New Zealand - terrible food!

Visited the Wellington Trawling Seafood Market located at Cuba Street because Lonely Planet recommended this place. I imagined it to be like Pike's Place or a market where I could buy fresh fish and have it freshly grilled right there but I was wrong.

A long queue of customers waiting for fish & chips

This "market" occupies a small shop lot & there are two counters - one that sells fish & chips, & another that sells raw fish. The moment I opened the door, I could smell fish & chips being fried in oil. I felt ill & should have left the place.

Raw fish being sold next to the fish & chips counter

But since I always tell myself to try everything once, I decided to queue up for 15 minutes & order a set of fish & chips that came with 5 pieces of friend potato wedges.

1 piece of fish, 5 pieces of potato wedges & plenty of hard chips

I didn't enjoy this meal. It was really disgusting. After I separated the fish from its batter, the size of the fish shrank by 1/3. The chips were really hard instead of the soft, soggy chips one gets at any UK fish & chips shop. The potato wedges were delicious after I removed the batter. I felt really ill afterwards. The price may be relatively cheap but it's really unhealthy & disgusting. Don't waste your time nor money here.