981 Garrison Rd, Fort Erie, ON L2A 1N8, Canada
It all started with an idea amongst a few hockey pals in the locker room. Nearly 30 years later, The Plaice Bar & Grill is the same great family owned local in town. Whether you're stopping in for a couple of pints after work or joining us for life's special occasions, our family friendly atmosphere and loyal team of staff will be sure to leave you with a memorable experience. A lot of things may have changed in Fort Erie, but we are still the same great 'Plaice'.
Great fish and chips which it is known for locally and the burgers pretty good too. Bands on a Saturday what more could you want great atmosphere and Autumn behind the bar is a true gem. Recommend a visit if you have not already been.
We came inside and told the one server that we were in a hurry as we had an appointment down the road and wondered if we would be able to eat within 45 minutes. She gave us a great tip on what to eat and were served so quickly. The fish and chips were awesome! Fabulous friendly service!
Had breakfast there this past Sunday, absolutely fantastic! We had the Steak & Eggs, Belgium Waffle, Omlette and the Deep Fried French Toast, we shared everything, it was great. The French Toast was to die for. Will be back for sure.
Three 4's make a 5 for sure. - Food is good. Not jaw dropping but definitely enjoyable. (get the fries well done). - Service is great. However, occasionally they can get overwhelmed with customer to staff ratio. - Atmosphere is pretty basic. But it's pretty clean and well maintained.
Drive past often and it always seems busy. So decided to get 2 fish n chips take outs. Got home and open them…. Disappointing. Single fish n chips, the fish batter was thin and not crispy. The fries…. Well almost cold ( we live 3 kms away) and at least half were old fries, ie reheated, and half were fresh but undercooked. Have had a couple of other fish n chips in the area recently far better than this. We wont be returning for food here im afraid!
Came here for the first time a few months ago for wing night and it was amazing, the wings were big, the service was great and the beer was cold. Went for wings last night and was disappointed, the wings were tiny and so dry they tasted burnt, one friend sent his back, and the rest of us had to ask for more sauce to try and soften them up. I think the air conditioner is broken because it was so hot in there it was unbearable. The service was amazing though and the beer was cold! We’ll definitely come back but not in the summer or for wings.
Ordered the double decker club, with a salad to go. Got a single decker with fries when I opened it. Too far to return. Called and advised them to check the orders before they come out. Waitress said the double decker has two slices of bread. Wait lol.... Won't be going here again. Picture doesn't look too double decker. That's all folks
Clam chowder is to die for! Had to take an order home. Fish and chips are huge portions, options of 1 or 2 PC's. It comes with options of sides..salad, fries, baked etc.. Great taste and reasonably priced! A bit noisy ( it is a bar) but food makes up for it...😋
Decent bar but nothing special.
Horrible experience
Waitress was great, but the food took over an hour to come out. The food was just average once it came. Maybe just a bad day or lunch rush.
Fries could do with less salt or seasoning
We went last night for a charity event/ Stanley Cup playoffs. Food was good, service was excellent. Id recommend The Plaice Burger! Just went there again, and the wings were great! Food
Outstanding local bar. Great people and a great place!
Good portions and price. Highly recommend!
We enjoyed this restaurant twice while we were on vacation at Waverly Beach. Good food, reasonably priced and great service.
This place is amazing! We are on holiday from the UK and took an evening trip out of Niagra and stumbled on this place. The service was the best we have had in Canada so far and the food was delicious!! Cant hype this place up enough!!
We enjoyed a beer and wings , wings were perfect saucey like I wanted lots of flavor. Then a week later my boyfriend wanted to surprise me for my birthday with wings from here to bring to my work for my dinner. I was disappointed, the wings sat in nasty flavor of butter greasy with a hint of red from franks hot sauce. Still gave a good star rating. Could have been the cook that day .
Great wings.
Great place for food or drinks !! Thursday volleyball is busy !! Noooo.....I didnt play !!! Get some Stella or Heineken on tap !!!! Food : 5/5 |
First time but wont be our last! Perch was excellent.
Paula is such an awesome waitress, she sees us walking in and starts to pour our drinks! We the Plaice and Paula!
The place is nice, the foods good and theyre pretty cool about service. Id definitely come back here if Im in the area again!
was at name that tune..went early for supper. delicious
Awesome portions!! Good food and friendly staff!
