Cottage in Blackpool

This was a family trip for Fish and Chips to celebrate a birthday. The staff were warm, welcoming and very attentive. The sit in restaurant attached to the chip shop is quaint, well maintained and very clean. The food was absolutely excellent and the accompaniments to the main meals,hot drinks, bread and butter etc., is a real bonus.

I went to the Cottage yesterday evening....(As a Local of the town for 60 Years_) I wish I had not bothered ! I ordered large Fish, which I waited for over 35 Minutes. The fish was Cremated ! I could not believe how over cooked it was. I literally had to bin it when I arrived home. 'VERY DISAPOINTED' I will never go again after this experience.

Poorly cooked chips with eyes still in the potatoes and an over battered fish. Been going to the cottage for 40 years on visits to blackpool never again definitely gone downhill. Service in the restaurant was reasonable about the only good thing i can say

Went there to get fish and chips there was a special odldfer of large Hake chips and peas £8 The staff were very friendly and was served straight away even though there was a small que. I have to say they were the best fish and chips I've ever eaten .Red hot and so tasty exceptional value will def go there again.Thank you.

We have been here several times over the years as a family and have found the food, service and price consistently good. The staff are so attentive and friendly and the food was freshly made to order. Unlike other restaurants, The Cottage haven't cynically hiked their prices in recent times which is refreshing and makes them good value given the size of portion you get. Their reputation is well deserved!

Just been for fish and chips today Sunday 22nd November 2023. The lady that served us was so customer focused I actually told her how lovely she was, which is nice to see these days. Hope the owner passes this on to her. The food was excellent. Will be returning regularly was fantastic and very good value for the quality of the food.

Called in Friday 20th Oct waited so long ask for my money back.shouldnt ask for payment up front then expect to wait so long.there was a booking for 20 people in the restaurant at the time. These people call once a year.tina the manager ignored 3 locals so long.priotise people who come every week.disrepectful ?

We arrived at 17:15 on a Saturday afternoon in October. Blackpool town centre was heaving, however, The Cottage was fairly quiet with numerous empty tables. We were shown to our table and told that there was a waiting time of 30 minutes. This was fine as we did not have to be in Blackpool until 7.55pm for a pre-booked trip on the illuminations tram. We assumed, wrongly, that the 30 minute waiting time was for food, not the amount of time we waited for our order to be taken. When we finally made our order we got told that waiting time for fish was 40 minutes. Numerous diners came in seeing if they had a table and were left standing by the door waiting for staff to acknowledge their presence. I was sat by the kitchen and I could hear, the woman who appeared to be in charge shouting at the staff, hardly a professional dining establishment. While waiting, for what felt like ann eternity for the food to arrive we received our bread and butter. A few moments later the woman who we think was in charge came to bring us more bread and butter and when we politely said that we had some already asked if we wanted some more. When we refused this she took them away in a stroppy manner and gave them to another table. 52 minutes after ordering the food arrived. This was nearly an hour and a half after arriving to get two portions of fish and chips! Every diner who then entered was told that there was a 45 minute wait for fish. Which we could not understand as there were quite a few empty tables. We have been visiting here for 10 years and it is usually much busier than this with no waiting time. The woman who appeared to be in charge was telling fellow diners how busy it was. It wasn’t busy, just badly organised, chaotic even. Trying to see staff to chase up our order was a challenge as they all seemed to be away from the dining area. On entry there was only person in the take away section with 2 or 3 in there on leaving. When we did finally leave we were late for our pre-booked trip . We will never be visiting here again, which is a shame because every visit to Blackpool was not complete without a visit to The Cottage.

So having seen this on the TV a few weeks ago, we decided to give the cottage a visit. Not a warm welcome from the staff, sat inside, found waitress to be rude. I only eat cod, so the choice was either small or large. Dinner came out, batter was greasy, fish looked undercooked & was tasteless. I won’t be travelling the 92mile round trip for this place. All the best for the future.

