This one's tucked away in the slightly seedy little Haines St shopping strip. It's like time has completely passed this place by. While you wait you can soak up what appears to be the original 80's decor while reading magazines that might well be a similar vintage. Even inflation hasn't seemed to have made much a dent. A hamburger with the lot for $6.50 in 2012. Eh?
Most importantly though, the food is like the fish and chips I grew up with. Don't come to this place for modern, artisan, gourmet, overpriced, panko crumbed, tempura battered, hand cut, pommes frites de blah blah. This is the destination for good old fish and chips, like the ones you used to pick up on your Mongoose BMX. Of course you can also order the more exotic items like potato cakes, dim sims, chicko rolls, crab sticks etc. if you're into culinary adventure. The straight forward food philosophy has also been applied the hamburgers and souvlakis.
I'm not sure what variety they use, but the oil is clean so it doesn't taint the food. They also have it at the right temperature so the chips are crispy on the outside, moist in the inside. The fish batter while not the lightest in the world is freshly applied to the fish, which also seems fresh. If you eat it soon after it has been prepared you will not be disappointed.
The older guy on the grill doesn't talk much, but the service from the women in the blue aprons is quick and reliable.
I for one am hoping time continues to roll past this one. read more