Beachcliff Fish & Chips in The Vale of Glamorgan

So this fish and chippy changed hands earlier this year (end of last?) and the new management twins are smashing it. We're both veggies, but we go to a chippy... crazy huh?! So my favourites... haloumi, cauliflower, mushies and chips. My missus loves the tofish wrapped in seaweed. The owners and staff are very friendly and the quality of food is always superb. In the summer when it's busy, the owner goes along the queue to take orders so it's quicker when you get to the till. Everything is cooked to order. We go most weeks and will either sit in or take away and sit on a bench overlooking the Bristol Channel. Lovely. I understand that they also offer delivery. So there you have it... two veggies recommending a chippy. Yep, it's that good. The summer queues tell you all your need to know.

Wow an amazing fish and chips, great prices, fresh fish, great location, friendly staff, the curry sauce is amazing the best I've tried!

Good location on the seafront, and decent sized portions of good food. Slighly more expensive that the in town chip shops, but the location is excellent and the quality is good which is key. There are a large variety of options available including options for children and vegetarian option.

Great fish n chips. The batter is so so light on the fish, friends came down from Birmingham and absolutely loved the food.

One of the very few fish and chip shops with crispy chunky chips, no soggy mess. Juicy cod fillet with glassy, crispy and well seasoned batter. Outstanding!

They rearranged their indoor seating just to accommodate our large group. Great vegan and gluten free options plus a large variety of other foods, meals, sides and drinks available (including beer). Service was polite, fast and accurate. Delicious. Will be popping in again when in the neighbourhood.

16 of us dropped by for lunch after a team morning in the area, and Beachcliff couldn't have been more accommodating. They rearranged the seats to make a table for us, and served up some great fish and chips for all of us, including gluten free options. Great food, very quick, very friendly, would definitely recommend

We've just concluded our 4th visit to this Fish & Chips and every time has been a huge success for us. The staff are friendly, the interior is exceptionally clean, and the food is always superb. We only had a couple of small fish & chips which were a real treat but I've also enjoyed the salt & pepper squid and the scampi (my personal favourite) so I think it's safe to say that you can't go wrong when ordering.

Lovely food plus very very friendly staff....a lovely experience, will be back..

Absolutley lovely food, the fish was massive and melted in your mouth. The chips were fresh and crispy. To top it all of the staff went above and beyond and were very friendly and welcoming!

Restaurant is not open every day as it is written

Lovely food , great staff . Always a pleasure to visit .

The place to eat fish and chips in Penarth. Its really tasty.

Excellent gf fish, chips and curry sauce. What a treat to find somewhere that serves gf fish with batter that's tasty and crispy. Also great to have gf curry sauce! Thanks it was lovely 😍

Such a fabulous place for a fish and chips lunch in Penarth on the seafront

Really enjoyed the food previously, however delivery is poor, kept being told “we can deliver tomorrow” we’ve now tried ordering 6 days in a row. No luck. Lost a good customer

Fabulous fish and chips in the sunshine

We went here when we stopped over at penarth pier for the night and we were very impressed with the quality of the fish and chips, We had a large portion of chips with salt and pepper squid which were lovely. The cod bites felt a little under seasoned and The young woman who served us was very welcoming to us. Only bit of criticism was the cans of pop I thought were quite expensive at £2 a can but overall the rest of the pricing menu was fair Also if anyone is reading this review and is thinking which of the two chip shops to go to whether this one or the one on the pier, Go to this one. The other one on the pier was yes cheaper but cheap dead flavour so take your pick 😅

Had a takeaway fish and chips. Given how busy the place gets. The girl taking orders was super quick and multi disciplined as it appeared she was also training/helping with another server.

Just spent £60 on 4 fish and chips and some other small bits. I don’t understand how a chip shop can mess up cooking chips. The majority were raw and anemic. Fish was decent to be fair but undercooked chips beggars belief in a chip shop. Should have listened to the other reviews……just put a timer on??

Great location for a chippy by the sea

Great vegan options, really good food. The staff were really polite and knowledgeable about vegan options. My family and I loved it and will be returning very soon.

