Halibut House Fish and Chips in Lindsay

449 Kent St W, Lindsay, ON K9V 2Y4, Canada

★★★★☆
(170 reviews)
Categories: Restaurant

About

Easygoing local chain for fried & grilled cod, halibut & other seafood, plus fresh-cut fries.

Website
halibuthouse.ca
Address
449 Kent St W, Lindsay, ON K9V 2Y4, Canada
Plus Code
86XP+53 Lindsay, Kawartha Lakes, ON, Canada
Time Zone
America/Toronto

Business Hours

Monday
11 AM–8 PM
Tuesday
11 AM–8 PM
Wednesday
11 AM–8 PM
Thursday
11 AM–8 PM
Friday
11 AM–8 PM
Saturday
11 AM–8 PM
Sunday
11 AM–8 PM

Services

From the business
Identifies as women-owned
Service options
Outdoor seating Kerbside pickup No-contact delivery Delivery Takeaway Dine-in
Accessibility
Wheelchair-accessible car park Wheelchair-accessible entrance Wheelchair-accessible seating Wheelchair-accessible toilet
Offerings
Alcohol Beer Coffee Halal food Happy-hour food Vegetarian options Wine
Dining options
Breakfast Lunch Dinner Catering Dessert Seating
Amenities
Toilets
Atmosphere
Casual
Payments
Credit cards Debit cards NFC mobile payments Credit cards
Children
Good for kids Kids' menu
Parking
Free of charge street parking Free parking lot Parking

Photos

Reviews

3.9
★★★★☆
170 reviews

Most Mentioned

price (20) batter (18) takeout (12) cooked (9) coleslaw (8) onion rings (5) haddock (4) seafood platter (2) air fryer (2) greek salad (2)
5 stars
98
4 stars
25
3 stars
9
2 stars
14
1 stars
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★★★★★
December 15, 2024

First time here, and it will be our new fish n chips go-to place in Lindsay. Had take-out. Got home, opened up the boxes and almost fell over with the size of the pieces of fish. Very thin batter. Not greasy at all. Amazing! Reasonably priced. Staff very friendly. Very clean restaurant, even where I could see into the kitchen. I'd give it 10 stars out of 5 if I could lol.

September 20, 2024

The onion rings was very small and the fish wasn’t cook enough. My wife and was sick after we ate

★★★★★
September 8, 2024

Excellent food, not greasy, just enough batter, fries cooked perfectly!

★★★★★
June 30, 2024

I went in for take-out tonight. Excellent friendly service and excellent quality of food!! The prices are very reasonable. It's a long weekend and it took less than 30 minutes to prepare. The owner is very nice and a great cook!! The restaurant is super clean. I will definitely be ordering from there again.

★★★★
June 13, 2024

4 average seems about right. Fast friendly service almost seems like a fast food place. Food is decent fish a tad overcooked batter is nice. Poutine is ok but nothing special

★★★★★
May 21, 2024

Fast and friendly, great fish and chips. Fresh and light.

★★★★★
October 18, 2023

The food portions were good. The sweet potato fries were perfect. The take out was okay, but as we live 25 minutes away, everything was fairly greasy. Eat in or live close by.

★★★
December 20, 2022

The minimum tip option for takeout is 18%. With that in mind, the cheapest fish and chips takeout for one costs $20. This comes with one piece of fish and some fries. The quality was pretty good except for the prepackaged "tartar sauce" that comes from a factory in Toronto. The fries were awesome. Overall food is good but prices are out of control. Pic shows what you get for $20. Lemon for scale.

★★★★★
November 22, 2024

Fast and efficient take out friendly staff

★★★★★
Local Guide
October 22, 2024

Courteous staff, food was very good. Prices reasonable.

★★
July 22, 2024

Absolutely awful. Not hot at all! Cold fries and oily fish. Won t order there again.

★★★★
Local Guide
May 22, 2024

Daily specials are good deals

★★
Local Guide
May 22, 2024

Fish was overpriced, dry, and tasteless.

★★★★
Local Guide
May 22, 2024

Amazing fish and chips!

April 22, 2024

We had wait 3 hrs food was cold

★★★★★
Local Guide
April 22, 2024

Great fish and chips.

