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Lucy's Seafood Kitchen & Cafe
Categories: Event Planning & Services Caterers Restaurants Seafood Caterers, Seafood [Edit]
6905 Millcreek DrMississauga, ON L5N 6A3
(905) 567-8950
- Hours:
Mon-Thu 11:30 am - 10 pm
Fri 11:30 am - 11 pm
Sat 3 pm - 11 pm
Sun 3 pm - 10 pm
- Attire:
- Casual
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Price Range:
-
$$
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- Yes
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Good For:
- Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Noise Level:
- Average
- Ambience:
- Casual
- Has TV:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
9 reviews for Lucy's Seafood Kitchen & Cafe
9 reviews in English
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Review from Mark f.
Oakville, ON
9/26/2011
5 stars , I'm tellin ya I couldn't find anything negative about our latest visit here this last Saturday. The service: everyone was friendly and inspired. In past visits I've seen Lucy herself working the floor. The appetizers and main course were excellent. The atmosphere, with a live band playing was playing blues rock adding a nice ambiance to the place. and the value was just right. Portions: when I go to any seafood restaurant I usually expect to walk out hungry, but not the case here. I was tempted to ask the waitress for a wheelchair when we left,
Don't be put off that Lucy's in Millcreek is in a stripmall in suburban Toronto (Mississauga), Remember that the best restaurants are always off the beaten trail and this has always been our "go to" restaurant when my wife and I can't decide on the thousands of restaurants in the area.
It was a nice bonus that the windows at the front of the restaurant were completely rolled back giving an outdoor feeling in the restaurant on a nice night.
the coconut shrimp has always been my favorite here, the PEI mussels were in an amazing chipotle tomato sauce. My main course was a nice marlin steak, crispy grilled vegetables and sweet potato fries. Had that with a few cold beers and I was I heaven. Dessert I had the peanut butter pie .
I realize 5 stars puts a big expectation on you if decide to go, but i truly believe these folks are passionate about running a restaurant, -
Review from Nicole H.
4/20/2012 1 Check-in Here
My friend wanted to go for seafood for her birthday so I checked Yelp and found Lucy's nearby. We arrived to a pretty packed house without a reservation. The hostess told it would be about 15 minutes for a table. No problem. Right behind us was another patron that was also looking for a table for two and was told 10-15 minutes. We noticed that it was odd she was quoted a shorter wait than we were as we walked outside to wait. We also realized that the hostess hadn't taken our name so went back in to mention it. On arrival back inside, we saw the lady that had come in after us without a reservation seated at a two-top that was empty just moments before. We told the hostess that we hadn't given her our name and she said she knew and that we were the only ones waiting. I pointed out to her that the woman that had come in after us was seated immediately and that I didn't understand why we were not seated at that table. She said she was waiting for a table in the back to put us at! (PS. my friend is Jamaican) With wide eyes and a dropped jaw, I stood there for a moment unsure of how to react. My friend said, "let's just go" but I wasn't okay with that. Just then the hostess said she could seat us and took us to a four-top on the side of the restaurant. We sat down, both incredibly uncomfortable and unsure if we should stay or not but decided to give the place a chance despite our unfortunate first impression.
They have a good-sized menu with a lot of options. Our waiter was friendly and even brought out a slice of chocolate mouse cake (on the house) with a lit candle at the end of the meal.
I ordered the Rainbow Trout with Capers and Lemon Butter and my friend had the Halibut and Chips. We were both satisfied with the taste and presentation of our entrees.
Towards the end of our meal, the band began playing in the bar area. It was really too loud to enjoy a conversation over. Though I should mention that the band was very good. I was impressed and had I gone out to hear a band (rather than to celebrate my friend's birthday and catch up over dinner) I would have been thrilled. Unfortunately, the volume was enough to drive us out.
We both agreed that overall we were satisfied and will probably give Lucy's another chance to wow us. -
Review from Angela H.
Mississauga, ON
4/27/2011
It's not the food that needs help here, I feel like it's the waitstaff-one in particular....we keep getting the same female waitress (she's the only one, I think) every time we go.
The first time she gave us a really hard time with coupons I had found online. Had I fought her however, she would have had to take them because there were no rules listed on them. We would have spent an extra $30 on oysters if she had let us use the coupons.
Second time we had her, she must have been tired-not friendly, never a smile, never a thank you, nothing. We walked right by her as we left the restaurant and she didn't even look up. We were the only table there (late aft lunch).
So now we look to see where she's serving...bar or dining room before we decide where to sit. I guess in a positive way this says that the food is pretty good if we still keep going back! -
Review from Elaine K.
6/10/2011
Decent food, but nothing special.
The atmosphere is really friendly and welcoming, and the place fills up quickly on a Friday night, but the food really wasn't that great.
My friend ordered the crab cakes, which she said were mushy on the inside, and weren't crispy at all, probably due to the creamy gravy on top. Personally, I would have set the cakes on the gravy so you could have the crunch, but that's just me. Tastewise, she gave it a "meh".
