VJ's seafood in Mount Gravatt, Queensland, Australia | Speciality food shop

VJ's seafood

Locality: Mount Gravatt, Queensland, Australia

Phone: +61 7 3343 3748

Address: Mt Gravatt Plaza, 55 Creek Road 4122 Mount Gravatt, QLD, Australia

Website: http://www.vjsseafood.com.au

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25.01.2022 We love Australian seafood, both eating and selling it too. If you are a seafood lover youll always find a favourite here at VJs. Our display is always such a sheer joy to be surrounded by and choosing our own dinner can be an all day quandary. There are very few supply chains around the work that work harder or perform more rapidly than this marvellous industry, watching our range grow year after year is an absolute delight for us. We love sharing all that we can find.... Come see us at the shop where Australian seafood shines! #australianseafood #vjsseafood #bneseafood #brisbaneseafood #healthyeating #powerfood #cleaneating #nutrientdense

25.01.2022 Calamari lovers rejoice, some stellar quality Tiger Squid tunnel net caught in Moreton Bay has arrived early this morning. Beautiful for sashimi, Pam grilling or deep frying or pickling, you wont find better in Brissie! #squid #tigersquid #tunnelnetting #moretonbayseafood #moretonbaytunnelnetting #brisbaneseafood #healthyeating #bneseafood #vjsseafood

24.01.2022 Some very nice Yellowfin Tuna = Sashimi platter day. Lovely platters, perfect for two are just $24.90, some amazing long sashimi cuts of Yellowfin Tuna available too. #sashimiplatter #yellowfintuna #healthyeating #brisbaneseafood #bneseafood #powerfood #cleaneating #australianseafood

24.01.2022 So much energy in such a small space, countless hours of labour in every display makes our windows a showcase of the beauty of the Australian seafood industry. Support local seafood and your tastebuds and health will reward you! #beautifulseafood #bneseafood #healthyeating #brisbaneseafood #brisbanefoodies #brisbanefood #vjsseafood

21.01.2022 Some striking Moreton Bay tunnel net caught tiger squid will make the tastiest cornflour fried calamari or sashimi today; these are still wearing their eye shadow, a vividly clear indicator of freshness, quality and the speed in which the tunnel netters work to bring their product to market, they are often chest deep in the cold water of Moreton Bay hand sorting live fish in their trapped pockets while you sleep! Its pretty cold out in the bay at the moment, they are bra...ver men than I! $24.99/kg secures you sashimi quality squid at VJd today, be quick in to store or phone the shop on 33433748 to have some kept aside for you! #sashimisquid #vjsseafood #brisbaneseafood #bneseafood #calamari #gourmetfood #brisbaneeats #brisbanefood #realcalamari #australianseafood

21.01.2022 One of my all time favourites and right up there in the contention for the finest eating Australian fish: Pearl Perch, Glaucosoma Scapulare. Bake whole or butterflied, pan grill in cornflour with butter, crumb or batter. Flesh is almost clear, buttery and dense with large white flakes, a very characterful mild and sweet flavour. This versatile and immensely satisfying eating fish is seldom seen in retail. Be quick- theres only a half dozen or so available after I take mine for tonights dinner. #pearlperch #glaucosomascapulare #brisbaneseafood #gourmetfood #bneseafood #vjsseafood #linecaughtfish #australianseafood

21.01.2022 Wickedly good calamari is at your fingertips today at VJs! Quality like this never lasts long so be quick, they seem to attract so many customers and make a wide variety of incredible dishes, from sashimi to pickled squid, deep fried crumbed calamari rings and the best marinara and paella. #sashimi #calamari #moretonbaytunnelnetting #freshsquid #vjsseafood #australianseafood #brisbaneseafood #bneseafood #healthyeating #brisbanefoodies

