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    A Fish Called Coogee

    3.9 (22 reviews)
    PriceySeafood
    Closed 10:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Good for kids

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    Amazing fish, shrimp and bok choy.
    Aris S.

    I have been searching for a small restaurant serving great marinated fresh fish for a long time. And I finally found it! I love how the various fish are all displayed in their marinade and you simply pick and choose what they should grill up. I've been here twice in a week just to try all the different options. And so far everything has been amazing. Today I had the Brazilian Barramundi - the flesh was soft and perfect. The garlic shrimp was also divine.

    Ed S.

    Great unique concept for fresh fish cooking. Definitely worthy of a visit. I recommend trying several seafood items not overloading on one. Prawns are excellent!

    Lars A.

    Fantastic little place. Fresh seafood, some marinated and tasty sides. You pick the fish from the counter, they prepare it. Fresh, fast and really good.

    Carley P.

    We had one night in cairns and we managed to eat here twice! The first time had us hooked (ha, fish puns). Dinner is way more crowded than lunch so if you don't like waiting around, don't wait until 7pm. Our favorites were the calamari and bok choy. The sambal sauce was absolutely delicious and so flavorful. We also liked the chili plum but avoid the ginger shallot. It is too strange and doesn't stick to food or pair well. There is a bottle shop a few doors down which is convenient for their BYOB allowance.

    Honey soy salmon, teriyaki tuna, bok choy and fries.
    Bob H.

    This is my go to seafood place in Coogee. Trip isn't complete until I make a stop at A Fish called Coogee. I've never had a bad meal there. I like to try a different fish each time I go, but always have the boc choy and chips for a side. I haven't tried the grilled corn, but it looks delicious. Can't wait for my next trip to Sydney.

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    Delicious fresh fish, yummy bok choy stir fry and succulent grilled corn. Only complaint is they don't take credit and they are expensive.

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    Review Highlights - A Fish Called Coogee

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    Kelly's Bar And Grill - Pork ribs with salad

    Kelly's Bar And Grill

    3.2(16 reviews)
    3.3 km
    $$$

    Looking for a little bit of fancy in Bondi then look no further then Kelly's Bar and Grill located…read moreon level 5 of Westfield. Fine dining with fantastic panoramic views over Bondi and towards the city. The main cuisine of choice for this joint is large slabs of meat. Steak is there speciality but they offer a range of other options such as Vegetarian plates, Burgers, Ribs and Sea food too. I have been here a few times and I usually tend to go here when I want a hit of protein in the form of man size steak. On this occasion I was dining with some work colleagues and we decided we would order a few different options in order to get the best of all worlds. We decided to order the Salmon with a baked potato, Sirloin Steak 350gm with steamed Vegetables and the Seafood platter. Like a good team we had every base covered. Before our dinners came out we were provided with Kelly's famous complimentary bread. The bread is really sweet and melts in your mouth and excellent to get you excited for the mains. The salmon was grilled to perfection and the staff even asked how we wanted it cooked. I only recently found out some people like salmon raw on the inside ( still unsure why ! Go for sushi if you want raw fish ). It was beautiful and really fresh. The sirloin was very tender and juicy. The Steaks always come with deep fried onions on the side and the steamed vegetables were just steamed enough and still hard in a good way. The seafood platter was the stand out dish very surprisingly considering that Kelly's isn't known specifically for seafood. The platter was packed with calamari, mussels, John Dory, prawns and all upon a bed of fried rice. The fish was so good it tasted as if it was probably happy swimming in the deep blue sea that morning before making its way onto our plates. The service in this place was very good and the wait staff were easy to be got when ever we needed assistance.

    Haven't been in ages. Was happy that we got a window table with a view…read more The wait staff were great except for when it came to closing. They didn't ask if we wanted dessert and brought our bill to the table without explaining that they close at 10pm. So even though everything abt the evening was good, they stuffed it up with the ending and that's just not cool.

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    The One That Got Away

    The One That Got Away

    4.5(2 reviews)
    3.1 kmBondi, South Bondi/Tamarama

    The One That Got Away is like a meta fish market without the stank. Besides the usual…read morefish'n'chippie fair they serve yam chips (thin, crispy, yuuuummmm...) and have an amazing selection of fresh fish on display to choose from, from Moroccan Swordfish steaks wrapped in banana leaves to smoked Rainbow Trout to Barramundi sausages, those crazy kids! They cater to the large Jewish population in Bondi by preparing Kosher fish for collection every Thursday and for festivals and high holidays. Where else will you find a chippie that has beetroot & fetta or lentil salad and miso soup?! The shop itself is really cute, with its octopus's garden wavy ceiling painted with fishes and bubbles and pictures from all the local school kids on the walls and everything they have here is delicious, with bells on. Fish is picked up daily from the fish markets and I for one appreciate them saving me from that stinky place! This has gotta be the world's greatest fish & chip shop, for reals.

    The One That Got Away is a great fish and chip shop and fresh seafood store located on Bondi Road…read morejust up from Bondi Beach. They have fresh and good quality seafood, all your typical items that you normally find in a seafood shop and also have some more specially prepared items like their salmon sausages and their lemon and garlic octopus. What also makes this place great is the extra services they offer too like kosher fish which is offered on Wednesdays and their internet ordering service. If you're walking by or in the neighbourhood be sure to check them out. Walking past today the green lipped mussels from NZ in the window definitely reeled me in.

