CATCH Fish & Chips Reviews Summary

Category: Fish and chips takeaway

Address: 186 Fenwick Rd, Giffnock, Glasgow G46 6XF, United Kingdom

Phone: +441416389169

Rating: 4.4
based on 127 reviews.

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "Food is really good. Crispy batter, fresh fish and really nice chips."
  • "The tempura prawn was amazing, and the battered chips, wow!"
  • "The fish gujons were melt in your mouth. The batter light and crispy."
  • "The fish and chips were fantastic as always. Huge portions and tasted super fresh."
  • "The fish was very well cooked, lovey, and crispy batter."
  • "Fish was top quality batter even better."
  • "The fish and chips, of course, are the quintessential favorite, impeccably prepared to a golden, crunchy exterior with flaky, melt-in-your-mouth fish within."

Cons:

  • "Sorry to say the portion size has reduced drastically, expensive but was good value. Now it isn't worth over £6 for a tiny single fish, we will not return."
  • "Prawn tempura was greasy and overcooked as was the sausage."
  • "Fish was tasty enough but portion sizes are verging on insulting."
  • "The fish was better than last time but the chips - which are supposed to be twice cooked - were anaemic and tasted of earth/dirt."
  • "Food below average. One fish supper more batter and very little fish. Prawn tempura very poor. All meals cold."
  • "Fish not fresh and dry, overcooked. Batter greasy."
  • "Very small half a slice of haddock batter that was soggy and white cream in middle."

Service

Pros:

  • "The service at the takeaway counter was quick and the staff were very helpful."
  • "Service was excellent."
  • "Had a very nice meal here, food very tasty and reasonably priced, service was quick and friendly."
  • "Staff were all very nice and the food came out nice and quick."
  • "Recommend booking in advance if sitting in and staff friendly and attentive."
  • "Staff were friendly and helpful and I will definitely return soon."
  • "The staff were fab, particularly the girl serving us she was so friendly and attentive and really made our visit."

Cons:

  • "Service was pretty poor."
  • "Shouted on waitress several times, and was ignored."
  • "I had to call and chase it three times. Hugely disappointing."
  • "last 3 times i have been they have got my order wrong and had me waiting 30/40 mins. finally when the food came half the order has been cold."
  • "Service a wee bit slow but worth the wait (and cost)."
  • "Got ignored again, i could understand if i came in during busy hours, but the restaurant was fairly quiet."
  • "Had to wait 30 minutes before I decided to hunt someone down to ask for my child's ice cream."

Value

Pros:

  • "Great value for what you get."
  • "The lunch offer is good value for money and a big portion of fish and chips is given."
  • "It is a little be expensive but worth every penny for freshly sourced fish and they also use environmentally friendly products."
  • "Whether you sit in or carry out always freshly cooked and good value for money."
  • "Very reliable, excellent service. Absolutely gorgeous haddock and chips."
  • "Very fresh, very generous portion with chips which were not greasy."
  • "Kids fish and chips was a good sized portion for a fair price."

Cons:

  • "Absolutely disgraceful and overpriced. £2.45 for a can of fanta and 12 chips with the half haddock supper which was over £9."
  • "Bit over priced for what you get."
  • "Will never buy from this chippy again....the food doesn't equate for the cost and wasn't great got half box chips with the fish supper and a threat of salt n vinegar the fish was halfed wasn't even a whole one pure rip off merchants."
  • "I get it prices have risen but why reduce portion sizes and hike the prices up."
  • "The portions were small, the price sky high."
  • "3 x small fish and chips for £37.35 is extortionate."
  • "Very overpriced for what the place is same fish as everywhere only found it to be smaller portions also!"

Ambiance

Pros:

  • "In this restaurant we celebrated my fourth trip to Scotland. It is beautiful restaurant with lovely waitresses :)"
  • "Cracking wee place, nicely decorated but I bet it could get tight in the evening."
  • "The ambiance is a contemporary nod to the sea, mixing the familiarity of traditional seaside charm with sleek, modern design elements that make you feel instantly at ease."
  • "The decor inside was really nice."
  • "I absolutely love it here, the decor is beautiful."
  • "The setting was amazing, plenty of seats on the outside, inside and upstairs."
  • "Visited at the end of August with a friend and was really impressed with the set up."

Cons:

  • "Sitting upstairs, the atmosphere is ok, rather bright lighting, small tables with no divisions between them, bit open."
  • "It's busy and bustling and quite noisy so not the place for a romantic meal."
  • "Good food poor seating, smell needs better extractor...you come out of the place like you have been working in the kitchen...smelling of fried food...fish"
  • "Was not happy table too close upstairs back to back with people no screens no sanitizers at tables."
  • "It's busy and bustling and quite noisy so not the place for a romantic meal."
  • "Upstairs was a lot warmer as kitchen was directly below, hopefully some fans could sort out that issue."
  • "The 'banana blossom' is the only vegetarian main and has a strange texture."

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