Flipper's Restaurant

Rock solid experience. We ended up here because I really wanted seafood and we needed a reservation for Pelican. The clam chowder and shrimp wonton soup were excellent. Almond salmon excellent. Seafood platter the oysters were a bit too warm and the lobster just slightly overdone. In theory because of those tidbits I would give this place 4.8 stars but everything was so good, the service was excellent even when we showed up with a baby. They saw we were looking outside how to get up the stairs and someone came out to tell us there was an elevator around the other side. On a sunday evening we were dining in a mostly empty space with what looks like a bunch of regulars hanging out and eating at the bar. This was a beautiful experience with my wife and baby and I would consider coming back to this place as many times as I'm in Ottawa.

If you are comfy pretending the pandemic is over, then this is the place for you. Tables are VERY close together, they squished all the diners into one side of the restaurant, leaving the other totally empty. No masks on staff, and the waiter hovered over the table. Food is, as always, very very good. But not a comfy evening out.

My wife and I went to Flippers for the first time the other evening. It was our 54th wedding anniversary and we had a SPLENDID time! The seafood platter was excellent (for a Maritimer it's important!), the service was friendly and efficient and ambiance intimate. We have already recommended friends to go. (I didn't wear a mask either, lol) Kudos!

I travel out of my neighbourhood to go to Flippers. Located upstairs from Vons at Fourth and Bank this restaurant is a gem. We go there for a quiet friendly restaurant experience. Not too small not big at all. The food is great. I personally go for the Seafood Escabeche which is scallops, prawns, mussels, and linguine in a creamy garlic sauce. Every time I go there iI am hoping that it is still on their menu. Never been disappointe!

I went to Flippers with three longtime friends last night. I am uncertain that I will go back. My meal was something that I thought it should be standard fare in a seafood restaurant. I had seafood chowder and Moules et Frites. The chowder was tasty enough but not nearly warm enough. The mussels were tiny and over-cooked with one in five not fully open and all almost impossible to remove from the shell. No bread was served with which to soak up the rather good broth. The french fries were soggy and without taste. The table was suitable for two people, perhaps, but certainly not for four. The tablecloth and napkins were clean and new. No finger bowl was offered although it would’ve been an appropriate addition to a messy meal like mussels. Of course, there would have been no room on the table for an additional bowl. All in all it was a disappointing evening at a restaurant that I have enjoyed on other occasions.