Rock Lobster

A few of my colleagues had gone down to downtown Toronto to try out Rock Lobster and each and everyone came back with huge grins on their faces.  They messaged me and said it is a definite must try so off we went on a weekday afternoon to downtown Toronto to give Rock Lobster a go.

When we got there, we were literally the first customers to walk through the door.  The waitresses had just opened their doors just before noon hour and we were given a booth table off to the right side.  We looked at their menu and there were plenty to choose from including seafood rolls, steamed crabs and lobsters and much, much more.  We asked their waitress which were the two main signature dishes that they had to offer and she said it was the signature Rock Lobster Roll ($16.00) and their Fish and Chips ($15.00).  For drinks, she highly recommended their Lobster Tail Caesar ($14.00)

The drink arrived first and appearance wise it looked fantastic.  Each drink and a mini lobster where one could poke the meat out to consume.  I dipped the lobster into my drink to give it that extra bit of flavor and it was amazing.  The drink itself was pretty spicy and slightly different than some of the other Caesar's that I have had before.  Part of it as I noticed was that not only do they use peppers on their rims but they also add a bit of garlic to it which really spiced things up.  The drink itself was spot on and absolutely delicious.  Yes it's a bit pricey but that's the price one pays for the good quality food.

Lobster Tail Caesar

The Signature Rock Lobster Roll looked amazing as it landed on our table.  The main ingredients were mayonnaise, lemon, fresh diced lobster and a special seasoning sauce.  The meal is served cold and it was great!!! It actually reminded me of eating a tuna sandwich except it was lobster instead of tuna and all the lemon and seasoning sauces add that extra bit of zing and tangy taste to it.  I could tell you it was gobbled up rather quickly and tasted really good.  The Yukon potato fries were also perfectly done.  This was a great meal and worth the price of admission.

Signature Rock Lobster Roll

Their other signature was their Fish and Chips and I can tell you the picture does not do it any justice.  The fish itself was well over 12" long and was perfectly battered from one end to another end.  The chefs I'm told told use a special beer as their batter and what I really enjoyed about this particular dish was the fish meat was fresh, it was not mushy and didn't stick to the batter.   It tasted very good with every bite nice and crispy.  The size of the fish surprised me although some have reminded me that other places often cut their "12" fish into 2 so that one does not notice how big that fish actually was.  Still it was very good and the tartar sauce and once again the Yukon fries were made to perfection.

Fish and Chips

Overall it was quite the awesome lunch.  On a weekday where there were fewer people on the streets where one could take a nice quiet stroll in downtown Toronto and then have such an awesome lunch was quite the reward.  What was also rewarding was that we were also able to find free side street parking close to the restaurant.  All in all it was a win-win-win situation.  If you're in the downtown area, and your in the west end, do feel free to drop by and have a go at it.  I'm sure you won't be disappointed.  Overall I give it a 4.5 out of 5.

Rock Lobster
538 Queen Street West
Toronto, Ontario

416-203-6623