The Famous Fish Pan Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The fish & chips were delicious, the fish was really flaky and moist."
• "Cooked to perfection."
• "The fish was lovely, fresh white and the batter was fabulous."
• "The food is lovely and full of flavour."
• "The fish an d chips are out of this world the best we've ever had."
• "The fish was so fresh, the chips to die for, just like my mum's home made chips."
• "The fish is perfectly cooked and flavourful, the batter is the perfect thickness and has the best crunch and the curry sauce is delicious and slightly sweet."

Cons:

• "I ordered the cod special, I'm fairly sure it was some sort if flat fish and it was not fresh."
• "This time fish was a bit on the dry side."
• "The amount of oil oozing from the fish was just awful."
• "One piece tasted of pure ammonia it was disgusting."
• "Unfortunately the batter was very soggy and the fish was full of water."
• "The fish was so obviously 'old' - totally dried out, probably initially frozen, then left in a heating cupboard for too long."
• "The fish I got must have been really ill before they caught it because there was nothing inside the batter! No fish!"

Service

Pros:

• "Excellent service from the waitress."
• "The staff were friendly, excellent attentive service and worthy of the tip I left them."
• "The staff are smiley, attentive and observant."
• "The staff are very friendly and attentive."
• "The service was 5 star and the food quality was hard to beat."
• "The service was excellent we got served by Sarah was really polite and nothing was to much trouble for her."
• "The young lady who served us was without doubt the loveliest, caring and attentive waitress I've ever met."

Cons:

• "We were waiting outside for 20 minutes and was ignored by the waitress."
• "Today I received the worst service possible. The waitress was rude, argumentative."
• "The customer service was appalling. The only staff member that was in the cafe upstairs was very rude and had a severe attitude problem."
• "Service was surprisingly slow considering we were the only ones in at first."
• "Food was delicious but service was not great. Left standing at the bottom of the stairs waiting to be seated for very long time."
• "The staff could improve their attitude with customers a bit and I was surprised to see them turning away customers at 6 15pm due to being 'closed'."
• "Waitress was not happy and started to give me attitude."

Atmosphere & Location

Pros:

• "Lovely views."
• "Perfect location on the seafront and a beautiful meal when sitting in, good service and fish and chips to die for."
• "Nice family place and kind friendly staff."
• "Excellent seafront dining on two floors."
• "Plus lovely sea beach view from upstairs or seating downstairs."
• "The lovely staff seated us right in the upstairs window, giving us an amazing view over the beach."
• "The place was clean, fresh and comfortable with great views over the beach."

Cons:

• "It's not very big at all so space around the tables is at a premium."
• "The place is also really cramped and we were shoved into a little corner with barely any room."
• "Tables a little small."
• "Smallish downstairs area upstairs is bigger and great views out to sea."
• "Slightly old, outdated railings and other furnishings."
• "It's not the cleanest place, not like I would expect it to be, especially around summer season, but just be mindful about it."
• "Only lost 1 star because the place is really packed in like sardines (you can hear other people's conversations and one girl kept wafting her hair near my food)."

Value

Pros:

• "Prices extremely reasonable."
• "Price was great too compared to where I live now further up the North coast 10/10"
• "For a mere £5.95 you get a lite bite meal which consists of a good size fish, a good portion of the chunkiest chips I have ever encountered, gravy and peas or beans."
• "Prices excellent 👌"
• "The best fish and chips, very reasonable prices/meal deals."
• "Great value for money."
• "And such affordable prices!"

Cons:

• "Even though prices have just gone up."
• "Food was really good, but batter didn’t seem quite right - it was very dark and soft."
• "The chips were all very big and potato-y, and with no flavour."
• "The fish and chip special is excellent value."
• "Even though prices have just gone up the cost is still extremely reasonable for the food and service that you receive."
• "The prices are pretty reasonable considering the others around."
• "Prices are very reasonable 2 of us ate here for £17 including the drinks."