Chummys Seafood Stall in Shepway

Always go to Chummys when I'm in Folkestone. Lots of chips and a nice piece of fish. Staff are always cheerful and nice. Can get very busy in the summer months. Some places to stand and eat but to be honest your outside so plonk yourself anywhere and enjoy your food.

Not often that I search to see if there is somewhere I can leave a review but my daughter and I were blown away by the quality and value of the seafood we bought earlier today from Chummy. My daughter had the octopus salad which is one of her ‘go tos’ and she said it was one of the best she has ever had and my crayfish were so fresh and delicious. Generous portions for the price too. I wish I lived nearer to Folkestone as I would be there weekly at least.

Hadn’t visited Folkestone for years - thought we would visit on a sunny early Sept Sunday …. Stumbled across chummys - we had 4 huge cooked prawns and a small mixed side salad whilst we waited for our cod and chips …. We were not disappointed , lovely food and great location and we felt reasonably priced with large portions too.

Pleasant staff and tasty food in a nice location, what more could you ask for. Nice noodles with prawns, lovely salsa and chilly prawns

Great fish and chips. My friend had very fresh seafood too. Friendly staff, a tap available for washing hands on t he outside of the shop is a stroke of genius. Highly recommended.

Amazing food, freshly cooked. Fresh food right on the harbour We had the crab claws, the cockles and the prawn noodles. So tasty

The best place to eat takeaway food in Folkestone. I liked the sauces provided aswell not the tiny sachets other places give you and sometimes only 1 of! Good vibes from the women working there also, when I come back I will be getting my food from Chummys!

A friendly welcome, quick service, terrific value, salt and pepper squid was amazing, proper chips and Curious Lager too what's not to like?

Passed by chummys stall on Folkestone harbour on a lovely summers day. Had the fresh tiger prawn noodles. Lovely staff very friendly and efficient. Lovely food very good presentation and all fresh will definitely be back

Lived in Folkestone all my life and had family and friends involved i fishing trawlers making the seafood barrows owning and running seafood barrows and all other parts of these businesses and can say honestly I think £4/£8 for a bowl of whelks is extortionate was told they were fresh but can tell you now that was a lie as I should know a fresh whelk when I have one as I would normally cook my own chummy (the original owner) la la and the likes of them will be turning in their graves I for one will not be buying seafood from them again it’s a total rip off !!!!!

Wonderful fresh seafood with lovely staff, always a lovely visit. Even better when the sun's out!! Hot and cold seafood, alcohol, soft drinks

a big shout out for Donna and George today for their Folkestone harbourside seafood stall, especially the piping hot delicious sautéed giant prawns with (garlic & coriander) noodles, and sauces. The aroma of the cooking wafting across the harbour side brought waves of customers to view their very reasonably priced and fresh seafood dishes which we were lucky to find and enjoy. Well done to these ladies - who have been dishing out & delighting with their ever popular dishes for over 25 years! Thank you !!

This is the 3rd year running we have been to Folkestone for a seafood platter at bank holiday weekend it's great atmosphere and the seafood and noodles are delicious.

Just grabbed a small lunch from chummys. A few cockles, crayfish, prawns, ect. Good amount for what we paid, nice selection of condiments. perfect place to pick up and go or sit by the harbor.

Best seafood!I've travelled the country as a food blogger and have enjoyed this the besg of them all!

Always come to Chummys for a pot of cockles and whelks then buy some to take home too - they're sea food slaw is to die for

Don't miss the bacon and scallop roll. Superb, cooked to order and amazing with a little side salad. Oysters (Scottish!!) not exactly local were excellent too. A nice vibe around the place with kids playing in the public fountains in the warm sunshine. A great...

This is nothing more than a long established seafood stall plus a little more. Basic functional and mighty good. Clean, good value, good quality with friendly staff. Quick service. Garlic tiger prawns with noodles at £6.50. Six large prawns. Tasty, tasty easy and back soon.

Another visit to this stall with the rustic harbour side seating area. Cod and chips as good as ever. Fresh chips crisp on the outside and soft potato inside. Fresh cod which separates in chunks for a very delicious chew! Just as seaside meals should...

Crinkle cut greasy chips, dry fish absolutely bland, i didnt think a seaside harbour place could sell such crap, avoid!!

A great location with excellent crab and prawn rolls spoilt by truly the worst coffee I have had in years. They did not seem to care!!

