Kingston Beach Takeaway is a Fish and chips takeaway located at 1 Beach Rd, Kingston Beach TAS 7050, Australia. It has received 363 reviews with an average rating of 4.0 stars.
Monday | 6AM-7PM |
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Tuesday | 6AM-7PM |
Wednesday | 6AM-7:30PM |
Thursday | 8AM-7PM |
Friday | 8AM-6:30PM |
Saturday | 6AM-2:30PM |
Sunday | 6AM-7PM |
The address of Kingston Beach Takeaway: 1 Beach Rd, Kingston Beach TAS 7050, Australia
Kingston Beach Takeaway has 4.0 stars from 363 reviews
Fish and chips takeaway
"I remember a time, it seems like only yesterday, when a corner shop and $5 would leave you feeling bloated and unable to eat for the rest of the day"
"Boy oh boy, frankly this was possibly the worst food I've ever eaten, the chips were soggy and flavourless, I swear to God the nuggets had been frozen for atleast 20 years, hell they could have been the oldest nuggets known to man, they were a shade of grey that put the books to shame, the flake my partner got was inedible, we believe it was battered in possibly concrete on account of it being harder to break apart than 2 of those tiny Lego's stuck together"
"Everything hot and fresh, as a brit I'd say I am an expert in fish and chips and I have to say its ok but was a bit disappointed"
"Took ages for them to take our coffee order while a few of the guys presumably working there stood around the coffee machine"
"Bloody get right round this little ripper of a fish and chipper! The most reasonable prices you’ve ever seen at a chippery too"
I remember a time, it seems like only yesterday, when a corner shop and $5 would leave you feeling bloated and unable to eat for the rest of the day. Alas time and the economy have eroded this to the point where $5 really won't get you that much. That being said, in spite of the prices no longer aligning to my halcyon days this is a good shop. The service is generally good (a little brusque and rushed but I don't remember being in this shop without a line up). The food (I don't eat fish so can't comment on it) is good. Always looks and tastes freshly made. The fit out inside is new looking without the accumulated grime that's so common with this type of establishment. It may have cost the best part of $20 to feed the family but I can't really fault this shop for pricing like it's 2016, and at the end there were a few chips no one could manage, not ones no one wanted to eat that is. So I lament the lost days of my youth but am happy to recommend the Kingston Beach Takeaway.
Boy oh boy, frankly this was possibly the worst food I've ever eaten, the chips were soggy and flavourless, I swear to God the nuggets had been frozen for atleast 20 years, hell they could have been the oldest nuggets known to man, they were a shade of grey that put the books to shame, the flake my partner got was inedible, we believe it was battered in possibly concrete on account of it being harder to break apart than 2 of those tiny Lego's stuck together. I'll he honest, I've eaten food of the floor that tasted far better, more than once, if you want take away and want to have an awful time, come here, I think the place doubles as a secret torture chamber due to the quality of the food. TLDR, stay away
Service
Take out
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$1–20
Everything hot and fresh, as a brit I'd say I am an expert in fish and chips and I have to say its ok but was a bit disappointed. The chips were really good compared to what I've tried elsewhere on the island, however they weren't consistent with some perfect but a few tasted gross. We tried fish breaded and battered, the breading was nice a crisp with soft flakey fish but the battered one was thick and soggy, I'd suggest avoiding. Also compared to a British chippy there's no option to add salt how you like, they actually didn't ask what and how much salt we wanted, this led to the chips being oversalted and the fish a bit underalted. Thank god for sauces.
Food: 3
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 4
Took ages for them to take our coffee order while a few of the guys presumably working there stood around the coffee machine. I Ordered two coffees to begin with. Asked if they had any equal sugar. The guy serving said he didn't know. When the coffees were made, my dad asked if there was any sugar. The guy rudely said you didn't order any. To add insult to injury, my brother ordered food for his kids and us (including two burgers). After more than a 25 minute wait, one of the burgers we ordered was missed. When we asked about the second burger, the guy said, rudely, you didn't order two burgers, you only paid for one. And not graciously, said he could cook another one. We declined. Very poor service.
