Commander Cody's Seafood

First visit. Small, simple dining area area and outdoor seating. Order food in fish market and they bring​ it to you. Fried chicken, broiled sea scallops and oysters on the 1/2 shell were very good. Reasonably priced.

best lobster roll in long island. laid back ambiance with great music and friendly staff.

Food is delicious. Manhattan clam chowder is the best. Crab cakes very tasty. Would highly recommend. Cash only and a ferry ride cash only to get there. Well worth it.

Nothing spectacular, but not terrible either. It is definitely a unique experience getting to Shelter Island. Be aware you have to take a ferry each way and they only accept cash. Commander Cody's also is cash only. The restaurant is my kind of place: hard to get to, hole in the wall, no glitter on the walls, old fashioned just eat seafood and have fun type of joint. Parking is very limited so get there early.

The good: the small town atmosphere is nice; prices are decent; portions are sufficient; fish and seafood are fresh and you can see Cody filleting the fish you ordered; friendly staff; reservations are accepted but plan ahead because there's not much seating; BYOB; offer takeout; soft drinks are self serve "scouts honor" kind of deal

The bad: fishy food smell. Not the place.... The food. When I say fishy, I mean FISHY. I'm a seafood fiend and this really bothered me. The fried oysters, the fried catch of the day, even the fried shrimp were fishy smelling! Because I was able to see that the oysters and fish were very fresh, that's the only way I knew I wasn't eating rotten seafood and this leads me to believe it was the fryer. If that oil isn't changed regularly, it will accumulate and impregnate the food with bad fish odors. Please change your oil or figure out what's causing that smell. It's awful.

A few last notes. Get the seasoned fries. They are much better than the regular ones which are basically McDonald's quality fries. The seasoned fries are very good. The cornbread was average- nothing to rave about. I know people complained in other reviews about the service, but ours was fantastic. We got our food within 15min of ordering or less and paying was easy too.

If you're into cooking your own oysters at home, come here to buy. They were $1 a piece when I was there- much cheaper than the average $2-3+ other places charge.

Visiting Shelter Island off season and found this wonderful spot that is reasonably priced. So good we went back the second night. Clams on the half shell were tender and fresh and the fish and chips were delicious. Wait staff was friendly and there is a casual "DIY" vibe in terms of ordering, getting drinks from the fridge (or BYOB), etc. Skipped the homemade dessert because we were full but they were very tempting.