Blue wave fish bar in Harborough

Avoid at all cost, the batter on the fish was awful and the peas were scraped up from somewhere, half the peas were brown , people sneezing whilst serving , not good.

I order quire regularly via online. I have not had any major problems with the food. On the 20th of Nov 2024 I ordered online the service was fine. When we tried the food we were most disappointed. Over cooked chips beans were dry no juice and a very dry pie. Normally I would not post but we are considering not ordering from there again.

Really nice staff in here and good food

Good fish and chips. Nice staff

Such a shame that the best fish and chip shop in Harborough has declined so significantly. Ordered online, told to pick up in 25 minutes. Arrived on time to be told 5-10 minutes wait. Food was cold and portion small. Shop had tables covered in uneaten food. Bad experience, sadly food not good.

Finally got fed up with this place tonight and won't be going again. The food's good but the service is very, very poor. I'm sick of going there and there's never food ready to buy. Regardless of what I order, I have to wait for ages as there's never enough cooked and ready to buy. It's not even unusual stuff I'm buying - tonight I ordered 1 portion of chips, a battered sausage and mushy peas. The assistant said it would be a 5 minute wait. After 15 minutes I gave up, got a refund and went to the Chinese. What makes it worse is the young guy and girl servers spend more time chatting than serving customers. There's no urgency about them to serve people or dish the food up when it's ready, despite the wait that the customers have had to endure whilst the food is cooked. Tonight I witnessed them finish their conversation before bothering to deal with customers who'd just come in and were waiting at the counter to be served. Next time I'm going to go where my custom is valued. I won't be bothering with this place again.

For the price the food isn't the best .chips were disgusting and the pie pastry was rock hard. I though id try it again as last time i used it i wasn't happy! Unfortunately mine went straight in the bin and I resorted to a Chinese. This used to be one of the best chippy's in harborough but now one of the worst in my opinion.

Very good food! I’d eat here again! The staff were welcoming and their customer service was excellent!

great food & service! would purchase again!

Definitely recommend great portions size for your money freshly tasting food aswell definitely by far best chip shop in Harbrough

My go to fish and chip shop no one does it better and the service is very welcoming and fast the atmosphere is just what you want from a fish and chip shop. Must go see

fast, good service. friendly atmosphere. i really enjoyed my chicken and chips, would really recommend.

Fantastic place to get takeout reliable and fast service with the food always being cooked just in the right way. The building isn't fancy it's the perfect feel and look of a classic fish and chip shop. Workers are pelight and delightful to talk to. Highly recommend

Quick, friendly service and great food :)

Great menu, plenty to choose from. Food was perfect and service was outstanding.

amazing service, kind workers and gorg interior

Really nice staff, delicious food and really good service. The staff are really friendly and helpful

i love the cheps here they’re are phenomenal i would eat them every day if i could

My favourite takeout spot in Market Harborough by a longshot! The staff are always so friendly and service is fast. Portion sizes are huge and always so fresh. Definitely Harborough’s best chippy.

Chips where much better than the last time I got them seemed much fresher and staff where very polite and understanding

Food was dank customer service was sound I had fun

Yooo that food was lengggg I was bare starving and I thought of this place and It was bludclart beautiful

By far the best fish and chip shop in harborough :)

very nice local chippy. not greasy and very nice chips

Brilliant food, easily best buggering chippy in harborough

This is the best chippy in harbough, I went in for some food and the food was awsome like normal and service was fab.

best chippy in harborough, amazing food, amazing service and such nice interior. i love going here i go here all the time it’s the best place i swear.

Love blue wave! Great food and the employees are really friendly!

Fantastic quality fish and chips. Always fresh and generous portion sizes. Service is friendly and quick. The best fish and chip shop in Harborough!

Depends when you going as service is quick or you have to wait for fresh hot chips which u don’t mind.New chips are much nicer and decent

Really great service and great food, love the chicken kebab and chips

This is my local fish and chip shop and the only one I will use. The staff members are efficient and very polite. The portions are very good and cooked very well. Very friendly atmosphere whenever I have been there. Best F&C shop in Market Harborough.

Amazing food, staff are so nice and pretty interior

Ordered online. Rang me to cancel as no kebabs available. Had to ask 3 times to get money refunded. Communication slow. Overall service poor

This is apparently a “large” chips (£5.30!!!) enough to feed 4 people?! Are you joking?

The staff are very friendly and very efficienct Thing is they prioritize takeaway orders rather than walk in's in other words you have to wait for your meal up to 15mins

Fresh fish and nice chips. Nice to have the choice to eat in. Decent value.