20.01.2022 Quality is the focus of the hard working tunnel netters out in Moreton Bay. Their handling techniques and accuracy are so highly endorsable it makes a marvellous choice for those seeking premium local and sustainable seafood. Thanks to all the hard working tunnel netters in Moreton Bay, you make our whole fish window displays stand out from the pack! #tunnelnetting #bream #acanthropagrus #moretonbaytunnelnet #moretonbaytunnelnetting #freshfish #australianseafood #brisbaneseafood #bneseafood #healthyeating

19.01.2022 Heres one for the gourmand, the umami chasers and those in the know. Beautifully wood smoked mullet roe ready in individual cryovac packets. Taramasalata made with these is amazing, sliced thin and enjoyed on a cheese board is just amazing. Every year we smoke many hundreds of roe sets, their sales seem to be growing in popularity year after year. Alongside these we are stocking fresh Mullet roe, smoked Jewfish roe, sun dried Mullet roe (bottarga) and our own housemade Ta...ramasalata made from a combination of wood smoked and sun dried mullet roe, macadamia nut oil, fresh Australian garlic, herbs and lemon. Pop in and find something new for your Friday night cheese board! #taramasalata #vjsseafood #brisbaneseafood #australianseafood #mulletroe #smokedmulletroe #healthyeating #bottarga

19.01.2022 The sheer size, consistency of flavour and quality over decades makes these large Coffin Bay Oysters so very sought after. Low minerality, huge salinity and rushes of cream roll over the palate, just like standing up into a breaking wave. We ate these three just to sample their flavour, for us they are the best of the year so far. Pop in and we will shuck them live to order whilst you watch and give you a sample, they are incredible. ... The freshest and best way is of course to open them at home yourself and whilst it is a growing trend wed love to see it ever the more popular, keeping oysters live in your fridge at home until you are ready to serve them makes perfect sense and quite a flourish of skill to impress family and friends. We can teach you how to shuck safely and efficiently in just a few minutes. Come and see us for the best oysters at the shop where Australian seafood shines! #freshoysters #coffinbayoysters #dryshucking #brisbaneseafood #bneseafood #foodblogger #healthyeating #australianseafood #gourmetfood #brisbanefoodie #largeoysters

18.01.2022 We love filleting a nearly complete range of what is being caught, today at VJs we have seventeen different varieties of fresh local fillet. Your choices should always be this broad at a shop that understands that for every palate and for every dish there is a particular fish! #freshfish #australianfish #healthyeating #maroonperch #vjsseafood #brisbaneseafood

18.01.2022 The past few weeks have been frenetic, I think weve kept up marvellously considering the demand. If it is fresh Australian seafood that you love, you need to come see us at VJs! #freshfish #oysterpate #sashimisalmon #brisbaneseafood #bneseafood #seascalloppies #bestseafoodbrisbane #calamari #brisbanefoodie #salmonpate

17.01.2022 A little lick of lobster amongst the bug this morning- Ill be cooking these this afternoon for tomorrows display, pop in if youd love a fresh local lobster! #vjsseafood #brisbaneseafood #bneseafood #brisbanefoodies #healthyeating #supportlocal #australianseafood

17.01.2022 *sold out* What a wonderfully tasty way to boost your immunity, this has been my favourite of the week! Oysters are natures finest source of zinc, proven by CSIRO to have greater efficacy than vitamin C to ward off a cold. We ate a tub this afternoon straight after production- (just to test of course) and we loved it. Im taking another tub home tonight to share with my wife, it is our kind of food. ... Such a powerfully satisfying smoked oyster flavour, silky texture and rushes of salt and smoke roll over the palate as pops of pepper and herb sharpen for balance, its a bit of a sensation. Be quick, as a test for this recipe I only made 15 tubs, will have only 13 left for the counter tomorrow now that I have secured mine. Next batch I will count exactly how many oysters hit the smoker to make this beautiful spread, it would be around 250 or so which is just incredible, a real powerhouse of immunity in pate form. The perfect winter spread! #oysterpate #holymoly #vjsseafood #brisbaneseafood #bneseafood #gourmetfood #brisbanegourmet #brisbanepicnics #oysters #zinc

