Victoria Fish and Chips is a fish and chip takeaway at 264c Victoria Avenue in Whanganui Central, rated 4.3 from 289 Google reviews. As with any good fish and chip shop, the test is in the batter and the fryer: a light, crisp coating that clings without going greasy, and chips that are fluffy inside with a bit of bite. Around New Zealand it pays to ask which fish is freshest that day — tarakihi, gurnard or hoki rather than defaulting to the same order every time — and a potato fritter on the side rarely goes amiss. The thing regulars agree on most is timing: eat it within minutes of the paper being folded, because a trip home in a steaming parcel undoes the fryer's good work. For a classic paper-wrapped dinner in the middle of Whanganui, this Victoria Avenue shop is an easy stop.