Fourth Fish Cafe & Restaurant — Restaurant in Sydney

I am 23 weeks pregnant. In November or December 2024 when I was first pregnant, I went to Fourth Fish for lunch and I asked the waitstaff whether there is raw egg in the tartar sauce because I am pregnant and can't eat raw egg. I was told by a male staff member that the tartar sauce was bought not made in-house. I distinctly remember the conversation because he asked me whether I should be drinking ginger beer while pregnant. According to NSW Health guidelines, commercially made sauces containing egg are safe because the egg is pasteurised. Therefore, I ate the tartare sauce and I have eaten it every time I've been to Fourth Fish since. This evening when I asked for my grilled salmon to be well done because I am pregnant (as I usually do), the waitress said "if you're pregnant, then you shouldn't have the tartare sauce because it contains raw egg". To which I said, "don't you buy the tartare sauce?" and she said "no, we make it here with raw egg". I checked with other staff who confirmed that the tartare sauce is made in-house with raw egg. It turns out that I was told the wrong thing the first time and I have been eating raw egg in the tartare sauce every time I've been to Fourth Fish for the last 4-5 months (half my pregnancy). When I told the staff that I had previously been told something different and have been eating the tartare sauce this whole time, their response was "oh, I wonder who that was". This evening was absolutely ruined, as I am now racked with worry about whether my baby has been affected. It's unbelievably careless not to take people's dietary requirements seriously and be giving out wrong...

3.4 - Popped in here on a Saturday to have lunch before an appointment. Advertised hours were from 11am, but when I walked over at 11:30, I noticed the waitress was taking a very long time to set up and didn't pay attention to anyone of us looking to be seated. Eventually, after walking past multiple times, 1 table was finally seated. I approached her to ask if we just sit anywhere. She told me the kitchen wouldn't open until 15 minutes later. Another waiter came by to serve me afterwards - he was cordial but appeared disinterested and standoffish (I wonder if something had happened in the kitchen). Food was Okay, although the piece of Salmon in the Burger was tiny ($18)! I did love being able to swap the chips to sweet potato fries though ($3.50) and they were superb! Food took awhile and it was freezing cold under those trees with no sun and strong winds. Bring a jacket people! Food was okay, service is lacking though (I realised this when I went to see the menu next door and was warmly and happily greeted by a waitress who was busy but still keen to acknowledge my existence! :)) Get the Sweet...

This was up there with one of our worst dining experiences ever. Would give 0 stars if possible. Dined here with a friend for dinner. When we got three quarters of the way through one of their current “specials”, the prawn spaghetti, there was a massive cockroach at the bottom, hidden and buried under all the pasta (see picture). It seems suspicious that a chef plating the dish would not have seen this large cockroach and really calls into question the hygiene in the restaurant.

We called a waitress over, she was horrified, however, after speaking with the kitchen or manager, we were not offered alternatives/have anything remade and they offered only to waive one drink and the spaghetti from our bill. We did not receive an apology and no one followed up with us following this incident.

One waitress was lovely but the other tall male waiter was not attentive to tables and it was difficult to get his attention to order, slow to come to you once you did get his attention and slow to get the bill at the end. Would honestly not recommend this place - there are plenty of other lovely places to eat...