Market Street Catch

I often order from here for pick-​up. Go-​to order is the spicy grilled salmon sandwich with a side of fries. The sandwich is always spot on, but the fries and particularly the coleslaw can be a bit inconsistent. At their best, the skinny fries are golden and well seasoned, and the coleslaw is lightly dressed in a creamy/​tangy dressing that leaves plenty of crunch. When off, either (or both) are limp and bland. Lately, they’ve been more on top of things, and both sides come out great.
Buster’s Sea Cove might taste a bit better, as other reviewers have mentioned, but for convenience’s sake I’d much rather order this through Ritual and skip the crazy lines in the Market proper.

Got the grilled seafood platter with fries and the catch of the day (Norwegian black cod) with Caesar salad for dinner to share with my boyfriend.
It was a satisfying dinner, especially at this price point! The seafood tasted fresh and was properly seasoned. The platter came with a sizeable amount of refreshing coleslaw and fresh fries with extra dipping sauces.
If we wanted to be healthier, we could have gotten the garden salad. Instead, we drowned in the copious, but delicious amount, of Caesar dressing. Let’s say we made it up by having restricted access to mayonaise to dip our fries in because they don’t carry it, only chipotle mayo.

I have been here three times and each time it just seems to get better. Never disappointed!!! We took our parents from out of town and they were thoroughly impressed. Service — amazing, Seafood — fresh, and the beer — cold. Highly recommended.

I went to Market Street Catch on a whim tonight after the gym, and I was surprised by the quality of their fresh fish (and I’m a native New Englander from the coast). From the outside, Market Street Catch looks like a typical bodega/​quicky-​café, and that seems to be the ambiance on the inside. But service was good, the prices were better, and food arrived rapidly: so that was enough to impress me. There is a decent variety of fresh fish — I went for the grilled salmon with salad — and the portion size was ample. Just a main was enough to fill me up. The only place I’d knock Market Street Catch down a point was that the décor was a bit too fast-​foody, but then they wouldn’t be able to offer these prices if it was more upmarket.
I’d definitely recommend Market Street Catch if you are looking for a quick seafood meal that isn’t pre-​prepared.

Overall good place, chill atmosphere and cheerful workers. I like their beer and pop selection. Had lobster bisque and it was ok, needs at least one chunk of lobster on top. I also had cod fish fry with fries and the fish was great. Nice batter, without being too greasy. Had fries that weren’t bad, but wish I had a salad because salads look amazing. It’s not cheap, but not a rip off either. I’d go back for sure and they just need a small push to get a perfect 5 from me.

Decided to try the crab cake sandwich today which cost $ 13 and comes with a tiny side of coleslaw. It looks identical to the crab cake sandwich at busters sea cove inside St. Lawrence market. However the one from BSC tastes better (despite having the same owner) and costs 20% less ($ 10) so I will probably just buy my crab cake sandwiches there.
Will not be back

Love this place… A good alternative to Buster Sea Cove and a great patio! The seafood platter is worth sharing. Love that you can sit in the sun with a beer and delicious grilled calamari.
The staff are friendly and helpful. Would definitely go back to try the lobster bisque! Hmmm yum!

I’ve been to Market Street Catch twice now this summer with my boyfriend since we live about a stone’s throw away.
The first time the experience was average, I ordered the grilled octopus with salad and he had the fried octopus with fries. Food was decent and service was quick, so no complaints there, that’s why we returned last night with a friend for the second time last night.
We did our orders at the cash register, fast and painless. We sat down at a table that looked seemingly clean outside. Shortly after we sat down, the server (a blonde girl with a pony tail, has a chubby physique and looked fairly young) came to our table and said to us «this is not cleaned, you shouldn’t be sitting here». We looked at her and waited for her to give us an alternative solution, she didn’t, instead she stood in front of our legs, squeezed in, wiped the table in front of us. A bit weird and inappropriate, but sure.
Then she came out with one of our orders (not all three together) and dumped it on the table, while we were trying to decipher whose food it is (since two people ordered fish and fries) my boyfriend ended up taking the food. Then she came out again in three minutes, looked really rushed, and said «two salmon sandwiches with salads». Me and my friend exchanged some looks and said «that’s not ours». She looked annoyed and asked to see our receipts to prove we weren’t making it up. She went back in, exchanged some words with the kitchen, and came back again.
This time she put the salmon sandwiches at the table behind us (turns out she went to the wrong table) and then walked up to our table again to yell at my boyfriend «why the hell did you take your friend’s food? That was cod with friends and you ordered haddock with fries.» At this point, I was really unimpressed and asked her to «please lower her voice». And she said in the most sarcastically way «I have been working with a fan all day, do you think I know when I am yelling!?» At that point, my friend was kind enough to jump in and said he didn’t mind having my boyfriend’s food, and that we just wanted to eat our dinner.
She goes back inside the kitchen, FINALLY brings out my sandwich and the haddock with fries. Dumps them on the table again with a bang, forgets our utensils, and said loudly «YOU ARE WELCOME». We went back in to get our own utensils, rubbing shoulders with her, but she ignores us.
For the rest of the night, she tried to instigate again by coming up to our table and faking a smile and asking «how is your food?» and leaving before we could say a thing.
Needless to say, we left Market Street Catch with the biggest disappointment. Being a St Lawrence Market, it’s really sad to see one server ruining our experience at a decent dinner spot. My hope is that management sees this message and works on customer service training with this particular server.

