A Fish Called Coogee

Having been absent from this shop for several years, I finally came back to recently to enjoy a slightly light and healthy dinner option right in the heart of Coogee Beach. They seem to have made some minor changes with slightly renewed decor and more “street food”style fitouts such as unplastered wall with mural of red octopus artwork.

They have kept the outdoor seats in front of the shop (right on the pedestrian walkway), but there seems to be less seats available inside.

Their food offerings remain the same: seafood with different kinds of marinade (priced by weight), chips and salads, stir fried bok choy, as well as stir fried rice and noodles.

As expected, the preparation takes a bit of a time but they were properly done and tasted nice. The stir fried noodles tasted more like pad thai rather than noodles, but it was quite delicious so it was all good.

A bit more expensive than your local fish shop, but boy its worth it! Great selection of Aussie fish/catch of the week. Their grilled and marinated fish are great, very fresh and tasty! They obviously change the oil too as the chips where perfect.

The fish and chips from here are pretty good. Although they are a bit more expensive than your average fish and chip shop.

The range of different types of fish is good and the fish is fresh.

I absolutely love this place. This is pretty much one-of-a-kind seafood restaurant where you can pick your own fish from the whole range of options (original or marinated) and get them cooked on the spot. The small premium is absolutely worth it since everything that I ordered never failed to amaze my tastebud. They also have greek salads and freshly cooked bok choy on the menu for when you are on low-carb diet and avoiding the fries. It gets up to 90% capacity at dinner times so I guess this speaks for itself.

As a couple of people below have mentioned, this place is a bit on the pricey side for what is essentially pretty basic fish and chips. That said, it is great to be able to choose from a decent variety of fresh fish at the counter, and I love how casual it is (most people have come straight off the beach in bare feet and wet togs), and that you can BYO booze and not pay anything for corkage. A great choice of healthier options instead of chips too rice, bok choy and vegetables are all a nice touch. But I think the main reason it's quite popular is that it's the only fish shop of its kind on Coogee Bay road (I think), and the only semi-nice place to sit in and eat some good old fashioned fish and chips, if you don't want to get take away from that place on the beach and sit on the grass or the sand. To be honest, I think this place could really benefit from some healthy competition, which might force them to be a little more careful with their pricing and service. But all in all, not a bad ...read more