Enjoy Durham's finest selection of seafood and pasta's. Many alternatives for discriminating tastes! LLBO - Garden patio catering for all occasions in house or off-site!
If there’s one word that describes the Shrimp Cocktail and its owner Wanda, it has to be “dedication.” The long-standing Oshawa restaurant has been serving up authentic, French-inspired meals with excellent service since it first opened back in the ‘90s. The recipe, according to Wanda, is simple: take advantage of local produce and meat and make amazing, fresh food.
“If the farmer’s market is open, I’m there picking up produce,” Wanda says. After serving and managing for over 25 years, she took over the restaurant in 2010 from the former owners. And while the menu has been tweaked, she’s stuck to what’s made the restaurant so successful all these years: quality ingredients, quality staff and great overall customer experiences.
The menu has plenty of selections, from seafood to the popular rib-eye steak served with a smoky-bacon-and-onion jus, but it all comes down to just a few items. “We use only the finest ingredients,” assures Wanda. “Everything’s made in-house. People don’t come here for something smothered in sauce, they want recipes that bring out the flavours of a few fresh ingredients.”
Spicy Italian Sausage, Grilled Chicken, Bell Peppers, Mushroom, and Red Onions in Spicy House Made Tomato Sauce over Fettuccini …
$17.00
VEGETARIAN PASTA
Wild Mushrooms, Bell Peppers, Red Onions, Leeks, Cherry Tomatoes, Black Olives and Sundried Tomatoes in Plum Tomato sauce over Fettuccini, Topped with Macedonian Feta …
$16.00
APPETIZERS MENU - The Shrimp Cocktail
COCONUT BLACK TIGER SHRIMP
Mango Lime Chutney …
$14.00
CRISP CRAB CAKE
House Made Tartar Sauce, Citrus Salad …
$15.00
JUMBO SHRIMP COCKTAIL
Traditional Cocktail Sauce …
$16.00
FRIED CALAMARI
Spicy Siracha Aioli …
$13.00
RAW OYSTER
Apple and Vodka Mignonette, Pineapple Habanero Sauce, or Fresh Grated Horseradish …Market Price
PEI MUSSELS
Garlic White Wine, or Plum Tomato Sauce …
$13.00
ESCARGOT
Wild Mushroom, Blue Cheese Cream Sauce in Crisp Phyllo …
We dined here last night and the food was absolutely TERRIBLE for a fine dining restaurant. The menu/ prices they have on here are not correct, we ordered the crispy calamari as an appetizer and paid $17 for a plate that had so much added salt we couldn’t eat it. For our main course I got the steak and lobster tail, and while I asked for my steak medium rare, it was extremely over cooked and dry. and the lobster tail was pathetically small. Save your money and eat somewhere else!
I have been a patron of "The Shrimp" for many years and am sad to see it slipping. It may be the young chef is somewhat inexperienced and hasn't adjusted to his role yet. The owners were much more hands on in the past, and now seem to be invisible. Maybe with the new enterprize in Whitby they are spreading themselves a little thin. C'mon guys i'm cheering for you.
WOW!!! My parents 50th Wedding Anniversary party was Wonderful. The 5 course meal prepared by Chef Mike consisted of antipasto platter - penne prepared with a real authentic Italian tomatoe sauce - veal chop cooked to each person's request along with rapini and roasted fingerling potatoes - balsamic salad and tartuffo and coffee. This was absolutely delicious! I had many guests calling me the next day commenting on what a great place to have held the party. Thank you Wanda for making this occasion for everyone enjoyable . The restaurant looked so elegant with the white tablecloths. You made sure everyone was attended to (all 29 of us). Thanks also to Rob, for making sure our wine glasses were refilled and always with a smile!
We will be back again.
Cheers.
I used to work up the street and frequented here quite a bit 20 years ago. Loved it then and still do. We were meeting friends for dinner. We now live in London ON so when they asked where we wanted to go this was my first choice. Dinner was great - brought back some great memories too.
