Would not recommend. Batter was oily, chips were soggy, fish was ok but small, and we were…read morecharged a 10% surcharge. Nowhere in sight was there any mention of a public holiday surcharge. Nor was it mentioned before paying.

Disappointing! Living in Fitzroy our normal go toos tonight advised they had no fresh fish so we…read morephoned Catch n Co to ask if they had Fresh (not frozen) fish, they advised their gurnard was fresh tonight so we placed the order and drove across town to eat our fresh fish n chips on Ngamuto beach. We asked again on pickup that this fish was definitely fresh, not frozen which they assured us it was. It was absolutely awful and 100% been frozen, it smelt and was tough. We  took the meal back and spoke to the owner/manager who then advised it was "his back up fish" and that today he did not have fresh gurnard! What!  Extremely annoying after asking many times for fresh Not Frozen fish. Will Never go back. At least both our Fitzroy go toos were honest when asked so good on them

I can't explain how much I love the food here the chips are plain but those are so good the fish…read morehas a good taste to it the donuts are really nicely made the staff is really nice.

Delicious fish and chips! We got chips, crumbed and battered snapper - it was so good and the oil…read moretasted very fresh. Had a very slight taste or sensation of those mini hot cinnamon doughnuts you can get, but it was actually freaking delicious! Highly recommend going there - also very affordable!

This take away is crisp and flavourful. Lots of meat and fantastic batters. The prices are good but…read morethe big thing is the attention they give their food. An 8 dollar plastic tub holds lots. Since I arrived in town 3 people told me this would be the best take away.

We actually ate here so definitely a different experience from takeout…read more Let's start off...the seafood here is quite good. If you love oysters, just don't waste your time on them here, at least not raw. They are not served cold like they are in the states and they lack almost any briny flavor. Just do the mussels here in NZ. We had oysters and fish and chips (fried and grilled). The fish and chips were very good (well maybe not the chip portion, those were just okay) salad they came with was good too. The service was very friendly overall...but...and it's a big but. If you're from the US, get used to LOOONG waits in New Zealand. Service is never fast for prepared food. This was excessively long for even New Zealand standards. We waited almost an hour for our food from ordering. We almost walked out before our entrees came, because it was so long. That being said, they make good food here, just be very very patient. If you're crunched for time, Go elsewhere.

Popped in to grab a bit of a nicer Friday night takeaway. Very pricey for fish and chips, $45 for…read morewhat you would spend $25 on at the local fish n chip shop - so we were expecting great things! A quick 2 minute trip home and we opened our carefully packaged meal to find stodgy semi-raw batter, smelly fish and greasy soggy chips. Worst yet a phone call to the manager to raise the concern was met with indifference and a refusal to do anything to rectify the issue.

Excellent quality fish and chips. If you are in Wanganui (Whanganui) New Zealand and want a great…read more(and inexpensive) take out meal. You will enjoy the quality of food at Hilltop Fish & Chips. Great tasting fish and options of fish you can order. On several trips to this area, I always make it a point to eat here if possible. Again great food - highly recommended

We had an adequate dinner here. Nancy very much liked her arugula salad (I didn;t get a taste) and…read moreher pumpkin risotto. I had whjat purported to be a Thai beef salad, and although the greens where very nice and the beef well prepared, it was not discernibly Thai -- no lime juice, no fish sauce, no spiciness, and no cilantro. Nice salad, but not an accurate menu listing

We stopped here to get a bite to eat after touring the caves. They were completely booked but were…read moreable to take an order for takeout. We ordered the chicken pizza and arugula salad. It was probably the best pizza we've ever had. It was perfectly cooked and had a fantastic flavor with interesting spices and the caramelized pears pushed it over the top. The woman who took our order was very friendly and accommodating, which we had not experienced in several places we've been to, so it was a welcome change. I would happily eat here again.

Aside from the attitude I initially got when I entered (I had to pee super badly and asked for the…read morebathroom--perhaps they thought I wasn't actually stoping for food) it was good. I enjoyed the kumara and pistachio salad, and the wine was decent. I think they could do a bit to improve the ambiance, but there aren't many options in Waitomo. Given that, this place is perfectly solid.

Agree with most of the other ratings here. Avoid at all costs. It took us TWO HOURS to get the…read morefood. Asked for the TV to be changed to a channel with a big match on and it never happened. Distinctly got the impression that locals were heavily favored over tourists. Worst place we stopped on our trip.

Went in mid afternoon on a week day to eat in with my 11 year old son. 1) tables were filthy, many…read morecovered with half eaten food and trays, we had to choose a filthy table, there were no clean ones and didn't see anyone wiping any the whole 1/2 hour we were there. 2) floor was filthy, covered with food scraps 3) bins were so full we couldn't empty our tray 4) inappropriate R rated music videos playing on the LCD screen. Overall while the food was as expected the environment was filthy.

Fish & chips $7.90: chips came out light and dark. A little strange that the color wasn't the same…read more It was freshly fried which was good. Fish was fine Sausage did not taste good. I didn't finish it. Potato fritters alright. We did a Chinese smorgasbord too. It was ok. Just average but good prices.