Fish Kitchen

I looked after Mr M for Megababe's dog, George the other day! He's about the same age, one year old, that Siri is, and half the same breed! He's a purebred golden retriever and Siri is half husky/golden retriever. They've met once before at my 22rd birthday party, when George was about 4-5 months and Siri was 7-8 months old, they played together all night even though he was tiny, about a foot long and Siri was about 16kg then and not her full height. Siri is now about 24kg, and the size of a tall border collie, a solid medium, bordering on large dog. They chased each other all around the party and when George had to leave, he was digging in his feet trying to stay with Siri!

They're both very sweet, cuddly dogs and they loved playing with each other all day. Although they kept taking it in turns to hump each other, George would just randomly do it to Siri, and Siri would do it once she got jealous of George getting cuddles from me, even though she didn't want one.

Scoping out his new temporary home! There's more in the back and other side

He had a bit of separation anxiety, so I let them sleep inside the house with me when they were together. The first night he stayed over, I went to work and when I came back he ran circles around me, knocking me around with his big feathery tail and crying while he did it. Siri stood aloofly by but was just as happy to see me! I let them sleep in the garage and I slept inside the house behind the fly screen on a mattress. That way, George wasn't crying and barking all night.

The golden couple! George and Siri

George is also a bit bigger than Siri, she's all lean husky running speed! He's a bit pudgier, not excluding the fact that he's a boy and they're generally heavier. We went for a 40 minute walk and we had to stop cause he kept drinking out of puddles, we came back home and he drank three bowls of water before he stopped drinking. It took him an hour to cool down and stop panting, and it took Siri fifteen minutes. These pictures were taken during that time.

He's such a pretty boy! When he went back home to Mr M for Megababe's house, he pined for a few days and so did Siri. Poor loves :)

They're super cute together :)

 That story had nothing to do with this review. I just like dogs :)

This is one of the local eateries around my Boyfriend's house, I've always wondered if it was any good. L., has been here a few times and I remember enviously looking at her fish chowder, but I also remember I had instant noodles that day so it was a bit of an unfair comparison.

We went to Fish Kitchen that day because I wanted to go somewhere for lunch before work, and it was just a stone's throw away really. We mosied on it and ordered our meals before sitting down and scoping the place out. Its bright, flooded with sunlight and wouldn't be out of place at a beach somewhere.

I like this big chest. I wonder what else it was used for besides as a table for the water jugs and glasses? I wasn't game to open it, cause the waiter was always lurking nearby. I barely got any photos off cause he was always polishing the window and rearranging things!

I like the green painting :)

There's wicker chairs that aren't particularly comfy, but there's also some love seats under these pretty paintings for a more informal chat.

Here's the printed menu by the way as well as a picture of their fish selection the day that we went.

The menu!

The fish for the day

The salads you could choose from. Most of them had noodles?

I ordered the fish pie, but after several moments, the waiter told me that the fish pie was unavailable and if I had a second choice. I picked the fish wrap with beer battered chips as a side, he didn't give me back any money though. My Boyfriend also got us some dill aioli which they didn't charge us for. A bit later on, the chef came out to apologise to me and explained that he was frantically trying to make the white sauce for the fish pie and didn't want to serve it to us with lumps in it. He did add that it was a popular dish the night before and if I wanted anything else while I was there.

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It was a very soft, tangy wrap, the crumbed fish piece looks small in this picture but it was very large. The salad inside the wrap was the exact same as the stuff on my plate. It was a nice mix of textures from the soft firm fish, crunchy salad, creamy salad dressing and soft wrap. The beer battered chips were the tastiest part of the entire plate, my Boyfriend kept swiping my chips and dipping them in dill mayo.

Tradies meal!

He ordered the Tradies pack, a fried combination of calamari, crumbed fish and potato chips with a can of soft drink, only available before 4pm! He figured this was a good way of sampling all the main fried attractions in one go, the only thing missing from this typical line up is probably scallops, prawns and a free sauce, but I suppose that's more of a fisherman's basket sort of thing. The crumbed fish was the same as mine, the calamari was lovely and tender, and his chips weren't fantastic despite being fresh out of the fryer. It was pretty average for an average price, so my Boyfriend was satisfied with what he got.

We went here again before work on a Friday, apparently they do a massive trade on Fridays because it was packed. The kitchen had five staff on that I could see/hear, plus one dedicated front of house waitress. We waited forty minutes for a fish pie and a grilled chicken wrap, it was actually almost an hour wait, but I had to leave for work and my Boyfriend took my fish pie into work for me to have, twenty minutes after I left.

There was an issue getting my fish pie reboxed for takeaway since it was served in its own ceramic container. The kitchen said that they couldn't do it and it would become mushy if put in a container. I said I was happy for it to go that way, or I wouldn't be able to have it at all since I was late for work. The waitress apologised profusely for the very late coming out of the fish pie, but she also added that it did take a while to do. I think it would've been nice if she had told me that at the beginning or if there was a sign indicating the average wait time like most other places have.

Fish Kitchen
Atmosphere: 8, I liked the couch area and I liked the little garnishes everywhere. I really like that painting, I would steal it for my house.
Service: 8, pretty good service. The waiter was lovely and I've never had the chef apologise for such a little slight before, its not like I got served raw fish or anything. I went to an Asian restaurant once, which has since shut down, where we got served a steamed fish that was raw in the centre. The waitress serving us looked horrified, ran off to the kitchen and we got the same fish back resteamed, no apologies/discounts or anything.
The second time I went, would be a 3. It was almost farcical in nature how badly that went. If you know something is going to take a while to make on your menu, attach a warning about it or inform the people ordering. I distinctly ordering fish and chips behind us, get told there would be a 10-15 minute wait because it was so busy, and then they got their order 5-10 minutes later. 
Food: 5, my chips were good. It was pretty average to be honest. My fish pie was solid, not sure I'd ever get it again.