Melbourne gluten free fish and chips
For a coeliac, getting gluten free fish and chips is not a matter of “just going for fish & chips” like it is for normal people. For many it is a a planned exercise and we often travel miles to have it as it is such a rare treat. Luckily there are more and more options available in Melbourne now, so this lists some of the popular ones.
For me, a fish and chip meal doesn’t seem complete without a potato cake! If you are Australian or Scottish you will know what a potato cake (or scallop) is – for everyone else, it is basically a large slice of potato, battered & fried and is the best part of a visit to the fish and chip shop (put salt on it if it hasn’t already been salted). As kids in Australia, we would get a couple of these as a snack instead of chips.
Sweet Salt (Northcote)
All your gluten free needs are satisfied here – no need to miss out on potato cakes or dim sims! Dedicated coeliac fryer. Eat in or takeaway. Coeliac Australia accredited.
296 High St, Northcote VIC 3070 Phone: (03) 9482 7158
Theo’s Fish Bar (Ivanhoe)
Only gluten free batter is used and they make their own potato cakes. Dim sims also available.
165 Upper Heidelberg Rd, Ivanhoe VIC 3079
D’Lish Fish (Port Melbourne)
Right by the sea (near the Spirit of Tasmania), there is a selection of GF items, including packs. Double check your order when they are busy! Eat in or take away.
3/105 Beach St, Port Melbourne VIC 3207
Hallam Square Fish & Chips (Hallam)
A huge gluten free menu with dedicated fryers. Fish & chips, burgers, chicken nuggets, gravy, potato cakes, dim sims and banana fritters!
72 Spring Square, Hallam VIC 3803 (opposite Coles carpark)
Captain Gummy’s Fish & Chips (Frankston & Boronia)
A separate gluten free menu with all the favourites available.
145 Beach Street Frankston
24 Dorset Square, Boronia VIC 3155
Sea View Fish & Chips (Beaumauris)
Battered fish*, chips, potato cakes and dim sims with separate fryers for gluten free. (*Grilled fish is 50c extra and not available on Friday)
339 Balcombe Road Beaumaris VIC 3193
Captain & Co Fish Bar (Brighton)
They have a separate gluten free fryer and a ‘coeliac’ button on the cash register.
310 Bay St Brighton VIC 3186
Harry’s Fish & Chips (Blackburn)
104 Middleborough Rd, Blackburn South VIC 3130
Bistro@202 Station (Box Hill Golf Club)
One of many gluten free items on the menu, you can have grilled or battered fish, with chips and salad.
202 Station Street, Box Hill VIC 3128
Hooked (Windsor, Fitzroy, Hawthorn)
Great fish and chips and salads, but sadly haven’t been doing potato cakes lately. Separate fryer for GF.
172 Chapel Street, Windsor VIC 3181 Ph: 9417 7740
384 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy VIC 3065 Ph: 9529 1075 (nice courtyard area at the back of the shop)
669 Glenferrie Road, Hawthorn VIC 3122 Ph: 9939 4412
Captain Makos (Springvale North)
Full gluten free menu available.
1 Nullawil St, Springvale North VIC 3171
Makos Fish & Chips (Ferntree Gully)
Large gluten free menu and separate fryers.
1015 Burwood Highway, Ferntree Gully VIC 3156
Catch Fish & Chips (Doncaster)
All the batter is gluten free and GF options (including hand made potato cakes!) are cooked in a separate fryer. All salads are gluten free.
5 Village Avenue, Doncaster VIC 3108
Hook Line & Sinker (Heathmont)
They have a separate fryer for gluten free, but do not do GF on Fridays due to being so busy.
132 Canterbury Road, Heathmont VIC 3135
Kings & Queens Fish and Chips (Camberwell
Used to be 95% gluten free, new owners have introduced burgers and ‘ask for GF’. CC issues not yet reviewed.
1/555 Riversdale Road, Camberwell VIC 3124 Tel: 03 9813 1013
There are plenty more options around Melbourne, so please enter your favourites in the comments below.
For more ideas on eating out gluten free in Australia & Europe, please check the following links:
- Melbourne (Australia) top 10 gluten free venues
- Melbourne 100% gluten free
- Sydney Airport (Domestic)
- Tullamarine Melbourne airport gluten free
- Qantas domestic flights – gluten free meals
- Fish on the Edge – gluten free Burnie, Tasmania
- UK 100% Gluten Free (including London)
- Gluten free in Paris (including many 100% GF options)
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Baxter Fish & Chips.
92 Baxter -Tooradin Rd, Baxter. 3911