Freddy's - Leamington

We travelled to Leamington from Belle River to have pickerel. My mother and mother in law both had the pan fried pickerel. It was awful had to send one back. Un... read more We travelled to Leamington from Belle River to have pickerel. My mother and mother in law both had the pan fried pickerel. It was awful had to send one back. Undercooked panko coating all falling off. My mother in law ate hers my mum sent hers back. My wife had the pan fried perch. It was no better it had to be sent back. Undercooked the panko was not cooked at all on the bottom. So instead of starting from scratch to fry her perch again tgey deep fried her order which was already cooked! So needless to say it was very chewy she likened it to calamari. Not sure if it was the manager he came over and tried to make it right. Took the one pickerel dinner off the bill and our appetizer which was very nice. However we would have rather paid for a great meal. I forgot I had the falafel wrap. Not very good at all. Don't think they were homemade falafel. Definitely will not be going again. As I stated big disappointment.

Serious disappointment. After reading decent reviews on TripAdvisor and Yelp we hit this place up on the civic holiday after two others were closed. The table o... read more Serious disappointment. After reading decent reviews on TripAdvisor and Yelp we hit this place up on the civic holiday after two others were closed. The table ordering ahead of us had a million questions and our server, Rebecca (sp?) was patient enough to answer them all. Unfortunately, that meant we got to wait a very long time to order. When she came to take our order, she wanted to rattle off a long list of specials after we had already decided. I let her know that we were starving and would take our food piecemeal if it came out that way. She said that wouldn't happen. Instead of going to put in our order, she stopped at another table that had literally just sat down to answer more questions and take a very long drink order.I had the coconut perch which was fine but certainly not worth the over $20 price tag. I opted for the tomato and corn soup. When it arrived, I took one bite of it and realized I had made a mistake. I asked if I could switch to a salad. She made a very disagreeable face and asked if I had tried it. I explained that obviously I had and that is how I knew I didn't like it. She said she couldn't switch it since I had tried it. What?!? So was she going to take it away if I hadn't and served it to someone else? OMG. She reluctantly offered to ask her manager but didn't think it would be ok. She then offered to get me more water that had been empty for a while. Five minutes go by-no water. When she comes back, I again ask for more water. I repeated the process once more. The service got slower throughout the meal and then became non-existent.Pretty irritated at this point, I went inside to ask for the manager. I explained the soup situation. He seemed quite surprised by the server's unwillingness to change it out. He didn't seem to care about the water nor that I felt the service was terrible. To his credit, he quickly brought out a salad and two sauces. The salad was much better but the veggies were probably a day before they were to spoil-soft tomatoes and such. My husband's chicken fingers were fine.The most unfortunate part was having to listen to the server feed us this story about how she had checked with her other manager and he had said no to the switch. It was a matter of "miscommunication" she claimed. Riight. I'm trying to figure out what part of that was true-that this small establishment had two different managers on duty, that she actually asked him when I had said don't bother, or that he had said no? Getting the check took forever and then the server lingered awkwardly when we said we didn't know if we were doing cash or credit.Anyway, I would never return and had much better dining experiences elsewhere in Leamington.

A pair of city folks coming through Leamington (careful now, gotta pronounce "Lee-Ming-Ton" and not "Lay-Ming-Ton", as per the locals!!!!)... looking for a plac... read more A pair of city folks coming through Leamington (careful now, gotta pronounce "Lee-Ming-Ton" and not "Lay-Ming-Ton", as per the locals!!!!)... looking for a place to have dinner, came across Freddy's, checked it out on T.A, and so gave it a try. Well we both had perch, and the publicity was absolutely right: Voted #1 Perch indeed!!! Brittany was delightful and very witty and friendly, which made our evening even more pleasant. Thanks Brittany! Mr. Freddy Jr. stopped at each table to check and chat, a friendly personal touch indeed! Caesar salad was awesome, and ice cream from next door to finish off was a bonus! So, folks, if you're going to Pointe Pelee National Park, make a point of stopping chez Freddie's!!!

Ahi tuna was fantastic and prepared exactly how I expected! read more Ahi tuna was fantastic and prepared exactly how I expected!

Had friends visit with me in mid August on a busy Friday night and Freddy's was as impressive as ever. All four of us had fish, two pickerel and two... read more Had friends visit with me in mid August on a busy Friday night and Freddy's was as impressive as ever. All four of us had fish, two pickerel and two...