Walkers Wine Bar & Grill

Great intimate place, personable service and food is splendid. Have to have the oysters.

Went here with three others last night.
Requested a table near the fireplace which also happened to be beside the small staircase. Our waiter (older gentleman) kept leaning over the staircase to pick up cutlery and glassware AND he served our food this way to the two people closest to the staircase.
The food was just O.K.
The calamari was good. The red pepper soup was good. But the Caesar Salad and the Diavolo Linguine were terrible.
Have been to this restaurant a few times previously as it’s a lovely setting but the food and service last night were disappointing. We won’t be going back.

I was there with a friend on Friday, Oct 2, 2015 at approx 8 pm. It was very quiet for a Friday night and we soon figured out why. The service is terrible and impersonal bordering on some staff being rude/​impatient even when there are so few diners! By the way, we has made a reservation but it really wasn’t necessary.
My friend had been there before and remembered the fish being very good. The main waitress came to get our orders and than without apology said the fish I wanted was not available (rainbow trout). She suggested the special catch of the day which was significantly more expensive at $ 41 – 43! So I went with the snapper prepared «dirty». My friend also got fish — the salmon prepared dirty too. It was a bit spicy for him but I enjoyed the subtle kick.
We has to ask for salt & pepper shakers, & for our water to be topped up, for extra lemon slices for calamari & our water, etc. Overall just a lack of attentiveness or making the diner feel special and valued. A lack of general friendliness.
The fried calamari was standard with a standard dipping sauce. Nothing special and no option of grilled calamari unfortunately.
Our fish dishes were also okay… they weren’t exceptional but they weren’t terrible either. Nothing wow’d me about this place.
Our bill for 2 with 1 app, 2 mains, & 1 5 oz glass of wine came to around $ 85 – 90 + tip.
My friend was so agitated from his work day + the lack of attentiveness by the service staff that we decided not to stay for tea/​coffee!
Could not wait to get out of there. Not impressed and rather spend my money elsewhere.
By the way the décor is very cool with the nautical theme and the booth was comfortable. But there was no buzz for a Friday night which made the experience less like a Friday night.

Nice restaurant with a touch of nautical themed elements. The ambience was very good. Excellent service. Came here for a party and the staff were great and very accommodating. Lots of selections on the menu. They made selecting a menu for a private function very flexible and had vegetarian options available as well. The steak was excellent. I was pleasantly surprised. Didn’t try any of the seafood to be honest. Dessert on the other hand was a bit sad. Would definitely return to try the seafood as that’s what they’re known for. Overall, a pleasant experience.

Ordered the seafood platter and was very disappointed. The Atlantic king crab was not fresh at all and lobster was overlooked (had to pay extra $ 22.95 for lobster. The shrimp was also overdone and rubbery.
The lobster bisque appetizers were more like a lobster broth and tasted almost like it was out of a can.
Bread was served cold with non-​spreadable butter.
The 5 oysters were the only thing they didn’t mess up.
Total price for 2 was $ 170, including only 2 glasses of wine. Fine dining price with a much less than fine dining experience.
Will never return and would not recommend.

Amazing experience with European draft beers, home made sauces, Italian prosecco and amazing sea bass…

I went on November 7^th with my fiancé, this was the second time I had been there:
PROS
— Atmosphere was lovely, not busy, and décor is very cute and clean looking
— Food was tasty (oysters, calamari)
CONS
— Staff were running around trying to set up for dinner (we were there at 4:30)
— Staff never came up to us and ask how everything was, I waited to order a second drink throughout the entire time eating so I didnt order and they lost an extra $ 12 there.
— While staff was setting up for dinner (which in my opinion should be earlier than 4:30) she reached across our table with her hair hanging over our food while we were eating. I do think she should have waiting until we were done. found it really rude.
— Expensive for what it was.
FINAL OUTCOME:
I would probably order takeout but I dont think I would go back, for the price everything was, I would have expected a better staffing experience. Ive received better service at Jack Astors.

I’ve heard good things about this restaurant and now that I’m here I’m quite underwhelmed. For one there is no oysters. (It’s an oyster bar) Two I’m being served by someone with a serious language barrier. And three I’ve had two courses now going into my third and the server has taken my fork off the dirty plates for me to continue using for the next courses. I will be asking for new silverware ASAP.

