The Fish Van

Ah the humble burger - usually such a good looking idea, but take one bite and it's a disaster. By the end of it, you've got dropped bits, some stuck to your chin and sauce dripping through your fingers down to your elbows. NOT SO with a terrific fish burger from the Fish Van! A careful construction of crumbed fish, cheese, crispy fresh lettuce, tomato and the right ratio of tartare sauce is just the ticket. No dropsies, no mess, delicious and tidy to the end, much to the dismay of the stalker seagulls. Terrific spot, eat there or find plenty of seating options in either direction. I went right and ate beside the wetland inlet. The seagulls were too lazy to follow me that far. No wonder the Fish Van just made the top 5 best fish and chips in Tassie! Small chips at $6 is more than enough, to boot.

This place has been a staple whilst coming up and down the coast for years! In the last couple of years the the quality has dropped, not significantly, but noticeably if you've been stopping by for an extended period, though not enough to have any complaints. Unfortunately, dinner last night was a far less enjoyable experience, with the fish cooked to the point of the batter starting to burn, and the biggest travesty is that with the current potato crisis causing a mass chip shortage, that they could waste such a precious commodity by cooking a number of these to a dark brown shade also! The rest of the seafood was cooked fine, just the fish was well past done, and the chips were extremely disappointing, even my kids didn't want to finish them off!

There’s no vegan food, only chips. A couple of sorbet ice cream flavours available (lemon and raspberry) No vegan milk for hot drinks. Chips 5/5 Burger 3/5 Fish and chips 5/5 The Lott burger has pineapple inside and bread is not warm but all the rest is ok ($12) Chips are gigantic ($5) Fish in the fish and chips tasted fresh ($12) Right across the ferry to go to and come back from Maria Island. Very busy but still decent wait times.