17.01.2022 Friday is a celebration in itself and with seafood like this to round out the week you will have the perfect close. Walking around our counter front is like taking a stroll around Australias coastline in under a minute, the variety is outstanding. Our passion is in waking up early and showcasing as many iconic species as we can find. To that extent there are quite a number of unusual and delicious species that you will see stocked here more than nearly anywhere else in the ...country. If it is caught in Australia and tastes delicious we love selling it. Come see us for a super broad selection of the finest Australian seafood! #freshfish #redemperor #coffinbayoysters #dryshucking #dryfilleting #brisbaneseafood #healthyeating #powerfood #brisbanefoodie

16.01.2022 The most beautiful mild curry prawn pies have been made, Ill surely be eating mine tonight for tea in this little cold spell we have had the last few days! Theres something special in the anticipation of these coming out of the oven, the aroma of buttered pastry and curry wafting about the kitchen. Around a dozen or so locally caught and peeled prawns in every pie makes these a glorious meal for two with salad and oven baked chips. Let me know in the comments below if yo...u need some hidden away before they sell out! 140c for forty five minutes lets the base pastry bronze nicely, then ramp up the oven to 170c for a minute or two to lift the double buttered puff pastry top. #prawnpies #winterwarmers #comfortfood #vjsseafood #bneseafood #brisbaneseafood #bananaprawns #australianseafood

15.01.2022 There are just so many varieties of fresh Australian seafood at VJs that you will rarely find anywhere else! A huge run of Moreton Bay Bug and Banana prawn pies, hundreds of salmon sausages, salmon and trout pate, smoked mussels, pickled calamari, smoked salmon and smoked roe and a variety of sauces all made in store nestled alongside one of the deepest stocked fresh Australian fillet displays in the state. We love promoting all of what the hard working fishers, trawlers a...nd oysterers can provide us with, mostly because we want to take it home for ourselves too! Come in and see us at the shop where Australian seafood shines! #australianseafood #brisbaneseafood #bneseafood #salmonsausages #healthyeating #dryshucking #liveoysters #vjsseafood

15.01.2022 Ahh, the delights of working with lovely seafood like this is knowing early in the day what we will eat for dinner. Another massive showcase of all the effort of the trawlermen, fishers, crabbers and oysterers from around Australias coastlines. Pop in to VJs today for your Friday night celebratory seafood! #australianseafood #brisbaneseafood #bneseafood #vjsseafood #healthyeating #gourmetfood

15.01.2022 Have a look at this! So many of the worlds healthiest and most nutrient dense foods in one place, ready to warm you tonight from this chilly wind! Australian calamari, bugs, prawn, salmon and a touch of New Zealand mussels and clams rounds out this gorgeous mix. Its an investment in good taste and good health! Perfect for marinara, paella or a bbqd seafood mixed grill. #marinara #healthyeating #delicious #healthyeating #brisbanefoodies #bneseafood #brisbaneseafood #tigersquid #moretonbaybugs

14.01.2022 The past few weeks have been frenetic, I think we’ve kept up marvellously considering the demand. If it is fresh Australian seafood that you love, you need to come see us at VJ’s! #freshfish #oysterpate #sashimisalmon #brisbaneseafood #bneseafood #seascalloppies #bestseafoodbrisbane #calamari #brisbanefoodie #salmonpate

14.01.2022 Youll never find another seafood display quite like this one! Our housemade range of Yellowfin Tuna sausages, smoked trout pate, huge roe on sea scallops and their curried scallop pies, salmon pate, salmon cakes, smoked salmon, mullet and smoked mullet roe and amazing fresh marinara are all made in store with love and care. Couple with this an incredible variety of fresh Australian shell and fin fish it makes for a compelling, ever changing display.... Come see us at the shop where Australian seafood shines! #australianseafood #brisbaneseafood #freshfish #fishsausages #vjsseafood #bneseafood #moretonbaybugs