It was good
Service was friendly and fast however that is the only reason I have given 2 stars. We decided to try here because our regular place is closed on holiday for the week. The pizza was over loaded with cheese to the point when you lifted a slice it all slide off. The wings were inedible as they were very over cooked. Mozzarella sticks also inedible as they were over done. Potato skins were ok but nothing great. Over all we just wasted $60 on food that went right into the garbage. Not sure where the reviews of good pizza and wings are coming from because they were awful.
Decided to give it another try; New Ownership has done a wonderful job. Could be the best Bacon Cheese Burger Ive ever had! (Started coming here on occasion ~ 4 years ago. Unfortunately the place (Plaice) has been a real disappointment my past 3 visits. Dry overcooked wings, poor quality burgers etc. Even the condiments for Burgers are served in takeout packets? In addition, the interior and exterior are in need of some serious maintenance. Told by locals the owners just dont care anymore? Oh well; theres 3 or 4 other Roadhouse places in town that deliver better value IMO.)
I should have got our servers name. Good service, attitude and personality. Monday night
The burger and fry combo are a good size and great tasting however for $9.00 a basket of onion rings, this is a joke.
Great food and service. Laid-back restaurant
Such a nice place to stop by for a bite to eat and a few drinks. A little pricey. But where isnt these days
I love the wings and cauliflower bites
Might be a cool place to hang out with your buddies and have a beer, but not to eat. So greasy, poor quality undercooked. 4 meals we had and none enjoyed. The cleanliness is questionable, ketchup bottles were so disgusting, had to go to the washroom to wash hands after touching them before we ate zero soap. I can t get behind a food establishment that doesn t have soap in the washrooms. Barf how is the staff washing their hands?
Nice clean place, food was excellent, friendly staff, imited menu, but I would recommend to go.
Best wings. Friendly bar area.
I love The Plaice!!!!!
Great wings!!! Fish fry is on point also. Love this place
Great service & food.
Came for lunch on a Saturday. Music isnt too loud, service is absolutely fantastic. Ordered fish and chips as well as poutine. Excellent value and portion sizes! Parking: Lots of parking Kid-friendliness: Kids menu, spacious dining room
Not happy with the original kraft BBQ to start and the 5 lbs of wings that Ive had to take back twice under cooked didnt remake them they just put back in with the sauce so they went black and they were given back to me what a waist of 70$ I still had to go home and do some thing with them to make them edible horrible... they need to invest in some REAL COOKS NOT bunch of kids with the owners cooking total let down 70$ and still cant eat thanks guys great service Id advise on skipping that disaster waist of money there last time I drop a dime there
Fish and chips burnt to black. Very disappointed. Wish I could post picture. Unbelievable.
Good place in town to go for a quick bite to eat. Unfortunately the prices have gone up substantially.
Had bacon and eggs. There was a egg shell on my plate. Bacon was under cooked.
My husband and I came to Fort Erie for a wedding and picked the Plaice as our first nights dinner. We ordered the wings, veggies and blue cheese, and fries. Love that theyre skin on fries! The blue cheese was amazing! We ordered 1lb honey garlic and 1lb mild. Both very good. The mild has a nice flavour to it with a little zing. The honey garlic had a good taste, too. Not too sticky and very savoury. The wings were crispy in all the right places. The server was kind, and even though we didnt order any drinks, she was very attentive to all the other guests there. Going to convince the hubby to pick some to go wings up on the way home! I want to try their medium!
Best Raviolis ever. Delicious food. I love this restaurant.
Great staff, great food, and just overall a pleasant experience. Very happy that I came across The Plaice
Waited 25 mins for service at 1 in the afternoon , even then no menu took order for drinks which we ended up cancelling and we left. First and last time!! Found another restaurant close by, service as soon as we sat down.
Waited over 30 mins for a server totally get it was busy but its not a large restaurant. Then watched 2 tables that came in after us get served and eat before anyone came to our table. This place needs either better servers or more. Food was ok. Think we will stick to the beacon. Acknowledging customers is definitely key.
Parking: Big lot with plenty of spots. Recommended dishes
Got takeout fish fry (2 Haddock and 2 Perch). Large portions - enough to serve 6 adults.
