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The Seafood Shak is one of the highest-rated fish and chip shops in Melbourne, sitting in the suburb of Fitzroy North and drawing a loyal crowd with food that regulars describe as fresh, generous, and reliably well-cooked. The batter on the fish is light and crispy without any of the greasiness that can let down lesser shops, and the chips come in solid portions. Potato cakes get a mention too, praised for their crispiness in a way that brings hash browns to mind.
The beef burger and veggie burger are particular favourites, with fresh ingredients and a following that rivals anything the trendier North Fitzroy strip can offer. Scallops and crabsticks round out the menu for those who want a broader seafood spread, and the pumpkin cake is worth trying for something a little different. The shop is spotlessly clean and the service is quick and patient, with the owner known for being genuinely welcoming even during the last hour of trade.
The Seafood Shak operates as a takeaway shop, open for lunch and dinner, and is well set up for families with a kids’ menu available. Card and mobile payments are accepted. With a near-perfect rating across well over a hundred reviews, it has built a strong reputation as one of the better fish and chip destinations in inner Melbourne.
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8 Reviews on “The Seafood Shak”
The owner is v hospitable. Really great service and he’s really patient even though we came in at 8pm. The food is done well! The pumpkin cake is a must try. Scallops yum yum! Crabsticks are good too! For the fish, if you can, do get a higher grade fish!
Got the fish shak burger and lunch pack. Fish and chips were fried light and crispy, doesn’t feel greasy or oily, good portions, potato cakes were really crispy and surprisingly good like hash browns. Fish burger had very fresh ingredients and fish was cooked perfectly. 5/5
The best fish and chips in Melbourne. The shop is spotlessly clean, the batter on the fish is crisp and delicious tasting and not greasy. The service is great too. I highly recommend giving this place a try. You’ll be sure to come back.
After reading the reviews, and after ordering the food, we are confused by the good reviews!
Our fish order was full of bones and the fin of the fish – we couldn’t eat it. Never been to a fish shop that doesn’t de-bone the fish.
Extremely difficult to try to eat when the fish is fried.
We can’t recommend it.
The fish was quite nice but the chips weren’t nice, which was disappointing after all the positive ratings we saw prior to going there. The souvlaki was good but was quite plain. The boys loved their burgers
Fresh and delicious!!!The environment is also very clean
Sure, there are trendier places in North Fitzroy to get a takeaway burger, but I tell you what: those trendy places can’t beat the beef burger or the veggie burger at the Seafood Shak. Do yourself a favour.
Honestly one of the best fish n chips shops I’ve ever been to and I’m a Kiwi so I know my Fish n Chips