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Boucanerie Chelsea Smokehouse
3 reviews for Boucanerie Chelsea Smokehouse
3 reviews in English
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Review from Katie D.
Ottawa, ON
1/3/2012
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 decor 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. -
Review from Warren H.
Ottawa, ON
1/21/2010
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. -
Review from David A.
Kanata, ON
7/25/2011
A very unassuming place located in a tiny strip mall. Walking in you see nice freshly painted decor 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.