We have been visiting The Cottage for over 30 years on our visits back to my hometown of Blackpool. A visit to The Cottage has always been an exciting experience for my now grown up children. Yesterday’s experience was sadly was the last one. We had booked a table but on arrival “The Hostess” barked at my friend “HAVE YOU BOOKED A TABLE?” What happened to a pleasant meet and greet to your customers? I said we had booked and gave in the name,. We were shown to our table and given menus. After about 20 minutes someone came to take our orders and we were told that there was a 35 minute wait which we said was fine. After 1 HOUR of waiting we asked where our food was, the waiter went off to check and came back saying it’s just being plated up” 15 minutes later our food finally arrived. We were on the verge of waking out by this stage. We began to tuck in as we were now, starving hungry. We all noticed that the fish batter was very greasy, but on eating the fish they inside was chewy. We all opened our fish up and the batter inside was RAW and inedible. I ended up just scooping the fish out, which itself was only just cooked. My daughters Steak Pudding was all dry on the inside like it had been sitting around for a while. In all an unpleasant experience in a place that used to be welcoming and served fantastic fish & chips. I suppose the lack of people queuing outside on a busy Saturday night for takeaway should have been a warning sign. We used to have to fight our way past scores of people waiting for takeaway but last night there was just one chap sat waiting. That speaks volumes I suppose. Such a shame.

Have been here many times with no complaints. Tonight we arrived told 20 min wait for fish, ordered and then told 35 min wait for fish, at 1 hour we asked where our food was, we'd already been served the drinks that came with the meal 35mins earlier. Meal arrived batter thick and under cooked ate what fish we could find and left batter, paid bill and left. Not sure we will be going again extremely disappointed.

OK its old, it has history and established many years but overrated and judging by the reviews it seems the case. Take away and a ten minute drive home. Large cod (nothing smaller available) enormous but batter crisp on the outside but underdone in the middle of the portion and the fish slightly undercooked. Chips ok (just) and tartar sauce very good. Not a bad effort but I would have expected better. The service was excellent so no comment on that but I can understand why others frustration fall short of this. I noticed no comments on peoples concerns so improve when these are addressed.

Absolutely wonderful from the moment you walk in the staff are so helpful and nice our meal was amazing we will be back thank you 😊

There is not enough room for me to tell you all my experience at the cottage only that my friend and I will never go again. The main problem is with young inexperienced staff.

Had good expectations. However waited 20 minutes before order taken, then it had to be repeated, told tap water not available ( which is illegall for a licenced premesis) and we had ordered wine as well and coffee ( decaf not available) . Then after another 5 min we were told the meal would take 40 minutes. Needless to say we left.. It might be the oldest but must surely be the worst for service. Can't rate the food but not going back to try!!!!

Never touch the place terrible food staff zombie Waiting time for no one in 50 mins , not fresh chips reheated minging

Awful food chips were like leftovers from dinner time and refried the fish was tasteless I heard that it was awful but I thought I'd give it the benefit of the doughty well lesson learned would never go again

Well we’ve been before and also know it’s history. Welcome was lovely - very good server man, ☕️ pot of tea very good, bread and butter 2 slices and soft butter very good. Mains arrived and looked very good but the fish was such a...

Visited the cottage with my wife and family for a birthday chippy tea received a nice welcome and our table had been booked although it was rather cramped on the table we were given it didn't spoil our evening there was seven of us and...

I have wanted to visit the Cottage chippy for a while after a friend recommended it a few years ago & then i seen it on the Ricky & Ralphs programme. Well this evening was it…. Great Friendly staff. My large Cod was cooked perfect....

Came for a quick lunch on a freezing Saturday and wasn't disappointed. We were the only people in at 12:30 and even if it was a little cold instead it soon warmed up. The young waiter was very friendly and came back with some of...

Plenty of photographic history here via visits from British comedy royalty when performing in Blackpool. Was looking forward to it but was extremely disappointed. Firstly no Cod available on our visit so had to go with Haddock, batter was crispy on top but underneath was...

Saw on TV in a programme and decided to go before lock down . Food was amazing went again between lockdowns and it was mediocre 😕. Been twice since too give them the benefit of we All have off days . The last visit in...

