Staveley Fish Supply & Hamburger Bar is a neighbourhood takeaway on Staveley Street in Avonhead, Christchurch, holding a 4.1 rating from 145 Google reviews, with reviewers praising the friendly service and fish and chips fried fresh and crispy.
A good chippy lives or dies by its oil and its timing: fish should hit the fryer when you order rather than sitting in a warmer, and clean oil is the difference between batter that shatters and coating that goes soggy on the way home. It pays to ask what is freshest on the fish side — blue cod is a South Island favourite, battered or crumbed — and most shops will cook your chips extra crispy if you ask. At a hamburger bar the board usually stretches further too, with burgers, hotdogs and dim sum rounding things out for the kids.
For Avonhead locals after a straightforward, well-fried dinner, this Staveley Street takeaway is an easy call.