JP McCaffrey's - Coogee

I had the barramundi and chips gluten free. Not much taste, the chips not crunchy and needed more salt even though they where supposed to have salt. For the pri... read more I had the barramundi and chips gluten free. Not much taste, the chips not crunchy and needed more salt even though they where supposed to have salt. For the price i would expext real cutlery and not plastic and the food in a box. My friend said the same about his fish and chips. We were very disapointed.

Terrible food. Great location but food just wasn't up to scratch. This is NOT British fish and chips. Cold soggy chips and dry fish. Won't be back read more Terrible food. Great location but food just wasn't up to scratch. This is NOT British fish and chips. Cold soggy chips and dry fish. Won't be back

A nice history of the shop playing on the TV..and you need some entertainment as you wait...and wait for your order to be ready on a relatively quite weekend. W... read more A nice history of the shop playing on the TV..and you need some entertainment as you wait...and wait for your order to be ready on a relatively quite weekend. Waiting wouldn't be too bad if it was top class fish and chips...but it wasn't. Soggy chips, over cooked batter on the fish. The actual fish inside wasn't too bad once you get it out of the batter.

I am a big fan of the ice cream at JP McCaffrey's. The creamy soft serve vanilla was the best I've ever had. It was the perfect treat on a summer day spent in C... read more I am a big fan of the ice cream at JP McCaffrey's. The creamy soft serve vanilla was the best I've ever had. It was the perfect treat on a summer day spent in Coogee.

This is fish chips done the English way. Which is also the way fish chips were cooked in Australia until about the 1980s. The fish is lightly crumbed not crispy... read more This is fish chips done the English way. Which is also the way fish chips were cooked in Australia until about the 1980s. The fish is lightly crumbed not crispy, and the chips are soggy. Clearly, by most of the comments below, this style of f c doesn't appeal to many Australians. It doesn't really appeal tome either, but I'm happy to give four stars to McCaffreys because they're authentic