This location, for many years, was a very lack-lustre fish and chips place called Sea Shanty. That finally closed down, another fish and chips place opened briefly, then closed. This is the most recent attempt in this spot.

Because it is close to a secondary school, during the school year it is wise to avoid the place at lunch time. As we are in summer vacation time from the school year, the Other Half and I decided to try it out. It wasn't very busy around noon on a Saturday.

Place is open, very clean. Much of the old furniture is still there, repainted. The kitchen/fry-up area is visible to the rest of the space and looks spotless. Restrooms are adequate and clean. The young server was prompt and attentive.

The OH ordered a scallop dinner, I ordered 1 piece of halibut dinner.

Here's where it gets "iffy". The halibut was ABSOLUTELY perfect!! A decent sized piece, moist and not over-done, encased in an EXCELLENT batter. Accompanying coleslaw was fresh and tasty, perhaps a bit too much dressing, but nice and crunchy.

HOWEVER.... the scallops were tiny, tough and overcooked. AND....the chips were very bizarre. They were hot and the insides were nice and mealy. The outside was inexplicably flabby - as if they were deep-fried once to seal them, and then baked instead of another dip in the hot fat to crisp them up. Most disappointing.

Value.... ? Good fish and chips are not cheap, anymore. For the price, I expected better overall quality.

Ambivalent. Not sure I will rush back.