Always a great place to go to after a game of baseball. All of the staff are super friendly and approachable.
My wife and I stopped in today for lunch after visiting her father in Maple Park Lodge. We ordered the Philly Steak and Cheese and a large Julianne Salad. The food was spectacular and the service too. The restaurant was quite full and our server was very well busy. A young lady helped her bus tables etc. We truly enjoyed our meal and our time at the Plaice! Highly recommend you try it too!!
Thoroughly enjoyed eating at the restaurant last night. Glad I chose the wings...so good.
This place is amazing. The food was great. Best fish and chipsi I ever had and good size portions. The place is very welcoming. I recommend this place.
I rarely...if ever...leave reviews for both good and bad experiences at restaurant, however, I am maki I am downright disappointed. My family and I have been fans of your establishment for many years. We arrived at 6:41pm today and didnt receive our food until after 8 pm. We were a party of four, sat out on the old patio. Server promptly brought menus and took drink orders. Drinks were served and we ordered our food 4 meals of 10 wings each and an appetizer of fried pickles. We sat and waited and waited. Server comes around after about 40 mins and says did you get your poppers? Ummm no we didn t and it is pickles. Away she went. We waited and waited. Finally one person from our party walked in to find out what was going on. The server shooed her away saying she was busy making a drink, so she waited. Then the server asked if we had already eaten. No! We haven t received a thing and she was our waitress, she didn t know? We finally received our wings at about 8pm. They never did bring out the pickles that were on the bill. We told her to forget it just take it off the bill. Ridiculous!! She did apologize and said she had no idea what was going on in the kitchen. Very disappointed in the service or lack of we received. Sitting for almost two hours to get wings (and the non existent pickles) is unacceptable. You need to do better.
There were six of us, and we all said the same thing. We will never go back.
The waitress was trying. She was all over the place while others werent doing much. I could see that she was trying. She did every thing right. The cook sucks we came as a group of 7 and he didnt every single order wrong. Very simple orders. Im a very understand person and never write reviews so this review should tell you some thing.
They are over serving people. I watched a lady fall flat on her face from alcohol. The good is hit and miss. Dont order the Philly Cheese Steak, hardly any meat on it and over priced.
Food was amazing. Staff was friendly and prices were great.
Chicken wings were amazing ! Big, juicy and nice traditional Buffalo sauce . Julienne salad was great! We will be back! Cheers
Came to the plaice on Sunday for the 7am-11am breakfast! It was a good, simple breakfast! The Caesar s were fantastic!
Food and service is always great
Great times.
October 28 was full, with 5 servers couldnt find a table or server for drinks.
Disappointed for sure staff taking the phone order was very polite, veggies were dry, old and brown on one end, pizza was a bit burnt on bottom, not a lot of food for $97.00
Local dive bar with cold beer and good bar food. The staff is friendly and attentive, what more can you ask for.
Looked nice, food was ok not the best.
I gave tmThe Plaice 4 stars originally but now that I have returned a few times and had consistent good food and great service I had to upgrade to 5. I recommend The Plaice to anyone visiting Fort Erie!
Friendly little spot. Stopped in for a beer and some wings and both the price and quality were very good.
Great service and food. Always a good time!
Good food and great service!
Shannon is a waiter at the restaurant she was so friendly and kind love it
Great wings
Great burger, friendly service
What horrible food ...I wouldnt feed it to my dog
Good wings & whiskey :) clean place
Taco specials were enjoyed by all in our party.
Food and service is always amazing. They let me do magic to them as well! Really nice folks
Great Buffalo Wings, good beer selection, fun staff.
Not much to choose from for breakfast. 11:00 they only serve breakfast . 12 you can order a sandwich. Not impressed with food or service. Wanted brunch not just breakfast.
Deep fryer wasnt hit enough, fries came our bathed in oil, very very greasy and soggy. Burger was also very greasy and disgusting. Drinks were cold but thats not redeeming the food quality.
Food was good service was a bit slow
Food was great, they had live music and a patio. We enjoyed the appetizers and the fries were perfectly crisp and salted. Great place!
Good food, great prices, excellent service...
Great meal with daughter and grandson.
