Port Macquarie holds a small cluster of fish and chip shops, well rated across a moderate body of customer reviews. Every one of them is recorded as family friendly, though only a minority take dine-in customers and only a minority run delivery, so takeaway is the usual arrangement here. Gluten free options show up at a minority of shops.
The menus lean Traditional Aussie, and where a batter style is recorded it is light and crispy. Hoki and barramundi turn up widely on the fish boards, with bass, john dory, perch, whiting, flathead and calamari all appearing at several shops. On the fryer side, potato scallops and salt and pepper squid are widely seen, and several shops also list burgers, battered pineapple, chiko rolls, battered savs, spring rolls and fish cakes.
Off The Hook Fish & Chips is well rated and lists fish and chips for two as its signature, with bass on the board, potato scallops, salt and pepper squid and burgers alongside, plus vegetarian options. It is one of the shops offering dine-in and delivery as well as takeaway. Mike's Seafood, also well rated, is a takeaway operation built around battered fish with chips, with hoki, john dory, perch, barramundi and whiting listed, and battered pineapple among the sides. Lighthouse Beach Takeaway is strongly rated, with a barramundi fish and chips signature, gluten free options, a salad bar, and reviews praising its chips, fish freshness and value. It is the only surveyed menu here carrying prices: plain chips at $4.50, a single piece of fish at $9.00, and typical mains sitting around $11.50, ranging from $8.50 to $15.00 at the time of the survey.
The Port Macquarie shops are listed below.
