World famous in Waikouaiti.
The reputation of our local fresh fish reaches to the far corners of the world. The proof is the world map on the wall at the Fish Inn. Having found the Fish Inn, usually by word of mouth, tourists and visitors leave their business cards or a push pin indicating their city or country of origin. There is also another board for more local business cards. It all makes for very interesting reading while waiting for your fish & chip order.
Many of the overseas business cards carry with them a story, personally remembered by John Forrester. John is the expert fish smoker at the Fish Inn but also enjoys creating new items for the menu. The day we called he was busy smoking fish for the kumara & smoked fish balls. Busy preparing for lunch was Kellie Simpson. She told us customers were varied and could be a mini-bus from a Dunedin retirement home, off to the beach with their fish & chips, the Otago rugby team or truck drivers passing through and, of course, local customers. She also remembers the day Gwyneth Paltrow popped in while on location here.

Owners Jill & Chris Coughlan have been supplying their customers with fresh seafood and take-aways for 9 years. As well as being a busy hands-on boss, Jill is very supportiveof the community and local schools..
Fish for their shop is caught from Karitane and Moeraki all year round. The variety and availability is dependent on the season and weather conditions.

Their most popular item from the menu is blue cod and chips. The fish is all cooked from raw and can either be battered or crumbed, no seafood is precooked. Other varieties you may find for sale include rig, sole, tarahiki, flounder, gurnard, whitebait, ling, brill, stargazer, perch, moki, elephant, red cod, conger eel and octopus. Always available are mussels from Malborough and smoked salmon.

The shop starts cooking for lunch at 11.00am and closes between 7-8.00pm, depending on road traffic. Closed Tuesdays. Phone 03 4657999.