Fishy Bites, Bronte (and Sculptures by the Sea)

Last Friday after work the boy and I headed over to the Eastern Suburbs to check out Sculptures by the Sea.

Going after work is a stoke of genius as there are virtually no crowds and we unbelievably find a parking spot! Right at Tamarama Beach! Within seconds of arriving!  In fact we had our pick of at least five choice spots!

Three fat bellies with a view

Last year I nearly ended up in tears after we trawled for a parking spot for nearly an hour on a busy Saturday (though we did see Whales playing off Bronte Beach last year, so that was pretty special).

So THAT'S where babies come from!

As both the boy and I count our gentle stroll around the sculptures as vigorous exercise we agreed that we can indulge in fish and chips for dinner as our reward. 

We head over to Bronte Beach (in the car of course – don’t want too much exercise in one day), find another miraculous parking spot and toddle over to Fishy Bites for Fish and Chips.

There’s only a small queue waiting to place their order (another benefit of our Friday night sojourn to the Eastern Suburbs), so we patiently take our place at the back of the line and peruse the menu board.

As I had a HUGE lunch only a few hours ago I decide that I’m going to avoid the battered fish and choose on the Grilled Barramundi ($9.50). The boy is in full copy cat mode and makes the same choice. 

We agree that chips are a must and settle on a ‘regular’ serve of chips ($4.80)…which is actually their smallest serving.  Shouldn’t it be called small?  I’m confused.

This place has it all

As we’re given a buzzer we decide to go for a wander to see what other offerings are up for grabs on Bronte Road. There’s quite a few inviting looking cafes and people enjoying their meals outside are all being provided with blankets as it’s getting a bit chilly.  A nice touch I think.

We wander back to Fishy Bites and wait for our buzzer to go off…and wait…and wait.  The service here is always pretty slow as they cook the fish and chips to order and normally have huge crowds.  I thought things would be a bit faster as tonight is pretty quiet.  

The boy and I then realise our buzzer isn’t working…none of the buzzers are! Arrrghhh!  Have we missed our order as we walked off for awhile?  Are we going to starve tonight? Why do we have a buzzer if it’s not working?  I’m confused for the second time tonight. 

After a few more minutes they call our order and we head over to the park to scoff our food before the seagulls swamp us.  

Happiness in a white paper bag

The boy has to head back to Fishy Bites for some salt for our chips. Chips without salt should be a crime.

The Barramundi is not bad, but it’s a very small fillet for what I thought was supposed to be an enormous fish. 

I heart Chippies

The chips are good – pipping hot and crispy.  The seagulls are pretty happy with them too...once we decide to share a few.

I feel like I'm being watched

Fishy Bites is at 491 Bronte Road, Bronte.