Bloody get right round this little ripper of a fish and chipper! The most reasonable prices you’ve ever seen at a chippery too. Not many better views to shove some fried food down the gob either. Dim sims were superb. Chips were ace. Fish - got to be honest the batter was a bit thick and as a result was a bit greasy. Any time the batter is as thick as the fish you’ve got a problem. Still - I can’t make this one down as the overall experience had me feeling pretty happy. First time I’ve smiled since Dirk’s passing back in 2019. Poor bloke. Who knew you could be allergic to hummus. RIP Dirk, 1999 - 2019.
Liked it so much we went twice during our holiday. Chips were all golden and crispy, scallops were REAL SCALLOPS- big, juicy, wild caught with roe on, and the fish burger used delicious flathead (not cheap imported fish). The price was cheap compared to other places serving similar items. It's right on the beach ⛱️ b
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$1–20
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 4
Recommended dishes
Fish and Chips, Burger, Seafood Bites
Met by a lovely lady, very efficiently battling by herself front of house, however let down by the poor food. Got the fisherman's basket which had minimal cold overcooked chips, flathead was ok but there were battered 'things'?! We didn't know what it was but was inedible. Great place to buy an ice cream and drink from a cheery lady, avoid anything from the kitchen.
Service
Take out
Meal type
Lunch
Food: 2
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 4
Recommended dishes
Fish and Chips
Terrible customer service. Popped in on my break to get water and some food. The older, skinny looking man (possibly owner) stood and chatted to a lady (assumed acquaintance or friend) about the holidays they were planning on this year for roughly 8 minutes until she left. He the just looked at me and uttered “How you going mate?”, no apology for the wait. Nothing. I bought the water but couldn’t bare handing any more money over for food. Won’t be back. P.s Im not your mate, champ.
DO NOT RECOMMEND. Cost me $50. 3 serves of fish and chips. 2 tiny pieces of fish in the box, the rest was greasy chips. Fish was like a rubber band. Frozen imported. I went out of my way to get my 85yr old grandparents fish and chips, cost me $50 and they couldn't even eat it. Was so disappointing. Rude service, arrogant attendant. NEVER again. Have since learned fish and chips near Shiploads is MUCH better. These new owners are out of touch and have destroyed an icon.
Spent a couple weeks visiting in the area and stopped many times for the excellent selection of seafood. I think I tried all the seafood items on the menu and enjoyed them all. Most often we took our food just outside to eat as there is no real seating in this takeaway place but once while caught in the rain we enjoyed the view of the ocean from the front window. My year old daughter also had lots of options here as well as treats and icecream
Horrible service! The staff have no interest in the customers, they don't serve you unless you ask for service, don't make eye contact and barely say a word. If your a female on the other hand, don't worry extra attention will be given your way. It's so bad it's obvious. These remarks have been noticed by not just me but multiple people. Used to be a good shop, but no longer. It's a shame that there's not many other options on the beach.
Kingston beach takeaway used to be my chosen place for quick and cheap eats on the beach, but with the general uptick in prices recently, I can't say I'd go here unless I didn't feel like taking a short drive to Kingston. The food is generally greasy, but there is certainly lots of it. Still a quick and dirty spot for chips on the beach, but the prices make me hesitant to go back in a rush
Service
Take out
Meal type
Lunch
Horrid service! 20 minutes before closing time the girl on the till refused to take our order. She took the order ahead of me and there was no one behind me. Cooking a couple of pieces of fish was too difficult. I'm sure they won't mind me posting this review: they obviously don't need any business: We were on the beach for an hour after they closed and saw tons of people walk up and leave disappointed at the stupid 3:30 closing time.
Good fish and chips but the portion sizes are really inconsistent and the service is unreliable. They regularly forget parts of the order! Tonight ordered $9 family size chips and got less than a plate full. Two small kids ate the lot! So, my advice: Check your order before you leave!
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–40
Food: 3
Service: 1
Atmosphere: 2
Recommended dishes
Fish and Chips
Great Takeaway....friendly staff....best steak sandwich I have had in Tassie....coffee was most enjoyable....step outside and cross the road for a short walk to the beach to enjoy your takeaway....highly recommend you take the time to stop and be tempted.
Service
Take out
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$1–20
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 4
Recommended dishes
Burger
Zero stars for todays performance (funnily enough can't even select zero stars!), the fish was very over cooked and terrible. Not even an apology from the girl at the front. All people working at the back talking all the time, pretty sure they either forgot my fish in the cooker or cooked yesterdays fish. Won't find me back there again, poor show and what a pity!
