Best Vancouver Halibut and Chips

[defnjeb]

I am looking for great Halibut and Chips in the downtown area. We are staying at the Pan Pacific. Any ideas?

[BCHappyGal]

Moby Dicks but unfortunately it is not in downtown Vancouver but out in White Rock one of our suburbs. It is right on the water on Semiahmoo Bay of the Pacific Ocean and I did not even find better fish & chips in England....

 

However we do have a local chain of restaurants called White Spot and they make a pretty good Fish & Chip and there are several of those restaurants down town.

[Putterdude]

I can't think of any fish n' chip restaurants in downtown Vancouver anymore (we are healthy eaters....you know;)). However Mahoney & Sons pub in the new Trade & Convention centre just a stones throw from the Pan Pacific as cod & chips but no halibut. The Elephant & Castle at 395 Burrard which is just a couple of blocks away has halibut and chips...but my experience is that it is average. Joe Fortes has it on their menu, is highly recommended...but at $24.95 in rings the bell as most expensive. Rain City Grill's are also highly recommended but a $15 cab fare in either direction. Mr. Pickwick closed down his West End location a few years back and now only operates in the Marpole area...$25 cab fare each way. We have a couple up here is Sechelt....but you don't want to do that.

Perhaps some others will have ideas.......

 

http://www.mahonyandsons.com/

 

http://www.elephantcastle.com/marine_bldg

 

http://www.joefortes.ca/

 

http://www.raincitygrill.com/index.php?pg=home

 

http://www.mrpickwicksbc.ca/

[Urban trekker]

First of all the White Spot fish and chips is cod and not halibut so that might make a difference as to what the person wants.

 

Second - as one who orders it most weeks on Fridays I find the quality of the fish to be up and down but with unlimited fries and yes I order a second plate every week I still get my money's worth.

 

One place that has halibut on it's menu is Two Parrots but it is more of a bar/restaurant and if a big sports event is on can be crowded and noisy - one of my friends orders that item and he too states that the quality at times is lacking.

 

Do agree with BC Happy Gal regarding Moby Dick in White Rock.

 

Hopefully some of the other locals with be along with there suggestions.

 

Cheers

 

Dennis

[westcoasttech]

Coast Restaurant on Alberni near Burrard has Halibut on their menu. I haven't tried it (I usually have the mussels with pernod and cream - which are yummy). They are a bit of a "high-end" restaurant so might not be what the OP is looking for, but they have lots of fish options...

 

ETA: they do traditional battered "fish and chips" as well as fancy preparations...

[defnjeb]

Thank you for all of the suggestions. I am OK with a higher price if the halibut is good. I would prefer walking distance from the Pan Pacific rather than a taxi and will look at the map based on the suggestions in this thread. Thanks again for all of the input!

[basilseal]

Go Fish near Granville Island.

[WaggesAZ]

Thank you for all of the suggestions. I am OK with a higher price if the halibut is good. I would prefer walking distance from the Pan Pacific rather than a taxi and will look at the map based on the suggestions in this thread. Thanks again for all of the input!

 

We recently stayed at Pan Pacific, and walked to Gastown. While there we had great food at Steamworks & their fish & chips was delicious. It was halibut and the environment was fun too!

[Urban trekker]

Thanks I was wondering since I haven't eaten there if they might have fish and chips on the menu and was going to google and see what they had on the menu.

 

Cheers

 

Dennis

[Putterdude]

I have never had halibut & chips at Steamworks but it would be a good choice and it is convenient.

[martincath]

I can't comment directly on the comparative quality of their halibut & chips (diabetes doesn't mix well with potatoes and batter!) but IMO Rogue is consistently better across the board with food (and service) than Steamworks.

 

They're owned by the same people but Steamworks has always been better at beer than food - I don't hesitate in recommending it as somewhere to go for a pint though (especially if Conrad's making one of his Espresso Stouts), and they're just across a teeny-tiny parking lot from each other so it's quite feasible to visit both in a short time.

[scottbee]

I can't comment directly on the comparative quality of their halibut & chips (diabetes doesn't mix well with potatoes and batter!) but IMO Rogue is consistently better across the board with food (and service) than Steamworks.

 

They're owned by the same people but Steamworks has always been better at beer than food - I don't hesitate in recommending it as somewhere to go for a pint though (especially if Conrad's making one of his Espresso Stouts), and they're just across a teeny-tiny parking lot from each other so it's quite feasible to visit both in a short time.

 

For fish and chips, I recommend Cockney Kings out in New Westminster, and although a bit of a haul from downtown, it's only a few blocks from the New West skytrain station ($3.75/20 mins from downtown). The Skytrain gives you an interesting view of the city along the way too; and the walk at the newly revitalized New Westminster Quay is interesting too. There's also a new fish and chip place at the Quay itself called the Crab Shop, which is also highly recommended.

 

http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/14/180403/restaurant/Vancouver/Cockney-Kings-Fish-Chips-Columbia-New-Westminster

http://www.royalcityrecord.com/business/team+takes+over+Crab+Shop/6554205/story.html

 

I haven't had the fish and chips at Moose's Down Under (on W.Pender), but I suspect they're really good too.

[Putterdude]

The Moose Down Under's fish & chips is New Zealand hoki which is often the mystery fish in McDonald's fish sandwiches and is a far cry from halibut which is what the OP's question was about.