Bacton Fish Shop in North Norfolk

The Good - the fish and chips were lovely, when you eventually get them (see The Bad). The Bad - their food is made on order, so not like a conventional fish and chip shop where the food is pretty much already made and the service is fast. I was in the queue for probably 3 quarters of an hour (no exaggeration). As soon as you’re inside the shop, you’re asked what you want, which gives you a false sense of optimism. It just means your food is made on order though. Meanwhile, all the customers in front of you, once they start being served at the till, take about 10 minutes each. There is only one person serving and two people cooking. I understand why they’re doing this - it’s to increase their margin and avoid wastage. But all that comes at a cost to the customer who suffers awful service. Maybe think about having two people on service and see your reviews regularly scoring 5.

Fish was greasy and the chips were limp,cold and also greasy and it had to be the most watery curry sauce ever,very poor and a really slow wait as well for what was really mediocre food.

I do wish you would update your Web site. 4 times now we have looked seen your open and come along for fish and chips. Really fed up. It only takes a minute to put your opening times on.

Well where do I start miserable old cow serving cod was square like a spam Fritter and black as soot underneath obviously using filthy oil the chips were vile reheated greasy rubber and cold couldn't eat it wouldn't give it to my dogs £35 in the bin disgusting!

This is my go to place for fish and chips being a coeliac not too many places this shop is worth the trip as Fish is lovely and the chips are great.

Excellent fish and chips. Good service. Cooked to order. Not greasy at all. Lovely thick piece of cod. Would definitely recommend.

Ended up here as another chippy was closed. Was not disappointed, food is made to order, so had to wait a short while. We had, fish, chips, sausages, mushy peas and curry sauce. All of this was fresh and tasted amazing, will be returning next year when I visit.

Very strange ordering service. Asked upon arrival what we wanted. Fine. Waited and waited and waited. People seved who came in after us. Food was good. But won't be back. Other chippies here we come.

Very very good chips! They reuse boxes instead of plastic bags which is a good thing for the environment. We thought it was funny when they ladeda box full of chips for the 10 of us. Price was reasonable.

My wife's gluten free and it can be tough to find good fish and chips. Most don't have it at all, some have it just on a certain day, and some do it every day but it's not that good. These guys have various gluten free options as a core part of their menu. We phoned up in advance and it was ready right on time, with everything clearly labelled. Chips were nice and crunchy with good portions, and the fish batter was superb. We all hoovered it up. They also made a fuss over our 5 year old who went back in to ask lots of 5 year old type questions. We will certainly be back

Probably the worst cod roe I have ever had. The batter was burnt and the cod roe really thin and as it was raining I couldn't be bothered taking it back, avoid this place like the plague and save your money. Maybe if the people who run the shop actually did the job rather than talk to people things wouldn't get burnt

I’m not going to lie , the inlaws went here last night , I didn’t as there is something just not right with fish and chips on a Monday Anyways , when we came back , sullen faces “ what’s up ?” “Just about, if not the worst, fish and chips ever “ I hate, absolutely hate writing a bad review , it’s people’s livelihoods But this was so bad it didn’t show any effort at all It felt like they were eating left overs , covered in grease , soggy and inedible Shame they didn’t take a picture Unless a huge change occurs here , it’s an avoid from us

We planned to get our F&C supper from here due to the Trip Advisor reviews and the food itself was very nice and cooked fresh but the queue was interminable! Admittedly they had several large family orders ahead of us but they were also accepting telephone orders to jump the queue, some of which weren’t picked up until 25 minutes after the requested time! However, given the short window of opening time (1700hrs to 2030hrs) on a Saturday evening and the fact it had been a gloriously sunny bank holiday Saturday should have been an indicator of a busy serving period, and the serving of one large cod and chips, one large haddock and chips and one cheese burger shouldn’t have required a wait of over an a hour. Also to add to the frustration, given the simplicity of the order, it is the writer’s humble opinion that the server shouldn’t have got the order she put through the till wrong even once but she actually got it wrong twice…because it had been a ‘long day’. At least it was hot and fresh…

Ordered two Large Cod and chips, thick pieces of cod that was over cooked and chips well more the scrapings left at bottom and over cooked. Cod was fried and then for some reason left on hot shelf for at least 5 mins cooking even more. Very disappointed as recommended this shop. Wouldn’t go back sorry.

