Fisherman's Catch Bar & Restaurant

We walked in without a reservation at dinnertime for eight and they set is in five minutes. I had the steak on a bun and fries and gravy. Our was very good. My wife head the lemon pepper haddock and that was very good.
7 years ago (28-07-2017)

Great food and staff. Plus the prices make it a great place to take a big crowd or family for a true Port Dover experience... (Perch so excellent, I often describe it as the 'best chicken nugget ever')
7 years ago (05-08-2017)

Arrived excited based on a strong local review, but left greatly disappointed. We selected this restaurant on the basis of a very strong review from a Port Dover local who told us that this was the place to go for a true Port Dover experience and that the perch and the spinach salad were exceptional. We came excited to enjoy both, but as we arrived, the heavens opened up into a fantastic storm and we thought we should slow our meal down a touch because we still had quite a bit of time to kill before the play we were scheduled to see. So we thought we'd start with an appetizer first, which we normally don't do because our appetites generally don't warrant it. It was hard to find an appetizer that wasn't deep fried, so we selected the one thing that looked like a safe bet, the spinach dip. Spoiler alert, they managed to deep fry the chips. A tasty snack perhaps, but definitely not the modestly healthier option we were hoping for. Then we ordered our dinner meal and we split the spinach salad that came so highly recommended and one of us ordered the perch dinner and the other the seafood linguine. Unfortunately, while we waited for our dinner course, the restaurant provided only modest shelter from the storm as my husband sat with the roof leaking on him and the staff unable to find us another place to be seated. There was nothing to be done about it apparently, but we were a little shocked that there was no offer of any kind of compensation for our soggy situation. Finally, our dinner course arrived and to our great disappointment the perch was deep fried and though the linguine was appetizing to look at, on further examination, the bottom of the plate was bathing in a pool of thick yellowish grease about a centimeter thick. And ironically, we hadn't even seen the famous spinach salad, because both of our dinners apparently come with the salad bar which we declined to opt for in favor of the spinach salad, so they forgot to deliver the salad to us until after dinner had been served. Unfortunately, the spinach salad was also heavily dressed, greasy and not quite as special as we had been told. But because we knew we were destined for the play, staying an a small town where there might not be many options for food late evening and were staying in a bed and breakfast, we ate what we could of everything because we knew it'd be morning until we had a chance to eat again. I don't generally leave poor reviews for places. I think there's a lot of ugliness out there. But our experience at this restaurant was so poor I felt it was important to tell others our story so they can go informed. The very sad truth is, I wish we hadn't eaten anything at all. We were both up all night with upset stomachs which lasted well into the next day. It is quite possible that our experience was an usually bad one. It is clear from this packed restaurant that it has a strong local following. Bad things happen under extraordinary circumstances all the time and due to the weather, this restaurant was absolutely crushed with customers. But the lack of interest in helping to properly address our wet location and our dissatisfaction with our dinners and service ensure that we will not be back ourselves. You decide for yourself.
8 years ago (25-06-2017)

I don't normally leave review but had to in order to prevent any other customer from having as bad as an experience as we did. Food was terrible and served cold, no selection at salad bar, everything is deep fried, terrible service, staff lie about free parking if you eat there and the owner provides the worst customer service I have ever experienced in my entire life. I will never go back to this place and would never recommend
7 years ago (21-08-2017)

The food is good The server was very nice. The place is very nice. The atmosphereis good.
7 years ago (14-08-2017)