Fish House Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "Service throughout the meal was spot on."
• "Greeted and seated very quickly and with a smile and choice of table."
• "Service was great."
• "Staff are very attentive, helpful and friendly."
• "Service was absolutely perfect, drinks served quickly and professionally."
• "All the staff we encountered were friendly and happy and our waiter was lovely."
• "The approach and level service we got was amazing."

Cons:

• "Service is slow compared to other fish and chip shops."
• "Having to interrupt a bafflingly heated three way quarrel between front of house, kitchen staff and a varying host of delivery couriers."
• "Three times in row they have messed up my order."
• "However, every single time we have ordered, something goes wrong and the attitude of the staff to sort it out is terrible."
• "The customer service is awful, it's like being served by a bulldog chewing a wasp."
• "The attitude of the staff was appalling. So rude, no apology for getting our order wrong, the long wait and the fact that the halloumi was forgotten too."
• "Staff are very unprofessional. Chatting around and away with no regards to customers or acknowledgment."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The batter and fish is beautiful, and (unlike usual) not too heavy."
• "The Cod is amazing, it tastes fresh and even better with a mix of Salf and vinegar."
• "Main courses were smoked cod, lemon sole and sea bass. All were very well presented and tasted fantastic."
• "Fish is cooked to perfection, superb choice of sauces: tartare, curry, mushy peas and aioli."
• "I ordered for main meal skate, absolutely gorgeous, loads of meat & fresh."
• "The food is yummy."
• "Everything was perfectly cooked!"

Cons:

• "Spongy, flavourless fish. Oily crusty chips."
• "Unfortunately, the worst chips I've had from a fish and chip shop. They were soggy and very oily."
• "The seafood linguine had too much tomato sauce that you could not even taste the seafood."
• "Calamari is £12 but tastes like cheap car tyres sprinkled with too much salt."
• "The risotto had too much cream and the rice was overcooked."
• "Disappointing fish & chips. Fell well below expectations."
• "Fish is too small and greasy, chips look like pale albino objects."

Value

Pros:

• "Regarding value, I feel the prices are fair value all around."
• "Furthermore the price was reasonable: one Diet Coke and the meal around 9.50£!"
• "The eat in prices are quite expensive but takeaway prices very reasonable."
• "It was tasty, surprisingly filling and definitely worth the money!"
• "add a cold beer and you have a value for money meal par excellance !!"
• "Fish always fresh and portions just right."
• "I travel away from my manor just to have fish and chips from this shop. The food maybe slightly expensive but it's tasty and worth every penny."

Cons:

• "The food was really over priced, I.e little sachets of ketchup being £0.55 and cans of coke being £1.50."
• "Too expensive for the quality."
• "Best fish n chips in the area, but it is expensive for what it is."
• "High price for crap avoid!!!"
• "However at (at least) £5 more than other local fish and chips, it's not worth the premium."
• "About £12 for cod and chips and a drink which is expensive for what it is."
• "The prices are high, too high for the amount of fish you get."

Atmosphere & Location

Pros:

• "The overall service was good and it is a nice restaurant in an excellent location."
• "Cool atmosphere and nice place overall."
• "Great atmosphere, clean premises."
• "In the summer they have tables outside which is a nice place to be as they are bang smack in the middle of Victoria Park Village."
• "The whole place has a very 'fishy' vibe and will make you hungry instantly."
• "Lovely fish shop with great atmosphere to eat in or sit outside."
• "It's a nice gaff and the fish tastes good. Nice location also."

Cons:

• "I'm struggling to find something good to say about this place."
• "The worst thing is the stench coming from the toilets which are not clean and smelly which flows into the restaurant."
• "There was no atmosphere at all when we were there."
• "All you're paying for here is the location - close to Victoria Park and next to trendy pubs and shops."
• "It’s a complete rip-off for the poor quality of food."
• "This place has either gone down hill or changed ownership or something, the quality of food is simply not there."
• "Eat in price is way too expensive tho compared to take out."