★★★★★
March 22, 2024

Haddock and chips is so tasty and meal deals most every day! Consistently great food and friendly service. Thank you!

January 22, 2024

Not the same as it used to be.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

We had our first take away diner tonight, 4 adults ,food was great, service was great, the gentleman helped me bring bags in my car it was amazing. Only one thing is that you forgot ketchup, tartar sauce and vinegar...other then that all was good

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Nice people running the place. $7.99 Tuesday cod and chips special. Great value.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

The man who showed us to a table and served us was wonderfully friendly. The fish and chips were hot, fresh and scrumdiddlyumptios. Parking: Right outside the door.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Extremely good lunch highly recommend

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Order the cod! You will not be disappointed! Courteous, clean and good prices. We will be back - oh and the fries were perfect! Parking: Close

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Fresh tasty fast and a fair price what more can you ask for !!

★★
December 22, 2023

I ordered and paid for a family pack of halibut and chips and I believe I got haddock and chips. The fish was dark, dry and chewy.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Pleasantly enjoyed trying this place. Our meal was ready in 20 minutes from calling to picking up. Food was hot. It was delicious. The cleanliness of this restaurant was nice to see very friendly knowledgable staff will definitely be returning.

★★★★
December 22, 2023

Just ordered takeout and the food was really good. My big negative experience is that they unknown to me added an 18% tip. I only found out about it after I paid when the guy thanked me for the tip!! Unacceptable. So buyer beware.

December 22, 2023

Had take out. Halibut tasted like rubber

December 22, 2023

Customer services was very poor definitely not coming back . They never ask you if you need anything just stairs from a distance.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

New owners, not as many chips as before

December 22, 2023

I am forced to give it a one in order to post but would not even give this a negative one sadly. We have been a bunch of times over the 3 years that we have lived up here & it has always been great. But tonight was the second time since there was what appears to be a change of ownership, & we will sadly not be back. The fish was so greasy that the bag was coated before even leaving the store. By the time we got home (around the corner) I couldn t even handle the fish to plate it, it was that greasy, it just broke up into itself. Then once we went to eat it, the fish was not even fully cooked. The fish was mushy & so greasy most of the coating came off while plating. Really sad to lose this once gem in Lindsay. If you go back to your great ways let us know & we will return but like it is now, it will be a hard NO !!!

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

The halibut & chips were delicious. The food w s piping hot & the staff is very friendly & helpful.

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Expensive!!! Too expensive! Quick cooking :). I should have paid more to get Halibut fish. We would like to support local restaurants, but being so very expensive, we will make our visits to the Halibut House Very rare in the future. The place was not very full when we were there. If one does not mind paying, this place is worth the visit.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

First time in this evening. It was quiet which for myself and my partner was a welcoming atmosphere after a busy noisy day. The halibut and chips was delicious. Great portions and fast friendly service. We will return again.

December 22, 2023

Got the smallest piece of fish I ever got and paid the most I ever paid for ok fish

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Clean Friendly staff Fries and gravy are really tasty Food : 5/5

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Excellent fish and chips. The sole special on Tuesday is 7.99, large portion and delicious! The coleslaw is fresh and homemade as well. Very good.

December 22, 2023

This has to be one of the worst Fish n Chips place ever. The fish is dry and spongy with no flavor whats so ever. The fries are old, flavorless and stale. I went a second time to see if it was just a bad experience but that second time was even worse than the first. Honestly have no idea how this place is still open with such terrible food and not to forget over priced for the garbage they serve

December 22, 2023

The absolute worst Cod I ve ever had I feel like they butterfly their fillets to make more money. Found it very overpriced versus the actual portion that was hiding in the very greasy batter, and the fries were horrible. It will be very unlikely that I ever attend the halibut house ever again due to that experience.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Fish is a bit too oily for me, they should drain the oil. But taste is great.

★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Very expensive halibùt, small square piece of halibut fish, with the batter not crispy but almost soggy and fries sets you back 24 bux. Meh.

★★★
December 22, 2022

Fish and chips were very greasy. Will not stop here again.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Fish is tasty! Service good! But don t eat longer than 15min. I always eat in my car. It s really good.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Food was great, and prices were even better! Loved it.

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Had a wonderful family dinner last weekend. Great fish and chips. The seafood platter was the best.

