Codfathers in Cornwall, Isles of Scilly

Always great food… but tonight the sausage and chips were fantastic… batter great, chips crispy and crunchy… just as I like them! Thank you 🙏

Made the mistake of going back and getting just chips, 3 large portions, very poor value for money, just filled the tray and no more, also did not taste fresh, more like they had been lying around for a couple of hours. Large cod very disappointing, not very hot and a bit lacking in batter, also chips didn't taste very fresh, these were not very hot either, portion size was much smaller than our last few visits. We have visited Saltash 4 times in the last year and have been looking forward to this all week, big let down, won't be having it again.

Concerned about hygiene. Witnessed older lady with glasses keep scratching her head and touching her face. Not once did she wash her hands after doing so.

Concerned about hygiene. Witnessed older lady assistant with glasses scratch her head and touch her face several times and not once did she wash her hands after doing so.

Brought the fish home it was absolutely disgusting. It looked like it had been cooked two or three times. The batter was greasy and awful and inside the fish was dried up. I did phone and complain and they said bring it back and we will do you another one nothing to do with the fact I already paid for it and had to make the journey twice to this chip shop. I feel they are complacent and should up their game if they want to charge these prices and want people to visit and looking at the reviews that certainly reflects how bad they have become I for one won’t be going again unless they drastically improve.

Spent nearly £50 on fish & chips for 4 for a special treat. Unfortunately the taste of the oil was awful and ruined what could have been good fish & chips. The large cod was chunky but the taste of old rancid oil completely ruined the meal. Threw most of it away and sorry to say won't come back. Please look at your oil / methods because something is not right. Old oil or not up to temp or possibly frying something in there that is tainting the taste. Very unpleasant. Will be going over the bridge next time. Sorry.

Lovely half of chicken and chips was excellent still hot when got home 👏🏻👏🏻 and staff are so friendly and always smiling 😃😃

Takeaway from here is more expensive than dine in pub. Three cod and medium chips and three tiny curry sauce pots……£39.75. Said they put the prices up to stay open, well they have lost me, rather go out for table service for similar price.

Have been here a few times and always been 100% satisfied. Today, both pieces of cod tasted old, looked a little grey and one piece the centre was hard and rubbery, no flakes. Disappointed. New chef? Frozen fish? Won't go again until I see better reviews.

This is the second piece of cod that is awful. First undercooked and the second this evening is chewy ! It’s like eating rubber !! Last time I will be purchasing there overpriced minuscule fish and chips ..

Not sure what's happening but would rather find an alternative at the moment, even if it means crossing the bridge.

Our family Friday tradition. Always busy for a good reason, best fish and chips for miles around. Only wish the curry sauce and mushy peas portions were bigger.

Who doesn't love good old fish and chips and maybe sausage or some curry sauce...yum yum

Fantastic chippy. Top moth fish and chips.

Great fish & chips - perfect batter & perfectly cooked cod & haddock. Good value & speedy service. Thanks very much!

We are locals 5 min walk away sadly was the worse fish ever so greasy could not eat it sadly

Been coming here for years when they used to have a restaurant and seating area. The last few times the cod has been dry and the haddock still had the skin on!. The menu options have also reduced, I used to love the scampi.

The best fish & chips we have had in age's. Tasty fresh big portion.

Great service, on the ball, fast working, and good quality fish and chips. The chicken nuggets are pretty good too. Best chippy in Saltash.

Visited two weeks following. 1st week I sat and witnessed 6 customers who arrived after me, receive their orders and left. I approached the counter and asked if I had been forgotten. Oh yes sorry, they forgot to cook your cod bites. Second visit seemed the staff were a bit fraught. Fryer lady complaining accross fryers to serving staff about something with ticket orders. Another had words about leaving cheese out.... so all was not harmonious. I ordered and again witnessed 5 customers who arrived after me were served and gone while i sat waiting. I reluctantly approached the counter and asked if i had been forgotten again. "No but you ordered small fish and we were waiting for them to cook. They don't cook instantly! " I was rather taken aback with her aggressive manner, and very surprised that small cod take longer to cook than large cod, scampi or half a chicken! I was waiting for 15 minutes. As others have stated, the portion sizes do vary as does the greasiness of them. If there was another f&c shop nearby, I would go there.

Good chippy always consistent good food

Not very polite Very very small portions Ordered medium chips and battered sausage Wouldn’t even call it small

The food especially the fish would have been delicious but it was so badly wrapped for takeaway, it was actually sandwiched in a pile of chips what would have been tasty crispy batter , was in fact a soggy mess. Shame cos it tasted very nice.

I have been getting fish and chips from here since before covid as my Mother loves them and used to meet her friend there. So after our usual visit I was surprised to feel sick during the night after eating them and then I had stomach cramps for the next 2 days. My mother and husband were fine. I am sure the meal that made me ill was from Codfathers so I shall be getting a kebab next door for myself when my mother insists on fish and chips again.