I ordered the pickerel, which came a little dry and overcooked and erratically seasoned. Some parts of the fish were bland as hell, and others had a big dollop of lemon pepper seasoning (you know, the kind you buy in the store) on it. The vegetables that came with it were a little too raw for my liking and were basically just a big chunk of carrot and broccoli roughly 1" x 5", no joke. If they were going to leave them so big, they should have cooked them softer so I wouldn't be trying to saw through them with my butter knife.
My friend had the stuffed sole, which she said was pretty good, but again, nothing special.
Service was fine, she was really great at refilling our waters and was really hustling since she had a full section. The food came out at a good clip, and we didn't feel rushed or neglected.
Both of us left pretty underwhelmed. Our mains were about $18 each, which seemed pretty pricey considering the quality wasn't so great.
It seemed like a comfy place to have a drink and eat some oysters (they have an oyster special on Thursday), but it's not somewhere we'll be returning to. -
Review from Candace L.
North York, ON
1/30/2011 6 photos
Lively New Orleans-themed atmosphere. Came on a Friday evening and it was packed, definitely best to make reservations. Both dining side and bar side of restaurant were full.
They gave free jalapeno cornbread with butter. Tasty with zing but would have preferred this to be warm and softer.
Ordered "Lucy's Sumptuous Seafood Platter For Two" which was a Groupon $34ish find. Came with 1 lobster, 4 Alaskan King Crab Legs, 4 bacon-wrapped scallop, steamed veggies and two sides (fries/potato/rice, etc).
These were okay. Lobster was covered in gravy (I think I just prefer fresh and clean taste of boiled), crab legs were tasty however shells were super soft and spikey than usual so hard to crack open, scallops were large and generous but overcooked.
We also ordered:
- Home-made New England Cream Clam Chowder ($4.95 for a big cup). This was fairly good - liked that it wasn't overly salty. Could have had more "bits" in it though, was more creamy than anything.
-Rockefeller Oyster ($8.95 for 4 oysters): "New Orleans Style" oysters cooked with Pernod, spinach, jalepeno and parmesan. My first time trying these anywhere. Nice flavour/texture with kick. I prefer my oysters raw but did enjoy trying these.
-Delta Blue Crab Cakes (2 for $8.85): quite chewy but tasty. Not a crab cake fan generally though.
-Sweet Potato Pecan Pie - just something I had to try once - didn't like it at all but I'm glad I tried it.
-Peanut Butter Chocolate Mousse dessert - deelish creamy goodness
By evening's end dining area had quieted out but the bar was rocking some karaoke - lively and fun, not the annoying kind (perhaps I lucked out with hearing good singers).
Great for a casual night out. There are different daily specials as well on a large chalkboard (ie/Thursday night pulled pork nachos, etc). Though it's great for families I'm thinking (at least on a Friday night) not the best for young kids. More of a...order a few drinks, be lively and munch on fatty foods type place. I suspect it would be very different in the day for lunch.
Good variety of seafood available however I don't think it does justice to lovely fresh seafood (I like my seafood cooked just so, so it's just cooked but juicy, tender, not bouncy or chewy).
Would I come back? Probably. But I'd order something more basic. The people next to me ordered fish and chips, that looked GREAT. -
Review from Angie M.
York, ON
8/10/2011
My boyfriend doesn't like to go downtown to eat. (Yeah, I know!?), so when I want oysters, we go here. Only problem is they normally only have one or two kinds. I think having a sign that says "Oyster Bar" is a bit misleading.
That being said, we love the food here and go quite often. He normally gets the Coconut Shrimp, and I've tried just about everything. You know a place is good when you keep going back, and take friends there, and we do.
Casual place, we go early and have never needed reservations, as it has a bar side and restaurant side. We normally eat on the bar side.
Make sure to save room for the Peanut Butter Pie, it's divine! -
Review from Al M.
10/18/2010
I'm in town from the Chicago area on business. The hotel front desk recomended Lucy's and an Italian place. I wish I would have gone Italian.
I'm not sure what I expected, but it was not a over lit bar/family restaurant. I ordred the halibut based on a recomendatin from the bar tender. It was lacking in falvr accept for the sauce which was an odd grape and balsamic goo. The vegatabels were steamed well, but were under seasoned.
The window in the front said oyster bar, maybe I should have done oysters. -
Review from Stephanie E.
7/31/2010 5 Check-ins Here
I was a little skeptical at first about the restaurant considering it is in a strip but the food was amazing. The crab cakes are too die for! Especially the lobster crab cakes! If you are big oyster fan you will also love their oysters, they are like butter!
The decor has a New Orleans feel to it, which is suiting for some of the menu items. -
Review from Rana C.
7/12/2011
Today was my second visit. Lucy's exceeded my expectation once again. The quality of food, price and friendliness of staff was great once again.
