The Whalesbone Bank Street

Seafood restaurant · Centretown

The Whalesbone Bank Street

Seafood restaurant · Centretown

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430 Bank St, Ottawa, ON K2P 0Y9, Canada

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Upbeat spot for sustainable oysters & seafood in brick space  

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430 Bank St, Ottawa, ON K2P 0Y9, Canada Get directions

thewhalesbone.com
@thewhalesboneonbank

$$$

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430 Bank St, Ottawa, ON K2P 0Y9, Canada Get directions

+1 613 231 8569
thewhalesbone.com
@thewhalesboneonbank

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The 24 Best Restaurants in Ottawa, Ontario, and Gatineau, Quebec | Eater

"By virtue of geography, Ottawa isn’t often thought of as a seafood kind of place, but Whalesbone makes the city the envy of every other landlocked locale. The sustainably sourced seafood dishes, cooked with finesse, offer striking textures and flavors, and you’ll leave wondering why Whalesbone doesn’t sell crispy salmon skin as a bagged snack. The Elgin Street location — spacious compared to the tiny Bank Street flagship — ventures into meatier territory, dry-aging steaks in-house. The Kent Street location and Elmdale Oyster House are under the same group." - Joel Balsam

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5 Best Day Trips From Montreal: Québec City, Ottawa, the Eastern Townships, Mont Tremblant, and Hudson | Condé Nast Traveler

"When The Whalesbone opened its original (tiny) location on Bank Street in 2001, it gained fame as a premium seafood restaurant in a fish-starved town. The sourcing here goes above and beyond quality—the seafood served is all sustainable and in great part local, reserving oyster selections, for example, to Canadian oyster farms. You can't come here without ordering a dozen raw bivalves on the half shell, but the rest of the menu will beckon with its luscious surf 'n turf, too. There's a pasta, for example, that adds chorizo and salty grana padano cheese to a mountain of clams." - Todd Plummer, Isa Tousignant

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sunnykoo mos

Google
Excellent food and service, nice atmosphere BC Real Maxxx oyster taste the best Cons? Very expensive!

Mackenzie Rice

Google
Amazing service and perfect food. We went for the $2 oysters and ended up trying quite a few different things. Service was speedy and accurate, and the waitress' knowledge was incredible and she was very personable. Sad I didn't know of this place sooner otherwise I would have been in dozens of times before now. Highly recommend, and will definitely be coming back here again.

Anna Boateng

Google
One of my new fave restaurants in Ottawa. I'm only sad it took me this long to go. I'm not even into oysters and I loved them. They were super fresh, accompanying sauces were on point, no complaints here. We even got to taste a homemade hot sauce not on the menu. Great service. Lobster roll was comfort in a bun. Not too greasy not too salty, hit the spot. Topped it off with a banana bread pudding thing...so good I can't even remember the name.

Karmen

Google
The food was perfect! The space is a bit cozy, but overall the atmosphere is nice.

J

Google
Me and my partner had the shrimp cocktail, broiled oysters that they had on special, a lobster pasta, and their dry aged 8oz striploin. The seafood tasted nice and fresh, meat was tender and rich in flavour (medium rare), but the pasta disappointed. I like my pasta al dente but I think it was more tough than firm that night, and a little too much on the lemon zest which overpowered the rest of the ingredients. Lovely service, would definitely come again soon!

Michelle Parisien

Google
This was second Whalesbone experience, and first time at the Bank street location. This is a cozy, intimate spot, perfectly paired with cold weather, warm sweaters, and comfort food. I was craving oysters and they did not disappoint, we added the scallops as well. Dinner was light and luxurious, the clam chowder is silky and filling, and the catch of the day was fish from Miramichi with large white fava beans. Incredible food. Our server was enthusiastic about the food, I love when food is presented and described with passion, it makes me feel sacred, like art.

Stephanie Kim

Google
Delicious food and cozy atmosphere. Service was very friendly and the staff take the time to explain the menu, including specials. We had a lovely dinner. Ordered oysters, catfish burgers, fish of the day, sockeye salmon crudo and shellfish paella. Everything looked and tasted great! Shoutout to Jared for taking our photos (and snuck in his own selfie 😆)

Christopher Arkless

Google
The oysters are excellent! Service was also very friendly. Will be coming back for sure!