MUST VISIT Well you’ve outdone yourselves Buy the Sea! After visiting a few regional fishmonger shops, we are completely impressed!
Buy the Sea is a family business sourcing TOP Quality fish and seafood, plus they have a wonderful restaurant to enjoy daily specials! Alisha, Maureen, Connor and staff are very knowledgeable, friendly and super helpful when it comes to planning your dining experience. They offer recipes, suggestions and select the freshest available to ensure your special meal will be perfect!
Buy the Sea teams up with local wineries and sources to high end restaurants- so you know its TOP TIER!
We enjoy dining in and enjoying daily features or bringing home stunning fresh seafood for special dinners… it’s as close the coast as you’ll ever get!
If you love supporting great people, a wonderful market sourcing the finest and an awesome restaurant-this is the place for you! It’s the Okanagan’s Best!...
Read moreThe good : Very good fish and chips. Decently priced . I always get the haddock . The seafood selection is great! They have lots of good deep fried . Shrimp . Scallops and clams The chowder is awesome They even have good platters that you can satisfy most people
The bad:
The coleslaw is absolutely horrible . We have been coming here for 10 years or more and seems like it's always very dry. We ask them to put extra dressing but they never do .. we have complained about it many times and even when friends and relatives come over they love your seafood but nobody eats the coleslaw
For Me it seems they don't cook it enough. Some time you get the odd cook whos working and the fish is a bit doughy So I always ask for it to be extra crispy... just to make sure it's done...
Read moreI've always shopped here for my seafood in Penticton (they are sustainably sourced and SUPER knowledgeable), but I'd never tried their dine-in/take-out food until last week.
Amazing! My favourite is the shrimp bun with a small bowl of their white chowder, but I've also had their cod, oysters, and chips--all delicious! 10/10 for service and friendliness as well.
It's not the cheapest (expect to pay ~$20/person if there isn't a special), but for the quality of the ingredients (sustainably sourced), the portion sizes, and the deliciousness, it's absolutely fairly priced, and well-worth the few extra bucks! Very...
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