December 22, 2022

The fish was soggy and the waitress and servers were even unfriendly

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Best fish and chips in Lindsay

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Had the house special lunch. Food prepared perfectly. Quality and size of shrimp, scallops were great. Fries were the best I ve had in a while. Very clean restaurant with friendly staff. Not your typical fast food place the food is high quality. I will be eating here again!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Best food

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Halibut lunch was great. Not greasy at all. Service was also great.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

The fish was flakey and tender, the chips could have been cooked longer thats why only a 4

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Food is delicious always get fish and chips great service everytime

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Great food, great service, great staff the orice is Right - great deals for huge portions

★★★
December 22, 2022

Had a horrible experience last time. So tried again. Fish was cooked proper this time. Haddock was great. French fries needed ALOT OF WORK. VERY BLAND they are tasteless. No salt straight from the fryer into the takeout container. Taste like they are days old. Like you put McDonalds fries in the microwave. Fries arent consistent so some are cold and hard like a fresh potatoes.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Fish and chips made like we know it. Clean place, washrooms were pristine. Thank you

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Delicious food, great staff and a great deal on Wednesdays

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Enjoyed my Seafood platter immensely! Service was very friendly, and it was fast. Food was delicious! I hadnt had seafood in a while and I thought I would splurge and get a little bit of everything, I was not disappointed! Will definitely be coming back!

December 22, 2022

The meal was not worth the extravagant price of $75! The phone service when placing the order was unclear and very poorly executed by the staff. 45 minutes was a long time to wait, considering the small town we we ordering in. A drink was also forgotten and not discovered until after the driver was long gone. We ll never order from here again. I m only giving one star because the review won t post with O stars!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Tempura battered onion rings, good home cut russet fries. Nice light crispy battered halibut. Only slight disappointment was I would have liked a larger thicker potion of halibut.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Always good food! Hot, fresh, fast, friendly. Could give a small coleslaw with the fish. Parking: Lots of parking.

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Great experience friendly staff , great food , great price

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

First time visit it was absolutely wonderful, the Halibut was perfect, chips wonderful and the gravy was great. We will be back for sure . Thank you Halibut House. Returned for second visit just as good as the first visit , certainly the leader in Lindsay for fish and chips. Definitely recommend. We went today Aug 31st 2022 we had the Special King Cod it was lovely the fish was moist and the batter was perfect chips done to perfection and the Cole slaw was really good well done .thank you Halibut house Lindsay

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Always Friendly service in a timely manner. Good sized portions.

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Too much money but check for yourself, food is always the best, deep fried dills were so good,, sweet potatoes fries yeah great and fish with Greek salad delicious

★★
December 22, 2022

Really not impressed. $60 dollars including tip, two orders of halibut, 1 with Ceasars salad the other with ORings. There were 5 orings, no tartar for any of the two. Frankly, this is not hard a little attention to customer service would go a long way. Can only imagine what the review would ve like if it was you at the recing End. Nope never again.

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Excellent frendly best fish&chips &priced reasonably for the times

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Parking: Lots of parking Food

★★
December 22, 2022

Poor customer service. Waitress only took order and brought food didnt ask if we needed anything. When we asked it was like she had better things to do. Asking for tips 18 to 30 percent is an insult to all minimum wage workers, that actually does personal services. Like health care workers

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Delicious food, good service and a wonderful, clean and bright atmosphere! Loved it!

December 22, 2022

Absolutely the worse fish and chips I ever had . French fries not cooked and fish under cooked

December 22, 2022

Fish dinner was more like kids meal

December 22, 2022

Horrible, overpriced kids meal

December 22, 2022

Just paid over 40 dollars and cant tell you how bad it was. Never again will we order from them

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

First time to a Halibut House location. I was really impressed with the speed of service and the quality of the food. The server was checking up on us frequently to ensure everything was to our liking but, not in a hovering always over your shoulder amount of time lol. We ordered some onion rings and battered mushrooms as appetizers and both were great. Probably some of the biggest and best battered mushrooms I have ever had, comes with 6 caps. We had the halibut and everything was fresh and tasty. Lightly breaded and crispy fish, fresh cut fries, and the coleslaw was quite fresh and tasty (vinegar based). First time and very impressed, I will return.

