Fish and Chips at Patonga

Passion for Fish and Chips means the Bloke is frequently making destination plans around the availability of such treats on a Friday. He eagerly seeks them out as a reward for good deeds done during the week. Since our intention was to rendezvous with Southern Belle for one last weekend before heading away from Pittwater northbound, a Friday Lunchtime Fish and Chip prospect emerged at Patonga.

The Patonga Pub

 

We’d never gone across to the northern shores of Broken Bay and the tending northerly weather pattern fitted in with the Bloke's scheme. The Patonga Pub is highly regarded as a destination and to further encourage visitors using a water approach, they have 2 courtesy moorings. First come, first served. No bookings are required although anchoring is also a viable option.

The Patonga Pub has been renovated and upgraded to a very high standard and it’s not hard to imagine that it would be heaving with patrons during the summer. It was still doing a brisk trade on this chilly June afternoon. Our flathead and chips ‘hit the spot’ and required a walk around the historic village of Patonga to help ease it down before returning to the boat.

 

The old school house