They do amazing classic buffalo wings here, and actually have proper blue cheese to dip. A damn rare thing in Canada this is. The staff is fantastic, and very attentive. I went back twice in the same day because the wings are that good. The crowd here is very friendly, and to me it looks like a proper neighbourhood gathering point. Perfect place to watch some sports and have a cold drink.
Amazing breakfast
Limited menu, and satisfactory food. Parking: Lots of parking.
Went for lunch. Had the philly steak and cheese sandwich and salad. Was very good lunch .
cheeseburger was fresh and really good...accompanied with house salad. good service.
Wings are the best thing about this joint.probably top 3 for wing size maybe top5 for flavor and fairly consistent.Bartenders can be slow and chatty....
This place, sorry plaice is incredible! Food is outstanding, I attended a retirement party here so had an opportunity to try a variety of food. Pasta good, roast beef excellent, stir fry vegetables very tasty and roast potatoes excellent. Tried they pizza, wings and ribs, wow! Their wings are out of this world and their pizza would rival any major pizza chain and then some. Obviously for a restaurant, the food is the major focus, however the staff is also a major contributor to a successful establishment and all of the staff at The Plaice is so welcoming, very friendly and engaging, they all make you feel welcome. Google only permits me to rate out of 5, I would give The Plaice, a 10 out of 5. Great job everyone, it was such a pleasure!
The staff was very kind and attentive, and the food was great! Fast service even though there was a party of 20 or so next to us.
Fun and friendly neighbourhood pub with a good beer selection. Enjoyed a drink and deep fried pickles.
Love the food and love the service!!!
Fast service great value
Great food great service!
Great Place Food Good And Good Drinks
Went there yesterday for lunch with an old hockey buddy I hadnt seen for 20 years. The service was great and we ordered wings. Ive tried wings at most restaurants in Fort Erie and surrounding area and these were by far the best without traveling across the border. Very bid and flavorful! Will certainly be returning soon...
Great service. The BEST wings!
Was nice to see Lionel the owner after many years. Was running around constantly and making sure everything was set up. Food was excellent as well.
Fish and chips were spot on, but while the classic poutine was good, there was way too much gravy at the bottom of the bowl. Maybe serve it in a more shallow dish to spread it eventually. It did taste good though, so no complaints there. Lovely staff and just an all round nice place to grab lunch :)
Very good food and service. It is to bad they had to turn customers away do to the covid19 restrictions. Glad they obey them.
Great staff, great food, and the beer is cold !
Delicious fish and very nice waitress
The best food around town
Just finished a dinner of fish and chips that we ordered for takeout. Best fish and chips we ve ever had and the portions were absolutely massive. Hot and fresh and was ready fast. Very happy and very full family of five and we will definitely be back!
Excellent food and service
New ownership same great staff. Full disclosure: Hes a friend but all my neighbours are here today supporting him. Great guy, great service and great food. Theyre being very careful here. No more shutdowns. Local, friendly and delicious. Welcome back Plaice
Terrific Staff & Atmosphere. Looking good with the new renovations too! Great food and the best Wings in town! Cheers!
Good food and good customer service
Fantastic! Draft was ice cold, food was good, and the service was still great!
There isnt a bad thing you could say about this place.
Great food, great service. Never had a bad experience in years of going there.
Went for dinner,our order was taken very quickly as we are the only two in the restaurant.35 minutes later another waitress comes over and says that there is a situation in the kitchen and is why our food wasnt ready.Even though 3 take out orders were picked while we waited.She then brought a plate of overcooked fries and offered us free drinks.She didnt even tell us when our food would be ready so we got up,paid for our drinks & left.Will not be going back there.
Such a hidden gem of a place. Best wings by miles n miles, in fact, cant say Ive had better in Toronto. I ordered 1lb and got another after the first bite. Recommendation: get sauce on the side (honey garlic n hot). Also got pan-fried Lemon Pepper Haddock on garden salad for the lady, she loved it. Definitely not your average bar food. Highly, highly recommend. Owners and staff are also very friendly. Trust this reviewer and try this place out !
Good place for a cold beer. Horrible place to eat. 45 min wait both times I went. This time, I ordered a Philly Cheese steak. They served it to me on a hot dog bun.