Probably the worst fish I’ve ever had.Greasy,bitty and hard as rubber.Had two mouthfuls and had to throw it in the bin.

Seriously the worst fish and chips I’ve ever had. That was not cod. It was grey and rubbery and absolutely not fresh. The chips were frozen cheap Iceland supermarket crinkle cut type. Service was lacklustre, one female staff member literally ranting non stop at the...

Purchased fish and chips for 2 both ok Also purchased a crab that had mainly skin and a teaspoon of white meat obviously refilled. Wet and slimy quite horrible and inedible. Staff brusque but quick. Bring your own tissues and wipes as wrapping quite fishy...

Despite the amount of different seafood and shellfish on offer here, I always opt for the whelks. Always worth a visit and a toss up between here and Bobs on the Stade on where to go....

Disappointing. Despite signage stating “rolls” as in sandwiches, when approaching the lady behind the counter, in what can only be described as -code - she stated “no lobster rolls but I can sell you a lobster and a roll”. Err ok I said, “please can...

Have walked by many times as there is usually a very long queue but today we were in luck! Had a wonderful mixed seafood platter which was fresh and delicious. This place puts the competition in the shade!

This stalll is part of Folkestone history. High quality shellfish served overlooking the lovely harbour. Always have a tray of whelks! Great place!

Very odd to find that the chips were the cheap frozen crinkle cut ones you get from any supermarket? The fresh shellfish is good and reasonably priced, but the chips and our dry bread rolls let this place down. It’s a shame as it has...

This place has it all, shell fish crabs lobsters beer on tap and freshly cooked noodles with sea food right by the harbour. Plenty of outdoor seating by the fountains

If someone asked me to sum up this establishment in one word? Abysmal. The place looks appealing and I expected an array of fresh tasty seafood. What I was served tasted like it came straight from a Kerry Katona dinner party, bought from Iceland. I...

Considering we live in Broadstairs, I am always stunned by the lack of seafood and places like this. The food was fresh and the oysters were not only better than their Whitstable rivals but cheaper and fresher tasting. Good variety of food, and attentive service....

Excellent cod and chips, cerinkle cut chips too. Just what you want at the seaside. Served to the table piping hot, crisp batter in the cod, lovely steamed melting fish inside. I'd definitely go back. The staff were really nice and friendly too.

I am amazed to read the bad reviews,we went three times and each time the food was fantastic and great value.I don’t like noodles so asked for scallops on their own and they came with a lovely salad and we had chips to go with...

Having spun down to Felixstowe on an early summers day, we were looking forward to some freshly cooked fish and chips. On approaching the harbour wall, we saw Chummys which to be fair, looked very appealing and almost meditteranean. The long queue is normally a...

Worth the visit. Chips and all sorts of seafood at very affordable prices in a unique setting. Good choice

Lobster, scallops, butterfly prawns, oysters, crayfish bun, lobster tail, seafood mix salad, breadcrumbed scampi, noddles with tiger prawns... this is not a list of their menu but only naming our order! A perfectly positioned little track with amazing display of any kind of seafood. You...

I would not have believed it was possible to produce such good quality and tasty fish and chips from very little working space. Very good cod cook to perfection with a thin but crispy batter. Well cooked chips which were crisp on the outside and...

Fantastic scallops in rolls (highly recommend!) and okay garlic prawns and noodles. Garlic prawns were dry and a bit cold. Not many safety measures in place for COVID-19, and it was quite crowded with few masks. The people at the counter were quite rude though....

Used to love coming to Folkestone back in the day, always included a trip to Chummys. Came here today,with my husband.Very disappointing. No one ,including staff,wearing masks,and crowding round the stall.No social distancing. No menu or price list,I asked what was available and got a...

Expensive and a looooong wait for garlic prawn noodles. A portion of chips, garlic prawn noodles and large cockles came to £14. The prawns weren’t garlic, they were plain and the noodles were dry. Really disappointing. Although I did have a rogue scallop in there...

Have often stopped here after our Sunday walk... So much to chose from on the sea food front... Great choices. I see they also do chip meals etc.. Prices are OK not overly cheap but fair. No issues regards Covid 19 and social distancing.. Probably...

Had a portion of probably the best fish & chips down the harbour area. Portions are too big for an OAP, so we decided to share. Would highly recommend a visit there

A constant excellent choice of cold and hot fish dishes, quick friendly service. Plenty of outside seats, tables and bars to eat at overlooking folkestone harbour. The fish and chips is excellently cooked, a really good portion for a fair price. King prawns in black...

