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 …
Tried the clam chowder & the shrimp/lobster...
Tried the clam chowder & the shrimp/lobster bisque & the caesar salad. Soups were good but nothing out of the ordinary. Service was quick and were able to leave within the hour.
Had Valentine dinner with my wife. The food and...
Had Valentine dinner with my wife. The food and service on such a busy night went beyond my expectations. The atmosphere was amazing. We look forward to our next visit with our new neighbours who have not yet been.
We visited here with no idea what we were in for. We had some of the best seafood we have ever ordered and what was even better is all four of us tried something different and we all loved the dishes. Our waiter I think was Morgan Freeman’s double he was very pleasant and prompt. I swear it was his double. Highly recommend it and definitely will return!
I am 28 years odl and I haven't been to Shrimp Cocktail in a number of years. My parents used to bring me to the restaurant occasionaly when I was a teenager and always loved the restaurant. I thought it would be exciting to take my fiance because he had never been. When we arrived I had recognized some formilar faces of the staff but was served by an unformilar but friendly face. Not only was our server very helpful but extremely knowledgable. She recommended wines that would pair well with our food and were excellent choices. My fiance, being a meat eater, order the New York striploin and I had ordered Linguine Del Mare. They were both spectacular in flavour and in presentation. It was an important evening for me because I was bringing my fiance to a place of my past, and Shrimp Cocktail did not disappoint. My fiance had commented that if we had not already booked our caterers that he would have loved Shrimp Cocktail cater our wedding for us. An extremely good value for the entire evening.
Cesaer was wayyyy to garlicy
Pasta dishes were both run of the mill and a little bit on the rich side (i.e. too much cream)
The food is definatly NOT worth the money.
I ordered a cesaer (drink) to start off, too watery and the shrimp on it looked a little dated.
Would I reccomend it to anyone, no.
