Capital Fish Bar in Cardiff

This is what "fresh to order" looks like. If you can't cook chips, or send them in an edible fashion, perhaps a chip shop isn't for you? These chips were as dry as a rotting floorboard. The owner will no doubt play the denial game and wash off any responsibility, but the truth of the matter is that elephants have great memories - and so do your customers.

Supposed to be lamb doner loaded chips at 6.99 very poor effort. No spring onions, no fried onions and no nacho cheese, just two slices of American cheese and one slice of doner kebab. Absolutely shocking. Curry and chips were ok again penny pinching on portions. Sausage in batter was nice though.

Tried to order online and food never arrived. Just don't bother as you'll wait an ages for nothing to arrive. Just a waste of time and not worth the effort

I've never made a complaint on here before but I feel as though it's necessary. Me and my partner ordered some chips late last night (20/12/23). The chips were clearly cooked in old oil and as you can see from the image above had loads of black bits on them. The sausage and batter was also re-fried and came out very crusty and tasteless. Me and my partner now feel very sick this morning. Don't go here. Terrible service and food.

Hung up twice by them on the phone, they said hello and I said where’s my order please I ordered it an hour ago? .THEY HUNG UPPP!!!! Then ignored my next 6-10 calls! Then was an hour later with delivery! Places order at 6.30, was due to come 7.10-7.30 … finally arrived 8.10 cold! Vile £24 for a cold soggy chippy and a large curry sauce was just enough for one person so my family wasn’t happy plus my children waiting up late on a school night for what was meant to be a suprise weekend treat!! In response to your reply I do not appreciate being hung up by the man after I asked what time my order will arrive . It’s rude customer service

One of the best chippy in Cardiff. Everytime I ordered food, it's the same delicious taste with crispy fish and chips. Must try.

Ripped me off in store. They don't do Masala Fish anymore because I asked twice for a small/regular Masala fish and the guy charged me for a large regular fish. I am going back with the cold and mostly uneaten large fish tonight for a full refund. Disgusted in the blatant disregard of my order request and pushing the larger payment option on me last minute. Doubt the experience is much better when ordering online.

I have been ordering from Capital Fish Bar for years, they have had the best fish 'n' chips all this time. I ordered last month, and the food was awful. I thought I would stay quiet and let them off one bad experience, and hope they are better next time. I ordered for delivery on Saturday 12 August, a family treat, considering I have been trying to avoid takeaways of any kind. I ordered through Just Eat as usual. The Just Eat app showed that our food left Capital at 7.05pm, I live about 5 minutes away. Our food arrived at 7.55pm, by which time the food was lukewarm, 'sweaty' and greasy. However, again, the food was generally horrible, the portions were much smaller, and the prices were higher. Also, the menu said that if you order fish and chips they would give a free chicken pie. The offer (the hook) convinced me to order fish and chips, but they did not deliver it with the pie. I phoned Capital and complained. The person on the phone at Capital told me that the ownership changed about 2 months ago. He said that they had run out of pies, so they just left it off, no substitution, no phone call, just assumed it was OK not to fulfill the contract of sale and not to honour the offer they made that I had accepted. He also said that they only had one driver for the evening, who had to make lots of deliveries, his justification for delivery taking 50 minutes. The person at Capital has been there since the previous ownership, he does not approve of the practices the new owners have put in place, he said they are just trying to increase profits by ripping customers off. He agreed that portion sizes and standards have dropped, and prices have gone up, thinking that they will make more money this way. An example of portion size and quality - I ordered large fish, which in all of the pictures is much longer than the polystyrene box. What I received fitted comfortably within the box, with room to spare, and the greasy batter had stuck to the box. They used to have to fold the ends of the fish over to get into the box, and it was always a crispy batter, but not anymore. This time the large fish was the size of the previous small fish. The man on the phone agreed, and said that he had brought this to the attention of the new owners, but they don't care. He said he would let the new owners know about the disaster of our meal delivery, and they would contact me on Sunday with an apology and some form of a solution. No-one called on Sunday or Monday. I called them back on Tuesday and I was told that they would call me back in the afternoon or Tuesday evening. No call came. I have called again Wednesday, they said they will call me later. I think they are hoping that I will just go away. Maybe I will, considering the food is now horrible, the service is now so poor, and their attitude to customer satisfaction stinks.