Always visit when we come here ,and never lets us down.Fish fried to order so always fresh and hot.Very friendly lady serving and all at half of the price we pay back home. Best fish and chips ever.

A, so avoid friday evening, 6pm, small queue of 3 outside the shop - 45 minutes for 2 x chips. They cook your food when you order, and everyone has to wait for that order to be cooked & served before they move onto the next order. Absolutely crazy, so be warned. Chips were OK!

We come to Bacton regularly as a family and like nothing more than a fish and chips in the evening after a day on the beach. The fish and chips here are good, however the owner has been consistently rude. On our last visit, he barked at us repeatedly telling us we hadn’t ordered ‘correctly’, scared a number of visitors off as the queue was too big and he wanted to close early, and left a long queue of people bewildered and saying they would not be coming back due to his rude and obnoxious behaviour. He is fortunate that they own the only fish and chip shop in the village, so will always have custom purely for convenience of local visitors. That’s said, we have made the decision that we won’t be coming back and have found better fish and chips with lovely friendly customer service both in neighbouring Walcott and Mundesley - both very much worth the visit to avoid the rude behaviour of the owner in Bacton.

Food was great! We had fish chips sausage in batter and curry sauce. All cooked fresh and beautifully! Curry sauce one of the best I’ve had! Only downside was we waited exactly an hour for it so wouldn’t go back

Great Gluten free plaice and chips my favourite shop by far. Delicious decent size plaice nice gluten free batter all cooked to order. Would recommend.

Proper fish and chips - huge fish, classic ‘British’ soggy chips. Which you either love or hate. Very busy. Excellent value.

Arrived at 5pm (opening time) greeted with a smile. Regular cod, rock, plain jumbo sausage, 3 small portions of chips and curry sauce. Great value, cod was superb and the curry sauce was incredibly tasty. Chips were slightly overdone, but still good

Chips were very overdone and largely inedible, fish was also overdone and looked like the frozen fish you can get in a supermarket, will not visit again and stick with the Kingfisher Fish Bar

Visited on 15th June. There was a queue which I didn't mind but was asked what I wanted on arrival. Whilst I waited other people arrived who may have placed orders. Although the orders were not ready they were served before others including myself were...

Have visited here several times and never fail to impress. The fish is so fresh and the gluten free option in gluten free cooked in a separate fryer, not the fish fryer.

Was absolutely awful tbh they were lucky I was with my family and had driven a couple of miles up the road to enjoy our chips by the beach! We'll the chips.were overcooked reheated shockingly bad we could not eat them I'm too embarrassed for...

So disappointed, over cooked and burnt. Most of the chips were inedible and my little boys sausage was soo over cooked it was dry and hard, he could only just bite into it. We won’t use them again.

The Fish Shop website says that it is open on Mondays after the Mayday holiday.. Having promised the kids a fish and chip treat, drove 4 miles only to find it closed on Mondays. BRING YOUR WEBSITE UP TO DATE!!!!?

If you’re near the sea, you just have to have fish &chips, and The Bacton chipper is a good choice. Hot and tasty haddock and plaice, huge portions of chips. I think they fry in beef dripping, which is a bit different for a soft...

I can thoroughly recommend a stop for traditional fish and chips. The fish was cooked to order. Our Haddock and chips were as they should be, perfect. Great value. Mushy peas are good and having had a taste of my son's curry sauce I can...

I enjoyed a lovely cod and chip buttie from this chipper last night. Best fish and chips I’ve had since 2017 Thankyou ! :)

Checked the website before setting off no notice of closure travelled some considerable way.Arrived lunchtime to find the shop closed and again no notice in the window as to why!!!!!!!

Great fish and chips very tasty. Much better than Kingfisher at Walcott.The staff are very friendly and speak and understand ENGLISH

Since discovering this lovely fish & chip shop, we have visited a few times. Always great service and quality of food is excellent. Lovely staff too. Would recommend.

Amazing service and food, yes it’s popular so you queue when busy. But totally worth it. Really good portions and the fish was good.

