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| - I wrote a review of this place a couple months ago.
I was very complimentary of their halibut fish & chips as well as their haddock.
In fact, I ended my review with the comment "I would give the halibut in beer batter with signature sauce a full 5 stars. But given that half the time I go, they've run out of halibut, I took away a star."
I'm now taking away three stars! I took away one star last time because HALF the time I went, they were out of halibut. The thick halibut filets, perfectly deep fried and dipped in their signature sauce set a new standard for fish & chips in my opinion. But for the last two months, they NEVER have halibut anymore. (Deducting a second star for this.) Worse yet, one of the staff gave the lamest excuse. (Deducting a third star for this.) She said halibut's gotten too expensive. OK... but when gas prices go up, gas stations don't stop selling gas. When house prices go up, real estate agents don't stop selling houses. When beef prices go up, The Keg doesn't stop selling steaks.
I believe these folks opened a second Toronto location in Liberty Village late last year and it flopped within a few months. Well gee, when you stop offering your signature dish, maybe people stop coming. Raise the prices if you need to. Or cut the halibut into smaller portions per order. But don't stop offering it altogether!
And so I've been settling for their haddock fish & chips. But something's changed over the last few months. I don't know if it's one of the ingredients in the batter... or they use a different oil... or they've changed the temperature settings of the deep fryer, but the fish & chips come out looking darker, and feeling greasier than before.
It's a shame really... this fast became my go-to fish & chip place downtown the first few months they were open. Not anymore :-(
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