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San Remo Fisherman's Co-Op
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About
San Remo Fisherman’s Co-op sources fresh seafood from its own fleet of fish and crayfish boats. Fresh seafood sales include live and cooked crayfish, gummy shark, flathead, prawns, oysters and more. Enjoy the best fish and chips in town, either dining in, alfresco on the lawn or relaxing by the beach right next door. And don’t miss their free Pelican Feeding, on the beach every day at noon.
Features
CUISINES
Seafood, Fast food, Australian
Meal types
Lunch, Dinner, Brunch
Special Diets
Gluten free options
FEATURES
Accepts Credit Cards
Highchairs Available
Mastercard
Parking Available
Playgrounds
Seating
Street Parking
Takeout
Visa
Wheelchair Accessible
Location
Parking Available, Street Parking
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Hours
Closes in 56 min
Sunday
10:30 am - 7:00 pm
Monday
10:30 am - 7:00 pm
Tuesday
10:30 am - 7:00 pm
Wednesday
10:30 am - 7:00 pm
Thursday
10:30 am - 7:00 pm
Friday
10:30 am - 7:00 pm
Saturday
10:30 am - 7:00 pm
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Mar 2024 • couples
Great stop off on the way to Philip Island. At midday each day they feed the pelicans on the beach. The lady who feeds the pelicans gives a great 15 minute talk. Stingrays came to the beach as well. We ate at the Fisherman’s coop afterwards. Food cooked to order and great quality. Well worth a stop off. Once on the island stop off at the visitors centre for more great tips.
Written 24 March 2024
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Dennis P
Melbourne
Nov 2023 • couples
This is a very good spot if you are looking for fresh cooked fish. Our fish was fresh and moist and very tasty. The scallops had that real salty taste, and even the potato cakes for fine. The chips, however, are pretty ordinary, being small and slightly greasy
Premises are well appointed and tables are available for eating, or takeaway
if looking for fresh fish, this is the place to go
Written 7 November 2023
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Emily D
Thankyou for your review 🤩
We use fresh scallops and fish caught from our very own boats here in San Remo, fresh quality seafood to make the best fish & chips!
Written 9 November 2023
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
MargaretPowell
Melbourne
Mar 2021 • none
I am no stranger to fishermans coops and a good fish and chips. Service was fast on this mid week day. We were given an electronic buzzer so we could walk down the jetty while waiting. Price was reasonable, around $25 for 2 fish ( selection of fish) chips, potato cakes, one soft drink and sauce. ( Sauce was missing from order and as we drove a little way to a different table we had to do without). We chose to drive a hundred yards or so along the beachfront to a table with a lovely view of the water. Very sunny and not too windy. suggest you remember a hat and sunglasses, even later in the afternoon, early evening. Despite the missing sauce would highly recommend. Very good quality. Very fresh fish. Fish maybe just a touch greasy but still very good. Lemon supplied.
Written 19 March 2021
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Paul M
Thanks for your review Margaret :)
Great to hear you enjoyed your fish & chips and found a good spot to enjoy them too. Very sorry we missed your sauce though.
Written 13 April 2021
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Jan 2024 • family
Hello, I cannot begin to express how disappointed our family was with your fish & chips. We came in on the 11th Feb and ordered a Family Pack & a twin pack at 6.57pm. It was very busy, we were told in would be a twenty-minute wait, it was a 40-minute wait. We were really looking forward to your great fish & chips as we have them every year when we visit Phillip Island. When we collected our order, we were very disappointed to find that the fish was over cooked, close to burnt that the chips were average but very annoyed that we did not get our 6off panko calamari rings, 6off fish bites or lemon. we paid $74.00 dollars for 4off overcooked fish, 6off potato cakes and very average chips. Our friends did receive their whole family pack, but the fish bites & calamari were overcooked that much that they could not eat or chew them. We will be looking at alternative takeaway next time we visit. We also noted while waiting that several other customers experienced long waits/ delays or were not even contacted when their order was ready. You are not, “The freshest local seafood, the best fish & chips in town”.
At least the seagulls got to have a huge feed!
Written 12 February 2024
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Emily D
We are sorry that your recent experience at the San Remo Fisherman's Co-Op was not up to your expectations. Please accept our sincerest apologies for any inconvenience caused to your dining experience.
To ensure that such an issue does not happen in the future, we have followed up with the staff on duty that evening.
Next time you dine with us and are unsatisfied with your food, please inform us immediately so we can address the issue and ensure you leave with a positive experience.
Written 28 February 2024
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Jan 2025 • family
SUNDAY 26JAN 2025 .My son and I went in ordered 4x pieces of flake and 2x large chips at $ 11 an item came up to $66 Plus extra loading 15% forSunday trading .Paid $76
The fish were VERY thin / small slices of fish in LOTS of Batter.The chips were not fully cooked and were very oily .The worse experience ever . Please Don t believe the photos on their website, you would be very disappointed with what they give you .We feel Totally Ripped off .My son and I gave most of it to the birds. I am very disappointed that we went to that San Remo co op fish .Now we know , and we are letting everyone know our experience.This experience made my son very sad on the day as he was looking forward to a better outcome.