I had heard about chummys and decided to include a stop whilst visiting rye. I was so surprised to see a queue of customers all standing side by side with no distancing and only 1 wearing a mask. The customers were not stopped from leaning...

Massive portions and delicious! Great service and a lovely location. Could do with some more seating but it's a small area.

Amazing choice of seafood but we spied the remains of a previous diner's lobster and couldn't resist. Very friendly staff, quick service on a busy day.

Excellent seafood great would highly recommend Prawn noodles was lovely very helpful and great choice of seafood

On a windy day stopped with wife for fish chips.Large portions ,i serving enough for us 2 pensioners. Very well cooked,enjoyed it.Only problem was staff could be a but happier.

So disappointed we went last week and had fish and chips it was beautiful this week we took her family back there there was 10 of us we spent over £60 and on food at chummys an absolute disgrace disgusting food fish wasn't cooked it was soggy it was slimy never again

Shocking - paid £16 for 2 portions of fish and chips. Chips were just frozen crinkle-cut ones straight out of a bag. And didn’t even taste cooked through, just warm and limp.The fish was the absolute pits. I think it may have been fresh once ... but it was hard to tell under the thick, claggy Yorkshire pudding style batter. As per the chips, fish didn’t taste like it had been fried at all. Just warmed through or even microwaved. The batter was creamy in parts and the whole thing was soggy. Utterly rank. Chucked both boxes in the bin after a few mouthfuls. Shame as we’d had such a nice walk along the Harbour Arm and seafront, but left Folkestone with (literally) a bad taste in our mouths.

Paid £4 for four tiny pieces of squid. Was tasty but one can't help feel ripped off with the small serve (note, photo has one piece already eaten). Fish and chips was good but the fish had been left in too long and was more brown than golden. Nice spot though

I visited the place on Sunday before BH Monday. It was busy, it was supposed to be take away only. People were queueing 2 m apart but when it comes to ordering everyone were cramped as 4 or 5 persons were taking orders. It also caused other issue as they cannot decided if the fish is available or gone already.... No system whatsoever. The guy is asking for number but nobody gave us any... Just a mess. Not even mentioning fish and chips not available, waiting time around 30 minutes with getting fish first and waiting another 10-15 minutes for chips.So if you fancy take part in this bizzare service and waiting 30 minutes for good but already cold food then go ahead. Mine first and last time there for sure!

Fish and chips for two and two cans of coke... £20. Fish was mostly batter and not fully cooked through. Local fish but wasn't filletted properly and plenty of bones. Chips were cheap shop bought frozen crinkle cut. £2 for a can of coke!!! Staff were abrupt, not even a smile and not very helpful when being served and simply asking for some paper towel for your hands after eating your food.Can't comment on the separate seafood items.

Great range of fresh fish and shellfish beautifully presented and served for 'eating on the hoof' by really friendly locals who were happy to chat, even though they were busy. Towns on the south coast are not famous for their friendly service and in my opinion Chummys put themselves right up at the top of my 'good eateries' list!

had lunch here today I've eaten here for years. And its always the same friendly staff. GREAT SERVICE ALWAYS. lovely prawn noodles scallop n bacon roll . always the freshest .and a chilled beer to boot

Decided to have a bite to eat whilst the kids played in the fountain. Opted for the scallop and bacon roll and a portion of chips, the chips were golden and crunchy and the roll was just to die for. Such a lovely flavour and the scallops were cooked to perfection. A massive amount of other food on display to choose from so can’t wait to come back and try some more. Well done chummys

As a proud, mixed race, self professed intelligent guy, I came here with my black wife and mixed race children and received absolutely shocking service!Not only did the person serving have the gall to talk to me (she said something like "how can I help you sir" with what appeared to be a smile on her face, but she even went as far asking if we would like a little extra time??? I felt pressured in to ordering some fish and chips (I ordered a beer too) and I was left dumbfounded that she said thank you whilst taking money from my hand!!!And to top it all off, a few minutes later they had the sheer audacity to give us hot, freshly cooked food; in 2019 I was just left in utter disbelief that such a thing could happen. Not only was the food great, but I was left furious at just how nice a setting it was and we were forced to take an awful walk along the pier where there was a market and live music, totally unacceptable in this day and age! To the "educated" woman from London; please stay there in future and leave us simple seaside folk to enjoy great food, great people and great scenery.