We came From Norwich, hadn’t been in a while, well worth the journey! I can honestly say I have not enjoyed fish and chips so much since I don’t know when! We will be back …

2nd time we have been there, first time fish was overcooked, burnt batter. Decided to try again last night and the fish was the same, this is not fresh fish, its frozen then defrosted and it is like the cheap cod fillets that you can...

Went for a local walk, service was slowish but all cooked fresh and very good quality hot food so be patient and it will be worth it

Only a small chip shop so cannot be in a rush at peak times but well worth the wait. Family of 8 enjoyed the lovely fish and chips. .

Visited for fish and chips on Friday lunchtime. Hardly any customers but order took a long long time to arrive. I appreciate you usually have to wait for plaice to be cooked but this was extreme! My husband opened the paper carrier bag to put...

We always visit this Fish and chip shop whilst on holiday in Bacton, we've never, ever had a bad experience or a bad meal from here. Sure there's a wait, but it's busy for a reason! It really is the best fish and chips in...

Hmm... not sure. The chips were great, the fish - old so not so great. The service polite and personable. The pace of service was slow. Slow on a continental drift scale. I could feel my beard growing and my spine compressing as I stood...

Looked on the internet for a gluten free fish and chips and thought would try Bacton and was happily delighted the gluten free plaice and chips was very very good the batter perfect and will definately be back!

Because of covid there was a queue outside shop but it was well worth waiting. We had three cod/chips (one of which was in gluten free batter). The portions are very generous and fish very fresh. We paid £21.30 which was good value. Something to...

Really fancied fish & chips whilst staying in Bacton, read the reviews on this shop and was a bit concerned about ordering from there, but the owner couldn’t have been more friendly and the fish and chips were excellent.

Food was freshly cooked and portions ok. Staff weren't friendly but certainly not rude. Had to wait a while and small area so easier to wait outside to be covid safe.

Our Airbnb host recommended this dogs and chip shop. The cod, chips and mushy peas were great, huge portions, lovely fresh fish and great value. I had a lovely chat the the business owner, she was very friendly and pleasant

The owner is quite possibly the rudest person I have ever had the pleasure of meeting. shouting and aggressive in his tone at customers and staff. Everyone outside waiting for their order was commenting on him in disbelief. Food totally overcooked too, never again.

We went there on our last visit in 2009 and had a very long wait. Went back last week to find about 10 people waiting for their orders so we went in to order and were basically told to get out so we left. I...

Stayed in nearby Walcott. Tried this 1 rather than one in Walcott village. Glad we did. Hot, fresh & very light crispy batter. Yummy! Yummy! Yummy! Highly recommend 😊

What the hell?! We queued for 45 minutes to get 3 cos and chips, as the weird owner insists on taking orders at the door and cooking to order. Surely if you have a queue of 20 unsuspecting holiday makers, you’d be safe enough to...

Great food, good price. Near the staycation chalet resort and next to a premier. Queue time depends on day and time. It can vary from quite small to down the pavement. Service is good, relatively quick. Overall good place.

Outstanding fish and chips and friendly service, the large chunks of cod were beautifully cooked, thank you!

You need to wait outside to give your order before being called in. It was amusing to watch the owner bark orders at paying customers and make them move around to 1 of 3 areas for entertainment value. If you make an error out the...

Staff handle the covid queues and ordering very well. My wife and I had large cod and large chips between us which was plenty for us both at just £8.30 which is great value. Tastiest fish n chips we've had for a very long time.

Mediocre food but won’t be returning as I was spoke or rather shouted at by the owner about what I wanted, nearly caused him a hernia when I asked to add something to my order about one min later, shouted at again and eyes rolled...

We visit this Fish n Chip shop twice during our four day stay in Bacton. The food was excellent as they cook the fish when you order and it was cooked to perfection. The batter on the fish was crispy and not soggy like some...

This was our second visit and each time it gets worse but now it’s dreadful. Ordered a large cod upon entering the shop, got a real long stare then completed the rest of my order which also was a Cornish pasty. Lady went out back...

Kept waiting at least 30 minutes for a simple order for family of 4. Made to feel inferior as full order not taken for 20 minutes despite being 2nd in the queue. 2 x cod and 1x sausage (cooked to order items) ready after 20...

My fish was fine, but my husband said his batter was soggy and hadn't stuck to the fish. Huge portions of chips. No problems with the service.

