Haultain Fish & Chip Cafe

The staff at Haultains. AWESOME!!! Best Fish and Chips we ever had. Great portions! Mary and her staff made us feel welcome the moment we stepped in the door. Very homey and welcoming. Wish they were in our home town in Oregon!

We used to live 3 blocks away in the 70s. We now live in Los Angeles. I also lived in England. I’ve eaten F&C from London to Inverness Scotland, Victoria to Hong Kong. There is no better place on the planet. It’s a wasted trip to Victoria if Haultain is closed. We never fail to eat there. We send our friends there. No one has ever failed to say «The BEST Fish and Chips EVER!!»
As far as the price, you can pay less, but you can’t buy better. Worth every loonie!!!

I agree with a few of the other comments, food was very good, batter on fish crispy and not greasy, service quick but my goodness its expensive for the size of the portion. I had 1 piece Halibut and chips and a soft drink and it came to $ 19 and some change. I was barely spoken to and hard to make eye contact with the waitress. My recommendation is either to increase portion size or lower your prices because as is I would not return or recommend to anyone.

This place consistently rates highly in «Best of Victoria» polls. I suspect that’s only because the restaurant has been around forever and is a local institution — the food itself is not very good.
I love fish & chips, and over the years have visited almost every fish & chips joint in town. I’ve been to Haultain three times — and left disappointed three times.
On all three visits, both the fish and fries were soggy. Obviously there is always going to be a little grease in fish & chips, but greasiness AND soggyness together is a recipe for disaster. Ick! Everything also had that bitter, rancid «old oil» aftertaste… the telltale sign of a kitchen that doesn’t change its deep-​fryer oil often enough. The coleslaw was okay, but was very plain and had way too much mayo gooped in.
I wouldn’t recommend Haultain’s unless you live nearby and need a quick fix. I definitely won’t return

today, 22 november 2014 my son took me out for lunch. i am in a wheelchair so accessibility is important. there is easy parking out front and a curb cut to get onto the sidewalk. the cook came right over and opened the front door for us. they have one designated wheelchair table at the back of the restaurant, so my wheelchair was not in antone’s way. both of us ordered 1 piece haibut and chips. i opted for chips and coleslaw; my son had all chips. we both got a generous amount of chips. the halibut was a fair size, the batter light and crispy and everything was delicious. they offer a nice selection of local craft beers by the bottle. the service was quick and friendly and the food hot, not greasy and delicious. as we were leaving, the cook once again came right out and opened the door for my wheelchair. that was most appreciated. there is not an accessible bathroom, but otherwise i would recommend this restaurant to anyone wanting a decent meal of fish and chips

Wow BEST Fish and Chips I have ever tasted.
Small
Family run
quality and service are OUTSTANDING

It’s the best fish and chips ever. The coleslaw is amazing! In fact we
have tried to master the secret recipe at home. My only complaint is
it’s pricey for the amount of food you get. They can’t control the price of the halibut but
maybe could put more fries and coleslaw with them to make the portions
bigger.
The prices are way too high :(

Really good fish and chips and a really cool retro environment.

The café is in a residental neighboorhood and the wonderful friendly and the server too! The portions are good sized, especially for the price. We added to our oder and the owner said we must have more cole slaw (which is good too!) and didn’t charge us! We left a good tip for the friendlyness and great halibat and cole slaw.

OK, this place was listed in our AAA guidebook (which has been very helpful in many other ways on our trip) but this one was a FAIL.
2 plates of fish and chips, a diet coke and a local bottled beer almost cost $ 60 including tip.
This meal was more expensive than other meals we have had on this trip and was certainly not worth it.
The people are super nice and friendly, but come on, the food quality has got to justify the price.
I’m not sure if it’s because it’s a tourist trap or if all fish and chip plates in Victoria cost $ 17 … but … anyway … that’s that.

If any place deserves a five star for fish and chis, this is the place. If stars were given out for friendly, neighborhood attitudes and attentive service alone, this would be a six. But even if all you car about is the food, and you want fresh, perfectly prepared cod or halibut, and the portions that you can only get your arms around… treat yourself… we had the two piece cod and fries and cole slaw, one soft drink, two wonderful deserts to go…$ 45… Ten bucks to the serve-​staff plus a promise to put one of them up in California if they bring 50 pounds of that cod… out for $ 55 with a truckload of memories of the best fish and chips for years and years… thanks, folks.

Yummy fresh off the boat fish and fries made from Kennebecs delivered yesterday. The battered and fried halibut was as good as we’ve ever had and it was fried then delivered to the table. No heat lamps, waiting for servers to pick up or pulling out of freezer. All of the food was fresh and terrific. We ordered a double portion of fish and chips and were offered «half and half» — half coleslaw, half fries. The cole slaw is shredded cabbage with a light dressing that is obviously made right there. Restrained but very tasty. The fries were hot enough to burn the mouth as was the fish. Our waitress brought extra fries so my husband could have some so it turned out to be a full order of fries and a sizeable portion of cole slaw. The women staff got our food out to us then all sat down at another booth to enjoy their own lunch during the slow period of mid afternoon at the restaurant. This place is the real deal and well worth the short drive from downtown. These ladies know their fish!

Tops in Victoria — best ever for me. Cannot take stuff this good more often than once in a while. Try the oysters! The fish is, of course, fresh. I once had to-​die-​for at Harvey’s or A & W in Halifax — no frozen stuff there either.
Obiously, these people take their fish very seriously. Side orders? Who cares — order more fish — you might get run over by a bus and never experience this place again. Yes, it’s that good. Oh, and the service is friendly and attentive — tip big: they deserve to be encouraged.