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Captain Chicken & Seafood in Pooraka, South Australia, offers a menu that stretches well beyond a typical fish and chip shop. Alongside the classic battered fish and chips, the kitchen turns out rotisserie chicken, hotdogs with a distinctly smoky flavour, a beef schnitzel burger that regulars rave about, and fish served with an in-house tartare sauce that keeps people coming back. The homemade potato cake is the signature item, and it earns its reputation.
The menu also covers halal-certified options, vegan and vegetarian dishes, and a salad bar, making it one of the more inclusive spots in the Pooraka area. A fish, chips, and salad deal has drawn plenty of new fans who appreciate generous portions and well-cooked, thick-cut chips. The AB combo, loaded with hot chilli, house BBQ sauce, garlic sauce, onions, and chicken salt, has quietly become a favourite among regulars who order it on repeat.
The shop is family-friendly with a kids menu, counter and table service, outdoor seating, and wheelchair accessible facilities. Free parking is available on-site. Dine-in, takeaway, and delivery are all on offer, and the kitchen runs through lunch, dinner, and into the late evening. The environment is consistently described as clean and the staff as welcoming.
With a solid four-plus star reputation across more than 200 reviews, Captain Chicken & Seafood has clearly found its footing as a reliable local spot for South Australian families and late-night diners alike. Phone ahead during the dinner rush to keep wait times short.
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8 Reviews on “Captain Chicken & Seafood Pooraka”
Great food and friendly service. Beef Snitzel burger is awesome. Fish with ‘in house’ made tartare sauce is delicious. Hotdogs have a smokey flavour… Yum!
Ive been getting food from here for the past 2 years and everytime I take out, I remember why I go back. Their AB is just amazing. Get hot chilli, house bbq, garlic sauce and onions with chicken salt. Best combo to hit the spot! Price is pretty decent too
First and last customer . If you think this is worth $9 and told us it will feed a family of 4, the piss has been taken! Definitely did not feed a family of 4 just FYI..
We recently discovered our favourite local rotisserie chicken shop had retired …well the owner did anyway
So our task was to find a replacement …we’d tried a few but weren’t that impressed until we came across this one
As chips were an important part of the rotisserie chook meal we thought as we’d ordered dinner from another place whilst waiting we’d try their chips 🤔
Much to our delight the chips were perfect
Cooked to perfection crispy crunchy hot chips …they were even crunchy by the time we’d got home …what little of our pre dinner snack was left anyway 😉
With such a lot on offer including salads all your usuals and fish, Gar Whiting and Barra, Hot Packs Seafood packs Steak sandwiches and Burgers …the list goes on and it IS extensive
We are certain to return to try plenty of other items on their menu
Love that you can dine in too
*all prices were correct at the time of my review Oct ‘24
▪️Well as expected we returned
This time for chicken as well as their chips
A whole chicken ordered and sufficient chips a couple of extras were needed too …just to try
A couple dim sims and some potato fritters / cakes / scallops (to suit all those who can’t decide what to call them)
We got home plated up and made a little salad
We were suitably impressed with the chicken …plump moist and full of flavour …the stuffing complementing the chicken well
Our additions were cooked well and did not disappoint especially the potato …battered fresh to order
Once again the chips were superb and ample for our needs
Confirming our previous thoughts on finding a new and local takeaway Captain Chicken and Seafood is certainly a winner for us
▪️…and return again we did this time we thought although we were getting our now firm favourite of Chicken Chips and some sides we thought …hmm maybe we’d better try some fish they have on offer
So a piece of battered butterfish was the go
They also have Flake Garfish Whiting and Barramundi on offer in their seafood packs or just a piece of fish and you choose if anything is to be alongside it
By the time we got home to eat the fish was still had a lovely crisp and crunchy batter and not too either…and size wise the fish was just right 👍🏻
We grabbed a salad too this time as we didn’t have anything at home …they always look wonderfully fresh and we were not disappointed
Luscious creamy coleslaw perfect with chicken …and chips …and fish 😉
I’m sure we’ll be back again in a few weeks to try something else on their menu
Thank you Captain Chicken and Sefood 👌🏻
▪️And yet again Captain Chicken & Seafood have done it once more
Not that we have taken all this time to return
With friendly and courteous staff / owners serving up quality and consistent food it’s hard to pass by
Once again they are a big winner on our minds
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1st June purchased 2 chickens, the largest chips large and 3 large salads, this is a regular order for us. Normally the chicken is really moist and delicious, unfortunately this time the chicken was so dry we couldn’t eat it. So out of 2 chickens less than half was tried. Not sure but I think it must have sat the whole day in the Bain Marie, even though we ordered before 5:30pm there were already lots of customers in the shop. Very disappointing as we convinced our visitors to go with this meal as usually really good. At least the chips and salad didn’t let us down.
Really nice food the butterfishes batter was the best I have had. (2023)
Current 2025 last 3 times I have gone here I have been really let down. Quality and taste has really dropped.
Place a phoned 2 chicken schnitzel burgers Med Chips plain salt and 2 Dim Sims
We received 2 chicken schnitzel burgers over cooked. It so much was
like jerky. Dogs enjoyed it , One piddly piece of tomato and chips had chicken salt. I guess they got the dim sims right..
Won’t be going there again!!
Discovered this great take away food shop , their 4 fish medium chips and small salad DEAL ,brilliant fish good size excellent chips thick and well done ! Highly recommend !