O Fish — Restaurant in Montreal

I have a favourite fish and chips place in Cornwall Ontario but I really don't care for either fish nor for fish and chips. but a friend wanted me to try this place because he had been with me to the Cornwall place and everybody agrees that that crazy place is delicious, so we tried out this place and it is really quite good, so I would give it a 4 on fiveprobably because it would be better if they had more pleasant seating but basically it's just small tables and chairs in the middle of a food place that allows you to eat the food that you bought sitting down before you leave. when I go to a place to eat I want enjoy the pleasure of sitting down and there isn't any because it feels like you want to leave as quickly as possible and just eat your food and that takes away from the pleasure. Otherwise the quality is good and the choices are nice and throughout the store they have fresh fish if you want to buy fish. But I don't want to buy. so if I give this a decent rating it must be because the place is decent in food quality. And the two guys working there that run the place are pretty neat and very pleasant, even though...

Perhaps it was the time of day, or perhaps it was an improperly trained cook, but this was truly a poor experience. I realize that finding good fish and chips in Montreal is not easy, but this must have been the worst in my experience. And my experience has been many decades and in several continents.

I hope it was just an off-day, but I am not so sure. The "battered" fish was a really meagre portion wrapped in a thick layer not of batter but of a heavy dough it was more like a pogo. It looked big, but was probably barely ⅓ fish and at least ⅔ dough. The chips were properly cut British style, but both they and the fish "pogo" were mercilessly overcooked. There was almost no inner tenderness in either.

It seems some people like this place and the food, and I wouldn't want to discourage them from continuing to eat here, but I would suggest they also try some...

Very bold of them to open this business just a few steps away from Ye Olde Orchard, who makes one of the best fish and chips in town. I was quite pleased with my experience. The fried fish is perfect. Super crispy batter, well seasoned, and the fish itself is amazingly fresh and tender. I like that they chose to use large fries which allows me to taste the actual potato inside as opposed to just the oily crispy outside. A very 'honest' approach to fries. However, I must say I still prefer Ye Olde Orchard's fries, even though they went for the 'easy', fast-food approach of prioritizing crispiness. So all in all, IMO the best combo would be OFish's fish with Ye Olde Orchard's chips. But this is a review for OFish, and I am giving it 5 stars for the fish, which is the most important part of the fish and...