The Best Fish & Chips in Toronto

CITY TV just did a feature on St. Andrew's Fish & Chips in Scarborough. Has anyone ever been there to try it? It certainly was worth the 4-5 minute report on CITY.

what? no duckworth's?

i still think steamed fish with ginger, green onion and soy sauce is the best.. esp when the fish head is pointing at you while you are devouring its body

Maybe the sweetest, most ungentrified place to get fish & chips in Toronto is New Toronto Fish & Chips, on Fifth north of Lakeshore; you go there and it hits the spot like it's 1955 again, the Goodyear plant's still operating down the street, etc.

what's wrong with chippys on qeen?

for some reason the "u" didn't work

Mmmm...fish and chips is great..throw me down some tartar sauch and im good..Im convinced that is the sauce for big mac..

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You left out Golden Crisp Fish & Chips at 1354 Weston Road, south-east of Jane Street. It is rated an overall 9.5.

Can't understand why people love Penrose's so much. The opening hours suck and the portions aren't very generous. Old Yorke on Laird is far superior.

You missed the best, Caz's.

You missed Hamish's Fish & Chips just north of St. Clair on Pharmacy Ave in Scarborough.

Great Place, great fish, great chips, huge portions.

I've only been to Chippy's on Queen once, but the fish was really soft and soggy. Chips were good though. Not impressed enough to go back.

If anyone's interested, I discovered through a search that Chubby's, a Rexdale fish & chips landmark for 41 years, is for sale--hope the tradition continues...

Fish and chip shops really develop customer loyalty and it's so much fun to witness the calls here (and McNie's in Etobicoke is awesome)!

I really didn't like Harbord fish and chips at all. The batter was wayyy too thick and there was hardly any fish inside. Furthermore the batter was incredibly dark brown and seemed way over cooked to me. I tried to cut into it and all I got was the batter breaking into tiny pieces and dust. Where was the fish? somewhere in there I guess, but I had to get through a layer of greasy sawdust first.

Maybe they just messed up my order though as many of you here seem to like it, and the picture above doesn't look as dark and overcooked as mine was.

Though I really don't think I'll go there again for the fact that they had crappy tartar sauce. If you're going to be a "mom and pop" homemade fish and chips place, get some real tartar sauce instead of stuff in little packets that tastes like garbage and is a pain to get out and onto the fish.

I always thought the place looked cool, and maybe I just have weird taste in fish and chips, but I was really incredibly disappointed with my meal.

I don't understand the hype about Chippy's. I haven't been to all the shops on this list but I can name at least 5 places that aren't on it that are far superior to Chippy's.

The fish was soggy, the fries tasted old, and their mushy peas were tasteless. But hey, it looks hip so...

As much as I like British Style Fish & Chips on Coxwell, I've stopped going there out of sheer frustration. "Do you have any home tartar sauce?" "No." "How about cole slaw?" "Sorry, sold out." "Well, any gravy?" "Umm, haven't made it yet, sorry."

This is why I prefer to take my business to Parkside Fish and Chips (Gerrard, on west side of Greenwood Avenue). The elderly couple who run the place are fantastic! Great prices, fresh fish, homemade cole slaw, and fast service. Don't let the greasy spoon look of the place turn you off -- it is worth every penny!

chippy's on queen?!

i've been there 3 times. and EVERY 3 times, they were 'out' of halibut. Dude. you only sell 4 types of FISH. How are you 'out' of the only product you sell?!
Oh, and 2 out of the 3 times, they were 'out' of there 'famous home made' 'slaw.

NOT impressed, and won't be going back. EVER.
3 strikes. You're out.

Rubbish selections. So we can now allign blogto.com with all the other Toronto media outlets whose gaze never seems to wander far from downtown and North Toronto. Is Chippy's really that good, or is it just easier for you to find?! I am tired of having to add my neighbourhood's selection of superior offerings every time you post one of these seeded discussions. Tell me something I don't know.

We could find this kind of unimaginative "list" journalism anywhere. Kindly be a little less smug when discussing other Toronto media outlets.

Uncle Booby - this list was derived from nominations and votes by our readers. Which places missed the list that you'd like to add?

I can't stand Chippy's. I find they are just too pricey for what you get. This is also the first place I've been to where you have to pay extra for tartar sauce (which I think is beyond ridiculous for a fish and chips shop!)

And forget about asking for a glass of water instead of paying a huge markup for a can of pop.

My favourite fish and chips place? Henry's Fish and Chips, Main and Vodden, in Brampton, far from hipster hangouts of the Annex or Queen West. I haven't found a place in Toronto (at least central Toronto) that matches it. One, they have great service in a no-nonsense place. Second, they food is consistant. Finally, they don't gouge.

I went to duckworths this weekend and despite their lack of decor, a fancy menu, or even homemade tatar sauce, their fish was damn good. We had our fish and chips about 5 minutes after sitting down which threw us both for a loop and the prepackaged tatar sauce didn't phase me as their fish was good enough to eat without smothering it in the mysterious white sauce.

This is really tucked away in the middle of Don Mills so I doubt many people have ever been there... but on Underhill Drive (Lawrence and the DVP area) is a place called High Street - bar none the best fish and chips in the city

McNies (at Burnhamthorpe and Martingrove) has never disappointed me.

Old Yorke, as mentioned above, is the best place I've been to so far. Phenomenal.