I just bought some Alaskan Wild caught Halibut on Monday. $14.95 lb wholesale.

Shaun, I bought fresh halibut for tonight's dinner. Halibut is anywhere from $16.99 to $18.99 a pound. One of our grocery stores that has a good fish counter has the steaks on sale this week for just over $9.00 a pound but the fillets are $18.00 a pound. It tastes the same whether cut as a steak or a fillet and I do usually prefer the fillet cut. But since the steaks were on for half the price of the fillets I went with steaks.

Ann

Halibut fillets go on sale tomorrow at one of our stores for $12.99 a pound, they're on my list. On Sunday they were $22. a pound at Whole Paycheck - we passed. I think they were $19. a pound at Safeway last week. Anywhere between $17.99 and $19.99 is common here.

Lee

I've been seeing $12.99 to $16.99/lb. here.
I'm loving the fact that I picked up 5# from a guy on craigslist for $6 and that my SIL/BIL gave me another 5# for my birthday. Froze it and have been rationing.

Deanna

Heck, I can't even buy it here, so I ended up with flounder.

I'd rather have halibut, but it's not available much of the time, when it is it's about $15 a pound.

Annie

$23.95 / lb the last time I bought it.

Alexa

I've NEVER seen halibut here in FL either. Shaun, where do you get yours? Publix? Fresh or frozen?

Pat, from publix. It was fresh as far as I know. It could have been previously frozen, I dont know but it wasnt frozen when I bought it. It was laying on ice already cut into little steaks.

Shaun, I hope you ate it last night. Nothing is better than fresh Halibut. And even if it was previously frozen, it was probably frozen at sea, the way it is here, and that is the next best thing to fresh.

Ann

I pay $15.99 to $17.99 a lb., plus shipping to have it shipped here fresh from Seattle. I order one day and we get it the next. I usually place a pretty big order and when it comes in freeze it. We love halibut.

Halibut is amazing. Just love it. In the spring when it is available it goes for 15.99-19.99 a pound. I try to catch it at the lower price but somehow I rarely do. No other fish compares IMHO.

Duane

Costco had great fresh halibut at around $12.95 a pound, here in LA.

Halibut is the only fish that I really like. Thankfully it has a very long season. It opens in March and goes right through to November.

Ann

I checked at Sprouts tonight --- fresh halibut $12.99 a pound

I bought grouper last week at $45/kilo. Paid $22 for enough for DH and me. But it was very nice.

Yes Ann - I ate it the night I bought it. Delish!

Fresh Market had it for $ 13.99 last week,this week up to $ 17.99.

Shelley

So, what does it taste like? Inquiring minds want to know!

I've never had it before so what other fish is it similar to?

Lisa

It's similar to sword fish...
When we were first married, halibut steaks was a budget meal...easy and cheap. Don't remember what it cost, But I would stop after work and buy a couple of halibut steaks, brush the tops with worchestershire and pan fry....since they were at least an inch thick, they got nicely browned on the outside by the time they were cooked through.
Oh dear....those days are gone for good!
Linda C

It's probably the mildest fish I've ever eaten. I dont know what to compare it to.

I just put olive oil on it, topped it with sliced fresh garlic, salt, pepper and baked it at 400 til it was done.

Last week at Wegmans, $19.99 a pound. $11.99 a pound at Harris Teeter. Missed the HT sale - dang!

We got some for 12.98/lb at Costco last week....mmmmm.......

It is a mild fish, but not tasteless the way some other mild fish, such as Tilapia is. Halibut has a wonderful flavour all it's own and can be served with little or no enhancement. The texture is meaty with beautiful large white flakes.