Deception Bay holds a small cluster of shops with a moderate body of customer reviews behind them, and the picture overall is strongly rated, with at least one shop rating especially highly. All of them are family friendly, most take dine-in and most offer delivery, so the choice between eating in and having it brought to you is usually open.
The fish list leans on hoki and barramundi, both seen widely, while cod, flake, snapper and whiting turn up at several shops. Alongside the fish, burgers and potato scallops are widely available, with dim sims, chiko rolls, calamari and crumbed pineapple recorded at several shops. Traditional Aussie is the cuisine that shows up widely, and where batter is described it is the light and crispy sort.
Tan's Seafood Take-Away is very strongly rated and listed for battered hoki fish burgers with chips, a takeaway operation with chips and fish freshness both praised in reviews. Mermaids By The Bay is strongly rated for its seafood and chips, with chips, fish freshness and value for money all drawing praise, and healthy options noted on the menu. The Bay Chipper is well rated and carries the broadest species range, from barramundi and snapper through to whiting, with fish and chips and a steak burger named as its signatures. Its surveyed menu showed plain chips at $5.00, a single piece of fish at $11.80 and mains mostly between $10.80 and $18.50.
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