Fisherios Fish N Chips: Worth the while?

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Fisherios Fish N Chips is one of the many new-comers in the busy basement of Bugis Junction, which has seen the arrival of many food & beverage entrées after the demolition of the food court. Personally, i welcome this move and the management of Parco Bugis Junction is indeed moving in the right direction by providing a good mix of food.

I reckon it will take quite a while before conquering all the stores at the basement level, any takers want to volunteer to explore the area? Anyway, my friend and i decided on Fisherios because i saw it previously at Ngee Ann city basement, and also heard some rather positive comments online about it’s fish & chips.

The seating arrangement did remind me about the one at Bratwurst, simple furniture in a small enclosed area. The similarity between the food basement of Bugis Junction, Plaza Singapura, and Ngee Ann city is very apparent to all.

Fish fillet beer battered ($7.90)

For all the different type of fish, you can have it done in three different ways, breaded, grilled, and in our case, the beer battered method. Price varies of course, with beer battered being the more expensive option. Choose from fish, salmon or snapper fillet.

Service was prompted and quick, but my first reaction when the dish came, what’s with the wrapping paper? Was the wrapping paper there to absorb the oil, or was it there so as to make it some sort of “fast food” type (pun intended). In any case, if they wanted to absorb the oil from the fish & chips, I’ll preferred it to be done before serving, so that customers won’t actually see all the oil stains on the paper.

The difference between wrapping it in the paper, and laying it out nicely on the plate. The presentation of the fish was poles apart. I found the beer battered fish to be quite strong, au contraire my friend thought that the beer flavor was acceptable.

In conclusion, the fish wasn’t really worth the price tag of $7.90, and with the small servings of the fries, we could easily got better fish and chips elsewhere. But i guess if you want a quick meal and don’t really mind the quality of fish, it is decent enough, which reminds me of Fisherman’s Wharf

Fisherios Fish N Chips
200 Victoria Street
Basement Bugis Junction

10 COMMENTS

Hello brandon,

Haven’t spoken to you in ages.. Remember me anot… the one who stumbled into your blog…
Well Fisherios is actually owned by Phin’s… It’s actually pretty good. But if you drop by the Ngee Ann outlet. There’s this really annoying waiter (with a little moustache and a mousy looking face) that irritates the hell outta me. Even when I’m passing by and not eating he’ll stare at me as though I owe him money. And trust me, I ate at Fisherios really often last time. I think he recognises me… And the way he’s trying to maintain contact, is simply making me feel really uneasy as it’s just banking upon stalking!!!!

xladyzstarz: hahaha, its ok. wow, i din know fisherios has the same boss as phins, i tried phins and i thought they were quite okay. but maybe not the case for fisherios, not to my liking.

haha… Phin’s is actually not bad. They’ve got quite some ideas cooking up.. hopefully they come up with something good =D

Traditionally in UK or in Australia, fish and chips are wrapped in paper to save costs and to maintain its crisp. Fish and chip shops do not often have a “eat here” policy, rather alot of them would pack away for ppl to bring their package home to share with their family. Perhaps that could be a reason why this place serve the fish and chips in paper rather than on a plate? =)

daphnes last blog post..Steak with Bean Mash

xladyzstarz: haha, then lets wait for phin to come out with something good!

Daphne: ahh.. but then they wrap the fish snd chips in paper, and still put it on the plate. its a dine-in place : )

What do you think?