Donkey's years ago it used to be the best seafood around. The Eels came from Bob and Lill's at Leysdown and were the best. Now the Eels have a jelly like skin and flesh that feels undercooked. Have just had 3 x small pots of Whelks, Mussels and Cockles, ALL were tasteless, probably had been frozen. The Whelks were unbelievably chewy. These were just over half a pint @ £9. Very epensive.All washed down with a rather bland chillie vinegar. I used to rave about this place but sadly I will not bother again. End of an era.

Well what can you say just the best. Been coming here for years and years There is nothing like it anywhere else. We travel to Folkestone just for the seafood. Yes they are always busy but they are helpful and never rude. Simply the best

Chummys has great seafood at a very reasonable price. Very casual and very busy on good weather weekends.

Had a trip back to the UK and I tried seafood in Brighton and other stalls in Folkestone but Chummys always seems to be the best especially the whelks.

I’m a proud black well educated teacher from London that came down to Folkestone for a day out with my colleagues from work. When I approached the counter and tried to place an order the lady and her younger colleague walked off laughing, they refused to come and serve us. This is racism to the highest degree, clearly black people are not welcome at this fish and chip bar. These workers are definitely not superior to me and my colleagues, we won’t be coming back to Folkestone again any time soon! This really is a good reminder to us that London is the capital for a reason! so glad I don’t live around small minded people, backward people. Back to the glam city we go!!!!

Tried the chilli mango prawns.. wow. You just can’t get better than this. Food is incredible. Beware of seagulls.

My Grandad loved this seafood stall and used to visit from Essex for the whelks in the 80's. We visited whilst out for a wander round the harbour arm and had the fish and chips which were very nice. The addition of salad and coleslaw is very pleasant, be on the lookout for hungry gulls who may well attempt to steal your lunch if you stay still for a while. Chummys now sells seafood, hot food and drinks. We saw some great looking lobster and also some great noodle dishes. Well worth considering on a sunny day for a great lunch, there was a good queue to order the whole time we visited.

What could be nicer than eating fresh seafood and chips overlooking Folkestone harbour. Nothing of course. Lovely service, lovely food in great surroundings. Other seafood stalls are available but Chummy's goes a step further.

Just delicious. Beautifully cooked, fresh, delicious and charming staff. Very pleased to have found Chummys.

Situated on the harbour front and offering a great mix of seafood. I had prawn and crab which were delicious. My only niggle was the fact they were advertising at £5 and then said it actually cost £6 saying that the menu was old. Not sure that’s legal and I did feel a little cheated. Shame because the food was delicious.

To my mind, the best seafood stall ever. I’ve eaten seafood from here since childhood. The whelks are fantastic (secret recipe) as are the brown shrimps and mussels. Watch out for the thieving seagulls! Take away.

Dressed crab was bad and not done properly all the membrane still left and had to wait 20 minutes for the greasy fish band chips .The staff and owners have become to complacent . Use to be a good seafood stall when it was just serving seafood now trying to do fish and chips and they wernt good .Best to go to chip shop under the arches. Bobs seafood stall good quality and better service and better price now.

My wife and I were hoping to visit Worthing to have a seafood lunch but had to opt for Folkestone instead and as a result of a happy accident we stumbled across chummy’s

Popped here for some fish bits when visiting Folkestone for the day, the food was really good quality and tasty but sadly the staff were too busy having their own conversations to focus on the customers and caused people to wait a while, when I placed my order I was asked to repeat it and the woman even said “sorry I wasn’t listening to you I was listening to their conversation, what was it you wanted ?”

Poor, too many people chatting instead of serving, losing loads of money loads of people queuing a shame to be fair.

So lucky to have this on the doorstep. It’s super busy in the summer months but from February onwards locals enjoy fresh seafood, shellfish, hot dishes, Curious Brew and more right by the harbour The lovely staff are a delight. Long May Chummys Reign!

5 of us had a mix of cold and cooked seafood.

No messing about here just good seafood. Cheap and cheerful which is refreshing and the quality is great. Try some oysters or if you dare jellied eels. Just try it good value.

Ordered and paid for 2x cod and chips . Then basically ignored for ten mins while other customers arrived after me were served. It seemed the later people knew the servers..

Very disappointed to find bone and large pieces of membrane in my crab, very off-putting and quite nauseating.

A local place for local people. We've passed the stall several times, drooling over the delicious seafood. We eventually decided to dive in and joined the queue, it's clearly a very popular place with the locals, however the staff simply could not be bothered to answer any simple questions and moved on to the next customer. Unwelcome, we left.

