The food awesome and service was very personal and friendly.
Having gluten issues the mix grill is the dish!!
Excellent service and amazing food. The clam chowder is to die for. Highly recommend! �
Haven't dined here in years. Came with a large group on Family Day weekend. Service was super friendly and efficient. Those in our group that ordered the chowder thought it was very well done. The squash soup was on the bland side. The moules et frites (mussels and fries) were delicious!! They need to keep the coconut red curry flavour on their regular menu. Fries were fresh with housemade aioli sauce. Also loved the crispy coated sesame salmon with a creamy orange sauce. The kids portion of fish and chips were as big as the adult size. Will visit again. This location far superior than Orleans location.
Very happy. Great seafood. Enjoyed the tuna steak sliders, new England clam chowder, and fish and chips. Reasonably priced and hearty portions. Finally a decent meal in Byward Market
Don't be afraid of the basement !. My Dad and I decide to try this place for the heck of it. We we're a bit put off by the fact that the seafood/grill part of the restaurant was downstairs. However, the food was awesome ! My dad had the Asian Squid Salad and I had the Tiger Shrimp Pasta; both we're really good and we shared each others plates. It's a bit pricey, but for food that good, we didn't mind at all !
Fish and Chips are AWESOME. Went to see what all the hype was about when it came to fish and chips at La Pointe and wow was not disappointed. Very friendly super cute waitress named Jackie with a beautiful smile served me and my co-worker. Fish batter was nice and crisp and french fries were freshly cut and crispy and coleslaw was equally delicious. I will for sure be going back for the fish and chips and to see Jackie’s beautiful smile ;)
Best fish a chips in ottawa!!. Simply the best. big chunks of white meat and tasty crispy batter all around. Good fries 2.
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Don't be scared off by the basement location. Lapointe in the market is the premier seafood restaurant in downtown Ottawa. Casual walk-ins might be turned off by the "basement" location under a seemingly unfussy sushi counter, but don't be. The sushi on the main floor (SushiFresh) is the #1 freshest sushi in Ottawa, even the Ambassador of Japan visits here when his chef is unavailable, and Lapointe, below, is equally high calibre.
Decor is casual Atlantic nautical style but the menu, seasonal and changed often, is appetizing and offers a great selection of the freshest ingredients. From fried oysters to old fashioned New England clam chowder, 24lb lobsters to sesame salmon steaks. There is something for everyone.
Lapointe offers more appetizer selection than the Fish Market across the street, the only real competitor in the market for seafood, but Lapointe offers less non-seafood items for those picky diners. If you come here for drinks and aps, this is the right place. If you are a seafood lover, I don't recommend dragging non-seafoodies with you as they will be stuck with salads.
Fantastic seafood fare. Will definitely visit again. And again.
Group of 8. Business dinner with a group of 8. Had a range of dishes from the fish and chips, to the special (halibut), to mine of the scallops. Everyone felt the food was really good. The batter on the fish and chips was pretty light and the Scot and Englishman both appreciated the fish. The halibut was done very well and the sides got comments on the interesting taste of the cherry tomatoes. My scallops were fantastic. They had a slight dusting of cinnamon and were perfectly cooked. Overall everyone loved the spot and we all would go again.
Very Happy. An evening out for my wife and myself. We ordered some sushi as an appetizer. It is prepared upstairs on the main floor. Lapointe itself is in the basement. Despite having no natural light through windows it does not have a basement feel.
The sushi was outstanding. We have ordered a spicy tuna roll, a spicy salmon role and smelt roe. Everything was fresh and delicious.
My wife had the cod F&C and I had the haddock F&C. Both were outstanding. My wife had ordered hers with the greek salad option.
Service was excellent and relaxing. Best meal I have had in several months.
I thought the price/quality value was excellent.
Amazing. Today i ordered a fine herbs pan crusted cod (fish n chips)
it was the MOST delicious
50'th B'Day Canada trip. Low key basement restaurant in Byward Mkt. Sceptical of good reviews. My partner and I ordered the scallops with cajun spice off their lunch special menu. Great service and the best scallops I've ever had! Spent two weeks in Ontario and Quebec on a food-centric vacation and this meal was an outstanding highlight.
Shares the same location with Sushi Fresh. Lapointe gets priority seating though, as we were not allowed to sit on the terrace when eating sushi only. The seats in the basement were quite comfortable and fresh, on a warm summer night, so we did not mind. Customer service was excellent and so were the sushi. I recommend. I would have given 5 stars had we been allowed to sit where we wanted.
One of the Best Calamari dishes I have tried in Ottawa. Tiger Shrimp pasta (substitute the chicken with extra shrimp) was exceptional in every bite. Not too heavy, very flavourful and creamy with a generous portion as well.
Clean place, the service was great and also the food was good too.
The calamari was just outstanding, lightly breaded and fried to perfection!
We also had fish and chips, that was very tasty, as was the fish stew.
The restaurant is downstairs, under a sushi place, and almost hidden, hard to find if you don’t know what you are looking for.
The atmosphere is very warm an cozy.
The service was friendly and timely.
In our opinion, the food and drinks are very reasonably priced, given the high quality and comparing with other restaurants in the area.
This is one of my favorite fish restaurants. It has a nice atmosphere, is in a great downtown location, and has good service. Since it wasn't busy, they were able to accommodate a special request and the food was absolutely wonderful. I drool just thinking of my last meal here.
I'm not from Ottawa and was told the market has a good seafood place. Wow.. just wow this place is nothing short of amaze balls. I got the catch of the day (grilled trout) and it was cooked perfectly, seasoned PERFECTLY! And the most important, just the right amount! I'm not stuffed, just content with the portion and deliciousness . I cannot say enough great words about this place and was shocked to see a rating of only 3.6!! Definitely worth checking out , spoke to the waitress said they got a new head chef so maybe that's why it's improved?
We were an an evening party of 3, the decor is very informal, almost crab shack, but the service and food choices were great. We all enjoyed our different entrees and drink choices we made to accompany the meal. We will go back as the menu is so extensive and there were other fish we want to try. The desserts were varied and quantity for value very good.
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