The Seafood Kitchen

Neat little shop with a tasty menu. We always go for the mussels from here as they are done nicely. Sometimes they even have the Singaporean Chilli Crab on the menu too. The staff are very warm, but they are a little pushy and subtly try and force you to buy more from them. But overall a good experience

Somewhat expensive, but very crispy chips are a bonus, as is the range available - it's surprising how hard it is to get seafood in the middle of NZ's biggest coastal city! Nice range of dishes, but it's hard to go past the fish and chips - as good as you'd get at any gastropub, though a little smaller than a number of the pubs for the same size. As usual for a Elliot Stables place, be ready to knifefight for a table, and bring your own wet wipes to wipe it down - chances are that the tables are sticky again. *sigh*

The fish & chips lunch special was good value. Good portion fish in a light but crispy beer batter seasoned perfectly and served with tartar sauce. Chips were thick cut and not as crispy but fresh and served with catsup, were decent. Little tart side salad nicely balanced the plate. Staff was friendly and apologised for the wait when he delivered my order to my table in the Elliot Stables communal area. Will order from them again.

Service was excellent with the most friendliest staff! My friends and I were impressed as it was our first time at 'The Seafood Kitchen' our food arrived within minutes even though they were extremely busy. Presentation was outstanding and food was absolutely delicious. My friends are not so crazy about seafood but they LOVED the food served here. Highly recommend and will definitely go back :)