Battye's Fish & Chips in Wakefield

Been a while but I had to chip in with this one! The Tadcaster Trawler, the Selby Schooner, the erm.....can't remember the name of the one in Wakefield, but what I can tell you is this place is astoundingly good value for money in comparison to expensive impersonators. What I simply can't understand is why anyone would go anywhere else for sit down F 'n' C's. Absolutely stuffed for less than £30 a couple! Don't know why I'm telling you this. Probably won't be able to get a table next time! PS. Fruity Curry Sauce um, 's'awesome!

Opens at 11.30 got there at 11.40. No lights on, but door open. 1 couple in front of us. Sat down then realised batter crumbs on the seat, as we were 1st customer the cleaner had obviously missed the seating. Ordered fish and chips which came with tartar sauce, tea, bread and butter. Food arrived no tartar sauce. Asked for this they came back with 1 portion. I asked for another, the reply was you want 2. It is included I said. Fish was lovely and crispy, chips could have been warmer. Altogether a good portion, good meal and great value.

Just fancied a bag of chips and called into Barry’s as blue ocean was closed, omg I wish I hadn’t of bothered! The portion of chips was small and not very nice, was like eating greasy wax coated chips. Best avoiding tbh

Over 25 minutes to wait for chips and curry sauce

Just had the most amazing fish & chips with fruity curry sauce. Very generous portion, now I am in a food coma!

We have been coming here every Friday for years. The quality of the food remains ok but Recently, the hygiene standards have slipped. The cutlery and crockery cleanliness is poor and when challenged the staff didn’t seem overly concerned. It’s a shame because everything was fine not that long ago.

I was just passing by and nipped in for a pie dinner. Being from Wales I was expecting to pay about twelve quid but it was only £5.50 with a can of pop thrown in. For the money no complaints at all.

Always good quality fish and chips, with bread and butter and a pot of tea. Good service. I was disappointed with the ketchup. it seemed thin, very runny.

Always had good fish and chips from here, but on my last visit the chips were soggy and the fish which by the way was cooked to order,was over cooked.

beautiful food, lovely service from the young girl on friday dinner time. will be returning

Fish and chips are cooked to order so hot and fresh 😋 Reasonably priced, But the food is good 👍 and the staff are helpful and friendly.

food was nice and no problem just there was no fruit shoots with the kids meal

Ordered two bottles of shandy. Received two cans of dandelion and burdock which would be £2 cheaper.

If you want great fresh traditional fish and chips with bread butter and cups of tea for an absolutely bargain price , this is the place for you. Sat in the restaurant and got great service from carol and her apprentices. Couldn’t fault it. Proper Yorkshire 🤩

do not waste your money freezing cold and dripping with hard fat phoned shop because bread cake missing and asked for scraps and salt and vinegar she told me the just eat driver must of stolen the bread cake scraps salt and vinegar off our food

I don't like to leave a bad review for any business, but I think this might be useful for potential customers. We ordered cod and chips and two fishcakes. The fishcakes were undercooked and potato was hard The fish was almost non-existant. But the real problem was the lousy fish and chips. The chips were dripping in grease and I am pretty sure the grey, tough, chewy fish was not cod. It's a long time since I've been to Battye's and it used to be good. Not any more.

Ordered two children’s meals got the meals no drinks or breadcakes rang them said it’s not there fault it’s just eats erm you make an package it not just eat disgusting

ordered 3 curry sauces one was broken and all in the bag

Excellent food and service thanks Battye's fish shop.

Excellent food and service thanks .

fish and chips was beautiful was warm ish....but the curry sauce was horrible had a layer of like skin on top of it and was cold

4 stars 🌟 for food . 3 of us had mini fish and chips cooked beautiful. jordan took our order Didn't wait long for our meals and we weren't disappointed.well cooked and well presented .keep up the good work battles team .plus jordan was a 5 star xx

Food was great. The staff were unorganised. Got the order wrong on the phone, clarified what it was when I got there, still got it wrong when bagging up after reading back to me. They then started bickering behind the fryer about who took the order and how busy it was getting.