Wouldn’t recommend getting food delivered, took one and half hours to deliver for a 7 minute drive to our house, when the order said it was going to take 20 minutes. When it got delivered it was very cold and gross. Waste of $50.
Service
Delivery
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$60–80
Food: 1
Service: 1
Atmosphere: 1
Ordered fish and chips as per previous orders except I got two pieces of cold fish for $20 and they told me they only charged me $15 and no chips unlike previous orders it now seems that the Aussie fish and chips is now optional on the chips. I recommend going to Kingston Fish and Chips where you actually get chips and the food is still hott
Disgusting. Worst flake and chip experience I've ever had. Soggy, oil soaked battered flake which was grey and awful. Batter was nearly burnt. Battled through half and threw it out. Chips we passable but over salted. Even the view couldn't improve the food. Avoid.
Service
Take out
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$1–20
08/10/2023 Overpriced Poor quality blue eye , Odd colour and overcooked and chewy .Scallops small as to be expected but ok ,Pre made imported Squid rings tasted funny , Not hard to make your own . Very dissatisfied for the price
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$20–40
Food: 2
Service: 2
Atmosphere: 2
Lovely coffee, every morning we have a coffee it’s extra hot just how we like it I have oat milk and has to be decaf no problem. The best burgers and fish and chips home made potato cakes. Great customer service home made muffins are huge and delicious.
Service
Take out
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–40
Overcooked fish - again. In the past we have bought several things here without trouble but the last few times the fish had been overcooked (unlike some other reviews at least our chips were ok). Serving sizes inconsistent / not generous either.
Service
Take out
Meal type
Dinner
Food: 2
Service: 4
We had an excellent meal here. Blue Grenadier was moist and succulent, with crispy batter. We had a bit of everything: chicken, potato cakes, scallops, dim sims. Everything was perfect and the staff was very friendly and polite too. I would drive down to Kingston Beach from Hobart just to eat there!
Food was great but we were greeted with terrible customer service. The young girl behind the counter sighed at us and rolled her eyes when we asked for our order to be cooked fresh. It was a pretty big order and the food in the bainmarie looked old. This is the 2nd time she has done this now.
Th chips are OK the food is not great tho except the chicken strips but the staff are not helpful the ones I talked to had no idea where there seafood came from or basically any info about there other products. If u just want some hot chips and a drink then it’s fine but not much else
Don't order from these guys just before closing time. Rubbery fish, cardboard tasting squid rings and burnt chips. Worst meal in a long time.
Service
Take out
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$1–20
Food: 1
Service: 3
Atmosphere: 1
Good fries and chips . Good value worth. View. Location good
Service
Take out
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$1–20
Food: 4
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Fish and Chips, Squid Rings, Burger, Hot Chips & Gravy Sauce
Worst customer service, we waited to be served for about 10 minutes and when he finally decided to serve us he was very rude and yawned in our face and couldn’t care less that he was being rude also we got 4$ worth of chips and it was very small definitely not worth your money
"Check your order" seems to be a recurring theme here. Paid $26.00 for meal. Won't take responsibility for short changing an order $5.00 (blame Uber)Obviously too busy counting dollars to care. Overpriced. Staff rude.
Food: 1
Service: 1
Atmosphere: 1
We did order takeaway food, asked for some tomato sauce to go and potato cakes. Was told that sauce is $1.50 per satchel. Won’t be going back and didn’t buy that time. Outrageous price for splash of tomato sauce
Food: 1
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 2
Great place. We we're staying up the road and passed this place many times and it was always busy. Their portion size is really good and their prices are very good. The staff was really nice to and made us feel very welcome. Would recommend if you are in the area.
You can travel along way to find a place that's so good you wished you knew about it long ago. This corner shop at Kingston Beach rocks. We've had great chips great dimmies and tatto cakes and mean burgers. Thanks guys we'll be hitting yous soon again and again
The chips were amazing!
