Address: 38 Strutton Ground, London, SW1P 2HR, United Kingdom
Phone: +442077992844
Rating: 4.5
based on 228 reviews.
Food Quality
Pros:
"The fish was breaded and cooked fresh to perfection."
"Fish and chips are ALWAYS freshly cooked and absolutely delicious."
"Shared a large haddock and large chips with one other person. Wasn't excessively oily and tasted great."
"Perfect golden crust encases juicy white flesh."
"The fish is always fresh and tastes great."
"The fried Cod is superb. Crispy on the outside and tender juicy on the inside."
"The fish here is super fresh tasting and they hand batter and fry it to order."
Cons:
"Fish and chips is nothing to write home about."
"Came at 7pm which was an hour before closing so I guess that's why the fish and the chicken felt a bit dry and soggy."
"Food is pretty poor, even by the already low London standards for fish and chips... describing itself as traditional but delivering bad food at high prices."
"Good fish and cozy restaurant with a few beard hairs in my food for flavor, I guess."
"What was lacking was flavor. It just needed more seasoning."
"I'm pretty sure the fish was not fresh it was very fishy also pretty sure it was frozen and that's why it was so watery."
"Nothing special about the chips and fish, needs seasoning in my opinion because it was rather very bland."
Service
Pros:
"Excellent customer service."
"Very friendly staff."
"Friendly family, delicious food and great service."
"Fantastic service from friendly waitresses."
"The service was on point as well as very friendly."
"The staff here is friendly and efficient."
"Staff very attentive and great service."
Cons:
"I heard about this place from my colleague, which was highly recommended to me, indeed the Food was Good, but HORRIBLE service and rude waitress."
"Food is good, service was bad."
"Our waiter was a bit snappy but it was pretty busy at the time."
"Guys card readers didn't work after preparing my food."
"No offer of sauces or drinks."
"Wanted to sit and eat our food but they had closed the seating area for the night."
"Absolutely the rudest owner of all time."
Atmosphere
Pros:
"Right when you walk in its a quaint style diner type restaurant."
"Looks like a local place with delicious food and excellent and fun staff."
"Loved this 'mom and pop' spot."
"The ambiance of the true taste and feel of London and British cuisine."
"A lovely fish & chips shop."
"The Laughing Halibut is a gem of a place."
"Classic fish and chips place with amazing staff and delicious food."
Cons:
"The place has a diner’s feeling… one that hasn’t been updated or up-kept for decades, yet it felt fine."
"The meals look a bit boring without any salad, just fried food og fried food."
"The place is a bit shabby and dirty."
"Ugly interior, not the kindest persons to cater to service and a somewhat dingy when coming to salads and stuff."
"Eating inside is a tad expensive."
"Weird sort of place. It sells chips, nothing odd about that, yet it seems to have a weird yellow tint to it."
"The dead basic seating and decor just adds to the authenticity."
Value
Pros:
"The chips taste great, generous in portion and the fish is not all batter."
"Prices were very reasonable."
"Simple, no frills fish and chips at an extremely affordable price."
"The portion were huge but we'll priced."
"Tasty food, reasonable prices."
"Large portions, fresh fish, and reasonable prices. What more could you ask for?"
"Great food, friendly service and good prices."
Cons:
"The food wasn't great either typical London place high price with no quality whatsoever chips 4/10 and burger 2/10 definitely never going back here ever again maybe it's alright for foreign tourists but if you're British give it a miss."
"The potato was all mixed old & new. It was very expensive for two fish & chips. Not worth the money at all."
"Chips were greasy and quite expensive."
"However when you ask for mayo or ketchup as take away after paying £11.50 for basic fish and chips and they decide they need to charge you for that request...leaves a bad impression."