Fishmongers
Image: I first noticed this store on a wintery evening when all the surrounding restaurants were empty - Fishmongers was full. I thought to myself, they must do really great fish and chips. Now I can report back that they do,
I first noticed this store on a wintery evening when all the surrounding restaurants were empty – Fishmongers was full. I thought to myself, they must do really great fish and chips. Now I can report back that they do, but it’s their briny Oysters ($2/each) freshly shucked and gleaming with liquor that I’d return for. They came from the Manning River on the day I dined. I’d also go back for the Barbequed Baby Octopus ($6) – it’s got a smoky Aussie barbeque flavour, unmatched in my experience. Surprisingly satisfying are the Tempura Vegies ($9.50) – imagine a box full of diverse and interesting vegetables like broccoli, mushrooms and corn on the cob, with a little turmeric to enhance the flavour and some sea salt to make them sing! Check out their specials for interesting grilled options that change daily, like Tandoori Dory ($15) served with lemon and hand-cut skin on Sebago chips. It’s a casual and pleasant space to eat with solid, rustic wooden furniture and hip sea-themed iron work decorating the walls. All the fine print is good too – eco-friendly Australian-made cardboard serving boxes and no endangered species on the menu as a company policy. Winter warming bowls of creamy, dill-rich Seafood Chowder ($14) also available.
Fishmongers
42 Hall Street, Bondi Beach
Ph: (02) 9365 2205 www.mongers.com.au
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