I have been ordering from Capital Fish Bar for years, they have had the best fish 'n' chips all this time. I ordered last month, and the food was awful. I thought I would stay quiet and let them off one bad experience, and hope they are better next time. I ordered for delivery on Saturday 12 August, a family treat, considering I have been trying to avoid takeaways of any kind. I ordered through Just Eat as usual. The Just Eat app showed that our food left Capital at 7.05pm, I live about 5 minutes away. Our food arrived at 7.55pm, by which time the food was lukewarm, 'sweaty' and greasy. However, again, the food was generally horrible, the portions were much smaller, and the prices were higher. Also, the menu said that if you order fish and chips they would give a free chicken pie. The offer (the hook) convinced me to order fish and chips, but they did not deliver it. I phoned Capital and complained. The person on the phone at Capital told me that the ownership changed about 2 months ago. He said that they had run out of pies, so they just left it off, no substitution, no phone call, just assumed it was OK not to fulfill the contract of sale and not to honour the offer they made that I had accepted. He also said that they only had one driver for the evening, who had to make lots of deliveries. The person at Capital has been there since the previous ownership, he does not approve of the practices the new owners have put in place, he said they are just trying to increase profits by ripping customers off. He agreed that portion sizes and standards have dropped, and prices have gone up, thinking that they will make more money this way. He said he would let the new owners know about the disaster of our meal delivery, and they would contact me on Sunday with an apology and some form of a solution. No-one called on Sunday or Monday. I called them back on Tuesday and I was told that they would call me back in the afternoon or Tuesday evening. No call came. I have called again Wednesday, they said they will call me later. I think they are hoping that I will just go away. Maybe I will, considering the food is now horrible, the service is now so poor, and their attitude to customer satisfaction stinks.

Shocked by todays food because I have used this place for years. Hard, stale chips, burnt fish, disgusting saveloy, overcooked. Charged £4 for a large chips and tried to fob us off with a small because there wasn't enough to give a large bag. We were given £10 back but once we got home& saw the state of the food we had been given. It was disgusting and should have never been served. We should have been given a full refund. Whichever clowns were working there tonight didn't have a clue. An older gentleman who said he was only working today and two younger men. Its a pity because it used to be nice. Never again

Shocked by todays food because I have used this place for years. Hard, stale chips, burnt fish, disgusting saveloy, overcooked. Charged £4 for a large chips and tried to fob us off with a small because there wasn't enough to give a large bag. We were given £10 back but once we got home& saw the state of the food we had been given. It was disgusting and should have never been served. We should have been given a full refund. Whichever clowns were working there tonight didn't have a clue. Its a pity because it used to be nice In response the staff were three males, one older and two younger. The older one said he was working there just for today.

Why would you send all your food in wrapped greasy paper when you know it is going to get unwrapped for then the curry is just going to seap right through everwhere morons idiots

Food is fresh, nice and tasty الخدمة رااااائعة والطعام لذيذ وشهي

I ordered a cheeseburger meal and a fish and chips. They forgot to fill chips into the burger meal, I called they offered to refill the chips but I am a 20 minutes drive away and the inconvenience of going back to the shop to get some chips, just isn’t worth it. The food was lovely though. Would recommend just check you have your full order.

I would have rated this higher as the fish was fried fresh whilst I waited and the chips looked good. Despite me asking for extra vineger and watching the guy literally soak my entire fish and chips with vinegar, there was no taste of vinegar at all. I don't understand why some of these fish and chip shops dilute their vinegar down. How much are they going to save? Pennies?

Probably one of the worst fish and chip shops I’ve been to the chips were not cooked. The sausage was burned and it was very expensive would never come here again

Absolutely delicious fresh tasty and super affordable prices. Delivers on time and well packaged. I Absolutely love the kebab in batter .. and the chip were so soft and perfect, no grease at all. I recommend this chippy to everyone. So many options that you won't find in other chippys. My favourite.

Great fresh fish and chips, saveloy could be hotter Reliable Great customer service, happy to wait knowing that they cook it fresh.

Great fish and chips, friendly brother working the store. Big generous portions, honest food! Thanks

Consistently excellent both in food and service. I always return

Really delicious food & at a great price

Best fish and chips in Cardiff!! Me and my boyfriend go here regularly and always look forward to it. Great quality food and for a good price. The staff are always friendly too.

the food was absolutely delicious, highly recommend!! it’s also nice to have a woman bring your food as it’s usually men, i’m not sure what her name was but she’s lovely and very polite.

Good quality service and great food..

Best fish and chips I’ve had in a very long time and cheap prices too

The fish is very tasty. One of the best I've ever had.

