Reviews of Sterling (Fish Shop)

Grace Na

Service

Valerie Di Manno

Excellent service, excellent meal. The word boar chop was outstanding. Kudos to the chef for the delicious food and to the wait staff for a great evening. I highly recommend this restaurant.

meba esdras

Beautiful and pleasant experience. Professional server, delicious food!!

Karen Simpson

In town visiting and went out for dinner. From the soup to dessert, the four course meal was delicious. I will be back when in town again. George and Jonathan were great and not intrusive but attentive. Was also a pleasure seeing the owner who took the time to catch up from years ago.

Henry Colins

Beautiful restaurant, the service staff was amazing and the wine was fantastic. My husband and I went there for my birthday and we had the table d'hote. The soup and appetizers were great. However, my entree was quite disappointing. I had the lobster Thermidor with macaroni and cheese. First up, the presentation was lacking. Everything was just slapped on the plate, without care. The pasta tasted like it was boxed or I highly doubt it was made fresh that day. The lobster was chewy and overcooked. Having my doubts about whether it was fresh or frozen. It was very mediocre and for a restaurant like Sterling's, I expect far better than mediocre, especially for the price. If I wanted boxed pasta and overcooked lobster, I would've stayed home. Pretty disappointing birthday dinner.

Brittany Coxford-Brown

Excellent service! Food is amazing.

Livia Mello da Silva

My lady brought me here for my birthday supper here. Best steak in Ottawa area but a little out of the way and hard to find.

Mischievous Mistress

Cozy setting and prompt service. Each item from the set menu were delicious - soup, salad, steak with lobster, dessert and coffee. I was very full at the end of the meal. Reasonable price for excellent quality. We'll be back again when there's a special occasion.

Robert Long

Oh my goodness. Husband and I attended a group dinner here. The preset menu choices were difficult to decide between. I ended up having the Mediterranean Salad for my starter and the Filet Mignon for my entree. I was not disappointed! My steak was served exactly how I wanted it. It practically melted in my mouth. The roasted veggies were divine and neither over nor under cooked. And the wine!! I started with white and ended with red (I didn't pay attention to the types- sorry) and both were very nice. The selection was enormous. I don't know much about wine (I just enjoy drinking it), but a few of the people at my table said that they have some very good wines there. The desert was also phenomenal. It was a dark chocolate wedge with a ganache-like texture served with blueberry and peach (?) coulis and an espresso flavoured whipped squirt of cream. Yum. I look forward to next years dinner, and hopefully at least one more visit before that.

Warren Dunlop

Service

Nick Lavigne

Dinner

Enas Abbas (Enas Photography)

Wild boar was amazing. Server was also super attentive and polite

Danielle Sarazin

5/5 ambiance 6/5 customer service 4/5 food $$$$$ A degustation of the year for me and my family. This was straight up on of my top culinary experiences I've had to date in Gatineau. Starting with their entry way where you can see right into the kitchen, and see the dedicated chefs at work. The waiters are very knowledgeable on their menu, though a little rusty on the wines but all around helpful. The steaks are cut and brought to the customer before being meticulously made into a savoury and intensly flavoured dish. It is pricey, and the all around environment proves it's worth 100%. So if you like meat and warmness, this is the spot.

Mark Whitton

Dinner

Magued Choukri Louka

We tried this place for the first time and definitely not the last one , food was extremely delicious and addictive , the ambiance was truly exceptional and the cherry on top was the friendly accommodating staff

Travis Brooks

Such a beautiful spot in Gatineau. The view while having your food is exquisite. I had the table d’hôte and liked everything except the main dish which was ok but not tasty as I expected as the salmon was a bit dry. But all in all I recommend that place.

Len Westerberg

This is the best steakhouse in Gatineau, in my opinion. The prices are adequate for the quality of the food. My girlfriend loved their seafood as well. The location is gorgeous, the patio view is splendid. Last night I ordered a table d'hôte filet mignon, and she ordered sea food languini. The portions were surprisingly big. Loved it. About out to Marc our waiter for a professional and cheerful service.

Sean C

My favorite place for a great dinner. Great selection of items in the menu and always delicious.

Jennifer Jean

We had our staff Christmas party here and it was absolutely amazing. The steak tartare was delicious. 5 star ++++

Moriah Creighton

Can't give a zero, otherwise I would have done that. We were in this place on July 2021 to say farewell to a friend who was leaving the town for good. We wanted a fancy place with good view and good food to leave ourselves a good memory. I am usually not the kind of person who write unfair reviews. I think it is not moral to undermine other's reputation for no reason. But this is place is really overrated: From a gang of 6 people, four of us (from different households) had heartburn and Diarra on the night of this event. We couldn't sleep the whole night. Aside from this very disappointing event that is called food poisoning, the food tasted very poor, for sure, not measuring up to the level of a restaurant that charges 100$/person. I called to report all our dissatisfactions and nobody got back to me. For the sake of raising awareness, I am going to ask everyone from the party to step up and write their reviews here.