Decent food but kids meals aren’t even on the price list. I ordered for the 3 kids who were with me and the server didn’t mention ‘oh we do kids meals’ either. Place was also messy and tables not that clean. Small criticisms but that place could actually be so much better if it was just run properly with a bit more attention to the basics.

Great vegan options, really good food. The staff were really polite and knowledgeable about vegan options. My family and I loved it and will be returning very soon.

Popped in as really fancied fish and chips (it’s rude not too when by the sea, right?). It was busy so was a good sign, joined the queue with my daughter and it was going down fast. Staff taking orders quickly and people receiving their food with not very long wait times! My husband has a nut allergy and egg intolerance, the gentleman behind the counter was very informative and reassured me while taking my order. Fish and chips was delicious and actually found it way cheaper than where I am from! Was a nice surprise! The only downside was paying 20p for ketchup sachets as you need so many with a toddler! Other than that cannot fault!

Chips and savaloy. Nothing much to say. Husband had it. Said it was O.k.

Just wonderful, staff extremely friendly - nothing was too much trouble. What can I say about the food - we ordered 3 small cod, chips & a side. Just WOW! The fish was great, chips as they should be - in fact best chippy for miles! We have been wanting to come here for some time but to due personal health issue we haven't. But, today we are sooo glad we did. Priced very reasonably for a tourist seaside area. We WILL be back & heartily recommend eating here. Thank you Beachcliff Team.

Picked based in Gluten free and diary free recommendations. Amazing food, brilliant service, reasonably priced,and on the list for all of us to go again!

Food was poor in quality and portion size, and overpriced. Service wasn’t real either. I only ordered 2 pie and chips and 1 chips but when I pointed out they hadn’t given me my extra chips they made it sound like they were doing me a favour!

Friendly and smiling staff. Food was amazing. Will become a regular.

Fabulous fish and chips. The manager was so helpful and his twin is the same. Great food and customer service.

Nice place good food and lovely staff.

Had food there yesterday the chips were lovely the guy behind the counter could see we weren't going to eat a bag of chips each so he put one portion into 2 cartons I thought that was very nice

Very very expensive and small portions. £8 for cod then £4 on top for a small scoop of chips, £7 for 6 vegan nuggets on their own. Won't be going back.

Delicious fish & chips! The best chips I've had in years!!

Delicious fish, chips and mushy pees on Penarth front

Wonderful sit in or outside fish shop. Staff great fish very toast and cooked to perfection chips amazing

It was very busy but managed very well

Great to see a good variety of vegan options. The battered Tofish was 👍👍👍

Tge tastiest fish and chips on a coast

Lovely people, great fish and chips, fresh food.

Great food with very friendly service....!! Would highly recommend...👍🌞😎

Boss has little man syndrome, and awful food. Atmosphere is terrible! Management couldn’t find their way out of a one way street.

Lovely place with beautiful views. Great fish and chips.

The best gluten free fish and chips I've had. Really recommend eating here. The staff were friendly. Fish was lovely and batter really crisp and the chips were fab too. Really couldn't fault them. Can't wait for the Gluten Free Scampi to be available. We will be back 🤗

Amazing fish and chips, really lovely staff and seating outside looking at the sea. What more could you want!

Highly Recommend!!! Visited Cardiff for the weekend from Birmingham, I’m not one to really leave reviews but I had to leave one for these chips!!!😍 They were so crispy and light, you could tell the oil was fresh, curry sauces and vegan options too. One of the best portion of chips I’ve eaten

Best fish and chips I’ve ever had!!

Excellent food marred by poor service around 3 o'clock today. I got served quickly and waited for it along with 2 people in front . They got theirs , a customer who came in a couple of minutes behind me got hers . The staff member who took my card payment then looked at me as if I had 2 heads. I approached her and asked if my order was ready to which she gave me a sheepish child like grin . I then raised my glasses and said 'You do remember serving me don't you ? ' Same reaction . The young lady who had taken a card transaction 3 minutes earlier seemed to have no recollection of it whatsoever! Another member of staff who seemed more switched on served me my order but I had visions of pleading for the food for which I had paid ! As already stated it was great food but my advice would be to ask for a receipt or have your banking app ready to prove that you indeed paid for your order .

