Good fish and chips—the kind that evokes childhood memories rather than vague nostalgia—can be surprisingly difficult to find. In Hin Lek Fai, however, a young couple behind Superfish Fish and Chips appear to have taken the challenge seriously.
James and his wife entered the food business with different ideas. While she initially leaned toward opening a noodle or papaya salad shop, James argued for something more narrowly focused—something that, in his view, wasn’t being done properly in Hua Hin. The result is a small operation built around a clear principle: serve fish and chips using fresh fish caught the same day, with sauces and sides made from scratch. Nothing frozen, nothing poured from a packet.
That philosophy comes through immediately. The battered sausage, made from proper pork, is thick, well-seasoned, and coated in a batter that holds its structure without feeling heavy. It’s a rare find locally—possibly the only one of its kind in Hua Hin—and pairs especially well with the house curry sauce, which is worth ordering on its own.
All four sauces—the curry, gravy, mushy peas, and tartare—arrive with a sense of purpose. The tartare sauce is unmistakably homemade: bright, fresh, and balanced, with dill, capers, gherkins, parsley, and lemon cutting cleanly through the richness. The curry sauce follows the traditional British chippy style, built patiently from onions, garlic, and roux, and finished with restraint rather than excess spice.
The mushy peas are prepared the old-fashioned way from dried marrowfat peas, cooked down slowly to a thick, comforting consistency. Seasoned simply, they taste familiar in the best sense. The gravy, deep and velvety, leans into comfort rather than drama—rich, warming, and unapologetically homely.
The fish itself is the quiet centerpiece. Locally caught barramundi, fresh and generously portioned, flakes easily and tastes clean. The batter, made daily, is light and crisp without overshadowing the fish. Chips are hand-cut each morning and cooked according to a strict house method, resulting in a texture that feels deliberate rather than accidental.
Superfish operates from a modest space, with a small seating area tucked out back, and already shows signs of growing popularity. It’s easy to imagine that demand may eventually push them toward larger premises. For now, though, the appeal lies in its clarity of purpose: familiar food, carefully made, and served without shortcuts.
Superfish Fish and Chips
409 หมู่ 15, Hin Lek Fai, Hua Hin District, Prachuap Khiri Khan 77110
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