Eglinton Diner in North Ayrshire

Fish had a-lot of bones some that would have been clearly noticeable and very dry poss sitting a long time & chips were rock solid not what it use to be shame . The rest was ok at best waste of money such a shame .

Fantastic food and lovely staff and a lovely cup of tea. Reasonable prices and they do small suppers. Would recommend and would go back

The service was a bit slow but the fish supper and the haggis were very tasty. The girls were pleasant and the place was spotless.

A much needed fish and chips supper was had from this chippy. £10.20 for 2 fish 1 x chips and large portion of mushy peas. Food portion wasn't exactly large but filled a gap. Batter was pretty good but would have liked more fish Service was good.

Absolutely spot on, best fish and chips I've had, decent price for the quality, small restaurant on the side, would highly recommend it

Came to Saltcoats for a wee day trip with the missus and had an amazing chippy in the Eglington Dinner, I would highly recommend the Eglington Burger 🍔😋

They use their hands to handle food disgusting never purchased anything walked out won’t be back watched them run finger through hair wipe hands on clothing

First visit here. I waited forever to be served, at least 12 locals who came in after me were served first. The portion of chips with the supper was tiny. Terrible service, not friendly, certainly won’t be back!

I have used this chippy lots of times in the past, so I went there last night for so I though would be a nice fish & chip take away but after waiting 15 mins I took the food across to the sea wall but it was swimming in Grease and fish was over cooked and dried up, wont be back.

First and last visit. Disgusting greasy chips. Stuck together in a ball. So disappointed. Don’t stop here. £8 for two bags of chips which were only fit for the bin

Great place for a fish tea. Spotless cafe area, friendly staff and great fish supper. Nice crispy batter and cracking chips. A god pot of tea too!

Went here with ma pal Patrick. WORST DECISION OF OUR LIFES. Ordered a fish supper and it took around 20 minutes. The staff sat it on the table and didn't even give us cutlery. The fish looked like it had been in the ocean. Never going here again.

this place is comparable to hell, went with my buddy davie and we both thought it smelled of musty batter and moist dog feet. I ordered a simple fish supper and it came about 20 minutes later damp and room temperature WITHOUT A KNIFE AND FORK. wouldn't even feed it to my dog if i had one which i don't because of childhood trauma involving chihuahuas in arkansas. My body feels like a stress ball being squished by a scared monkey. Never coning again.

enjoyed the chips i could of licked the poke staff r so friendly u should be really proud thank you so much keep up the good work

Large group of adults and kids there today, not enough room for everyone to sit in so bought food to eat outside(spending a small fortune) the staff would not allow the kids to use the bathroom as it was for sit in customers only! Absolute disgrace the way they were treated, what happened to human kindness? Especially for kids?? Would definitely NOT recommend!

We decided to give this place a last try. What a mistake. This is the worst fish supper we have ever had. The fish had obviously been reheated it was burnt at the end. The batter was cheugh (tough). Could hardly bit through it. The fish had large bone and skin at the end. As for the chips they were hard and the portion would hardly have fed a toddler never mind an adult. We used to love this wee chip shop and always used it if we were in Saltcoats. We have sat in the restaurant serveral times too for a fish tea. Dont know what has happened but we have both vowed never to visit again and have already warned several friends to stay away after our experience. So sad because it is so handy to the beach. How people gave five star reviews for this place is amazing after our dreadful experience

4 of us ate here ((my mum, wife, son and myself) after a day out in Saltcoats, I ended up with a sore stomach and my wife after having the steak pie and chips, my mum used the tomato sauce on the table for her meal hamburger and chips, she couldn't eat the food after, it tasted like vinegar. I complained and got a, we can replace it but you will have to pay for another meal. I reckon someone had put vinegar into the bottle as the colour was a lot lighter than it should have been. I won't go again.

We waited 35 minutes for 2 sausage suppers. We also requested fritters and were told by a young boy with a disgusting attitude something along the lines of “don’t have any”. Not even an apology for that or the wait we had. On a better note, the food was delicious.

A decent chippy.Shame the owners have no respect for their neighbours and let their big alsation dog bark at 4 am regularly.

Love there fish suppers go here every week with my mother after shopping they have a sit in if the weather is bad if not we have a takeaway and go to the harbour

Really enjoyed the food but staffed by surly youngsters who clearly don't want to be there. Some customer service training would go far. Can't give higher rating as a result.

Love coming here always great service and the food is perfect sometimes I will sit in and other times I like a takeaway to sit at the harbour and watch the waves

Food is excellent, cant fault it. We travel from glasgow every few months to visit the sit in area. Only down side is the waiting staff, every time we visit they seem very unhappy to be there, none of us want to work but at-least don’t let your customers see. Huffing and snide remarks and unhelpful. Usually we can ignore this but the girl today attitude just stank. Really ruins the atmosphere of the diner.

Yes it could be! That is “best in Scotland “.. Yes indeed, it could earn that title….certainly in appropriate bracket! My wife and I went in just after noon today: spotless, brisk and pleasant service; mrs had macaroni mr fish and chips….both enjoyed….chips really good, tasty fish in a very good batter (and l am fussy!) Macaroni went down well too. But price…..two bottles water included around £11…..reasonable for this quality!

