~ image from The Huskisson website
~ the place was so packed with people it was impossible to get a decent shot ~
On a sunny Sunday in early November, we revisited one of our favourite local places to eat. They have this delicious pizza there which I was suddenly craving, friends were visiting, the timing seemed perfect. This place has a fantastic location as you can see by the images.
It should be noted, I previously reviewed The Huskisson @Tripadvisor on May 13 2013. In that review I mentioned some issues with the design of the place plus they were only using one till for food ordering.
~ image from The Huskisson website
On a previous revisit in 2014 I noticed they were doing some internal renovations and I had hoped these design issues would have been fixed. Sadly they were not fixed. People are still queuing across a walk way and there is still only one till. We ended up sitting near the ordering area. I had a great view of the pass and that was designed quite badly as well, with a staff member there the whole time moving plates around, trying to work out what food went with which receipt and then using a buzzer system to let people know their food was ready.
Design issues aside, the food is still fantastic here. The bruschetta ($14 for 3 pieces) is amazing. It has avocado on it! I’d never had it with avocado before finding that here and it is a brilliant addition. The bruschetta also has tomato, fresh basil, toasted ciabatta, and fetta. It arrives on a plate which has been drizzled with a gorgeously sticky balsamic vinegar glaze.
You can see the menu here. For mains, 3 people ordered fish and chips ($24.50) – they all said it was delicious.
The Other Half went for the Waygu burger ($19.50) minus the beetroot relish because he does not like beetroot.
One friend chose the Chicken Parmigiana ($23.50). I’ve had that before and it is very tasty as well.
But me, I cannot go past the Husky Pizza ($20), which has Danish salami, chorizo, roast chicken, mushrooms, Spanish onion, roast capsicum, olives, fresh basil, prawns, Napoli sauce, mozzarella cheese. In fact, the pizza was even better than ever before. They did something to the base and it was super thin, crispy, crunchy and just awesome. I will make a very large call here and suggest this is one of the best pizzas in the Shoalhaven. You can see the full menu here.
We did not have desert sadly but I took some photos for you, they do coffee here as well.
Our lunch was delicious and much enjoyed by all. We will return many times. If you visit and want a peaceful lunch, I recommend sitting as far as possible from the ordering area and the pass. If you want some entertainment, then I do recommend sitting near both of those things!
I will be doing a few more local food reviews with the holiday and tourist season coming up – important to note – We always pay for our food. Nobody pays me for writing these reviews. Sadly nobody asks me to review their restaurant/cafe/food place as yet. If asked, I will review a food place, but I will not accept payment for any reviews. I will review freebies or free items but I will always make it clear if something is free.
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The prices seem reasonable, except for the fish and chips, $24.50!
That is on the “up money” side, however for some reason fish and chips is more expensive in Huskisson than anywhere else I have bought it. It might be demand is high, or it might be because it is popular, I’m not sure.. :)
It looks like a great place – but it’s on the water and people had burgers or chicken or pizza? That is just crazy!
Okay, I might have had the garlic prawn, tripe cream brie pizza… Just saying. :)
Now I’ll have to order that on a future visit.. ;) the prawns are very tasty there..
The pizza is quite beautiful and mine had prawns on it, so a little bit of seafood.. :) The Other Half always likes the burger, he is not a big fan of fish or seafood.
my first choice when eating out is decided by season, winter is chicken parmigiana, summer is fish and chips. So I’d be happy there whenever I visited, because the food looks amazing.
I love a good chicken parmy.. :) The food really is excellent and the place is extremely busy, it is very well done with those small organisational exceptions. :)
The food looks delicious. Great photos. Too bad about the process. During our summer in New York, we found an exceptionally good café, but their ordering/paying process was so absurd that we never went back (order and receive beverage one place, sandwich another, cooked food another, pay in another, and a tip jar at EVERY single place… including the cashier). I just don’t understand how these places — especially such GOOD places — don’t get it. It’s not as if they have to re-invent the wheel.
It does seem slightly odd that some places just can’t figure out a great process. We came up with several great options while watching the chaos. ;)