1st time going here as we explore the areas restaurants post Covid. The waitress was friendly. Hubby had the wings & said they were ok. However, I opted for the pan fried lemon pepper haddock with Ceasar salad. The fish tasted...well...frozen & old. I did not send it back/complain, I dont like doing that as the restaurants are struggling getting back on their feet. Sadly, this is one restaurant will not revisit. Dont let the full parking lot fool you, its for some sports event in the park behind the restaurant. Maybe the bar supports the event, but its not the restaurant.
Great fish and chips! Friendly staff.
Definitely a local for people in fort Erie. Good food at reasonable prices. Waitress was attentive and friendly. Fab comradery. Covid restrictions in place. Would definitely go again.
Just an all around great bar. Cold beers, good food and a friendly staff. If youre looking for a relaxed vibe with a couple of friends this is The Plaice for you.
Great music, food and staff.
Very disappointed in the food. Been previously a few years ago and it was excellent
I have never seen servers move so fast with pleasant personality. Literally the food served was hot from the kitchen. Awesome fish and chips Perch and halibut great choice.
Had a great time at the Plaice. They had a live band (Red Light District), and they were amazing. Played tons of sing along tunes. Service was excellent. Even though it busy they checked on us multiple times. Food was tasty but the mozzarella sticks were undercooked so the cheese was a little stiff but tasty non the less, sweet potato fries were perfect, and the burger was tasty but overcooked a bit. If the food was perfectly done it would have been 5 stars because the taste was excellent.
Very good food and friendly service
Wings and pizza were awesome
Good food friendly atmosphere
Recently tried the Plaice again now thats its under new ownership. Yummy food and friendly servers! Great bar food.
My friends mom works there and she is really really nice @ Tammy Cook-Debeau
Great customer service, chill setting, I enjoyed it!!
Good food. Pricey draft beer. Server was pleasant
Great service, cold pints and really, really good fish and chips. Oh and really great value for your buck. My first time but I believe I found a hidden neighborhood gem!
Just a local bar. No more no less
Very friendly and nice atmosphere. Very good wings.
Great wings!
great food
Decent food the wings are pretty good I am a local but never find myself going to eat here maybe I will have to give them another visit some time soon
Under new management has never been so good. The food, the service and portions are all far above average. Prices are more than reasonable. Fish and Chips were terrific, with more than enough for a doggie bag. Will definitely return!!
Serving is smaller usually you would take left overs home no gravey with the roast beef chicken wings a a lot smaller Over all smaller portains thumbs down
This was our first time visiting. We both had a Caesar salad and fish and chips. The salad was amazing, with REAL bacon. Who does that? Yes he fish and chips also amazing. Huge portions of fish and REAL fries, also a rarity these days. And our server, Myah, was perfect. So many servers seem to not really care about the customer until it s time for their tip. Myah seemed genuinely interested in our experience, and she didn t reach across the table serving or removing dishes. Lionel himself came to our table and greeted us, also something that doesn t happen often. We will definitely be returning.
Fabulous bar and grill! A rare hidden gem! Excellent prices and food! Fish and chips...omg! HUGE PORTIONS AND REAL FRIES! Proprietors Cynthia and Lionel, very welcoming hosts! Mya our server, was AWESOME and it was her 21st Birthday! Pop in and wish her a Happy Belated Birthday! You will will be glad you did!
What a fantastic breakfast and service. So nice to have a Plaice like this for Breakfast in town.
Had breakfast the 2nd weekend they opened for mornings and it was soo good! The hash they serve with your meal is amazing! Will definitely go again
Vert good Breakfast, an good prices... Friendly Staff
Its a bar foods not bad, beers cold staff is very friendly
We loved the wings and the service.
A staple in the community for years now. Beers always cold, service is always good, wings are always..chicken! ....Hah sorry, I ran out of things to say! ... Nothing but love for this place!
Excellent service and good food. Reasonable prices. Wed love to make it a post race day meet up place.
Great to sit outside by the river on a stingy day. Live music. Not the cleanest bathrooms.
Awesome
Ordered 20 wings $10 a pound . Only got 15 wings. Was charged full price. Ordered another pound 10 wings according to the bartender . Got 9..... Discussed this with her and she said they weight everything....who weights a chicken wing ......
Fish and chips were really large and hamburger was good
Good local bar.
Good food worth checking out
Good food, cold beer and super friendly bartender/waitress.