Service
Take out
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$20–40
Food: 5
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 4
Recommended dishes
Fish and Chips, Chicken Wing Dings, Squid Rings, Battered Crab Sticks
Great place for old school fish and chips. Doesn't overdo it with the chips
Service
Take out
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–40
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Fish and Chips
Perfect lunch for a day at the beach. Great value, delicious food, wonderful location and friendly service. Kept a hard-to-please tween very happy, so that says something
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$1–20
it's better too take the effort to go to buggy's margate then to go to this crappy slum shop with over priced low quality food where they don't even have normal salt only chicken salt, only good part was that they severed me while i was bare foot
Yes good fish and chips at the beach. Kids cheeseburgers are good. Uber eats delivery. Cooked fresh when ordered.
Service
Take out
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$1–20
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
I just had one of the best bacon egg rolls in my hole life absolutely amazing. And the best vibe and most beautiful girl with a awesome smile at the counter I bet there coffee is wicked I will be back for sure thankyou for making my day …
As a visitor to Kingston Beach I've been here several times, good food and service. They have national pies which remind me of the school pie days- in a good way. The cheese burger was perfectly sized and didn't spill out while eating.
Quick visit, good prices and great fish and chips. Shared chips and a flathead fillet with my 3yr old. Very enjoyable. Really nice tables outside with good umbrellas for shade and a great view of the beach. Couldn't ask for muck more!
This place is the best for fish and chips. And I'm sure what ever else they do. Even the coffee is good. Dimond in the ruff. Friendly owner, great service. Can't beat this place for a cheap bite to eat. Highly recommended …
Helpful, courteous service. We were there on a busy holiday weekend and they apologised for the wait. Not necessary, we could see they were working to capacity. The fish was delicious, and no chips surrendered to the seagulls. More
It is a nice place to chill, and have a coffee while enjoying a fabulous view of the beach.
Service
Take out
Meal type
Breakfast
Price per person
$1–20
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Staff that great you are not friendly at all. Basic hospitality is lacking which is a shame. Wouldn’t hurt to try a bit harder guys. Food is good but unfriendly faces is enough to not want to come back or recommend to anyone.
Chips are straight trash, chicken strips are on point but flake and potato cakes are undercooked and the batter is from a wet hole it’s all greasy and stuff, the staff are as helpful as dirt on minecraft. Would not recommend
The chips, potato cakes and flatty tails were all 5 star. Unfortunately the piece of flake we had was shocking. It wasn't fresh. It was dry, tough and grey blood meat. Spoilt what started of as a lovely beachside dinner.
Strictly beach take aways with outdoor seating.
Service
Take out
Meal type
Other
Price per person
$1–20
Food: 3
Service: 2
Atmosphere: 1
Recommended dishes
Fish and Chips
I am from Melbourne and this was the best extra shot latte I have ever had. Awesome food. The cheeseburger is beefy. Real patties used here, none of this fake McDonald's style stuff Great value Thanks for the food!
One of the best fish and chips going around. The chips are delish and keeps making you want more. It's nice and crisp on tree outside while the inside retains the softness. Obvious the fish is top quality.
Price good. Grilled fish cold. Battered fish had enough oil to start a war with America. but under all that it was tasty. IDK. Apparently this place is good but on this Saturday night they had the B team.
Friendly staff Very over cooked too dry & just about burnt! PS tried to add photo of over cooked fish & scallops!!!
Service
Take out
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–40
Grumpy guy serving me. Use re-constituted calamari rings and octopus. Scallop looked shrivelled. Tiny bits of flathead. Best part of the Fisherman's Basket was the chips. Would not go back or recommend.
Ordered takeaway via their online platform. Very easy. Food was great also, the gravy was awesome.
Service
Take out
Meal type
Dinner
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
It's a nice flat beach to walk one with one end off the beach dedicated to an off the dog lead area. It has cafes near it so you can grad a bite to eat and it has an op-shop to have a look in
This place has gone downhill. Service today was woefull , order cheeseburger got out of hot box and slapped on counter no wrapping. Effort to add up order. No customer service at all.
Ordered a large chips and extra chicken salt for $5. Good amount for two people. Chips were crunchy and yummy and the young girl definitely added the perfect amount of chicken salt!
Loved the fish and chips. Located in close proximity to one of the best beaches in Hobart, the food is served crispy, hot and is afforable too. Thanks for quick and great service!
Thank you for delicious Calimari and Chips. Squid was cooked just perfectly and had a delicious well seasoned and crunchy crumb. Chips were excellent and tartare was great!
