Address: Jubilee Rd, Barmouth, LL42 1LT, United Kingdom
Phone: +441341280614
Rating: 4.5
based on 207 reviews.
Quality of Food
Pros:
"Great fish and chips, chips weren’t greasy portion could be bigger, batter was crisp and the fish was nice fresh and the best I have had for a while."
"Absolutely wonderful. Best fish & chips ever."
"This is by far the best chip shop in Wales. Consistently beautiful fish, and chips are to die for."
"Best fish and chips we had! The batter was crispy and so were the chips."
"The best fish and chips I've ever had. Absolutely delicious."
"Best Fish ever. Fresh and flavorful. Crispy and served piping hot."
"Superb cod and chips with proper curry sauce... the batter was light and crispy, fish skin removed, chips were fluffy inside and beautifully crispy outside."
Cons:
"God awful chips and fish, extremely long wait, for below par greasy fish and chips."
"Chips salted so much they were inedible."
"Oh dear what gone wrong 😞 Sorry but today we have had the worst fish and chips for the mermaid the oil needs changing the chips were the worst I have ever had running in fat."
"Cod was dripping with grease, chips were same."
"Fish bland and full of grease."
"The chips were very greasy, mushy peas were very unpleasant."
"Our fish and chips were both absolutely dripping in grease to the point a pool had solidified around the fish tray once cooled."
Service
Pros:
"Super fast service despite long queues, which might put some people off, but it says it's worth it and you really don't wait that long."
"Great value food, friendly and engaging staff even when they're on a fag break."
"Staff are very efficient despite queuing out the door and down the street the queue moved quickly."
"Service was pretty good considering the long queue."
"Speed of service isn't something that is a game changer for me but I would note that this team don't hang about, so quick."
"Staff were quick and efficient."
"Service was fast and nice to us."
Cons:
"Multiple staff chewing gum and using phones while handling food, not acceptable in food establishment if you ask me."
"So over rated and the staff have no manners."
"Possible the slowest service I've ever witnessed."
"The dozy woman serving didn't know what she did with my money when I paid and expected me to pay again!"
"The counter staff were quite abrupt when questioned."
"No wonder there always a queue!! The staff would rather sing along to the songs being played in the shop than serve the customers."
"The woman serving was rude. Didn't listen. Got our order wrong twice."
Value
Pros:
"We ordered large chips and sausage which was both very nice if not a tad expensive!"
"Possibly the best chippy in the world 🏆🏆 fish, chips & mushy peas X 2 approx £19."
"Had a lovely box of freshly cooked cheesy chips with a cheese fry it... Lovely, good portion sizes, so worth the money."
"Kids portion was good and reasonably priced for seaside location."
"For £3.15 for small mini fish and chips is great value!"
"Fish and chips £6.50"
"Every time to come to Barmouth I buy my fish and chips from her. The portions are generous and the cod is so fresh."
Cons:
"Only negative (beside the long wait) was menu on website was out of date so we ended up paying more than we originally budgeted for."
"The portions seem much smaller than last time we visited and the children's meals did nothing to fill the hungry beasts."
"Charged over £26 for two fish and chips and a kids portion. Absolutely shocking!"
"Very expensive fish and chips 9pound and that's small."
"I don't usually leave reviews but this place forced me to. Went there and spent more than £40."
"Wouldn’t stand a chance in a proper chip shop - overpriced small portion."
"Bought 2 pieces of fried chicken, couldn't believe it when the girl asked for £7.50. The chicken was obviously old and dry, basically disgusting."
Environment
Pros:
"Central location, near the beach and shops."
"Lovely views opposite over estuary and harbour plenty of seating facing sea amazing views over other side of estuary lovely forested hilltops with beautiful hidden houses tucked away in the trees."
"Really loved this, the fish and chips and mushy peas were first class. The shop was clean and very covid safety aware and staff were professional and friendly."
Cons:
"The atmosphere isn't the greatest as the area around the shop isn't very scenic."
"During the time i was in the queue noone cleaned the tables or picked rubbish off the floor."
"The food was good but they used a worrying amount of polystyrene, even my bread roll came in its own polystyrene box."
"The serving staff eating behind the counter, whilst serving was also off putting."