Hobart - Restaurants

While in Hobart we had meals at a number of the restaurants by the Derwent River.

On our first afternoon in Hobart we walked down to Elizabeth Street Pier where we had a late lunch at a restaurant called Fish Frenzy. We shared a meal of delicious fish and chips served in a paper cone. This was a good introduction to the seafood of Hobart.

On two occasions we had dinner at Mures on Victoria Dock. This complex has a couple of restaurants, a fishmongers and an ice-creamery. We had our meals at the Lower Deck but there is a more exclusive restaurant upstairs. On our first visit friends, who had arrived before us, warned us that the servings were large so we shared a Fisherman's Basket - a great selection of fish, scallops and calamari. On the second visit we shared a serve of fish and a serve of scallops. With both meals we also selected a serving of coleslaw from the salad bar.

The third fish restaurant that we visited in the docks area was the Drunken Admiral in Hunter Street. The building housing the present restaurant was built around 1825 replacing an earlier timber building on the site. It has had many uses including being a mill and later part of the IXL complex. In 1978 it was renamed the Drunken Admiral and is well known for excellent seafood and for the cluttered marine related decoration of the inside of the building. The restaurant was packed with diners but we managed to get seats at the bar. Robin had the salmon while I had the small serving of scallops and we both enjoyed our meals.

In summary, if you like seafood Hobart is a great place to visit.