Best fish and chips in town. The people are welcoming and very frenedly.

What a waste of money and time and energy. Wanted a takeaway for dinner ordered chicken and mushroom pie, chips and mushy peas. Dishing them up the chips poured over the plate and onto the tray leaving no room for rest of meal. Threw a load away and left most of the rest as they were not appetising. The pie was extremely dry with very little filling. The peas were lukewarm and solid in the pot. I don’t expect to have to heat up a takeaway when I get it home less than 5 minutes from the shop. Last time I bother with a dinner from this establishment.

nice and clean shop, friendly staff. always fresh food and tasty. highly recommend fish and kebabs

Awful soggy chips which were nearly cold and they forgot to give me half my order - staff too busy chatting with each other.

Nice friendly staff who talked so much with each other they forgot to pack part of my order. Only discovered once home. Chips rather soggy too.

Great since a refurbishment. You can even sit in now

The shop front and inside looked really nice and attractive. Clean and very presentable. Service was friendly enough. However the chips, whilst edible were far too soft and soggy and not cooked long enough. We only went from the shop to the car park opposite with them so not very long for them to go so soggy in steam. Even the battered sausage batter was just about done. Whilst not the worst chips we have had, they could be improved a lot. All in all, it was rather disappointing.

The shop front and inside were nice and clean. The chips were far too anaemic and soggy. They needed a longer cook or hotter fat. The batter on the sausage was just about done. Service was friendly enough but overall left us far from impressed. Will not return.

I don't know what has happened to the Blue Wave. Been going there for years. The food has always been top rate in the past. However, last nights fish and chips was disappointing. Cod OK but chips were soggy, dark brown and warm but not hot. The shop looks brilliant and always has done. Very clean looking. But of course the main reason people go there is for the food. I will give it another chance before changing venues though. I hope last night was a one-off.

Very poor chips tonight. Returned them to the shop as they were brown and soaking in oil. Very disappointed.

Soggy dark brown chips with limp battered fish, left 90% of it. Not been for a long time shame used to be great.

Chips were disgusting dark brown and this is what I found in my chips Will not be returning it has put me off going back there

Thought I would try another chippy in the town after the last chips on St Mary’s Road were ‘grey’! Second time at Blue Wave and chips dark brown and sad looking at prime early evening, can’t anyone cook the traditional English chippy!! Busy shop and poorly arranged queuing system and bloody expensive. Have to find another chip shop but have to say the best ones at my local Chinese!

The chips were disgusting!! Tasted like they were lunchtime chips reheated or something. Dark brown, almost burnt looking. What went wrong this place used to great?

Returned to Harborough at lunchtime today after many years away and made straight for Blue Wave, an institution in the town for years. Soggy, overcooked chips, a far cry from firm and golden freshly fried potatoes as you can imagine. Cod was plentiful, firm and white. Just a pity it was encased in half cooked batter, as soggy as the chips themselves. The meanest sprinkle of salt and vinegar could hardly be tasted, but the overall impression was of a soggy uninspiring lunchtime treat. Not cheap either.

Sorely missed during the renovation. Best place in town, you get what you order and what you can order is always good.

Best kebabs in town lovest chips everyone should try them

I love KFC spicy chicken wings and I can honestly say blue wave do a better chicken wings I will certainly be ordering again and very soon they are so so good

Portion is plenty. Had chicken that must be left over from lunch time served from tin rather fresh from the skewer. Chicken was dry and chewy and had to be thrown in the Bin

Bang average fish and Chippie for high end prices. Better fish and chip shops in Harborough

Always great! Food fresh & tasty

Ordered fish & chips for 3 plus child's chicken nugget & chips to take home in the shop yesterday. The chips for 3 were served in one helping instead of separately and were undercooked and soggy. Then, today, I checked my bank and find they have taken the £38 pmt twice! However, the service was cheerful.update: £38 was returned to my account within 24 hrs

Here are some tips to avoid inedible or tacky food: Don’t have the chicken from the “tin where pre-cut and kept warm”, my chicken was small dry dregs probably swept up from the bottom of the skewer at lunch time, I tried gnashing on it but it had to go in the bin, the portion was generous though! The pancake roll is in fact a diced cabbage roll without beansprouts lacking tecture and taste, yuk! I filed it under B1n! Shame the establishment serves this under par food to people , I would not have the conscious to it! Chips were a good portion and nice !

Nothing wrong with the food. I don't enjoy giving bad reviews but I am completely disgusted by the unexpected service charge. I made a telephone order for collection. When I arrived to collect and looked at the receipt I saw a £5.50 service charge. When I asked what it was for I was informed that I had been charged per item for ordering over the phone. Completely shocking! At no point was I informed that I would be charged extra for pre-ordering. I have done so many times in the past without the charge.

