“We’re trying to make cooking with seafood a little bit more fun and accessible. In restaurants, there’s a lot that happens to seafood before it hits the plate. It might be dry-aged, smoked, cured or just handled in a very particular way to get the best flavour. Portside is about putting that work in for the home cook, so you can enjoy restaurant-quality seafood at home.”

Portside is a celebration of seafood. Its seasons, the stories behind it, and the skilled hands that bring it to shore every day.

We source from trusted fishermen and producers across the country, building on relationships formed over our years in professional kitchens. Home cooks deserve access to the same calibre of ingredients and trust in where they’ve come from. That’s why each fillet you take home from Portside has passed through just two sets of hands: ours, and the experts who caught it.

We’re guided by the water and the people who know it best. Where they lead, we follow. The seasons tell us what to catch and what to cook, and ensures we only take what the ocean can give. Working this way teaches us just how much we all need to listen. To nature, the weather and the expert producers. They’re our cue, telling us when to celebrate abundance and when to tread lightly. That rhythm keeps us honest, and keeps the future in mind with every catch we bring to shore.

"It may not be the same offering every time you visit, but that’s the point. We are guided by the sea and the seasons."