Restaurant
Fish By Moonlite
Shop 4, Anglesea Shopping village, 87/89 Great Ocean Rd, Anglesea VIC 3230, Australia
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Shop 4, Anglesea Shopping village, 87/89 Great Ocean Rd, Anglesea VIC 3230, Australia
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This roadside shack at the gateway to the Great Ocean Road fries fish with an airy, tempura-style crunch. Everything is dropped to order—no tired fillets wilting under heat lamps. Road-trippers grab hot parcels of battered blue grenadier or mirror dory alongside crisp potato cakes, dusting them with chicken salt or vinegar salt from the self-serve condiment station. On-site seating is virtually nonexistent, so balance the fried fare with a sesame-dressed slaw studded with pumpkin seeds and take lunch down to the river.
- Tempura-style batter: Fish of the day is dipped and fried strictly to order, resulting in an airy, tempura-like crust that stays crisp without grease.
- Self-serve seasoning bar: A dedicated station lets you season chips and potato cakes with chicken salt, vinegar salt, and sauces at no extra cost.
- Seeded slaw: Shredded cabbage and carrots tossed with toasted pumpkin seeds and sesame dressing cut right through rich, fried orders.
What's On at Fish By Moonlite
Upcoming events, special menus and other reasons to plan a visit.
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Why Choose Fish By Moonlite
Why travelers and locals choose this Anglesea seafood destination
Light, Tempura-Style Crisp Batter
Seafood is coated in an airy, shatteringly light batter that cooks crisp without heavy grease, elevating the meal far beyond ordinary takeaway standards.
Best batter I've ever had in my life, so light and crispy.
J Fresh Catch Cooked Strictly to Order
Cooked to order to retain steam and crispness, the fresh fish delivers flaky tenderness wrapped in airy, golden crusts.
The fish felt more like japanese tempura rather than usual fish and chips.
Ali OH Self-Serve Specialty Seasoning Bar
A dedicated station lets diners customize their parcels with complimentary specialty seasonings including chicken salt and vinegar salt.
Appreciate the flavoured salts and sauces for you to use yourself.
Kai Junqueria Ng Fresh Seeded Slaw Counterbalance
House-made chopped slaw with pumpkin seeds and sesame dressing cuts through fried seafood with vibrant, crunchy acidity.
A fresh and vibrant mix of cabbage, carrot, and pumpkin seeds, the salad was a refreshing counterbalance to the fried elements.
Sohthirsty Essential Great Ocean Road Stop
Located at the gateway to the coastal highway, the roadside shop provides an essential gourmet pit stop before scenic drives.
A roadside shed at the gateway to the Great Ocean Road, serving seafood worth the stop
IL Melbourne Foodies Coastal Picnic and Roadside Dining
Carefully packed for mobility, meals are built for seamless takeaway to enjoy at nearby riverbanks, beaches, or scenic car lookouts.
Seats are few and far between so often have to get takeaway and eat it along the beach
Jeremy W
Most popular items
Crisp, fresh seafood and house-made takeaway classics on the Great Ocean Road
Battered fish
The best battered fish I EVER had. The batter has this 3D pockets of batter and air. Magic. Crunchiest flavourful blue grenadier flake ever.
Ji Choi Potato cakes
Potato cakes were epic and clearly made in house.
Kai Junqueria Ng Chips
Crisp, golden, and lightly salted, the chips were a satisfying addition. Their perfect texture made them a welcome treat, especially since they were provided on the house.
Sohthirsty Pacific oysters
The Pacific oysters ($3 each) are opened at your order. They're clean, with a gentle salinity and not too much metallic tang – just a pure, briny hit of the ocean.
IL Melbourne Foodies
Beyond the menu
Thoughtful operational details elevating standard takeaway seafood along the Great Ocean Road.
Self-Serve Flavored Salt Station
Customers can season takeaway items using self-serve stations stocked with chicken salt, vinegar salt, regular salt, and squeeze sauces.
Nutty Seeded Slaw
Fried parcels are paired with crisp cabbage, carrot, and pumpkin seeds tossed in a light sesame seed dressing.
Neat Car-Friendly Takeaway Packaging
Takeaway orders are securely packed to facilitate shared dining inside cars during wet weather or along the nearby river picnic spots.
Thermometer-Monitored Cooking to Order
Seafood is made to order with kitchen staff monitoring flake internal temperatures using a meat thermometer to maintain moisture and crispness.
Before you head over
Practical advice on seating, wait times, and condiments for your coastal stop.
Plan for Takeaway Dining
On-site seating is limited to a few outdoor tables with no indoor dining. Plan to pick up your order to enjoy by the river picnic areas, at the beach, or packaged neatly in your car during wet weather.
Expect Freshly Cooked Waits
Every order is cooked fresh rather than held on a pass. Expect a short 5-to-10 minute wait during busy times, and eat promptly so the tempura-style batter retains its snap.
Customize at the Seasoning Station
Take advantage of the self-serve condiment station to customize your meal with specialty salts like chicken salt and vinegar salt alongside sauces, and add a seeded slaw to balance the fried seafood.
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