It’s fresh and yummy and fully caters for gluten free. We ordered by phone and collected... totally seamless. Amazing food.

Small fish and chip shop, three tables outside, room for parking. Cooked to order, had large cod and chips, two buttered rolls and a can of fizzy £11. Absolutely lush, nice flakey fresh fish and tasty batter and non- greasy chips. You may have to...

Bacton Fish shop is so good that we went there twice over a long weekend!! As ever there is great quality and friendly service given. They are managing well under COVID. When is rains queuing outside can dampen the spirits!! That is down to the...

I was a little apprehensive as it is a tiny fish and chip shop, with limited up to date information on line and they don’t answer the phone, but it was very tasty with huge portions. The staff run a tight ship and bellowed orders...

I never got to try the fare so cannot comment on it. I tried the door (Sunday midday in August) and was surprised to find it locked. After trying again I turned to go back to my partner who was waiting in the car park. suddenly I heard a tirade of abuse coming from inside. Then an elderly foreign man rushed out and kept calling me an idiot etc. Momentarily I thought it might be a good idea to bop him one but thought better of it. He was still standing in front of the shop as we tried to drive away. My partner, who always assumes incidents like this are 100% my fault, insisted on rolling down her window and apologising. LOL- only to be greeted by another tirade if abuse!

Fish and chips cooked to order should not have dried out chewy fish and soggy batter , chips fine hence two stars . Issue is they were not busy so no excuse . Not impressed

Lovely fish and chips including the 2 gluten free portions. Would definitely come here again as it was fantastic value for money.

Went here with my family as we were visitng the area. We called to place an order for 12:15. When we went to collect it other people were ordering and being forgotten about. I politely asked when our food was since we ordered in advance. At this point a rude man (believed he was Italian due to the accent) who was serving us shouted at us I couldn't understand what he was saying, probably something about social distancing.The food was dreadful the chips swam in fat. The fishcakes and fish were overdone to the point that they were nearly burnt. Go somewhere else if you want better service and food.

Went away to Bacton for the weekend and had to have our favourite treat .Fish and chips from the sea is second to none and the taste of the Bscton fish Shop is one to savour.If you are anywhere near you MUST go in.!!!

Just had fish and chips with the family on picnic bench outside. Have to say they were up there with the best I've ever had. And they were open on Sunday. Holiday perfection, many thanks

Great place for a lunchtime stop & traditional fish & chips. Very polite service from the lady owner. My order was freshly cooked & the chips were thick and a beautiful colour just like the old days & the best I’ve tasted in years. The shop is very Covid-19 safe with social distancing adhere too & a great use of a sweet tin so as to not to handle notes.. thank you.

Cheerful , helpful service, amazing food and picnic tables to dine at perfect !! Chatty locals in queue near the sea and sand what more could you want.

Once everyone has finished work for the day, drive up to the coast and get gluten free fish and chips from these lovely people. Cooked to perfection and there was a lovely atmosphere outside as we waited a few minutes for our order to be prepared. Met another chap from Norwich who said he'd been coming here every week for years - winter and summer - so they must be doing something right! Afterwards went for a walk and a paddle down at the beach.

Went in with family, as we had to wait outside because of covid 19 we did. Proprietor said to me to come in after we had ordered 2 mins latershouted to me to get out. Very rude to me and my family. All the food was disgusting never using him again. Terrible attitude to his customers.

Tried this place for the first time last Thursday and we were so mad that we hadn't visited before. The fish was superb, chips great and the curry sauce wonderful. Visiting again tomorrow. Best product on this part of the coast.

Traditional fish and chip shop, good value with generous portions, can recommend both the plaice and Cod

Always head here when in the area - all freshly cooked to order - batter on the fish is always crispy and browned - and chips are great too

Popular fish shop serving a good variety of food , opened most dinner times and tea times , a good helping and cooked to order , reasonably priced

