Cross Quays Fish And Chips in Allerdale

Friendly chippie with excellent fish + chips.

Despite mixed reviews, we thought we would give it a go. There was a big que (good sign). Waited 10-15mins for our fish to be cooked to order. We had 2 fish and chips & 1 mushy peas. They were the greasiest fish and chips I have ever had. It was a decent portion but the amount of oil was ridiculous, it could have gone through 10 sheets of paper wrapping. The mushy peas were taken out of the fridge and heated in the microwave and were congealed and unappetising so went in the bin. The inside of the shop doesn’t look like it has been touched in 30 years. Instead of changing the signage it has bits of paper stuck over the price changes. I was about dizzy taking in all the info as signs everywhere. Cost us £23 for 2 chippy teas and 2 cans.

Always a popular place to get fish and chips. Fish is freshly cooked to order and the portions are a good size.

Lovely larl chippy. Everything is freshly made and the staff are great.

Nice traditional chippy exactly what you would expect

Still the best fish and chips you can buy 😋

I am 74 years old and I can say hand on heart these are the worst fish & chips ever. Batter soft on the outside raw in the middle fish had no taste whatever chips turned to mush curry sauce a congealed pot of brown stuff. £23.00 plus and ninety percent went in the bin. Absolutely disgusting.

This was the best fish and chips I’ve had in years! Absolutely delicious

Excellent food all cooked fresh,great service and staff are very friendly

Large Fish excellent.Batter great!8 Cooked perfectly. Issue with chips being a good portion but too many small dog ends!

Very good fish and chips and reasonably priced

Called in on saturday, had fish and chips just on there own in paper absolutely fantastic without doubt the best ive had.

Fabulous fish and chips. Freshly cooked. Right by the harbour and promenade. Bring cash - CARDS NOT ACCEPTED.

Decent chips & sausage. Photo shows half eaten whilst reviewing. Cash only and check opening times.

£17 for 2 (supposedly large) fish and a portion of chips incl 2 wooden forks. Very disappointed as there is no way the fish could be described as large. Both the fish were very bland in taste and the chips were very scratty. First and last time of using this shop again !

Would only take cash and waited over half an hour on a Tuesday night! Sort it out guys! Nice food but I wouldn't come back for it with that wait.

1st class fish and chips. Beware cash only.

All food cooked to order, best chippy tea in the area.

Very good quality food and would buy from there again

Very friendly, warm staff. Bantering with the customers. Food freshly cooked, and very hot. Quite a hidden gem. Patty and chips, battered sausage and chips.

Lovely chip shop love the cheesey risols

Fish cooked to order takes a while no good if your in a Hurry. However the end result is worth the wait.

Great chips and the chips and gravy in a tray took me back to my youth.

Absolutely marvellous "old school" chippy. Fresh, hot and delicious fish and chips. Ten out of ten. Note - cash only - we had to raid the parking fund from the car. Well worth it though. Highly recommend.

Always very nice fish and chips. Definitely coming back

Lovely little chippy by the docks. Good food, service and not badly priced

Long queues are always a good Indication of a good chippy well worth the wait .

Five starts, the food was amazing. We got a chip balm and a pot of curry sauce, all of it cooked perfectly! Well priced too!

Fantastic fish and chips - cooked to order. Delicious.

Great, delicious, friendly ❤️❤️❤️

Decided to try again after a very disappointing experience last time when everything was really greasy and swimming in fat. Unfortunately this time was even worse. Oil soaked through both wrappers, had to try and dab excess oil off with kitchen roll. Had to leave batter and half the chips as they were just inedible soaked in fat. I live locally and this used to be a great place for fish and chips but I won't be back for a third attempt as this was an expensive disappointment rather than a treat.

Have bought fish and chips in this chippy every time we have been in Maryport and are excellent.

really nice chips great view from the carpark

Good price for food, nice employees and nice food. Only thing is that it doesn't allow for card which is insane for 2023

Always call at this chippy, been doing so for over 50 years, when visiting. Always served with a smile and chat. Had haggis and chips x2 plus cheeseburger, all cooked fresh and yummy thank you ladies.

Probably the best chipshop in England. I have eaten at the famous whitby chip shop and Cros Quays is far superior.

Beautiful fish, fried to order. Only about 5/10.mins wait too. Make sure you have cash though - there's sometimes a shortage of working cash machines in Maryport!

Best fish and chips ever. Freshly cooked fish was amazing. We went two nights in a row. Would definitely go back.

Really lovely! Got a few bits to go eat at the seaside as a family after the aquarium today, lady that served me was so lovely and down to earth, have visited here since I was little myself so felt fab to go back, food was all lovely fresh and not a single bit wasted, partner really enjoyed his fish which is freshly made when you arrive. Me, my partner and three little ones all ate for £16.50, can’t complain about a single thing so I definitely would recommend 😊

We were a bit disappointed with the fish & chips. Not the best but not the worst we’ve ever had. Found them to be expensive for what we got. £18.90 for twice and 2 sachets of ketchup! I understand that fish prices have increased but it just seemed steep for the quality.