We've been to Fish and Chip shops all over the country, this is by far the best. The fish is the star, bubbly batter and flaky flesh that melts in your mouth. Better than Harry Ramsdens!

Living locally and throughout the years I have eaten in the Cod Cottage, now the Cottage. The experience, service and food has until my last visit always been positive. I booked a table 24 hours earlier to ensure my family would not be disappointed before...

Ordered jumbo sausage chips and 1 peas 1 Gravy only got 2 sausage 1 chips i peas send the boy back for the missing stuff and she charged him for the missing food disgusting once again

Stopped here on way home from Blackpool as my husband had been here before Ordered 1 hake & chips (only had large hake) which was ordered plus sausage and chips Wow the fish was more like the size of a whale. Far too big for...

I booked a group of 10 of us in at 5.30pm for tea. The booking had been made months ago, so we all arrived on time. Drinks were brought. Two of our group sat at a separate table and were served promptly, but it took...

I'm been visiting the cottage for c10 years, the last time I visited the quality of the food was the worst I've had, really greasy and not great tasting, I was actually poorly shortly afterwards. A few weeks ago I decided to give the cottage...

Me and the wife went for tea young lad serving us was soo polite very very helpful a great asset to the chippy food was great music was really good had a very nice home feel can't wait to revisit If you haven't been please...

rude staff , waited ages for our fish & chips and by the time it came it was cold. the fish was all brown inside far to much oil on the fish which was a massive put off. will not be returning.

Don't order from them ordered at 3 for 345 delivery phoned at 4 but they said not open until 4 not the first time we have had problems but it will be the last will use mother hubbards

After seeing The Cottage on Television, we decided to pay a visit whilst in Blackpool. Glad we did. The meals were excellent. Well cooked, plentiful, and served by a charming waitress. The prices are very good (try getting fish and chips for their prices in...

Came this evening! The young lad that served us was so Lovely! I’m unsure if he was new as I haven’t seen him before. He made us all laugh and was so polite 😊 great service well done to him!

Thought I'd try here as normally go elsewhere Fish was full of bones. Will not be returning very disappointed

Best fish and chips EVER. Friendly staff. Great service. Hot, fresh food. You won’t be disappointed. Short taxi ride outside the centre of Blackpool but definitely worth it.

Don't waste your time and money going here,totally tasteless fish ,peas and chips. JUST DON'T GO the worst fish and chips we have ever had.

We arrived all the way from Manchester especially for fish and chips , we stood waiting at the counter to be served , when you lady approached she didn’t even smile we asked if we could sit in and pay by card she said yes...

Excellent service and good food. Good value for money. Not stingy on their servings. Nice and clean. Nice treat to have fish and chips in a restaurant.

Easily the worst chip shop we’ve ever been to. We was asked if we wanted fish as soon as we arrived and it was cooked, it was then sat there for 25 minutes after being cooked when the shop wasn’t busy. We didn’t leave the...

We have literally just left … what can I say wow ! Amazing food .. my husband had the big catch it was sensational …. So beautiful, the staff are so attentive especially Lesley who made our experience so pleasant … will be shouting about...

Just visited The Cottage and served by Lesley. Delicious and my partner even finished the big catch. :) Thankyou to the staff for a lovely meal.

Chips freshly done, where is the staff,old guy doing everything front of counter,NT on, waiting area NT cleaned, dirty mat, needs cleaning ,hard working manager and staff, but more staff needed

I love this cosy chippy! They do the best fish and chips you'll get on the Fylde Coast and their portions are very generous.

Fantastic lunch freshly cooked products faultless service friendly and excellent very reasonable lunch couldn’t be better

As a vegetarian I always dread fish and chip restaurants. The cottage serves fishless fingers, however it was the cheese potato and onion pie with chips and mushy peas. It was so lovely even the pie was smiling. I was also pleased to see proper...

