Fish House Reviews Summary

Category: Fish & chips restaurant London

Address: 128 Lauriston Rd, London, E9 7LH, United Kingdom

Phone: +442085333327

Rating: 4.0
based on 166 reviews.

Service

Pros:

  • "Service throughout the meal was spot on."
  • "Greeted and seated very quickly and with a smile and choice of table."
  • "Service was great."
  • "Staff are very attentive, helpful and friendly."
  • "Service was absolutely perfect, drinks served quickly and professionally."
  • "All the staff we encountered were friendly and happy and our waiter was lovely."
  • "The approach and level service we got was amazing."

Cons:

  • "Service is slow compared to other fish and chip shops."
  • "Having to interrupt a bafflingly heated three way quarrel between front of house, kitchen staff and a varying host of delivery couriers."
  • "Three times in row they have messed up my order."
  • "However, every single time we have ordered, something goes wrong and the attitude of the staff to sort it out is terrible."
  • "The customer service is awful, it's like being served by a bulldog chewing a wasp."
  • "The attitude of the staff was appalling. So rude, no apology for getting our order wrong, the long wait and the fact that the halloumi was forgotten too."
  • "Staff are very unprofessional. Chatting around and away with no regards to customers or acknowledgment."

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "The batter and fish is beautiful, and (unlike usual) not too heavy."
  • "The Cod is amazing, it tastes fresh and even better with a mix of Salf and vinegar."
  • "Main courses were smoked cod, lemon sole and sea bass. All were very well presented and tasted fantastic."
  • "Fish is cooked to perfection, superb choice of sauces: tartare, curry, mushy peas and aioli."
  • "I ordered for main meal skate, absolutely gorgeous, loads of meat & fresh."
  • "The food is yummy."
  • "Everything was perfectly cooked!"

Cons:

  • "Spongy, flavourless fish. Oily crusty chips."
  • "Unfortunately, the worst chips I've had from a fish and chip shop. They were soggy and very oily."
  • "The seafood linguine had too much tomato sauce that you could not even taste the seafood."
  • "Calamari is £12 but tastes like cheap car tyres sprinkled with too much salt."
  • "The risotto had too much cream and the rice was overcooked."
  • "Disappointing fish & chips. Fell well below expectations."
  • "Fish is too small and greasy, chips look like pale albino objects."

Value

Pros:

  • "Regarding value, I feel the prices are fair value all around."
  • "Furthermore the price was reasonable: one Diet Coke and the meal around 9.50£!"
  • "The eat in prices are quite expensive but takeaway prices very reasonable."
  • "It was tasty, surprisingly filling and definitely worth the money!"
  • "add a cold beer and you have a value for money meal par excellance !!"
  • "Fish always fresh and portions just right."
  • "I travel away from my manor just to have fish and chips from this shop. The food maybe slightly expensive but it's tasty and worth every penny."

Cons:

  • "The food was really over priced, I.e little sachets of ketchup being £0.55 and cans of coke being £1.50."
  • "Too expensive for the quality."
  • "Best fish n chips in the area, but it is expensive for what it is."
  • "High price for crap avoid!!!"
  • "However at (at least) £5 more than other local fish and chips, it's not worth the premium."
  • "About £12 for cod and chips and a drink which is expensive for what it is."
  • "The prices are high, too high for the amount of fish you get."

Atmosphere & Location

Pros:

  • "The overall service was good and it is a nice restaurant in an excellent location."
  • "Cool atmosphere and nice place overall."
  • "Great atmosphere, clean premises."
  • "In the summer they have tables outside which is a nice place to be as they are bang smack in the middle of Victoria Park Village."
  • "The whole place has a very 'fishy' vibe and will make you hungry instantly."
  • "Lovely fish shop with great atmosphere to eat in or sit outside."
  • "It's a nice gaff and the fish tastes good. Nice location also."

Cons:

  • "I'm struggling to find something good to say about this place."
  • "The worst thing is the stench coming from the toilets which are not clean and smelly which flows into the restaurant."
  • "There was no atmosphere at all when we were there."
  • "All you're paying for here is the location - close to Victoria Park and next to trendy pubs and shops."
  • "It’s a complete rip-off for the poor quality of food."
  • "This place has either gone down hill or changed ownership or something, the quality of food is simply not there."
  • "Eat in price is way too expensive tho compared to take out."

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