Loads to choose from, Fresh and well presented. Great staff, very friendly and made us feel welcomed. I’m slightly obsessed with their chips. Crispy n fluffy in the middle. And the seafood mix is great!

We enjoyed several afternoons here eating seafood and sampling the local Kent beer! Location is fab and there are fountains for the kids to play in and cool down too.

Stayed for a few days and stayed in burstin we visited last year my little boy loved the fountains so come back this year we stayed 3 days I ate ere 3 days the food was lovely clean shop staff friendly but wat i liked was it was run by family they was all friendly and helpful 1st day we wanted a roll but my mum can’t eat butter next day they saved a roll nothing was to much trouble and the chops I never eat chops but these crinkle chips were out this world if u want friendly service great fish come here we will b back

This place was once worth a excursion just to get the best seafood in town, All I can say now is that it is overpriced and not as fresh as before and are a far inferior place than before, still has the best location but not the best seafood. Will not go back here again.

This is a very popular seafood stall always busy at the weekends,The food is always very good and a large variety to choose from. At the side is a seating to eat the food and next to a multi fountain are which is very poulay also for children. I would recommend going there even when the weather may not be as good as it has been lately.

Perfect every time I visit , just gets better .great selection sea food , staff fab & friendly. Clean , kept tidy. Would always come back here.thankyou

Called in yesterday lunchtime for a beer and snack as the outlets on the Harbour Arm were closed. Not sure if it was an off day but the staff were not very helpful answering our questions (as this was our first visit so weren’t sure of prices etc). Then after ordering food and drinks were told sorry there’s a problem with the beer pump, you’ll have to have a bottle. There were also a few flies buzzing around and landing on the seafood under the counter which concerned me however our tempura prawns were nice and fresh. Think this outlet is a good concept in a great place but could do better.

We were very disappointed with the prawn and noodles we had last time, but we went there today for the large/£6 version and it was back to its old style, standard and value. The prawns were large and cooked with the noodles. Excellent.

Chummy's used to have a small stall in the harbour for ever, they were there when I was a child, now they have obviously sold their previous stall and developed this very, very popular stall. It was packed out and the menu is very well priced, they quote 'the best chips in town' you have some and decide.

good seafood at a resonable price best one in folkestone would go there everytime pleasent staff lots of choice

At this large harbour-front seafood stall I had my first ever oyster. It was nowhere near as disgusting as I was expecting it to be so I immediately bought another to go with the prawns that I also had. At £1 each they were a fraction of what one would expect to pay in a restaurant.

We liked Folkestone harbour and this little stall is in an excellent spot. Food was great both to eat there (cockles, whelks etc and hot choices - we had prawn kebabs) and take away - we had a lovely fresh crab.

Chummy's is a part of Folkestone I'm sure everybody knows. A large bowl of Jellied ells is a must along with the chilly vinger. For those who are not sea food lovers there is a choice.

Chummys has always been here and I hope it always stays here. It’s the best seafood stall I’ve ever been to. I visit with my kids now and they love it too. The whelks are my favourite, muscles and prawns get the kids vote.

this place has a very large selection of sea food, good location next tp fountains, staff friendly , bit pricy but a must

This is an upmarket seafood stall you can have hot seafood dishes even a whole lobster..negative thing is right next to v busy noisey water park for children

lovely food In this place there’s something for everyone hot or cold it’s a lovely place to sit in the sun and enjoy your seafood and it’s not overpriced the prawn noodles were delicious as the crab sandwich and you get lots of chips for your money

We've often enjoyed the hot Tiger prawns and noodles here which are only £4. In fact, we've had them on every visit to Folkkestone in recent times. They have been tastey and good value for money. Each dish was individually stir-fried in front of you.

Chummy is the best seafood stall in Kent. It is so nice. The cold food is amazing and the hot food is outstanding.

Again we attended Chummy’s whelk stall on Easter Sunday. As a group it’s our 25 year so it can’t be that bad. In fact it’s fantastic every year we are made welcome by Tony and his staff, especially the lovely Donna. How many people have tried Whelks and champagne, if not please do. Every year they do something different this year it’s seafood paella as well as fresh seafood and cooked. Try it you won’t be disappointed

A bit packed but the seafood is top notch. It's not every day that you want to walk around the harbour but on a summer afternoon, decent weather some whelks go down a treat.