Lapointe's Seafood Grill Cafe

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.

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.

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.

My coworkers and I called on a Monday to make a reservation for 9 of us on Thursday. I had a pretty good discussion with a member of the staff and mentioned we would be in a bit of a time crunch so could we pre order. I was told to call when we were on the way so the meals wouldn't be sitting out waiting for us. I also inquired as to the gluten free fish and chips and dedicated fryers, and informed him that there would be one gluten free order being placed. On our way to the restaurant Thursday, 30 minutes before we arrived, we started calling to place our pre order. I made multiple attempts and never managed to speak to anyone in the restaurant. Upon arrival I immediately handed our complete orders to the waitress to be placed right away. We were the only customers in the restaurant until noon. This was at 1150. It took an additional 15 minutes to just place our drink orders, and it was 47 minutes before our food came out. We all ordered fish and chips, with the exception of one salad. The other tables who entered the restaurant after us, and ordered LONG after we did, had eaten their appetizers, main meals and paid their bills before our food arrived. I asked after 35 minutes whether it was coming soon and was told it would be a few more minutes. Nothing more, no reasoning as to why it was taking so long. The food did arrive, finally after 47 minutes, and it was delicious. One of the better versions of gluten free fish and chips I have tried. Upon paying when finished, I stepped outside while the rest of my colleagues paid their bills. It was only then that the waitress informed my colleagues that it was MY gluten free fish order that held up everyone else's food and my order was why it took 47 minutes for 8 orders of fish and chips. Its hard enough being a person with Celiac disease, knowing you are holding up others orders, or feeling like a pain when asking 100 questions so you don't get violently ill when eating out. But to have a server blatantly blame you when you leave for your coworkers/friends meals being delayed, and attempting to have them take their frustration out on me instead of the kitchen and wait staff is extremely poor business practice. Its really unfortunate. I can honestly say we will never visit this restaurant again, its very unfortunate. Being placed directly next to a gluten free bakery gives you the opportunity to serve the gluten free community well. You have wasted it, and burned what could be a good group of customers. The services was disgraceful, the wait time was completely unacceptable.