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Rock Paper Scissors The Strand

Restaurant Fast food restaurant Fish and chips restaurant

One of the Most Reviewed Fish and chips restaurants in Townsville


Address

21 The Strand, North Ward QLD 4810, Australia

Contact

+61 481 789 440

Rating on Google Maps

3.80 (521 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Monday: 11 am to 9 pm
  • Tuesday: 11 am to 9 pm
  • Wednesday: 11 am to 9 pm
  • Thursday: 11 am to 9 pm
  • Friday: 11 am to 9:30 pm
  • Saturday: 11 am to 9:30 pm
  • Sunday: 11 am to 9:30 pm

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: fish (26) chips (25) time (11) menu (8) seasoning (7) sandwich (6) small (6) pretty (6) ordered (6) scallops (6)
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  • 5/5 Kangaroo 1 year ago on Google • 19 reviews
    If you come to Townsville and you love seafood, you should definitely try this place. Their products are delicious and most importantly fresh. very good prices and large portions. You can be sure that you will be fed. They are not fake, they really serve the customer with a smile. 5 star place.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Lia J. 1 year ago on Google
    Absolutely daylight robbery. So angry. Pulled up the menu online through the Treehouse website, thought the 'fish and chip sandwich' for $11 to be good value and I enjoyed it last time. Described on the menu as "fish & chips on fresh bread with tartare sauce & zesty seasoning, served with extra chips & drink". Decided to be a bit healthier and skip the extra chips and drink and get the "sandwich only $8" version. A friend paid and picked up the order for us ... only to find out the cost was actually $15! AND there was no chips in the sandwich and cheap soggy white bread. $15!! A photo of their menu displayed in store showed that while the fish sandwich was the absolute worst value, ALL meals had increased by $5 - $11.50! This is not a problem if you actually get to see the menu and decide you can't remortgage your house for lunch, but to not have an updated menu available is wrong. Will not be back and neither will my work mates. Actual menu with current prices attached 11 Aug 2022
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Braiden M. 9 months ago on Google • 18 reviews
    Highly overpriced! $12.50 for 2 small chicken pieces and maybe 20 chips. No sauce... didn't even come with the bucket. Burger meal for $22, again, small. Bun fell apart as I tried to pick it up. Fish was overly crunchy. Chips dry and hardly seasoned. Not worth the $98 for a family of 4
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Chantelle E. 9 months ago on Google • 30 reviews
    Decent sized portions. However, went back a second time and portions were smaller. First day i got a hamburger, the burger bun wasnt toasted OR buttered...and i wasnt offered a choice for sauce and im pretty sure the patty was store bought. I didnt eat the bun as it was soggy. Bit exxy, but expected with tourism etc. Wife ordered the Barra and chips. Barramundi was flakey, creamy and tasted good. Service was a bit slow, but can't complain when you're across the road from a gorgeous beach view and close to a natural flowing waterfall. Overall, not bad, but not great.

