Fishmonger's, Byron Bay

We visited this fish cafe on our first night in Byron Bay.  Having read some reviews, this place seemed to be very popular.  We were there quite early.  Not a big place but has tables and chairs to sit and enjoy one's meal.  It's also BYO and there is a bottle shop across the road.

This cafe has two other outlets in Australia, one in Manly and the other in Bondi Beach.  Fish Mongers, Byron Bay was busy, people were queuing up to order either to sit down or for a takeaway.  There is the standard menu which is supplemented by their specials which included Salmon, Snapper, Barramundi and Prawns.  The seafood then came with various combinations ie. either fragrant rice and corn or salad or tempura vegies... therefore not the usual fish and chips.  Price was reasonable, on average around $20.00 and it was a decent serve.

We ordered a serving of the fish but with salad together with a serve of their salt and pepper calamari.  The fish was yummy - not oily at all.  Everyone talked about the kumara chips - they were definitely a good supplement.

I loved the salt and pepper calamari too - cooked to perfection.

Loved this place so much, I went back there again prior to heading home.  Must check out their outlets in Sydney to satisfy my search for a GREAT fish and chips!

  

Thai Lucy

After the disappointing food at Asia Joe's the previous night, I decided to take the other guests' recommendations to check out Thai Lucy instead.

I didn't get a chance to have a proper sit down meal but decided to get a takeaway instead.  Boy, the green curry was nice and tasty and it was so good that I went back the following night and bought the red curry!

Must be Ground Hog Day for one of the staff... as he commented "... the food must be THAT good, huh?"

Asia Joe's - not authentic

After reading the reviews about this restaurant from TripAdvisor, I was quite excited to check this place out, taking precedence over its neighbour, Thai Lucy.  This restaurant is situated in Bay Lane which also has a number of restaurants next to each other.  

The restaurant is not big, probably only sits about 40 people but it was a buzz given it was the long weekend.  We didn't have to wait long to get a table as the tables turned over pretty quickly.  It's BYO so, one could hop across the street to get a bottle to go with the meal.

We ordered a Chicken Pad Thai and a Tom Yum Soup.  While the serving was quite substantial, we were totally disappointed with the taste.  The Chicken Pad Thai did not taste like the Pad Thai I was expecting while the Tom Yum Soup was bland and tasted just like water...

Would not recommend this place at all unless ... this is your first foray into Asian food.