This review pertains to their Happy Hour Menu.\n\nThe Skinny: gourmet comfort food at affordable prices (3.5), service: amazing waitress Carmen would take orders at happy hour pricing past the happy hour deadline (5), value - not bad - we ordered 8 items and had 4 items from the tasting dessert menu for $56 (enough for two, no tax or tip) (3).\n\nSo we hit up American Fish for their Happy Hour Menu because 1) who can resist the call of foie gras poppers or lobster corn dogs; 2) I passed my driving test!; 3) we were meeting friends for a good bye dinner (for me). \n\nWe were served by our wonderful waitress Carmen who was not only very friendly but was extremely lenient when it came to the Happy Hour policy (she allowed us to order at happy hour pricing despite the fact that it was no longer happy hour). She also seemed interested in our tastes and was well-versed in the menu items. She also caught me admiring the coasters (they're really cute) and gave me a few to take home. Carmen - you're a five star waitress!\n\nDuring happy hour, the bar/lounge menu is all $5. So we ordered several items: foie gras poppers, fish and chips, yellowtail sashimi, tuna melt, lobster corndogs, smoked salmon blt, truffled mac and cheese, prime rib sandwich. FYI - serving sizes are small so 8 dishes for 2 hungry people is a reasonable expectation.\n\nFoie gras poppers had a nice texture but was really lacking on the foie flavour department. I kind of like to taste that luxurious liver-y aroma but it just wasn't present in this preparation.\n\nFish and Chips were not great - the batter was too fluffy, and the outer layer not crisp enough. The relatively same complaint goes with the lobster corndogs as well: too much batter, not enough lobster, not crunchy enough on the outside.\n\nSmoked Salmon BLT had issues with seasoning and balance. I found the BLT to be overly salty (perhaps from the caper aioli) and the smoky flavours from the salmon and bacon to be overwhelming.\n\nTuna melt - the flavours were nice however the bread really didn't hold up to the filling on top. The bread was in that middle place - not toasted but slightly warm - I'm not sure but it just didn't work for me texturally.\n\nOkay now on to the good news.\n\nTruffled Mac and Cheese was delicious and fragrant. Often times, the cheese can be overwhelming and the truffle is often times lost in the mix. Not so here! Wonderfully mild, the cheese paired nicely with the truffle oil. The cheese sauce had a nice consistency as well (not too watery, not too sticky - just right). The addition of peas really livened up the dish, providing that small dash of sweetness to this well balanced preparation.\n\nYellowtail sashimi was a wonderful pairing of acidity and sweetness. The fish had a nice texture and matched well with the seasoning. My only disappointment was that there were only two small slices of fish on the plate.\n\nFinally, my favourite savoury dish of the the night was the prime rib sandwich. The sweetness of the tomato, the robustness of the beef, the slight acidity from pickled onion - it all went so well together. I'm having dream of it already, lol.This dish rejects the fact that a simple roast beef sammy can be boring.\n\nOn to dessert. They now have a new dessert tasting in the bar area which is awesome! We selected 4 desserts for $16: the peach melba, the chocolate custard, the banana fritters, and the marscapone cheesecake.\n\nThe banana fritters were instant winners - who can refuse a banana that's been deep-fried? Delicious! Mascarpone cheesecake was light and delicate for the cheesecake. Great flavour and texture makes this dish a winner.\n\nThe peach melba was alright however you didn't get as much of the blackberry meringue in it - it just wasn't fabulous as I'd hoped. The choclate custard was good but lacked enough interesting textural contrasts to make this a great dessert.\n\nOverall, the food was about a 3.5 star experience but when you factor in the service, American Fish deserves a 4 star.