A group of 20 of us booked in for a 70th birthday gathering, visitors from all corners of the U.K. We had the bar area at the back of the restaurant which comfortably seated us all. From the moment we arrived we were attentively looked...

Waiting to long, weekend, one young girl working on own,gave up, came back later, another wait!!! Great steak pudding and chips!!

We arrived at this restaurant having heard great things about it. We waited what seemed to be an age, just to be seated. The dining room wasn't particularly busy, we could see tables that hadn't been cleared and the general feel at that point wasn't...

Went to The Cottage during a stay in Blackpool. We had not booked but were found a table . Service was quick and portion sizes big. Good value for money food. Was very busy was advised to book in future.

Just been to the chip shop on squires gate and it was horrendous, dry chips, stale cheese and onion pie and a undercooked peppered steak pie!!! The chips alone are like cardboard must of been sat there since opening time!!! What a waste of £15...

Probably the best fish, chips and mushy peas we’ve ever had! Nice cuppa to go with it. Sat inside. Staff really friendly! Ordered a small fish and it was huge! I would recommend this chip shop to anybody! Yummy!!!

Would definitely recommend this cute little chippy! The people here are so friendly! I was able to take my small dog and I ordered him a sausage. While we were waiting for our food I over heard someone in the kitchen say “can you take...

This is a fantastic restaurant. Outstanding food. Service quick and a nice little back story. Would have given a 5 star review had the owner not spent the entire meal berating the staff in public, while we were trying to eat. She publicly humiliated 2...

Been visiting the cottage for over 40 years, love it still. We normally have standard fish with chips and mushy peas, a brew and bread/butter, could not eat the extra large fish, it is huge!!!

My partner took me here off the reviews and wow we was not disappointed by the food or the service. Lauren the waitress was amazing made the experience so much fun!

We haven't been to the cottage in years, the last time was with our late family who loved the place. Me and my mum were going to watch a show in Blackpool and stopped by for some tea on Saturday on the off chance we...

Visited yesterday tea time, the restaurant was very quiet. Both of us wanted Cod, but the only fish they had was Haddock. They sell, Cod, Haddock, Hake, Scampi, Plaice that I know of and only had Cod which was a bit disappointed. Ordered one Haddock,...

Went to the cottage today 5th August Place was not packed say 3-4 tables with people at them Was shown to a table quickly but after that everything was very slow Waited 10mins for someone to take my order Then no drinks arrived until after...

Love the cottage chippy , Was really hungry and couldn’t wait so we got chips They were Luke warm And really dry , Think they were yesterday’s / or lunch time reheats What a let down Had to eat them As I was starving Makes...

OK food sml portions, haven't ordered again because of how late it was

Came here due to recent reviews and was impressed by the friendly staff, freshly made fish and chips. We will definitely be returning. It is great value for money and quality of food.

The fish and chips here are delicious however the customer service is extremely poor! I asked for 2 tables near to each other for myself and friends who we were meeting at the illuminations and they refused and were rude too! Won’t be eating here again!

We have lovely fish and chips at this restaurant. The quality of food was delicious and you were served a large portion. The host was very friendly and the place had a homely feel. No real fuss over covid-19 regulations - more interested in providing a service which is important as that is what you are paying for. Interesting building.

As the name suggests this fish and chip shop is actually a very old cottage. It is situated about two miles outside of Blackpool town centre. Had a beautiful meal served by friendly staff. Can’t fault a thing, would recommend.

Just had the nicest fish and chips i’ve ever had in Blackpool and was served by the nicest most polite lady called Lisa ....... Absolutely amazing 5* food and service we will be returning. Love from the Geordies

I went while working in the area having seen it in a TV show. It was amazing. I didn't want a massive meal and so the stuff member suggested the special which was halibut. It came with chips peas bread and butter and tea for a fiver!!! Very fresh and tasty. Will be back

Came in for a meal with my fella who is obsessed with fish! Such a lovely traditional restaurant with a warm welcoming atmosphere. Straight away we were told of the regulations on masks and the one way system. All the staff were wearing masks and gloves, very reassuring to see. I had sausage and chips and he had the big catch hake. What a fish! It was as big as your arm and cooked to perfection. The bread was as soft as a cloud! The ladies waiting on us couldn’t have been more helpful and polite! All around are picture of celebrities who have been and enjoyed a meal at the cottage. What was lovely to see was all the pictures and articles relating to the history of the cottage (including a blue heritage plaque) and Blackpool and the Fylde coasts fishing traditions, past and present. A true gem of the Fylde, not to be missed! 10/10 you will see us again very soon!

