PHAT FISH / Pavilion @ Salamanca

This was the most delicious fish and chips I have had in years, and the Tasmanian salmon was fantastic too. Highly recommend Phat Fish: great food, great atmosphere, great service!

The seats aren't family friendly, e.g the elderly and children will struggle to relax on the elevated benches. We had the oysters and were disappointed they stopped serving mussels. Only 1 staff was available on a Thursday for dinner time. I wouldn't say he was the friendliest or offered the best customer service.

Sea food was fresh and cooked to perfection. The service was very good. We didn't need to wait long at all

The staff are very friendly and the salmon is second to none. Thanks for a great Tassie experience!

The fish portion was smaller that I'd have expected. The salad was boring with a very sour oil for dressing. We also had 2 x fisherman's baskets. Neither were good 1 had half cooked scallops. Neither meals were finished. Expensive for what we received.

Have yet to to est here but the platter is on the wishlist. Dropped in for the Fishbowls happy hour and the service was fast, friendly and drinks great value.

Best food! Squid tender as, prawn tacos delicious! Lamb burger scrumptious, and chicken schnitzel exceptional! Will be back!

Great for a meetup with friends when you want nice sharable food - and even better - a friendly place to bring a well-behaved pup!

Why a restaurant that focuses on fish in their name and on the menu does not stipulate what fish they're actually selling is beyond me.

Non of the party were overly impressed with any of the food that got served up. Best thing by far IMO was the fish nuggets for the kids,

OK food to have with a beer but if you want seafood and good seafood go somewhere else.

Service was great,

We loved our meals at Phat Fish. Ordered the fisherman's basket, salmon sushi, and salt and pepper calamari and it was very nice and good portion.

A stunning meal at Phat Fish. The pulled lamb should on a bed of sweet potato chips was delicious. Crumbed prawns fresh & perfectly cooked. Great experience under the outdoor heaters on a chilly night. Great service as well.

Reviews were great online so we decided to give it a go, sadly it was not as good as we thought, service was average and they were slightly understaffed! Not sure we would eat here again!

Enjoyed a bottle of bubbles and some squid at sunset. Accidentally left my wallet behind and when I called up an hr later Curtis already had informed me he had sent me a Facebook message to let me know he had it. Thank you for the excellent service and honesty.

Food is great, service is pub service, not restaurant service so be aware. About the only thing that stops it getting 5 stars though, ambience is fun, drinks are plentiful and the food is top notch fried seafood, perfect for a night on the tiles.

Maybe give the cheeseburger croquettes a miss though. A bit gluggy and if the meat is seasoned you can't taste it over all the liquid cheese.

We had a recent, awful experience at Phat fish. We chose them because they were the quietest bar on Salamanca Pier and that should have been our first sign. We walked in as people were walking out complaining. During the 25 minutes we waited for our drinks 3 tables got up and walked out without ordering. The mojito we ordered was basically a vodka soda. We then were told that the girl who delivered our drinks was not a staff member and because they were busy the manager just ‘got someone’ to deliver our drinks. When we questioned this the manager kicked us out because he ‘didn’t want to be questioned about his service. ’

Avoid this place. It is dirty. Full of fruit flies. Dirty tables. They served us flat coke, it was brought to their attention and no refund offered. They did ask to swap out for another drink but has no sugar options available. The food was not bad but definitely not good. Way over deep fried to the point every chip was just crunchy. Very difficult to eat with a fork the chicken parmigiana was just similar, dry on the inside and soggy on-top like it was microwaved. Considering this was a $29 parmie I expected a lot more quality. Will not be back.

I have a rare allergy and they were happily willing to accommodate this. The food was hot, quick and delicious. Highly recommend

Ordered the fisherman's basket, salmon sushi, and salt and pepper calamari. The sushi was fresh and very pleasant. The calamari was fine but nothing special. Unfortunately the fisherman's basket was plagued by being deep fried too long - almost burnt tasting, and the prawns did not taste the freshest. Service was basic due to the lack of serving staff. Would not return.

E joyed the seafood platter, easily fed three adults! Very accommodating of GF requirements, most of the platter was GF friendly and they simply seperate the rest! Can't wait to return next Hobart visit

We really enjoyed our meals at Phat Fish today. We turned up without a reservation right on kitchen closing time (not intentionally!). The chef very kindly still agreed to take our orders. The Panko crumbed fish taco and grilled chicken and corn taco were full of flavour - delicious! My husband thoroughly enjoyed his Panko crumbed ‘fish and chips’.
Thankful for the fantastic service as it was also my birthday and the first ‘date day’ my husband I have had since our 9 month old was born!