Le Resto Fish & Smoked Seafood Bistro

Encore une belle découverte à Chelsea ce soir! Un petit restaurant qui né payent pas de mine à première vue mais tout est fait maison avec des produits de qualités.
J’ai pris la quedille de hormard, parfaitement assaisonnée. Mes parents ont pris les spaghetti carbonnara au homard (la sauce était parfaite, on sentait bien que le hormard avait mijoté avec le reste du plat) et le pavé de saumon très bon avec un accompagnement succulent.
Les desserts aussi sont très bons. Peut être un peu trop consistant après ce copieu repas!
Service très agréable!

I didn’t goto the restaurant this time, but went to the smoke house and took home some sausages and smoke fish platters. The fish was delicious as always — good quality fish and good execution. I had the platter with a pint of Kronenbourg 1664. I was in heaven.

Après en avoir entendu parler quelques fois dans les deux dernières, je suis enfin allé au Resto ce dimanche avec des amies (je n’ai pas de voiture et Chelsea n’est pas vraiment accessible autrement). Je n’avais pas d’attente très élevée, mais j’ai été quand même impressionné.
Le resto est situé dans un stripmall tout ce qu’il y a de plus ordinaire, mais l’intérieur est relativement coquet. Le service est très courtois et j’ai été surpris par la variété du menu, même si indéniablement 90% des gens vont là pour manger un fish ‘n chips.
C’est ce que j’ai commandé aussi. En fait, leur fish ‘n chips est la raison majeure de ma visite, car ils le servent de la façon traditionnelle anglaise comme ça né se fait nulle part ailleur, à ma connaissance. Donc c’est quoi un fish ‘n chips traditionnel? D’abord il doit être servi dans un papier journal, ensuite il doit être frit dans une pâte à la bière aérienne et croustillante, accompagné d’un quartier de citron, de sauce tartare et d’une purée de pois à la menthe appelée familièrement «mushy peas». On pourrait dire qu’au fond, je né suis allé à cet endroit que pour de la purée de pois! Mais ça en vallait la peine! La préparation du plat était presque parfaite. Les frites étaient croustillantes et charnues, la chair du poisson était tendre et moelleux, et enrobée de pâte craquante. J’aurais aimé cependant que la pâte à frire soit plus cuite pour être plus craquante et résister mieux à l’humidité du poisson. J’aurais aussi aimé que la sauce tartare soit mieux assaisonnée. Elle manquait de garniture et était encore trop proche de la mayonnaise. Toutefois, la purée de pois, pour compenser, était divine! J’ai vraiment adoré ce curieux accompagnement! Elle était juste assez salée, juste un peu sucrée à cause de la fraîcheur des pois, avec pour finir cette petite touché fruitée typique de la menthe fraîche. En toute honnêteté, j’aurais pu né manger qu’un gros bol de cette purée et j’aurais été vraiment satisfait! Quand j’y retournerais je demanderai qu’on remplace ma sauce tartare par plus de purée de pois, c’est certain! Même si j’ai beaucoup mangé j’avais encore de la place pour les desserts, qui de surcroît avaient l’air très appétissants. Excentrique que je suis, j’ai commandé le «brownie» de chocolat blanc, servi avec un sauce à la figue de barbarie («prickly pear» en anglais). Il était chaud, onctueux au centre et croquant sur les bords et sa sauce fruitée était un accompagnement bien pensé dont l’acidulé coupait bien la richesse du gâteau. Autre plus: leur liste de bière est 100% québécoise, 100% microbrasserie.
Verdict: J’adore et j’y retournerai c’est sûr!

First vist and not disappointed. Tucked away in Chelsea QC is this nice little spot with great seafood at reasonable prices. Upon arrival, we were greeted heartily by someone with a clear passion for food. We ordered the seafood chowder, the scallops with prickly pear cactus & nectarine chutney, and the extravagant Thai salad with lobster & Matane shrimp topped with crab cake. Delicious! All of it! Highly recommend!
Next time I will aim to try their fish and chips. :) Yum!

A hidden gem away from the hustle of the more busy part of Old Chelsea. Located in a small mall a few kilometres away from the visitors’ centre for Gatineau Park, le Resto serves fresh, well made seafood dishes. The fish and chips is perfect as many others have mentioned. I have had it many times and it never fails to impress.
The grilled squid in Portuguese sauce is my other favourite. The tomato based chickpea sauce goes really well with the squid. Add a side order of fresh bun to soak up the sauce.
This visit, I tried the merguez sausage penne and it was really good. I have bought their merguez when the Smokehouse was open and it is always fresh and tender. This dish had a lot of sausages and yellow beans and grilled red peppers in a tomato based sauce.
On other visits, I have had their desserts all of which were very tasty.
They also have a counter where one can buy some smoked seafood (selection varies).

