Benefits of Dining at a Fresh Seafood Restaurant

Seafood is a delicious lean alternative to red meat that is enjoyed by many individuals in Aotearoa New Zealand and across the globe. The trick to delicious seafood is finding a fresh seafood restaurant that takes care in sourcing their ingredients locally and preparing them to perfection. 

Introducing Aihe Restaurant, a seafood restaurant in Akaroa serving a variety of fresh seafood dishes ranging from Clevedon Coast Oysters, King Salmon, Crispy Squid and more. At Aihe Restaurant, we believe Aotearoa New Zealand has some of the world's best seafood. As a result, we understand there to be a number of benefits to choosing to dine at a local fresh seafood restaurant. 

Prepared by Experts 

Whether you are a seafood connoisseur or you simply enjoy seafood on occasion, you want the best quality seafood on your plate. When dining at a restaurant that specialises in fresh seafood, you can rest assured that the individuals preparing and serving you food are seafood experts. 

In a fresh seafood restaurant, your chefs have years of experience within the industry and have mastered how to best prepare each type of seafood. In doing so, they utilise their experience and local knowledge of the nature and type of seafood the restaurant sources. As a result, your seafood chefs understand exactly what to add in order to best highlight and compliment the fresh flavour of their seafood. 

However, at a seafood restaurant, it is not only the chefs that obtain a wealth of knowledge with regard to how to accentuate your dining experience. Your servers also know what alcohol best pairs with and balances out the flavour of your dish. This knowledge is paramount in contributing to your fresh seafood restaurant dining experience. This is because alcohol plays a significant role in complementing the nature and flavours of your seafood dish. Ultimately when you dine at a fresh seafood restaurant, you can rest assured that every dish is prepared with care and intense precision to ensure the best seafood dining experience. 

Enhanced Flavour 

As with the majority of meat and produce, it is widely understood that fresh is best — and seafood is absolutely no exception. The principal reason for this is that when frozen, the flavour and texture of the seafood can be compromised. This ultimately negatively impacts the seafood dining experience as a whole. 

Additionally, eating at a fresh seafood restaurant that sources their seafood from nearby businesses allows you to experience local flavour you are unlikely to encounter anywhere else. 

Fresh seafood restaurants typically source their produce locally in order to reduce the need for the seafood to be frozen during its transportation. This is because when sourced internationally or from other areas of the country, the seafood must remain frozen for several days in order to prevent it from perishing. 

However, because this is the case, the menus of various fresh seafood restaurants may be subject to change due to what type of seafood is in season. This is to ensure that their patrons are receiving only the freshest seafood and the highest quality fine dining experience possible. 

Supporting Local 

As fresh seafood restaurants typically source their seafood locally from nearby businesses and fishermen, you can rest assured that when dining at one, you are also supporting the local economy. 

The importance of buying from and supporting local businesses is widely understood, no matter where you are. This is because, in supporting small businesses and sole traders, you stimulate the local economy and support individuals and families as opposed to larger trawling and seafood companies. In addition, by choosing to dine with a business that sources from local businesses, you are enabling job growth in your community. 

Not to mention that by supporting local, you are reducing greenhouse emissions because the need for excessive transportation overseas or domestically is greatly reduced. This may not seem like a huge feat, but if done on a larger scale can make a huge difference. 

Enjoy These Benefits at Aihe Restaurant

When you visit Aihe Restaurant — your local seafood restaurant in Akaroa, you can reap all the advantages of eating fresh seafood simply just by choosing to dine with us. So next time you are searching for a fine dining experience at a restaurant with staff that love what they do, head to Aihe Restaurant. Your taste buds will thank you for it! 

Aihe Restaurant is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, with a range of seafood and non-seafood options available. Explore our menus online and contact us to book a table!