Pelican Fishery & Grill

Name: Pelican Fishery & Grill
Address: 1500 Bank Street, Ottawa
Contact: 613-526-0995
Hours: Mon thru Thur 11am to 8:30pm, Fri thru Sat 11:00am to 9:00pm, Sun 11:30am to 8:00pm
Parking: Mall Parking
Price: $26 - $40 pp
They Starts us off with a multi-grain bread with the cutest butter on the side. The bread is cold, but it's tasty none the less.

Clam Chowder. $5 for a cup and $8 for a bowl.
This is their all time favorite. I must say it is one of the best. It is very creamy and flavorful. It is just the right thickest.

Lobster Bisque.
I usually don't order this soup, because I feet like the lobster is being wasted in liquid form. However, I must say this is the best that I have every had. Rich and definitely stays in you mouth. The highlight is they put in little croutons to give that extra texture. It is a bit on the salty side, but very very yummy salty.

Ceder Roasted Salmon Topped with Maple Sauce. $19
I eat salmon all the time, but this one is very oily and fresh. I cannot think of a better way to describe it. The sugary maple sauce is a great combination, it brings out all the settle freshness in the fish.
You might think you can cook salmon at home, but salmon this fresh, I bet you would not find it in a lot of places.Seared Scallops. $25
A disappointment! I have seen reveals and they all says this is one is the best and biggest jumbo scallops they have very had. Well, not in my case, five tiny scallops just lies there right in front of us. Although seared nicely and not at all over cooked, the price is just too steep to sallow. The sauce is just regular which make the dish that much planner.
PEI Mussels $14
It is very fresh once again. Usually one third of the dish is bad or empty shells, but this really gives you everything. The wine is over powering against the mussels. The garlic flavor left over soup seem such a wast without rice or bread though. Wish I have not eaten the bread at the beginning of the meal.

Overall, it is a fascinating experience. You enter the small restaurant through their small fish market. The fresh smell of fish just brings you into the atmosphere of the night. This give an illusion that your meal will be sever right, and it does deliver. Except the scallops, I would definitely come back and try the Seafood Broth (forgot what it is call) with a lobster tail.

A note to remember, they also have a take out menu. It is a bit cheaper than dine in. It includes their all time famous Fish & Chips and Clam Chowder serve.

The Whalebone Oyster House

Name: The Whalebone Oyster House-The Sustainable Oyster & Fish Supply
Address: 504 A Kent Street
Hours: Thur thru Fri 10 - 6, Saturday 10 - 2
Contact: 613.231.3474
Parking: Available at the back of the store
Price: Lunch from $6-$9

How crazy is it to travel a far distance just to get a lunch sandwich? Well, not too crazy if you are going for a Whalebone experience.
This is 100% a fish market, just happens to also make sandwiches. They provide a brown bag lunch special Thursday thru Saturday from 11am to 2pm. These sandwiches all serve with a square Ciabatta bread, dressed with ranch (i think) mayonnaise mix spread, lettuces and sauteed onion. Gumbo is also available now a day instead of clam chowder. There menu changes depending on the season of the produce.

Today I completely bail on my fitness plan. I had an Oyster-P-Boy Sandwich. For a person who loves to eat, I am ashamed to say, "I have never heard of P-Boy Sandwich".

Po-Boy Sandwich - basically it's a submarine sandwich serve with Louisiana French Bread which has an extremely crispy exterior but with soft and airy center, and is dressed with lettuce, tomato and mayonnaise.
It has a couple picnic table outside with some simple deco. Those are Oyster Shells holding the napkins down.
My illegal Filipino maid holding my sandwich.
They write your order down along with your name. A detail little thing that make you feel so personal.Oyster P-Boy $9
My huge Oyster sandwich just two of them, but man are they fresh and good. The only complain is one of them has bits of shell in it. Almost chip my teeth, but it will still be worth it for some good food.
Smoke Salmon Sandwich $7.50
I was told it is no competition to the P-Boy, but who can blame them, I am sure it is still very good. Whalebone smoke the salmon themselves.

Overall: Oh I have been craving for a second one every since, that is how good this is. Everything works for me the seafood, the brown bag, the none busy line up, the personal touch, and the price. I will definitely try out all the food.