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| - The Groupon coupon I bought awhile back for this place was a day away from expiring, so I decide to go down and check this place out, initial intention was to dine in, it was shortly after 6pm on a Friday and the place was packed, so take out instead.
We ordered the Sea bass ($14) and Halibut ($12) with chips, creamy cole slaw. The food was freshly prepared so there was a bit of a wait. After getting the food and another 15 minutes drive back home, we were impressed! The batter is still crispy and the fries was not soggy even after the short trip. The sea bass was a tad on the smaller side and tasted ok but the halibut was decent in size and tasty. Order an extra tartar sauce but was given a jalapeno ranch instead, surprise surprise, it was awesome, don't get me wrong the tartar sauce was legit but the ranch was the bomb. The creamy slaw was so so. Overall I really liked the meal we have and I vowed to go back another time.
Went back this past Friday around 2pm, the placed was empty, my plan worked as I was purposely trying to avoid the lunch crowd. Order the Haddock special ($9.95), this time the vinaigrette slaw, much better than the creamy variety. Skipped the tartar sauce and doubled up on the Jala-ranch. Everything was awesome, this time fresh off the frier. The fish was flaky and moist, the batter stays with the fish. A crispy, golden brown blanket around the flesh, with a touch of the slightly smokey jala sauce, it was simply heaven. The chips was great as well, the slightly burnt skin added another layer of flavor (homage to new york fries).
I am a die hard F&C fan, from Penrose, Olde Yorke, British Style, Buster Sea Cove at St Lawrence ( Their shoe sting fries simply annoys me), to the now closed Kat's. Off the hook as well as The one that got away made me equally happy. They both do Fish and Chips really well, but they managed to inject some new twists to the classic often describe as boring English comfort food. So the next time you fancy some fish and chip, give Off the Hook a try?
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