The Oxford Dictionary defines catch as: to intercept and seize; take hold of something. Well folks, the fine establishment known as Market Street Catch will seize your taste buds, heart and a bit of your wallet… Now for full disclosure I have to say that I’m new to the seafood game. The first 25 years of my life I was under the impression that I didn’t like seafood but I have realized the error in my ways and Market Street Catch only reaffirms that.
I have been to Market Street Catch numerous times and I have tried the fried haddock sandwich, the swordfish sandwich, the fish and chips, lobster grilled cheese and various tacos. Everything that I have tasted has been delicious; I even find the coleslaw really good. I would say my favourite item is probably the swordfish sandwich but it is a very difficult decision. The fries are a bit thinner and flimsy (more like a McDonald’s type fry) and I prefer the thicker fries that you get from chip wagons but they are still good.
It is also a bit on the expensive side but the food is very good and every time I have gone I have been impressed with the service.
Overall, I would say this place is a whale of a good time, it definitely gets my seal of approval and even though it’s a bit pricey I will be back to fish some money out of my wallet.

I live in the area and was excited when I saw this place (being in Toronto I am a little seafood-​deprived and I am from the west coast!).
I have been there twice now. First time was about 6 months ago and I ordered fish and chips (halibut). The fish was greasy (ok I get it is supposed to be greasy but it was the type of greasiness when something’s not fresh) and the fries was lukewarm. Not impressed at all. The second visit was recent and this time I ordered their calamari with fried. The calamari was underwhelming to say the least! There’s no seasoning at all.
I don’t think I will return.

Consistently hits my craving for fried shrimp sammies. I usually order take-​out to eat on the picnic tables upstairs at the market. It takes maximum seven minutes to make and I’m off. It’s the same owners as the Buster’s Sea Cove food truck and St. Lawrence Market restaurant so it’s the same healthy portion of fries, coleslaw (though lately they’ve become a bit stingy!), and of course delicious fresh seafood.
I’d recommend doing take-​out or ordering something low-​key. It’s a very casual restaurant where you order up at the front and sit at whatever table you can find. To avoid disappointment, don’t order the chardonnay and the $ 20+ fish dish.

This place isn’t far from my work, so I’ve been here quite a few times. I almost always get something from the grill, so my review is based on nothing from the fry menu.
I LOVE the freshness of the fish. And fresh fish with that char/​bbq taste? One of my favourite things in the world! And I’m a fan of the coleslaw and salad. That red mayo-​y sauce that comes with the Arctic char is pretty flavourful. Not a fan of the salad dressing (some default balsamic vinegar type of dressing I think?), so I just use that red sauce instead.
The price is a bit high for what it is though, so definitely 1 star deducted for that.
Also, if you eat inside the restaurant, be prepared to come out smelling like smokey grill.

Can’t believe this place only has 3 stars on Unilocal,we LOVED it!!! Super fresh seafood at excellent prices. In addition to the killer lobster bisque, we ordered the lobster grilled cheese and the grilled arctic char. Both sandwiches were dee-​lish and we loved dipping them in the bisque as we munched. The fries were crispy and piping hot, and the coleslaw was crunchy and fresh.
The St. Lawrence Market was our final stop on a 3-​day visit to Toronto; right after we finished lunch (this place is right next door to the market), we took Über to the airport to fly home. It was a great last meal and we will definitely eat here again on our next trip!

