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🏆 Ontario’s #3 Fish & Chips (ExploreON)
📰 Featured in Cottage Life, Toronto Life & KawarthaNOW
🌊 Waterfront dining on the York River
🐟 Hand-battered fish • Halibut tacos • Homemade clam chowder
🐶 Dog-friendly picnic area

10/11/2026

There’s one more thing we feel is important to say as we say goodbye to this place.

For the past seven years, we’ve had the incredible privilege of working on this little piece of land along the York River.

This is the traditional and unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg, whose relationship with and care for this land stretches back since time immemorial and continues today.

Seven years is a long time in a life, but it’s only a moment in the much longer story of this land.

We feel incredibly lucky that, for those seven years, this is where we worked, built our business, raised our family and made so many friends and memories. We got to watch the river change with the seasons, storms roll in, leaves turn, snow fall and the sun set over the water.

We never really owned this view.

We were just lucky enough to be here for a little while.

Now, someone else will have the opportunity to care for this place, and we hope they love it as much as we did.

Thank you, York River. ❤️

Thank you, Bancroft.

Thank you all, for being a part of our journey.

Let the final count down begin. Our LAST DAY will be this coming SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10th, supplies pending. To say we’ve ...
10/07/2026

Let the final count down begin.

Our LAST DAY will be this coming SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10th, supplies pending.

To say we’ve been humbled by the kind words, hugs and well wishes doesn’t describe the love we’ve felt from you all over the past week since we announced our pending departure. They say you are always exactly where you’re meant to be and your support throughout and in the final days of our adventure here at For the Halibut in Bancroft have shown this to be very true.

If you have your heart set on something, please call it in. We’d hate for you to miss out on that last craving.

Our final opening hours this week are:

Wednesday - Saturday 11:30-7
Or until supplies last.

Feed you soon!

That Nova Scotian Halibut…it just hits different. Come in while supplies last, quite literally this time. Open hours:Wed...
10/01/2026

That Nova Scotian Halibut…it just hits different.

Come in while supplies last, quite literally this time.

Open hours:
Wednesday - Sunday 11:30-7

Feed you soon!

Last call for the Halibut. ❤️After seven incredible years, we’re saying goodbye to our little spot on the York River.We’...
09/28/2026

Last call for the Halibut. ❤️

After seven incredible years, we’re saying goodbye to our little spot on the York River.

We’ve sold the building that has been home to For The Halibut. We don’t know exactly what the future holds for the business, but we do know this chapter in Bancroft has come to an end.

When we started this little fish & chip shop dream, we never imagined where it would take us. Cottage Life, Toronto Life, and being named #3 Fish & Chips in Ontario are things we’ll always be incredibly proud of.

But our greatest accomplishment wasn’t an article or a ranking.

It was Eat It Forward.

Almost 5,000 meals served to people in our community who needed a little help. And that happened because of you. You supported us, brought your friends and family, told people about us, and kept this little dream going. You gave us the ability to give something back.

And you gave our family something even bigger: the privilege of raising our children here.

They grew up watching us work, watching this community support us, and learning what it means to look after your neighbours. We couldn’t have asked for a better place to raise them.

After seven years, it’s the people we’ll remember most. The regulars who became friends, the families who came back every summer, the kids who grew up eating fish & chips beside the river, the dogs who knew exactly where they were going when they saw the picnic tables—and all of you who made For The Halibut part of your lives.

We don’t know what comes next for For the Halibut. Maybe someday we’ll find another place to fry. Maybe we won’t.

For now, we’re just incredibly grateful.

Thank you for seven amazing years. Thank you for supporting our family and our crazy little dream. And thank you for letting us be a small part of this beautiful community.

We’ll be open regular hours until we announce our last day.

Come have one more fish & chips with us. ❤️🐟

With love,
The Alves family

There’s Halibut, then there’s Nova Scotian Halibut! We’ll be serving this beautiful halibut from Nova Scotia, where our ...
09/26/2026

There’s Halibut, then there’s Nova Scotian Halibut!

We’ll be serving this beautiful halibut from Nova Scotia, where our love of this Fish & Chip game all started. Limited quantities. Get it while it last!

Open Wednesday-Sunday 11:30-7

Feed you soon!

We have good news and bad news.The bad news is, still no Michelin star. 🤔The good news is, the Halibut lady is up and ru...
09/23/2026

We have good news and bad news.

The bad news is, still no Michelin star. 🤔

The good news is, the Halibut lady is up and running again so we’re back to frying up your favourite fish and chips! 🐟🍟

Open hours:
Wednesday-Sunday 11:30-7

Feed you soon!

09/20/2026

THE HALIBUT LADY IS STILL DOWN FOR THE COUNT. 🤒🐟

We will be closed again today, Sunday September 20th.

Apologies for any disappointment. We’ll be back to frying Wednesday! 🍟🐟

Thanks for understanding, Bancroft. ❤️

We will be closed, today Saturday September 19th. Apologies for the inconvenience.
09/19/2026

We will be closed, today Saturday September 19th. Apologies for the inconvenience.

Well, this is a pretty great fall itinerary. 🍂🏍️We’re pretty happy to be part of the route. 😉Thanks Ride the Highlands f...
09/17/2026

Well, this is a pretty great fall itinerary. 🍂🏍️

We’re pretty happy to be part of the route. 😉

Thanks Ride the Highlands for putting Bancroft — and our little spot — on the map!

Feed you soon!🎣

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220 Hastings Street N
Bancroft, ON
K0L1C0

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