Just a minute's walk from the sand at Little Oneroa Beach, on Goodwin Avenue, this is the kind of takeaway you build a beach day around, with a menu that runs from snapper and chips to burgers, hot dogs and deep-fried Moro bars.
It's open every day from 11am until 8.30pm, it's an order-at-the-counter chippy rather than a sit-down restaurant, and there are seats outside while you wait for your food.
Fish is what most people come for, and snapper is the one to order, with a crisp batter and flesh that tastes fresh. Add battered oysters, scallops or crab sticks if you want a few extras, and get a scoop of kūmara chips alongside the regular ones. Everything comes wrapped in newspaper, which is exactly what you want when you're carrying it across the road to eat on the beach.
Phone your order through before you walk down, because this place gets busy and the wait can stretch out when you're feeding a group. Prices are low for Waiheke, the staff are friendly, and you can be eating fresh fish on the sand within minutes of picking it up.
Written from 279 Google reviews, every one we could get, on 12 November 2026. Rated 4.3 from 271 Google reviews.
This is a dependable, old-school fish and chip takeaway that's hard to beat on Waiheke for a quick feed near the beach. The fish is fresh, the batter is crisp more often than not, and the plain, no-frills approach is exactly what makes it work.
Order the snapper and chips first, because the fresh fish and crisp batter are what this place does best. Add battered oysters, scallops or crab sticks on the side, and get a scoop of kūmara chips alongside the regular ones, though the burgers are small enough that you'll want one as well as your fish.
Service is friendly and genuinely helpful, and phoning your order through means it's usually ready when they say it will be. The counter staff keep things moving even when there's a queue, and they'll sort you out with a smile.
The beach is about a minute's walk away, so you can carry your newspaper-wrapped fish and chips across the road and eat them on the sand at Little Oneroa. There are seats outside while you wait, and the shop itself is clean and tidy with a classic takeaway feel.
Prices are low for Waiheke, so a feed of fish and chips here costs far less than a sit-down meal in Oneroa. You can add oysters or scallops and still spend less than you'd expect, though the chip scoops can be smaller than you'd like for the money.
This suits a casual beach lunch or an easy family dinner, when you want takeaway food you can eat on the sand without worrying about plates. It works well for a group because you can phone ahead with a big order, as long as you get more chips than you think you'll need.
The wait when it gets busy is the thing to plan around, so phone your order through rather than turning up and hoping. Chip portions are often smaller than you'd expect for the price, the burgers are on the small side, and a few visits have turned up greasy food or left someone feeling unwell.
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