Frydays Traditional British Fish & Chips Reviews Summary

Category: Fish & chips restaurant

Address: 2 The Burrow, Seaton, EX12 2LW, United Kingdom

Phone: +44129723911

Rating: 4.3
based on 156 reviews.

Quality of Food

Pros:

  • "Both fish and chips were really good and crispy."
  • "This was the best fish and chips I ever had."
  • "All the fish was good and batter thin and crispy."
  • "Succulent cod, thin crispy batter, perfectly cooked chips."
  • "Absolutely beautiful fish & chips every time; crisp, not-at-all greasy, delicious & filling."
  • "Had fish and chips, I think it has been the best I’ve had. Super hot, crispy batter on the fish. Chips nice and golden."
  • "The fish batter is crispy, the fish is succulent, the chips are perfect."

Cons:

  • "The worst fish and chips we have ever had."
  • "Some of them wasn't even cooked properly, the batter on the fish was underdone."
  • "Overpriced, greasy chips."
  • "For £9.50 the large cod wasn't large, the flavour was bland, the batter overcooked, very greasy."
  • "The fish was greasy and overcooked, the chips were hard and the curry sauce was like water."
  • "The greasiest fish and chips I've had in years."
  • "Chips greasy and lukewarm, fish massively overcooked."

Service

Pros:

  • "Pleasant helpful staff fully recommend it to anybody in Seaton."
  • "The waitress was very friendly and extremely efficient."
  • "The staff are always friendly which is amazing considering how busy they get they are always polite and happy to chat."
  • "Staff were very friendly, the only reason I didn't rate Frydays less than ok."
  • "Staff friendly and warm, good service."
  • "All 3 young waiting staff looking after our table were excellent, polite and helpful."
  • "Staff were friendly and organised service made this a stress-free experience, thank you."

Cons:

  • "Food was great couldn't fault it however I asked if their curry sauce was okay for veggies and was met with the most patronising eye roll and sigh ever."
  • "A manager who seemed to think it was all our fault and was extremely rude."
  • "The manager was rude to so many customers this evening!"
  • "Service OK but badly managed and too many mistakes in the orders made."
  • "Service, appalling. The staff can't be bothered and are blatantly rude."
  • "Very poor social distancing/order set up."
  • "Waited over an hour for a sausage and portion of chips!"

Value for Money

Pros:

  • "Good chips and my tuna steak was cooked exactly as I had requested - very good value for money."
  • "Definitely the best chips I have had in a long while."
  • "Pensioner's special, on a Wednesday, is fantastic value for money."
  • "The food was first-class and very reasonably priced."
  • "Delicious food - all at a v. pleasing price."
  • "Good priced small fish and chips if you don’t want to eat a mound of chips and batter."
  • "Good attentive service, and reasonable prices."

Cons:

  • "£35.75. Was our first night here won't go again too expensive."
  • "The portions are a little on the small side for the price."
  • "Very expensive seafood medley with very little amount of food."
  • "Expensive at £8.20 for takeaway fish chips and peas."
  • "Used to be very good but prices have gone through the roof."
  • "But £5.75 for the pies?"
  • "BUT £72 for 3 meals 1 mushrooms 3 drinks and 3 ice cream pots. Absolutely over the top."

Facilities

Pros:

  • "Large and airy take away and restaurant."
  • "Restaurant itself was very clean & tidy."
  • "The cafe is well decorated and the staff and service excellent. Clean and tidy, a pleasant place to eat."
  • "A lovely clean new looking restaurant."
  • "Clean, airy dining in!"
  • "A very clean looking fish & chip shop."
  • "Brilliant accommodation for folk in wheelchairs."

Cons:

  • "Toilets very very small."
  • "Toilet floors and walls need a better clean - sorry just being honest."
  • "Only downside was the toilets. Needed a thorough clean."
  • "My only gripe would be the tops of the vinegar bottles were filthy, along with dirty salt and pepper pots."
  • "However the batter was burnt and the fish was dry."
  • "Cutlery is 50p."
  • "A pickled onion is one English pound!!!"

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