Comptoir 21

Chez Comptoir 21, le fish & chips est délicieux! Toutefois, ils n'ont qu'un choix de poisson, de la morue... Bref, j'ai essayé le plat complet à 16.95$ avec un morceau de morue, du calmar frit, des crevettes tempura et des croquettes de morue (ainsi que 6 sauces différentes). Si je devais revenir, je pourrais commander encore les croquettes (avec la sauce cari

Best clam chowder in town. The fish and chip is massive, so i recommend the half portion. The poutine is really good too.
Seating is limited so dont come with a big group.

After several different friend highly recommending Comptoir 21 (@Comptoir21Fish), we just had to drop by and it end up being the first stop of our 3 day Montreal trip.

The menu is pretty simple with mainly Fish & Chips (duh) selection and includes other things like hotdog and burger for the non-fish eater.

Love the U-shaped bar table where the waitress can bring everything from kitchen to table. The space was rather small and you may need to wait a bit for a seat but the turnaround is pretty quick.

Homemade Clam Chowder $5.95
~ We started with their New England style chowder and it was rich, creamy and super thick.

You can choose form Fish only, Fish&Chips, Fish&Poutine and Fish&Salad and comes in half size, small size and full size.

Large Fish & Poutine $15.95
~ This was the full size version which comes with 3 big piece of fish. It was light and fluffy in a crispy battered perfection plus love how the fish was piping hot when you cut into it.
~ It also came with a choice of sauces and we choose the original tartar sauce and that was the only thing I didn't like about the whole dish.
~ The tartar sauce was a tad bland with not enough "sour/tart" in it and wish they was bigger bits of pickles in it.
~ The poutine was surprisingly good with the traditional thick gravy and cheese curds.

Large Fish & Salad $15.95
~ Side of salad is a much healthier option and a welcoming refreshing to the deep fried fish.

Love the spray bottle of vinegar, no soggy fries from heavy hand or "pour-too-much-accident" here

Verdict:
~ Love it, would definitely come back when in Montreal in the future.
~ Very well price yummy deep fried cod fish with the perfect poutine on the side

4/5 for Comptoir21. I'm a big huge fan of fish 'n chips and I had a really excellent place to get them in Edmonton, Brits Fish & Chips. So when I started hearing really good things about Mile End restaurant Comptoir21, SUCH AS: One of Canada's 50 Places of a Lifetime in National Geographic magazine, voted #1 Best Fish & Chips 2014 in Cult MTL's annual pole, and it was also named in Cult MTL's Student Survival Guide 2014-2015, calling it one of the best Pub/British Grub places in town... I was interested! It also helps that the place is literally around the corner from my house - sign me up!

I seem to be on a roll with restaurants who's address corresponds with their name, however in this case I'm fairly certain that '21' refers to the number of seats around their shiny wooden counter. The space is small and is part vintage, part nautical diner and they have a lovely blue storefront. The only seating is around the long, U-shaped counter, and since the food comes up fast it's the type of place where you jump in and jump out fairly quickly. Our friendly server readily answered our questions and while the menu lists many yummy-sounding things, from appetizers (the Salade Comptoir21 sounds delicious and I would like to try their homemade clam chowder) and even items like burgers, we were clearly there for only one thing. They offer several different combinations, sizes, and side items along with your fish and chips and I went with the "Fish" Petite Portion (Served with lemon, coleslaw and choice of homemade sauce - $7.95) and Frites Maison ($2.60). You can get the fish with fries on the side (obviously) but I was going to be sharing the fries with someone else, so we opted for the (presumably larger) appetizer version. The "petite" portion comes with two pieces of fish, versus the three pieces in the "grande." I really like that they make all of their sauces in-house and that there is more selection than just the usual tartar. There was also jalapeno, paprika, curry, herb, and Thai. I went with the tartar though, just to stick with the classics on my inaugural visit.
Served in a basket as it should be, the only thing missing was the newsprint. The pieces of fish were about half the length that I'm used to, but I doused them in as much lemon as possible and dug in! The batter wasn't as super-smooth and greasy as I normally like, and I think it might have been a tad over fried because it had a bit of a bitter burnt flavour to it. However the fish on the inside was superb! The white fish was incredibly moist and tender, encased in it's batter shield. It melted in my mouth. I'm kinda of on the fence about their tartar sauce. It certainly wasn't the best that I've had and I'm used to tartar having bits of pickle in it. This one seemed to have dill in it instead... Which yeah, I get the idea... But I don't think that it was a viable substitute. The fact that they have so many other tasty-sounding sauces makes me excited to try something different next time. The coleslaw was vinegary and good. But the fries! The fries!!! Of all of the fries that I have had so far in Montreal, these are the best. Perfectly golden and cooked just right, they still had the skins on and they tasted incredible. They also serve poutine at this place, which I would definitely like to try now, knowing how good the fries are. Their malt vinegar is presented in a spray bottle, and you better believe that my entire dish received multiple spray-downs throughout the meal.

Overall, Comptoir21 was a little bit hit and miss, but the things that were right were very right. I love knowing that whenever a fish 'n chips craving strikes, I have a little place only a stone's throw away to help satiate me.

Unexpectedly good experience. Saw this place from the outside and thought the atmosphere looked cool. Although I'm not a fan of fish, I ordered the burger and fries. Extremely good prices, and a really wonderful burger - I ordered mine with cheese and fried onions. I'll be thinking about this burger for a long time. Good service, great atmosphere.

We were looking for a restaurant in Mile End, plenty of choices there. But then we have seen this chippy and we were craving for some. We had 1 fish and chips and also 1 poutine with sausage. I totally recommend the fish and chips the sauces are incredible.

Excellent fish and chips. I love their Paprika sauce and their side salad is good too. Would love to dine again if I'm in that area. Staffs are friendly.

I come here from time to time on work break, I'm a big fan of fish and chips. The atmosphere is nice, even though the place is compact it doesn't feel that way. Although the fish choice is limited, the quality of the the food is delicious with a variety choice of sauces to go with it and you can replace your fries for a delicious poutine. Highly recommend giving this place a try.

Loved the place, very nice server and the food quality was good. Very crispy and not greasy, the way I like my fish and chips!