Drakes Fisheries in York

Decided to eat hear after walking past and smelling the fish and chips. We also saw that they fry in beef dripping which is how fish and chips were always cooked in years gone by. We called back at the end of the day and were shown to our table quickly by friendly staff. I'm.not going to lie I was a bit put off by the dated decor and the dim lighting. However,the food outshone this and we were so.glad we came. The chips were so tasty,crispy and hot. My husband had the haddock and chips and declared that it was the best fish and chips he has ever had because both the fish and chips were cooked perfectly,the batter was crisp and the fish sweet,fresh and tasty. An added bonus was we discovered that we were entitled to 10% off because we had taken the hop on and off bus that day

Wonderful place great fish and chips amazing curry sauce and peas. Slightly marred by the 1st server not understanding this issues with Allergies we asked her to check on the Batter for Eggs but she never came back to say it's fine. Fortunately as we always do we asked the other server who brought the food out for reassurance to find out there was indeed a big risk of cross contamination. This was rectified with the gluten free option replacement and my meal placed on warming plate etc so we dodge a big bullet. So thumbs down to one and big thumbs up to the other. Would still recommend the place 👌

We arrived hungry for a late lunch. Enjoyed tasty, well cooked fish and chips which arrived quickly. Very friendly staff. Would definitely recommend.

Chips were decent. Fish was ok but far too small for the price charged; very poor value for money. I know I’m not going to be the servers new bestie, but a civil greeting and a bit of eye contact wouldn’t come amiss.

Served by scarlet superb service food and service were fantastic server polite and helpful highly recommend Top quality gherkin

Waitress very nice and the food was brought quickly and was nice but probably not the best fish and chips I’ve ever had and the I’ve never paid that much for them ever before The 10% service charge is I feel really cheeky should be up to the customer if they want to leave a tip or not Wouldn’t go again.

Lovely fish and chip restaurant. Seated promptly, atmosphere lovely, quick service and delicious food. Friendly staff.

Really nice fresh food, good service, clean and seemingly well run. Polite and friendly staff. Definitely worth a visit when in York. I can highly recommend the Scampi!

We went here for lunch when visiting York with another couple. We ordered the pensioner offer of fish and chips with a free cup of tea. When the food arrived it was a bigger portion than I expected. The food was lovely fresh and hot. The confusion came when the waitress brought the bill. There was a 10% service charge on and the meals were charged at £11.75 each. The other couple went to pay the bill and told them to knock off the service off. We were leaving a tip but decide not to. Half of the bill was £23.40 and we gave this to the other couple. I was a bit annoyed we had to pay for something we had not ordered. We might go again but will be sure to get what we ordered. The restaurant is a bit claustrophobic and dark.

Amazing food and amazing staff. Best hot chips I have ever had. Went at about 6.30 on a Tuesday evening and was starting to get busy

Wonderful fish and chip shop with gluten free options. I loved my lunch. However, as I poured ketchup on my chips, my cup of tea appeared right move right across the table. My wife noticed and looked at me as if to see, did that cup just move on its own! Further enquiries revealed that there is indeed a resident ghost!

Came for lunch, didn’t have to queue for long, waitress serving was very friendly and food was served quickly. I’ve had plenty of fish and chips over the years and this is hands one of the best I’ve had. The mushy peas were delicious too. Beautiful setting, not what you expect from a fish and chip restaurant. 10/10!

Me &my friend Barbara, came to Drake's for a proper fish and chips lunch. Donna our waitress was lovely, she got me and my Barbara sat in a lovely bit of restaurant, for our lunch. The meals for oap where very generous 😋. The oap meals are cheap , generous and came with a free pot of Yorkshire tea for two. We will be visiting every Friday for our fish and chips Friday. 💯. Thank you Donna, for such a lovely welcome and service 😊. Also thank you to the man , who fried our food. 💯 proper Yorkshire chippy. Fish, cooked and battered lovely. With a great crunch on fish batter. No, soggy fish or batter there Alex. Chips, cooked old school, like everyone likes 👍. I will be coming back next Friday. Best chippy in york. 😋

Love to come here for a fix of the best fish & chips whenever I am in York. Delicious food in a fab location. The service is always friendly and we love the refurb in the restaurant.