Beautiful restaurant, pleasant service, great menu selection. I had quite a great experience at Walkers, not the cheapest but definitely worth it to treat yourself once in a while. Their smoked salmon was on point!

beautiful interior… good weeknight specials on apps! however, the hostess offered us the «happy hours» specials menu on a sunday night (9pm-​close) since we arrived after 9pm… not applicable so that was a little misleading. …in any case, we ordered some apps & oysters (we came for the oysters)
oysters — delicious! good choice of oysters & sauces.
garlic mushroom bread — good, different. a bit hard to bite into but tasty like bread at an italian restaurant with mushrooms & pesto added (a few slices should be complimentary for the table)
dynamite shrimp — AMAZING!!! perfect blend of sweet & spicy. get these!
crab cakes — bland. waste of good crab meat. don’t bother
calamari — good with the thai sauce
banana bread pudding — enough to share! order it bc it is divine:-)
pet peeve & service complaints– manager & 3 servers lounging around doing nothing while our server (& the hostess) was rushing around serving tables in the bar & dining areas! that’s pretty ridiculous! and when the hostess got off shift, she sat at the bar eating & socializing with the other staff lounging around… there should be a separate area specified for the staff… a star lost there for sure… however, our server Phil, was awesome (when we could actually get the poor man over to us)…he was even the one who shucked the oysters & made great suggestions!
all in all, worth a trip back but definitely some points lost…

One of the worst experiences we’ve ever had at a restaurant when we visited for a lunch outing with a friend this Sunday, Dec 16,2012. We arrived to an empty restaurant with one one girl at the front that told us to pick any place to sit. The once pristine cream coloured upholstery were stained with dark splotches and that went for every piece of seating there. While dead insects lined the window sill by where my wife sat. We had barely sat down, when the waiter showed up asking us for or drink orders we asked for 3 waters. The waters arrived almost 10 minutes later. Two out of our three glasses were unwashed and had things floating in them. One had a piece of hair in it, where another had lots of food particles from a previous dish wash or customer. We finally flagged the waiter down and he agreed on changing the waters. In between this mess, we put our orders in; Blackened fish tacos, Crab and Shrimp Melt, English Muffin breakfast crab cakes (the waiter verbally took down our orders without writing them down). He returned twenty minutes later (keep in mind apart from us there were maybe four other customers in this large restaurant) the result? Both glasses of water still had particles floating in them! Disgusted we put our waters aside and waited for our orders. Red flag number one. Fourty five minutes later, the waiter arrived with a female manager. Out of our three orders they only got one right; the English breakfast crab cakes. However, the hollandaise sauce had already congealed, while the accompanied fruits were brown, and stale! Yuck! As for the other two dishes, the waiter arrived with shrimp tacos instead of our blackened fish tacos and shrimp melt! We told them about the mistake, but both manager and waiter looked confused — almost as if they had no idea if those items were even on the menu. Red flag number two. The manager and the waiter scurried away into the kitchen and then reappeared with those same shrimp tacos they brought to our table and tried to pass them onto two customers who were seated behind us. They immediately caught on after hearing the debacle from our table, and also complained about the doucing of hoisin sauce on their dishes which they didn’t ask for. We had heard enough! but Red flag number three. We immediately got up and told the waiter that we were leaving, hoping to hear an apology from him about their horrible service. Except all we heard was «Okay.» We left hungry and disgruntled, looking to spend our money at a more well deserved establishment. Avoid this sham of a restaurant, which has obviously taken on discourteous staff and management with absolutely no knowledge of customer service or restaurant etiquette.

I brought my family to Walker’s for my mom’s birthday. We usually go to Snug Harbour in Port Credit, but I feel like that has gone downhill over the last few years, but their prices have stayed the same or gone up! Pleasantly pleased to find this restaurant after reading about it on Unilocal under the «People Who Viewed This Also Viewed.» section.
Great, warm atmosphere. My family commented multiple times about the fans in the middle of the room. The serving sizes are big and everything tastes extremely fresh, which is a definite plus at a seafood restaurant. It was also really nice that I didn’t have to yell to talk to the people around me. A nice place to be with friends and family.
I had the lobster and shrimp bisque for a starter and the grilled barramundi for my entrée. The bisque was quite tasty with a decent amount of meat morsels. Only criticism is that it was a tad on the salty side… though that didn’t stop me from finishing the whole bowl! The barramundi was soft and flaky and delicious. It came with asparagus, carrots and fingerling potatoes. A perfect Sunday night dinner. I’ll be back.

Last night on a drive back from the Christie Antique Show we stopped in at Walkers Fish Market on Dundas Street West in Mississauga. We are always happy to find a fish place and was glad to stop in for a dinner on their beautiful patio. Like the rest of the restaurant it is subtly themed in that New England style suggesting a coastal restaurant overlooking the sea. Sadly, the only view is the highway, but with your back to that you can imagine you are somewhere on the coast enjoying delicious fish & seafood.
The restaurant features a selection of fish and seafood appetizers, some fish soups, salads and fresh fish entrees. There is a little bit of everything to please everyone interested in fish and seafood. All the fish can be prepared in four different styles and there are also cold seafood options.
There is also an extensive wine and liquor list to pair with any dining options. Last night we opted for a selection of oysters on the half shell, the smoked salmon appetizer and for dinner, the bouillabaisse, some Pacific inspired salmon and calamari.
The food is always good and the service while languid is always pleasant. The atmosphere is designed for a pleasant summer evening sitting back with friends.

