Chip Ahoy Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "Amazing service, very friendly people working there."
• "Service was lovely and kind."
• "The staff are lovely and so helpful and friendly."
• "Absolutely satisfied 4 hungry people and the young lady serving is lovely."
• "Staff were really friendly & some had been there 10hrs already With another 2 to go! Hardcore."
• "Staff very friendly and contactless payment handy."
• "Quick service and calm during a rush, staff are great!"

Cons:

• "Twice locals pushed ahead of the queue while we waited an hour."
• "Slow service, average at best."
• "Miserable customer service and the bad attitude of staff, particularly the girl with dyed pink hair."
• "Sadly the staff were also very unfriendly and rude."
• "Waited 45 minutes for food. Three people behind the counter but only one of them was actually doing anything at any given time."
• "Definite discrimination against non regulars. Staff approach to customers bordered on rude."
• "Miserable staff. Avoid like the plague."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Food was freshly made with good crispy batter."
• "The fish was cooked as we waited, it was fresh and moist and was the best that I had outside of North Yorkshire."
• "The fish was perfectly cooked, with just the right amount of greasiness (not too dry) and nicely cooked chips."
• "The fish was beautiful, batter was lovely and chips amazing!"
• "The batter on the fish was light but not greasy."
• "Food was delicious best haddock iv had in a long time. Batter was lovely and crispy, the fish was moist and the chips were perfect!"
• "Fresh Haddock, chips and mushy peas were first class and reasonably priced."

Cons:

• "The fish was really greasy, over cooked the batter being really hard and dark in colour."
• "The fish was average in size, lacked flavour and the batter was soggy and unenjoyable."
• "Fish was dry and overcooked and the batter so hard you couldn’t cut It never mind eat it."
• "Sadly their fish is well below average hidden within a puffed out, large piece of batter."
• "However, the fish and chips were overly salted and tasted quite greasy."
• "The battered fish lacked any fish filling and the whole meal was overpowered by too much salt."
• "The fish had been kept warm on the hotplate for quite a while after it had been cooked, certainly not an enjoyable experience."

Value

Pros:

• "Had half a fish with chips, and it looked like a full portion, great value for money."
• "The half f&c was plenty even for adults and at £3.90 is a bargain."
• "Yes the portion sizes are bigger too!"
• "Fast service, a good-sized piece of cod with crisp batter and a decent portion of crisps."
• "Best fish and chips I've ever had! Really efficient process of using an order number that gets called out when the order is ready."
• "Very reasonably priced (£6 for fish)."
• "Reasonably priced."

Cons:

• "£18 for fish and chips, and two small trays of chips."
• "10 pounds for fish and chips is getting steep."
• "In all for the price, I would personally eat somewhere else."
• "Got back to the lodge and they had packed two additional chips, that totalled £7.00. Poor food and overcharged."
• "Fish and chips, scampi and chips x2 then a small fish and chips came to £38."
• "Average chips at high price."
• "Price - very expensive considering the quality of the food, you get far better value from Steins."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "There is a bar next door that seemed to be bringing drinks out to people in the que which is a great idea to make the wait less boring."
• "We managed to get a seat under the canopy which was very lucky as it had just started raining."
• "Classic chippy. Perfect to refuel after a long walk. Grab a bag and sit along the harbour. Delicious chips."
• "Love it here x This Chippy is great it is busy from the second its open food is spot on well worth the wait go in order and pay you are given a number then wait outside while its freshly cooked portions are excellent Highly recommend."
• "You can also sit outside and have a beer while you wait."
• "Great fish n chips made to order when we visited Padstow yesterday."
• "Well worth a visit."

Cons:

• "The miserable woman who served me barely made eye contact whilst grunting at me to collect my order."
• "The chips were rubbish and they were dry and obviously the bottom of the tray."
• "Ordered two portions chips at 8:10pm finally got them 9:05pm. Friggin awful when got back to eat them - soggy and gravy & curry watery."
• "The only major negative point was the presence of a plastic, non-recyclable, fork in the box."
• "Been here last two days never open ???? When site says it is, very disappointed."
• "The establishment was being operated by 2 very miserable staff who have clearly never had a days customer service training in their lives."
• "Impossible to engage in any kind of pleasant dialogue with the robotic lady behind the counter."