On the second day at Melbourne, Mellissa and I went to the very busy Centre Place during lunch hours for some good old fashion quick meal at a fish and chips place called BluFish. The restaurant is located between Flinders Lane and Collins in a quirky small lane packed with lunch crowd.
BluFish, serving fish, scallops, prawns, and calamari
The menu at BluFish is pretty simple, grilled fish, calamari, prawns, scallops, salmon, chips, salad, soup, and a few choices of burgers. Seats are pretty limited with only a handful of tables, a place designed for express meals or take-away, nothing more.
scallop pack and grilled fish salad
We met up with Singz and Greame, two of Mellissa’s friends at Melbourne. Singz, of course, is the daughter of Mama Wong who cooked excellent prawn mee and laksa for us in KL just a month plus ago.
For lunch, the others ordered grilled fish salad ($9.80 alternatively, with chips), while I just couldn’t resist myself with the scallop pack ($13.50).
look at the big fresh scallop!
I can’t really identify the fish used but the grilled fillet was pretty tasty and goes especially well with their special white sauce that is slightly sourish (not tartar sauce though). The potato salad and coleslaw too were quite good.
Scallop pack came with plenty of thick chips with 5 very good size deep fried scallops. The seafood were very juicy and fresh, with the sweetness of scallop sealed in the batter despite the rather straight forward method of cooking. Again, the white sauce fits perfectly. I had no complains.
BluFish is only open for lunch, close on Sundays.
Address:
BluFish
16, Centre Pl,
Melbourne VIC 3000,
Australia
GPS: -37.816624,144.96578
Tel: 03-9663 0738
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By Suertes on Aug 10, 2009 | Reply
Beautiful food, beautiful people, beautiful place. Yum!
By xes on Aug 10, 2009 | Reply
A1 Chiffon Egg Rice FTW! ZOMMGGGG
By Huai Bin on Aug 10, 2009 | Reply
The scallops looks good! I’m not a big fan of breaded and deep fried scallops in general but this looks nice and juicy!
By Mellissa on Aug 11, 2009 | Reply
<3 grilled fish salad, mmmmm
By KY on Aug 11, 2009 | Reply
Suertes,
Yesss
xes,
LOL you obsessed much!
Huai Bin,
Oh yes they’re very good!
Mellissa,
<3 <3
By Myhorng on Aug 11, 2009 | Reply
fish n only chips simple n nice. make me think of UK.
By vialentino on Aug 11, 2009 | Reply
wah…nice to see one sweet couple makan at melbourne….wish i can go back to aussie with my wife to dine at there again…
By Leo on Aug 11, 2009 | Reply
fish & chip is Malaysia is too commercialised.. lack of those personalised touch and the passion while preparing it… except for one in Changkat Bukit Bintang I think…
By KY on Aug 11, 2009 | Reply
Myhorng,
That’s your 10-years ago memory? lol
vialentino,
Ohh I’m sure you have a chance, this time with a baby too
Leo,
Yess, the magnificent fish and chips at Changkat Bkt Bintang is excellent!
http://kyspeaks.com/2008/12/22/ky-eats-the-magnificent-fish-and-chips-at-changkat-bukit-bintang/
By eiling on Aug 11, 2009 | Reply
wow the food looks good especially the chips! The chips, the chips, the chips!!!
By jean` on Aug 11, 2009 | Reply
i miss salt pepper dishes! T_____T
go eat at pacific house if u have not already tried it hehee..
By Robb on Aug 11, 2009 | Reply
slurps!!!
i wanna go melbourne too~~
By KY on Aug 11, 2009 | Reply
eiling,
yess, very nais!
jean`,
I had, it was nice but I heard the branch at Richmond’s better.
Robb,
Make it happen
By Yatz on Aug 11, 2009 | Reply
stim!
By jean` on Aug 12, 2009 | Reply
yeah richmond’s the main branch. where’d u go? toorak rd?
By KY on Aug 12, 2009 | Reply
Yatz,
Best!
jean`,
Near Flinders Lane!
By jean` on Aug 13, 2009 | Reply
wow thats new hahaha.. i’ve been away too long
By KY on Aug 15, 2009 | Reply
jean`,
Hahha something new everyday!
By Robert Tan on Aug 29, 2009 | Reply
If you are ever in New Zealand, you should give Mangonui Wold Famous Fish & Chips a try. I do love my fish and chips and so far, this is the best that I have had. Nearby tourist attractions is the bay of islands & 90 mile beach. They have their own fishing boats to catch their own fish. So their fish is definately fresh.
http://www.aatravel.co.nz/main/listing.php?listingId=55469
By KY on Aug 31, 2009 | Reply
Robert Tan,
Wah interesting, but that’s a bit far. :S
By tony on Feb 23, 2010 | Reply
Blufish is great there are other locations as well one just as good as the other
By KY on Feb 23, 2010 | Reply
tony,
oOo didn’t know about that, thanks!