The food is absolutely fine. The thing that irritated us that a chippy with a back room in York have the cheek to add a 10percent service charge. We only noticed this when looking more carefully at the bill once we were outside, lesson learnt! We also left £3 on the table, so a tip pushing £6 in total. I just hope all went to the waitress involved. It’s a fast food “restaurant” not the Ivy 😡

We came to this place as part of our walking tour of York. The service was excellent, very friendly and fast. We ordered a couple of appetizers and they were very good. For the main course we ordered Fish & Chips and a burger. The burger was good, but the fish, which was supposed to be the star, was a little disappointing. I must say that it was very fresh and the consistency of the dough was very crispy, but it lacked flavor. Even after adding quite a bit of salt and vinegar it felt a little bland.

excellent takeway. the regular is large, the large is huge...solid chips, great light batter. closest place to eat is in the square nearby. move fast on a cold day!

Best fish and chips in the UK. I couldn’t wait to come to York and head to Drakes for fish and chips. It never disappoints! Succulent fish, crispy batter, tasty chips , friendly, cheerful staff. What’s not to love ? Honestly go to Drakes for fish and chips, amazing food and service.

Hands down, the best chips I've ever eaten! The fish, chips, halloumi & onion rings are availiable gluten free and are amazing! A must visit.

One of the best fish and chips my wife and I had . We went into the seating area and the service was brilliant lovely and friendly staff the fish was amazing nice thin crispy batter , not this thick soggy batter you get in most chip shops where you got to find the fish though the batter. If you visit york go Drakes, you won't be disappointed

Had booked a table it was our anniversary . The staff was fantastic saw us ro our table gave us both a small bottle fo prosecco with our meal complementary. Food was lovely, freshly cooked.

Had chips to take away. Daughter is coeliac and had read good reviews. They cook chips in a separate fryer for coeliacs and have different take out boxes for the food. Had to wait for fryer to heat up, which shows they genuinely have a separate fryer. Great taste.

Service was very good and quick. However fish and chips weren’t that great. Pretty average and didn’t live up to its billing in our opinion. Have had a lot better. Also pretty expensive, and it’s not like it’s Rick Stein or anything. Wouldn’t use again....

Fantastic little fish and chip shop with a restaurant in the back would recommend anyone to try it also the staff are very pleasant and cheerful

Wow! What a treat they were, best Fish n Chips l have had in ages cooked to perfection My only disappointment was l couldn't eat all my chips 😞

Drakes went above and beyond to ensure we had a table away from lots of people with my mum being very unwell. We were seated upstairs and enjoyed wonderful haddock and chips and scampi. My brother lives in London and said it was the best...

Stayed at York for a weekend break. The City was very busy due to the XMas market's etc so we went for a meal into this chippy. We were a party of 4 guests and we say down in the back restaurant area. We had...

Lovely fish and chips pensioner specials. But, sorry, service charge not given as a choice , too much for little service.

We discovered Drakes whilst walking round the Christmas market. The is a dining area at the back and we quickly got a table . We both had the Seniors (over 65s) deal - Haddock and chips with a pot of Yorkshire Tea. We were quickly...

Went to Drakes today with my friend. Thoroughly enjoyed the food and the overall experience was great. We got served and talked to a waitress called Millie who made the experience. A very lovely young lady. We will be back. THANKYOU DRAKES!

Walking passed tge fish and chip shop. At last minute spotted the restaurant sign and so glad we did. Best fish and chips for a long time. Freshly cooked, light batter, nice fish, ushy peas Yorkshire tea whats not to like. Highly recommended

This was our first visit and certainly won't be or last Sevice was very friendly and quick. Food was excellent

One of the best fish and chip meals l have ever eaten. Piping hot, freshly cooked, the chips were crispy and the fish delicious. All were served in the restaurant at the back of the cafe. Well worth a visit if you want a quick...

