Poissonnerie Sherbrooke - Epicerie Fine — Restaurant in Montreal

Bad lobster roll at a steep price

Poissonerie Sherbrooke has been my go-to place for a lobster roll the past few years. Being there already, I would occasionally buy other fish products. My impression was that it’s a pricey shop, compensated partly by the quality. But to me it was really about their lobster roll, which was quite satisfying.

Unfortunately, not the case the case anymore. When I bought a roll last week, it was quite a let down. Not only the fill was lacking in quantity, the taste was bland, probably because the lobster meat has been hanging around for a while. The sandwich was not grilled, not buttered. All in all, a big fat no.

For the price of $25+tax, one expects to have a nice bite. Not this. Moreover, to my surprise I discovered that Lucille’s stand at Atwater market sells them for $16+tax. So, I’ve got a bad one and at an inflated price too.

I returned there recently, to give them a chance to remedy this disappointment. The person at the cash was rude and not perceptive.

Some places that used to be good sometimes get complacent over the years, and its workers can become arrogant. Seems to be the...

This place was my favorite fish monger. It's super cool to see they brought Chef Paul back but I have some issues with my two recent visits.

I tried using a service they advertise to do deliveries. There was no option to select skinless/boneless when using this service so I called Poissonerie Sherbrooke who told me and I quote "all of our fish are skinless/boneless". This service didn't end up working out so I went to the store to spend $300+ on fish and sure enough, all of them had skin and bones.

Most recently, I purchased lobster meat in a container so that I could make lobster rolls with friends. A significant portion of the container had to be tossed aside because they still contained shells. If I'm spending $200+ on lobster meat, how is this is even possible? The meat itself wasn't that great either, disappointing.

Anyhow, I don't know what is happening here but the service I've received ain't great either. For premium pricing, I think I'm going to consider alternatives going forward...

After trying a few different places, I found this to be the best fishmonger in Montreal by far. I went there looking for quality fish for ceviche and ended up with delicious, amazingly fresh fish that my guests were raving about for days. I went back for raw-grade fish a few times after that and had the same amazing results.

Very consistent quality! If a fish is not fresh enough to be eaten raw, they won’t even bring it into the store, let alone sell it to you. This gives me a lot of confidence in an area that I previously found tricky (raw fish).

I was blown away by the freshness, but also by the professionalism and level of knowledge of the staff. I’m particularly thankful to Sergei for all the tips on preparing and storing the fish, and even some recipe tips that were very useful and much appreciated. He’s a really good resource and an asset to the store and its...