I bought take away fish and chips yesterday and was very disappointed. The batter was so soggy it was stuck to the chips and I had to scrape it off. Have had them before (both restaurant and take away) and they were 5 star.

Tasty fish and chips and decent price

Finest fish and chips shop in town

Very bad service from this restaurant, the food that came was good but I was missing numerous items from my order so I rang the restaurant to tell them and they told me that they can’t do anything about it because they can’t get in touch with the delivery driver so I lose money basically, never will I order from this restaurant ever again, poor customer service.

It was the definition of perfect

Excellent food and service thanks Battey's Fish and Chips.

Food was great - fish was excellent. Issue with missing portion of chips very quickly resolved...

Beautiful food as always. 10/10

wow what rubbish half my order was missing the wrong items were sent very very poor

Excellent food and service. very enjoyable.

polite staff, lovely food. would recommend

Good what was delivered but the bread cake was missing

DOSE THE OWNER EVER VISIT? The restaurant part smells of mould, grease and old fish. I think a deep clean required. Open some windows and close the door between the restaurant and the frying area. The cutlery and teapots need replacing. The condiments were greasy and unappealing. The chips had obviously been sat about a bit but the haddock was excellent! The very young staff were friendly and efficient. They were however dressed in very scruffy casual clothing. Come on owner at least buy them a uniform or get them some new jeans and t-shirts. Would I come again? To the takeaway perhaps. Unless they advertise a relaunch of the restaurant I doubt it.

The Fish and Chips were Excellent. I will be ordering again next week.

Awful, black and green chips, manager became irrate when we complained.....restaurant grimy, no soap in toilet, waitress and managers overalls filthy despite only just opened! Avoid at all costs.

Just been for lunch today. When we walked into the restaurant it smelt of mucky fat. We waited to be seated and the female staff member waved in the direction of the tables and just said, sit over there. We sat down and looked at the menu. Twenty minutes later we were still waiting to order. We were on the point of leaving when I managed to catch her eye. She apologised and said they were really busy. There were only three other tables taken! A man sat near us said they waited 45 minutes to order and that a couple had walked out without ordering. The food came and was very mediocre. They also forgot our bread and butter and nobody around to ask where it was. Most of the tables hadn't been cleared and the whole place looked grubby. Everything from walking through the door was a complete disappointment. We will never go back

Horrific experience! When I complained about the green and black chips we were served the manager when absolutely hysterical....so much so I felt threatened and decided to continue my complain inside the take away leaving my elderly mother in the restaurant. The manager seriously needs to claim herself down and take deserved criticism, and listen to customers feedback, when i left she shouted "you'd better pay your bill" a customer behind me walked out without ordering and said she is disgraceful...sorry Brian but you have lost loyal long standing customers of myself and my family, we will not return.

Haddock cooked perfectly today!

Order incomplete 4 missing items quality was shocking

Good if you get there with the right staff on the right day but otherwise lacklustre when staff more interested in their mates popping in than doing basic housekeeping like cleaning the counter.

Arrived over 1 hour and a half late. Everything as you'd expect to be flat cold. Will not be ordering from here again. Rang up, staff didn't seem to care, just fobbed it off to "Ring just eat" .. You can't ring just eat... there's not a customer support number. Take some accountability and chase your drivers up yourself since YOU can do that!!!!!

Beautiful fish and chips take some beating

food cold. quantity not good. As regular customer not happy. should do better.

Don’t usually do reviews but I am today the Fish cake was disgusting not even cooked I ordered a special fish. It was just a normal fish. I have used this place a lot. I have had normal Fish bigger than todays special

Pretty poor. Fish and chips to takeaway, hardly any chips most of which were black. Returned for new chips and got even less, some of which were still black. Won't be going back.

lovely fish & chips, we will be back

Food was lovely and fresh very nice however delivery kept getting pushed back despite app showing driver was waiting. Driver told me he was kept waiting for 45 minutes. Slightly disappointing as fish and chips doesn’t take long to make so must be prioritising walk ins over just eat orders. Would eat again but please probably collect in future.

