Toronto Life names our Pickerel Sandwich one of  The 24 Best in Toronto

“Deep-fried in beef drippings, the fillet of battered pickerel on an Ace Bakery panino hits just the right balance with a mess of tangy tartar sauce and a whack of tart house-pickled onions.”

Why not try one for yourself today.

“The Sea Witch’s battered fish comes out of the oil puffed and sizzling, richly golden mostly, but blistered in places to the colour of stout. The crust is gloriously crunchy and just the right level of greasy, seasoned perfectly. Thankfully, the fish inside – the cod and pickerel in particular – is also exquisite.

The chips are thickly cut, skin-on, creamy-centred, excellent. Notwithstanding Penrose, I haven’t found another city fish and chips shop even half this good.”

“The ciabatta sandwiches at Sea Witch are impossible to eat gracefully—each one’s about the size of a sneaker, and the slippery condiments (like pickled onions and tartar sauce) inevitably slop out the bottom on first bite. But they’re worth the indignity of a few grease stains. The owner, Kevin Kowalczyk, spent a decade overseeing the deep-fryer at the now sadly defunct Penrose, Toronto’s most venerable British chippy, so he’s well versed in the fundamentals of a great fry: fresh fish (we recommend the pickerel, $12) coated in a perfectly seasoned batter then plunged in a boiling vat of beef drippings, trapping each fillet in an irresistibly crunchy golden shell. One sandwich easily feeds two.”

— TorontoLife.com  ‘Best of the City 2015’