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Mr. Dot Ballarat in Ballarat East is both a fish and chip shop and a casual hamburger restaurant, covering a lot of ground on one menu. The shop carries a strong reputation among locals and visitors alike, sitting well over four and a half stars across a solid number of reviews. Dine-in and takeaway are both available, with free parking and a wheelchair-accessible car park making the venue easy to get to.
The menu stretches from classic fish and chips through to some standout burgers and loaded fries. Flake is on offer, and the house-made dim sims draw regular praise, described by many as generously filled and freshly cooked. Chiko rolls feature too, served hot and fast. The spicy chicken and spicy beef burgers have built a loyal following, and the pulled pork loaded fries come up frequently as a crowd favourite. Hot chips here are regarded as some of the best in Ballarat, and the fried seafood basket draws comparisons that tend to favour Mr. Dot over other spots in town. Fresh butterfish and milkshakes round out the broader appeal.
Staff are noted for being friendly and helpful, including when fielding allergen questions, and wait times are kept short even during busy periods. Everything arrives freshly cooked and piping hot. The venue is family-friendly with a kids’ menu, and alcohol including beer is available for those dining in. Reservations are accepted, which is handy for the dinner rush.
A solid stop for anyone passing through or living in the Ballarat area. Check opening hours before you visit.
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8 Reviews on “Mr.Dot Ballarat”
I’m always on the lookout for good fish and chip places in Ballarat, so I decided to give mr dot a try via uber eats. I ordered the family size chips, 1 potato cake, 1 flake, 1 calamari ring, 1 steamed dim sim and a chiko roll. The food was delicious! The potato cake and calamari ring in particular was the highlight with how well they were cooked, but the rest still tasted fantastic. I can definitely see myself ordering again!
Absolutely fantastic. The Spicy Chicken and Spicy Moo burgers are fantastic. The pulled pork loaded fries are amazing. The hot chips are the best you will get. My go to place in Ballarat.
Tasty well marinated beef patties burger, fresh fried Butterfish, delicious strawberry milk shake & large portion of pulled pork fries!
Seafood here was really good compared to any other place where we tried seafood baskets in Ballarat. Their fried seafoods were fresh, balanced cooked and nice service.
Stopped to get lunch on a 4 hour drive, couldn’t have picked a better fish n chip joint. Very friendly staff, did not wait very long at all, everything cooked fresh and the home made dimsims were unbelievable. A lovely place to sit in and enjoy a quality meal. Will be coming back.
Not sure why this is rated so highly. The service was lovely and it does look like a sweet local shop run by good people, but the fish and chips was far too greasy. Don’t get me wrong! It’s fried food. But this was just next level. I couldn’t finish my flake and had to spit some of it out because I began to feel nauseous. And the chips seemed to have soaked up so much oil that it was really hard to enjoy them. Maybe we got a bad batch given the rating is so high at 4.8 (time of review). I’d personally put it at a 3 if this is common quality though. Also if you order their packs, don’t expect normal dim sims!! They give you some sort of fried ball with filling inside. Not the standard Australian “dim sim” but more of a Melbourne dim sim hybrid (doesn’t have dumpling wrapper, just straight fried in same batter as fish etc).
Went in tonight and ordered the flake, home made dimmie, and chiko roll – all with chicken salt. Staff were super helpful answering our questions about allergens. Food came out quick, fresh, and piping hot. Dimmie was generously filled! Delicious cheeky meal for this evening. Don’t miss this place!
Upper points:
The store was clean and presentable and staff were welcoming. I and me wife loved the flake and butterfish, was all cooked nicely- juicey and perfect crisp batter without that greasy overpower.
Lower points:
The portion of chips were a little stingy, and overcooked. The potato cakes was bland, just a roadhouse frozen one.