Halswell Seafood Centre is a fish and chip takeaway at 346 Halswell Rd in Christchurch's Halswell suburb, rated 4.1 from 243 Google reviews. Reviewers praise the fish as exceptionally well cooked, often mention the crumbed cod and hoki, crab sticks and the ultimate chicken burger, and suggest phoning orders ahead because the shop gets busy.
Fish and chips are deceptively simple, and the good shops cook to order, dropping the fish straight into the fryer so the batter sets crisp rather than sitting under a heat lamp. Chips matter just as much: thick-cut, golden outside and fluffy within. Crumbed fish suits anyone who prefers a lighter crust to classic batter. At any popular chippy the queue builds quickly around dinnertime, which is why locals learn to ring their order through and collect it ready.
For Halswell locals after a proper feed, this Halswell Rd takeaway is a handy standby.