This place never fails, friendly staff, always make you feel welcome, and the food is amazing, it’s the best quality fish and chips we heave ever had, every time we come to York we have to visit, couldn’t recommend this enough

We ate here for lunch on a recent visit to York The gluten free fish and chips were absolutely delicious. Lovely little place. Definitely worth a visit.

Drakes Is First class,the fish and chips was perfect and the service was First class,all staff were very pleasant and friendly, i would definitely recommend Drakes.

Always very good nice location and welcoming friendly staff. I always rate the place highly and have been many times. Recently the quality has dropped greasy soggy pale chips not edible. Hopefully it will improve. Fish overcooked many new staff not great really in general.

The nicest fish and chips I have had in quite some time. Fresh lovely white fish in thin crispy batter, delicious chips and very good mushy peas and curry sauce. The staff were lovely too.

Wow! A wonderful warm and friendly greeting by our hostess Nikki who guided us to a great table, was very knowledgeable about all aspects of the menu and treated us like family! All the staff were incredibly attentive and warm it was a lovely atmosphere to be in! The Haddock was absolutely the best I've ever had and the chips and peas..absolutely delicious, fresh, hot and not greasy at all.I wish I lived above it! I'd eat there every day! I was blown away and quite emotional with the generosity of Nikki, an absolute sweetheart and a credit to the establishment. We weren't charged for all our food as a birthday gift. A random act of kindness that I will remember for ever that made my birthday feel special. Thank you all so much ❤️

Aww what a lovely place. Lovely people so kind and friendly. We came as a group from a school in Leeds and it was a pleasure to come. Thank you for everything you did for our pupils and the food was beautiful. Thanks again

Drakes Fish & Chips was nice and tasty the mushy peas turned up cold. We did have to wait for a while because they did forget about us. Would service is very slow and the staff just seem to stand together chatting. 2 x Large Fish & Chips £30.90 2 x Peas £3.00 2 x Teas £3.00 Service Charge £3.69 Total £40.59

Our go to fish and chip place, all of the family continually enjoy it. Great gluten free options (with good labelling system), lots of choice, cooked in beef dripping (the best way, there is no beef flavour if that concerns you) and never greasy. Keep it up Drake’s!

Great friendly resturant in center of historic York. Fish was fresh and tasty with perfect crispy batter. Staff great. Love that they serve a good range of alcoholic drinks. Something for everyone on the menu, including my very fussy son. Highly reccomend!!

Because I live in york and spoilt for choice for where to eat I don't often go for fish n chips but today I called into Drakes, first time in a long time. Absolutely fantastic, food, staff and surroundings, not negative to say. Having just...

Three of us fancied fish & chips before watching the Ireland v South Africa rugby match on TV back at hotel. A proper meal served to us at a reasonable price. Staff were all nice & most selections by friends & I , they had....

We visited Drakes, York on Sunday 24 September 2023 approx 3:30pm Not too busy , got a seat in lovely bright conservatory area. Service friendly and prompt. Ordered haddock and chips , scampi salad and chips, ice cold peroni and cola. Fish was huge and...

Great fish and chips, perfectly cooked. The staff were run off their feet.It was busy so we had to wait quite a while. Not a place to go if you're in a hurry.

I'd found Drake's online prior to my visit to York. I was interested to read that they were known for their Gluten Free options. We happened to be passing it earlier in the day and I enquired inside. I found out that the chips and...

We had fish and chips here which was tasty. However I feel that the setting needs upgrading but this certainly didn’t put me off my food. Service needs improving as we waited about 15 minutes for our order to be taken and I got the...

Not your average fish & chip shop in any way shape or form. The surroundings and ambience for a “chippy” are more like that of a top end restaurant! As a party of 4 we all decided to order starters to share. We ordered salt...

Not sure why Drakes rates so highly. On the night I went (a Monday, but that's no excuse), they had only one kind of fish...at a fish restaurant!!! The server said their supplier didn't deliver on Mondays, but then they shouldn't open if they can't...

The food was delicious, we had haddock and chips with curry sauce and mushy peas, beer and a glass of wine, also the staff are so friendly, good value for money.

