This new fish and chips shop in Annandale is bringing some much needed life to Annandale's Johnson St strip. Popping up just in time for summer, Fat Fish fills a hole that was all but tailored to them. Here is a nice shady spot for take away fish and chips in Annandale, that means the residents of this little village don't have to travel to Balmain or Glebe for good fish and chips and allows for them to shop local - an important factor for this village community. Fat Fish has a great range of salads (at least 12 different options) and prices are fair - fish and one salad for $10; fish, chips and salad for $11.50. You get a decent serving for your money, and not only is your fillet of fish large (I wish I could catch fish that big) but it is cooked to perfection - moist, softly flakey and delicious. Their menu also has a couple of good burgers and seafood packs, as well as offering grilled baby octopus, sushi and killpatrick and mornay oysters (4 for $10), but the pre-cheesed/baconed display of these oysters turned me off. They also sell fresh fish for you to cook yourself and they use only 100% cholesterol free Australian vegetable oil. There's a subtle mariner theme to this shop, with painted wooden boards hung on the wall. A couple of basic white tables are dotted inside and out the front of the shop, surrounded by stocky wooden stools. It's not a dine-in experience, but they're providing you with the option if you want it. I'm pleased to say that now I have a reliable, delicious and cheap fish and chips option in each of my would-be locals: Fish on Fire in Glebe (review: http://www.yelp.com.au/biz/fish-on-fire-glebe#hrid:eKN3WWgLtQa7DPDYQV5Q1g/src:self), Balmain Blu in Balmain (review: http://www.yelp.com.au/biz/balmain-blu-balmain) and the welcome addition of Fat Fish in Annandale. read more

Fat Fish - Seafood Near Me - Annandale, NSW

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If it's fast and fresh you want, well Fat Fish is your answer. We had the Annandale special, grilled fish (cod), chips and choice of one salad for $12.90. The fish was superbly grilled with herbs, the chips lightly fried and crisp and the salads are so fresh they are a delight to eat. At last there's a local fish and chippy that gets the formula right, great food and service here, we will be back. read more

Fat Fish - Sensational fish and chips - Seafood Near Me - Annandale, NSW

Success gives the right to be rude and arrogant. I visit Fat fish 2 or 3 times a week to Fat Fish. (NOT AFTER THIS) lately, I have had trouble contacting them by phone. I like to make phone orders for 1 reason. Social Distancing, walk-in pick the order up and leave, not hang around waiting That strip gets quite busy. This Friday night 21/01/22 it started like this, I have been trying to call Fat Fish and it has almost been impossible lately. This evening, at 7.00 pm I rang and rang. The phone would just ring out or it would be engaged in between attempts as another caller would be online waiting for the phone only to be hung up on or timed out. I had some time to pass; I was waiting for a friend to arrive so I spent nearly 40 minutes trying to ring, it would answer and hang up or time out. This started to annoy me. I was thinking about the owners, "Do they know that the phone is being picked up and then put down in their customer's ears. I decided to go to the Fat Fish shop. I arrived, the place was very busy. As I was walking in I rang the premises thinking the phone must be broken. The phone was on the counter next to two female staff. The phone was ringing and was loud enough to turn the heads of the girls and make them look and turn and continue talking. I stood waiting to be served. Laughing and talking away, while I stood there. I was ignored just like the phone. I walked to the counter where you pick up your order. Again the guys were working away talking and laughing and did not acknowledge me. I said, "Hi don't you guys answer the phones?" The staff members' answer was " We are too busy to answer the phone so we don't. I looked back at the two female staff members still chatting away at the front counter. I said "So customers can ring and waste their time with no chance of the phone being picked up " he looked at me and threw his hands in the air and said "It's not my problem and rudely turned his back to me and went back to packing the orders and his chit chat as well. I started to walk out and looked at the other two staff members. In the "Hospitality" industry we call it front-of-house staff. The staff that meets and greets and gives the "New customer" the first impression. One staff member was taking an order while the other staff member watched the phone ring. My thought "there goes $40.00 down the tip" The new thing is to have 2 people to take a takeaway order from one person. One to take the order and one to watch the phone ring. It does not matter what kind of business you have. When you open your doors for the first time you have zero customers. Slowly but surely with a good product and hard I mean really hard work you pick up customers one by one and slowly you have a business. When it's really busy if you have this type of mismanagement you don't see 15 or 20 plus customers who get mistreated and will never come back. Multiply that over time. Ask restaurant owners what they prefer, they will tell you in a heartbeat pick up orders any day rather than giving big commissions to a food delivery Companies. Friday night very busy, phone being ignored, how much money have they lost. You can't escape Fat fish without leaving at least $40.00 for two people and that's ordering cheap? Well, they lost me; I was one of the first customers when that business started. The attitude in Fat fish is, they are doing you a favour, you need Fat Fish, they don't need you, and if you don't like getting treated like dirt that is your problem as they have too many customers. Fat Fish really soiled my Friday night you have offended me big time and god knows how many other people. Look on the bright side soon all of the staff will be able to social chat among themselves without being bothered by those annoying customers ruining the party. This is how I rate Fat Fish. Full of Fat Heads give it a wide berth they do not deserve your business. Food is not too bad but expensive. Bad attitude off the Scale, Avoid Avoid Should change name to Malum moratum pisces read more

Fat Fish - Seafood Near Me - Annandale, NSW

Zero stars Best way to explain it 'shit hole', no hospitality, they closed the shop and turned off the lights while patriots were still eating or waiting for food. Close time is 9:30 pm not 8:50 pm. read more

