Hookey's Fish & Chips

I ordered halibut and chips for lunch takeout. The order was generous (although for $9.50 for a takeout order, I'd better hope it was). The batter was nice and crisp, without being too thick and was slightly oily, perfectly fine in my opinion. The fish seemed on the dry side, I had strands of it wedge themselves between my teeth which has never really happened to me with Halibut before. The flavour was fine, not at all fishy, but it seemed dry.

The fries were served with little to no colour to them. They were limp with minimal crispness. Worst of all they were dried out and had a reheated taste. I know chips can be double fried, and most chip places do it. These tasted like they'd been sitting around for a while......

I expected more but was let down.

Every time we go to the bank, we saw ppl going in and out of this small restaurant, so we decided to try it out. We were impressed with both the food and friendly service.

We've been back about 5 times since then because the fish and chips are consistently good. The fries are fresh, the fish has a light batter and doesn't seem too greasy, and you get a small coleslaw on the side. For a change, hubby tried the souvlaki (came with greek salad and fries) this time around and said it was amazing - something you'd find at a Greek restaurant. My 3 year old enjoyed the kid's fish portion.

Overall, we'll continue to go back to Hooksey's because the other fish and chips places in Whitby that we've been to just doesn't hit the spot.

Service was fast, but the fish wasn't that good. It seemed like a piece of frozen fish from the grocery store freezer. Fries were great though.