Samies - Willawong

Seafood, Fish-chips, Sushi

Samies

★ 3.9 / 5 (83 reviews)

**Fresh Seafood Dilemma: A Mixed Bag Experience** Despite claims of fresh seafood, recent experiences at the restaurant reveal a concerning trend towards poor quality and food safety. While some patrons praise the attentive service and variety of offerings, many report stale, frozen, or near-expiration seafood, inconsistent portion sizes, and cleanliness issues. Complaints about flies and unappetizing food have overshadowed the excitement of trying new dishes, prompting former customers to seek alternatives. Balancing excellent service and fresh cuisine remains crucial for this establishment’s success, as diners increasingly weigh their options, questioning whether the restaurant can regain its once-positive reputation.

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★ 3.9 / 5 from 83 reviews

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The service is consistently excellent. The quality of the seafood is amazing—fresh and flavorful. I often end up spending more than I intended because everything is so good. Thank you for being my favorite restaurant! - Spomenka Christina View all feedback.

What User dislikes about Samies:
Even the mussels tasted like they were nearing their expiration date. Most of the items I tried appeared to be close to their expiration dates, expired, or frozen. The Multiton Bay Bug combo for $21.90 had a noticeably smaller portion size and came with fewer chips. If they are going to charge these prices, they need to ensure that the seafood is fresh and the portion sizes are adequate. Otherwise, I would prefer to... View all feedback.

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This place is under new management has now had a name change that has now traded under koi fish meeres fruit. wow has taken off the quality jurastic portion size. not much fresh seafood are the most frozen up. a dozen big oysters had $20.90 a bad smell was orange in color asked to replace the second batch does not smell so bad, but was definitiw not fresh at all not worth price I am sure that the at will are more fresh. even muddle tasted near date. when ordering from here, most of the things are close to date, expired or frozen. order multiton bay bug combo for $21.90 portion size has definitiw less...read more

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I ordered some oysters and had to ask deep fried, so I got the fisherman’s basket and tasted very fresh in contrast to most seafood compounds really great fellow workers! they even went out to replace our oysters that we already bought to make sure we had a fresh batch, thank you!

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My favourite local fish and chips. Always great service and fish cooked to perfection. Highly recommend this place to all. Love looking at the fresh seafood when I’m waiting for my order to be cooked.

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Ordered over the phone, arrived to pick up and after waiting longer, got home to find our order was totally wrong. The food we did get was less than average, and paid double the amount we usually do from our local fish and chip shop. So disappointing.

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This eatery was on my list for a long time. Correct me if I am wrong that this fish market is the sibling of the Fish Factory in Morningside. It was a shock after I parked my car and realised that its venue is so big. Went in and my gaze was caught not by the section of fish chips but all the fresh seafood sitting at the display. Heaps of whole large salmon, shellfish, live fish in the tank...OMG! Ordered the mixed grill for one and a surf turf meals. Rushed to take a seat and opened the take-away packets. Wow! I got two large pcs of rib fillets, five to six king prawns and potato wedges with my Surf Turf. The mix grill includes bay bugs, scallops, calamari, octopus and prawns with...read more

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