Really gorgeous fish and chips. We (myself, wife, son and daughter-in-law) arrived on spec and had no problem getting a table. Service was quick and efficient, and the food was perfect. We’d highly recommend for a treat.

We went to drakes on Wednesday 30th august 2023. First of all they got the orders mixed up completely with things. We had to ask for curry sauce as I wanted it instead of gravy. Then my mum had ordered a lamb and mint pie...

Fantastic fish and chips were delivered hot to a garden party where up to 100 people had ordered from Sarah. Fab service and food!

The best fish and chips in York We have ordered fish and chips from drakes now for the past 3 years for a party we have in the summer. Each year our numbers have increased and each year we have had the best service with...

A bit of a wait despite booking but staff were v friendly and efficient. Fish and Chips were good but the gravy was terrible. Brown gloop. Fish was slightly over cooked but tasty. Chips needed a few minutes more in the fryer.

Been last year had a fantastic experience.. was fresh tasty and chips were great.. we were looking forward to todays.. The fish today was freshly cooked and very nice. Sadly today chips were soggy, oily, pale and we had a couple of pies literally watched...

A very good spot for fish and chips. The portion sizes are excellent, no need to request the large fish the regular are more than big enough. Highly recommended

I have to admit my child(11 year old son) ordered fish and chips elsewhere but fryer not working so we ended up at Drakes. So glad we did. The waitress was amazing (maybe katia) super service, delicious food, my son wish he'd had childs so...

Very nice fish n chips, mushy peas and curry. Tried the battered sausage too and that was also very good. Can get a beer too and staff were brilliant. Not rip off prices either. Will be back next time in york!!

Called in after looking on TA for a good chippy, decided to sit down & eat. Went through to the back it was very dark, a little wait for food as it's cooked fresh, cod ,chips, & mushy peas regular size & a pot of...

Had the most amazing fish and chips, cooked by Jack I believe, and can honestly say that the meal i received was the best I have had in as long as I can remember . Had been put off chips by past experiences, always soggy...

We had a take away meal and the fish was crispy and tasty but the chips were a soggy mess which sadly ruined the experience. Such a shame 😞

Prompt service, flavorful fish and chips. Very good all around! I would visit again if I'm ever in York.

Great fish & chips & excellent customer service from the young lady who served is in the restaurant Very friendly & polite

The best fish+chips experance in york. Appsurlutley brillant. Thanks to my favate fryer. 👈👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁

After googling some articles, it appeared that Drake's Fish and Chips in York was placed at Number 2 on many lists, so off we trotted to check out what all the fuss about, surely if it rates higher than the likes of Trenchers and Magpie...

Lovely, lovely, lovely the best fish and chips in york, we will be back. Really nice staff, and the shop was clean.

Only wanted a potion of chips each for a quick lite lunch, bought here. Not overly expensive especially as in tourist area, chips were freshly cooked and at £8.10 for 3 were excellent value, highly recommend

The gluten-free fish & chips were amazing. I ordered the large so I’d have leftovers and it was huge. The staff were friendly and knowledgeable about a coeliac’s requirements. Easily the best GF fish & chips I’ve had.

As always perfectly cooked food (spicy fish tacos for me!) and impeccable service. Our waitress Yasmin was lovely.

We had a great dinner here in the restaurant. My husband and me shared the fish platter - everything was excellent. My son loved the fish sandwich and squid. Generous portion sizes ans extra friendly staff. Thoroughly recommended if you are visiting York.

Excellent quality fish and chips. We both had the senior offering, which was huge, and included a pot of tea. You pay extra for tea if you have a regular fish and chips but the helping was so large we couldn't really eat it all....

Had a sit down meal here yesterday and my wife and I had Haddock and chips and have to say some of the best fish and chips I have ever had. The staff were friendly and attentive Would definitely go back next time in York

We came here for the first time as we were passing , had to wait a little for a table as was busy but expected it . The food was great overall and very enjoyable . We were glad we sat downstairs as a visit...

Went here for fish and chips friendly service, which were very nice very quick clean and tidy place to eat

Disappointing visit after reading the good reviews. Restaurant area very dull and not clean. Had to ask for dirty cutlery to be changed, and also heard a neighbouring table with the same problem. Table wobbly and also not very clean. Service was slow, even when...

