KIWI Fish and Chips
What:
KIWI Fish and Chips
Where:
Shop 9B, Tribeca, 412-442 Victoria Pde, East Melbourne
When:
Mon-Fri 11am-9pm, Sat-Sun 4-9pm
Contact:
9417 5494 (phone orders welcome)
To be honest New Zealanders really raz me up. I mean, sure Karen Walker is great, and Pavement Magazine had its day in the sun until the 11-year-old cover girl incident. Then there's the uniquely Kiwi fear that only a Maori man like Jake the Muss can engender. Jesus I nearly cooked the man some eggs myself and I was only watching the film. Then what about Good Bye Pork Pie, glaciers, wine and the haka?
The trouble is, that's not your average Kiwi experience. Here in Melbourne it will most likely be a waiter, with a whale-bone necklace and a faux-tribal tattoo mumbling something incoherent except for the word ‘bro'.
That's why KIWI fish and chips is important. Not only did I hear Dave Dobyn's ‘Slice of Heaven' when I walked in. I ordered a fresh ocean catch, some fat-as-Freddy's-Drop chips and even a cute little tomato sauce in a can which made my hands look massive like Jonah Lomu's. And all of this in East Melbourne - a suburb that proves the reverse relationship between money and things to do.
Venue: Eatery
Meal: Lunch and dinner
Keywords: New Zealand, East Melbourne
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