14.01.2022 What we love to do is on showcase seven days a week in our lovely counter! A stunning, very complex array of fresh Australian seafood awaits you in store today. Youll never find healthier food than seafood, and Australian seafood is easily the finest in the world! Look after your health and keep a vibrant industry strong, visit us at VJs! #freshseafood #healthyeating #freshmarinara #tunasausages #bugmeatpies #brisbaneseafood #bneseafood #australianseafood #gourmetfood #brisbanefoodie

14.01.2022 Im just not sure that you can find pickled Australian cuttlefish anywhere else! We have been making these for four or five years now and they just continue to grow in sales. The texture of cuttlefish is more tender and slightly more sweet than calamari. These marvellous cuttlefish were from the Northern Territory, cleaned in store by Alex, poached and tubbed by Taryn in an all Australian blend of fresh herbs, garlic, onion and chilli and then douse liberally in vinegar.

13.01.2022 I love eating these gifts from the sea, usually crumbed and deep fried. Absolutely knock out flavour and quality of line capture and handling is marvellous. Just like the Pearl Perch, these tuskfish sell out faster than nearly any other species- I think mainly due to their fantastic markings although anyone who purchases one simply based on colour will be blown away by the taste. #tuskfish #brisbaneseafood #bneseafood #australianseafood #linecaughtfish #brisbanefoodie #vjsseafood #healthyeating

12.01.2022 Ooh yes! Peak of rigor, enormous, glisteningly good tunnel net caught Sand Whiting from Moreton Bay have arrived this morning. As always they have been handled with care and precision by two of the best fishermen in the bay; quality like this is the reason why tunnel net caught fish is simply incredible, sustainable and highly endorsable. #moretonbaytunnelnet #sandwhiting #brisbaneseafood #sashimi #bneseafood #brisbanefood #vjsseafood

11.01.2022 At least twenty or so of these top sized Sand Whiting which have been tunnel net caught overnight in Moreton Bay are in stock this morning at VJs. Plenty of other normal sized beauties here too amongst the run. Imagine standing waist deep in the cool clear waters of the bay at 1am to hand sort the fish in the water. Often to match the right tide patterns and schools of fish moving around the bay this is what tunnel netting entails. The results speak for themselves: fi...nest quality local fish, with highly accurate, sustainable methods. Race in today for yours- we are closed tomorrow for the Ekka Show Holiday! #bestpracticefishing #sustainableseafood #sandwhiting #brisbaneseafood #bneseafood #vjsseafood #welovefish

10.01.2022 Mild curry Moreton Bay Bug and Banana prawn pies are the perfect way to keep warm during this recent wet weather! Such an amazing amount of local produce and labour goes in to every batch- there were hundreds of beautiful Moreton Bay Bugs and prawns cleaned for this batch! Comment below if you would like me to hold some aside for you, our pies always sell like wildfire!... #seafoodpies #bneseafood #vjsseafood #brisbaneseafood #brisbanefoodie #gourmetpies

09.01.2022 Whole fish, no bones! Boneless whole fish, Goldband Snapper, ready to bake or cook over charcoal in a wire rack at VJs today! Just $29.99 a kilo, boned out and stuffed with our shallot herb garlic butter and panko crumbs they make the easiest and tastiest way we have found of enjoying a whole fish. We have laid them out flat onto olive oiled trays but they are also excel when both sides of the fillets are placed together resembling a whole fish with all that lovely stuffing... kept in the centre. An elegant and rather romantic way to enjoy one of the worlds best and Australias most premium variety of snapper. Feel free to phone us at 33433748 if youd like one kept aside for you, we will squirrel one away! #healthyeating #romanticdinner #powerfood #cleaneating #goldbandsnapper #vjsseafood #australianseafood #brisbaneseafood #bneseafood

