Swashbucklers - Auckland

I was in the area and searched out a place with good fish n chips and I settled here. The fish was pretty good with that white flakey meat and light batter. The chips were nice and crisp with a good amount. The tartar sauce enhanced the fish and chips. I had a relaxing view of the harbor on a nice and sunny day with cool vibes. I would have like to stay there for another hour or so just to relax and soak in the weather but i had a long walk back to my AirBnB I was staying at and other sites I wanted to see. The place is big and can accommodate large groups. There is plenty of seating inside and many tables outside that overlook the water.

Incredible location and fun interiors. There was a bar side and a large restaurant side. Food is available in the bar, ordered at the bar and it's brought to you. Huge selection of beer and wine. I had to try noted Seafood Chowder. The chowder is a huge lunch and it's chockablock full of fish, 2 huge mussels and a head on shrimp! Three slices of crispy baguette served on the side. As beautiful as the seafood was, the soup was just above inedible. The chowder is basically flower and water.

We had tried to go to this place on Tuesday because Yelp said they were open..WRONG1 They are CLOSED on Mondays and Tuesdays. Then we tried again on Wednesday, but didn't have a reservation. Finally got in on our last night in Auckland, Thursday. The wait staff were very efficient concerning how busy they were at 6pm. Service was good, but not over the top Food came out quickly and HOT. Our waitress did stop by to ask if everything was good. My prawns were very garlicky, which I love and the partically peeled them for me yum. My friend loved his scallops mornay, I thought it was a little too saucy. I had to flag down the waitress to order coffee and ask for a dessert menu. My friend says the sticky toffee pudding was very good.

Always busy, so best to make a booking. Good seafood chowder and excellent steaks. My friend had the seafood pasta and she enjoyed it.

This review will be pretty easy, look at the pic, drool, then visit the restaurant. Also, the restaurant is right by the water and offers a nice view, this was easily my highlight meal in Auckland. The food: Pirate's Platter- A medley of oysters, shrimp, rolled smoked salmon, bread scallops, king prawns, steamed mussels and battered with fish with added calamari. This was pretty awesome, it was basically a dish with an assortment of fresh seafood, every thing tasted from good to really good. I thought the two best items were the scallops and prawns, I thought both tasted like they were just plucked right out of the ocean. Then the oysters, rolled salmon, battered white fish and mussels came next, I thought the flavors were great but the thing for me was how awesome the texture was, the only thing I was just so so with were the tiny boiled shrimp. [hidden link]