Fish bar

I went to dinner with Joe last night to this relatively new restaurant (~2 months old) at the corner of Wellington and Sheffield. I had driven by it before and the outside is really inviting in a baby blue pain with FISH bar painted quite large. The interior really surprised me! I thought it would be kinda like a higher end fish restaurant like Mitchell's Fish Market but inside were just bar seats and a couple of booths where you could sit at max 4 people. They serve 1-4 people there. That's it. It's even written on their menu. I have no idea what Seattle's Pike's Place is like but I'm expecting something like this place.

Joe had been there previously as he lives down the street so he suggested some things he had tried beforehand. To start with we ordered some Belgian beers (I think that's all they had) and some fried calamari with hot peppers on top. The hot peppers really made the dish. It was great! Then because the dishes are all small plates, we split a white tuna carpacchio that was good, but I'm not a huge caper fan, so not sure I'd order it again. We also split the white fish with a simple mustardy sauce which was good too. Expensive restaurant quality for sure. And, because Joe raved about it, a lobster roll. It was very good (but what isn't good about lobster, mayo and bread!). Initially, I had read lobster roll and thought it would be a sushi roll, but it turned out to be a very good lobster poor boy. The lobster roll alone was $18 which I thought was a bit pricey but all in all between the drinks (3 beers), all the food, plus key lime pie for dessert (yum!), it was only $68! And I felt like we ordered a lot.

I would definitely go back there. I loved our waitress and it was a fun atmosphere. Not sure if I'd rank it a date place or not, more like a chill place to meet a friend or even eat some good food on your own. We did go at 7pm on a Tuesday night and had no wait, however by the time we left at 8 it was packed. I suggest going before 7:30!