These guys have just set up shop in the last 6 months of this review. They've really filled a niche in the area, as its very popular for those who just want a little bit of an illusionary healthy take away option. A full complement of salads great you on the way in and at the rear is the cooking area, staffed by 3 - 4 people. Salads are tasty, as are the fish options. It's relatively fast to get your order and either take it away or sit in the area nearby. They are happy to accommodate whatever way you prefer your order (half this salad, half that) and have a variety of options. Of course, the obligatory chicken salt makes the chips taste delicious. The service is OK, feels like a family joint and attracts a lot of families in return. Range of foods from your fish and chips to burgers, much the same as the fast food shop 100m around the corner but this has a nicer feel to it - much brighter and cleaner. They have a display of fish you can choose from too, to either have cooked there or buy as is to cook for yourself at home if you haven't had the opportunity to shop recently. read more

I agree with Brent - this is definitely one of the best Fish n Chip shops in Sydney. Perfect Batter - and Great grilled options for your fussy eating friend! There is a wide range of fish to choose from and fresh, crunchy salads. The staff were very friendly. Highly recommended!! read more

Fat Fish is a welcome addition to the Annandale scene. Have been going since they opened, have taken various friends & happy to return. The owners, Jon & Manny, are larger than life & the shop is always active & noisy. They feed my ongoing salmon addiction but I have also been known to be tempted by their salt & pepper calamari, Portuguese chicken burger, beef burger, octopus, snapper or barra & of course, the odd indulgence of the good old fashioned battered fish & chips. Friends I have taken there have always been happy with their menu choice. Prices are good & they have a good range of salads that are made fresh everyday. For the most part I haven't had a problem with service. A reliance on students working the front counter has seen staff turnover when courses/study ends so the experience levels on the till can fluctuate. On the rare occasion that there has been a mix up, I have been given an apology & efforts are made to rectify the matter or provide recompense. The team are friendly & happy to have a laugh - just keep in mind, it's high volume business, not silver service. They're a gregarious & robust group so if you're looking for someone to kiss your feet for your business, you won't get that here! All in all, really happy Fat Fish is on our block. Thanks for coming to the neighbourhood! read more

Really good fish chips and pasta salad The line up to order is a sign of how popular this place is There is even some seats and tables under the trees out the front read more

Picked up dinner from here last night and it was lovely. The people working here are nice and helpful. They seem to know a lot of the folks in the neighborhood and their regulars. At 6:00 on a Tuesday night, the joint was jumping. There are lots of salads to choose from and many things on the menu besides fish and chips. There is also a nice place to sit outside and enjoy your meal on a nice day. I had the "Annandale special" -- grilled fish, chips, and a side salad for 12.90. Great deal. More food than I could eat and everything was yummy. The grilled fish does take longer than pretty much everything else but it wasn't too bad of a wait. I only wish they had more variety of fish that you can get grilled (they only do grilled cod). I am likely to be back soon. read more

Ordered 30 mins ahead from Skype reviews... The fish was very generous clean crisp batter with a clean taste .. Scallops and pineapple fritters were are little overlooked but still tasty... Great choice would visit again.... read more

Terrific food, people and in a great spot. If only grilled dishes came a little faster. Otherwise these guys are awesome!!! read more

Best fish and chip shop I've ever been to. For $15.90 you can get your choice of freshly grilled fish with chips or rice plus one salad. Or you can get grilled fish with salad for $10. There are plenty of other combinations, including your standard battered fish and chips. I had the grilled salmon with dill sauce + rice + vegetable salad (broccoli, green beans, spinach, avocado, squash, cherry tomatoes and onion with balsamic vinegar dressing). All of it was delicious. And so healthy too - who knew such wholesome food could be had from a fish and chip shop? The shop owner was super friendly and the place was really busy for a Wednesday night. I wish we had a place like this in my neighbourhood. read more

Some of the best fish and chips I've ever had. Their grilled seafood pack is awesome definitely recommended.

Our "local" and a great place for excellent fish and chips. Prices are reasonable especially the special NZ cod with a splendid choice of salads. Staffers are efficient if a little brusque but so what-- the food is great! read more

Fat Fish is constantly busy and it's easy to see why. They've got a great selection of salads and fresh fish. A full meal starts around $12.90 for fish and sides but you could also just do a salad if you're not too peckish. The standard fish and chips are delicious, perfect batter and crunchy, lightly salted chips. The potato scallops are great too, and they're massive-about the same size as a piece of battered fish. All in all a great place for lunch or dinner- I usually take it home to eat but they've also got tables out front. read more

Really delicious and fresh fish and chips for a very reasonable price - fish (grilled, battered or crumbed), chips and salad for $12.90. And not just any salad, you can choose from any of their (many) yummy salads. Their chips are a little bit average, but I'm a chip snob. Everything else is delish! read more

I love this place. Food is so fresh! Seafoods, salads, burgers and sushi I've tried and they were fab! Really nice and down to earth staff!

The food is usually good, however portion sizes are so variable I often wish to say "and a big piece of XXX". Service staff attempt to be polite while appearing scared of senior management. The owners are the problem. The less-fat of the two is consistently unpleasant, forgetting that being friendly is as important as cooking my dinner. I have been consistently disappointed with my experience because of his abruptness, his assumption of familiarity, as if we are friends. If that's how the owners act towards customers, (and I have read the other reviews) then it is no surprise the staff can appear distracted. I comically heard the rude owner discussing having to let a staff member go because she didn't understand customer service. Perhaps she was following his unprofessional lead. On the upside - I've been turned back onto cooking fish myself. Its cheaper and takes the same amount of time. read more