World Famous Dock Lunch in Penetanguishene

World Famous Dock Lunch in Penetanguishene
3.5 / 5
50 reviews

4 Main St, Penetanguishene, Ontario L9M 1T1, Canada, Penetanguishene

Overview

Cuisine
  • American
  • Fast Food
  • Canadian
Features
  • Takeout
  • Outdoor Seating
  • Seating
  • Wheelchair Accessible
Good for
  • Families witd children
  • Scenic view
  • Kids

Restaurant Hours

Monday

8:00 am

Wednesday

8:00 am

Friday

8:00 am

Sunday

8:00 am

Do you have Ice Cream?

Yes, little ice cream hut adjacent.

Is everything made fresh daily? Or are somr items frozen like the fries or burgers?

I have seen burgers cooked ahead sitting in a bowel on the burner.

what is the best burger

All the burgers are great eating.

How late are you open on new years eve

Thank you for the enquiry. The answer is 6PM tonight - opening regular business hours January 1, 2019. Happy New Years!

Do you accept credit cards?

Just debit cards or cash. Just left there. Thanks

Review

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World Famous Dock Lunch
Rw
Rob walkey
google
04.26.2024
5/5

Absolutely phenomenal 2 pc fish and chips!I've eaten at every fish and chip stand from TO to Muskoa and hands down world famous is number 1.

World Famous Dock Lunch
JM
Jeff McBride
google
11.13.2018
5/5

Great staff, Delicious fish (small fish serving though but amazing taste) and wonderful location. A must stop when in town. Highly recommended!

World Famous Dock Lunch
NM
Nicole M
google
09.19.2018
3/5

Convenient to stop at for a quick lunch off the boat, food was typical burgers, hotdogs, poutine, salad, mostly all come with fries and for under $12. Bathrooms were dirty, slippery and smelly. Dogs not allowed in the outside seating area which is ridiculous since a ton of people boat with their pets ... Would return out of necessity but not make a trip for this place specifically.

World Famous Dock Lunch
SG
Steve Gould
google
08.17.2018
4/5

Best hamburgers anywhere. Great staff. Fantastic atmosphere and views. All time favourite place!

World Famous Dock Lunch
NR
N R
google
08.04.2018
5/5

Love this place..best burgers ..

World Famous Dock Lunch
SR
Shawn Rocheleau
google
07.06.2018
3/5

Not entirely sure what the big deal was. Banquet burger was okay at best, fries were terrible.

World Famous Dock Lunch
AS
Allison Smith
google
07.01.2018
5/5

Great service. I really enjoy their food.

World Famous Dock Lunch
SK
Shripad Karodi
google
06.26.2018
5/5

It's a fantastic place by the doc. It is scenic outside the atmosphere is amazing. The food is perfect for the location. The fish and chips are done perfectly. We also teied the milkshake it delicious.

World Famous Dock Lunch
DC
Dubz C
google
06.12.2018
5/5

The Banquet Burger is always great. Fries are thin cut and salty! Milkshakes are awesome. Good spot after a day on the water.

World Famous Dock Lunch
SB
Stuart Barr
google
05.20.2018
5/5

The Gatorade was great

World Famous Dock Lunch
MM
Melody Macdonald
google
04.21.2018
5/5

Great people!

World Famous Dock Lunch
CS
Claire Spicer
google
04.14.2018
5/5

I'm girl friday there. They know what I want, and the food is always hot and delicious. Anything from the gyros dinner to the homemade hamburger they are World Famous for. There fries are the best around and the free gravy makes them even better. So wherever you live its worth the drive. The staff is so friendly.

World Famous Dock Lunch
LB
Lori Bell
google
04.03.2018
5/5

Best place ever all year round although the owner could add a few new options to menu or use substitutions as an option. Many people now a days would prefer healthier choices at decent prices.

World Famous Dock Lunch
DO
Debbie O'Donnell
google
04.01.2018
4/5

Great friendly sevice. Food is DELICIOUS. Best Hamburgers.🍔😊

World Famous Dock Lunch
JH
J Houston
google
03.25.2018
5/5

Fun place with large seating area and full view of marina and Lakeview. Food is very tasty. Veggie burgers were very yummy. Good selection of food items

World Famous Dock Lunch
DW
Dalton Weeks
google
03.21.2018
4/5

Pretty good, have to make your own burger tho

World Famous Dock Lunch
FR
Forbes Rutherford
google
03.06.2018
3/5

A popular stop for boaters and locals.

