Hilary Court Fisheries is a fish and chips shop in Naenae, Lower Hutt, rated 4.4 on Google.
Good fish and chips lives or dies at the fryer: light, crisp batter needs properly hot oil and fish cooked to order, so the regulars' habit is to ask for yours fresh, even if it means a few minutes' wait. Chips are at their best straight from the basket, steaming and well salted, and the whole parcel peaks within minutes of leaving the oil — batter steams fast, which is why plenty of people eat straight away, on the car bonnet or a nearby bench, rather than letting it travel home. Around the Hutt Valley the ritual runs deep: the Friday-night order, wrapped in paper and eaten while it is still too hot, is a fixture of the week for many families.
In Naenae, that tradition has a well-rated home in Hilary Court Fisheries.