Written 29 January 2025
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Emily D
Hi Paul,
We would like to apologise that your visit was not up to your expectations.
If you ever have an issue with the quality of the food, you receive we would be happy to rectify on the spot if you bring the issue to our staff’s attention during your visit.
We hope you choose to give us another opportunity to serve you better in the future.
Written 16 March 2025
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Jennifer J
Melbourne
Dec 2023 • family
After purchasing fish & chips here for the 7th time, in the hope they had improved, unfortunately they continue to produce some of the worst seafood I have had the misfortune to eat. Dry, overcooked fish in thick batter; oysters with glutinous juices suggesting they were opened quite a while ago; scallops so small they probably should have been left in the ocean. They say everything is freshly caught so I'm not sure what they do to it later to make it appear the opposite- such a disappointment for an enterprise that should be able to do better!
Written 7 January 2024
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Nov 2024 • couples
It is situated right next to the jetty and has lovely views of the bay. While very busy and quite hard at peak times to get a table the sea food was delicious. Best to get take away and find a nice stop on the foreshore lawns to enjoy your meal.
Written 10 November 2024
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NCVEP2012
Hamburg
Oct 2023 • family
It doesn't get any fresher than this!
The boat is just a few meters away.
We had half a lobster (pre-cooked).
And a deep-fried "gummy flake" from the Brass Strait, with fries.
Everything was super fresh, very tasty and there was plenty of it.
Thank you very much, it tasted very good.
Written 29 October 2023
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Emily D
Thankyou for your review! 🤩
Our crayfish are cooked fresh here on premises, so they are ready to eat straight from the display 🤤
Written 9 November 2023
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jeanette s
Yackandandah
May 2024 • couples
We ordered fish and chips for one. Chips were cold and fish was overcooked and dry. The other order was piece chilli crumbed fish: it was dry and over cooked, brown on the outside! Inedible. The only thing which was edible was the two potato cakes. Give this place a miss! Has deteriorated over the years
Written 17 June 2024
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Ant6974
Ascot Vale
Sept 2022 • family
I was totally surprised. I got fish and chips here for the family. Just got grilled fish, chips and a few potato cakes. Everything was really fresh, the chips were not oily, but crunchy and Crisp. The whole meal was fantastic. So San Remo Co-op is the best fish and chips I’ve had, hands down.
Written 18 September 2022
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Alison M
Albury
Apr 2022 • family
Fantastic food and service. Large school/circus group (16 hungry, tired teenage acrobats) on an interstate excursion, pre-order was accepted super efficiently, fish & chips were fresh, hot, delicious, on-time and no fuss. Ordered ten “twin packs” (some grilled, some battered, with calamari & excellent chips), plus some extra fish bites. 100% recommended.
Written 28 April 2022
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Scampi_1965
Kahibah
Nov 2022 • couples
In choosing a lunch spot during our short stay on Philip Island, this option cropped up and based on a good location at the water, fishing boats etc… we figured this had to be the spot.
Not only were we not disappointed, we were blown away. Coming from a fishing port ourselves, knowing our fish and chips, that we could actually be so impressed is saying something!!
We had a twin pack. Kept it simple. Everything from portion sizes to quality of fish etc just outstanding.
Add the location to this potent fish n chipability…. You’ve found heaven.
Written 8 November 2022
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Jeffry b
Essendon
Oct 2021 • none
The hardy San Remo fishermen go out to sea early in the morning, so if you want some sea-fresh fish don't be too late. The catch depends on the day, but it's always fresh from the turbulent waters of Bass Strait. We always drop in for the fish, the chips are good too. By the way, the youngsters love traditional fish and chips.
Written 8 November 2021
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kilcullenrob
Melbourne
Dec 2023 • family
A pretty ordinary experience. The fried flake ( I doubt it was flake) was overcooked in excess batter. The Grilled flake was miserly and definitely overcooked being very dry
The chips were very yellow and appearance but tased OK. There are better local places for fish and chips,
Written 10 December 2023
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Emily D
Thankyou for taking time to leave a review.
Our Gummy Flake is caught from our fleet of boats here in San Remo, and is 100% local caught and fresh flake.
We're disappointed to read your order was overcooked, we would love the opportunity to serve you again when you're in the area next.
Written 12 December 2023
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Jeffry b
Essendon
Oct 2021 • none
It's unusual these days to eat fresh Australian fish, straight out of the sea. The San Remo Fisherman's Co-Op serves fresh fish and chips. The fish is caught in the morning, you eat it for lunch. You can't get fresher than that.
Written 7 October 2021
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