Jason

Very slow service. Food lacks passion. Side order of Vegs was uninspired, surprising for the prices of meals. Waiter was lazy and lacked character. A notch above the Keg, but not much more. Just a better wine cellar.

Canda-Leigh Habonimana

Awesome establishment! Intimate setting in a beautiful historic building. Chose this place to celebrate our one-year anniversary. Food was incredible! Humongous wine selection and very knowledgeable servers. Highly recommend for a special occasion.

Paul Winch (Mindfreak66)

Came here on the recommendation of a friend, and we weren't disappointed! Staff was very friendly, service was quick, and the food was amazing! Great atmosphere in the restaurant, and what looks to be great patio seating in the summer overlooking the river. Can't wait to come back here again. If your looking for a special place to celebrate, this is a great choice.

Adam Trend (BurgerBoy)

Meal type

Mohammad Albeloushi

You better visit that place !!!

Lana H

Went for a friend's birthday. Food is good but overpriced. I will not be going back.

Ian Johns

We celebrated our wedding anniversary at Sterling and it was amazing. The food was luscious and the wine was fit for a king. The meat was so tender and well seasoned, we were amazed with every single bite. We easily spent three hours in this ambient restaurant enjoying each other's company. This was well worth the price.

Sébastien Côté

Excellent meal and service! I had the small NY steak and it was larger and better than expected. Loved the twice baked potato and mushroom sauce.

Phil M

I had one of the worst eating experiences at this restaurant for a friend's bachelor party last night. The first of a series of unfortunate events was the hair I found in my soup - the first of a 4 course meal. The wait between meals was around 45 minutes. One of my friends only got a 12oz Serloin steak while the rest of us got our appetizers, so he waited 2 hours for his main meal and a loaf of bread that they provided every hour. We were starving and tried getting a waiter to notify us what was happening, and they just walked away and ignored us. The rest of the meals were sub-par and disappointing. The one positive note was they poured us water frequently. But to top it all off, the worst of it all, was when we finished paying out bill. We each agreed the service was terrible and didn't deserve a tip, especially for the $100/meal experience you think you would get. After we paid, the server was occasionally bumping my chair aggressively while walking by. I'm sure it was "by accident", but it was very clear it wasn't after the 3rd time. Then my friend got out of the bathroom and told us a server just shoulder checked him while he was walking back to the table! This was objectively a cruel and overwhelming disappointing end to our friends bachelor party. You should be ashamed.

Jordan Bear

Do not like leaving these kind of reviews, but in this case I really want to share my experience. Started with the first minute when a waitress pulled the menu out of my hand with a little negative vibe. I tried do not think about it too much, and considered it as of he fatigue and an awkward moment. We had a reservation at 8pm. She started to serve us at 8:40 and we drinks and food at the same time since we have been waiting for so long already. So, the first drinks we got at 9pm. We were keep asking to have some bread at least, "It is in the oven' - that was an answer... okay Finally we received our appetizers at 9:30 (1,5 HOURS WE GOT THERE). 10pm!!! I was about to go home, and it was a challenge to find our girl just to cancel the order. I did. So I asked her if they did not start to cook my meal yet I would like to cancel. She told me she just was about to let me know that they run out of salmon... while doing that, she was bringing the meal to my friends... I was just wondering if I would not cancel, how she would explain me the situation that after 2 hours of waiting I am sitting around the people with no food...hmmm very interesting. I've been there before but never ever had this kind of service. like wow... disappointed.. If food is not delicious I would never share this experience. Bus the unmannerly way my friends and I got treated + the extremely long waiting time gives me the right to sat that I would not recommend going there.

D. Iradukunda

We were somewhat disappointed in the food. The service was top notch, one of the best table service I've seen; the staff was very pleasant and efficient. But they got my order wrong (ordered vegetables and mushrooms but got potatoes). We started with the soup; it was good. Even though we ordered the main steak "medium-rare", it was overly charred on the outside and was fully cooked for about 1/2 inch in thickness before we got to the medium-rare part. The mushrooms were oily and overly salty. The Yukon mashed potatoes were not very good and neither my wife nor I took more than a bite. Unfortunately, we will not be back.

Navid Tadayon

Dine in

Yury Sanchez

From start to finish, it was perfect. All the staff at Sterling was very attentive and our server accommodated my food preferences without any hesitation. Every course was delicious and our wine delightful. Thank you, Sterling, we had another excellent experience.

Shahriar Jalali

Three stars is really generous in my opinion. My filet mignon was stringy and hard to eat :( Everyone at my table was disappointed and left criticizing the restaurant. It was a bit embarrassing because I was with our of town guests. Giving it the stars because our server was great and the desert and appetizer were good. Something to note is that even though reservations ask for a reason for the visit, staff does not acknowledge it. Lol Not sure why the rating is as high as it is...

