(4.5 stars)
Kiama Downs, a sleepy strip of shops geared mainly at locals, produces a surprisingly upmarket fish’n’chips experience, packaged up to eat on outside tables or take with you across the road to Jones Beach. Fish Tribe Project is the work of Emma and Jason Young, the couple behind Stacks Burger House & Eatery that emerged in the same strip two years ago. They’ve installed Executive Chef Robert Blackburn in the kitchen, and he’s used his fine dining experience (from venues like The Bridge Room and Cirrus Dining) to put a fancier spin on the old fashioned fish’n’chippie without losing what made it great.
Battered fish & chips ($17.80) shows off his skills with a good fish-to-batter ratio, crisp exterior, and no oily aftertaste. The skin-on chips are made using Robertson spuds, grown about 45 minutes up the road. These spuds are also celebrated in the Robertson potato scallop ($3) that’s made on a big slab of spud, encased in crisp batter and then sprinkled with salt’n’vinegar dust. All that potato might not quite be what you’re used to, but it’s great!
For the health conscious, the boxed up Cold Seafood Platter ($29) gives you shucked local oysters, firm king prawns, freshly cut Ulladulla tuna in a three-fish sashimi selection, plus a lettuce cup of freshly picked crab salad with all the condiments you’ll need. Baja Fish Tacos ($21/3) could be improved by better soft tortilla, however the interior of crisp battered fish, chipotle ‘slaw and avocado and tomato salsa garnished with coriander is great. Tucked away from the main streets of Kiama, parking was easy with lower crowds.
Daniel
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April 02, 2021
What a joke of a store, ordered a steamed fish and received something of a size of a leftover (see the photo how the $20 meal looked like right after opening the box). Is that holiday rip off tourist portion? Probably. Long 5 stars feedback/reviews from others with catalogue like photos read like something they've paid for. 2 stars as they provided the refund, but gosh, never seen smaller size, rubbish "meal" like this one in the entire country
Ric Halloran
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November 08, 2020
One of the best, if not THE BEST takeaway meal we have ever had. Perfectly pan cooked Baramundi, with chips cooked just right and a salad that beats most efforts by many restaurants and bistros. Actual salad with a tasty dressing not just a selection of wilted leafy greens.
Served in sustainable recyclable container and a carry bag that we will keep in the car and use again next time to help save the planet and save the business some costs.
We came across FishTribe by accident and so glad we did find this gem hidden away in Kiama Downs.
We can't wait for the grand opening in December
Rebecca Jones
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January 07, 2021
Delicious fresh battered fish and chips. If you're after a slightly fancy seafood option, this place is great. Even the side salad was actually good 😂
Sean Case
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December 27, 2020
Great people, excellent, quality food however, the price for fish and chips is overpriced for the small portion of fish you receive. Been there a few times to see if it was a “one off” but every time the majority of a box is filled with chips. Recently, we ordered the grilled fish and chips for my son and it took him only 3 normal bites to finish. Again, the service and quality of food is top notch but can’t see paying almost $20 for a small box of fish and chips.
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(4.5 stars) Kiama Downs, a sleepy strip of shops geared mainly at locals, produces a surprisingly upmarket fish’n’chips experience, packaged up to eat on outside tables or take with you across the road to Jones Beach. Fish Tribe Project is the work of Emma and Jason Young, the couple behind Stacks Burger House & Eatery that emerged in the same strip two years ago. They’ve installed Executive Chef Robert Blackburn in the kitchen, and he’s used his fine dining experience (from venues like The Bridge Room and Cirrus Dining) to put a fancier spin on the old fashioned fish’n’chippie without losing what made it great. Battered fish & chips ($17.80) shows off his skills with a good fish-to-batter ratio, crisp exterior, and no oily aftertaste. The skin-on chips are made using Robertson spuds, grown about 45 minutes up the road. These spuds are also celebrated in the Robertson potato scallop ($3) that’s made on a big slab of spud, encased in crisp batter and then sprinkled with salt’n’vinegar dust. All that potato might not quite be what you’re used to, but it’s great! For the health conscious, the boxed up Cold Seafood Platter ($29) gives you shucked local oysters, firm king prawns, freshly cut Ulladulla tuna in a three-fish sashimi selection, plus a lettuce cup of freshly picked crab salad with all the condiments you’ll need. Baja Fish Tacos ($21/3) could be improved by better soft tortilla, however the interior of crisp battered fish, chipotle ‘slaw and avocado and tomato salsa garnished with coriander is great. Tucked away from the main streets of Kiama, parking was easy with lower crowds.
What a joke of a store, ordered a steamed fish and received something of a size of a leftover (see the photo how the $20 meal looked like right after opening the box). Is that holiday rip off tourist portion? Probably. Long 5 stars feedback/reviews from others with catalogue like photos read like something they've paid for. 2 stars as they provided the refund, but gosh, never seen smaller size, rubbish "meal" like this one in the entire country
One of the best, if not THE BEST takeaway meal we have ever had. Perfectly pan cooked Baramundi, with chips cooked just right and a salad that beats most efforts by many restaurants and bistros. Actual salad with a tasty dressing not just a selection of wilted leafy greens. Served in sustainable recyclable container and a carry bag that we will keep in the car and use again next time to help save the planet and save the business some costs. We came across FishTribe by accident and so glad we did find this gem hidden away in Kiama Downs. We can't wait for the grand opening in December
Delicious fresh battered fish and chips. If you're after a slightly fancy seafood option, this place is great. Even the side salad was actually good 😂
Great people, excellent, quality food however, the price for fish and chips is overpriced for the small portion of fish you receive. Been there a few times to see if it was a “one off” but every time the majority of a box is filled with chips. Recently, we ordered the grilled fish and chips for my son and it took him only 3 normal bites to finish. Again, the service and quality of food is top notch but can’t see paying almost $20 for a small box of fish and chips.