Very average fish and chips, and not great value for money. There was a large queue when we arrived and the staff seemed unable to cope with it, so it took probably 40 minutes to be served. I won't bother again if I'm in the area, I'll go to Whitehaven instead.

Always enjoy our chippy supper from here, even if we have a long wait due to it being busy, the staff are lovely 😁

Tasty fish and chips cheerful staff

Lovely food and lovely people ...enjoyed our Fish and chips on the harbour wall this evening . thank you 🙏

Everything you could ask for in a great chippy.

Brilliant fish +chips. I always get some when I come from Carlisle and I eat them sitting on the harbour wall. I brought a French visitor last summer, and the lady in the shop was SO NICE with him and patient, and gave him a free sample to taste. He was delighted and I felt really proud of the Cumberland welcome. Well done Cross Quays.

Delicious! Freshly cooked and well cooked meal. We had cod, chips, chicken burger, chicken nuggets and they were all great. Friendly service too.

Great fish & chips! Some of the best I've ever had. Every thing was freshly cooked. Very friendly and welcoming staff. A real credit and an asset to Maryport.

Great fish and chips and welcoming staff. All freshly cooked to order. Well worth the wait.

Decent fish and chip shop with entertaining ladies behind the counter. Worth a visit if you are looking for a takeaway in Maryport. We had fish and chips for 8 and it was freshly and well cooked although some of the fish had a few bones in so be careful but otherwise good.

Wow…….Just had the best fish and chip supper ever! Fish and chips were cooked to perfection. Both me and my husband agreed, this is now our favourite chippy. Also very reasonably priced. The staff were very friendly and helpful. We went along to the promenade to eat our supper and the views were breathtaking. Great day out. Cross Quays for us from now on……despite a 40 mile journey! Thank you! 👍

This is hard for me to write because the two lovely ladies behind the counter were so welcoming and charming. However, their good humour and Cumbrian wit can't make up for the fact that this place appears to have seen better days. Most of the signage has been amended or crossed out with hand written notices saying "Cash Only" and items re-priced with marker pen. As to the fish and chips: We ordered two lots of cod (no haddock) and chips. The batter was soft and oily and the chips slightly undercooked. I couldn't finish mine. Maybe this was just an off day - I hope so, because I would dearly love to come back in the future and try the food as is described in previous comments.

Visited when on a trip to Silloth. Fish and chips were delicious- the batter on the fish was light and crispy. Would recommend if in the area.

What can I say best chips in the county I mean the best

Often enjoy visiting this chip shop when I am in Cumbria.

Dreadful fish and chips , fish swimming in fat ,wicked through paper wrappings and soaked shorts . Chips had been cooked at least twice ,hard and tasteless . Dont go you have been warned .

Very busy the Saturday evening we went, but well worth the wait. Fish was cooked to perfection and chips were a generous portion. Excellent service.

Amazing fish, chips, battered sausage and curry sauce. Queued for a good half hour though

Called today for lunch, and the fish was excellent. Friendly people offering great service 👍

A true, real British Fish and Chips shop. Fish cooked to order, other chip shop goodies... do you like jams, try the homemade jams on sale for charity..

Well next time I wouldn't mind some fish with my bones. Both mine and the wife's fish every mouthful had more than one bone?? I mean I've had fish and chips all over the uk and these have to be the worst. Even the chips were cold and weird. Really put off the "extra large" fish and left half of it. Part of it was burnt as well like the fish had been laid on the element that was heating the fryer. The fish didn't even seem that fresh either. almost like it had been sat there a month. Bad experience and won't be using again

Nice fish and tasty chips. Would recommend. Cash only.

I come from Carlisle just to get Maryport patties. Eat pattie and chips on the prom and take at least,8 back to Carlisle. These are the best on Maryport

As part of my parents’ Diamond Wedding Anniversary day, we got lunch from here today: 3 large cod, chips and mushy peas - with scraps (eaten in our van on the harbour side). Absolutely delicious. Fish so tasty and juicy. The two ladies who served me were great - thank you. Had a good craic whilst they cooked the fish. Will definitely be back. Parents gad a great day out - and they thought their lunch was fantastic.

Good chips, very good fish, CASH ONLY.

Awesome fish & chips cooked to order. Staff very happy & friendly & the home made bramble jam & fruity marmalde I bought are AMAZING. Homemade pickled onions & eggs also available. Brilliant prices!!

Food cooked fresh. Really friendly and genuine staff made us feel welcome and valued. Tasty fish and chips with mushy peas to die for. As always, a great experience and good value for money.

I've been to hundreds of chip shops and takeaways in the country with work and tend to give a feedback to a trending food reviewer. The establishment - Clean, Well respected. Lady served me was polite. Anyway, the food I ordered fish and chips as standard. It's hands down one of the best, nar it's the best. The fish was battered in the nicest batter I've ever tasted, so light and had seasoning to it, the fish was a nice fillet that flaked off perfectly. The flavours can't be matched anywhere in this country. The chips are cooked perfectly, light and fluffy. This chip shop should be teaching others how to make perfect fish and chips. Well done 👍

Great fish and chip shop right by the harbour. Decent prices and absolutely delicious. Served quickly and very fresh.

