Fishman Lobster Clubhouse Restaurant
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Fishman Lobster Clubhouse Restaurant
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About
Features
CUISINES
Chinese, Seafood, Asian, Cantonese, Hong Kong
Meal types
Lunch, Dinner
PRICE
$$$$
FEATURES
Highchairs Available
Parking Available
Reservations
Seating
Serves Alcohol
Table Service
Takeout
Wheelchair Accessible
Location
Is this restaurant wheelchair accessible?
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Hours
Open until 11:00 PM
Sunday
11:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Monday
11:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Tuesday
11:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Wednesday
11:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Thursday
11:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Friday
11:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Saturday
11:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.
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4.0
281 reviews
Excellent
123
Very good
91
Average
36
Poor
13
Terrible
18
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Pickering4946 contributions
Aug 2024 • friends
It's been a few years since I've been to Fishman Lobster Clubhouse but I went recently with some friends visiting from Vancouver. It's one of those places you have to experience at least once and it did not disappoint!
The restaurant is huge, mostly open concept, with tanks of live seafood - lobsters, crabs, fish - on almost every wall. The décor is tastefully upscale classy.
Our party of five ordered a combo that included Soup, Lobster, Crab, Fish, Vegetables, and Dessert, all for $248.00 We also added a Beef dish. We were presented with a live Dungeness crab and live lobsters for our approval. The exact pricing of our meal is based on the weight of these crustaceans.
Our meal started with a clear soup that looked rather ordinary but was packed with flavour. The soup tureen had lots of tasty goodness in there, including some tender meat.
The Beef Tenderloin dish arrived shortly after, smothered with crispy garlic flakes, and vegetables on the side. This was so tender and tasty.
The Dungeness Crab arrived next, coated with salted egg and deep fried. Absolutely delicious!
The main event, a mountain of Lobster covered with crispy French fries and crispy garlic flakes was next. It was a lot of food! This dish was very picture worthy and ultimately very delicious.
Our next dish was a whole Steamed Sea Bass smothered in Green Onions. It was perfectly cooked, with a delicate texture and great flavour.
A very generous serving of Snow Peas Tips appeared next. This is one of my favourite vegetables and we all loved it.
Our final course was dessert. I believe it was a layer of almond jelly, topped with a layer of clear gelatin with nuts (pistachios?). It was really good without being too sweet, a nice finish to a great meal.
This epic meal certainly lived up to, and even exceeded expectations. The ambiance, décor, food choices, presentation, and service were all outstanding! Everyone should experience this al least once!
Written August 30, 2024
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Toronto1539 contributions
Jan 2025 • family
Note: This place can be expensive, but its cash only so come prepared with enough of a buffer.
Parking: popular but lots of free parking in the rear.
Price: Some people have said they were cheated by being charged more. I understand that since the seafood is by the pound, the ones they choose may be a little more expensive or less so because all the lobster and crab are not uniform in size.
Quality: I thought it was fine and I had no indication anything was switched for something not fresh. The sheer amount of people all the time suggests turnover of inventory is good.
Service: The best advice is to ask and don’t be intimidated. Some sets are not clear. You should be able to ask for what you want suitable for the number of people in your party. Also ask for the approximate price if unclear about what you are ordering.
Overall: A good special occasion place that is as popular as ever.
Written December 31, 2024
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Sonia V
2 contributions
Jul 2022 • family
BEWARE: They always upsell you on the weight of the lobster and king crab. They always claim that they don't have ones that weigh less, however they have walls and walls of lobsters and crab. There's no way that they don't have one that's approximately the same weight as the one you request. Also, don't advertise that the set menu is for a 7lbs king crab for $899 if you don't have that. You should put a disclaimer that the weight and price may be more than advertised. Very deceiving. Stick to your guns if you want to stick with your requested weight. They will ALWAYS upsell you.
Written July 28, 2022
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Zhuyun Ai
Toronto6 contributions
Feb 2023 • none
We went to this restaurant yesterday Feb.20 family day, the lobster tasted very poor (The flesh was very hard to stick on the shell, it seems not refresh at all). We strongly suspect what we saw the living lobsters were not the one we took.
We book the appointment one week ahead but were told no able to be found names on the list when arrived, and also no chicken soup served only corn one instead as our booking was at 4:00PM which was too earily told by the staff, however they didn't tell us the difference when booking. No sorry no apologize at all.
No sense of Canadian service at all. Very disappointed Vs previous 3 time's visiting before Covid 19.
