halibut house

i just left this place after waiting to be seated... then to be told by the owners wife that there were 2 tables ahead of me to be served so there would be a bit of await.... thinking to myself that i was not in a hurry i had no problem with that… but i suggested to her maybe i'll go elsewhere and she said that be agoodidea....are you kidding me?.... this woman i believe has no concept on customer service..... so here i at another chinese eating beef flank and tendons.....a couple bucks more but a much larger serving and well worth the switch.... customer service is 5 stars here!

take out from here, we ordered 6 dishes -- singapore style noodles, black bean beef and vegetable rice noodles, ha gow, steamed bbq pork buns, fried rice, and spicy beans. it was all so delicious. we asked for light on the oil, and dang, it was good. definitely will be ordering from here again. somegoodhome style cooked chinese and no msg.

decent family-friendly joint. friendly wait-staff and decently pricedgoodeats. don't let the name fool you, this is mostly a chinese restaurant.

sherri and leslie will takegoodcare of you. ask for recommendations, and you can't go wrong. they'll even give you tips on how to serve their food as left overs. when we dine-in, we get enough food for two meals and then take home the rest. yum.

christmas eve take out. enjoyed a reallygoodtake out from halibut house yesterday evening. the food was at least a notch or two above the usual expected for a chinese take out - good, clean, bright, fresh flavours, and very well-presented even in the cartons. efficient and friendly service too. definitely recommended.

yes!. hard-working people,goodfood at agoodprice and a warm welcome. lots to like.

agoodlittle chinese restaurant. westernized chinese food but very flavourful and consistently good. plus they don't use msg, apparently, which is important to us.

good, but not that good.. prettygoodfood, would return again. server was reasonably nice, food was reasonably tasty.

not near the best chinese food i've had, though, and i'm surprised at such a high rating.

tough reviewers, butgoodfood!. i usually check reviews before going to a restaurant to see what i can expect, and i can tell you that thanks to the poor reviews on here, i was pleasantly surprised.

i ordered (for take out) the chicken chow mein, sweet and sour pork, breaded almond chicken, veggie chop suey and spring rolls. i loved the chow mein - the most flavourful i've ever tasted, and the portion was awesome. the pork was tender and the sauce excellent, but the almond chicken was the only item i wouldn't order again. it needs a side sauce! the waitress said they didn't have one for it, which is a shame because without it, it's simply deep fried chicken with no flavour.

maybe i have a naive palate, or previous reviewers have sky-high standards, but i think that if you are looking for somegoodchinese take-out, this is a fine place to choose.

tl;dr if you like fairway chinese, you'll like this place!

still great place to eat. well, have not been here for several months; mainly because i have been back east because of work.
but i am back and went here with family.. i had the beef brisket & tendon with noodle soup. loved it. the portions were great. just the right amount of meat to noodles to veggies to soup. i was stuffed after this.
to those people that wrote they didn't like this restaurant, i am wondering what you were expecting. this is a great place to eat. are you all just so used to americanized chinese food, that you are complaining about real chinese cooking? if you want the americanized food, go to panda express or another fast food place in a mall.


-----19 feb, 2013-----

this is great. sherry and wesley are still the best.
the tastes and the flavours are still fantastic.
i will keep coming here.


-----04 sep, 2012-----

fantastic. even thought the name of this place sounds like a greasy fish and chips joint, don't be fooled. as far as amy friends and i consider, this is one of the best chinese restaurants in the city.
six of us went in, and not knowing what everyone wanted specifically to order, we just met the owner and asked her what was best. we said that each of us would throw in $20 each, and if she could come up with the dishes that would taste best. we were not disappointed.
if you want agoodplace for supper, go here.

review for halibut house.... i have been to many places in victoria, and in my opinion this restaurant is the best quality in it's class. end of story.goodfood! i am surprised that anyone would write a negative review on this place at all, makes me wonder if the competition is writing nonsense reviews... i will continue too be a frequent customer too this establishment.

wonderful!. we visited victoria during spring break. decided to locate this restaurant because of the high ratings. it wasn't hard to find and totally worth it.
when the parking lot is packed, you know its agoodplace. we weren't disappointed! the restaurant was crowded and we had to wait a bit, but we will always wait for excellent food. what i really liked was that our server made recommendations as to popular dishes and specials. we went with her suggestion and it was just really fresh, top quality food. we had leftovers to take back to the hotel and had a yummy breakfast the next day. awesome food and service!

our go to chinese takeaway. my partners favourite chinese food restaurant.goodportions, alwaysgoodfood & friendly service.

no complaints. went for lunch and was very excited because of all the great reviews. but i didn't find it amazing or anything, except the shrimp dumplings, loads of flavor. everything else we ordered bbq buns, curry dish, beef flank were just average. food was nicely presented andgoodservice. when the lady went to close the blinds, dust was falling on my little boy, so i was swatting it away, funny :) door knob was weird with the tape all around it and parking sucks, but that is not their fault. will go back to try the dinner menu.

not worth paying for. we ordered take out, my husband a dinner combo which was suppose to have 4 items, only 3 were with it and out of the 3 he said the sweet 'n sour pork was great, the chow mein notgoodand the steamed veggies gross.

i ordered the veg chow mein. it was bottom end :( my spring roll was good, my husband wished that they remembered his. i wouldn't reccomend the food to anyone, it's very average and i could cook better.