They provide exceptional foods for the price they charge. It feels more like a takeaway then a…read morerestaurant. They only do lunch from Friday till Sunday. Otherwise it's dinner only. The lemon salt they sprinkle on the crispy battered fish is Devine. It's just a shame that you gotta pay for vinegar at a fish and chip shop. But I suppose they do give you enough lemon to sour everything. ;-)

I love fish and chips, and since I heard NZ was famous for them, I was eager to try somewhere! I'm…read moresure there must be fish and chips closer to home, but sadly, if there are they aren't on Yelp yet, so I decided to go for a bit of a walk to the Ancient Mariner. I was a bit surprised to discover there was minimal seating indoors, although I'm not really sure why, since I've not dined in at many fish shops. The seating was small shippy-things (I'm a bit of a landlubber, so am not sure of their technical term) around large barrels. They were quite uncomfortable to sit on, but since we didn't want to walk all the way home with cold fish, sit on them we did. My husband and I shared two pieces of snapper and chips, with some malt vinegar. And oh god, it was delicious. The fish was amazing - fleshy and white and great flavour, and the batter was the perfect thickness and seasoned with lemon pepper (I think). Chips were chunky and crunchy on the outside, soft and fluffy on the inside. I'll definitely be back here - even if I have to perch on an uncomfortable piece of ship furniture to do so!

This is pretty much the sort of place I think of when I think of fish & chips. Linoleum, the hiss…read moreof the fryers, that particular smell of oil in the air. Oh, and ridiculous specials written up in vivid and taped to the window - four hot dogs, two burgers, eight fish, seven potato fritters, $5. Not quite that, but still enormous amounts of food for very small prices. The food itself is pretty good, as far as fish and chips go. The chips themselves (always the critical test) probably get a B from me - good, but not exemplary. The burgers are nice though, or at least the one I had was. AJ's earns extra points for being an important Auckland landmark. Need to know where Owairaka Ave meets Mt. Albert Road? Well actually you already do, even if you didn't realise that was what those two roads were called.

This Fish and Chip shop was featured at 3rd place among best of the best f&c shops around town…read more The food is great and the crust is crunchy (which is sometimes a big deal to find), aioli sauce is just amazing. Chips some times not that perfect, but not bad either. Also, the fish burger is super awesome deal with that cost. It is very big, very tasty and juicy. The only drawback, there is no Credit option when you are paying with credit card.

Terrible customer service, closed before advertised closing time (like 10 mins at least) and…read morerefused to serve me or even acknowledge me. I'll be actively advising people to avoid this place in favour of a place that treats its customers with respect and common courtesy.

Finding a good fish shop in Auckland can sometimes feel akin to the hunt for the Holy Grail. We are…read morean island nation and it should not be so hard to find somewhere that sells fresh affordable fish. But it is. Luckily I found this place when I worked nearby and would often pop in to grab fillets for dinner. Now I make a special trip because like I said, this kind of place is RARE AS, as my son would say. The owners are absolutely lovely and you get that warm community feel of a proper local fishmonger who greets you with a smile on arrival and wishes you a good day when you leave. They also often tuck in a lemon for me and it's those little things that make all the difference. The fish is fresh as can be and not priced at the rip-off rates of some other places I could mention. It's really important to support these small but perfectly formed businesses so give it a go next time you are going to treat yourself (because let's face it, fish is never going to be the cheap staple it should be) to a fish dinner, come here.

Great little fish and chip shop. They always have super fresh fish, which does make a difference,…read moreeven in fish n chips. I would say though, a little secret not many will know, and will just top the meal off that much better, is to ask for chicken salt on the chips. It turns them from boring old standard chips to something MUCH more delicious.

Looking back on all the reviews from 16yrs ago Service is still the same…read more Service was friendly and the fish absolutely fresh & was cooked superbly & a great size. I had a hoki and hubby had a snapper both were cooked perfect. Chips are a big serve and the battered mussels is top tier. Clean oil and clean shop. It's our go to now.

We decided to support our locals and got chinese takeaways (steak & egg friend rice, chowmein and…read morechips) but unfortunately it was the worst takeout we'd ever brought (very little or no steak & egg with zero sauce so VERY dry and undercooked vegetables and noodles in the chowmein) so that will be our first and last visit to the White House Takeaways in Mt Eden!!

I'm usually not a huge fan of Chinese but if I was ever to get it this would be the place. They…read moremake an amazing sweet and sour sauce that goes so well with their chicken fried rice. I would say the fried rice is probably my favourite dish from here and close behind that is their lemon chicken. All of my friends rave about their lemon chicken after they had it at my house one time. They are great with taking phone orders too, I have always received everything I ordered with no mistakes. It's so local for me which is great, and when it comes time to pick up there are plenty of free parks on the street outside. I often get one right outside the door which sounds lazy but when you are ordering take aways you are obviously feeling very lazy right? I think this shop is family run as I often see their kids serving at the counter and I do like to support them by choosing to order my take-aways from here, but it is the taste and quality of their food that keeps me coming back.

The batter on the fish, fritters and squid rings was crisp and not greasy. The service was both…read moreprompt and friendly. I will definitely return I want to try the whitebait fritters.

Always nicely cooked. Crispy batter. Good portions. A bit more expensive than the chinese…read moretakeaways, but worth it.

Richmond Road. Grey Lynn. Disorganised staff. No team work. By the time the fish was cooked the…read morechips were almost stone cold. AND the young man used his bare hands to put chips in paper. Never again will I waste my time here. They said 25 minutes - I waited 40 minutes for cold chips and disappointing grilled fish. Get your act together

One time I came here with the other guys in my band. We were playing a house party that night and…read morewere in the process of taking the gear around. We stopped in for fish and chips, and sat and ate it outside in the winter sunshine, discussing plans for the night and for life in general. This is as close as I have come in my life to living like the characters in the Sopranos, and I have Grey Lynn Seafood at least partially to thank for this. Also it was pretty nice fish and the chips were good and I'm grateful it wasn't one of the scenes in the Sopranos where someone gets horribly murdered and tossed into the sea. All in all a good experience.

Getting "Wandering Eye" by Fat Freddy's Drop in your head after a trip to this shop is a common…read moreexperience - the New Zealand dub band filmed the video for their hit song at the Grey Lynn Fish & Chip shop. While the décor has been left to slide a bit over the years and the walls are getting darker by the hour, the shop that many call "Fat Freddy's Fish" still has the best selection of fresh fish in the area. They will also crumb it for their fish 'n' chips customers, which is an anomaly in Grey Lynn. Their chips are light and fluffy; definitely not bogged down by being left to sit in oil too long. While their opening hours don't extend far into prime fish 'n' chip buyers' hours, this place is still worth a look.