Lily’s Traditional Fish & Chips Reviews Summary

Category: Fish & chips restaurant Blackpool

Address: 10-12 Foxhall Rd, Blackpool, FY1 5AB, United Kingdom

Phone: +441253521044

Rating: 4.7
based on 209 reviews.

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "The fish and chips are beautiful and quite reasonably priced."
  • "Perfectly cooked food with generous portions."
  • "All cooked fresh in front of you just to make it even more delicious."
  • "Everything so fresh and tasty, crispy batter, fresh flaky cod."
  • "Crispy batter, great gravy and curry source."
  • "The fish is excellent, really nice batter."
  • "Very hearty generous portions of fish and chips!"
  • "Had fabulous fish chips and peas. The food was really hot and tasty."

Cons:

  • "The chips were a bit on the dry side but were still quite nice."
  • "The cod itself was absolutely beautiful and very tasty however the chips weren't the best."
  • "The batter was quite soggy."
  • "The coating of the fish was very oily and not tasty."
  • "Food was cold when it eventually arrived, no update where our food was, the chips were bits and very hard and the peas were burnt."
  • "It was simply beautiful. Too be honest it was the best fish and chips I've had."
  • "The fish and chips and tea were gorgeous I've not had a better fish dinner since I was a little girl."
  • "Worst fish and chip shop I've been in."

Service

Pros:

  • "Service was second to none, quick, friendly and very attentive."
  • "Staff friendly and very helpful."
  • "The service was fantastic and food arrived promptly."
  • "The Young man, Mihiail, who served us was superb!"
  • "Staff couldn't do enough to rectify and resolve the issue."
  • "The staff were really friendly and give us a choice of mushy or garden peas."
  • "Friendly and polite service, clean and inviting take away and restaurant areas."
  • "Brilliant service. Covid measures no longer in place."

Cons:

  • "This isn't clear when you walk in but that would be my only criticism."
  • "Other people's food on the floor and tables wasn't cleaned."
  • "Advertised as dog friendly and pushed tables together then was told to leave."
  • "The staff are not trained to deal with allergies."
  • "Staff had such a friendly attitude and patiently waited for us and other customers to finish before they began closing preparations."
  • "The staff on the other hand were not particularly friendly."
  • "Shockingly ignorant and slow service."
  • "The staff were polite and friendly I don't know why papas is said to be the best in Blackpool lily's should be."

Value for Money

Pros:

  • "Good value for money and best fish and chips I have had."
  • "We both had Cod, chips and mushy peas and a tea. Could not fault anything, delicious chips and peas, the fish and batter was amazing, nice and light."
  • "Fantastic value for money."
  • "£23 for the two meals with drinks isn't bad."
  • "Very reasonably priced compared to other fish and chip shops around Blackpool."
  • "Meals for 2 with cans of diet soda just under £22 which given the fairly decent quality means prices are reasonable."
  • "The food was lovely and very reasonably priced."
  • "The chips are cooked perfectly and the fish is a beautiful fillet and has a perfect crispy batter with no undercooked gooey bits."

Cons:

  • "Price was a little bit steep for 2 fish and chips and 2 cans of Dr pepper."
  • "The sausages were expensive compared to our local one back home."
  • "You literally pay for everything you order. Personally, I ordered a beef burger, I did expect onions, but would have to pay extra."
  • "I know times are hard for everyone but this was ridiculous...we were charged £14 for 1 portion of the OAP...which didn't include bread or tea or salad."
  • "Food always great. Service very quick with a smile. Been many times. Always the same. Well organised."
  • "I wasn't disappointed, ordered via Just Eat. Arrived well before the estimated time, food was packaged well, nicely presented."
  • "Would be a 5 if they hadn't created chaos with queues on firework night."
  • "Whats the point in advertising to sell your food online if you don't accept cash."

Cleanliness and Hygiene

Pros:

  • "Actually a fairly decent chippy. Clean - even the toilets, which isn't always the case in Blackpool."
  • "I was very impressed to see the young members of staff working hard, clearing tables immediately on what was an extremely busy evening."
  • "The restaurant is very clean & comfortable & warm."
  • "Lovely clean place, very hearty generous portions of fish and chips!"
  • "The restaurant is quite nice, the old photos of Blackpool are interesting."
  • "Clean toilets. One tiny downside. Ketchup bottles were a little grubby."
  • "The place was spotless including the toilets."
  • "Very nice, clean and friendly establishment."

Cons:

  • "Only down side was other people's food on the floor and tables wasn't cleaned."
  • "The Gentleman WC was really messy. And my wife told that Lady WC was OK."
  • "Hygiene standards are not the best, playing with hair then cleaning cutlery, tables wiped onto floor but floor not cleaned."
  • "As soon as I opened the first box, a long, looong black hair was sitting there on my chips."
  • "The very freshly battered cod was probably the best we have ever had."
  • "Would be happy to go back and try other items of the menu too!"
  • "We come from South Yorkshire, these are the best fish and chips we’ve had."
  • "Lovely chips always, they do homemade pies and also do steaks and jacket potatoes only downside for me is the chairs a bit uncomfortable for me."

Accessibility

Pros:

  • "They have quite a few tables and chairs inside."
  • "Opening times are; Monday to Sunday, 11:30am-8:30pm."
  • "It has a separate gluten free fryer to cater for those with celiac."
  • "Managed to find a seat whenever I’ve been."
  • "Great access for disabled customers."
  • "They have high chairs for the little ones and were more than happy to heat our baby food up for us."
  • "Access step out front is quite high so in wheelchair or with pram you may need assistance to get up there but not a massive issue."
  • "It's very often the case you'll get a better quality fish and chips if you venture one street back from the main sea front and go 'less touristy'."

Cons:

  • "The service is excellent. The staff are friendly and helpful. The food is lovely and hot. The homemade steak pie is very good, and plenty of it will keep going back to Lily's it's the best place in Blackpool to go."
  • "Advertised as dog friendly and pushed tables together then was told to leave."
  • "You find a table then join the take out queue to order. This is a strange arrangement in itself but when busy you don't just find a table you join the table queue that you didn't know existed."
  • "When you get a table after queuing you then join the take out queue which is outside and down the road."
  • "We went twice whilst staying at Blackpool and both times we were impressed!! Busy both evenings but the food served was hot and 100%."
  • "The quality of the food was superb."
  • "The best fish and chips in Blackpool, I don't care what others say, I've tried Yorkshire fisheries, c fresh and others."
  • "My daughter recommend this place, so I tried it and food was piping hot and presented lovely with garnish etc."

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