Address: 41 High St, Harpenden, AL5 2SD, United Kingdom
Phone: +441582462965
Rating: 4.6
based on 165 reviews.
Food Quality
Pros:
"Delicious chips, freshly cooked fish."
"The breading was good, crispy but not dry and not too oily."
"The chips are cooked to perfection and fish is just so light and crispy. Doesn't taste greasy at all."
"Always superb fish - fresh and cooked just right."
"The fish is always well cooked and the batter is never overwhelming or excessively greasy."
"Very tasty food which is always prepared fresh by a dedicated team."
"The fish taste so fresh and delicious 😋 I was brought up eating fish leaving by sea my all life and I DO KNOW what a fresh fish taste means."
Cons:
"The fish was average and not very soft, and the condiments saved the day."
"Tasted like frozen chips you get in a pub or cafe, crispy on the outside and mush in the middle."
"However their halloumi is a little thin and a greasy. I think if it was cut thicker it wouldn't seem so greasy."
"Although chips cooked freshly in the evening are A1, mid-afternoons are 2nd fried from sometime before."
"Very disappointing dinner... the quality of the chips was very low."
"Chips were rubbery and 'large' cod was easily one of the smallest from the shelf."
"As a whole the fish and chips wasn't bad but also wasn't anything particularly special."
Service
Pros:
"Very friendly staff, great service and child friendly."
"Service is great - Food is great."
"Staff always extra pleasant and professional."
"Really friendly and efficient service."
"The staff were really welcoming and attentive!"
"Our waitress was lovely, being very friendly and helpful."
"Plenty of staff on hand for assistance if needed."
Cons:
"Only docking a star because a significant amount of menu items turned out to be unavailable."
"Service wasn't great on my visit 13/2/20 asked for haddock but was given plaice."
"Ordering over the phone however seems to have no advantages as it seems to me they only start preparing it when you arrive and then you have to wait sometimes 15 mins."
"The attitude of the owner/manager towards the younger members of staff isn't a nice thing to observe, particularly at the busy times."
"Service on an evening can be slow due to it being SUCH a popular location for people in Harpenden to order from."
"The place was almost empty and still the service was appallingly slow."
"Yesterday I asked for a small cod and I am disappointed... about the service, the inexperienced staff, and when you get home everything is cold."
Value for Money
Pros:
"Prices were a wee bit on the steep side but still feel I got good value for money."
"Generous portions."
"Best fish and chips for miles, always great service, reasonable prices."
"Good value for money. And if you sit in, they give you a whole jar of tartare sauce."
"One of the best fish & chip shops around. Great quality. Good menu choices. Friendly service."
"The food is delicious, always fresh and affordable."
"Portion sizes were good too."
Cons:
"Also value for money was not there."
"Should not be charging 4 pounds for large chips if quality is as such."
"The difference in take away to eat in price is like daylight robbery."
"They'll happily charge you as much as possible while giving as little as possible."
"I would give them 1 stars because they don't offer mayonnaise for free if you buy half chips plus fish fingers. You have to buy 30 P for that. How greedy is that!"
"A tad pricey but well worth it in my opinion."
"Everything about Godfrey's is style over substance."
Ambiance and Accessibility
Pros:
"Great and fun fish'n'chip shop, take away and dine on site, in a lovely old town building."
"Nice ambiance with a wood 🔥 place."
"A lovely little gem in Harpenden with fantastic quality food."
"Rustic 'old school' tables and chairs give it an unpretentious feel in this beautiful old building."
"You can eat in and enjoy the Tudor style building and wood beams."
"The restaurant is well furnished and very clean."
"The building is a old building making it a nice place to sit in and eat, the place is tidy and clean and spotless."
Cons:
"It's now winter and I don't expect to wear a coat when sitting down to eat."
"Only critism is that there doesn't seem to be any disabled access as all restaurant seating and toilets are upstairs which are quite steep."
"Disabled access is probably difficult."
"It's a shame there's no outdoor seating, as there aren't many windows that open in what looks like a listed building."
"Small eating space."
"The only downside to eating in is due to the age of the building the stairs are steep and narrow, perhaps not the best for those with limited mobility."
"Stairs to dining areas are quite steep as you would expect with an old building."
Sustainability and Ethics
Pros:
"More importantly as a business they go over and above the need to be sustainable by ensuring wherever they can they source ethically and all packaging is compostable."
"A good strong lean towards sustainable fishing and recyclable materials in their takeaway packaging."
"Also love that they present a 21st century attitude to doing business - ethical sourcing, recycled/compostable packaging, powered by Ecotricity."
"They also have environmentally friendly boxes and utensils."
Cons:
"However, just found out they use Palm Oil and not Rape Seed oil. Why oh why, considering the sustainable fish used, do they not think the same with the oil, considering how bad this is for the environment. Disappointed."
Special Dietary Options
Pros:
"As a vegetarian, I am very happy they have halloumi and chips!"
"Very nice Fish n Chips, recommended by friends as staff are aware of allergies."
"Amazing fish and chips! I went as they do gluten-free fish and chips on Mondays."
"Gluten free fish and chips is hard to find, and Godfrey's is so far impossible to beat for taste and crunch."
"It is vegetarian friendly as they fry their chips in vegetable oil."
Cons:
"However their halloumi is a little thin and a greasy. I think if it was cut thicker it wouldn't seem so greasy."
"The felt that it could be improved by more chicken and less sauce."