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    Fresco's Fish & Chips

    4.4 (401 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Outdoor seating

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    Janny L.

    I ordered off Uber Eats, and they had a BOGO deal for the haddock and fries. When it arrived, it was still very hot, and it was well packaged with the fried fish on top of parchment paper, and underneath were the fries. The tartar sauce and coleslaw were separately packaged. The fish was crispy and flakey, and not too oily. The fries were hand-cut and were good. I enjoyed the tartar sauce and coleslaw. Overall, we had a good delivery experience.

    Larie L.

    This is a small shop in the heart of Kensington Market offering takeout, dine in as well as outdoor seating. Also the first Toronto restaurant that got the Ocean Wise seal of approval for offering sustainable seafood. Ordered the haddock and chips which came in a newspaper container and it was just right. Not too much batter but still crispy courtesy of crushed Miss Vickie's chips and no oily residue. It comes with a tartar sauce and coleslaw. The chips were perfectly fried and to our liking. We also tried their Po Boy sandwich but not a fan since I had the best in New Orleans. The wait time for order is reasonable and friendly staff. Worth trying if you're in the Kensington Market area.

    Jenn B.

    We ordered cod and upgraded our chips to poutine. I ordered the classic poutine and myhusband ordered the spicy one. We shared them and really enjoyed them both. Place looks underwhelming from outside and inside even but sometimes those are the best places. Food came out quickly and the fish are nicely sized! Once you're done, be sure to walk the area to check out the dozens of varieties of restaurants nearby.

    Halibut fish and chips
    Kerry W.

    Such high rating, so I had high hopes. This was a delivery order and it came super fast - within half hour. The quality of the fish and chips was disappointing to me. The fish was dry and a bit hard. And same with the chips. The gravy that I got for $4 extra was half filled in the container. And it was salty. In the end, I had to scraped it off from the fish. The halibut fish and chips was $25. Gravy $4. $29. Plus tax and services of around $9 and a $5 tip to the delivery guy. The grand total came out to $43. That, for a lousy meal of fish and chips.

    John L.

    This is my go to spot for fish and chips. The fish portions are a good size and moist when cooked. The batter is airy and crispy. The fries are just as good with a nice hickory potatoe tasty. The sauces that come with the fish and chips goes really well with the meal. You will be a regular customer once you try this place out.

    Delicious haddock at Fresco's - can't wait to get back to try even more menu items. The best that I've had in a long time.

    So grateful I stumbled upon this outstanding eatery when wandering Kensington Market. I had already had a pretty feeling lunch in Chinatown, but great Seafood is great Seafood. So I ordered just one piece of fried haddock, and it was spectacular. Friendly staff, very welcoming despite that I wasn't getting a full entree. The fish was super tasty, nice portion and very fresh. This will be a go-to for every visit to Toronto, whether my current vacation or in the future. In perspective, just based on my travels, this is right up there or better than Codmother in San Francisco and even from London eateries. Absolutely outstanding!

    Large Quebec Style Poutine (literally the best)
    Grace C.

    I came here on a weekday night solely to try poutine. I was definitely not disappointed. Disclaimer: the only other poutine I have tried has been from Mcdonald's. It was really easy to go up, order, and sit down to wait for our order to be brought to us. We ordered a large Quebec style poutine. The large was big enough to feed 4 people; to be fair, we had just come from eating at Juicy Dumpling. I literally cannot emphasize how delicious the poutine was. I loved how smooth the gravy was, and how it was not too salty. Also, I hate soggy fries, so I was afraid the gravy would make the fries soggy, but somehow that did not happen. The cheese curds were an excellent addition to the poutine; it was so fun to dig around for the curd to eat with a crispy fry covered in gravy. I definitely recommend coming here for great poutine. There was a kid sitting near us eating fish and chips, and it honestly looked so good too. I suspect everything here is delicious and life changing.

    Zaakirah K.

    I loved fresco's so much the first time that I went again about a month later. I don't visit downtown Toronto too often but a trip down is worth it if you make a stop at Fresco's. The fish is fresh and I find that the batter is very unique (I love that they use Miss Vickie's chips for it) and the portions are just right. If I'm really hungry, i can finish it. If not, I'll have leftovers! I also love the Beatles theme they have going on around the restaurant as I'm a Beatles fan. The staff was also SUPER friendly.

    Gluten free shrimp and chips
    Becca C.

    Really nice fish and chips shop with lots of options. The thing that makes Fresco stand out amongst other fish and chips shops is that the have gluten free batter as an option which is actually still very pleasant. The fries are top notch delicious. I think they're double fried and are crispy but fluffy all at once. The shrimp were good and all a very consistent in size which was nice. Overall, a good meal. The restaurant itself is cute and has nice decor.

    Elvis A.

    Ok let me get the fish puns out of the way. It was a hot summer day that made me say oh Cod one of us wanted to try out fried fish. Not wanting to be shellfish I went through the bookmarks and found this place as a squid pro quo. On we went and scaled our way to Kensington market. The place is like a puffer fish i.e. larger than expected and the AC was welcome reef on a hot day. After going through the menu we ordered haddock. For the halibut of it (darn had one pun left) we added a side of onion rings. The fried fish came out piping hot. Batter is decent. I enjoyed the sub of sweet potatoes fries as well. Very good spot to try fried fish and I will be back to try other types should an 'Opportunaty' comes along.

    Tanveer K.

    The owner was really nice but the food was not, the shrimp Po boy was soggy no flavour and the fries were horrible soggy not crispy, that shrimp Po boy is not Po boy first off it's insanely small, you can't compare this to busters sea dove busters in a different level than this, I had high expectations and freshco let me down, now I know for the future not to go to this place anymore, I can make ten times better Po boy than this

    Halibut & fries
    Cindy D.

    I'd say this is one of the more memorable and notable places for fish & chips! I have been here before only to watch my friend eat and it looked really good. When I got to actually try it, I was satisfied with the overall experience. Service was great and the food was as mentioned, memorable as the fish was made to order and the wait was worth it. Fries weren't bad and coleslaw was subpar.

    Menu August 2019
    Lorenzo L.

    If Yelp had half of stars, this place will be closer to 4.5* We have been to Kensington many times but this was our first time eating here. This was my daughter's choice and she chose well. All of us were happy with it. This place is spacious with plenty of seats compared to all of the other eateries at Kensington. The menu has a nice selection of dishes to satisfy everyone. We ordered the Cod Fish and Chips along with the Special of Fish and Chips with 4 Large Shrimps. Each Fish and Chips gets you 2 pieces of fish while that special gets you one piece of fish along with the 4 shrimps. The pieces of fish are large and there's plenty of fries. Each dish is large enough to be shared between 2 people. Each fish had a nice balance of bread crumbs while inside, the fish was soft and juicy. Even the shrimps were nicely breaded. The fries were the highlight. Loved their texture. The only knock will be their price as it's not cheap but the serving is big enough for two. Highly recommended! #4 of 2019

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    The fish and chips were great according to my family. The rosemary focaccia bread on the shrimp po boy was outstanding!

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