Longliner Seafoods

Very Annoyed that I was charged per 100g price for lobster, crab, two scallops and two
Tiger prawns (ordered 50g) each. If I am buying 50g of product I should be charged for 50g not 100g! If Longliner has a 100g minimum charge they should state it up front. Some people don’t have families and can’t order large amounts of seafood. You need to cater and respect those who order small portions and not over charge them for it. The scallops were good but I will take my business elsewhere next time

Delicious smoked mackerel fish with large selection if other types as well. It’s not a place to get a full meal, but def a great snack.

I have been coming here since about 1982. If I want to buy fresh seafood this is where I go and have never been disappointed.
The fish is always the freshest and the variety is excellent.
Anything this good comes with a price but you get what you pay for.
Sometimes when I am wandering through the market I just grab a few pieces of indian candy to nibble on while i get the rest of my groceries.
The place is busy and they don’t suffer fools which is fine by me. Know what you want, order it, pay and move on with your shopping. If you have relevant questions I have always found them to be helpful and polite.

Unless you wanna shell out big bucks and get bad service, avoid this place.

I can’t give it a five star review simply because I have only been there twice, and have yet to cover the ‘spread’ of sea fruits! I can give their various cured and smoked salmon and mackerel presentations each a five star. The traditional indigenous style deep smoked ocean-​wash (IE marinade) mackerel and salmon? Both a fiver. The peppered mackerel? Five. The smoked salmon steaks — lemon or hot spiced — five star a piece. The Salmon pâté? 5 star. The smoked albacore tuna? More than five stars on that golden analogue to butter, wow. Try it all. I may give the whole place a five, once I’ve ‘tapped’ the shellfish, and cooked the raw bits up on my own. Service is respectful, professional, knowledgable and makes efficiency look like something anyone can do in a smoking jacket and ascot. Good job, good times!

You will not believe this experience.
My wife and I were having a beautiful day biking the seawall. Near the end we decided to stop at Granville Island to get some Halibut for dinner.
We went to Longliner and asked a lady by the name of Betty for a peice just enough for the two of us. The cut we wanted she refused to cut in half, no idea why. She then picked a huge peice and cut that for us. Slapping over a pound of Halibut on the scale (it was monstrous in size) and declaring it would be $ 48. My wife and I looked at each other and both thought it was ridiculous from the size to the price as we went to ask for it to be smaller Betty chucked it back in the display case said «Goodbye» and walked away. When confronting her she said she was all done with us and whispered something to her co worker.
If Betty and Longliner want to charge $ 48 for a piece of Halibut that’s fine. But a specialty shop should have specialty service and this was about the worst customer service Ive encountered. Perhaps Betty has worked there too long. Whatever her problem is I will never return and tell everyone I know to go elsewhere.
There are other much better fish places on Granville Island that will suit your needs.

Is there really a difference in the quality of seafood? OH YES!
I originally bought a pack of smoked salmon from Longliner and the day of the party, realizing I didn’t have enough, I ended up buying 1 more pack at Costco. If I didn’t eat the Longliner one first, I don’t think I could have really tasted the difference. They were both great, but the Longliner package was 10 times better.
I also tried their caviar which was mindblowing! I couldn’t afford the $ 350 jar… yes you read correctly, — $ 350! I ended up buying the $ 20 jar and enjoyed it with a small shot of vodka.
If it weren’t for the prices, I’d eat like a Queen everyday!

In two words, quality but expensive.
When I stayed in Vancouver I stayed at a place with a kitchen so I could cook some good seafood. I steamed some great clams, mussels and sauteed some great halibut cheeks. I took some salmon home with me. They had some great smoked salmon too.
Aint cheap though.

Maybe 4 giant scallops for $ 6.30 was a bit of a splurge for my fresh linguine pasta? But after two minutes of high heat searing, I knew I had made the right choice. Sweet and tender. Perfection!
When I am in need of quality shell fish with little time to search, Longliner is always a fail safe source for me. The staff seem to be a happy bunch and are always helpful with suggestions on how to prepare your catch.
Halibut is available here nine months out of the year, and they have local sardines here in the summer sometimes.
I haven’t the foggiest idea what to do with a whole sardine, but I am definitely game for a new menu challenge soon.

Longliner ended up being our choice for buying our Thanksgiving ahi tuna. The staff was helpful and the fishmonger custom-​cut the tuna pieces into steaks. A nice touch.
The price were comparable to the other places we’d looked for fresh seafood (although now, I’d go to Meinhardt for the tuna instead… it’s gorgeous there.)
The other fresh fish selections looked plentiful and well-​tended. As this spot is on the doorstep of the Fishermen’s Wharf, it’s perfectly position to get the best off the boat.

Longliner Seafoods is more than happy to give you an endless reservoir of culinary inspiration with a fantastically fresh seafood selection, ranging from salmon to prawns, scallops to oysters. If your skills in the kitchen leave something to be desired or you just want an easy, delicious, quick meal, Longliner has taken the guess work out with frozen seafood lasagnas in salmon, halibut or prawn and scallop. Longliner also has ready-​to-​travel packaged smoked salmon, should you want to take some home with you.