Marina Fish, Chips and More Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Best fish n chips I've tasted in awhile, shop is clean and tidy, the whole place looks and smells fresh and clean."
• "Absolutely beautiful piece of fish and delicious chips, served in a handy takeaway box with a decent wooden fork to eat it with!"
• "Impressively yummy fish and chips... Best I've had in quite some time."
• "The fish and chips are both so fresh and tasty and cooked to perfection."
• "The fish was flakey and in a crispy batter."
• "Lovely white fish and the batter was crispy."
• "One of the best fish and chips I have ever had. Fish was really fresh."

Cons:

• "Absolutely shocking and without a doubt the most expensive chip shop I’ve ever eaten in."
• "Worst cod I've ever tasted. Bland."
• "The fish was not the best and a small fish for a large."
• "Fish was not the best quality."
• "The food was overly greasy and we threw almost all of it away as it was inedible, swimming in grease and soggy."
• "Fish was rubbery and tasteless again with soggy batter."
• "The fish was absolutely tasteless, chips completely bland & dry."

Price and Value

Pros:

• "Decent portion size for 5.50 for battered sausage and chips."
• "Decent prices, spotlessly clean & efficient staff."
• "Great food at good prices, with a lovely view of the sea."

Cons:

• "Shocking! Tasteless food, limited menu and extremely overpriced."
• "The food is largely overpriced here, £10.95 for a box of fish and chips."
• "Value for money? Not really. 2 x cod, chips and mushy peas and 2 x mugs of black tea £33."
• "I think £12.75 for take away fish and chips is extortionate."
• "Massively overpriced and overrated."
• "Very, very expensive for take out."
• "Over priced two large fish (small) large chips the size of a cone. £21.50."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff were very helpful without needing to ask for it."
• "Fab food and the friendliest staff - our toddler is a little bit in love with the lady who served us!"
• "The staff were really friendly."
• "Staff and surroundings are great. Fish and chips are great. Great customer service."
• "Good friendly service too."
• "The service was good, the staff were friendly."
• "Staff were friendly and the place was spotlessly clean."

Cons:

• "Staff are very rude rolling eyes and pulling faces, definitely would never go back."
• "Staff member Alina told me that i should go out the back and see how the food is cooked because it may not be to my taste but she knows its nice, simply because i pointed out that it was gross."
• "Service too slow. Need a lesson in smiling."
• "Instead of bringing food to your table, they bang on the counter and shout for you to come over."
• "The staff taking the orders couldn't raise anything approaching a smile or a please or thank you."
• "The staff are rude, and incompetent of even having any manners at all."
• "Rudest staff I've ever come across."

Facilities and Location

Pros:

• "There is a station offering DIY salt, vinegar and ketchup and wooden takeaway forks."
• "Great to find a chip shop where you can pay by card and that has a public restroom."
• "Right next to the harbour and its carpark. Lovely clean place with first class fish & chips."
• "Nice and clean place with good views of sea."
• "It's near beach, harbour and town with nearby parking."
• "Cooked in beef drippings and taste great especially when eaten by the seafront with a lovely view :)"
• "In a great little location."

Cons:

• "It's not the only fish and chip shop in that location, I'll be trying another next time."
• "If you’re looking for a place with a good atmosphere, then you’re probably better looking elsewhere, the inside seating feels quite ‘fast foody’."
• "Did not enjoy the chips at all and the gravy was very runny and had no taste, will not visit again."
• "Toilets were down very steep stairs not very good if disabled."
• "Website says open so because of reviews decided to visit from our stay at bluestone sadly closed with no apparent reason."
• "The cafe is situated at the the entrance to the beach carpark with partial views over the bay."
• "Waste of time for gluten free, they should not be allowed to advertise this."