I like the place :) it’s romantic and elegant… three muted TV screens, one was showing the WWE Smackdown Holiday yesterday and I was actually staring at throughout dinner haha
The food wasn’t expensive here! We had clams (so so fresh) and crab cakes (SO delicious!) for appetizers.
I had the Beer Battered Shrimp, which was a dish with HUGELY battered shrimps and lots of fries (which I didn’t finish…) The shrimps were sooooo fat and yummy, I kinda skipped the batter… I just pulled out the shrimp and ate that.
We also had… the Pacific Rim, really fat with lots of veggies. The Stuffed Salmon, I’ve never seen that before! And one more. salmon dish, that I forgot. Only I didn’t order salmon…
Our waiter that night, Les, was such a gentleman. He’s a fun guy, easy to talk to, and makes jokes all the time. I love his enthusiasm. I also saw that the other waitress was friendly too. We got a free dessert because we had a birthday person at our table :)
This was yesterday evening, Tuesday. Reeeally quiet… Unlimited mussels and fries for $ 16! Which we didn’t get… they have daily specials like that.
Their $ 149 Seafood Tower (forgot what it’s called) is a HUGE tall tower of LOTS of mussels, two lobsters, king crab legs, and etcccc and I totally don’t remember hahaha. But it looks REALLY good! Les said he ordered that on his first day of working there and it was ginormous.
Wouldn’t mind coming back to try their oysters!

All Seafood Markets considered, Walkers Fish Market does just fine the way they are.
All elements exist, ambiance, service, smooth SAILING aye aye Captain theme.
Perfect for nearby Oakville peeps with their fancy schmancy sailing floating machinery.
It’s comfy classy place to be and is different enough feel than other Seafood restos.
It doesn’t hurt that most seating areas can see the bar-​area LCD, sweetsa. 3.5’d
Since it’s a Seafood resto 1^st, Steak 2^nd, you may see their products/​menus change.
All very safe no surprise what-​you-​expect-​from-​a-​place-​like-​this kind of Food.
I remember I looked at this place for some Gumbo but didn’t order it at the time.
I think they’ve changed their soup selection since then.: (
Oyster Samplers (large/​$ 18.95)
— Apalachicola, Raspberry Point, Beausoleil and Blue Point Oysters (2 each)
Peel and Eat Shrimp and Crawfish ($ 11.95)
Banana Bread Pudding ($ 7.95)

This location is relatively new, but they also have a place in Burlington which I’ve tried a few years back.
My biggest complaint is that there aren’t many pasta options here. But they do have mussels, and good fish selection. I ordered fish and chips, and my gf got the jambalaya, both which were really good.
The escargot is not as good as The Keg, too cheesy, not buttery/​garlicy enough for me. The jerk shrimp was good too.
Service was attentive, asked us if we needed anything plenty of times.
Not a fancy fine dining atmosphere, but still a nice upscale place.
Derek

Walkers Fishmarket and Hockey Playoffs?
I never know that I will be watching a playoff game in a Seafood restaurant… Nice Ambiance… and with 3 TVs showing different games… with no volume or caption though… but it is not really a sport bar.
Fresh Oysters, Fish, Shrimp and Steak and even Chicken??? so everyone will find something they like… (but seriously who is coming to a Fishmarket for chicken… probably he/​she got drag here unwillingly!)
Oyster Samplers ($ 18.95) Large with 2 of each today selection
— Apalachicola, Raspberry Point, Beausoleil and Blue Point Oysters were offered
— Shucked by our lovely waitress… they kept them iced at the side of the bar area
— Served with cocktail sauce, fresh horseradish, hot sauce or a garlicky sauce. or if you prefer freshness just like me, a drizzle of fresh lemon juice would have do the trick
Peel and Eat Shrimp and Crawfish ($ 11.95)
— good fingering food to go with the beer and watching hockey game. much healthier than eating Nachos
— Funny thing is the seasonings they used tasted like celery, combined that with Louisiana sauce marinated reminded my friend of Bloody Caesar. I love Bloody Caesar but I rather drinking it!
Banana Bread Pudding ($ 7.95)
— highly recommended by our waitress
— I found it just way too doughy, heavy and hard, we cannot even finish that. and you know how my friend just hate to waste food. and it was just that bad!
— I am glad there was no raisins being harmed in making this dessert though…
— BTW there are Banana Bread Pudding that are made with RAISINS!
Services was excellent! Waitress was so nice and friendly… and we have so much fun, at least I had. I hope my friend was not embrassed when I was clapping my hands when my team scored!

Arrived Sunday evening. First time visit.
2 appetizers: Mussels and Calamari
Main: Chicken and Shrimp Curry
Main: Clam Chowder
Prices are reasonable. Bread was fresh and soo delicious. Fav were the mussels and calmari. Clam chowder were very good. Chicken and Shrimp curry was a bit dry but the spice level was perfect.
Service was excellent. Great atmosphere.
Will return!

This place has it all! Great selection of fish, oysters etc, extensive wine list, nice ambiance and reasonable staff. The prices are a bit on the high side but you get a good meal for the money. This is one of the better restaraunts I’ve been to in a while. They have a nice patio too. Oysters are free from 4 to 6 in the bar on Thursdays …