I'm not sure what was more offensive...the cold chips and lumpy gravy or the fact x1 chips and gravy cost me £6.30! I queried the outrageous price with the manager and was told it was a 'cost of living' issue. AVoid the small portions and overpriced food and go to Albanny Fish Bar instread

Best chippy, highly recommend food was fantastic, warm and delicious. Would definitely order again. Shout out the guys!

Cod bites were nice, huge portion of chips. Too big to be fair, a small portion fed two of us. Ordered an onion bhaji but was sent a Samoa, bit disappointing

Capital fish bar never fails to disappoint, food is amazing and always of high quality. Staff are very friendly.

Great, friendly service. Very good value. Decent food. Everything you could want in a chippy.

Lovely food, friendly staff & reasonable prices.

First time I went it was the best fish and chips I had ever had. But I went recently and the chips were dry and the fish didn't taste as good. Did you change the recipe? Both times were great service and price. God bless :)

I’ve been going to capital fish bar for around 3 years now and never been disappointed. I Recommend it to friends and they all tell me the same. My son has just finished his fish cake and chips and has a big smile. Thank you guys.

This is the best fish bar I have ever eaten at. I cannot stress enough how absolutely delicious the fish is and I am genuinely impressed by how clean and well managed the shop appears to be. This will continue to be my regular takeaway for a while I imagine.

Amazing chips. O Go for the Irish curry sauce it's lovely.

chips: 7 out of 10, not bad. But a little bit soggy after 10 minutes biking to home Cod: Solid 9.5 out of 10, really crispy outside, and tender inside. Really good Service: 10 out of 10. I ordered by phone in advance. When I arrived the shop, just perfectly timely got my food. Really good service. I Would recommend!

Great food and great value. Cheeseburger, chips and a can for £4.95

I was surprised to see that this place was as good as it was. Normally city Rd is full of fast food dripping with all kinds of rubbish, but nope, not here. Chips are amazing and surprisingly, the pies weren't too bad either... give this place a go, you won't be disappointed.

I have had fish and chips many times from Capital Fish Bar, but never reviewed it. Fact is, they have never put a foot wrong, it is always great, it is always hot, and we have enjoyed it every time. I love the masala fish, but my wife always has the regular fish and really too many chips! We love it!

Staff are so joyful and nice and the food so amazing and fresh

Always gives high quality food never lets me down I recommend this place

This is the first time I have bought from Capital Fish bar. The food was amazing and the staff were helpful and friendly. I give this fish bar 10 stars 🌟 and would highly recommend this fish bar to anyone who is looking for excellent quality food at affordable prices. The meal arrived hot and the delivery driver was friendly. Thank you for such a lovely piece of lightly battered cod. Yummy 😋 it was delicious. I will most definitely be going back. Jannh Mullen

This was suppose to be my American partners first fish and chips. Very disappointed to say the least, chips were soggy and cold, fish batter was also soggy and the battered sausage too. No salt and vinegar. The curry sauce was decent Wasted $20 on a meal we could not eat and now feeling sick from all the soggy grease.

Good quality food, all freshly cooked. Staff are friendly and always serve you with a smile! Best chippy in Roath, no doubt.

Great food & prices, caters towards students with the discount, great customer service too - highly recommend

Fantastic food and very nice delivery men thanks guys 👍

Top fish and chips and the curry sauce was banging

What can I say, I'm in love with this shop yes it was my first visit but the customer service was excellent and the food.Wooow the fish was cooked fresh the curry sauce is the best I've ever had.My mom doesn't normally eat chip shop but I brought her a fish and chips too (we had the family meal)this morning we was all still talking about the food the night before. If you visit cardiff make sure you drop in here.

Just had a fantastic family fish & chips takeaway and even had a complimentary chip with Irish curry sauce. Delicious 😋

Visited for first time and i have to say the fish and chips was top draw big piece of freshly cooked cod lovely chips and the irish curry was lovely the gentleman serving even gave me some free food to try i will definately be going back on a regular basis

Cooked fresh to order, friendly service and great value for money. Try the Irish curry sauce great flavour with a little extra kick.

This is the best fish and chips in Cardiff food always hot on delivery and driver is always polite and happy

ordered twice from this place, great quick service, food is nice and would order from here again, although have eaten better fish and chips previously.

lovely food! friendly delivery guy and came super early

We go here regularly for takeaway fish and chips, the food is good and it's in a good spot on City Road.

Its always great. Proper tasty chips, Irish Curry is delicious. Literally have never been disappointed, not once. Thank you!

Very very good. Favourite Chip Shop. Many thanks.

Fantastic food and service! We wouldn’t order from anyone else!

No complaints here. yummy! Thank you.