Worst fish and chips ever! Disgusting fake frozen chips, tiny portions for large prices. Fish batter was disgusting and soggy. Tiny tiny portions They should be embarrassed
Half decent chips, the batter on the flake and potato cakes is too thick and the squid rings probably aren’t legit I wouldn’t recommend unless you want a quick bit of food
Great for a snack and drinks
Service
Take out
Meal type
Brunch
Price per person
$1–20
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Food isn't that great, staff are a bit slow - but it is a clean and well maintained store :) Have been a customer with Kingston Beach Takeaway for several years!
Go there every day for their wraps for lunch. $5 wrap with good quality ingredients. Sweet Chilli Chicken is the winner for sure! They also do a great coffee.
This takeaway store disgusts me. They take advantage of kids and rip them off and they are just overall rude to the customers. Would not recommend whatsoever.
One of the worst burgers I've had. Bread was as dry as the ocean isn't. Taste wasn't great either, but it was too hard to eat regardless because of the roll
Great coffee, amazing batter on perfectly cooked squid rings. One star off only because my potato cake was a bit greasy. Beautiful friendly service. …
Best chips you will ever have. Burger was great too but nothing on the chips.
Service
Take out
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$1–20
What can I say... and keep saying THE BEST STEAK SANDWICH BAR NONE. We drive from Eastern Shore to sit, eat and enjoy the view. Chips are amazing to BTW
Occasionally a bit slow, but the prices are decent and the food is nice. (I recommend the salt and vinegar tenders, they satisfy my salt cravings)
Very disappointed with the fish and chips we got yesterday. Poorly battered flake and very small serve of average chips which was a medium size.
Pretty beach with lovely views to Opossum Bay across the Derwent. Swings on the sand and a floating raft on the water. Coffee across the road.
So sad. ☹️ This is normally my favourite burger place, but tonight the burgers were burnt. Tried to call back several times but no answer.
Authentic fish n chips, freshly cooked and wrapped in paper. Perfect for a snack at the beach. Good service, menu range and location.
This take away used to be good but now has raised their prices and the good has gotten worse. Everything is overpriced tastes cheap
Had a pie and sauce. Was short on cash and the owner threw in a sauce for free. Keen to return for their burgers which look great.
Top quality food for cheap as prices! Super fresh fish and chips and a burger for $23, same as a single meal at the local pubs.
It was fine but nothing special. The chips and calamari were very flavourless.
Service
Take out
Meal type
Other
Terrible food, the fish was so over cooked. The batter was disgusting. The service wasn't much better. Won't ever go again!!
Best chips I've had in the Kingston area for years, I'll be back!!
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
The fish was a bit dry but chips were beautiful. Excellent view just to sit & chill for a while even though it was cold.
Beautiful spot to stop for yummy chips right opposite the beach.
Food: 4
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 4
Food's good, but always needs to be cooked - especially on busy days it would be good to order from the Bain Marie.
Great service, coffe and egg and bacon roll for brekkie.... they toast the rolls and the relish is delicious...
Had whiting and chips. Chips were beautiful and crunchy and the fish was great. Good food, worth the money.
Very friendly and chips are amazing. Great portion sizes and they're always quick. Very clean inside.
Great place for coffee☕️ and food Good service
Food: 4
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 4
Best fish and chips we've had in a long time. And friendly staff even though they were really busy.
Wait is normally long as shop is very busy but food is always fresh and delicious! Worth the wait!
Great burgers, caution on the fish, i got a fillet of blue grenadier that was more like mackerel
Great burgers, bad fish closes too early
Food: 3
Service: 3
Atmosphere: 2
Good service and good takeaways. Needs a few seats inside for older ppl to sit whilst waiting.
This is apparently $8 chips, the family bag would hold twice as much for $7. Not impressed
Great fish n chips. Staff friendly and fast service. Great value. We will go back again.
Great takeaway pack Nice people Felt like a country town takeaway which is always good
The takeaway looked dirty and the chai I had tasted dodgy and it made me feel sick
Really crispy chips lovely fish but all in all bit to grease but good non the less
Good food but very poor time management; expect double the estimated wait time.
Friendly staff, good service, good coffee fair selection of takeaway and cakes.
Chips and squid was ok, the fish and scallops were disgusting. Threw them out.
This place has the best barrumundi we have ever had - simply delicious …