Anstruther Fish Bar Reviews Summary

Category: Fish & chips restaurant Anstruther

Address: 42 - 44 Shore St, Anstruther, KY10 3AQ, United Kingdom

Phone: +441333310518

Rating: 4.5
based on 621 reviews.

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "The best!! Light and crispy batter, with delicious fish and great portion of chips."
  • "The shop specialty (the battered haddock) is mind-blowing and the star of the show."
  • "Food was super fresh, super tasty, cooked to perfection, the chips were the lightest and best cooked I can remember in a very long time."
  • "Deliciously battered fish and chips, possibly the best fish and chips we’ve had before."
  • "The haddock was fried hot and fast to create the perfect crisp batter with delicate moist flakes."
  • "The seafood in this chippie was excellent and lived up to its reputation."
  • "The fish was so fresh, crispy yet flaky and tender, chips the perfect accompaniment."

Cons:

  • "Well overhyped Ive had far nicer Haddock and Chips and White Pudding in other chippys elsewhere!"
  • "Fish provided was cold."
  • "Fish was overcooked & batter so hard & crunchy you could barely taste the fish."
  • "The fish within the batter is about average."
  • "The fish was okay, but no different to any other chippie in Scotland, and the chips had a slight aftertaste as if the oil needed changing."
  • "Fish was all batter and no fish."
  • "The batter on the fish was far too crispy and the fish itself was so thin that it was dry instead of flaky and fresh."

Service

Pros:

  • "Service was quite slow on a weekday lunchtime but it was worth the wait."
  • "The shop was really busy, the queue went down quickly and the staff were really friendly and helpful."
  • "Prices are very reasonable and staff are very pleasant and efficient!"
  • "Staff are very well organised, efficient and polite."
  • "The staff are all friendly. Would highly recommend."
  • "Fantastic service, smiling, friendly staff, didn't wait too long."
  • "Service very friendly and efficient."

Cons:

  • "The staff are abrupt and rude, and look like they're forced to be there."
  • "Waitress was not helpful... she just said... I would need to go up the steps and order at the counter and did not offer to help."
  • "The staff were very rude to start out the experience."
  • "Awful service and not during peak hour, wont be back."
  • "Service was a bit stressed, maybe due to the crowd, but still a bit sharp with the customers."
  • "Staff seemed more interested in chatting than serving, had to ask for our order to be taken."
  • "Service is terrible, que is horrendous, order is taken while standing in the huge que."

Atmosphere & Cleanliness

Pros:

  • "Love the atmosphere and vibe of the restaurant."
  • "It was a really nice experience, a lovely small port is just in front of the shop."
  • "Highly recommended and was a nice way to spend the afternoon by the sea with our take out."
  • "Place is spotlessly clean and staff are always friendly."
  • "Good to see them taking COVID measures seriously, all the staff wear masks, they have hand sanitiser accessibly."
  • "The cozy setting makes you feel right at home."
  • "The atmosphere made for a perfect evening with friends and family."

Cons:

  • "We were seated at the back of the restaurant which was hot and claustrophobic."
  • "The dinner room (the back one) and the presentation in the cardboard tray give you the impression you are just having take away indoors as opposed to a true restaurant experience."
  • "Showed us to a small table in a tiny claustrophobic room at the back next to the door to the loos and noisy hot drinks machine."
  • "Seating is accessed via a short flight of steps and the seating was a little chilly due to air coming in from the takeaway entrance but not uncomfortably so."
  • "Always a good fish and chips, staff are great, unfortunately today we were put at a table right outside the toilets inches away from the toilet door."
  • "NOT recommended for people with mobility issues."
  • "Take away area not wheelchair accessible. Steps, swing doors, narrow entrance."

Value for Money

Pros:

  • "It's a bit on the pricier side for fish and chips but the portion size and quality are well worth it."
  • "The quality of the food really is excellent and it's moderately priced."
  • "Definitely one of the more expensive fish suppers in the area but well worth it. The batter is crispy but light and the fish is incredibly fresh."
  • "The prices are what you’d expect for an award winning restaurant, if not cheaper."
  • "Considering the portion size, I'd say that's really good value."
  • "Great value for money."
  • "Prices were reasonable on average £14 per person."

Cons:

  • "Overpriced and very disappointing."
  • "The biggest setback here is the long queues when you want to dine in."
  • "Although nice enough it was a little on the expensive side and portion sizes were small."
  • "I thought the portion size was a bit small for the price."
  • "2 X Fish snd chips to take away and 2 X cans of coke = £17+ so not cheap."
  • "Incredibly overpriced for what amounts to fairly average seafood; though not bad, it certainly wasn't worth the prices."
  • "The place is dated and living on previous owners I'd say."

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