Flying Otter Grill

Absolutely blown away! The food was fantastic. The best shrimp tacos I've ever had. Everyone at our table raved about their food, even the kids! I tried some of the cod and chips and the fish was perfect. The atmosphere is wonderful. You can't get any closer to the water. The staff was friendly and kind. I liked ordering beforehand and it reminded me of how they do things in Australia. If I had a critique, I guess I would have liked to be checked on a bit more to see if we wanted more sauce or drinks, but I was so satisfied with my meal that I didn't realize this until after the fact. Highly recommend this restaurant. Take the water taxi right up to the front door for a really unique Victoria experience. We will definitely be back over and over again!

Great food, nice atmosphere, friendly staff. Not much seating space, and also ordering & paying upfront is not really convenient especially if you want to add to your order later, you need to line up again. But again, the food was really good so they're getting 5 stars.

Went for lunch to the Flying Otter yesterday. It’s been a couple years since I’ve been there pre-Covid so I was looking forward to it. We walked into the restaurant and I noticed that things had changed. They’ve now adopted an “order first then get seated” setup. Not realizing this, it took a few moments to figure out what we wanted and place our order. Apparently they hadn’t received their food delivery yet so they were out of some menu items of course they were the items we wanted to order. We ended up ordering a 2-piece cod fish and chips with a side salad, a sirloin burger and a cup of their seafood chowder, as well as a couple of drinks. The prices were a bit higher than average but that’s understandable considering the location. We took our seat and within minutes the food arrived. The portions were very generous. The pictures don’t really do justice, especially the fish and chips which my mom got into before I could snap a pic. The food was all very tasty and nicely prepared and very hot. The atmosphere is hard to beat - overlooking the harbour planes and whale watching boats in our beautiful Inner Harbour. The only issue I had was with the order/pay first setup. Quite honestly, there’s really no benefit to it in my opinion. Customers are put on the spot to make their order before they’ve had a chance to look at the menu. If there’s a line up then you feel even more pressure. And even though there were two people taking orders, if those two employees and the two food runners took orders at the tables in the traditional manner, it would’ve made the experience that much more enjoyable and wouldn’t have been any more work than the current system. In fact, when you count someone coming to our table to bring our drinks, then bring our food, then bring our cutlery, it would have been more efficient. And nobody asked us how our food was once we had tasted it, likely because nobody was actually looking after our table. All in all the experience was good, the food definitely worth going in for. But I will think twice about going back for the simple fact that I prefer traditional table service. When I go out to eat at a restaurant I want it to feel like I’m in a restaurant and being served. Just my opinion.

Incredible delicious food. The fries are hot, and the deep fried salmon to die for!!!! Great prices too. You MUST try it when you're there.

Food tasted amazing and portions were big especially the seafood. Great customer service! A must-try seafood restaurant when in YYJ downtown area!

Fish and chips were good. Nice to be able to sit outside and enjoy the evening. Only thing I didn’t like was ordering first then finding a table. The guy at the front seemed a little confused. All and all not too bad.

We came her for some sea food. It was reasonable priced, the dishes are 16 to 30 a dish so within the norms. The people are good and friendly. It's backwards tho. You order and pay first then sit down. They bring you the food. This restaurant is on the water. Literally a floating dock. When you look out the window you are in Victoria's harbour. Just down the raid from the empress hotel and the Legislature's buildings. You can see in the pic the otter sea plane. I was forgetful and forgot to take pictures of the food. The fish and chips are good. The bacon shrimp are pricey but done well, very tasty. The calamari was mostly the longer flat type and not the normal rings you get. Salt and pepper style. Was tasty. The drinks are good and decently priced. The six of us spent close to 200.00 with tips & with our drinks , so it wasn't outrageous.

Chowder and fries were great!! Cod was completely plain no seasoning at all. Servers never checked if i was doing ok if i need anything. They were mostly very nice except the food runner

Tried the fish and chip, clams, shrimp bacon and the paella. All of them tasted good, but the paella was exceptional. Probably the best paella I've ever had. Highly recommend.

Late dinner after the ferry to Victoria. Skip the calamari, go for the view, the halibut burger and definitely the halibut fish & chips! Good drink options on tap also.