Got there 19:49. Took 6 minutes to get served only to be told there was no fish or chips. And they weren’t going to cook any as they shut at 20:00. Bad customer service to be honest and I’ve never heard of a fish and chip closing at 20:00 considering it’s the only fish and chip shop in Fore Street. Can’t rate the food down as their fish does taste lovely.

Always get a good meal at a good price!

Staff was rude, talked over the top of me when I was ordering food, then she told me that she couldn't hear me when she was talking

I've always said the South East has better fish and chips than the South West...until now, Codfathers in Saltash were very impressive with their service, the clean, organised, well lit takeaway restaurant and then the Fish and Chips were spot on. No soggy batter, a large that was actually a large and chips that were 'just right'.

First class cod and chips. Fresh with light, crispy batter. Worth the long journey.

I ordered chips and some cod bites. I woke up in the middle of the night and ended up vomiting in the bathroom sink. I threw up chunks of cod bites that I had ordered. The food must have been undercooked. The only reason I am giving two stars is because the shop itself was clean and decorative. Will not be going back here again sadly.

Nice enough food and I will keep using Codfarthers but my order is often misheard at the till and I’ve had occasional missing parts of the order, like cans of drink.

Portion sizes for chips is bad, 10p for a carrier bag, do me a favour. I live in Saltash and now use fransines it's fantastic, and even with the bridge toll charge it's cheaper. No more soggy oily fish and stingy chip portions.

Really great chips. I'm not a massive fan of chip in general but the chips here are really good.

We live in Millbrook which takes approximately 20 minutes to get to Saltash. On a recent visit to the town (arrived 2.40pm) wedecided to have a fish and chip lunch at the Codfather. To our dismay they didn't open until 4.30 so we decided to wait around until they opened. After exhausting all the "retail browsing" we still had 30 minutes to wait but oh was that wait worth it. The cod was tasty and chunky, the batter stayed crispy to the last bite and the chips were just as good. The staff were cheerful and efficient.

Best chip shop in Saltash good value for money staff Very polite it’s better than Mr kens as the owner of the Chinese/fish and chip shop allowed the staff to con the locals for charging for large portion of chips for a small portion. It’s disgusting

Didn't disappoint. Lovely chips and veggie sausage. Would love to dine from here again!

Really disappointed with the meal from Codfathers. The fish was 'rubbery' so not fresh at all. Noticed other recent poor reviews. New cook/management? Not sure, but quality has taken a dip.

Absolutely shocking Really small portions massively over priced. Won’t be coming back Was so disappointed even rang up to complain.. Was told that’s our portions… Not very good value for money compared with other places…Very disappointing

The fish was beautifully cooked and the chips were cooked for profession crispy aswell

Small potions considering the price of products!! Unpleasant staff who doesn't seem to care about customers or producing quality food. Would recommend avoiding! Unless you are happy to be disappointed?

We called in on the way home from an afternoon drink and cakes party. Still felt hungry but no energy to go on to a full blown meal anywhere. Called in here just for chips. Clinical feel. Reasonably cooked but the small portion was minuscule and the large hardly big enough to satisfy the appetite.

Best local fish and chips, friendly service.

Nice food reasonably priced apart from sauces at 45p each!! Will go again but use own sauce

Got larger chip and jumbo sausage. Chips seemed to recooked, more like a medium portion of chips I got than large. Would not go there again. Avoid for sure

Found the chips completely bland, Absolutely no favour at all, Didn’t put any salt and vinegar on like asked, Large chips were extremely small and didn’t like the battered sausage The fish was loverly in all fairness but over all disappointing and not worth the money I paid for it I wanted their food for months & months we ended up giving it to the dogs, Oh well.

Lovely battered sausages and chips.

Lovely staff,sadly the quality' and the quantity has gone down,I understand prices have gone up that's not the problem.. Codfathers used to be really good don't know what has changed.

Spent £23 on a large cod and medium chips that were the size equivalent of a child? Nearly had a heart attack when I saw the price Not worth the money and to top it off choked on a bone, wont be coming again. Wouldn’t recommend

Medium chips portion was the size of a child’s portion? £7.75 for a large cod on its own that was soggy. Asked for salt and vinegar and i didn’t taste either

Really, really good fish and chips!

Visited in June 2022 I came over from Canada to visit family in Saltash and had dinner one night from Codfathers. Ordered two Sausage and Chips and I will admit, it was very nice. Definitely will be back again.

Very tasty fish and chips and at a reasonable price certainly cannot fault a staff in anyway

Quite nice fish and chips I'm very pleasant friendly staff

Always enjoyed fish and chips from here.Staff are lovely,good prices. Sorry to say yesterday the chips were awful,it was all the scrappy bits,hard,and not many normal chips.Ive been promising my elderly mum chips and telling her how good they are.Totally disappointing ,these scrappy hard bits should be removed on every fresh batch.Please take the criticism as actual fact and learn and remove these hard unpleasant bits of potato. I will be back,and I will be watching at the counter to make sure the chips are acceptable.If not I will be voicing my disappointment. It's such a shame as normally your food is really good,your staff are lovely,prices are spot on.

