Captain Con's Fish and Chips — Restaurant in Melbourne

I wonder at the negative reviews of this business. This is no more or less than a traditional Greek Fish and Chip Shop that offers amazing food and a larger variety of fish then most Fish & Chipper's at a reasonable price - if not at an under priced assessment, when you try it. Plus you have the wider selection of fish to select like: Blue Grenadier, Butterfish, Barramundi, Hake, King George Whiting - not to mention their array of shell fish which can be deep fried, fried or just plain grilled. This includes the fish too. Like most fish and chippers - it's the fresh (and continuously filtered) oil that really makes the difference to the purity of the food your pay for - and with all of these establishments - you can taste it with the deep fried chips (it honestly should be a measure with fish & chips shops). Chips are supposed to taste like potato and (if luxurious, a slight taste of flavoured oil) but this is not a gourmet restaurant - and it should be appreciated for the fresh, crisp, hot and clean products it provides. Superb! Lastly, as this is a Greek Fish and chip store - they also offer Souvlakis and Gyros (Properly pronounce - yeeross). For those who don't know - a souvlaki is not a kebab - and in my opinion, a kebab is close but a souvlaki is perfection - and this place honors that tradition with delicious lamb pieces - and not a large shaved rotating cooked spicy lamb roll. Other meats and veggie options are available. Burgers are also available but i haven't tried them. So lets assess the store and its operation: It is very anti-internet or internet based delivery systems - which is understandable considering the mark ups. You will only know about this business due to google atm - and im not even sure that this amazing cookery is aware of it. The prices are extremely reasonable (if not a steal) for the quality of a local Fish and Chip store and the offerings of seafood they provide. On most occasions if you order a pack that includes 4 potato cakes - you will probably get five (this may not be typical of most local stores - it is never expected of the customer but they do it on occasion which is special) The customer service is good - unless you are being dealt with by Con (the owner - who genuinely is a great guy) and the family. Every place has casuals who are learning, so be kind and tolerant here. Lunch packs are amazing value (See Photo) - if you want a cheeky deep fried indulgence ladies, grab a girlfriend and one of these to split between you. Talk to Con and see if you can get an additional salad (not on menu atm) for the same price and your $25 Friday lunch is sorted. You can pre-order if you are local (or regular) so if you have to travel a bit to get lunch or dinner - you can call the number. Give your name, order, and while you are driving home to Pakenham you can time your pick up on the Friday CBF cooking night for the family and enjoy a full pre-cooked belly with a glass of wine/bottle of beer. Job Done. Close on Mondays & Tuesdays

It's a great Fish and Chip place - full of options for lunch, single dinner, couples dinners or family deep fried salted (or tomato, or whatever dressing you drown it in) madness of hot comfort on a Friday, Saturday or Sunday night.

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Extremely happy with the food here. I’ve just moved to the area and ordered from here a few times for convenience while moving. I am so impressed with how good the food is here! I was worried the first time was a fluke, but it’s been consistent. Usually we avoid ordering fish & chips because it’s too oily and leaves us feeling really sick afterwards however the food here is not oily at all and we haven’t been left feeling sick! The chips are nicely cooked and generously salted (I love my salt), the fish was a nice flavour and cooked well. Not at all dry. The potato cakes are amazing!!! I don’t know how they nail that one, but they do! And the dim sims nice and golden. Highly recommend ordering from here. It’s extremely affordable food and tastes great!! They’ve definitely earned themselves some regular...

The place is under new management, and there was a serious lack of customer acknowledgement as they walked through the door.

I stood waiting at the counter for a few minutes before one of the five people working there even acknowledged my presence.

The customer service was friendly, however the taste of old oil was disgusting.

The food was covered in oil, dripping in some instances. The fish was lovely and fresh, but the taste of old oil lingered in your mouth. The potato cakes were extremely thin, and really oily, and the chips were overcooked.

My car even smells like old cooking oil now.

I miss the smile and greeting from Con, and sadly I won't be back because the food is way too oily.

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