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    Bondi Rd Seafoods - Fresh salads

    Bondi Rd Seafoods

    4.6(5 reviews)
    3.1 kmSouth Bondi/Tamarama, Bondi
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    Such a great restaurant to get fish and chips at! Highly recommend getting the barramundi fish as…read morethis fish is something you can only find in Australia! What I love about this place is that you don't need any condiments to enjoy the fish. Unlike other fish and chips I've had, I don't find myself asking for ketchup or tar tar sauce. The raw flavor of the fish is so juicy, and the quality is so tender. The meal is made to order as well so it may take a while for the food to come out. The meal comes with chips and a side salad (lots of variety but we opted for the shrimp one so that we can try the shrimp as well. The shrimp was ok). Overall, definitely a great place to go! Interior wise, it's a bit small but is a nice place to get fish and chips!

    Great seafood, great owners! Came by after visiting Bondi Beach and feeling a crave for fish and…read morechips. Luckily, it was pretty cold and windy so we were the only customers. All the fish is fresh and right in front of you to see, as you can grab some fish or have it made fresh for you as a dish as well. I got the barramundi & chips with a seafood salad, and the portions were huge, especially the salad which was mainly shrimp. The batter was light and the fish was not flaky at all. Definitely worth because most of the dishes are around $15-18. It's a bit up the road from the actual beach so its more of a local spot as well. The lady was very friendly and was asking us about our visit to Australia & the beach! Will be back for sure on the next trip.

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    Saint Peter - Uni Brioche

    Saint Peter

    4.6(25 reviews)
    4.5 kmPaddington
    $$$

    (Last visited May 11, 2023.) Next up on our word-of-mouth recommended list is Saint Peter located…read morein Paddington just about an hour's walk from downtown or a 6-minute car ride. You know what butchers are right? The guys who create beautiful cuts of beef? Well, here they're known as "The Fish Butchers"! They create INCREDIBLE dishes from various different sea creatures and they don't waste a single part of them! We even had ice cream with the proteins of a snapper's eyes! This place is brilliant! They only offer 2 lunchtime seatings Thursday through Sunday and 2 dinner seatings Tuesday through Sunday. We were there for dinner and it was $195.00 per person for a 7-course tasting menu that was absolutely DIVINE! Atmosphere/Appearance: Set in a fairly quiet, but downtown-ish like area of Paddington (a district of Sydney) between downtown Sydney and Bondi Beach is this incredible establishment. It's a part of the Grand Hotel, but the restaurant literally have 12 seats so you NEED to make reservations well in advance. The restaurant is elongated with the "kitchen" and prep area pretty much running along the entire left side with seats that pull right up to the counter. Such a cool experience. It felt so intimate and personal. Service: No single person took care of us, but it was more like the entire staff took turns talking to us, pouring us wine and telling us about each dish. I loved that. Food: So the menu here changes all the time since they use freshly caught specimen and use EVERY PART OF IT. Here was our menu! 1st Course) Line Caught Rainbow Runner Fantastic. Warm, comforting, incredibly complex flavors that worked so well together. Good salt, good savory-ness. (2nd Course) Fish Butchery Charcuterie On this board was yogurt churned butter, yellowfin tuna + marie cod chorizo, tuna cured for 1 week then hung for 6 weeks. (My favorite. Tasted like a mild jerky.) Marlin (a bit fishy, mild), rock flathead mortadella with black pepper. (Least favorite, gave me bologna vibes). This idea was kinda all over the place, but I really appreciated the idea. (3rd Course) Charcoal Pips The tortolini was made with squid ink. Whole mixture with clams was very balanced with a good buttery flavor. (4th Course) Southern Calamari & Berrima Octopus It's supposed to be a wild take on spaghetti bolognese. Lol. It was a bit on the salty side for me and the natural textures of the sea creatures made it difficult for me to eat. (5th Course). Line Caught Mahi Mahi On The Bone Excellent. Cooked perfectly. The beet root added a great texture to every bite and the flavors were just amazing. Savory, not too salty and so hard to describe. (6th Course). 14-Day Dry Aged Tuna In Swordfish Bacon The tuna was excellent, but wrapping it in a swordfish bacon may have been a little too much for me. The flavors competed instead of working together. Then to add a "pumpkin & bone sauce" just really went over the top. It felt like there was a lot happening. The celeriac was just... I don't know. Lol. I guess you need a vegetable with your meat. (7th Course). Snapper Eye Ice Cream Instead of using traditional egg whites or egg yolks, the man, Josh Niland uses the proteins from the snapper eye to make the ice cream. Lol. What a guy. Fantastic. (8th Course). Valrhona Chocolate Tart 64% chocolate from Madagascar. 34% milkfat cream. It was so creamy, a bit bitter, but super soft and I loved it. Value: I didn't mention the price in my initial intro, but this is Michelin Star level quality. Yes, you will break the bank. Lol. In conclusion, dining here was a phenomenal experience. I loved how well everything was prepared, presented and executed. Well done. I can't wait to make a return to try a whole new set of dishes!

    A truly exquisite experience for my last night in Sydney. Saint Peter is a fine dining restaurant…read morethat creates culinary art using fish, including the desserts, as well as incorporating the majority of the parts as ingredients- even bone! We began with a round of cocktails, followed by oysters and champagne. The oysters were so delicious, we got a second round. As for the tasting menu, we opted for the beverage pairing, which was the perfect addition to enhance each course. The attention to detail, presentation, and depth of flavor and texture was such a unique experience. We ended our extended five hour stay with a round of amaro for a smooth finish. The service was excellent. When we first were seated, which happened to be at the best table in house, I was greeted by the waitstaff with a handwritten birthday card. Each person that came to the table wished me a happy birthday. Once the meal began, every dish and beverage pairing was presented with a detailed story that made each course special.

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    Line Caught Mahi Mahi On The Bone

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