Written February 21, 2023
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Anh D
5 contributions
Aug 2022 • family
This is our number 1 place on our bucket list to eat for our vacation traveling from Houston to Toronto. We were so hyped about this place since we watched the video from strictly dumpling and other YouTube reviews. The king crab and lobsters were delicious as we are expecting but the fried rice makes me want to throw up because of the roach(es). Worst is this roach is from the 1st spoon of fried rice. We called the managers ( the ball headed guy in pink shirt and the other guy in blue shirt in the picture) and they gives me all kinds of excuses ( roaches are from outside flying to the kitchen while cooking, blah blah blah). Yes, coach roach can fly but not this small in-house roach. This is our first scoop of fried rice, imagine how many more in the plate. He, manager in blue, told me that they will cook another fried rice for me, but I lost my appetite and want to throw up. He than said that they will offer 10% off. I told him no. He then talked to the other manager, bald head in pink shirt, stopped at my table and said that they will give me 5%. I told him that he must be joking and he said that maximum is 20%. I don't take that offer and he said he doesn't care. I told him that I rather pay for the full price and I will warn peoples regarding to how unsanitary and uncaring for the customer. I did pay for the full price of the meal and we didn't eat the remainders of the whole meal.
Written August 4, 2022
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Mark C
3 contributions
Apr 2023 • couples
Service was bad, waiters were rude, and managers NOT even friendly. Managers basically tell you take it or leave it. NO customer service at all. They feel they have the business and don’t need your business. Restaurants like this, customers need to show they survive because of us as customers not because of them. They need better staff and better managers. They need better business model. Otherwise I don’t recommend this restaurant.
Written May 22, 2023
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Frédéric G
1 contribution
May 2019 • none
Seriously over rated. Wood never recommend this restaurant to nobody.
(1) Server were rude. Cutting client while they are talking. Imposing their idea. Trying to push you to buy the most expensive item on the list. At least the one, we were served. No service at all during the meal and they included tips in the bill.
(2) More a cinema than enjoying real fresh food. They try to show you the alive lobster or any kind of seafood you ordered. But then you never know what they are really doing in their kitchen. They can serve you with old stuck that you never know.
(3) The steamed fish was definitely not fresh. And the lobster and crabs were fried and heavily flavored (more than too much). Therefore, even if it was not fresh or starting to rot, both combination can definitely cover the situation. If that is the case, i understand why the staff are trying to push you to buy the fried lobster. And when you want another type of meal, they tell you it is the wrong choice.
(4) Found residue of rock in a meal of 600$. It is absolutely unacceptable. Definitely no quality control. When notified to the waiter, he said "you want a 15% discount on your bill?" with a mocking figure. Excuse me, but your rock almost broke my teeth, it will probably cost you more than that !
What a bad experience. Better go to mcdonald than waste your money on overpriced unfresh food, low customer service. just because they have invested on marketing and extravagance.
Written April 24, 2020
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Beijing83 contributions
Jun 2022 • none
Table of 7 during lunch, over ordered (and took to-go).. Couldn't not orden the large variety of options in the menu. Prices aren't cheap, but still worth the value. Great vibes and scene..
Written September 27, 2022
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Adventure39011653357
1 contribution
May 2024 • friends
Cash payment avoids the tax to the government but not honestly because all seafood will be one more lbs than the set lunch very expensive
Written October 20, 2024
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Joe C
New York City6 contributions
Apr 2023 • friends
The term prix fixe menu means a multi-course meal for a fixed price, but definitely not the case here! Please be prepare to pay at least 50%~75% extra, if not more! Though the prix fixe menu stated a 8-lb King Crab, they will tell you that the smallest one they have is almost 10 lbs, so you will have to pay roughly $150 more! Without a doubt the same applied to the listed 8-lb lobster! What can you say when everyone has already sat down and settled, especially if you have guests with you! A prix fixe of $1,088 came out to almost $2,000. Just google and you'll easily find similar stories for the past 10 years! Top that, we were paying for MSG quality food, and 2-star restaurant service. Then again, you might not believe me til you walk in my shoes, good luck!
Written April 6, 2023
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Josephliyen
Calgary1304 contributions
Mar 2022 • friends
The seafood was very fresh. All dishes including the chicken soup tasted great, you know the chef was very skillful. It was about $75 per adult. I would say it’s worth the price of admission for a special occasion
Written March 3, 2022
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Calgary4590 contributions
Sep 2021 • none
This seafood place is well know for its food quality and quantity. Price look expensive but it actually offers a lot of food, mainly for big group of people. There was left-overs to bring home. Seafood was known to be fresh. The cooking was also known to be good. The chef wouldn't overcook the seafood. The staff will bring the seafood right to the customers to check before it was cooked. Since it's really a good deal for the quantity and quality of food, so one has to keep in mind this place only takes cash. The service was good, no complain. Also note reservation is always recommended and each table is only given 2 hour of window for dinning.
Written December 12, 2021
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KIM T
2 contributions
Oct 2021 • none
the staff here provide terrible service.
this restaurant also does not accept the visa or master cards
Written October 5, 2021
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Taylor R
Toronto2 contributions
Feb 2021 • none
Delicious gastronomic combination of meals, beverages were also good. Most of all i enjoyed little guide by waiter, who showed me all key areas of restaurant and perfectly describes idea of a restaurant :) 10/10
Written May 11, 2021
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Viv W
Toronto82 contributions
Nov 2019 • business
Love everything that we had! Soup, Lobsters and King crab, sweet and sour pork are excellent. Great photo op when they pulled out the live seafood in a cart.
Written November 22, 2019
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