Salty's Grill & Cafe - Hobsons Bay

Decent chips, and fresh fish with a good variety to choose from. Wait time was a touch frustrating due to being told "20 Minutes" and it was closer to 40, but I am happy to put that down to a busy night.

Salty's is a real little gem. My friend suggested we come here and I soon understood why. Great value at $14 for an amazing veggie burger, chips and drink. Service was quick. Plenty of room outside to sit and eat. The chips were golden and crunchy. Best of all though was the veggie patty (Vegetable Delight Burger) which is one of the best I've had on a burger in a while (black bean and wild rice).

Wife ordered at 5.40pm while I was on the train home as our normal fish & chips shop had a long waiting time. She was told our order would be ready at 6.20pm. I arrived at 6.15pm to pay for it and then waited until 6.45pm when I questioned how long my order would be and they couldn't find it. I saw the waitress take it out of her apron and put it up in the order waiting area. I am sure she had given my order to another couple about 20mins earlier and the staff tried to tell me it was on another order area but was in the deep fryer cooking and finally received it at 7pm some 1hr 20mins after it was ordered. I am prepared to make allowances for being a busy night (Good Friday) on top of normal busy trading times but to wait that long and my order to be given away without checking the order numbers is not acceptable and I will not be going back to this business. Put some more staff on at busy times and you will be able to keep up with increased orders at busy times.

Lovely little cafe with pleasant seating located outside under large umbrellas on a small deck. Large selection of either fish & chip type items as well as various burgers. We had battered fish and chips which didn't dissapoint. Batter was lovely and crisp and definately not fatty. A piece of lemon also provided which is a nice touch. As we were eating in, we were served our meals on a crockery plate and proper cultery. Good value combo meals offered. Would recommend.

I could tell you to simply order the Flaoumi Wrap (haloumi, salad and falafel) and be done with this review.