Fishworks Restaurant
North Vancouver, BC V7M2E5
Fax: (778) 340-3449
- Cuisine: Seafood
- Price: $$ ($15 - $30)
- Reservations: Recommended
- Meals: Lunch, Dinner
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We love fish, so spending my birthday at Fishworks seemed like a good choice. It absolutely was! This was a "lick your plate" meal experience. The four of us started with an assortment of oysters: fresh, cold, delicious; followed by the mussels: a little heat of chilies, and refreshing lemongrass, broth requiring more bread to sop up the goodness!I had the Ruby Trout for dinner, what a beautiful creation. Congratulations to the chef!Our plates circled the table.Each dish was a delight of flavour and texture. We got a really nice bottle of wine, which was recommended by our waitress. Staff was professional and knowledgable. We loved the decoration, it is simple, yet very elegant. The dessert selection was told by a staff, we had tried the chocolate brownie with vanilla-pistachio ice cream. It was a pleasure to be there on my special day. Thank you Fishworks!
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We recently moved to North Shore, and we were very happy to see Fishworks, the Ocean Wise bistro opening. We went to the restaurant couple of times, and it was always a wonderful experience. Consistently excellent food and impeccable service. We feel welcome the moment we walk into the restaurant. Their setting is beautiful, the room upstairs is absolutely lovely with elegant decorations. Everything is spotless, wonderful utensil display on the tables. Wine list is well developed, and definitely the most affordable. The list of "specials" blows us away every time. Food is delicious. Succulent oysters on the half shell, and monk fish dish very well prepared. My wife's Sablefish was great. Finally we finished up with a homemade chocolate brownie served with pineapple ice/cream (also house made), and a strawberry soup. Highly recommend the restaurant!
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I invited my girlfriend to Fishworks on her BD. Server welcomed us warmly, this was only good part of our dinner experience there.
We started with Lobster Bisque and Mussels with Coconut Juice. My mussels were overcooked, small size and skim milk taste. Her soup was tasted Tomato soup, I can say the Campbells tomato Soup is tastier than Fishworks Lobster bisques!!!
Our Lobster Cannelloni and Scallop risotto taste was worst than our appetizers, lack of flavor, overcooked scallops and … It was awful.
Definitely NOT going back, neither suggest to anyone. Nice ambiance, solid serving but I had one of my worst food experiences...
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Fish Works has great street appeal. The place was bustling as we entered the restaurant. The service was the highlight of the restaurant, the girl who greeted us was friendly, welcoming and attentive as was the waiter, but that is where the positives end.
Frankly, the food was awful. Crab cakes that tasted like dried out bland canned crab with very average sauces. "Find the lobster" Bisque (lucky to get two tiny pieces) with what tasted much like; could that be - Campbells tomato soup?
Clam linguine with garlic wine sauce. Hmmm, definitely lacking in all departments. Linguine was served completely dry and flavorless. Certainly did not taste as if any wine was used in the sauce (completely lack-lustre). Creamy scallop risotto - scallops were nice and well cooked. However, for $24, six scallops does not make up for the terrible risotto. The rice was much like microwave instant rice with peas tossed through - no creamy texture, very dry.
Do not recommend. Would have loved to have had a good culinary experience like other reviewers but certainly did not. We are not overly fussy or critical, but the best part of the evening (apart from the company) was the coffee we had when we got home.
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My sweetie and I are oyster lovers. They're supposed to do good things for your-ahem-"mood" Well, after two dozen oysters each on our very first visit to this welcome addition to the lower lonsdale eatery choices... we were in a fabulous mood.
The server, if he isn't related to the owner, should become an honorary family member. A well spoken, fully awake, professionally mannered young man who gave us just the right amount of service without calling us "guys" even once. In fact, even the server who wasn't serving our table kept an eye on the table and it was just professional service with no ego, no swagger, and no pushiness.