Fish and chips are good and always consistently good, we especially like and recommend the halloumi fritters and the fish bites for kids! The stand out thing is the staff and service they provide. They went above and beyond to rectify a small mistake with our order which left my wife and I amazed and surprised. Really impressed and enjoy are regular chippy dinner. Having tried a few in Market Harborough it's definitely our favourite!😋

Amazing takeout 10/10 would recommend the halloumi burger

Haven't been to Blue Wave for a while, and won't be going back! Last night's takeaway was a serious disappointment - the cod was tasteless, mushy and greasy, the chips were undercooked and the beef pie was without doubt the worst pie we've had from any takeaway, anywhere - hard and completely dried out - when I cut into it, nothing came out! - the tiny amount of filling was all stuck to the edges... And on top of all that, it was expensive! - £32 for 3 people - would have been £27 elsewhere...

Top quality fish ,cod ,haddock cips ,and cod ,top quality very clean ,and genuine taste of food ,time serving less than 10 minutes .

We stopped off here on the way home a few nights back, and we were impressed. Not only with our order, customer service was equally great. Wouldn’t hesitate to visit again.

I've had many gluten free take-aways from here in the past which all hit the 5/5 mark, but I was a little anxious on my recent return due to change of management, so-so reviews, etc. But, no need to worry! as last Monday's take away proved, it's gluten free heaven all over again! My partner had the non gf f & c & says that they're as good as ever, too.

Delicious fish, delicious chips, brilliant service, excellent value and spotlessly clean!! Cannot be faulted and we will be back. :)

I just had a portion of chips and it was fine, the large is very large. I asked for salt and vinegar and couldn’t really taste any but idc

Used to be best around (IMO) but the quality has gone down hill and fast! Chips have grit in them, the potatoes are bad, the fish doesn't taste of anything.. Gave them 3 chances should have not bothered after the second time.. won't be back!

Huge portions, freshly cooked. Inside tables, but too warm to sit. Takeout is the way to go.

I never thought I’d write a negative review for this place but the customer service was shocking. We ordered online to be delivered between 5-5:15. The chips got delivered cold (they open at 5) and the veggie nuggets had clearly been reheated. After we rang up for a replacement meal which was a hassle to get. I was eating my donner kebab and when picking through the meat I saw a hair. It has put me off. If this was a cheep and cheerful place it’s more understood but this is unacceptable. Do better.

Placed an order for a whole office of 22 people. They managed to sort everything out for the collection time, and even labelled everyone’s order on each tray.

Possibly the best fish & chip shop in Market Harborough. The food is cooked well and is seriously delicious. My standard order from here is battered fish, a battered sausage, chips and curry sauce. Absolutely recommended.

Customer service is super good. They are busy but worth waiting a couple of min for heaven food 😋

Not as good as it was - unsure of what has changed but the chips especially are not as fresh and crisp as they used to be. ( based on the last 2 or 3 visits over a month or so. The staff and service are great!

Very disappointing. I have ordered from Blue Wave in the past and not had any issues until today. The fish batter wasn't cooked properly, the cod was tasteless and the chips were soggy and brown in colour and had grit in them! The family have all complained so I will not be ordering from here again. To top it all, I only realized ordering online costs considerably more when I was in the shop, even though it is their own site! Not good enough, sorry!

This used to be such a lovely good value place to get a takeaway now the prices are a joke and the quality isn’t good. We had a sausage that was uncooked a few weeks back then last week we got re-cooked chips they were horrible. Won’t be using them again!!

Amazing chip shop but there's one problem..they are using the same oil to cook the food wich makes it really bad.. chips look horrible there not fresh..and the fish doesn't taste good either.. and there's no music the staff don't look very happy..I think this is a case of bad mannagment so I'm moving on to another chip shop

Nice clean restaurant. Waiting times are fair considering they are always busy. You can order online ahead and collect.

Highly recommended this fish bar could not fault any food that I ordered here and ate ? Good wholesome, food .

Pie and chips delivered very quickly. However chips were cold and looked as if they had been cooked twice and probably from last orders. They looked burnt and tasted awful. Pies were cold as well. Have used Blue Wave quite often but this was the worst delivery we’ve had. Will be looking elsewhere now.

