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| - Went for an early lunch (11:15am); so the place was empty. Very clean. Modern, hip fast-food joint that is built for take-out: not many tables, but a large waiting area as all dishes are made to order.
I had a voucher; so I ordered 3 pieces of haddock, fries, and a fountain pop. I got 3 different preparations of fish: tempura, beer-battered, and regular-breaded. They came with choice of 3 mayo-based sauces: I got sriracha, wasabi, and traditional tartar sauce.
The large portion of fish was fresh and perfectly cooked: crispy on the outside, hot and flaky on the inside, just the right amount of grease. However, as other reviewers have noted, the fish and all coatings were rather bland. You really needed to slather the fish with sauce to get some flavour. If you are more of a salt and malt vinegar purist, you may be disappointed. Maybe this is in keeping with regional traditions, but in a contemporary, upscale place I expect more aggressive seasoning. A lemon wedge would also have been very welcome. My favourite combination was the breaded fish with sriracha mayo.
On the other hand, the fries were flawless: fresh-cut, shoestring, perfectly cooked. Delicious. I will come back just to try them in a poutine.
Overall, I was pretty happy with the meal, but it was a bit pricey for fast food.
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