A Fish Called Coogee

This is a great fresh seafood restaurant that sometimes gets so busy that you can get frustrated. Get there on a Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday and have a chilled dinner. The people are nice but this is about fresh seafood cooked well and in a great location. Grab takeaway and sit by the beach or chill out on the street and do some people watching. A real coogee experience!!!

If you are ever in Coogee, this is a must visit place. The fish served here is fresh and top of the line with amazing marinations. But your experience is not complete without taking a bite of there amazing Thai fish burger. I would bet any other fish burger to even come close to the fish burger served at this restaurant

Liked the fusion nature of this little cafe. Food seemed fresh and well cooked. A few little things let it down (the BBQ corn was dry, battered fish was under-salted but light and crisp, salad looked wilty). Prawns were great.

Excellent chips and decent portion of battered fish, please remember to order the sauces (Balinese Sambal, Lime Aioli). Good portion for it's price (under $25aud for 2)

A good staff who a cashier and not bad taste food. But I found a fried fly with chips when I had it all of them...What’s that? :( Please take care to Food hygiene

Food was great and fresh and cooked infront of you. Lovely staff.

Neat little place where you choose your fish and how it's cooked. Good range of sides so there's something for everyone. Good portions for sharing.

OK... Have had to wait a while when it's busy, but that's what you want when you know the food is being cooked fresh and is top notch. The fish is cooked right in front of you and you select the exact type/piece you want from the vast array under the glass counter. Marinated fish of all kinds, reasonable prices and on top of the fresh delicious fish, the chips and sides are great too. This place is a winner... If you want fast mediocre fish and chips, go somewhere else. If you want the best, go here!

I went by today and It is no longer there. Double checked the address and there is a different fish restaurant that opened. Went up the street to Chargrilled Charlie's which Yelp doesn't even shoe exists in Coogee. I am having a difficult time with the credibility of Yelp in Sydney so far.

Absolutely love the concept of this place. It's like a butcher shop for seafood but even better because they can cook it for you right on the spot!! -Plenty of seating a available both inside and outside -Fresh ingredients -Homemade sauces - the tartare sauce is bomb! -Cute decor. Open concept kitchen -Right off the Main Street. Extremely convenient to get to -Accepts both cash and credit -Lovely people there

Great unique concept for fresh fish cooking. Definitely worthy of a visit. I recommend trying several seafood items not overloading on one. Prawns are excellent!

Ambiance: - small seating area - food is open so flies are seen landing on food - outdoor seating available - across right from beach Service: - professional and friendly - set yourself up and pick up food from counter once order is called Food: - tasty food all around, fish, veggies and fries - freshly cooked - great homemade sauces Recommend: - barramundi - fish and chips (battered) - bok choy - garlic shrimp - tartare sauce

Fantastic little place. Fresh seafood, some marinated and tasty sides. You pick the fish from the counter, they prepare it. Fresh, fast and really good.

We had one night in cairns and we managed to eat here twice! The first time had us hooked (ha, fish puns). Dinner is way more crowded than lunch so if you don't like waiting around, don't wait until 7pm. Our favorites were the calamari and bok choy. The sambal sauce was absolutely delicious and so flavorful. We also liked the chili plum but avoid the ginger shallot. It is too strange and doesn't stick to food or pair well. There is a bottle shop a few doors down which is convenient for their BYOB allowance.

This is my go to seafood place in Coogee. Trip isn't complete until I make a stop at A Fish called Coogee. I've never had a bad meal there. I like to try a different fish each time I go, but always have the boc choy and chips for a side. I haven't tried the grilled corn, but it looks delicious. Can't wait for my next trip to Sydney.

Don't be fooled by the lure of a trendy name, modern decor and a glass of wine... 1. I ordered takeaway at 6.46pm. At around 7pm they called my order number #159 out to ask to confirm the order. Fish did not hit the grill for another 5min. They then proceeded to serve up order #160, #164 well ahead of mine... clearly catering to their friends / regulars ahead of customers that had ordered earlier. I finally had my $41 order of 2 grilled snapper, 1 fried snapper, 1 serve of calamari at 7.20pm. 2. All 3 pieces of Snapper were FULL of bones... Not good with 2 young children. 3. The calamari serve consisted of 8 measly skinny rings. Not good enough considering the price. Go elsewhere for your Coogee fish and chips....

I have been searching for a small restaurant serving great marinated fresh fish for a long time. And I finally found it! I love how the various fish are all displayed in their marinade and you simply pick and choose what they should grill up. I've been here twice in a week just to try all the different options. And so far everything has been amazing. Today I had the Brazilian Barramundi - the flesh was soft and perfect. The garlic shrimp was also divine.

