Downton Fish Bar in Wiltshire

pre order and paid for fish an chips for 8.30 was told they close at 9pm turn up at 8,25 to find a sign saying they have sold out and have closed! phone the next day and was told they would refund my money when to collect it and was then told they would not refund my money and when i asked why was told to f!!!! off out of the shop be warned

Save the great british chip shop. Great old fashioned chip shop, hope it survives the high cost of fuel that has put so many chippies out of business.

Great fish and chips, very typical traditional fish and chip shop. It was extremely busy but managed to give a swift service. Only 2 front of house and very impressive. Thoroughly recommend

Always lovely chips, fresh and tasty with decent sized portions too. I visit around twice per month and consistently good. Sadly always short staffed so a long wait even for a single portion of chips and the speaking and shouting at one another in Polish can feel a little intimating. I am very pro using cash and a anti cashless society but when a business only takes cash its usually to avoid tax. Nearest cash machine is at Co-Op which is a 8 min walk away or 2 min drive.

Whilst staying at Sandy Balls we fancied fish and chips for dinner one night and searched for the local outlets. Having been warned off the one in Fordingbridge having after reading the terrible TA reviews, we decided to go out of our way and drive up to Downton to Spinnakers as it's now called. What a good decision! The fish was really good! Large and really flakey and tasty. Loads of trips and decent curry sauce. All in all would thoroughly recommend. Note: they only take cash, however they kindly took the order from my wife and prepared it while we went off to the cash point. Definitely returning when in the area again.

Do not use this fish and chip shop staff was very abusive. after collecting our order once home there was a piece of fish missing, so went back down to receive a very threatening member of staff being very abusive and calling us a lier,

Food was great, didn't have to wait to long. You get so many chips we couldn't eat them all, and the Mrs couldn't finish her fish as was really big 5stars from us

Twice a month we treat ourselves. Huge portions, even I can't finish. Beautifully cooked fish, perfect batter and chips spot on. Always get a cheeky spam fritter which I hide from my wife.

After waiting patiently 50 minutes for 1 large cod and 1 small chips I asked politely when my order would be ready as I’d been waiting nearly an hour. The little man serving refused to believe I’d been waiting that long, called me a liar and then served yet another customer who’d come in after me. He then shouted that he’d give me my money back and I could go elsewhere!! Other customers including 2 police officers confirmed that I’d been in the chippie when they arrived. He didn’t apologise and slammed my order on the counter!! Unfortunately the fish was over cooked and rather greasy, although the chips were fine and plentiful. I realise that they were exceptionally busy that evening but there’s no excuse for rudeness and I won’t be going again.

Jumbo cod and the plaice were excellent and thoroughly enjoyed with chips and pea fritters by 4 people.

Weekend break at sandyballs holiday park. Decided on fish supper. Superb quality and portions huge compared to our local chippy. Would highly recommend and next time we go racing at Salisbury will pop in for lunch. Friendly staff. Worth travelling to visit.

The best fish and chips for miles Fabulous thick fish like you used to get from a good chippy but so hard to find nowadays Freshly cooked to order and delicious

Not been here for a while, but we wanted a takeaway & we were in the area. The food was great & the meal was good VFM. Happy to recommend.

Travelled to Downton with my partner. We stayed next do to Spinnaker’s and grabbed some food on the way back from the pub. Really friendly, nice people, and did a great fish and chips. The battered sausage was also really good.

Great fish and chips as usual, good and varied menu, kids options, everything cooked to order but no long waits

Friday night fish & chips delicious!! Plaice, cod and haddock ordered, lovely light batter and portions of chips are big. Great, friendly service, definitely with a visit.

Ordered a takeaway this evening as was told it will be 25 minutes, turned up to sit down like everyone else was and number called out and people walked in and ordered and left before. This ordered was placed for 1 hour and when I...

Went today and found that Roberto is back, now he's a guy that is passionate about producing fine food. I had only ventured in once before after Roberto left, that was enough.. Thank god he's back.

The fish and chips here is second to none and I come from a Northern fishing town where the fish would be caught that morning then served up on a plate by teatime. The guys running this place are really friendly and they are really...

Best fish and chips I have had in a long time Crispy batter, moist fish, great portions and chips not soggy as they are from other chip shops.

Outstanding! Best fish and chips I’ve had for years. Spotless premises. Professional and friendly staff.

I stopped in for a takeaway on a whim a few years ago and the fish and chips were awful. I vowed never to go again. I see most of the older reviews bear testimony to this. I'm not one to hold a grudge for...

If you're ordering fish and chips ok but if you're ordering anything else they tend to get the order wrong every time I've tried this place they have give me something wrong with my order I ordered two spring rolls I got two curry rolls...

