Address: 1 The Promenade, Arnside, Carnforth LA5 0HF, United Kingdom
Phone: +441524761874
Rating: 4.7
based on 184 reviews.
Food Quality
Pros:
"The fish and chips were nice."
"Chips are perfect and they taste fresh, fish is done to your liking."
"The food was absolutely delicious, plenty chips and on a cold sunny day we sat outside with our flasks of tea and tucked in."
"The haddock was beautifully cooked in crisp batter and revealed lovely thick flaked of white fish."
"Amazing fish and chips for the whole family after a day on the lake - we were famished. Batter is absolutely delicious."
"Best fish and chips we've ever had! Sometimes you have to queue but it's well worth the wait. Lovely fresh fish and tasty chips, not greasy at all and lots to choose from."
"Fantastic fish and chips. Thick portioned haddock, light and crispy batter, beautifully light chips and proper mushy peas."
Cons:
"Fish was quite dry - didn't seem fresh - gluten free batter was impressive but not really needed in a chippy."
"The chips were decidedly average. the fish was overcooked and dry, inconsistently battered and very brown which indicates old and or overused oil."
"food was OK yesterday today very greasy."
"Fish was surprising small when compared to other chip shops."
"Fish was nicely fried too but disappointingly small for the price."
"The chips were far from their usual excellent selves and the batter was greasy."
"We had fish, chips, gravy, curry and peas. The fish lacks flavour, as do the chips. The curry sauce has no kick, and the peas are bland."
Service
Pros:
"Service is quick considering how popular it is."
"Very organised social distancing queues."
"The ambiance in the takeaway area is very good with clear, television style displays and good humoured banter with staff and customers whilst you wait."
"Good service and very clean."
"Service was friendly, and quick but almost a little rushed on hindsight."
"Very efficient service. Everyone had their role and it ran smoothly, so even though they were very busy we didn't have to wait long."
"Friendly professional staff and operating in a very covid-secure way."
Cons:
"Wouldn’t it be quicker to have things ready (like most chip shops do!) and serving people as they enter than this convoluted system of giving you a ticket, watching an electronic board while you’re waiting outside."
"Turned up at opening time to be turned away with plenty of others, as apparently this business doesn’t want ‘walk-up’ customers, preferring only those who have pre-ordered."
"Make sure you order online here… but you will still have to wait a long time and be overtaken by orders that were behind you in the queue."
"Atmosphere was less than average, Queuing outside for 40 mins never gives a good atmosphere."
"waiting for manager to call back 2 hours after I had my food disgusting customer service."
"I had an unpleasant experience at this fish and chip shop... when we tried the door, we were treated rather rudely by the staff who shouted that the shop was closed and to read the signs!"
"Could've been nice but poor customer service... The guy who served me was plain rude and just banged around."
Value
Pros:
"Portion size was massive and incredibly good value."
"Excellent value for money."
"You will pay about £11 for two large fish and chips."
"Reasonably priced was expecting to be a bit on higher side with the popularity."
"You can tell it’s a family run business very friendly too & not expensive very good value."
"Overall, tasty food at good prices."
"I thought the prices were going to be extortionate but they are more or less the same price as my local chippy back home."
Cons:
"great fish and chips been coming here for years, unfortunately you now get them in a box, which means the portion of chips is half what they used to be, which makes it expensive for what you get."
"2 fish and peas £16.70! Fish was small but described as large."
"Only slight drawback was the price."
"Just your average chippy except for a 30 minute long wait (it said 17 minutes on the board) and expensive."
"It’s so busy, it had to be good! In truth, it was not worth the long wait at all or the price tag, as it was very average indeed."
"Don't half take the rip because near sea side on same parr price has Harry. Ramsdons but half the food size well over priced and slow."
"Majorly overpriced for what you get served and the waiting times."
Ordering System
Pros:
"Hi tech too with online ordering and McDonalds style screen so you can see where your order is at."
"Worth the wait! Went here on good Friday...long but organised wait for our fish and chips with a very well managed booking system."
"There is a very efficient ordering/collection service which includes the approx wait time on the screen."
"Great fish and chips, ordered and paid online for collection due to covid restrictions."
"Used their online ordering service and it worked very well. Kept us updated a number of times."
"Excellent table booking system."
"Service was exceptional and the click and collect option is a stroke of genius."
Cons:
"It can get a little busy, especially around lunchtime, so just be aware of the really long queues ahead."
"Despite have a confirmed pick up time - had to hang around for 20 minutes."
"Visited Wednesday 6.50 was turned away as too late, advertised till 7.30."
"Waited 1hour and 40 minutes for it to arrive."
"Didn't get served until 10min after my 20 min online order slot."
"The wait, the booking procedure, queuing after ordering (for 15 mins) being shouted at by staff."
"Online ordering system works well, but priority is given to just walk in customers."
Environment and Sustainability
Pros:
"Very organised social distancing queues."
"Even ecology friendly - biodegradable containers and wooden knives and forks."
"Environmentally friendly packaging."
"We were also really impressed by the recyclable packaging and the fact you used very little plastic."
"I noticed the shop are clearly trying to reduce their waste and recycle maybe they could have a tray return system?"
"With views over the Kent estuary and the Lake District fells beyond; what could be better."
"Set in the fabulously quaint seaside village of Arnside along Lancashire's coastline."
Cons:
"Not much nearby parking. Often very busy due to popularity and you have to wait for your turn to enter."
"Can get very busy at peak times in summer."
"Just a single cubicle for a toilet."
"Lots of space to park nearby... order on line, in person or they will even deliver locally."
"If you fancy a stroll after or before partaking Arnside is a lovely place to do so."
"Amzing Fish and Chips the best I have ever had. Eaten in an amazing setting just what you need after a walk over Anside Knott."
"Eating in the car (if raining) or on a bench overlooking the beautiful Kent estuary has surely got to be one of the best hidden food experiences in the North West."