Reviews for Flipper's Seafood Restaurant in Ottawa, ON
I travel out of my neighbourhood to go to Flippers. Located upstairs from Vons at Fourth and Bank this restaurant is a gem. We... go there for a quiet friendly restaurant experience. Not too small not big at all. The food is great. I personally go for theSeafood Escabeche which is scallops, prawns, mussels, and linguine in a creamy garlic sauce. Every time I go there iI am hopingthat it is still on their menu. Never been disappointe! Read more
Our first time in this restaurant - tried the breakfast menu - was expecting larger portions but we did receive free banana... bread slices and the food was enjoyable - service was friendly - parking challenging and washrooms difficult to access inbasement. Read more
My family brought me here for my birthdayany moons ago. This is how Flipper's became a well-kept secret. It looks like a... mermaid's cave. Also they serve these giant shrimp. Great crab cakes . Last time we had seafood rolls. ????????????so much fish. Read more
Excellent food and service. We had Icelandic cod, cooked perfectly. Lovely humorous exchange with our hostess/server, fun... dinner. Read more
My wife and I went to Flippers for the first time the other evening. It was our 54th wedding anniversary and we had a SPLENDID... time! The seafood platter was excellent (for a Maritimer it's important!), the service was friendly and efficient and ambianceintimate. We have already recommended friends to go. (I didn't wear a mask either, lol) Kudos! Read more
Rock solid experience. We ended up here because I really wanted seafood and we needed a reservation for Pelican. The clam... chowder and shrimp wonton soup were excellent. Almond salmon excellent. Seafood platter the oysters were a bit too warm and thelobster just slightly overdone. In theory because of those tidbits I would give this place 4.8 stars but everything was so good,the service was excellent even when we showed up with a baby. They saw we were looking outside how to get up the stairs andsomeone came out to tell us there was an elevator around the other side. On a sunday evening we were dining in a mostly emptyspace with what looks like a bunch of regulars hanging out and eating at the bar. This was a beautiful experience with my wifeand baby and I would consider coming back to this place as many times as I'm in Ottawa. Read more
I went to Flippers with three longtime friends last night. I am uncertain that I will go back. My meal was something that I... thought it should be standard fare in a seafood restaurant. I had seafood chowder and Moules et Frites. The chowder was tastyenough but not nearly warm enough. The mussels were tiny and over-cooked with one in five not fully open and all almostimpossible to remove from the shell. No bread was served with which to soak up the rather good broth. The french fries weresoggy and without taste. The table was suitable for two people, perhaps, but certainly not for four. The tablecloth and napkinswere clean and new. No finger bowl was offered although it would?ve been an appropriate addition to a messy meal like mussels.Of course, there would have been no room on the table for an additional bowl. All in all it was a disappointing evening at arestaurant that I have enjoyed on other occasions. Read more
Exceptionally delicious fish and chips! I REALLY enjoyed the calamari and I absolutely had to take home some strawberry rhubarb... crumble pie! I am still so full, I haven't tried the pie yet, but, man, good food, good atmosphere and Kie was an awesomewaitress! Read more