09.01.2022 Ooh, there they are! Luscious locally caught and peeled Banana prawn pies in a mild curry sauce ready to keep you warm tonight. The quality of the prawns, the size and the fact that there are a dozen or so in every pie makes these a meal for two with a salad. 140c for forty five minutes is perfect to bronze up the pastry in the bases, then 170c for a minute or two and the puff pastry that is double buttered on top will lift and crackle. Ahh, the aroma of pastry and curry is... just so homely in winter! Comment below to have some kept aside for you, these always sell very quickly! #prawnpies #allaustralianseafood #bneseafood #australianseafood #vjsseafood #weloveseafood #brisbanefoodies #bnefoodies

09.01.2022 The most beautiful mild curry prawn pies have been made, I’ll surely be eating mine tonight for tea in this little cold spell we have had the last few days! There’s something special in the anticipation of these coming out of the oven, the aroma of buttered pastry and curry wafting about the kitchen. Around a dozen or so locally caught and peeled prawns in every pie makes these a glorious meal for two with salad and oven baked chips. Let me know in the comments below if yo...u need some hidden away before they sell out! 140c for forty five minutes lets the base pastry bronze nicely, then ramp up the oven to 170c for a minute or two to lift the double buttered puff pastry top. #prawnpies #winterwarmers #comfortfood #vjsseafood #bneseafood #brisbaneseafood #bananaprawns #australianseafood

07.01.2022 Very rarely in the last few decades have I ever found beautifully small salmon like this, around the 1.5kg average weight. I was excited to see them this morning, they are just perfect quality; tensed, glistening and gorgeous. To be able to bake a salmon for four with minimal left overs is such a rarity, the average size of salmon I usually take is 6-7kgs, which is enough for a football team. I can fillet these marvellous little guys for you in a matter of moments if that s...uits your needs better, they would be lovely smoked, served as sashimi or ceviche. $19.99/kg is the best price on whole salmon in a number of years, a nice easy way to enjoy the worlds most nutrient dense food! #healthyeating #salmon #brisbaneseafood #bneseafood #vjsseafood #healthiestfoods #brisbanefoodie #ilovefish #nutrientdensefood

07.01.2022 Lovely, local, glisteningly fresh tunnel net caught tiger squid from Moreton Bay has arrived this morning from the hardest working crew out there. Itd be rather cold being in the water before sun up, sorting through these in the trap (the tunnel netters jump in the water and hand sort their catch whilst everything is still alive, hence they take only exactly what they are able to, all undersize fish and no take species are placed outside the trap to swim away. Its an old... fashioned commonsense technique of fishing that in the modern world of sustainability is genius). Product of this quality arriving many days a week is the result of local tunnel, it makes our window displays sparkle with freshness and complexity. Pop in today if you are a calamari lover, these will sell quickly! #tigersquid #freshcalamari #calamari #brisbaneseafood #bneseafood #vjsseafood #brisbanegourmet #brisbanefoodies

07.01.2022 Slimy Mackerel, at just $9.90 a kilo not only represent great buying but when this fresh a marvellous opportunity for lovers of rich flavoured fish like sardines. Perfect pan grilled or cooked over charcoal, either whole or in fillets. These little guys always sell powerfully quick, they seem to draw their own attention when so iridescent and peaking in rigor. #iridescent #sashimi #brisbaneseafood #vjsseafood #bneseafood #healthyeating #oilyfish

06.01.2022 Jewfish swim bladders are a thing, apparently, and are highly sought after. Each piece can be worth many times more than the fish itself which has for some years created undue pressure on the species. As a protected/ very limited species in many areas of Australia due to so many trying to harvest the swim bladder illegally, each piece should be accompanied by a tag. If anyone out there is looking for some with tags, Im your man, I have plenty. It has long been one of o...ur favourite eating fish and very popular in fillets in our retail counter. We think it has Barramundi beat for flavour and texture! #jewfish #jew #swimbladders #strangethingsyoucaneat #chinesemedicine