Best fish and chips we have ever had!! Love that you can get scraps 😁 If you are in York you have to try them.

We had to wait a little while for a table but once seated the service was unbelievably excellent from start to finish the meal was absolutely fantastic and the staff so friendly and professional. Myself and my wife would certainly come here again thank you...

Best fish and chips in town. Had a lunch and a take-away dinner back to our B and B. Huge portion of fish and taters. Both cooked perfectly. Great service too. You will be pleased and very full when you walk out the front door...

Ordered 2 haddock and chips peas they weren't very hot not the best we've had there been a fews times before

Went here based on the reviews and had Haddock and chips regular size with mushy peas and a cup of Yorkshire tea. Service was great, and the servers were friendly and polite. Haddock and chips freshly cooked and a decent size. Has take away and...

We ordered the Haddock fish and chips and it was delicious. We had great service and the food was piping hot. We also enjoyed the historic building and surroundings. We would recommend this restaurant highly!

It was such a long time since I had a good fish & chip meal, and came across this place when were staying in York. It caters for eat in and take away. We ate in, and it was one of the best that I...

Best Fish and Chips we've ever had. Fried perfectly in a delicious batter and the chips were perfect as well. The fried pickles or Frickles as they are called on the menu were fantastic Our server was friendly and attentive. Loved this place

Wow... Why do we not get chip shops like this down south. Eat in or take away, we ate in. Amazing, from the lovely Nikki to the absolutly fantastic food what a treat. I had minted lamb pie which melted in my mouth. The husband...

We had the most delicious fish and chips we've ever tasted! Staff really friendly too and good value for money too! Would highly recommend

Really great fish and chips, and great for gluten free. We ordered 2 large fish and chips (one GF one not) and they were incredible, huge with crispy batter and flaky fish. The chips were also very good, and the best mushy peas we’ve had....

Tucked in York between the Yorkminster and the Shambles is Drake’s Fish and Chips. Everyone I mentioned that we ate here to was like will fine, you. It was delicious! No surprise here that it is fish and chips, but they do have some other...

Can't compliment this chippy enough, it was brilliant. Service and food were first class Donna and Karina are great. We've been before a few years ago, this time was not a disappointment, on the contrary. We've done a lot of travelling and tried many fish...

The haddock and chips my partner had was really nice. However I ordered sausage and chips. The chips and gravy were nice but the sausages were burnt to a crisp and so dry you could not eat them Despite the restaurant not being busy no...

I have to say that this has to be one of the Best Fish restaurants ever. Never disappoints. Fabulous food. Great Service & friendly Staff. As previously stated, 5 stars doesn't seem enough for Drakes.

The best fish and chips in the city! Myself and two friends each had haddock and chips. Emily served us and was so friendly and helpful. We wanted our orders to take-out and asked for one portion of chips to be split over two of...

Fabulous Gluten Free Fish and Chips at Drakes in York . Thank you to Alex the chef for cooking the freshest crispiest g/f fish and chips that I have ever tasted. My husband who doesn’t need Gf food ordered the same and he preferred them....

Had a fantastic meal, Esther our waitress was superb. My mum has an unusual allergy and Esther's customer service and attention to detail meant we all had a superb meal including my mum.

Having previously written to the owner to confirm that they were open on the Bank Holiday and received a very quick response that was friendly and helpful we decided to visit whilst on a trip taking in York. The shop is close to the Minster...

We had heard that Drakes sold the best fish & chips in York - and they delivered with aplomb. Donna gave us excellent table service. Two of us had haddock & chips (+ mushy peas of course!), two had scampi & chips. Thoroughly enjoyable experience....

Delicious fresh fish in a tasty light batter served with scrumptious chips and mushy peas. The restaurant is spotlessly clean, the staff are friendly and the service was excellent. It is dog friendly too.

Very disappointed not to have regular cod and chips on the menu - only haddock. On this occasion went for whitby scampi and chips which was tasty and the service was good but the portion of chips was less than in the past. Pleaae bring...