Best fish n chips I've had in years, just like they used to every big piece of fish and loads of chips, really good,

Very simple, haddock and chips for two, ordered by phone in advance and ready within a minute of the given collection time. Only 3 people maximum allowed in the shop, it all worked like clockwork. Good size portions and perfect.

During our second lock down been using Spinnaker even more Some of best fish & Chips I have had anywhere Very light batter , excellent portions and super friendly staff Couldn’t ask for more Thank you

My poor husband made a 12 mile round trip for what turned out to be really dreadful fish and chips. The fish (cod?) was tired and completely tasteless, the batter really unpleasant (how can you make flour and water into greasy cardboard?) The chips were...

We used to go to this fish and chip a lot a long time ago but it always changed owners and went downhill. However, it seems a lot better now with crispy chips and nice big fish without it being too oily or old tasting....

Not had a takeaway since the lockdown started, so went here today for a treat. Phoned my order through, then walked down to pick it up 15 mins later. It was ready on my arrival. Big portions & all freshly cooked. Excellent service & friendly...

The food here is good. You may need to have ordered sometime last week if you want your food anytime soon, but it's good when you get it. The operative dealing with orders appears to be a reincarnate Basil Fawlty into a middle aged woman....

Staying nearby thought we'd have takeaway as tired after long walk. The chips were the nicest I've had from a takeaway for a long time retaining their crispness when we got them back to our cottage.

Muy amable, alegre personal. Hemos tenido fish & chips en tiendas supuestamente premiadas, ¡pero el fish & chips Downton es simplemente el mejor con diferencia! El pescado es tan carnoso y fresco, las patatas fritas son tan buenas. Ten cuidado, las porciones son enormes. A veces hay una larga espera, pero Dios mío, ¡vale la pena!

Compramos pescado y patatas fritas para llevar aquí la semana pasada en nuestro camino de regreso a nuestra casa de vacaciones en Whiteparish después de un día en la playa y no nos decepcionó. Pescado y papas fritas de buena calidad, altamente calificado por toda nuestra familia, ¡incluyendo a nuestro niño quisquilloso! Gracias.

We got a takeaway having felt too lazy to cook and were pretty pleased that we did. The fish and chips were really good!

Good quality food,good prices,generous portions,lovely good humerus staff,😄,the best chippy around,

Lovely fish and chips, fresh fish, good quality serving, nice staff, nice owner, lovely people, good prices, highly recommended.

Gran bacalao, patatas fritas y guisantes, patatas fritas y curry, el eglefino era húmedo, espeso y muy sabroso, y también grande, y agradable pasta fina todo pescado para variar, las patatas fritas eran preciosas y un montón de ellas y muy caliente, el Scampi era agradable, realmente lo disfrutamos, así que pruébalo, no te decepcionará, no iremos más,

Lovely fish and chips cooked freshly while you wait. No frills just good fish and chips! Always busy with local regulars which shows it is good and consistent.

Good customer service and excellent food! The fish and chips it’s very nice, you have variety of fish.

Large Haddock and chips is my favourite and I have to wait fo it to be cooked no problem with that, one of the best chip shops around, highly recommended

Cocinan prácticamente todo para ordenar. Esto resulta en una espera, esto puede ser. Largo.

Nuestra familia ha vivido en esta área durante 38 años y diría que uno de los platos favoritos de nuestra familia son fish and chips. No puedo entender cómo todo

Lovely fish and chips. Avoid Friday evening if you can, very busy and chips can sometimes be a bit soggy, still taste great but texture could be better.

The fish and chips can vary between really good and acceptable. Mostly, they are pretty good. There is always a wait, this means your order is cooked fresh. Prices are about average, so you won’t be getting ripped off.

Walking back from the pub with the dogs and I could not resist the lovely smell coming from this fish & chip shop. The staff were great and came outside to take my order as I had two dogs with me. Really pleased that I succumbed to the enticing aromas as the cod, chips and mushy peas were really excellent. Well worth a visit if you are nearby.

As usual excellent fish & chips cooked to order and very generous portions large selection pleasant owner

My wife suggested fish & chips !! Never argue I tried Downton Fish Bar Everything cooked freshly , super quality , light batter on fish and proper chips Will certainly go again !! Thanks

Had a wonderful takeaway from the spinnaker when visiting the area last week. Both the cod and plaice were huge, and a large portion of chips was too much even for two people! All cooked to order, there was a bit of a wait when we were there but the queue is testament to the quality!

We are local and visit Spinnaker regularly. The food is consistently excellent. We have never had a bad meal in the past four years. The quality & quantity is excellent. Highly recommend!

Vivimos localmente y el pescado y las patatas fritas que hemos tenido desde aquí han sido siempre genial! Normalmente hay un poco de espera, pero definitivamente vale la pena. Buena comida, buen servicio y un precio justo!