Still as good as ever. Lovely white flakey cod in crispy light batter, the medium size is huge. Generous portions of chips. Friendly efficient service, good value for money (fish is not cheap since Brexit). As good a chippy as you can find, and we're lucky to have Codfathers in Saltash. Recommended.

Friendly Staff, good food, very busy, but you will be service food like this!

Very good cod n chips, well worth the detour.

First time in trying and I got to say good size portions very tasty and staff were friendly and polite 👍

Was a nice treat to have large cod and chips with curry sauce, unfortunately it’s getting very expensive with the price of cod which is such a shame, my fish was very tasty and a good size, Nice clean takeaway and friendly staff

Best chippy in Saltash. So crispy. Absolutely banging chips and curry sauce

Fantastic service, friendly staff, brilliant food expertly made.

Friendly service, excellent food, freshly cooked fish. Prices fair.

Excellent cod and chips. Fresh and crispy

Brilliant fish and chip shop. The chips are really lovely, and the onion rings the best I have tasted.

When they first opened after lockdown they were lovely. Gone downhill since, price gone up but size of fish gone down. Very thin piece of fish and loads of batter.

The fishcakes were absolutely amazing, probably the best I've ever had, and a bargain at £1.50 each. The lady with long brown hair serving had brilliant customer service, and was polite, friendly and clear. The chips tasted very oily to me, but worth it for the fishcake!

Great food, always freshly cooked too.

Fantastic food with even lovelier staff, been visiting here for years and as quite the conisour of sausage and chips I have to say this is one of the finest establisments in the country

Best fish and chips in surrounding areas. The only better place in Cornwall is Coddy shack in Looe

Great fish and chips and good quick, quality service. 👌

Menu needs to be updated on website.

Had fish, chips, sausage and the like to take out on several occasions. Always great food and never had to wait more than a few minutes. Defo can recommend.

Visited relatives and took fish and chips back for lunch. Cant fault it. Lovely nice and thin batter and good portions

Staff are really friendly.. Great food at a great price,, I come to Saltash on business and my stay is not complete unless I visit at least once or twice a week... Best fish I've had in ages...

Food was lovely service was great

Portion size miniscule for the price paid.

Good food worth the wait cooked fresh will return and takes cards

Lovely fish and chips ...Great service

Whenever we're in Saltash at teatime on our way home from football we'll pop in and get our tea, either fish and chips or sausage and chips. Always good and not long to wait. Staff are friendly and prices reasonable.

Tasty but greasy food. Light batter on the fish was lovely. A little on the pricey side but thats to be expected by the seaside/holiday areas.

Best fish and chips around. Great service and consistent quality. .

Lovely food. Friendly staff. Value for money.

Been going here for years but recently have been a bit disappointed. The last 3 times our order has been wrong and we tried it again on saturday and although our order was correct, it was the worst we have ever had from there, so much salt on it, you couldnt taste anything. We tried knocking some of the salt off but it had soaked through everything and it was just awful. It's a shame because it used to be faultless. I dont know if they have different staff there but something has changed and it's not for the better.

Really friendly staff and our fish and chips were delicious as always

Very nice fish and chips and we'll run by helpful staff

Not to bad fish was tasty but batter was wet and mushy. chips was good 👍

Simply the best place to get a takeaway in all of saltash. Beautiful chips, curry sauce. Staff are amazing. Everything so yummy. I’m vegetarian and they have a veggie sausage but it’s a bean one. It would be awesome if they had quorn or meat substitute sausages instead of the bean ones. Overall splendid the best in Saltash.

Best fish and chips ever. A bit expensive though

A big order sorted very quickly exactly as requested and very well received A great meal was had x

Great food, safe effecient service.

Great customer service and wonderful food.

Great fresh cod and chips and always a friendly smile. Best in town

Delicious chips. Staff were super friendly and very helpful. Only thing I'd say is that the large portion could have had more chips 😁

Best fish and chips I have ever had

Good fish and chips served fresh and hot, what more do you want?

Love this place! Best fish and chips for miles around, not the cheapest but defo best taste so don't mind a bit more price!

Chips weren't very nice not up to there usual standard more training required

Beautiful fish and chips, only been during pandemic but looking forward to the extensive menu we have seen when no restrictions

Good service, excellent food and Covid friendly.

This was an early evening Monday, open at 1630hrs and a fish and chips takeaway was in order.Pleasant, well mannered young staff(a novelty these days), very efficient service, we waited inside on the designated chair numbered and took our varied sized cod and chips, curry pots and a large battered sausage.Delicious food all round, the fish was exceptional, very good value for money.