Love it! Was checking out St. Lawrence market around lunchtime and stopped in here for grilled sardines salad. The sardines were fresh and had a lovely smoky flavor from the grill and the salad was fresh with an appropriate amount of delicious dressing. If I ever visit Toronto again I’d totally return!

Ordered the halibut and fries. Halibut was dense and dry — the opposite of what fresh halibut should taste like. The fries were limp and greasy. Overpriced and nauseatingly greasy. Instead go around the corner to Jack Astors for fish and chips.

My gf intended to bring me here on my b-​day but that’s long pass, and its conveniently close to my work, so we came by for lunch on a friday.
The menu is quite similar to ‘Buster Sea Cove’ inside the St. Lawrence Market. We tried quite a few things as usual turning to be a more expensive lunch.
Lobster Bisque ($ 7.95) — You can definitely taste the flavour of the lobster in there. I wished there was lobster meat inside, but its a bisque. Some may say its salty, like my Mom, but I thought its in between that.
(Score)
3 Taco Plate ($ 15) — You can pick octopus, tuna, shrimp or halibut. It goes with slaw and some sauces i don’t recall. The octopus is alright to me. The tuna is seared medium rare and it tasted alright, but not completely fresh if you know what i mean. The best tasting out of all taco is the halibut which is deep fried.
(Hit-​N-​Miss)
Oyster Po Boy ($ 10.95) — This was one recommended by the cashier. I thought it was alright. The fried oyster didn’t have any flavour, a bit bland.
(Missed)
Grilled Calamari w/​Fries ($ 13.95) — The calamari was nice tasting, it reminded us of eating at ‘Astoria’ the way they grill their calamari. The fries is just meh. The sauce that comes with the calamari is nice though, but strong in garlic flavour
(Score)
Funny thing is when my gf was paying by credit card, there was option on ‘tips’ and she wasn’t sure if she had to tip or not, but she did at the end… Bill was $ 57+ before tip.
I’d come back and try other things next time, but maybe once every 2 weeks or a month. Its a bit more than what I prefer to spend on lunch that is a take-​out joint style.
3.5÷5 is my score for the food here!

So impressed with the quality of the seafood. Came here for lunch and had the lobster pasta and halibut fish and chips. It was fresh and delicious and such a good price. I will be back here again and again. This is the regular store front of the owner of Buster’s Sea cove so you can get your seafood fix any time. They cook it right in front of you so you can anticipate the deliciousness. So worth a wait.
Very happy that it is close to the neighbourhood and in such a picturesque street too!

I decided to delete my old review because I wrote it while annoyed.
However I did decide to try this place twice again now since my last review and will give a solid 2.
I tried it again because they accept PayPal and I frequently have unused balance in my acct so that’s convenient.
The first time I got the oyster po sandwich which was ok but for the price you can get so so much better anywhere else.
The second time I got the lobster bisque and my friend got the fried calamari for takeout.
Now here’s one shocking thing I was going to try and tip the server on PayPal and she told me there’s no need because the server’s DON’T receive any tips from debit, credit, or PayPal. Only cash. Talk about motivation.
My lobster bisque was pretty good I really liked it, now the calamari…
My friend’s first thoughts were that someone spat in the batter and when I tasted it I thought so too it literally tasted like really undercooked rubber or something.
Now I know seafood and have had calamari in various forms over the years and this was bad bad bad.
All in all the staff seem to hate being there, who’d blame them without the tips, and the food and its pricing just don’t match up.
This place serves dive bar munchies for the price of a 5 star destination would not recommend unless you have the lobster bisque which I’d say is well priced … But who knows maybe the broth is store bought because it really doesn’t compare in quality to anything else on they’re menu.

If you are in the mood for Fresh Sea food this place is it! We ordered the grilled red snapper sandwich with cold slaw and coconut shrimps with fries. The portions were large and freshly prepared for us. The bill after tax was about $ 28 bucks! Will definitely come back here again!

Had to increase my ratings after having their grilled sardines. Amazing.
The fish was very fresh. Delivered in the morning. Spiced perfectly and grilled to the right crispness.
Not a big fan of fries and fried food in general. But the fries tastes good. not too over fried or soggy