Harbour Lights Fish & Chips Reviews Summary

Category: Fish and chips takeaway

Address: Arwenack St, Falmouth, TR11 3LH, United Kingdom

Phone: +441326316934

Rating: 4.4
based on 324 reviews.

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "Incredible not only for the flavour, but the texture and the fact its not even that expensive comparatively."
  • "Fish is fresh and perfectly prepped."
  • "The fish and chips where top notch."
  • "Fish was very good. Nice batter, good piece of flaky cod. Very tasty."
  • "Lovely chips and the cod was beautiful."
  • "This vegan fish is the best thing about Cornwall."
  • "The one redeeming factor was the cod and tartar sauce did taste good."

Cons:

  • "The batter was very very poor. It was closer to being undercooked than crispy."
  • "Large fish and large chips £16.20 (expensive) the whole thing was tasteless and extremely greasy not what I was expecting, threw half in the bin."
  • "Also, the fish was dry, unfortunately."
  • "I ordered the vegan fish and it was genuinely awful."
  • "Approximately a 30 minute wait, why we weren't sure, chips were luke-warm and the fish was dry."
  • "The fish was not much larger than a fish finger. Chips mediocre. All of it a tad greasy."
  • "Fish tasted very fishy like it was off."

Service

Pros:

  • "Service was slow but friendly."
  • "Still, we were served with enthusiasm and a smile."
  • "Very pleasant staff members particularly the lady that served me at the takeaway side of the restaurant."
  • "The staff were very helpful, and quick to be sure everything was right for all the customers at all times."
  • "The staff are all friendly and seem to enjoy what they do."
  • "The wonderful young lady who served me was able to sort out the voucher code, along with her colleague."
  • "The service couldn't have been better."

Cons:

  • "Takeaway delivered via deliveroo... Food missing and what was there was undercooked and soggy."
  • "No gravy either :("
  • "Soggy chips, stale crusty batter hid hard to find fish and cost more than a far better London chippie!"
  • "average and I'm being generous.... firstly got our order wrong.. 3 things missing.. and the chips were very poor.. just scraps from the fryer...rock hard and nearly broke my teeth.."
  • "The calamari on the other hand was not that nice and way overpriced for what it was - very oily too."
  • "Couldn’t believe they charged £2.40 for about thirty peas mushed up. Rip off."
  • "A bit disappointed with the customer service."

Value

Pros:

  • "Prices have gone up a lot in the past 2 of 3 years and now nearly £15.00 for standard fish and chips. We both had the lunch special at £9.99 each which they have just bought back and consists of small battered cod, small chips, peas buttered bread and a pot of tea."
  • "Fish prices not cheap in the restaurant but reasonable for a seaside or southern venue so worth it especially as it was very good."
  • "Best fish & chips I've had in a long long time!"
  • "One of the best fish and chips I've had."
  • "The quality coupled with the views out over Custom House Quay and friendly staff are worth it."
  • "The lemon slices finished the meal to perfection and all eaten on a bench overlooking the most beautiful quay."
  • "The medium cod is more than big enough to share if you wanted to and the large cod is absolutely huge!"

Cons:

  • "Sadly the price has risen (not unexpected) and the portion of chips I received was equivalent to a kids portion anywhere else we have eaten. Value for money is not great at all as I am still hungry."
  • "The price was over £32 which you expect to pay in tourist regions for quality fish and chips so I can't really complain about the price had we received quality fish and chips."
  • "It's gone rapidly downhill since lockdown. It has become ridiculously expensive."
  • "At £8.30 for a ‘regular piece’ it’s London prices with inferior size and inferior quality."
  • "It was also expensive at £55 for 3 adults and 2 kids to eat."
  • "However, I would not go again as it was just too expensive."
  • "Was very expensive."

Atmosphere & Location

Pros:

  • "Great location for a stroll by the water's edge, poke of chips in hand."
  • "Proper chippy chips too!"
  • "If I have to go to a fish and chip bar again, I wouldn’t hesitate with this one!"
  • "Sat on a public bench in the harbourside basking in some March sunshine."
  • "Great service, we went at night in November sat looking at boats and lights from large windows."
  • "The decor is very pleasing, lots of historical photos of the harbour."
  • "The views from inside the dining area across the harbour were picturesque."

Cons:

  • "Perfect restaurant if you were born without tastebuds or have since lost them in some sort of accident."
  • "Not sure why it’s so popular to be honest other than location."
  • "The actual restaurant is lovely and has a beautiful view of the port. The food on the other hand was incredibly expensive and very average."
  • "They had obviously been busy at lunch and the restaurant was a bit messy."
  • "Atmosphere was chilled and cool."
  • "The only thing that detracted from a fantastic meal was the loud not relaxing music, and it was very bright inside."
  • "The tables could be better kept clean, especially on a quieter afternoon."

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