Kingfisher Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "food is cooked fresh always looks clean and tidy."
• "Absolutely great fish and chips."
• "The fish was white and tasty chips were cooked perfectly."
• "A*** for haddock and chips x 4. Fantastic, crispy tasty batter and delicious fish, lovely chunky chips."
• "Best fish and chip shop ever... The taste is amazing."
• "The fish and chips are so good. Not your usual yellow sludge for batter."
• "Really good fish and chips, the batter is beautifully crisp."

Cons:

• "The fish was absolutely disgusting."
• "Unfortunately I had a take away from here tonight at around 6pm. And I can't say the same the fish was over done the chips were dry."
• "Both the fish and the chips were the most insipid looking food I've ever seen served from a professional kitchen."
• "Tiny fish, scabby chips half full curry and penny's in change for a tenner with a can of Ben Shaw's shandy."
• "Insipid chips and the less said about the fish the better."
• "Worst fish and chips ever portions are small fish is small for the £2.00 extra you pay chips tasted if they were pre cooked."
• "Terrible food. Fish that was the size of a sprat, flat and unappetising. Chips were stone cold, insipid and hard."

Service

Pros:

• "Lovely staff, prompt service and definitely good value for money."
• "Friendly welcome upon arrival never been before and seated straight away not long to wait for meal and very generous portion."
• "Great food and very friendly staff!"
• "The two staff stayed calm and friendly even though there was a lot going on."
• "Very pleasant waitress who was able to help with our order."
• "Staff were lovely, fish chips and batter bits were the best I have had."
• "Service from staff was great, very polite and attentive."

Cons:

• "Absolutely disgusted in the so called restaurant manager who had us sat there for 20 minutes without taking our order."
• "Staff need more training on how to listen to customers."
• "The staff didn't seem to have any common sense about making space for you to pass them."
• "Some (only some) of the staff are very unprofessional."
• "Tonight at the takeaway when placing my order the young girl at the counter was not with it, kept getting my order wrong."
• "The service from the lad behind the counter was laughable."
• "We sat at a table, 4 other parties arrived after us... I tried to get the waitress's attention but she never looked our way."

Ambiance and Decor

Pros:

• "Once inside, the décor is nice and it has more of a modern feel than many fish & chip restaurants."
• "Clean and comfy too."
• "Lovely little restaurant with a cozy feel. Immaculately clean, producing fresh, flavoursome fish and chips."
• "The Kingfisher has a wonderful building. There is stained glass, and are old-style wooden beams in the ceiling."
• "The restaurant is modern and impeccably maintained."
• "Clean and friendly."
• "Very clean and friendly restaurant."

Cons:

• "I didn't like the decor."
• "We were seated by the door, so couldn't relax throughout the meal as there were queueing diners and waitresses standing uncomfortably close on all sides."
• "The decor is a bit stark for my taste and with high ceilings and few soft furnishings it was a bit noisy and difficult to hold a conversation without raising your voice."
• "It's quite a small restaurant, so the tables are close together. It's extremely busy though."
• "The cafe/restaurant is a bit canteenish and the tables too close together and parking can be a problem."
• "The only problem is due to the crowded finding area, in which tables are somewhat crammed. It can also be noisy."
• "Very average fish and chips served by uninterested staff member."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Called for my favourite light lunch: small fish and chips with a side for £5. Just the right amount of food-usually can’t finish a full fish and chips - so this deal is perfect."
• "With a paying adult kids get a free kids fish & chips meal which makes it even better value for money."
• "Coming from York, where everything is more expensive, it's always a pleasure to buy my fish and chips here at a more reasonable price."
• "My wife and I had pensioner specials which were excellent value for haddock and chips, bread and butter, plentiful tea or coffee and a lovely dessert."
• "Great value for money with plenty of bread and butter and a tea or coffee included with your meal."
• "Nice little restaurant, little pricey but in comparison to what is in the local area worth it."
• "Definitely worth the extra money."