The batter on the fish, fritters and squid rings was crisp and not greasy. The service was both…read moreprompt and friendly. I will definitely return I want to try the whitebait fritters.

I have been a customer for this fish and chip shop for over twenty years. To me this is the best…read morefish and chip in Te Atatu Peninsula. Tasty food, great customer service and good prices. I now live in Australia, but every time I come home to NZ. This place is at the top of my list to visit. So to the local community please go and support this fish and chip shop.

The cleanest takeaway in the area with the best fish & chips going. Their burgers are immaculate…read moreand are made with care, the layering of these burgers ensures you get to eat it, rather than end up in your lap. Highly recommend, the quality of their food never fails to please. Consistently reliable!

In my humble opinion, the best fish and chips out West. Been coming here for several years and have…read morenever got a bad meal. They do a really good batter with the fish and I think that's what makes it good. Service is always very prompt - when we ring in an order, it's always waiting for us when we arrive. Their hot chips are good quality and they always give us a generous portion. They do a range of Chinese food too here and it is also quite good - considerably better than some of the rival takeaways in the neighbourhood. The Roberts Road location of these shops is quite popular with people on the weekends but you can generally get a park. There's a good selection of eateries here (Dominos, a bakehouse, Thai etc) but I reckon Blue Lagoon is probably the best of them. Make sure, if you get fish and chips, you get snapper as it's the best quality.

This Kiwi Roast is a long standing local fast food restaurant takeaway and they have a great…read morefollowing. When I popped in around the lunch hour there were a few hungry patrons who were waiting on their orders. There are a few tables where you can eat your meal, otherwise it is mainly a takeaway shop. Let's take a closer look at the menu. If you love crispy roast potatoes then pick some up from here because they seem to be legendary. The crispy chicken drumsticks looked delicious. The guy next to me ordered a chicken burger. As for a classic Kiwi roast, if you don't have time to put in the effort then this is second to best. They will do

Oh yes this place takes me back to my high school days when fish and chips were the thing to have…read moreafter school. A few friends and I would make the trip to Henderson mall then after window shopping walk across the road to LJS for something tasty. It would always be the lemon peppered chips, coke and once in a while a fish burger. It was a ritual then we would sit inside and make so much noise I'm sure they wanted to kick us out or close the shop every time they saw us approaching. Now I go to LJS once in a while when I miss some decent chippies.

I often used to eat fish and chips when I was young in Ireland - it was always on Friday as this is…read morea Catholic tradition. I must say the fish and chips in New Zealand are far nicer than what I got back in the day. I find the fish in chips in Ireland/England tend to be greasy and unpleasant and I gave up eating them when I got older. The fish always tended to be cod which is not half as nice as snapper. Anyway, Long John Silver do a pretty good fish and chips in keeping with the Kiwi tradition. I tend to splash out a bit on the snapper as I find the hoki pretty bland - you can get a fish and chip combo with a drink for about $15. Another thing that LJS do that I only found out recently is breakfast - bacon and eggs that is as you would hardly eat fish for breakfast. They do a basic breakfast for $7.50 and the more elaborate ones are a bit dearer. Good to know if you are on a budget and don't fancy brunch in some poncey cafe.

Hallertau is a fantastic brewery and has been a staple of the NZ craft beer scene for many years…read more On a recent trip I got to visit the source, and am thankful I did. If you're a beer fan visiting Auckland, it's worth the extra time and distance to visit. Located in the wine country, you feel far away from the city even though you really aren't. It's along a quiet road, you can't miss the cool retro sign. Parking is free and in the front. The place is much larger than you'd guess; the original brewery and taproom is the main building interior with vintage looking furniture and cozy lighting if it's too cold or wet to enjoy the outside. To the left is the beer garden, which is all enclosed with plants to make you feel you're out in the middle of nowhere. They have an outdoor bar here with pizza ovens and a meat smoker. There are tables and bar seating here. At the back is a climbing wall and playground for kids; the tables nearby have hot water pipes running through them so your tushy stays warm even in cold weather. In the main building is more seating and the indoor bar, restrooms to the back. They also have a merch area and lots of beer for takeaway. Their beer list is large and focuses mostly on their core lagers. Behind this area you'll see the main brewing equipment, which goes back well beyond this area. Outside I was given a tour of the finishing tanks and their garden, where they even grow hops for some of their small batch beers. Thanks to the generosity of friends, I got to try various pizzas, jalapeno poppers, and other appetizers. The pizza was maybe the best I've had in NZ, with so many locally sourced toppings and rich flavors. The beer is fantastic as well, think classic styles made to perfection. The bar staff is friendly, so quick to serve. I can't rave enough about this brewery, and it's really one you need to visit.

Enjoyed my evening here with friends the Venison sausage and pizza went down great with the Number…read more3 Red Ale. The service was prompt and food delivered together so no waiting to eat around the table. Highly recommend

A little surprised about some of the negative reviews (which did not seem to have much in the way…read moreof negative comments). I thought this was one of the better Thai meals we have had, much better than our local Thai restaurant of choice (chosen largely by convenient location). Located in a strip mall off the well travelled Highway 16, it is not the fanciest restaurant you will ever eat at but the food was good, I'll say the service was good despite one glaring mistake, and prices were very fair. I had the black pepper stir fry with tofu, partner had peanut sauce stir fry. You are asked you desired spiciness; both were perfectly seasoned with the desired heat. The menu clearly identifies vegan stir fry's, another positive. For our simple order the food was delivered promptly and it was hot. The glaring mistake? I ordered a beer with the meal which never arrived, and there was no opportunity to address this until the food arrived, at which point I was fine not having it. Yes, we would return.

Probably the best Thai food restaurant in Auckland, Golden Silk Thai Restaurant occupies an…read moreunassuming little space in Kumeu, but it is a space that serves plates of pleasure. Golden Silk is home to excellent food, fabulous service, and even a good show. Plus you can get take-aways to keep you going for the whole week. The braised duck with coriander sauce will tickle the taste buds, and you can almost try anything with the name chicken attached to a Thai name. The wait staff are beautifully dressed, and there is a comfortable bar, should you need to wait for a table. For our monthly company lunch we regularly book the upstairs area, which is perfect for our team of twenty slaves. And never a complaint from any one of them.

Excellent service, very friendly. B grade so acceptable, potato fritter was very nice. The fish was…read morenice, the hotdog was acceptable. The chips though we're OK through them not being very greasy. The cheeseburger had fantastic ingredients apart from the less than ideal meat patty.

Great Fish & Chips. Tonight we had crumbed Tarakihi; so crunchy & not at all greasy. Wonderful…read morechips too.

Delicious chow mein for $9.50, Hawaiian, beef or chicken burgers from $4.70 - Martin Takeaways is…read morereally cheap, even for a fish and chippie. And best of all, this is a perfect example of getting your monies worth - while it's cheap, the food at Martin's is delicious too. Never greasy and soft, their chips are always crisp and crunchy, their fritters never oily and their spring rolls fresh - it's a great wee takeaway store tucked in the back streets of Mt Albert! While undoubtedly great value, Martin Takeaways offer great specials too. Deals like an egg burger, fish, hot dog, potato fritter and chips for $8.50, and two cans of fizzy drink for $3 are readily available and are brilliant value for money. The family that run this Chinese takeaway and fish and chip store are really friendly and recognise you as being a local which is always nice. Really, the only negative I can think of about Martin Takeaways is that their magazines are pretty out of date, so there isn't much to do while you wait for your food. But hey, if that's as bad as it gets who cares - the food is so good you'll soon forget about the old gossip mags!