Excellent food and really quick delivery

Delivery driver note nice would not open door am 70 years old can not go down stairs but this man made go now stairs as was politically not to deliver to the old will not order ever again for this food out lay

Food tastes great! chips are soft and delicious.

Good food but they left out my small chips :(

Driver refused to come into the building saying the building isn’t insured. However have ordered from here plenty of times and they had no issues coming into the building which I explain he did come in as I couldn’t leave the flat. Saying last time I’m doing this. Others drivers may break the law but I won’t. Quite rudely in manner. Spoke to restaurant in the phone who confirmed that they have delivered here no issues and tbh I’ve seen plenty of deliveries in the building. I suspect he just didn’t want to leave his car!!!

Gorgeous food and really helpful staff. Good quality food for a fantastic price! Highly recommended!

When you order anything battered, the last thing you want is the batter to be soggy right? Well these guys decided to wrap both a sausage in batter and a piece of battered cod with LETTUCE. The result is a pile of hot wilted inedible leaves embedded into an equally inedible porridge of unseasoned batter mix.

food was lovely but didn’t receive our drinks with our meal deals

Scrumptious Fish and Chips and curry sauce 👍🏻 Will order again.

Fish was nice chicken curry very dry . Disappointing wouldn't order again unfortunately have to be honest

An enjoyable meal, delivered very quickly and early. Thanks

Sadly the driver was very rude, firstly refusing to bring the food up to the flat. Never had a problem before when had a delivery from Capital. Then when he finally brought in the food and was paid then proceeded to huff puff and swear as he had to count 80p worth of 5ps.

Delicious foods ! Will order again

Wanted delivery Asap & was 20 mins early. cant fault food or delivery. Love I can track my food when out for delivery too. Will use again. Thanks

Regular here! Great fish and chips in particular. The restaurant keep you updated and let you know if there is a problem! Reasonably priced too!

disappointed usually very good but chicken curry and rice had a nasty taste to it and as it was chicken my Mrs binned it, rest was ok

All the vinegar, as requested. Brilliant service.

Food was lovely and the service was brilliant. Fantastic communication from friendly people. Would recommend for cheap and cheerful!

Really tasty, good quality food.

Food was half hour early, delivery guy was happy and friendly, curry and chips tasted fresh and was hot and plenty, onion bhaji was beautiful and the pasty was good too. Not greasy at all will 100% order again.

Food great as always, quick service. Happy customers, always recommend and return!

Great service, good had come so early the food was still nice a hot.

food was nice, warm when we got it however 15 minutes later than the time specified in my email. not to mention that the time in my email was a whole hour from the time I ordered the food so you’d think it would be enough time as the restaurant is 400 yards from us. food was decent but most likely will go elsewhere from now on. delivery driver was nice though

Food was delicious, still hot and delivery time was excellent. Loved that parts came wrapped in paper. Make sure you have salt and vinegar at home as it didn't come with any (probably as it could make it soggy etc.).

Lovely food. Won’t hesitate in ordering again.

Very nice piece of cod. The Irish curry was lovely. Great food. Will order again

Always get lovely service from this resteraunt. My food is always early/on time and lovely and hot too! Will definitely keep ordering from here :) x

lovely chips and curry sauce mild was lovely

Didn't have a kids drink i payed for

Excellent food portions - will order again !!!

Great food. Slight delay in delivery, but driver phoned to say on way & apologised

Very lovely; could've been a tad bit warmer but all n all very nice thank you

delivery was a little late but nothing to get too annoyed about. however the food was pretty disgusting, dry fish, soggy chips and the batter was unrecognisable. it looked like soggy paste around a sausage (not crispy in the slightest). pretty disappointed all round really!

Superb Service and quality food highly recommended

Came on time, sausage was missing from the order but I called them up and they came back out to drop it off. lovely food and staff!

Great, estimated time was well too long but food actually came at a decent time.

Food turned up bang on time. No issues there. But the fish was terrible. It had obviously been reheated / refried several times, was too tough to eat. We are talking about fish in batter here. Chips were ok but my wife wasn't happy they seemed to be reheated and stale/tough chips with skinny fries mixed in. Overall I don't think I will order again from them. Shame really.

Chicken burger was like rubber and cheese with chips was vile and cold never again

Despite ordering extra early and them adding extra time to deliver they were still half hour late food was cold and not very pleasant and man on phone had a attitude such a shame as this was our fave place to order but not any more.

Took an hour and 50 mins to deliver cold, bland food. Got a call after 35 mins after the original delivery time to advise it was going to be late. Wont be ordering again.