Fabulous Fish and Chips, excellent quality, lovely ladies running this.

Good fish n chips. Very friendly. Price for seaside reasonable .

Great chippy and staff are friendly

Absolutely fantastic fish and chips, freshly cooked to order and well worth the wait as they were delicious. The staff were incredibly helpful and friendly.

Always great food & service from the Cross Quays chip shop yummy

Nice food at a reasonable price

We were so disappointed with our fish and chips. Waited for about half an hour and although the chips were OK the fish was really small and thin (cod ??). It was covered in really thick soggy batter, oozing with oil and totally inedible

I was working on renovating a friend's classic, wooden-hulled yacht over in the boat yard, in Maryport and the urge grabbed hold of me to have some chips.. Anyway, I went in to this uber quaint chip shop, with its narrow ordering area and was greeted by the old dears who were busy serving and frying away, the customers were all locals, clearly. Once I bit into the crispy, but not too crispy outer to release the inner light and fluffy tato it was CHIP HEAVEN.. Hadn't tasted chips this good, except from Rainey's in Donaghadee, Northern Ireland.. Superb fish and chips, always better for being by the seaside.! I'd noticed they sold homemade preserves to raise money for charity, so I bought Damson jam and fruit and real whiskey flavoured marmalade. My daughter agreed with me that the Damson jam was perfection. My wife is a preserve aficionado and says, 'It is THE VERY BEST MARMALADE EVER!' So much so that I'm getting in contact to try and get some shipped over to 'Norn Iron'...! I really, really hope you get a meal as delicious as mine were each time I went there.

Beautiful fresh fish in crispy batter with non greasy chips and cheap.

Lovely fresh food reasonable priced . Jean and her colleague had amazing customer service skills. Best chips I have had in a long time xx

I had to leave my food as I had no cash on me

Nice fish and chip shop. Prices are pretty reasonable to, great location with stunning views across to Scotland

Often visit friends in the Lake District and these are the best fish and chips. Picked up Cod and Chips, and sat by the Sea - nothing better - with a bottle of champagne. The ladies are lovely too!

Fabulous Fish chips, the best for miles around! Eat by the sea with champers!

A very nice afternoon capped off with Fish n Chips. Lovely staff- Chips were superb but the fish was a little on the thin side (as if it had been sliced on a bacon slicer). Batter was top notch but hard work due to the lack of fish inside. More fish next time guys... all in all an enjoyable meal.

Top quality family run chippy. No kebabs or other such 'food' just great fish & chips. Medium, large & extra large cod available. Chips are well fried & tasty. Good value too. Deffo recommend.

Great fish n chips,just what we needed after a day walking in the fells.

Fish and chips were lovely and would have got 5 stars if I hadn’t got 12 bones in my fish and the wife got three but looking at previous posts seems quite common, such a shame really

Great service Friendly staff Great Sunday dinners

Agree with previous review, best fish and chips for a long time, batter so light and crispy, fish and chips newly cooked and piping hot, ate them on a bench looking out to see on a lovely Saturday evening.

Busy place but worth the queing, had our fish supper by the Marina

would not recommend. fish and chips poor and greasy. staff a bit miserable and condescending if you don't carry cash

Best chips I've had in years, delicious. Lovely service too.

Absolutely awful. Greasy, fish was full of bones, we gave up in the end and threw them away. Didn't taste well. Locals and fryer swearing really bad.

Absolutely amazing 🥰 best fish and chips I’ve had in a long time! Made even better by being able to sit on the harbour on a sunny day and enjoy it! Reasonably priced too! We will be returning 😍

Been a few times to this chippy not had a bad fish and chips yet. always cooked fresh the fish and outstanding the chips are to die for, highly recommended this chip shop.

After reading a few reviews and having great weather on our holidays in Forest Views holiday park we set off to Maryport and decided to have fish and chips from here as we had our dog with us. On entry we were asked if we wanted anything cooking, we said two large fish and chips. I waited 25 mins in the queue even though there was only 4 people in front. There were locals in the shop whose language was very bad C*** and F*** and T*** were used whilst talking to the fish fryer, yet the fish fryer did not ask the local to curb her language. The lady who served me was lovely and polite. After getting my food we decided to sit outside and eat them. The fish were absolutely drenched in fat in the very thick batter which was off putting (even tried soaking the fat up with my tissues). We got large fishes but they were just to the size of a standard anywhere else. On eat the fish which was skinned, we got bone after bone after bone, so we threw them away. The chips were ok. The bread buns were beautiful. Not sure why they were discussing today and I never complain I tried waiting in the queue to complain but we had to get back to the car which was away away and therer wasn't much time on the ticket left Sorry just been honest about the food

Lovely fish and chips, friendly service 😁.

We just popped in for some lunchtime chips. The staff were very friendly and efficient. Chips were great. Worth a visit!

Fish and chips was ok i was very nice and hot

Amazing fish and chips. Highly recommended!