Fish and Chips at Don's Fish and Chips
Fish and Chips at Don's Fish and Chips
Foods from Don's Fish and Chips
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2016 Sep 3
I have always preferred Manoll's 😀



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2016 Sep 2
On a recent visit to Brockville, we discovered that the fish has gone from variable to just plain bad. The pieces were par-cooked with batter and Don pulled them off a baking sheet and threw them in the fryer to crisp them up. The result was a dryish hunk of fish that you can pick up and bite pieces off like you would a bread roll or banana. The batter is very much like pogo batter -- bready and quite sweet.

A 2-piece meal is now $13.

The fries are pretty great but not enough to travel for. So if you find yourself in Brockville go ahead and eat at Don's. Just don't make it the core reason for a road trip!

2009 Sep 12
Finally made it to Don's Fish and Chips in Brockville today. We had the cod and ate it at the picnic tables near the Harbour Customs office while enjoying the beautiful view of sailboats and seabirds.

Our first reaction was Wow! But the fish ended up being a little variable. Some of it was awesomely moist and perfectly battered, but other pieces were a bit overcooked (fish) or undercooked (batter). Good though, and the prices were better than places in Ottawa (I think it was $8.50 for a two-piece meal and $6.50 for a one-piece). The newspaper wrap really makes the experience a great one! We need to see that here -- you just can't beat paper for keeping fried food hot without making it soggy.

Condiments are self-serve and come in the standard plastic/foil packets. One disappointment was that the tartar sauce was just the prepackaged room-temperature kind. It would be nice to get a little cup of homemade tartar sauce with such great fish and chips.

The fries were positively top-notch! Unlike all the good fish and chips places in Ottawa, this one has excellent chips. And they ask if you want salt and vinegar on your fries before wrapping them up. The environment inside is perfect fish and chips style: a cash register and a long row of fryers along one wall and a row of salivating customers along the other wall.

Also worthy of mention is that the pogos my kids wanted appeared to be home made. The batter looked the same as what was on the fish (a little thinner than regular pogo batter) and the wieners were the thick one-eighth pound kind.

The photo here isn't mine. I found it here: www.roadfood.com