The Mariner Fish And Chips

The only Auckland fish and chip shop that actually knows what proper chips are. You will pay more for the chips here than other places, but the higher price is worthwhile for the far superior quality than other fish and chip shops that only sell rubbish frozen chips. The fish is great as is the battered sausage. Only recommendation is that the curry sauce could be nicer.

I'm so glad this is my new local chippy! It's certainly isn't the cheapest around but it's one of the few places that actually does proper chips rather than frozen rubbish. The batter is tasty but not too greasy or sickly. The fish has also always been fresh. Portion size for the price isn't great (you can upsize the chips but for a price and it makes it even more costly) but you aren't hungry when you finish. Their mushy peas are really nice too! The battered Mars bar is interesting but it feels like a calorie overload. The apple pie is also pretty tasty. In summary, it's not something you have regularly, so it's not terrible to fork out the price as a weekend treat when you don't fancy cooking. They are consistently good too. :-)

What an awesome fish & chip shop. Fresh moist fish, crispy batter, hand cut chips. To those reviewers who complain about the price - fresh New Zealand caught fish is not cheap and nor should be, especially snapper, tarakihi and gurnard as this place serves. Those fish are premium table fish, not bland, tasteless hoki or worse, farmed white fish served from a frozen box shipped in from South East Asia. Hand cut twice cooked chips are labour intensive and worth every delicious bite. This place is dedicated to serving premium fare and should be celebrated for doing so. The owners obviously care about quality. Though a lot of people do get it, every time we go there is a queue of people waiting. One bite of their battered fish and you’ll see why.