  • 2/5 Andrea G. 1 year ago on Google
    Awful food. Have always come here when I come to Townsville, but this will be the last. Standards are terrible. Happy to wait the long wait time for quality, but this all ended up in the bin. Soggy chips, potato scallops where the potato is black and not totally cooked.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Emin K. 10 months ago on Google
    Not as amazing as I remembered it to be. That being said, you can still get a decent Fish and Chips there. The seasoning kind of tastes like Ramen seasoning, you definitely have some MSG in there— you’ll have to decide for yourself if that’s good or bad. All in all, I don’t want to rate this place too harshly as I definitely did make some great memories there, the food is homemade as advertised and is of quite solid quality.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Christine K. 1 year ago on Google
    We had a really bad experience here. Would not waste your time and money on this garbage. Ordered at 7:36 pm and our food did not come out until 8:57 pm! After that wait I was given a wrap after having ordered a burger without them telling me. It looked disgusting and the chips were dry and cold. The fish was overcooked in what tasted like dirty oil. Awful!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Paul R. 1 year ago on Google
    Worst fish I've ever had, as a fisher man I didn't know that a piece of fish could be cut so thin. Never before have I seen this, it was so thin I think leather may be thicker. We were robbed, Ned Kelly wore a helmet. Shame on you guys. $9 grilled fish
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Lawrence G. 1 year ago on Google
    Do not even waste your timing coming to this place. We waited half an hour for food which in the end was inedible. The meat on the hamburger smelt rancid and looked even worse and the bread was simply ridiculously oversized maybe to compensate for the disgusting meat that was being used. Seasoning on the chips was tangy and chemical like and even a request to leave off carrots (who puts carrot on a hamburger?) could not be followed. I’m soooo annoyed right now that I just basically threw away $80 and I’m still hungry just disgraceful! Do not waste your money at this excuse for an eatery and anyone who thinks the food is even edible has obviously never eaten elsewhere.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Kayla 1 year ago on Google
    Edit: Returned recently and will say that I was surprised that my experience in general was much better. I'm glad that I can return to change my 1 star review to a higher rating. General customer service was much better during my last visit and all staff members seemed to be very attentive towards their tasks. Was pretty disappointed with my experience this afternoon. Waited patiently for about 8-10 minutes to be served, wasn't acknowledged once during this time. At first I was fine with this as the staff member was prepping a sandwich, but then paused her prep to talk to another employee about stock (again fine) and left the sandwich to be attacked by flies. During all time not even giving a "We'll be with you in a second" and no regard to the flies on the sandwich. Usually I love this place, and as a hospitality worker myself I'm pretty casual with my expectations. I decided to leave and go elsewhere. I'd still recommend this place for the quality but wanted to leave feedback for the staff.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Brian M. 1 year ago on Google
    Was looking forward to some nice fish n chips for dinner. Prices didn’t match the website and are pretty expensive for what you get. The chips could have been cooked longer as they were soft and soggy. Fish was more batter than fish. Overall pretty poor experience and wouldn’t go back or recommend this place
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Brianna M. 1 year ago on Google
    This fish and chips was disgusting. I Never write reviews but this time I am. The fish and chips were small for the price the calamari was so small and disgusting. Our boxes came with no sauce. Potato scallops were raw took them back and they came back out raw. WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS PLACE AT ALL!!!!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Heather S. 1 year ago on Google
    Have always been a regular for picnic and fish. Portion size for the kids Paul was absolutely laughable, quality significantly decreased. Asked for plain salt as kids don’t eat the lemon salt, the staff brushed off the lemon seasoning and put the plain salt on top.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Nyoka 1 year ago on Google
    The best fish & chips. The Crumbed prawns & Calamari Rings are a family favorite. All seafood cooked and seasoned to perfection, every time. Friendly and Patient Staff.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Mark G. 1 year ago on Google
    Was the only fish an chip shop open past 8pm so wasn't expecting much, then they gave me a bigger and better tasting serving of fish compared to any other shop around and the salt mix they have is incredible. 10/10 worth the drive out.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Barbara M. 1 year ago on Google
    We ordered the share for 2 box We got over 2/3 box of hot, but tasteless french fries. 4 very small pieces of fish, 2 prawns, 4 tiny scallops ( didn’t taste like scallops) & about 8 rings of calamari, for over $40. I realise that prices have gone up, but 2/3 box taken up with packaged skinny chips refried & such pathetically small pieces of fish, was really disappointing. It was at least Hot, freshly cooked, but a very different experience to what we had last week in Mackay
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Stacey N. 6 months ago on Google • 18 reviews
    Ordered sweet potato chips. They were the worst I've had by far. Very rubbery and oily.

  • 5/5 Viper N. 4 months ago on Google • 7 reviews
    Best fish and chips I’ve had in a long time. Nice sheltered spot. Batter was almost perfect, lite and crispy, I like to add turmeric and paprika and a touch of sugar, when I make my batter. Great lunch.

  • 1/5 Brittnee S. 9 months ago on Google • 5 reviews
    I ordered the 6 crumbed prawns. One of them was a third of the size of the others. I wasn't mad, just wanted another proper sized one (they're $4 each). They left the replacement prawn in the fryer for ages, it came out burnt and it was another tiny prawn. Obviously they thought that was pretty clever. I wouldn't think it was clever if I was the owner though.