World Famous Dock Lunch
PV
Pedro Vallecillo
google
03.04.2018
3/5

Nice place to stop for lunch

World Famous Dock Lunch
TA
Teresa Arbon
google
02.20.2018
2/5

We first ate here 3 years ago.The condiment station was messy and needed to be refilled.Our kids and myself wouldn't eat the hot dog or fries. Soggy fries and odd tasting hot dogs (boiled chicken dogs maybe?)We were all disappointed in the food. We recently had family visit and walked down to the dock. We had the ice cream and that is the only item I would get here.I have heard they have decent Greek food but I can't bring myself to try it and have another situation where I leave hungry and with less money in my wallet.

World Famous Dock Lunch
HK
Heather Kirk
google
02.12.2018
4/5

Funky little dockside burger and chips institution. Clean and cheerful. Generous and nostalgic.

World Famous Dock Lunch
LG
L G
google
01.14.2018
1/5

Yesterday I thought it would be fun to take my 90 year old grandmother out for lunch to the dock lunch. She hasn't been here in years. What a mistake! They wouldn't let her order of the kiddie menu. The food was bland and tasteless. Fries were undercooked. No air conditioning.We ended up eating in our car watching the boats. I tossed out half my food. Should have gotten a whopper is was Wednesday after all.

World Famous Dock Lunch
SP
S P
google
01.13.2018
5/5

Best homemade hamburger. Tastes way better than any fast food burgers and most family style restaurants. The view is great as well.

World Famous Dock Lunch
BL
Bob Lelder
google
01.12.2018
5/5

Great food and awesome people.I guess I'm a little biased cause I live 500 metres from the DOCK LUNCH.Go there, you won't be disappointed.

World Famous Dock Lunch
JB
James Brubacher
google
10.24.2017
5/5

Fish and chips were a great lunch for a Saturday!The view was nice, albeit cloudy. For our experience the lady taking the orders was very friendly and nice and the patio pretty clean with a good view of the water!

World Famous Dock Lunch
DT
Diane Tyler
google
10.07.2017
3/5

Friendly fast service. Good hot food. Single fish piece, not very big. Skip the fries they are chewy! But the view is priceless and for 4hat, I ll be back🤗

World Famous Dock Lunch
MH
Melissa Hamilton
google
09.09.2017
4/5

Such a great spot for local eats by the water. If they were more organized with taking/preparing and delivering orders, I would have rated them a 5, but because I had to wait 30 minutes for just a fries (with gravy that I got to pour on myself via their self-serve gravy station), the experience changed my mind unfortunately.

World Famous Dock Lunch
LS
Laura Schwegel
google
08.05.2017
4/5

Nothing fancy but the fish and chips were decent. Be aware that they only take cash or debit though. It's right on the snowmobile trail and offers an awesome view of the lake.

World Famous Dock Lunch
11
123 123
google
05.05.2017
2/5

would definitely not recommend. When i read horrible reviews i usually think they are just being harsh. Not the case for this restaurant. To begin, they served people who came after us first. The server had attitude, whenever we asked a question the answered the rudest way possible. It took forever for them to take my order and once they did it took over 30 mins for 1 burger. After it was ready the server let it sit there for another 10 mins, it would of been longer if i didnt ask if it was my burger. When i asked she responded bu rudely saying i am working on it. Her co-worker got mad and said if your working on it actually do the work. So i got my burger. The only reason I gave this place a 2 star rating and not one star because the food was decent chicken burger was good but fries were a bit bland. DO NOT GO HERE

World Famous Dock Lunch
MC
Marc Champagne
google
04.17.2017
5/5

People are very nice and the food is great

World Famous Dock Lunch
mikeap1987
google
04.11.2017
1/5

For a "Canadian Tourism Destination" the quality and selection of food served here is embarrassing. It's just a sickening cash grab. Everything is frozen and fried, the menu clearly hasn't changed since the 50's and it also looks like thats when the restaurant was last cleaned properly. The only good thing here is the view, you'd think the staff would be happy to take your 10$ for poutine but they aren't. Poutine was very basic, fries are just about the lowest grade you could find.

World Famous Dock Lunch
TC
Trudy Clack
google
04.05.2017
4/5

Enjoy going the dock having their fries

World Famous Dock Lunch
RS
Roy Smith
google
03.22.2017
2/5

well forget the name. it is a fast food restaurant which live from the location on the lake. nothing else nothing special. do not exspect anything famous here.