Edit lost a star. Tried a bag of chips as i was passing just awful. Ones which were edible didnt taste great and then i threw a lot away, see pic. Black eyes, bruised, dont use a rumbler to peel potatoes so come out like wedges. Dont think most people like the skin left on their chip shop chips. I wont be returning again Sorry to say the quality has gone down hill. Went frequently, having tried nearly all the other chips shops, and been happy with the food. Of the last 4 times, 3 of the times the chips were gritty (potatoes not washed / soil?) thankfully the last time they didn't have this problem but chips tasted average, a bit soggy. The cod doesn't taste of much. I guess they have switched suppliers or getting inferior potatoes / fish. I drive through Corby coming back from work, and there are 2 excellent chippies there who haven't compromised on quality (yet?) and pick up from there now, its only 15-20 minutes before its on the table at home. I will try Blue Wave again periodically, hopefully they will win back my custom as i prefer to support local businesses...

Ordered a takeaway from their website. Cost me £26 of which £4 was a delivery charge! Was told it would be delivered within 45 minutes. Took an hour and 15 minutes of which I had to call them twice to ask where my food was. Eventually arrived...Cold! Batter was soggy, chips could well have been left over from lunchtime, mushy peas were liquid! The most disgusting fish and chips I have tasted!!! Called them to complain about the food being cold and they sent a replacement order within the 15 minutes. That arrived - this was hotter, except for the mushy peas which again were cold but the food still wasn't nice! Blue Wave used to be a great place for fish and chips! Not anymore - won't be getting my business again. Probably the worst fish and chips I've ever had and the service was pretty bad too!

Takeaway tonight spot on, not a long wait for delivery either . chicken kebab incredible . Thanks

Had a lightly battered cod wish chips and curry sauce and couldn't fault it, 10/10

I was enjoying this scoragous view upon the sign, until I suddenly got beat simultaneously by 3 employees and layer on submerged within extremely hot water. Was a lovely massage. 5 star, would recommend.

I walked in to the place seemed like a really nice environment then they straight up chucked the burning oil on me then skinned me alive with potato peelers

Had few times now chips have always been old every time never fresh donner meat always has hard boney bits in very off putting chicken always fatty delivery always late, staff ignorant

Worst chips ever, looked like they were leftover from lunch times service, burnt and dry if they hit the floor they would have bounced, not worth £6 with the curry sauce which was watered down. Sadly they hit bin before I thought taking a picture throughly disappointed especially with an hour and 15mins before they closed.

Chips are not the best. Not sure what cut size they use but almost rectangular in cross section. Potatoes not cleaned too well either, many eyes and black spots. Everything else spot on. Get the chips right please.

Waited for over half an hour for chips. Girl chewing gum made me feel sick. Chips mediocre. Waited for half an hour last time I went in too. Teenager servers all there having a laugh.

We just had a terrible takeaway from this takeaway ordered two half pound cheeseburgers and we threw most of it out. Cheap tasteless burger patties, brown lettuce and bad chips were three of the highlights this chip shop seems incapable of any sort of consistency with their chips. Skin on, black bits and burnt ends were common with over half the chips below an acceptable standard and ending up in the bin. One of the burgers wasn't even as ordered checked no salad but got salad complete with brown lettuce. The burgers looked like they were just chucked together no care or attempt to present a pleasant appearance and I asked for sauce on my burger which was all over the top of the bun and chips and hardly any on the actual burger. Ordered large curry sauce and got a small just to top of the whole disappointing meal which when costing over £22 just wasn't acceptable. This might just be another order for blue wave but it's our one weekly treat and was bordering on disgusting and wasn't worth a tenner much less more then double that we paid. We won't be ordering from blue wave for a good long while as other chip shops seem able to maintain a good standard with their food we only ordered from blue wave because they did cheeseburgers that weren't worth the money this time.

Food is always nice but every time it’s either late and twice it’s not turned up.

The quality of food is aweful and has gone down so much, we used to love blue wave but won’t be going back, the chips we ordered recently was old and had been reheated, they tasted aweful, the oil is clearly old because you can taste the difference with fresh oil to old oil. Everything we had tasked and looked like it was a few days old. Sometimes you have to spend money to make money but when you start taking shortcuts you loose business. You have just lost a valuable regular customer.

The staff need immediate retraining, ignored on entry, rude when served, if I wasn't hungry I'd have walked out. Won't be returning

Chips were burnt couldn't eat them. The worst battered sausage I've ever tasted. Waste of money. over priced chippy as well.

Don't know what's happened lately but past couple of times the large fish has tasted off resulting in funny tummy and chips look like they have been cooked in dirty oil. Used to be great. Won't be using again

Really nice gluten free fish but only on a Monday which is a shame. And although ours was wrapped in paper there was still quite a bit of polystyrene around.

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