★★★★★
December 22, 2021

Really good

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

One day I wish to visit there

Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Worst halibut i have ever had. Flat square dry barely battered frozen dry fries. $13.00 for a piece of dry fish...really?

★★★★★
December 22, 2021

Delicious

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Great fish dinner...friendly staff..great place to eat

December 22, 2021

Worst battered haddock ever. Lukewarm n barely crispy n way, way too expensive for what it was. Never buying from here again..

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Order here 2-3 times a month, never dissatisfied. Very broad menu that can accommodate everyone.

★★★★
December 22, 2021

I really enjoyed lunch order of halibut and chips. Onion rings were very good.

★★★★★
December 22, 2021

Great service and food. Best breakfast in Lindsay!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Good food, good price, good people will be returning.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Great breakfast and fantastic service by the server. Will definitely be back again.

★★★★★
December 22, 2021

When I go to Lindsay to visit my mom we both love to go out for fish and chips. Staff are great and so are the prices. This is one fish and chip restaurant that permits eat in which we like

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Fish was lightly batterd nice and golden. Fries were typical chips, thick.

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Fast service, nice fish, but fries always taste like theyve been under the warming light...kinda yucky!

★★★★
December 22, 2021

Good food and friendly service.

★★★★★
December 22, 2021

Always good food and service. Really good value...

★★★★★
December 22, 2021

Great food nd service

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Excellent staff and pricing. Good fish but the batter overwhelms it, which is a shame because the batter is also very tasty. Interesting coleslaw, quite unique and good. Shrimp and Calamari are excellent.

★★★★★
December 22, 2021

I am angry at myself for not going here sooner. The prices are very reasonable and they have specials on some days. I got the $10 Haddock and Chips special and it was the best fish and chips I ve ever had. The fish was flavourful, the batter was light and crispy, and not at all greasy. The chips are hand cut and soooooo good! My son had the chicken tenders and he loved them, very tender and flavourful. This is a must-stop!

★★★★★
December 22, 2021

Large portions, great food and great service. Will be revisiting for sure.

★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

I found it to greesy

December 22, 2021

Just ordered fish and chips, one piece of fish was cold and dry like sawdust, the other dripping in grease This order was over $40 and it was not edible.. will not go again.. never know what you are going to get Not consistent..

★★★★★
December 22, 2021

What a great experience The food was amazing the waitress was so kind and even before we where going to leave and wanted a coffee to go they made a fresh pot and dug out there take out cups Definitely will be back Roelie from Bobcaygeon

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Fantastic food and service. My halibut with Greek salad was delicious

★★
December 22, 2021

We got take out and just found everything very greasy and soggy when we got it home

★★★★★
December 22, 2021

Sweet potatoe fries were awsome.

★★★★★
December 22, 2021

Best fish n chips .. awesome wait staff and service highly recommended

December 22, 2021

The worst halibut and chips ever anywhere. First time trying here ..never again. 40 bucks for 2 orders of the most terrible halibut and chips. Fish was dry couldnt even eat it, and fries were just as bad 40 bucks to the trash. Will stick with captain Georges for now on . Lesson learned...YUCK !

★★★★★
December 22, 2021

The food and service were both great.

★★★★★
December 22, 2021

Great service by Apple and amazing food!

December 22, 2021

It was rough. My fiance and I got the special on Monday, which is basically just fish and chips for $10. It was soaking wet because of the grease. We had to put everything in an air fryer to crisp it up. Nothing had any salt on it either. Definitely didnt feel too good afterwards. Theres infinitely better fish and chips spots in town. Skip Halibut House and spend your money on a local establishment.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Great fish good service

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Food tasted great and fresh, the restaurant is very clean. Its an open kitchen and you can see how clean it is kept! The server was very nice as well.

★★★
December 22, 2021

Great breakfast, having owners child running around not so great.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Best fish ever. Cooked to perfection. Owner is friendly. Premises very clean. Good pricing

December 22, 2021

Well we bought the family pack of halibut...if your looking for real fish and chips, your NOT getting it here, it was like highliner except they added an extra pound of grease...everything was soggy, the fries were not done, the cole slaw was bland... DO NOT WASTE your MONEY get a pizza or burger... Worst I have ever had... learn how to make a batter and do it the RIGHT WAY...