Wonderful each time, lovely view. Staff very friendly, and the service for a busy outlet is very good. Well worth the wait. Very clean. Fish 🐠🐟 tastes fresh and melts in mouth, nice crisp batter. Irish curry tasty, not to spicy. Chips hot and crisp. I don't live local but well worth the trip. Recommend a visit. View of the pier and sea adds to the experience.

New owners and staff still the best chippy around

beautiful food, I don't normally choose fish as an option but im so pleased I did... the fish had so much flavour and the batter was lovely, very impressed and can't wait for another visit! thank you to all the staff too as they were so friendly ❤️

Husband said the fish was a very disappointing quality for a sea front fish and chip shop, expected bigger and better for £8 plus chips!! I had the homemade chicken and ham pie and the top really hard, difficult to break with my hands, no chance with a wooden fork.

Great experience, fantastic food and very friendly staff A+

Good fish and chip shop on the sea front. Had sausage and chips with Irish curry sauce. We sat outside watching the world go by, very tasty food.

My fish & chips were delicious. My wife's jumbo sausage was also very nice. Lovely atmosphere in this place, on the front in Penarth.

Beautiful outdoor place. Good service and friendly staff. There's a Refreshments/Coffee place next door.

Disappointed. Very dry fish. Chips must have been scraped from the bottom of the barrel. Hugely overpriced. Don't bother pre-ordering, you still end up behind 8 other customers.

Absolutely shocked to see one of the guys working there handling food with his hands, no tongs and no gloves. Upon questioning this I was told “he’s washed his hands” I don’t care if he’s washed his hands 15 times, I don’t want someone handling food with their hands that I’m about to eat. Did we learn nothing after covid? Shocking.

Flawless cod and fish and lovely staff, thank you x

The service was good. But the food was overpriced and not the best

Probably the worst chip shop I have been to, Chips were dry and old, like they had been sat there all day, the sausage and batter was burnt, the pie my mum had was stone cold in the middle and was very expensive, definitely will not be returning

Went here last night and couldn’t have been happier. Loads of vegan options, we had battered vegan sausage with gluten free chips with vegan curry sauce and gravy. Everything was spot on from the flavour to the portion size. We’ll definitely be back

Visited Penarth and had fish and chips from here, service was excellent, food lovely cooked fresh while we waited, excellent value and location, will definitely eat here again 🙂

Beachcliff has been a favourite spot of mine for years, I'd missed it while it was closed this winter. I was initially concerned when I found out management had crossed hands. I was further concerned after reading recent reviews. All that said I thought I would try it for myself. I visited this evening and was happy to discover that that they still have gluten free options available and the staff were friendly and helpful. I ordered the meal deal - fish, chips, sauce and a drink - £12.50 The manager also informed me that the menu is still in the re-opening phase and that they're hoping to extend the menu over the next month or so. I'm glad I gave it a chance and didn't let the bad reviews put me off!

4 members of staff were behind the counter but only one was taking and preparing orders, waited about 10 minutes for my food, not good enough for a chip shop. The other two were cooking but just stood chatting while waiting for the food to cook. The fourth was cleaning tables and chatting. Better use of resources is needed.

Poor dry chips and awful value for money. This chip shop won’t last long.

Prices have gone up ridiculously since reopening and the food is not as good either.

Cardiff locals took us there and I have to say we were not disappointed at all! Mashed peas, chips and fish all freshly prepared. The staff and owner were extremely friendly, we even got aditional portion of fish and sausage for free.

Nice but small fish portions and had run out of all sauces such as curry, gravy and also peas beans etc

Overall experience was excellent. Enjoyed my first visit at this newly opened chip shop, quality of food was outstanding, the staff and the customers service were spot on, looking forward to my next visit.

Scandalous prices and nothing about the food or service to justify the prices. Fish and chips with a sauce will cost you almost £15. This is meant to be because they source the finest ingredients but all chip shops say that. There is a chip shop on the pier that sell fish and chips for £8. This place is just a pure rip off. Nothing special about the food either and staff quite frankly don't care. The sauces you get are half full in the cartons too. This used to be an amazing place, what happened??. Don't fall into the trap of it being sea front location.

Beautiful seafront to have some amazing fish and chips, unfortunately it wasn't. I hate when businesses open in places like this and think they have a captive audience, the fish was quite nice but everything else was overpriced and cheap. Couldve been a much better experience in my opinion.