BEST FISH AND CHIPS IN THE OTTAWA/​GATINEAU AREA.
SO BEST YOU HAVE TO TYPE IN CAPS LOCK.
Like everyone has already said, the batter was so light, the fish was incredibly fresh and flaky, it was fantastic.
Some items were a little pricey but totally worth it. For the 3 of us, we spent $ 94 at lunch and we didn’t even order alcohol.
6 oz Fish and Chips $ 15
6 oz + 4 oz Fish and Chips $ 17
Seafood Chowder $ 9
Lobster Poutine $ 20
Lobster Bisque $ 12
Brownie $ 7
Both soups were amazing and totally worth the $$$.
The brownie was really good, $ 7 was a bit expensive as the portion isn’t that big.
The lobster poutine was wayyyy overpriced (probably $ 5 overpriced). They used the bisque as the gravy which was good, but you couldn’t really taste the flavour of the lobster.
Saw the bill and didn’t even care, the server was amazing, the food was amazing, JUST SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY !!!
I live in Barrhaven and wouldn’t mind driving 45 minutes every weekend to come to Le Resto.

Great little restaurant. Came here based on a friend’s recommendation on their fish & chips. IMO it does have one of the best fish & chips around. Batter is light and crispy, and the fish was fresh, flaky, and full of flavor. Highly recommended. The clam chowder is also amazing. Tried the scrambled eggs and lobsters and it is also quite nice. Eggs is runny and lobster was tender. Will definite come back for the fish and chips.

The Chelsea Smokehouse has two parts to its business, «Le Resto» which is the bistro located at 528 Route 105 and the Chelsea Smokehouse which sells smoked fish and other specialty items, located about two minutes down the road. Chelsea is about 30 minutes outside of downtown Ottawa, near Le Nordic Spa.
For appetizers, we had the Seafood Chowder, Bison Spring Rolls and the Ceasar Salad topped with smoked and jerked salmon. All three dishes were very tasty but the seafood chowder was the biggest hit. For the main, we shared the fish and chips, served with mushy mint peas and tartar sauce. It was excellent, and I’m picky about fish and chips, especially tartar sauce.
Le Resto has a nice selection of Quebec micro brew. Their wine list is limited but well chosen to pair with their food. I tried a glass of Pinot Gris (from France) and it was fantastic on its own and with our food selections. Unfortunately, Le Resto does not allow you to bring your own wine.
The décor is cute and casual. There are some beautiful pieces of art to admire while you eat. The service was friendly and efficient. Our waiter was fluent in French and English.
Our tab came to $ 66 (taxes in) which represents great value in my opinion. Be sure to check out the Smokehouse down the road. They carry most items served in the restaurant along with a number of specialty items (including from Bryson Farms).
A great little escape from the hustle and bustle of Ottawa without having to travel too far. We’ll be back.

A very unassuming place located in a tiny strip mall. Walking in you see nice freshly painted décor sort of diner style with very nice artwork on the walls. Having seen the online menu my friend and I went for the fish and chips and the duck confit sandwich. This didn’t go well. Asking for a Pepsi, we were told we have Coke only, which is fine but then the waitress came back and told us they were out of Coke. Sprite will do… Then we tried to order the Duck Comfit sandwich… this was a one-​time thing on the menu and they don’t do it anymore. How about updating the website menu? My friend settled on the Lobster Pourine’ that sounds very decadent we thought and I ordered the fish and chips and mushy peas. The food arrived and the batter on the fish was amazing, hot, crispy, fresh and not oily or greasy at all. The chips were crunchy on the outside and soft and tender inside. Perfect. Now the lobster poutine… oh dear. A sad mess of a dish, tasteless lobster, a nasty insipid bisque which was used as the gravy and I think goat cheese. Not good at all and for $ 18 it should be.
Anyway, don’t order anything else, just go for the fish and chips (avoid the mushy peas… not sure what they were but they weren’t mushy peas. they would be better on a lamb chop) and you will not be disappointed.

Tucked into a small mall (The Chelsea Plaza). A modest little place with great fare made up at the Boucanerie smoke house up the road. The Fish and Chips may be the best in the Ottawa-​Gatineau area. We also had wonderful soup (Beet and Apple).
Well worth searching out for breakfast, lunch or dinner.