St. Clair West seafood spot Catch has gone fishin’

The restaurant that introduced Toronto to The Gout—a whole, oyster-stuffed trout roasted inside a baby goat—has closed. Sustainable-seafood restaurant Catch opened on St. Clair West just over three years ago, with Honest Weight’s John Bil running the front of house and Nigel Finley (who invented the aforementioned twist on the turducken) as the first in a succession of chefs: Charlotte Langley took over the kitchen in May 2013 and Matthew Cowan replaced her just last winter, introducing a menu that wasn’t solely seafood-based. In a note announcing the closure, the result of a “changing ownership,” former owner Frank Pronesti explained that he’ll be focusing on The Rushton, his restaurant across the street from Catch, and its upcoming tenth anniversary—and promised that Catch had “gone fishing…but not for good!”
I doubt this is just closed. The interior is beautiful and looked very expensive. I’m not sure how they messed this up. It seemed to always be busy and its in a great location. The food was delicious. It will be interesting to see who Frank sold it to and what they do with it.
West: 68
East: 4
Overpriced and under delivered. Not surprised by this…
Too niche, too small. Tough to turn a profit on a place like this in a residential part of the city.