The Fish Shack Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food itself was great."
• "The freshness of the food really makes it so tasty."
• "All the food was amazing, simply cooked to perfection."
• "The food was delicious, we had the sharing platter and it has to be the best I've ever had."
• "Food was priced accordingly, expensive, and amazing. You pay for what is absolute quality."
• "The fish was nice but the peas were cold and it was meal greasy no salt or vinegar."
• "Fresh fish caught and cooked that day."

Cons:

• "Fish and chips were terrible, undercooked and very fatty, mashed peas tasted like cardboard."
• "Disappointingly, I did have a sizeable bone in my cod & chips."
• "The chips looked like they came from being cooked in very old dirty fat and dried out mushy peas."
• "Fish and chips were poor. Not a lot of fish but loads of batter."
• "Rib-eye Steak poor quality - gristle and tough."
• "Salmon was nothing special, falafels were more like stodgy experimental vege burgers, chips were greasy and flaccid."
• "The fish and chips were heavy, soggy, and greasy."

Service

Pros:

• "Service was swift and attentive."
• "Staff were helpful and attentive."
• "Really lovely staff."
• "The service was excellent."
• "Staff are always lovely, the younger staff were lovely too, and so professional."
• "The staff were great even brought a bowl of water over for the dogs."
• "Lovely staff member showed us to our Shack."

Cons:

• "Lack of heating (it wasn't freezing but it wasn't comfortable) and staff that seemed a little disorganised."
• "Very poor. We felt we were a burden the whole time."
• "Drinks orders were a bit slow."
• "Staff didn't seem switched on, had to wait a while to enter even though no queue, staff kept looking then not greeting."
• "The service was absolutely shocking, the staff didn’t seem to have a clue what they we’re meant to be doing."
• "Our waitress was outside having a break."
• "Service was horrendously slow, and the majority of servers were unbothered."

Ambience and Location

Pros:

• "Lovely atmosphere, friendly staff, amazing sunset views."
• "The interior is really quirky and makes you feel almost like you are within a fishing boat."
• "Ate in one of their sea shacks with an incredible view."
• "Great place to visit after a stroll along the harbour wall and the surrounding area the old upturned boats come dining areas are fantastic."
• "Stunning views. Warkworth Castle visible overlooking the river."
• "Amazing harbour side location looking north to Warkworth castle and coastline."
• "Lovely little sea food place right next to the harbour side."

Cons:

• "I felt it was overpriced for the quality and what we had."
• "Very very expensive, I paid for food that was unappetising and tasted disgusting."
• "The portion sizes were impressive and surprisingly large for the price listed."
• "Portions are pretty big, they don't stint on the chips!"
• "Despite boasting award winning food, the fish and chips were a major let down in terms of taste."
• "Langoustines and prawns so overcooked couldn't get them out of shells."
• "The crayfish had no flavour?? Never experienced that before, when I have bought crayfish from the market."