Inghams Fish Restaurant Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The batter on the fish was superb, and the chips were fantastic."
• "The food was amazing with light crispy batter, none greasy chips and well done peas."
• "Fabulous piece of haddock, the chips were very nice and not at all greasy and the service was exemplary."
• "The place has really done a lot to make eating there a joy even during a pandemic. The coating on the fish is incredible and the chips are done to perfection."
• "Fish and chips were amazing, had Haddock."
• "Top notch fish and chips, certainly in my all time top 3."
• "This restaurant does the best 'Fish and Chips' ever!"

Cons:

• "The fish, completely tasteless and lacking texture as if it had been frozen."
• "Chips were very greasy and fish was supposed to be a medium but it was more like small with hardly any batter on."
• "Overcooked fish swimming in grease."
• "The fish was dry and not FRESH."
• "The fish and the chips were very greasy, some very black looking chips which shouldn’t even have been put into fryer let alone served to customers."
• "The batter was twice the size of the fish and it was very greasy."
• "Tasteless overbattered fish & disappointing chips."

Service

Pros:

• "Very reasonably priced, good size portions and friendly service."
• "The place was immaculately clean and the attentive service was superb."
• "The young lady who served us was very helpful and even helped me to choose my meal."
• "The service was very quick, efficient and the ladies in there were very pleasant and happy in their job."
• "Staff were top notch busy but very efficient."
• "Service was excellent too."
• "The staff were attentive and we didn't have to wait long to be served our meals."

Cons:

• "Lost a star as I didn't feel the value for money was quite there."
• "Service unfortunately not that good on this occasion."
• "Drinks then took around 20mins to arrive even though they had been sat on the side for 15 mins."
• "The lady was so rude to my partner saying I just worked here, the same lady who was rude to us when we walked in."
• "He was extremely aggressive and not at all reasonable to deal with."
• "2.30pm waited ages! Slow service with just one girl on!"
• "Stood queuing in the street for over 30 minutes. Got into the take away to be told they had no cod left."

Ambiance and Cleanliness

Pros:

• "Restaurant is good but best enjoyed with a wooden fork from the beautiful park round the corner over looking the sea and bay on a sunny day."
• "Nice restaurant too, clean and not shabby."
• "The place was clean and although it's difficult they keep well to the current hygiene regulations."
• "Clean restaurant, helpful staff and good value."
• "The restaurant is always full when open it does large portion small for childrens."
• "Really lovely old fashioned fish and chip restaurant."
• "Pleasant environment and clean facilities."

Cons:

• "The interior of the shop (not the restaurant) was a bit shabby and in need of a lick of paint."
• "What was most off putting was the gang of woman with miserable faces standing behind the counter literally staring at me."
• "The floor is like an ice rink and terrible smell coming from the back door which was open of cigarette smoke."
• "Also the floor is very greasy!"
• "Cups washed with dirty dishwasher water because food residue on cups etc."
• "Our only complaint would be that it seems like the dishwasher needs to be either replaced or serviced. The cups never feel clean (they look clean, but don't feel clean)."
• "Silly queuing system 1 couple sat at a table for 6 and families waiting outside they seemed to wait for a few tables to become empty before allowing others in."