Jake’s Boathouse - Brampton, Ontario

We were there with a large group. We did get our own room with 4 tables. Knowing that there are 4 large tables filling at the same time, it would be nice to have more help. The first table to arrive seemed to be served last. I order fish tacos ... all the time. These were not the size of a meal. The 2 tacos were like appetizers. The salsa just seemed like diced tomatoes to all of us and none of us could identify any fruit in the salsa. We told the waiter and nothing was done about our disappointment in the product. Additional food needed to be ordered because the portion was so small. I was told there were 2- 6” tacos but the fish was only 3”. Don’t order them! The 18% gratuity was added to the bill. It seems usual to automatically add 18% gratuity when inferior service is provided. I will not return. Read more

Restaurant smells awful and old. It is dingy and on a Saturday evening there was only one worker. The guy was very nice and he tried his best but it's a really stale place. Place mats and tables are rickety...I attended a paint nite there....it was awful too. The seating ... arrangement and loud music made it impossible to hear...flip location. Very nice bar guy though. Read more

I'm surprised I have not reviewed this place when I have been here twice. First time was during lunch on a Saturday and I had the Jerk Chicken Fettuccine which was very delicious! And had 2 glasses of piña colada that day with 3 cherries on top each glass. Friends ... ordered the fish and chips, spaghetti with meatballs which I had on my 2nd visit to the place and I didn't like it. The meatballs were a bit salty and kind of dry. My friends seem to have enjoyed their Pub Classic chicken wings with varying spiciness and I wished that I ordered the same. I also had fried calamari which was good with 2 diff types of dipping sauce provided and a piña colada this time with only 1 cherry on top (see photos to compare). Will blame it on the economy and not on the bar. Too bad I didn't order their chocolate lava cake for the 2nd time around. My friends also had the Black Tiger Prawn Linguini (also salty I was told), Hawaiian fish tacos and Jake's Classic fish and chips. By around 8pm on that Friday night the Popp Gun band started playing with mixed repertoire from 60s-90s. We started playing "name that tune" in our table. Band wasn't pitch perfect but they were fun to sing along to and listen to, drums and the guitars were good. Overall we had a fun Friday night despite regretting my order and will be sticking to white sauce pasta for next time (Jerk chicken Fettuccine). Although I checked their menu online and this place still has a lot to offer and I was wondering why I didn't try their more interesting meals (unless the menu online is no longer updated vs the bar's actual menu). Photos really help in making decisions on what to order. Parking is not an issue and service is very good. We get checked once in a while unlike other places where you get annoyingly asked if you need anything else like every 10 minutes of interrupting your conversation or while you're busy chewing your food and you want to be left alone. Probably pressuring you to either order or vacate the table for other customers. I will be open to going back to Jake's if it's chosen again as our meet up venue. Perhaps on a Saturday night for next time. P.S. The washroom is kept clean which is one other important thing. Read more

Great food ! Fish tacos were delish but portion was too small. A side salad or some veggie sticks would have complimented it nicely. Jake's Fish with sweet potato fries were great except that the fries were over done. Service was good too. I will definitely be going back.

I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS RESTAURANT! Service was great, and food was extremely tasty and cooked to perfection, prize is very reasonable and dish are A very decent size. Angie was our server, she was great with the recommendations and very very nice! Would come again for sure.