I came to the cottage chippy with family. Thought it was reassuring that they r doing the guidelines.ie track and trace and wearing gloves and masks. Had a fantastic meal and can,t wait to go again

My family and I go to the cottage once a year while visiting Blackpool, one of the best fish and chips you can have! The staff are also very friendly, all wearing masks and gloves unlike a lot of restaurants around Blackpool

The service was sublime, perfect following of the COVID restrictions and fully supportive to all customers. Friendly members of staff and the food is delicious!!!!!

Having watched Ricky and Ralf on TV, we thought we’d give The Cottage a try. Upon our arrival we were greeted with a warm welcome and track and trace taken, face-masks and gloves were worn and we felt safe and secure. We ordered The Cottage Special and the fish was perfectly cooked, we also enjoyed the homemade tartare sauce! The children’s meals were a good sized portion. A friendly atmosphere and we enjoyed our evening! It’s a shame we didn’t have any room for pudding. Highly recommend! We will be coming again.

absolutely amazing customer service and the food was on point!! the restaurant is beautiful and homely so was the takeaway. will definitely be going back! :)

We were asked to pay for our food upfront (nearly £30) but demanded a full refund after seeing the girl on the till with her mask below her nose. The other girl on the counter was continually scratching her neck with gloves on her hands. The till girl also handled our cash with her gloves on and then lifted another customers fish with the same gloved hands, to put salt and vinegar on it. Disgusting behaviour.Dreadful hygienic practices at the best of times never mind during a global pandemic. Avoid this place at all costs.

After not seeing my grandmother for a few months due to her shielding, we decided to go to our local chip shop. Warm welcomes on arrival, track and trace was done. All stagg were wearing face coverings, gloves and aprons. We got prioritised a table with wheel chair access for my grandmother. We had the lite bite meals (which was massive). Overall 9/10. Would highly recommend!!

I would advise people with a disability not to use this restaurant as the owner does not obey the law regarding people with a medical exemption not being required to wear a face mask.As a result when I was in there I was abused by customers and had my disability questioned

Came here on a recommendation. We’d booked but when we got there something had gone wrong, nevertheless they got us seated as quick as they could. We had haddock and have to say it was lovely, the batter was perfect and child portion was huge too. I had the curry sauce with mine which was delicious, only downside was they forgot our bread sides. Other than that, very cheap for huge portions. Definitely worth a visit.

Nice friendly staff, good Covid 19 precautions and lovely food. Huge portions and reasonably priced. Would visit again.

we had come to Blackpool to see the the lights had seen the cottage on telly so thought we would give it a try .Five had fish and chips and i had halibut which came with either peas beans or curry slice of bread butter tea coffee or soft drink really good value for money .When we got bill it was even better as they are still doing eat out to help

Visited here tonight after watching Ricky and Ralf on their north travel show. We definitely were not disappointed, amazing nongreasy chips and lightly battered fabulous fish. Mushy peas were so tasty as well as the tartare sauce. We went to the Magpie (whitby) which has an excellent reputation too and definitely on par. Massive portion and excellent value for money. We will be back!

