. SO GOOD. The dessert was the perfect size and sweetness.
They were pretty busy on a Friday night, so I’d be sure to make a reservation! Keep in mind they also make a great old fashioned and mojito :)

I would say Catch 35 is probably one of our favorites seafood place!
Must try, buffalo shrimp, lobster bisque, the mashed potatoes were great, lobster roll and key lime pie!

Appetizers to start… mussels, D-​lish!, beef sliders, calamari, siracha shrimp D-​lish!!! So far so good! Staff is very attentive and the management has been by the table several times checking in.
Katama Bay oysters we Lee stellar!!! Lobster bisque is ok, but hard to beat the fresh from Maine memories. Would’ve ordered more oysters but have scallops coming… and the wait begins.
Scallops…oh my… beef underneath… oh boy… can we just say too much food… it was all D-​lish!!! I just wish my stomach could fit all that is in front of my face… I guess I’ll drink my sorrows in my Chardonnay… oh wait… there’s dessert…
So I took the safe route and got the vanilla ice cream, no room for much more. Others got the key lime, blood orange cheesecake… all reported great flavors and lots grunts and groans.
All in all, I would certainly come back to try something different. It is a bit on the pricey side but it’s in Naperville and the food is great soooo.
Good eats!

We have been here a few times before. This restaurant is a very nice place for a group or a romantic dinner for 2. The décor is more upscale modern rather than nautical. It is dimly lit and the service very good. This time a minor thing with the food runners was that they came to the table a few times with orders that were not for us and clearing dishes was slow meaning they would bring the next course and not pick the up the last ones. We had to ask more than once.
As for the food it was very good. There is something for everyone both sea foodies and carnivores. We tried the crab cakes which are some of the best you will find. Very little filling which is really the top judgement criteria for me. We also tried the the seafood medley which had shrimp, octopus, calamari and mussels with a divine sauce. Also a very good shrimp cocktail with 5 pieces but not the prawn size.
For dinner we tried the seabass, swordfish, scallops and the 2 landlubbers had the filet mignon. The Seabass was excellent. The swordfish came lightly blakkened with a shrimp topping. It was good but slightly dry probably from being cooked a minute too long. The scallops were very good. I was told the steaks were good but not steakhouse good. All portions were good sized and came with a side. We also ordered some sides to share of brussels sprouts that were cooked with bacon and wallnuts, which were vey good, and grilled asparagus which was simple and plain grilled.
The drinks here were good sized and well mixed which justifies the cost. There is also a an ample wine list. Some of our crew enjoyed that. Only a few has desert. The crème brûlée, I was told, was very good and the chocolate cake was also. In the end the overall cost for quality and value was ok but not great. However this is a decent place to go for a nice dinner in a very nice setting.

Don’t misinterpret me here. Catch 35 isn’t an awful restaurant. But I fear it’s sorely overrated: You’ll find fish that’s forever bathed in pungent sauces to obscure its true quality, or lack thereof; very mediocre steak; and dishes such as fish and chips on the menu.
If you’ve ever been to an excellent New York fish bistro, you realize immediately this place pales in comparison, yet charges otherwise.
You’ll have a decent meal — one that’s hardly memorable, and possibly not fully satisfying. But enjoy some oysters, have some dessert and hold your nose when you sign the credit card receipt.
Sometimes a gorgeous, freshly-​caught piece of fish, cooked skillfully over some flame or high heat, is all we really want. I’ll skip the lemongrass sauce.

The oysters here are great, I always order those.
The serving here are huge I usually end up taking my meal home.
We did our New Years here and enjoyed it. Service is always good, never had a bad meal.

I’m being generous with the three stars. It was a pleasant place to stop for lunch. The restaurant is well laid out, sunny and has the «white table cloth» vibe. I think it appeals to a much older demographic because although nice it was stuffy. I will say the most redeeming part of lunch were the drinks. My martini was excellent and my daughter had a delicious Moscow Mule! We went for lobster rolls and they were so so. On a scale of 1 – 10 I’d give their rolls a 6. Decent but nothing is come back for. The lobster meat was ok, just seemed like it was culled from scraps, flavor was ok but bland. The fries needed work and slaw was decent. It was a passable lunch but not worth the money. Service was good. I’d go back for other menu items, but this was an ordinary experience.