After the oysters we had a rest, my man had the sablefish and I had a hankering for fish n chips. Everything tasted delicious, even the coleslaw. To drink we had martini's, a bottle of Prosecco, followed by a delicious Gewurtz,finished off with a taxi.
When we were leaving, both the servers thanked us for our business and told us we were a pleasure to serve (we are). This is the kind of customer appreciation that brings people back. Dinner was $250 including tip, not including the taxi home.
Yes, we overdid it abit, but I have to have a good reason to go to yoga 5 times a week, don't I?
One word of advice to the owner... make your sign more prominent, it's almost invisible, we were looking for it and passed it 3 times until we saw it.
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My wife brought me here for my birthday last Saturday with my in-laws and we had the most amazing meal. Luckily, we had a reservation; otherwise we could not get in, not even close to the door. Around 7:30 the line up started to form even longer. I could not believe how busy this place is, and they’ve only opened couple of months ago.
It’s a must! The decor is romantic and there is enough space to be comfortable. I enjoyed the lively atmosphere.
Supper was just WOW. Again, their Special Fish Trio was out of this world. Where on earth does the chef come up with these ingredients?
We were all pleased. What more can be said about the incredible food? Simply amazing. The wine list is very extensive and there is no problem finding a reasonable bottle of wine without breaking the bank. I noticed that their prices is way too reasonable. An appetizer starts from $6, and the most expensive main dish is only $25.
Service and even desserts were outstanding. Lived up to + exceeded my expectations. Best meal I've had in a while. Will definitely be back! Keep up the fabulous work.
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I took our friends there earlier tonight after I have read the second review in a local Newspaper. Also, my neighbor was raving about the place, he had been there several times since they have opened. I can tell you that it is an awesome place, the lights are dimmed, and everything is clean and new. The decoration is elegant, very careful to details. The arts are perfectly matches with the location; it illustrates multiple scenes around the neighborhood.
The hostess took our coats, and we followed her to our table, to a perfect spot beside the window. The place was full, and we noticed that it was a bit noisy because of the vaulted ceiling. This hasn’t bothered us.
When our server arrived to the table, she told us the specials in a professional manner. We ordered the fishworks chilled platter for 4 of us. It was delicious. I tried their Lobster bisque which was beautifully done as well. I was impressed that a decent bottle of wine priced as low as $ 24.
For my main, I had the whole Trout wonderfully cooked, and tender, plus stuffed with tasty “goodies” inside. My partner had a Halibut, and some fancy French fries, which were light and crispy. The food presentation is beautiful. It was a remarkable experience.
We already made a reservation for lunch, we want to try their “famous “crab cake burger.
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I was really hoping that this restaurant would be a great one. I'm sorry to say that the food was a HUGE disappointment.
I ordered a martini to start and it was served in a glass that had two huge chips on the side. I decided not to make a fuss and just drank from the other side of the glass.
To start, we ordered the Lobster bisque and the Fishworks chilled platter ((Albacore Tuna Tataki, Oysters , Prawns, honey Mussels, Manilla clams, fresh Horseradish, Mignonette, House prepared cocktail sauce). The lobster bisque was alright but tasted more like Campbell's Tomato Soup. The only item on the Fishworks chilled platter that was decent were the raw oysters and prawns. The mussels and clams didn't taste very fresh and were a tad dry. The tuna tataki was presented in a way that I've never experienced. It was two blocks of tuna that didn't look like it had been seared at all. It was simply two huge blocks of raw tuna that had a very strange texture.
For the main course, I ordered the Linguine and Manilla Clams served in a white wine garlic sauce. My date ordered the fish and chips. Both main courses were flops. The linguine was tasteless and I suspect it had been heated up in the microwave as it came out a tad too piping hot. The fish and chips were probably the worst of all the items we ordered. The fish was over cooked and the fries looked like they had been pre-fried and then re-fried. Also, there was way too much salt on the fries (to the point where it tasted bitter).
Service was decent and it is a nice cozy restaurant... I guess that's the only positive aspect of this establishment.
My date and I both agreed that we will not be returning.
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