Mother in law had gone on for months that when we visited Blackpool we needed to visit the cottage as she had seen from the tele how good they were, pulling up looked promising, didn’t like the shouting through the window to order, as not everyone wanted fish and I wanted to look at the menu and it throw me off! Had cod and chipsx5, cod bites (10-nice sized) with chips and a side, and a jumbo sausage with chips, can say it was alright didn’t blow me away, I’ve had loads better! My aunties fish she got a mouthful of bones so was put off, chips joe average, gravy...bland, wouldn’t return as there as definitely better out there!

used to go here when i was younger then they had an argument with the family so we dident go back go preston old road instead but when ever its closed i like to give the cottage another try because it used to be so good but every time since when we go it just seems to be going more n more down hill after today i wont be trying it again first they got the order wrong then when we go back had to wait then when we get it home for the second time food is bland and the gravy might aswell be water really dissapointed

Absolutely banging. They’d run out of battered sausages so the (unbelievably friendly) waitress offered a jumbo sausage covered in scraps and it was f-clucking fantastic. The chips were crispy, my steak pudding was hot, moist and sloppy (like my girlfriend) and the whole meal including a beer cost about 40p. Would recommend all the 1 star reviewers get their brains checked. This place has won heaps of awards and for good reason. I will be returning.

Our take away tonight of hake, chips, peas, curry sauce and home made tartare sauce was as usual, exceptional. Crispy light batter perfectly cooked hake and home made tartare sauce sets the Cottage in a different level to all the other very good chip shops in Blackpool. An unexpected deal on the hake made our meal even better value. Thank you Cottage Chippy.

I read a lot of reviews about this chippy mostly all good, i honestly do not agreed with the reviews the chips where very greasy, the cheese & onion pie was very greasy my wife got fish & chips and again very greasy. Stay away.

Saw this on Ricky & Ralph’s road trip, so we had to call in. Very nice setting, friendly staff and the fish and chips were outstanding. Definitely going to visit again next time we are in Blackpool. All the best Michael & Becky

Called in at the cottage, for a late dinner for us, got two pie, chips and gravy for £11 20 which I thought was a bit steep, Although the cheese and onion pie was nice, the steak pie wasn’t anything special, the chips were horrid, worst we have had in a long time, so disappointed, this is suppose to be an award winning chippy, not in my book it’s not, and won’t be going back.

Having watched the TV series Ricki & Ralph’s great northern series my Wife wanted to visit the famous chippy from the series.Arrived on Saturday evening and were greeted warmly by the young waiter who took our details for Track & trace.Social distancing was great throughout our visit.We ordered the lite bite Fish & Chips and the Cottage special.The Fish was perfect and melted in your mouth.Lovely atmosphere in the restaurant with lots of famous faces on the wall who had previously visited the restaurant.Well worth the journey.

Like a few on here, seen Ralf and Ricky so decided to go and see it for ourselves. We drove from Stockport. During these difficult times good to see social distancing was being observed. Can't speak highly enough of the staff, attentive and friendly. We all really enjoyed the food and nothing was left.

What can I say? The Cottage chippy is the best Chippy on the Fylde Coast bar none ! The food is to die for and the chips were cooked to perfection and the fish was delicious and the batter was crispy and golden and perfect as always! Can not rate this place highly enough!!!

I came at the beginning of july with family for a takeaway meal. We throughly enjoyed the fish and chips and we especially enjoyed the homemade tartare sauce. A big thank you the cottage. We will visit next time we are in blackpool.

Outstanding fish and chips. Curry sauce is to die for. Beautiful restaurant. Really helpful and welcoming staff. Highly recommend.

was really good, staff were polite & the food was perfectly cooked. Will definitely be coming again!

Visited after watching Ralph and Ricky very dissappointed with chips most of them went the bin.My son said sausage was ok

Drove up after watching Ricky & Ralf. Really disappointed. The fish was so greasy it was difficult to eat, luckily it tasted so old and fishy we didn’t need to carry on, just threw it away and went to a different chippy. Food look nothing like the TV. Very disappointing.

The cottage was featured on a recent tv programme and it looked amazing. Drove up from Cheshire to try them. Was very disappointed with the takeaway. The fish had so much oil at the bottom of the tray which made it inedible.

Chicken was not very tasty and chips were soggy

Excellent food and service as usual many thanks

Chicken strips and wrap delicious, chips a little soggy which was disappointing as usually hot and crispy from here. Good service

Food was awful, smelt and tasted bad