Cold hard food. Chips were like they’d been stood all day. Scallops were like bricks. Disgusting. Will not order again.

Could be cleaner. Condiments on table were dirty and the tray our drinks were brought on had food debris and multiple stains. Very off putting, which is a shame as the fish and chips are very good, but afraid we won't be going back.

Really good fish and chips on a Friday lunch time. Great service also

Advertises home made soup but its shop bought tinned stuff for £2.95. Cutlery dirty and very young staff. No uniforms just ordinary clothing. Food average and customer service not good

Service was very prompt and food was nicely presented

Fish cooked fresh, chips like warm, curry sauce disgusting. Won't be going back again. Person takes your money and dishes the food up.

Worse fish and chips had stale chips curry sauce thick and powdery never again

Gone bare downhill. the batter was awful like it used to be for a school dinner

Shocking customer service and the staff have no manners, we will not be returning. The shop and counter top could also do with a good clean.

I have complained, the food was awful.The manager has apologised and told me to ask you for a refund please

I just can’t bring myself to go here again. We’ve used for years but the service is quite literally intolerable now. Ran always by young staff, presumably so that they can pay minimum wages. I am sure that poor communication skills, rudeness and lack of interest must be in the job description. Every time we go it’s met with a lack of facial expression “what you wanting?”, no please, no thank you and no conversation. Just take the order and shove the card machine in your face. Then comes the order. Not sure I have ever got in the bag what I ordered. Everytime I have to check. Yesterday I ordered, she shoved the card machine in my face and turned with not even a thanks. Then she makes the order, I’m watching, and she leaves two things out. I’m stood there. She looks and says “it’s done”, i have to tell her what she’s missing. She turns round and makes the items, never said sorry, never said a word. Just then throws me the items and carries on. I have never known anything like it at this place. It’s got to the point I literally can’t bring myself to keep putting money in the till. The food is usually lovely. Lash fee times fish has had slimy batter and portions are often inconsistent. I will be using Phil’s up the road in future.

When I received this order my food was completely cold. I had to throw this order in the bin and eat something out the freezer instead. Sincerely hope I do not experience something else like this again.

It was rubbish didn't get my order wight

ordered 12 chicken nuggets but only got 10

normally great fish and chips. not so good or portion today

Only got 10 chicken nuggets not 12.

Really nice food Delivery was very very quick Will be ordering again.

Sent gougons not bites which I don’t like

First visit and really nice fish and chips. Good portion too.

One negative is £0.45p for one ketchup expensive to me Everything else was great

25 minutes for sausage and chips, only 4 customers in the whole time, terrible attitude of staff, food extremely mediocre for the wait

arrived hot and tasty 😋 lovely fish

Visited the takeaway today. The fish & chips are OK.... if you're prepared to wait 18 mins for for 2 fish to be cooked !! Friday lunch time - 1 young lad frying for the takeaway, & restaurant & all Just Eat deliveries. Its ridiculous The service is disgusting. The 2 young girls serving were rude, ignorant & totally clueless. She looked at us & said "What do you want"? When we asked how much longer would it be, as we had already been waiting 15 minutes, she said " I'm not telling you" ! Then ahe disappeared into the back !! 1 chap after us asked for chips & curry sauce. The other girl serving put his curry in a pot & he said, sorry, could I have it over my chips please. She gave him a filthy look & chucked the curry sauce on the side & put some on his chips. She then just plonked them on the counter & walked off !! I've never experienced rude service like it before & certainty won't be going again !!

I was sent the wrong fish cakes, the ones they sent we horrible. There was no taste to any of the food. I've been a customer for a while, and last couple of times the food just wasn't good.

Go e downhill since we last went

Visited early Saturday afternoon, very quick service. Food cooked to order so very fresh & hot. Very good haddock portions, even though we always order "mini fillet" which is more than enough. We are frequent visitors here.

I think these are the best fish & chips in Castleford and their curry sauces are simply amazing, well done Battyes for a delicious meal and they gave me a load of scraps which I love.