Moríamos de hambre y nos topamos con este lugar. No teníamos ninguna experiencia previa con fish and chips, pero nos encantó!!! Además las porciones están súper grandes y los precios muy accesibles, regresaría cuando sea!

Quizás hace un año en este chippy era magnífico. Entonces el anciano tío que lo dirigía estaba enfermo y la calidad de picado. La comida se convirtió en extremadamente grasosa y en una ocasión el aceite en el fondo de la bolsa era de alrededor de un cuarto de pulgada de profundidad. No hace falta decir que nos fuimos a otro lado.

Thanks to tripadviser review,found this chippy local to us at burgate.arrived evening at holiday cottage and fish chip suppers from downton fish bar were great.friendly well run family chippy with clean and very good menu for everybody.Had to wait but food freshly cooked which was good.

Been going here ever since we moved down south 7 years ago, The quality of food is fantastic, the portions are MORE than generous , and service i always with a smile. I would highly recommend the Spinnaker Fish Bar to anyonelocal or visiting.

We live in the village, so we have something from here most weeks, there very friendly, and the portions are very good, we have a large chips and it dose two people easily, and on a nice day, you can take them to moot gardens or down to the river to eat them, both are only 5 mins from the shop

Not many fish and chip shops in the area get decent reviews so happy to travel out to here to get something decent. Always happy to wait for freshly cooked fish but they could organise themselves better to reduce the waiting time - we waited 40 minutes for two plaice and chips because they cook one order at a time. Nonetheless the batter was light and crisp, fish good and plenty of chips. The portion of mushy peas was too small for our liking but still good. Very reasonably priced for the size of portion and quality of fish. The customer service left a little to be desired as there appeared to be a full-on domestic going on in front of us all!

This is a great place to get some fish and chips but can get busy at times. They portions are generous and prices fair. The food, by the time it makes it home is a bit soggy unfortunately.

Wow. As a local resident I am so pleased that there's a decent takeaway Fish and Chip shop nearby. Always happy staff, always massive portions. Order meal and pop over to The Wooden Spoon for a beer. Parking is outside on kerb. Happy to support such a great family run business. If it's nice weather you could take your meal out and find the Moot Park ( turn left, then first left down Moot Lane - 3 minutes). A lovely open space.

As a local I'm a monthly visitor to Downton fish bar and they serve consistently good quality food and the fish is superb . Would recommend.

Always freshly cooked, and always worth the wait. Excellent fish and great chips and brilliant value. Friendly staff who are always a pleasure to see

Good ole fish and chips!!! Served fresh at the right price... Well done guys, great quality food, looks very clean.

Lovely shop and good boss perfect.. Fich good taste potAtoes Nice .frech oil ,shop everiting cleaning .nice,Nice,Nice.... Very Happy ....

A highly recommended fish & chip shop in Downton. Everything is cooked to order and is gorgeous. The staff are very friendly.

Over cooked and not very nice. Tried it several times but very disappointing. Much, greatly, prefer the Wooden Spoon

Downton is a lovely village with rural walks and lovely old buildings. To top it off the New Forest is a mile up the road and what better picnic to take than Fish and Chips from Downton's chippy! The portions were big and the chips were lovely and crisp and fresh. I had a Chicken burger which was nice and the rest had fish which all commented how nice it was. If your going along the A338 between Salisbury and Bournemouth, pull into the village and call in, it will be worth it.

At last - proper cod and chips, The fish was perfect - really tasty batter and the chips - loads of them - were simply delicious. Reminds me of my years in Yorkshire - and for you softy Southerners - that's a good thing! I will be back. Yum yum yum.

Great, give it a try, the chaps are very nice and serve you with a smile. Cash only though. We often buy our fish and chips from here. Nice big portions

Whenever we're in this area we have fish and chips from here! Good value for money, excellent portions and freshly cooked while you wait - who could ask for more?

The fish is cooked fresh so that it is steaming hot and the batter is light and delious. You have to wait whilst it is cooked but it is worth the wait.

Stopped at this chippy on route to Devon. Nice diversion from a36 into Salisbury. Our chips were crispy and fluffy and the fish was freshly cooked to perfection. Service was efficient and polite. Portion size was generous. We ordered small and there was more than enough for a large appetite. Handy bench outside to sit and watch the world go by when eating your delicious fish & chips in this charming town.

Large portions, delicious fish, great chips, always good. Recommended. Children's menu 'happy meal' style with toy in box.

We seem to have increased our fish and chip intake to weekly now. Not that I'm complaining. The fish is always freshly cooked and the chips are never greasy but always crisp and plenty of them too.

Plenty of food per serving and the fish nearly always cooked while you wait. Excellent. Childrens portions available if you are not so hungry.