Coromandel Oyster Company
A roadside seafood shack run by an oyster farm on State Highway 25, offering fresh oysters, mussel chowder and seafood fritters at good prices.
Located at 1611 Manaia Road, south of Coromandel town and beside State Highway 25, this is a roadside seafood shack run directly by the oyster farm. Half-shell oysters are NZD 24 a dozen. The hot food window serves mussel chowder, oyster, mussel and abalone fritters (about NZD 12–13), fish and chips, oyster sliders and fried snapper. You can eat in the garden overlooking the bay after ordering, or buy whole oysters and mussels in their shells to take away. Reservations are not taken, so it is best to stop in while driving around the peninsula. Average spend is about NZD 15–30 per person, one of the best-value seafood options on the peninsula.
Opening hours
Daily, 8:30–17:00
Nearby sights
- Coromandel Town
- Castle Rock (Motutere)
- Driving Creek Railway
- Waiau Falls & Kauri Grove (309 Road)
- New Chums Beach (Wainuiototo)
- Matarangi Beach
- Whitianga
- Square Kauri