Solid pours for a classic fish house
Downtown/Pine Avenue · Long Beach · Seafood, Sushi, American · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed June 23, 2026
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The wine list at King's Fish House reads exactly like you'd expect from a busy, well-run American seafood chain — familiar names, approachable prices, zero surprises. It's not trying to impress anyone, but it's also not trying to rip you off, which puts it ahead of half the waterfront restaurants in Southern California. You scan it quickly, you find something decent, you move on to the oysters.
The list leans heavily California and Italy, with crowd-pleasing whites doing most of the work — Rombauer Chardonnay, Duckhorn Sauvignon Blanc, Conundrum White Blend, and a Donini Pinot Grigio covering the bases for seafood-friendly pours. On the red side, it's Paso Robles Cab country: DAOU, Justin, and J. Lohr all show up, which makes sense for a room that splits between pescatarians and steak-adjacent diners. There's a Mionetto Prosecco for the bubbles crowd and a La Crema Pinot Noir for the middle ground. What's missing is any real depth — no aged bottles, no interesting producers, nothing that makes you look twice.
The by-the-glass program is genuinely the best thing about this list — somewhere in the range of 10-15 pours covering sparkling, white, and red, all priced between roughly $10 and $25. For a casual fish house, that's a real range. The rotation doesn't appear to change much, but the lineup is functional enough that you're not stuck choosing between two bad options.
Rombauer Chardonnay Carneros 2021 — $25/glass
Rombauer retails around $42 a bottle, and they're pouring it for $25 a glass — the math doesn't make traditional restaurant sense, but we're not complaining. If you're going to drink Chardonnay with a lobster dish, this is the move.
Mionetto 'Avantgarde' Prosecco Brut, Treviso, Veneto NV
Most people walk past the Prosecco and order a Chardonnay on autopilot. That's a mistake at a seafood restaurant. Mionetto's Avantgarde is clean, bright, and cuts right through a plate of oysters or raw bar bites in a way that heavier whites simply don't.
J. Lohr Seven Oaks Cabernet Sauvignon Paso Robles 2021
At $14 a glass, you're paying restaurant prices for a wine that retails around $12. That's not terrible math in isolation, but ordering a Paso Robles Cab at a fish house is already a questionable life choice — and this particular bottle isn't good enough to justify the detour.
Duckhorn Sauvignon Blanc Napa Valley 2022 + Fresh oysters on the half shell
Duckhorn's Sauvignon Blanc has enough citrus and herbaceous edge to highlight the brine in fresh oysters without muscling them around. At $20 a glass with a retail tag of $28, you're actually getting it at a slight discount — rare enough to notice.
✔️ The Bottom Line
King's Fish House won't win any awards for adventurous wine buying, but it delivers a fair, functional list with surprisingly honest pricing for a restaurant at this price point. Send your parents here without hesitation; send your wine-obsessed friend with lowered expectations.
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