06.01.2022 Oh yes please! Massive locally caught and peeled Moreton Bay Banana Prawn and Bug pies are a rare, delicious, heavenly satisfying end to a day. They are the ultimate comfort food written in capitals! Pre heat an oven to 140c and bake for forty minutes, then ramp the heat to 180c with the upper element of the grill for just a minute. ... Perfection! #australianseafood #brisbaneseafood #bneseafood #prawnpies #vjsseafood #amazingpies

06.01.2022 With great joy we have made another fantastic batch sea scallops pies in a mild curry sauce. These very special fresh sea scallop pies are our fastest selling housemade product without a doubt. If you have had one from us you’ll know of their capacity to satisfy a very large scallop craving with at least a dozen scallops in every pie.... If you’ve never tried one from us you really should, the amount of comments and feedback we receive every week whilst the season runs is humbling to say the least. It certainly drives us to make as many as we can whilst we can! They will freeze for three months quite easily as they are made on all fresh ingredients. They cook beautifully from frozen (140-150c for 50 minutes or so) and many of our customers stock up before the fresh season on scallop closes. Feel free to phone the shop on 33433748 to have us hide them aside for collection for today or tomorrow, they will sell out very quick, as always! #scalloppie #freshscallops #bneseafood #vjsseafood #brisbaneeats #brisbanefood

04.01.2022 The first scallop pies of the season are here! Our fresh Victorian Sea Scallop pies have just been batched up and are ready at VJs, these have been produced utilising some of the largest fresh scallops we have seen in years, an absolute revelation. We have plenty of the scallop meat available for sale too. Alexs mild curry is a marvellously well balanced and rich sauce which is just perfect set against the scallops and flaky double buttered pastry. ... Be super quick in to store today or comment below and Ill hide some away for you. They will very likely sell out by late afternoon. Bake them for forty five minutes at 140c then if the pastry top needs an extra bit of lift, ramp up the oven to 180c for a minute or two and voila, perfect puff. Perfect winter comfort food, as warming as an eider down blanket! #scalloppies #seascalloppies #bneseafood #brisbaneseafood #vjsseafood #curriedscallop

03.01.2022 Singularly fantastic Dusky Flathead roe from Moreton Bay tunnel net caught fish, ready to smoke for our smoked flathead roe Taramasalata that we will be making later today. Alex is busily making sea scallop pies, Tarin is cleaning and poaching cuttlefish for our pickled cuttlefish tubs, Lauren is hurriedly mixing our smoked oyster pate and once finished the salmon pate. Im attached to the filleting bench, cutting as much fish as I can to keep up with the demand: what a beautifully busy place to be today! An enormous selection of fresh Australian seafood is here to greet you every day at VJs, we live to showcase all the finest from our coastline. #taramasalata #flathead #duskyflathead #fishroepate #scalloppies #brisbaneseafood #bneseafood #vjsseafood #brisbanefood #healthyeating

02.01.2022 Some truly magnificent Coffin Bay Oysters in today from Angel Seafood, many around the 140gm mark which so far for this year has been the highest peak average. They are in my opinion the best balance of minerality, creaminess and salinity in any oyster I have eaten anywhere in the world, this is typical of the merroir of the South Australian region. You will rarely find a better oyster in Brissie, so pop in and grab yourself a dozen, they are a celebration of a beautiful ...industry. #liveoysters #dryshucking #healthiestfood #zinc #powerfood #cleaneating #brisbaneseafood #bneseafood #coffinbayoysters

01.01.2022 My favourite fish for over a decade, Gold Spot Reef Cod, with jewel like qualities of the flesh, juicy scallop like texture with large flakes, immensely sweet flavour. I love this fish! #goldspotreefcod #bestfish #vjsseafood #brisbaneseafood #bneseafood #healthyeating #amazingfish #brisbanefoodies #brisbanefoodie #fishmonger