Best fish and chips I've had in a long time. Excellent customer service!! Very reasonably priced with superb seafront views. Staff were amazing!! Will definitely be coming back.

The Best Fish & Chips I've Had!! Located With Lovely Views, Very Fresh & Clean Inside AND Wonderful Staff ;)

Wouldn't bother, unless you've got money to throw away.. Best part was the fish, but no option for box meal ( fish, chips and mushy peas) so have to buy it all separate, the chips were disgusting, more like a tray of scraps.. kids meal was dull for £6 one overcooked sausage and a few chips. Drinks are all £2 even with the fruit shoot saying .85p RRP. Owner was a grumpy old man who only perked up when a few teenage girls walked in. He then proceeded to walk outside the shop then back into the kitchen numerous times without washing his hands etc.. at least I know where NOT to go for fish and chips.

Was absolutely unbelievable. Couple months ago was a tasty place for us, now it’s a different staff and a rubbish taste of tempura( just wheat flour).Chips not tasty at all. Was around 6 pm and lots of menu options unavailable, nor boxes for food, nor beer,nor gravy,nor proper staff. Like I said This was a great place for years now I will never go back to.

This place is closed. Drove an hour each way for chips by the sea...

Closed down! Such a shame used to enjoy going here even though their prices are very expensive. Annoyed at how inconsistent there opening hours were when they were open for business.

They are good if they are open but the hours on Google are incorrect, have no idea when they actually open.

This placed is closed they r shut for the winter

We have been here twice this week especially for the lush food here. But closed both times when it is advertised as open online.

Huge queue, 2 people working their hardest.

Sadly didn’t get a chance to sample the food. My wife and I were ignored by the staff and afterwards was told there isn’t any chips left. Then some additional bad attitude when I asked if they could have told us that 10 mins ago.

It's ok. Slow, ponderous service but the food is acceptable if overpriced. Staffed by kids. Need to clean the tables and sweep the floors. Bit dirty.

Nice view to enjoy a glass of wine

Great fish & chips made more enjoyable by the fantastic view out to the channel, always manage to find a seat but queues can be lengthy on busy days!

Excellent take away fish and chips.

The people there were really nice 😁

Poor management, I'm guessing? There weren't enough people on shift for a Friday evening so it took ages. Food was okay but a bit expensive and the curry sauce was really salty.

Delicious fish and chips after a long walk. Very friendly staff who kindly brought our food over to us as they could see we had a child (she enjoyed her chips too!)

Super tasty fish and chips, not too oily, yummy battered cauliflower. We went on a really rainy day so can't say atmosphere was anything other than comfortable for the time, would like to go back when sunny

The first time I was there I got food poisoning, I went back to speak to management and he was extremely rude. He offered a compliment meal and I threw it in the bin because it was looking tarrival

For an American visiting the UK, it doesn't get much better than eating fish and chips in Penarth! Delicious food and a beautiful view of the Bristol Channel.

Speedy service, the vegetarian options of halmoni and Cauliflower were very tasty, but, the chips slightly undercooked. The tables were clean and tidy

Food not of usual standard, gluten free fish over cooked, chips overcooked, staff to busy on phones to take order correctly, music much to loud, perhaps that is why empty at 6 o'clock on a Saturday night.

No up date on menu, went down there and the prices were different again, so walk out and had fish and chips from the pier,

Chips were frozen! You don't expect to get frozen chips in a chip shop. Couldn't fault the fish it was lovely but wouldn't visit again purely because of the frozen chips.

Freshly cooked fish, tasty and decent price. Lovely curry sauce

I had heard good things about this chip shop due to its wide variety of choice and catering for Gluten intolerant and Vegan. When we arrived we queued out through the door and waited for over 35 minutes. While queuing we heard people in front getting cross and then left. Eventually we were able to order only to be told that we would still have to wait a further 15 minutes as there was an issue. Eventually we received the food so walked over to the pier to eat them only to realise the chips were soaked in grease and a pile of mush. They were inedible and we had to buy food at the pier for a fraction of the price. Never again! Why the staff didn't inform people in the queue that there were issues instead of just standing around doing nothing?