Food: Fish is perfect with light batter, freshly made, delicious. Love the homemade tartar sauce. Great coleslaw. Another highlight are the tacones (i.e. fish tacos). Easily worth the wait to get all of this food fresh. If you want pre-made food, go to McDonalds. Four stars.

Service: Well, it is what it is. Meaning, they are doing their job to the best of their ability given the constant flow of costumers. I've always found them to be efficient and professional, never rude. Be forewarned, you could wait for half an hour or longer: sit down, relax, and enjoy the great outdoors. Three stars.

Value: Again, this is Vancouver folks and you chose to live here. Stop complaining about high prices. Three stars.

Ambiance: It's the great outdoors. The ocean, the mountains, the marina, the fresh air. Anyone who gives ambiance a low rating perhaps doesn't understand what the word "ambiance" means. Five stars.

Absolutely horrible. I sidled up to the counter today and the lady goes "You know we open at 11:30 a.m. right?" It was 11:15 a.m. I'm a local and I didn't know... I must not have realized the door was supposed to be closed.

Last time I tried ordering tacones but didn't know how to pronounce it so I asked the lady taking the order. She looks at me, furrows her brows and goes, "tacos?" Riiiiight. Don't get me wrong, the food was good and worth the price, but worth the attitude? Uh uh.

Seems like such a hip spot but goodness... I hope other people have better experiences. From now on I'll just walk the extra two minutes into Granville Island.

I made the mistake of taking out of town guest to this fish shack on BC Day.
The order taker tells everyone their order is ready in 20 minutes - which is not true, we waited 45 minutes and got yelled at by another server for being on the deck.

Lets just say the fish was not worth the wait and being yelled at left a bad impression on my guests who said that this is a place for a Chef Ramsey makeover (kitchen nightmare). I think that server should really get another job.

The fish/chips are okay, not the best I have had, and the oyster poor boy is not what we expected. Kind of small portions for what we paid.

Guess I won't be going back to this shack for a long time - poor sevice and so so food .

I have been here twise and both visits have been disappointing. I decided to give this place anohter chance after the first visit, but unfortunately the second visit has re-affirmed my initial instinct of never giving this place another try.

During my last visit, I had the cod and chips, and my husband had the halibut and chips. The fish seemed dry and the fries were greasy and soggy. I guess grease is not a surprise considering it is fried, but soggy fries are gross. We also tried the fish tacos. While the fish tacos were good, it is not enough to make me want to go back to this place.

The service was extremely poor. This was evident when my husband and I were seated on the side while eating andthere was a line of about 10 people. The couple at the very end of the line were told by one of the worker that they were cutting off the line just right infront of them. It was not like as if the couple had just arrived at the end of the line, nor was there a sign indicating that they were no longer letting people line up. The couple asked why that was, the worker told them that they do it everynight. I looked at my watch and it was only 6:15, and this place is suppose to be open until 6:30. The couple who was turned away was definitely irate, and rightfully so. Who does that to paying customers????? If you are going to cut the line off 15 minutes prior to your advertised closing time, then maybe you should advertise your closing time accordingly. That is just poor business practice.

If you are on Granville Island, Tony's Fish and Oyster Cafe is less than a 5 minute walk fron Go Fish. They have better food and definitely better service. Also, Pajo's (various locations) is definitely worth a visit as well (Fish and chips served on a newspaper cone).

We've been gong to Go Fish since they opened on sunny days.
Favourites include:
Salmon tacones - amazing grilled salmon in a fresh tortilla, great slaw and delish slaw.
The daily special tacone: never had a bad one, always really great combination.
Gazpacho: when they have the gazpacho as the daily soup, get it! they put pumpkin seeds in it and wow, so delish.
Battered Fried Fish - I never order it, I've enjoyed a couple bites, just not my cup of tea.
The Fries - so so good, I've never had them that they weren't crispy and in abundance, but maybe it depends on the day (after reading reviews below)?
BBQ salmon sandwich: Great chunk of salmon grilled on a portugese bun, I love it.

We always bring out of towners there on sunny days, never once had a complaint, everyone loves it.

To skip the line, call ahead and place your order by phone!

Just came back from our Sunday ritual of grabbing lunch from Go Fish before stopping by Oyama's Sausage for incredible pate. Hands down, Go Fish offers the best fish in its price point in Vancouver. I only say "fish" because its chippies are sometimes overdone or underdone. Tacones and fish soup are also our favourites. Service is as good as it gets for a busy concession stand set-up and the ambiance..well, thank god we have awesome view of false creek. Otherwise, you're facing a parking lot and sitting on a patio.

Recommended

I work in the area and like coming here for lunch in the winter as opposed to the summer, when it's very crowded and it takes an hour to get your food. Usually order the salmon tacone, which comes with a nice light cup of coleslaw, and the soup of the day, which is always delicious. It's a hot, filling lunch for under $10.

They encourage calling ahead to order. Do that--it will save you time. The folks working there are as nice as they can be, even when it's super busy. There is no real ambiance to the place, other than it being a shack on Fisherman's Wharf in the middle of beautiful False Creek.

It's charming nonetheless, and very much recommended.

I love this place. I ussually only visit in the late spring, early fall as it is so busy in the heat of the summer. The Fish & Chips are great! Beautiful fish, outstanding cole slaw and the chips are tasty! The service is, what it is. You wait in line, you order your fish and you wait. I don't expect mush from a fish shack in terms of service, except a smile, my order correct and a garbage can that is not overflowing. This is my favorite fish & chips in the city!

As some others have mentioned, you'll probably receive better quality fish and chips if you come here at a slow time - say early afternoon during the week.

Fish is often poorly butchered scraps covered in soggy (and usually undercooked) batter. The chips have been harsh and frankly disgusting each time I've eaten here.

The service here is a disaster. Each times I have made an order for three or more people I have been overcharged/something has been mixed up. The 'American Apparel' attitude of the staff is better accustomed to working at a quiet coffee shop, not a busy food establishment.

With the equally popular (and even lesser quality) frozen fish and chips restaurant on Granville Island providing Go Fish! with its only competition, I think the state of this place comes down to a simple 'who cares?'. The crowds will still line up regardless of the quality.

Edmonton has great fish and chip shops with pride and quality - why not central Vancouver?

We had the Thai Sesame Soup and that was the best part! Fish was overly battered, although the fish itself was really good. Chips get a grade EH rating.

The atmosphere is sooo cute! It's a little tangent away from the main island, but it's nicely tucked away from the pack at the market. Go there during off-peak hours because the lineup to this outdoor patio can stretch a nautical mile.

Overall, go there for anything but the fish and chips. (Oyster Po' Boys, Albacore Tuna sandwiches, Scallop Burger, Ceviche, Fish Tacones...)