Doyles at Sydney Fish Markets, Pyrmont

Is there a better Friday lunch than fish and chips at the Sydney Fish Market?



We joined the gaggle of tourists, families, seafood shoppers and business workers in the hustle and bustle of oceanic offerings. Fiery orange-red lobsters, cascading mountains of shiny fresh prawns and soft satin pillows of sashimi tuna and salmon fought for my eye. The oyster-shucking man patiently prised open bivalve after bivalve as the tap ran non-stop. "Touch at own risk" warned the handwritten signs over the live mud crabs trussed up with string.


Oysters kilpatrick, Singapore crab claw and fish fillet

But the takeaway counter at Doyles won us over in the end. B feasted on oysters kilpatrick, fish fillet and a Singapore crab claw. The crab claw looked messy, deep-fried in batter and coated in a sticky honey glaze and sesame seeds. It was eaten clean though, despite the lack of a nutcracker.


Char-grilled barramundi with salad $11.90

Geet chose the healthy option, a grilled barramundi fillet resting on a generous bed of salad.


Doyles famous fish and chips $15.90
Beer-battered south coast flathead (cooked to order)

And me? How could I resist Doyles premier famous fish and chips, beer-battered flat-head from the south coast cooked to order and served with chips.

Today's Catch trumpeted the blackboard sign. Beware of Argentina flathead, beware of cheaper inferior imported fillets elsewhere, it continued.

It didn't take too long to prepare, and within five minutes we were feasting on the jetty aside, watched keenly by sqwawking seagulls and the giant waddling pelicans.



I ate all four fillets of fish, fresh and sweet with the skin reassuringly left on. The batter wasn't particularly beery, and a little oily in parts, but there was plenty of delicious crunch.


Boysenberry and rainbow ice cream $5.00

A conclusion of ice cream (the rainbow tasted of mild vanilla rather than the bubblegum I was expecting) only made our day sweeter.




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Doyles at Sydney Fish Markets
Gipps Street, Pyrmont, Sydney
Tel: +61 (02) 9552 4339

Lunch 7 days 11am-3pm

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