It was Friday night, and my husband and I perused OpenTable for a place we could get a res within the hour. We weren’t overwhelmingly hungry and couldn’t decide on any of our usual spots, when my husband asked if we could check out Catch35. Having seen their billboards constantly on the Eisenhower and driving past the Naperville location bazillions of times, I assumed it was a swank, high priced, high brow establishment that had a fluke res available for 8:00 on a Friday night.
Well, I was partially right.
We arrived and valeted the car because I wasn’t about to battle the Naperville parking crowd. The outside is beautiful, with a modern minimalistic sign and a well kept patio seating area. When we walked in, the bar area looked classy and clean. They showed us to our table and I couldn’t help but notice the place was almost completely empty. It’s also… How do I say this? Horribly ugly. It’s like a 1980s upscale Chinese restaurant smashed together with a cut-​rate Morton’s Steakhouse. There are these huge, cheesy, ugly mural-​y paintings at the top of the walls, leather dining chairs, a view of a mostly empty refrigerated fish case in front of the kitchen, and an overall American-​Psycho-​if-​American-​Psycho-​was-​filmed-​in-​the-​Midwest-​at-​a-​budget-​eatery vibe. It was dated and yet still seemingly trying too hard. I don’t mean to ramble on about the interior but we talked about it through the entire meal, it was so strange.
Our server was excellent and one of two highlights during our visit there. He was funny, charming, well-​paced, pressure-​free, and helpful. We began with a dozen oysters, a personal favorite of mine ANYWHERE and these were the other highlight of our night. We get oysters nearly everywhere they’re offered on a menu. We get oysters at extraordinarily pricy, trendy, upscale places. And THESE oysters were some of the best I’ve ever had. Served with two mignonettes and a cocktail sauce, over ice, they were incredible. Meaty, substantial, briney, perfect. I would come back and just eat oysters. Such. Amazing. Oysters.
And while their oyster selection was off the charts, you don’t really have to cook them or involve yourself in them past shucking, so while I loved the oysters, we pressed on to the actual menu to sample their fare. This is where I was less impressed. My husband got the fried whitefish which looked and tasted great, but my crab cakes — while earning points for being seemingly 99.999 993% crabmeat, were dry. I ate one and left the other for my husband to pick at. They were served with overcooked, mushy vegetables, and sticky, underdone jasmine rice, alongside the most standard remoulade ever. I was not impressed. We didn’t stay for dessert — honestly the interior of the restaurant was so unsettling for me, I didn’t want to. I know, I know. It’s petty. But weird yellow walls with bizarre paintings get to me!
Overall, I would much rather swing over to Hugo’s down the street to get my seafood fix. I would consider coming back just to enjoy another round of incredible oysters — otherwise, Catch35 is really not a place I’d like to be caught by again.

It’s Sunday night and you’re in the suburbs with a growling stomach. Catch 35 would be your go-​to place especially if you are in search of good food while on a budget. Twice, I came for their happy hour specials and went home carrying my stomach while doing minimal monetary damage.
What have I tried and will repeat? The crab bisque is perfect for the cold weather. It’s hearty, creamy, and filled with large bits of crab meat. I would always order the bowl as oppose to the cup. Do the simple math and you will realize the half-​price specials make the bowl a perfect deal. Also, be sure to ask for the house bread for dipping! The tuna tartare is comes with an abundance of raw tuna and avocado on top of a crispy tortilla chip. If you want to try more items, be sure to share this one. The beef tenderloin sliders are also perfect for sharing. One plate comes with three sliders stacked with juicy, medium-​rare, and sliced beef tenderloin.
Some other items that I have also tried are the fish and chips, calamari, and crab cake. Great portions and flavors! I would suggest going with a few hungry hippos to wipe every plate clean. Otherwise, taking leftovers to go would also make a good lunch for Monday!

I had taken the train out to Naperville for an appointment on a Sunday, and I had time to kill before going back downtown. Normally those two hour breaks between Sunday trains are a killer, but in this case it turned out to be fortuitous.
I’ve eaten at Catch 35 in Chicago in the past (long ago past, to tell you the truth), mainly because I worked above it. it had great food & a swank room, but my heart is all about Shaw’s, just across the river. I was also impressed with the room here. I sat at the bar, in the bar, as I was just having a snack. The service was impeccable, and the food was delish: I had the Yellow Fin Tuna Sashimi, which was perfectly prepared, and I loved the sesame seed crust.
My preference in such a place would be to not have TVs, but we’re in Chicagoland; so I’ll keep my mouth shut. It might steer me away from coming with a special someone.
When I walked back to the train (how is it that in Naperville, the train station isn’t downtown?), I was happy and prepared for a long ride home.

If you’re looking for a place with a good Happy Hour in downtown Naperville, then check out Catch 35. You can grab their specials at the bar on Sundays, Mondays, and Tuesdays. ½ off items on the bar food menu. With it being close to Naperville’s awesome free parking, that’s a win, right?
I came with family around 4p, and it looked like we were the first ones there. The waitress was very pleasant, and we put in our orders. Fortunately we came early, because the food took longer than one would expect for bar food. It’s almost as if the kitchen had to turn everything on and wait for it to warm up. It’s a good thing that they serve a delicious bread (free) while you’re waiting.
When we finally got our food, it was about average in terms of taste. There wasn’t anything particularly wrong with anything we ordered (e.g., fish & chips, lobster sliders, fish tacos, etc.), but nothing really stood out either. I would certainly order the lobster roll and fish tacos again, but I would pass on the fish & chips.
So while Catch 35 is conveniently located in downtown Naperville and has a nice space, it’s a bit too dark inside for my liking and the wait for food is longer than expected. For something a bit more upscale, this place is a good option.