I have been looking for a decent fishy in castleford and airedale and now have found one my local at crown airedale is rubbish so had to travel try others further away right I really enjoyed my fish ordered a special and what I didn't know first time buyers get 1 free so got 2 for price of 1 I've just finished 1 cant manage other really nice good size special really clean, did it with barely no batter on for me was banging friendly people I will be making it my regular even thoe have to walk or catch bus to get there i recommend

Waited 15 minutes for staff to appear, when asked what the soup was, the waitress looked totally shell shocked and said she didn’t know, when asked if she could find out she was totally disinterested. Don’t know about the food (as we decided to leave before ordering and find another restaurant) but their customer service is completely non existent. It’s no wonder the restaurant only had one other couple in the place. Would certainly not recommend this restaurant to anyone

Takeaway was barely cooked , chips were still solid , anaemic slimey batter just dropped off the fish , disappointed after a decent large fish only last week, we won’t be returning.

Call here for small fish and chips when going shopping as they are really nice, freshly cooked and good value for money .

Chips were undercooked and went straight in the bin. Really disappointed as we usually clear the plate

Rubbish. Didn’t bring the kids meal so paid £5.50 for nothing. The gravy was tipped and had spilt and soaked through all the boxes ruining the food. Definitely wouldn’t order from here again

Me and my husband called in for fish and chips and curry sauce,it was bloody lovely definitely be going again

First visit today, nice & airy inside, needs some attention to cleaning such as tea stains on radiators, condiments & cutlery Food delicious & plentiful, had mini portion, more than enough, young staff but very pleasant, served by Sophie, thankyou

The slowest fish and chip takeaway in the world, seemingly ran by children that are more occupied with chatting to each other than making up orders, not sure how it takes 20 minutes to box up chips and sausage when there is no one in front, happened two weeks in a row! Must be a daily occurrence

Exceptional food but the delivery drivers do let the service down.

Brilliant place, lovely food, love it.

2 hours late, I think they need to employ a faster driver, food was amazing when it eventually arrived, my advice is pick up yourself, don't order from just eat.

order misisng items. restaurant not much help. told to get refund from just eat.

Good a bit of background music would be beneficial

Lovely food and on time I order from here at least once a week. I love it !!!!

Order missing a whole meal , I rang shop and they advised me to just submit a refund or come pick it up , not on at all it was 10 pounds for the meal missing.

Placed an order for delivery, came in good time but food was passable what actually turned up as a whole meal was missing, rang the restaurant to be told they couldn't send it so I should pick it up I explained I don't drive hence delivery to be told neither do we so submit a refund request and order elsewhere, I will not use ever again, food and attitude both shocking

The food is lovely here, but the portions are small.

We, as a family, have been going to Battyes for years and my sons from down south always cannot wait to have a meal there when they visit. However, yesterday and it was purely our fault that we had gone out for the day and Battyes had closed their restaurant but the takeaway was still going to be open for another hour. We drove like a bat out of hell from Normanton and got there in plenty of time to order our meals. There was a young man doing the frying and a very rude teenager serving. We asked if we can sit down and would clean up after ourselves which we did. All our chips were gritty and sandy and lukewarm. The mini fishes were more fishy than usual and my boys picked around it. I thought, grab the bull by the horn and bring this to her attention. She was having none of it and so I asked her to try one but the small woman from the restaurant stepped in with her input and gave us a scientific lessons on how the chips are washed,chipped and ready for the fryer. I think because we had gone near closing time, they have dredged the last lot and fried them with grit as well. It was disgusting! We were starving having saved ourselves all day and actually binned the meal and condiments to the value of £33 and drove to KFC up the road. They said that they would never come back which is a shame because it is always on form and very good value for money. I think you should retrain the young girl serving on customer relations and manage a smile. If looks could kill!!

First time using just eat very impressed.

Nice fish and usually good delivery. Regular customer.

The fish are very meaty. Very nice

I ordered a fish which was not in my bag. Rang restaurant and they told me the courier must have taken it! Sorry but I won’t be using again and i am a really good customer! Really annoyed