  • 2/5 Janelle P. 8 months ago on Google • 3 reviews
    $19 for 5 skinny pieces of calami and chips as part of scissor cone. Best part was chips

  • 5/5 Damien C. 1 year ago on Google
    The BEST dim sims I’ve ever eaten. 100% homemade as advertised and beautifully seasoned and not oily or greasy. I just grabbed a few with loose change in my pocket as I walked past but I will be back to try the rest of their menu. Lovely friendly people please come down and support this family business they deserve it.

  • 3/5 Jenny Leyva de L. 11 months ago on Google
    The crumbed Camembert was so delicious. I was looking forward to the burgers however a bit disappointed. Thank goodness for the snack of crumbed Camembert

  • 1/5 Abby E. 1 year ago on Google
    Slowest service also didn’t even acknowledge people who were standing there for 10 mintues brought half my order out waited 15 mintues before asking about the other half of the order and the young boy said it’s ready we had to wait for the steak to defrost with attitude. It would be nice if greeted with a smile and not by rude staff. Food came out cold as well. Definitely will not be returning very disappointed.

  • 2/5 Nic R. 11 months ago on Google
    Staff were lovely but the food was not up to par with what is being charged. The chip seasoning was uneven - either no seasoning on some chips or a ridiculous amount. The seasoning is incredibly tangy. Partner got calamari rings and they were the size of hair ties. Just wasn’t for us

  • 1/5 Paul H. 1 year ago on Google
    Slowest service (on a Sunday at 1pm) and most average fish & chips in town. The servers made an effort not to make eye contact and ignore all the people in the line. Don't waste your time here. Head to Gregory St. for your fish & chips.

  • 4/5 Nikhil Sam P. 1 year ago on Google
    Not completely sure what the low reviews are for ! I ordered the regular fish and chips, with a salad on the side. I half expected tomato and lettuce as the salad but was given serves of 3 different salads which was a pleasant surprise ! The fish was crisp and tasted fresh and the chips were well seasoned. Sure its a tad above the median price for fish and chips - but I think its worth the occasional visit while you're at the strand.

  • 1/5 Julie A. 1 year ago on Google
    Inedible. I am so sorry to have to leave such a poor review. Bought a fish wrap. After waiting a good half an hour, the fish on the wrap was dry and hard, far from being freshly cooked. The tomato was soggy and tasted funky. We have supported this business for years, but never again. So disappointing.

  • 5/5 MissN 1 year ago on Google
    The best fish and chip ship around ! Their food is always delicious. Don't understand how can someone put one or two stars .. if you don't like the price, go to gas station and get meat pie. It's worth the money.

  • 1/5 Marz S. 5 months ago on Google • 2 reviews
    I never tasted aweful potato scallops in my life. They were not battered. They appeared crumbed. The sea scallops were the size of a ten cent piece. Will not recommend.

  • 1/5 Chantya F. 4 months ago on Google • 2 reviews
    Went here to ordered dinner. Had the kids running the show more interested in playing around with each other than listening to our order, they gave us the wrong number. Went up to the counter and got the wrong meal, for them to calm us back because they gave us the wrong order and the time they fixed their stuff up our meal was cold. A waste if $50.

  • 2/5 Pamela Ann H. 4 months ago on Google • 1 review
    Ordered a fish and chip cone last night, with a lemon iced tea. Female assistant had a problem with English. Happy and chirpy but charged me $25.50 for cone and drink. When I questioned her about the price, she said "yes, that is right" As I need glasses to read menu and I didnt have them with me, I couldn't argue further. Had to pay the price, Friday night about 7pm. Docket #21. Definitely overcharged. NOT HAPPY!


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Amenities


  • Pets
    • ✓️ Dogs allowed
  • Parking
    • ✓️ Plenty of parking
    • ✓️ Free of charge street parking
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Small plates
    • ✓️ Healthy options
    • ✓️ Late-night food
    • ✓️ Vegetarian options
  • Accessibility
    • ✗ Assistive hearing loop
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible toilet
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible car park
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Brunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
    • ✓️ Catering
    • ✓️ Breakfast
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✗ Delivery
    • ✓️ Takeaway
    • ✓️ Outdoor seating

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