You can't beat fish and chips by the sea right? The cottage where we stayed recommended this little chippy (amongst other establisments) and we had decided to give it a try. We visited at lunchtime and used their car park which was very busy so I stayed in the car to move it when necessary while my wife went in to order.The food when we got it was delicious. As other reviewers have noted the batter is darker than I've seen before, but not to the taste detriment of the food. Chips were delicious and portions were more on the large than small side of normal.As we'd enjoyed the food so much we stopped again when walking later in our stay, in the evening this time. The queue was long but they asked along the line for orders while waiting (I guess around 6-8 in front of me when I was asked) so it was ready when you reached the front of the queue. Some people had telephoned orders ahead.The operator (owner?) was quite chatty with people that he appeared to know, presumably locals. When I asked for cod nothing more was said, but when locals asked for cod they were asked "middle or tail?". When I arrived near the head of the queue a local immediately behind me in the queue and who had telephoned his order was served before me, which was mildly annoying.Our cod was smaller (certainly a different shape) than we had been served previously, although in fairness it may possibly have been thicker. Others were served pieces in the 'traditional' shape we had been served previously. We were full when we'd finished, and if we hadn't visited before and got larger pieces of fish probably wouldn't have thought anything of it but it did make me wonder quite why they differentiate.Having returned a second time we felt the quality was good, and would return again if in the area.

Very nice fish and chips ,which is cooked to order and worth the wait and the ordering in the queue is well organised

Fish cooked fresh is a must for me, the chips were good only thing i could say that the owner seemed a bit sultry did not engage with the punters.

The fish is cooked to order(and is good) their are so many chips its unbelievable.If the weather is good you can eat outside on picnic benches.One time the queue was outside the door and I was waiting for an hour.I told them it should be calles "The Royal Bactonion" but they would`nt have it.

Fish was lovely especially the batter we went near closing time so chips were not too good but was told normally chips are super

This fish n chip meal was a really good and very tasty for when we first arrived at our holiday cottage.

Well Worth waiting a few minutes to have fresh food . I’m Not a huge fish and chip fan but these were so nice I came back twice In A week Great parking , food is amazing and service is great . Would highly recommend!!

Good value for money, chips well-cooked, & you can buy chips on their own to take back to your caravan.

Food was cooked fresh. A little greasy and over done but still enjoyable. The only vegetarian option was a burger sausages would be better

Excellent friendly service and perfect gluten free fish and chips served every day. Highly recommend

Freshly cooked, good selection and gluten free options available. Service was friendly and quick even though they were quite busy.

A very long wait time. Overcooked or old cooking oil used because the batter on the fish was very dark brown. Overpriced and closes ridiculously early!

Lovely fish and chip shop, cooked fresh while you wait. Price is good, but quality is excellent. A must place to visit when in the area

The shop had an overwhelming smell of something that had gone off. Food tasted ok but was dark brown as a result of old cooking oil having been used. I noticed that I am not the first reviewer to mention that the oil could do with a change here. So with a good clean and oil change this would be 5*.

Recommended by the owner of the cottage we are renting. Over cooked is an understatement, I strongly suspect that the fish & chips were left over from lunchtime & had been re fried. Ended up in the bin.

Best fish and chips in bacton best view looking out to sea. All food was freshly made to order. And very friendly staff.

Great little fish and chip shop. Only cook to order so not soggy fish, friendly staff, not overpriced and food is delicious, crispy batter and very tasty fish, even have a car park which is rare in seaside places.

I love my fish and chips but these were as bad as they come The fish had obviously been re-cooked to a stage where the bottom was burnt, never seen that before. The chips were much the same and dripping in fat. Had a couple of bites and put the whole lot in the bin. I only live in the next village and thought I would give this place a try, never again, absolutely diabolical.

The popularity of this place is visible for all to see the queues are always out the door. Great fish and trips. Never miss having some when in the area

Fish and sausage in batter were ok but chips disappointing. I would say kept warm for awhile . Wouldn’t choose here again particularly.

Always come to this little fish and chip shop when we are in the area we had 2 large cod and one large portion of chips we had a little wait but worth it as they were beautifully cooked as usual I also asked for the skin to be taken off and noticed that they do gluten free fish and chips.We took them and sat by the side overlooking the beach wonderful

I am generally not one to complain when it comes to fish n chips (well any food tbh) but this place takes the proverbial.

Our usual fish and chip stop being closed for holidays, we chanced upon the Bacton Fish Shop and were very glad that we did. The shop was busy and we had to queue for a while but the chips were freshly cooked and crisp on the outside, fluffy on the inside, just as we like them. The fish was cooked to order and perfect with crispy batter covering delicious cod within. What more can I say?