Seakraft is a fish and chip shop at 1 Fitzherbert Road in Wainuiomata, Lower Hutt, and it holds a strong 4.6 rating on Google. The difference between good fish and chips and a forgettable bag usually comes down to timing: the best shops cook to order, so the batter arrives crisp and shattering rather than steamed soft in its wrapping. Chips should be thick-cut, fluffy inside and salted at the last minute. At teatime, when the queues build, a short wait is a good sign — it usually means your food is going straight from the fryer into the paper rather than sitting under a warmer. Regulars tend to eat their haul soon after purchase, hot, with plenty of salt and vinegar, because fish and chips wait for no one. For Wainuiomata folk after the classic Friday-night takeaway, Seakraft sits right on Fitzherbert Road, an easy stop on the way home.