The Smiling Fish invites you to their dining room. Discover a menu offering fish & chips, a variety of fishes and seafood, priced at 11$ to 25$. They are open nightly from Tuesday to Saturday and are reachable by car. They are positioned in an area characterized with merchants. Payments by American Express, Visa, MasterCard and Interac are recognized.more...See more text
Excellent fish and chips.very reasonably priced for the portion. Best in St.Catharines. Staff is always pleasent and friendly. Highly recommend this place.
Best fish and chips I have ever had. The batter is thin and light so you can taste the fresh fish which is deliciously flavourful without the batter. My biggest weakness is fresh cut fries and these don't disappoint. I don't order fish and chips anywhere else since I 've tasted these.
I had another great experience at the Smiling Fish Co in St. Catharines. I decided to go for lunch with my boyfriend.
The place was pretty busy for a thursday at lunch. A lot of regular people eating and they even had take out orders being picked up. We ended up seating ourselves because it was a small restaurant. They had nice music playing. The waitress came over quickly and got us drinks.
I ordered the 2 piece halibut with fries and coleslaw. My boyfriend decided to try the Cajun fish. It was less then 15 minutes and we had our food.
When the waitress came out with our order I was surprised to find 3 PIECES OF FISH on each of our plates and not two. Apparently because we were given smaller pieces of fish we got an extra each. Shows the restaurant cares with quality and the portion sizes were already huge to begin with! :)
The presentation of the food was nice and orderly, nothing was mushy or mucky.
The cajun fish turned out to be really good. And I was very happy with the halibut. I only ended up eating a third of my plate and the rest went to 2 other meals. I was even given extra tartar sauce again in the take home container. Price for 2 people came to $28.
Overall great experience. Great Portions. Great Value. Will be back again soon :)
After reading the reviews for this place I figured I would try it with my boyfriend. THESE REVIEWS ARE VERY ACCURATE!
I was seated immediately. The server was friendly. Told us the specials. We had our drinks within 2 minutes. Ordered. It was 10 minutes or less and we had our food. They hand batter their fish, its VERY FRESH. Large portions and good value for our money.
The waitress was very efficient between seating people, talking with others and getting our bill. She packed our food up for us. There are a lot of regular customers, she had their orders memorized.
Left very happy and will be back soon. :D
This is a fish restaurant but with alternatives for those who don't like fish. The fish is fresh, the fries crisp, the shrimp and mussels tasty, and the rice excellent. They don't skimp on the portions either, as our two styrofoam containers can attest. Friendly service. Modest wine list and prices. For a casual small fish restaurant this is an excellent place for value and service.
I want to add that we have frequently ordered out from this restaurant and have, as well, never been disappointed with the quality and quantity of the food.