★★
December 22, 2021

First time I used the online order, I turned up at the prearranged time, the order cost less then the online price, unfortunately the fish was cool inside and the batter was greasy.

★★★★★
December 22, 2021

Food was good and its very clean! Nice staff too.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

The specials for each day is always great and a good deal.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Great halibut fish and chips, service mediocre fairly clean atmosphere.

★★★★★
December 22, 2021

Great service, wonderful staff and I loved the house special Dish.

★★★★
December 22, 2021

Not bad

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Excellent OPENING day, Fish was fresh, light batter, fries were fresh Cut. Friendly staff and prompt service

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Good fish and chips

★★★★★
December 22, 2020

Great food!! Great service!! Friendly, polite staff. Highly recommend!

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Well, I have to say I was disappointed! My daughter was down visiting me and we decided we wanted fish and chips for dinner, Id heard great things about the Halibut House so we decided to give it a try. I ordered two halibut dinners to go, the bill was $32.00 and change. When I went in to pick up our order I realized there was only one box in the bag and I asked the young lady where the second dinner was. It seemed she misunderstood and thought I only wanted 2 pieces of halibut and chips. Wow, $32.00 for two pieces of fish and chips! Then she offered to get me a second order of chips and since my daughter was sitting in the car waiting I decided to go that route so we could get going. More fun and confusion, she told me she would have to charge me an extra $2.00 for the aditional chips, then she told me sorry, it was $3.00 not $2.00, by the time I finally got my chips it had gone up to $5.00. So, $37.00 and change for two pieces of fish and chips, no coleslaw or lemon. The food was good but not that good and the staff seemed very inexperienced, the one young lady had to get a calculator out to try and figure out change from a $50.00. So would I go back, probably not, while the food was good I dont feel its good value for what we did get.

★★★★★
December 22, 2020

Amazing food and excellent service!

★★★★★
December 22, 2020

Exceptional service, food and value...best place Ive eaten in Lindsay! Great for kids too

Local Guide
December 22, 2020

We have tried the takeout twice. Portion size was good, however the fish was overcooked and tough the first time and undercooked the second to the point of having raw batter on the fish. They also missed part of our order. Calling the restaurant was a complete waste of my time as all the staff could apparently say was ya and ok after I had to explain twice that the fish was undercooked. I eventually hung up after a few oks and yas without them actually acknowledging my problem. Disappointed to say the least and I am not going back, nor would I recommend it to anyone.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Light batter. Perfect, semi-dry fish. Really good.

Local Guide
December 22, 2020

I was disappointed. Taste is not comparable to capt. Georges. Prices arent either. Waitress never came back to fill our water glasses or ask how everything was. Will not go back.

★★
December 22, 2020

Fries were overcooked, unlike gta area Halibut House where they give u a big helping of fries and cokesaw not served in a small bowl. Very disappointed

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Nice food and service. Will come back for sure.

★★★★★
December 22, 2020

Had the haddock and chips on their Monday special. The fish was huge! Pictures dont even do it justice, because the plates are so big. Chips were great too. Went for the breakfast one day. It was really good also.

★★★
December 22, 2020

Fish was tasty but batter was oil saturated. Perhaps oil not hot enough. Fries were not cooked through as oil not hot enough. Oily and mushy! I have been to other Halibut Houses and they are great. Perhaps some one could advise the franchisee of how to cook your brand name.

★★
December 22, 2020

My wife brought home some of the fish and chips tonight for supper. I was not impressed by the fish, VERY greasy and did not seem to be very fresh. Fries were ok. I would have to think twice before eating there again.

★★★★★
December 22, 2020

One of the most friendly staffed places Ive ever been to. This is our go to spot. The food is awesome and service is great. Definitely reccomend!!!

★★
December 22, 2020

We ordered 2 halibut dinners, one with fries and one with onion rings. The fish was overcooked and the onion rings were almost burnt while the fries could have been cooked more. They looked to be a bit busy at the time so I will try a second time hoping for better results.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Staff was extremely cooperative and restaurant was clean and indoor dining was maintained at safe distance

★★★★★
December 22, 2020

I had the lunch special, halibut chips and slaw, 10.95. Good food and nice attentive service, I will return.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Excellent service and food

★★★★
December 22, 2020

Great food