oppies fish & chips

after being soundly brainwashed by seeing all the advertising in the rotorua tourist brochures, it would be fair to say expectations were high to visit the "best fish and chips" in nz (for 2011 may i remind everyone).

firstly, the location is unusual. its not in the main part of town, it right at the top of fenton surrounded by hotels, motels which i assume every room in the vicinity has been wallpapered with the "best fish and chips in nz" oppies motto (the 2011 date now hardy visible). parking isn't that great.

we entered the shop and immediately the impression is of a chinese takeaway in the death throes. apart from the money spent on photos of the owner with celebrities, you would be hard pressed to see where else the owner has spent money on the premises since the iconic day of 2011 when they won the award.

okay, lets ignore the first warning bells and get to the second. a young child about 10 is in charge of the shop. good on the young owners son for helping dad out, but it doesn't match with the marketing at all.

finally the "best fish and chips in nz" were as you can now guess, such a let down it became funny for my family and not for me because i paid. fish was off fresh, you know that slightly strong flavour that makes you think of things coming to the surface.

batter was thick, soggy and fell off the off fresh fish as you picked it up (is that a warning?). the chips were soggy, tasteless and i make better ones at home.

it was one of those experiences where you wanted to tell the owner of the experience in an entirely constructive way to help them, but you know its only ever taken as a insult, so you don't.

how oppies can justify beating its chest for the 2011 heyday award any longer defies belief. he should have sold the place 2 weeks after winning the award in 2011 and finished on a good note.

so i'm sorry oppies rotorua, the standard of fish and chip shops in the hutt valley and wellington is very high and my crystal ball is saying you ain't got a show for 2013.

we travelled to rotorua and found this place on google, it seems quite famous and with good review so we gave it a try. we ordered fish and chips, dumplings and beef stir fried noodles. fish was fresh, chips not bad, dumpings were quite burned and noodles was so so. all were very oily.... i recon theres lots of places better than here but may be not in this town. it’s a bit pricey for its standard. but i have to say, the online order function is great and we actually got our order on time.

lots of tourist and very popular. the sign is eye-catching. food was actually good. felt like i had a upgraded version of the normal fish n chips takeaway. they even have cawslaw on the side.

this is good for a takeaways, much better than your average takeaway in auckland . i had fish , chips , curry roll, cheese burger. fish wasn't so good but everything else was ok . the pattie in the burger is deep fried in batter which just jazz's up the old takeaway pattie a bit it was filled with fresh lettuce,tomatoes,beetroot etc . curry roll just a brought in one bland but ok, chips were good!

we had chicken fried rice and both felt that the meal was nowhere near hot enough (especially for something that is supposed to have come straight from a wok). a good half of mine was room temperature. there was also far too much oil used. but the chicken itself was delicious, beautifully tender, and there was plenty of it.

very popular with the locals which is why it is always busy...
ordered fish, chips, hot dog & 2x oysters...
hot dog over sauced but crunchy after sauce removed, fish slightly under cooked hence batter a little soggy but ok, oysters also under cooked & soggy but ok...
chips were perfect!
thats why they won best chip awards!

i google the best fish n chip shop in rotovegas and oppies pop up as the best in vegas, i would higly recommend this joint if your craving for a fish n chip fix. we ordered snapper n chips with a big side of egg fried rice absolutely on point! the fish was so fresh with a very impressive batter. definitely will visit this place next time im in vegas. oh the service was amazing also.

oppie’s took our order promptly and made it seamlessly without a delay and to our specs! fast, friendly, popular - we ordered twice on two consecutive days! chips were so tasty! incredibly quick and just delicious food! thanks!

we ordered takeaways online which worked well. the sweet and sour fish i ordered was just battered fish (lots of it) and a syrupy sweet and sour sauce in a separate container. there was nothing in the way of vegetables - none of the usual onion, red pepper, carrot and pineapple that you would expect for a sweet and sour dish. was very definitely the worst sweet and sour food i’ve ever had. it should be renamed battered fish with vinegar sauce. the only thing that saved this place from 1 star was that my partner enjoyed his prawns with black bean sauce.

we had the fish and seafood packs. it's yummy and good value - comes together with tomato and tartar sauce.

it's all relative. what people don't understand is you can't pay a few dollars and expect the food to be of such from a 5 star establishment. in retrospect to price, the food is delicious, a bargain and good for the nights you can't be bothered cooking. it's what you expect from a fish & chippery / takeaways.

appalled. all my friend wanted was a burger. did he get get that burger? no, no he did not. we drove half an hour to get our order and by the time we got home we discovered that they had forgotten our burger we were frustrated. when we called back and explained our situation the lady offered no adequate solutions or sympathy about the error. would not recommend this place to anyone. this is my first review just warning you their customer service and food is whack.

so glad we decided to try oppies. tarakihi was fresh and beautifully cooked. thought the ammount of chips was fair. lovely clean establishment, front counter staff was polite. my go to fish and chips from now on!

not a bad place for fish and chips. i would recommend it however it is not the best in rotorua..the chips were a bit cold and it is a little expensive.

disappointed with the food, the chips were soggy and the mussels were not fresh. very small portion for the price. will not recommend this place.