Danielle Boulard

Great experience. There isn't much more to say about this restaurant than "go and enjoy yourself" You won't regret it.

Sandra Crowe

It was our first visit and I hope it was an off night for them because the experience was poor. Very slow service, food not worth the price. The waiter seemed to be serving too many tables and spent a lot of time with regular customers and neglected the rest of us. The shrimps were good, the salad was soggy, the steak was tough but tasty and seemed like it was served long after it was cooked, the cheese cake was the smallest portion I have ever seen, and the camomile tea was lukewarm. Other dinner customers seemed equally underwhelmed by the service. I think they are understaffed after the pandemic but for the price, they must deliver better.

Richard La Rose

Service

André Malo

My husband and I wanted to go out for the first time since the pandemic hit and were looking forward to a night out at Sterling. Unfortunately, the whole experience was thoroughly disappointing... We had made reservations on the patio since it has a view on the Gatineau river. Within minutes of sitting down, we realized how noisy it was! The patio is within feet of the street and there are no noise barriers to block the loud cars and motorcycles going by. In addition, we kept getting whiffs of septic smell coming from the sewer on the street. Unfortunately the food did not offer any redemption for the issues I mentioned above. We ordered the table d'hôte at $85 (+tax and tip) which included a soup, appetizer, main course and desert. My husband ordered the tuna and I ordered the steak. The food was mediocre and that's an overstatement. For a restaurant whose claims to fame is their steak, it was no better than any steak I've had in restaurants that charge $35-40 for a filet mignon (Theirs is $65!!!) The appetizers were nothing special. Only redeeming qualities were the service and the tuna my husband ordered. We will never go back - the food is way overrated and the location on the river overshadowed by the noise.

Rebecca Roy

Dinner

Anna Kosheleva

Came here for birthday dinner. The food was delicious! Highly recommend the lobster dish :)

Adrienne Ng

Outstanding! Fantastic food and service!

ALEX THOMPSONS

Amazing manager good service and food

Daniel Hébert

Meal type

Marianne B

Meal type

Jay thebrinks

Our go to place to eat when i want to wow my wife. The steaks are amazing and the owner greeting us saying bye is a welcome touch. smell of the fire pit is amazing and the wine selections is unreal 10/10

Kathy Zhang

Came here for birthday dinner. The food was delicious! Highly recommend the escargot appetizer. Service was superb, ask for Marc! He was so hospitable with a great sense of humour. I had an incredible evening :)

mathieu gareau

Very nice place, great atmosphere. The food is delicious and the people who work here, they are friendly and welcoming. I love this place

Bruno Lepage

We sat outside, with a view of the sunset and river. Service was a bit slow, but that is common now with less staff due to covid. We all thoroughly enjoyed our food!

Aaron Francis

Food 5/5 Appetizers 4.5/5 Service 5/5 Wine list 5/5 Ambience 5/5 We had an amazing meal here with the family. The service was impeccable. They have a great selection of wine and a good sized menu. The steaks were perfectly cooked. I'd highly suggest this spot if you love good meat . The desserts were great as well. The sorbet had a fresh infusion of lime and mint. It was quite refreshing . The servers are what you'd expect at a high scale place. They were attentive and timely. They were present but not intrusive. Overall it was a spectacular experience . Highly recommended.

Cindy V.

Hard to find, small sign that's not lit up. Free parking but not on site.

Faye Khoo

Excellent from start to finish. Best French onion soup I’ve probably had. The escargot and beef tartar also excellent. Superb wine list, great ambience, with incredible service. They even treated us to a comped shared dessert. Couldn’t have asked for a better place to celebrate our second anniversary. A must-try.

Andrei Girnet

Dine in

Gordon

I really enjoyed the atmosphere, the service was good and courteous as well. The food was good. It's expensive but it's one of those once or twice a year spots during special occasions. A very nice experience.

Jack V

Terrible food. I expected so much more after reading the reviews. Steak was really over done, shrimp did not have much flavor. Would not go back. The service was friendly but took 50 to get main course. We were in the restaurant for a total of 90 minutes by the time we ate.

Maha Abdallah

Dine in

C A

Overpriced and nothing special is the best way to describe this place. I've honestly had similar steak at places like The Keg for half the price. Only reason it's a 2 star is because the scallops appetizer was truly outstanding. Oh and, very loud.

Irene Boutin

Excellent food, excellent service. This place never disappoints. Highly recommended.

Mike Woods

Incredible service, fancy wine and the best steaks you’ll ever eat

Marie V

Nice place and so yummy food...I really highly recommend it.

Alex Sb

Amazing view and location, Very friendly staff but with several mistakes and forgetting your order. Food had a very low, low quality. We were seven and none of us liked the food. With considering the price with quality you have much more options in the city to go. I suggest to change your Chef. Unfortunately, I do not recommend this restaurant.