The Catch Wanaka

I was lucky enough to have the blue cod burger today. 10/10! The fish was delightfully fresh, super light and full of flavour. Salads were perfect and the bun was lovely too! Definitely give this one a go!

The Catch is a fast n cheap fish n chip joint. A no frills, pay for extra sauce kind of place. I swapped $13 NZD for a bit of fish, fries and tarter sauce, had it in hand in under five minutes, then tossed some chicken salt on the fries, walked 30 meters to the beach, and ate it all to the greedy envy of a large assortment of beach birds. No need to get into details here, the fish and fries were piping hot, crispy and tasty. This is not award winning fare but also doesn't pretend to be. Temper your expectations and you'll enjoy it even more. I'd go tease the birds a second time.

We ordered the blue cod and whiting. Blue cod was tasty and succulent and a decent size. The whiting was nice but only 1 piece. As a very small fish it was a rip off to pay $10 for a single fillet of whiting that was barely 2 bites.

Fish and chips were okay. Servings were good. The only problem we had was the chicken tenders were quite burnt and tasted bitter like the oil used hasnt been changed for years. Only a few tables. Best to eat it by the lake

Had beef burger and fish and chips between 4 of us. All was very nice. Too many chips for us but thoroughly recommend the food. Quick too as we ordered online first.

Looked really appetising and i really wanted to enjoy this because staff was really friendly but unfortunately my fish was not cooked properly as I bit into raw batter. The calamari rings were a solid 5/5, chips were 3/5 portion was good, blue cod was 1/5: bones and uncooked batter and it was still a bit cold in the middle (idk like didnt taste hot like the rest of it), crab stick (not pictured) was burnt (2/5) . Again, I really wanted to enjoy this place because the staff was so nice but it did make my partner and i’s stomach unwell for the rest of the day

Came here on Christmas Eve as it was one of two places that was only open in Wanaka. The line was long, but once we ordered, it only took about 15 minutes. We were lucky to get a table outside. It all tasted delicious! The gurnard was perfect.

Nice fish and chips. We came back for 2nd time for takeaway again. Can try. Reasonably fast without much waiting.