Outstanding food and fresh fish! We had a dozen Bluff oysters, the tuna and the chili-lime dory. They charge based on weight and grill the fish to order. The smells were delicious and so was the food! Even the salad was good, mixed greens sundried tomatoes feta and cucumber. Best of all we grabbed a bottle of local vino from the Bottle Shop 2 doors down and had a nice street picnic of fish, oysters, and wine. Great casual dining a block off the beach - you can see the waves from out front!

Went there as recommended by my in-laws. The restaurant looks normal from outside but when we stpped im and got stormed at with various choice of fish and sauces, I was amazed!!!! The fish choices and the seasonings are unique and different from other fish&chips places. You will love it. Recommended blue-eyed with lime &coriander!

Coogee may be labelled as Bondi's chilled cousin, still pestered by backpackers and beer swilling locals, but don't let the monstrosity of a pub on the corner deter you from a street brimming with savoir faire. If you peer a little closer, places you never knew existed are there for pure consumption. Take 'A Fish Called Coogee', totally understated, relaxed atmos and yet the experience is magic. It almost transports you to island living where the fish is caught before your eyes and cooked right in front of you. The only difference, you pick out your fish at the counter. And what a display it is! Seriously good-looking animals in the most delectable sauces. I always think if I couldn't make this myself, then it's special. My fave is the Barramundi in a Brazilian sauce. Exquisite fish. Simple, yet elegant, side salad. There's corn too, charred to perfection. The staff don't say much, probably because they are busy cooking their asses off, but their happy faces relax you like you're on a summer holiday. They sometimes smoke out the place however, the open front allows the sea breeze to quickly whisk it away. Best spot to sit is outside on the Balinese style bench. It's communal eating at its best. Don't be surprised if the American guy next to you starts chatting about how lucky we are in Oz to have such an array of fresh fish. Walk down to aforementioned pub, grab yourself a Riesling from their surprisingly large wine list and you have yourself one seriously satisfying night out. Any day of the week.

I really like the idea of picking out your own fresh slab of fish, and having it cooked right before your eyes. Even the prices are reasonable for Sydney standards, but this of course depends on the type of fish. I saw some of the others came out to $30 and above for a meal-sized piece. I went with something that was $15 and it tasted super fresh. Marine biology was never a strong suit of mine, so I can't remember the specific kinds of fish, but there was your usual salmon and sea bass there, along with a bunch I've never heard of. I'd give it a solid $5-10 markup compared to the prices at the grocery stores/supermarkets, so the prices are reasonable. If you're in the Coogee area and want some good, fresh seafood, A Fish Called Coogee is a solid spot.

You walk in an there are no customers and also no staff visible. This goes on for about 5 minutes. Finally someone surfaces and I order a Dory fillet and 3 prawns. I'm told the Dory can't be battered. Oookay. I add a cola to the order and it requires a bottle opener. Which the man serving does not seem to be able to use. Total cost $26 and you still have to pay for tartare sauce. The taste? The chinese fish and chip shop 20m up the road is better. Staff are rude too - just an all around fail.

Lots of choice, with fresh fish on display, including fish in various sauces/marinades. Very busy joint, clearly popular, but still very quick service. Smells were amazing, wished I could have tried more!

This is the best restaurant for fresh fish in Coogee! I love love love fish and oysters and you cannot beat their prices. $20/dozen oysters!! They are so good. You pick your fish and they grill it to your liking. They also have marinated fish if you like that! It's my favorite restaurant here and I will always come here when I'm in Coogee

Incredible - I created a yelp account just so I could review this place. Been here twice - everything we had is fresh, local seafood. Had 3 types of fish, garlic shrimp and squid - plus stir fried greens. My best meal on Sydney!

From start to finish a bad experience. Rude, unhelpful staff and no apology when they had forgotten part of our order. My boyfriend ripped his T shirt on a broken tile when he leant back on his chair and the manager said "what do you want me to do about it?" Unbelievable!!! Food there really isn't worth the price as they charge you for cooking the fish (yes, you heard right!) so it makes it more expensive than you first think.

Delicious fresh fish, yummy bok choy stir fry and succulent grilled corn. Only complaint is they don't take credit and they are expensive.

Fish is super fresh, all tasty. But I really loved the 'garden salad' the best! Crunchy little thingies, great dressing. Super friendly servers - obrigada! Scallops and shrimp good, Balinese Samball sauce to die for and only 80 cents Aus.

Love how you pick the fish fresh from the cabinet and they cook it right there. Prices are very reasonable, you just pay by weight. Cool vibe too, you can take some wine with you.

Best place we found for fish and chips in Coogee! Huge piece of fish, perfectly breaded and fried without being greasy or oily, and plenty of chips. A great value for the price. The only drawback, it isn't that big inside. We ate at a table and bench on the sidewalk facing the street without any definition between the restaurant and public sidewalk - no railing or gate. But it was a pretty day and I considered it a ringside seat to life on a Coogee Beach street. Great people watching, a nice breeze, tasty fish...all good!