World Famous Dock Lunch
DK
Dan Kunkel
google
03.06.2017
3/5

order of fries were too small other then that very good

World Famous Dock Lunch
SL
Stephen Ladouceur
google
02.16.2017
5/5

Great food reasonable price.

World Famous Dock Lunch
CS
Crunchy Soap
google
02.12.2017
5/5

Dock Lunch is a staple of Penetanguishene's history. The town itself is certainly not known for it's quality these days, but Dock Lunch has never lost a step. Get a burger with their poutine, and enjoy your night!

World Famous Dock Lunch
RW
Ronald White
google
02.02.2017
2/5

Good below average.

World Famous Dock Lunch
JF
John Ferrier
google
01.21.2017
5/5

Homemade and handmade everything. A taste you wont find anywhere else

World Famous Dock Lunch
OP
Oxford P
google
11.16.2016
5/5

Been going here since the 90s. It’s a 5-star for what it is: a casual, unpretentious, old-school summertime diner. Food is tasty and affordable, and the vibe is great. Only thing that could be improved is if the hours went later. But any time I am in town in the summer, I will make a stop here, especially around sunset. Nice place to chow down on some fries and a burger and watch the boats come and go.

World Famous Dock Lunch
MF
Mark Fleming
google
11.02.2016
4/5

If you are a local, this place is home. Which also means you get served faster. It also probably means you won't get hit by a senior citizen who has no business behind the wheel while backing out of his stall in the parking lot. Thankfully we were only emotionally scared and well fed.

World Famous Dock Lunch
JP
Jackie Perrault
google
10.04.2016
5/5

Friendly staff, great food, Live Band on huge waterfront patio.

World Famous Dock Lunch
PC
Patricia Creary
google
10.01.2016
1/5

Sweet potato fries greasyBanquet hamburger very minimal

World Famous Dock Lunch
GN
Great North Services
google
09.27.2016
5/5

Amazing service and great food, if ur in penetang/Midland u need to get there NOW !!!!

World Famous Dock Lunch
BS
Brandon Swift
google
09.05.2016
1/5

Absolutely worst customer service experience ever. Waited no exaggeration over 30 minutes for a small poutine! Literally just one small poutine. Reminded them they didn’t even rush it. Didn’t wash hands once, the entire visit. Absolutely disgusting no gloves used either. If you want to catch COVID this is the place to go. STAY CLEAR!

World Famous Dock Lunch
AG
Aaron G
google
08.15.2016
5/5

Great spot for lunch. Beautiful scenery.

World Famous Dock Lunch
Ca
Chris and Nicole
google
07.25.2016
4/5

A great atmosphere for a lunch along Georgian Bay. Service is a bit slow and it is a bit expensive for what you get but it’s more about the experience and atmosphere. Lots of car parking as well as free parking for boats along the dock. Great spots to sit outside and watch the boats come in and out of the harbour.

World Famous Dock Lunch
KQ
Kelly Quinnell
google
06.09.2016
1/5

Fries lousy, fish small, no butter on roll.

World Famous Dock Lunch
JP
Joann Passmore
google
03.08.2016
2/5

The server was pushy...soggy french drys...no malts vinegar..fish was mushy...waited 25 min for food...very expensive for what we got..60.00 for 2 small pieces of fish, 6 shrimp, 2 frys and a chicken burger... never again for me.

World Famous Dock Lunch
LR
Lorraine Robertson
google
02.27.2016
5/5

This placed is exceptional! There were two of us and my friend was disabled. By the time she got out of her vehicle, an employee had come out and opened both doors then told us to have a seat after we ordered and they brought our lunch to us. They had older music on which we loved sitting there reminiscing and talking. Before long we had put in 2 hours. The Dock staff weren't trying to push us out and when we apologized they said it was no problem and you could tell it wasn't. I've always loved this place for their food but the service today was exceptional!

World Famous Dock Lunch
JL
Justin Leroux
google
02.22.2016
3/5

Yummy food, nice place to look around, but there isn’t any table service or large places to sit down. That being said they have an amazing gravy and their milkshakes are amazing! Love dropping by here for lunch!

World Famous Dock Lunch
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rob locke
google
01.15.2016
4/5

Love their pork Souvlaki dinners

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