Hunky Dory Fish & Burger Bar

Ordered the African fish and chargrilled calamari. Everything was fresh, no complaints there. The African sauce was described as spicy which I got none of that. The only flavor I could taste on the fish was the lemon that I squeezed on it.

This place was much healthier than I expected. It served grilled fish in several different spices like african and asian inspired. The fish comes either with brown rice or chips and a salad. The portions are healthy too.

I was a little apprehensive to go to lunch at what I thought was just a casual fish and chip joint. I am not super fussy about what I eat but I didn’t like the idea of eating an unhealthy greasy meal for lunch.
Hunky dory was anything but this so I was pleasantly surprised to receive a beautifully fresh fillet of salmon pan friend on brown rice with a nice big serving of salad. My boyfriend orders the seafood salad on brown rice which he devoured!
The salad bar is awesome with 4– 5 to choose from. The menu is pretty extensive considering what it is!
It was pretty busy but the man who served us was so helpful and explained how the menu worked.
I would definately come back here. Yummo!

I was driving by with a friend and the sign caught my eye «Fish & Burger bar». Not being much of a seafood eater, but wanting my friend to get something different I voted for this and we were soon reviewing the menu. Unfortunately you have to go up and order from the cashier, so you are forced to stand read the menu which is hung from the ceiling McD’s style. Too many words, too many choices and too awkward reading I settled for a simple burger. The burger that came out was fairly good as were the fries, and my friend also enjoyed his Ocean’s 11 as well.

My favourite local fish and chips.
I’m never disappointed.
Love the mixed seafood grill with rice.

Great food. Terrible terrible loud and inappropriate music.
So many cafés with the potential to be something great get this simple thing wrong.
I can’t and won’t fault the freshness of the food and the value for money. Really nice fish and chips.
However, spoiling all for me is the terrible loud rap/​top 40/​electronic noise that is played at a significant volume (even at the outside tables). The music was from a Pay tv station so adding to the ambience murder were the advertisements played after every few songs. We’ve visited twice with our young kids (ie i am not a grumpy old man) and both times music of this nature was played.
The average age of those around me was probably 35 — 45 — I. e certainly not the demographic for this style of intrusive music. So who is it being played for? The staff I suspect which is not for whom a business should be creating an atmosphere. Many cafés we love play music but it’s inoffensive, gentle jazz or mellowed alternative acoustic stuff that no one is going to find offensive or intrusive.
Walk up and down the stretch of bay st right near hunky dory and you will find a number of other cafes — none of which are playing this style of music or indeed any music at a discernible volume. Perhaps they get that you need to get everything right to maximize your clientele. Such a shame that hunky dory produce such decent fish and chips and mess it up with thoughtless tasteless music unsuitable for i suspect the majority of clientele and played too loud.
Easiest thing for me to have done would have been to not bother writing anything and simply stop going. But so many businesses get this wrong! thoughtlessly playing commercial radio or tv stations for their own benefit and in doing so treating me and other customers to screeching Harvey Norman commercials when trying to chill on the weekend. So I thought id vent with genuine feedback to anyone running a café.
For this reason only, I won’t return to hunky dory. Such a shame.

This place has the potential to be great, but the terrible quality if the service staff let’s it down. When I asked a few questions about the menu, I was simply told, «it’s all on the menu». We asked for grilled fish but were given battered. The waiter took our napkins halfway through the meal and the general attitude of the service staff indicates they’d all rather be somewhere else.

Seafood basket is a great sampler. Why? You get to taste the amazing prawns, calamari, and grilled fish, all marinated in their secret blend of spices and oils. Along with chips or brown rice, and their selection of salads, the sampler is worth every bite. $ 16 for the meat, $ 18 for the meal.
Great service, huge portions, and yummy tender seafood is why I love this place. It’s also «open late» so you can probably grab a yummy meal before/​after the pub.
Best fish and chippery in Melbourne. I miss this place whenever I travel abroad.

I’ve found heaven!
This may sound a little (very) weird, but my favorite meal is a huge, fresh salad, with some grilled seafood perched atop. When it’s all fresh, it hits the spot and you don’t feel bad for having eaten something unhealthy.
I’m sure they have more than this, but Hunky Dory makes EXACTLY this meal, only not with JUST fish, but fish AND calamari AND shrimp! For under $ 20 you can get a huge salad with three seafoods and chips on the side. SO good, perfectly seasoned and fresh!
It’s in a cute area here, and the staff is super friendly.
Downside is that if you sit out front you will be fighting the birds away from your meal. Which, I suppose, makes the seafood experience all the more authentic?

The seaweed is always greener in somebody else’s lake! Sorry couldn’t resist a Disney quote.
Hunky Dory is a great little fish and chip store minus all the usual unhealthy grease from those cheap and nasty fish and chiperys. They have lots of fresh seafood on offer and some very competitive prices to match. You can pick up singular items such as dim sims, spring rolls, calamari rings for about $ 1 or $ 2. Or if your feeling a little hungrier than that why not get yourself a Hunky Dory pack, the couples pack is perfect for you and a partner to either dine in or take away with you for a romantic date on the beach.