First class service brilliant staff you will not get better food in Ayrshire recommend this place to anyone visiting saltcoats

We were not disappointed with our lovely meal after a day trip down from Glasgow. The fish was so fresh like it just jumped out the sea and landed on my plate. Superb! Great little sit in with smiley and attentive staff. 👍

We had fish teas participating in the eat out scheme. The fish was fresh and crispy and the chips excellent. Nice friendly staff and atmosphere. Highly recommended.

Very welcoming friendly delicious food good portion sizes good value for money very clean toilets too

Best Chippy in the 3 towns, in my opinion. Fish is always fresh & the batter crisp, the breaded fish (special) is always a treat, chips are good & the employees always look clean & neat. The wee cafe is nice to have a sit-in supper and they have good specials & a great cup of tea. Bathrooms are spotless.

Good chippy and I always get a lovely meal as does the family old and young. I absolutely love the black pudding it’s rather spicy but it’s amazing it’s a must for the spicy lovers !

Had the lentil soup and the batter Sausage supper very nice and vert cheap.Staff are lovely definitely recommend.

Great chippy and friendly staff, always very quick too. Never sat in but looks nice. Definitely recommended

I like this place. Although the food is basic chip shop. (ive had better). N slightly over priced for the quality and venue. The staff are extremely freindly and u always catch a conversation in here with one of the regulars /locals. I can imagine as a visitor too saltcoats it would be ideal because everyone is so welcoming and it gives a feel of been involved. It also sells ure typical sea side treats rock/candy/bucket spades. Little pocket money treats for the kids.So yeah it's also not far from beach park.

Great fish supper have sat in and had a take away lots of times and great prices the staff are are really friendly

First words out of my wife’s mouth. “We are coming here again” and she had not finished her dinner. Fish, chips and peas, not something I eat a lot of, these where worth the five starts.The place was a half full, a lady too are order very quick, maybe 10 minutes the food was on the table. Good portion, looked fresh, not greasy, very hot, tasted was spot on. Staff where polite. The place was clean and tidy. Good price. Note, Cash Only. Something I said I was starting to do was write about water prices, Well this place did not let me down, a bottle of water for the right price, so I purchased one.

Popped in for a fish tea with my wife and had nice meal which was served by pleasant staff and was reasonably priced

have been a regular for years until to day I purchased fish n chips on getting home chips were half cooked half the fish was missing and was all soggy only thing edible was the 2 pickled onions the rest went in the bin.have always spoke highly of this place and was once considered a wee gem of a chippy but slowly it has been going down hill and its standards slipped terribly to the point I would give this a,miss and head down to largs to nardinis..

Great value at £3.50 for single and chips. Good taste and fresh....the fish had already been cooked but obviously recently. Would return. Good to see no use of plastic take away boxes...good old newspaper

We had open chips wrapped in newspaper for an evening stroll along Saltcoats beach so yummy then a couple of days later returned for a fish supper and chips with curry sauce. All were super tasty and very reasonably priced . The staff were very pleasant even tho people were queuing out of the door

My favourite chippy for years, so dissapointed tonight with my fish and chips, asked for salt and vinegar, couldn't,t taste any, very soggy fish, multi coloured chips, just terrible, been going to this place for years, never again !!!

Took my son and 6 friends for a birthday treat - great value kids meal for £2.95 includes drink and ice lolly !!! Superb value ! Had asked previously and was allowed to bring my own birthday cake - they gave us plates and napkins ! Great service , well done again Eglinton Diner

Been now about 4 times and will go again if im hungry & in the area as im easily pleased.

stopped in whilst on a day trip to Saltcoats. Fast friendly service,Reasonably priced and I liked the fact that you could have either a single or a double fish. As it was lunchtime I opted for a single fish at £2.40 +a very large portion of chips for my partner at £2.80. Wrapped in paper/newspaper- so much better that those horrible polystyrene trays which cause your fish batter to go soggy and which can't be recycled.Would visit again.

Back once again ! Always 1st class service and food ! Freshly fried and served with a smile ! Excellent !

You get a lovely high tea here.

good for fish and chips, eating in the restaurant part is fine with decent service and nice food, the carry out is a shambles if they have to cope with more than a couple of people, expect long delays with no one knowing what's going on and you may strand for a long time before anyone even takes your order or serves customers on a kind of last in first served basis. apart from that issue then it pretty good.

Popped in for a lunch snack. Cafe was busy. Went for soup and tea special. Great value at just over £2. Friendly staff and great location near town centre. Recommended for a fish and chip sit in cafe in Saltcoats.

After a trip to the beach we headed here. We didn't have too long await and was reasonably priced. The food was good but was really greasy. We had a fried pizza and the yummy cheese side was put on the chips, bit disappointing as that's the best bit.

Went on a trip with a party of 13 people. The food was lovely. Portions were very generous. Great to have bread and butter with your fish and chips. Staff were very helpful and efficient. Parking was a bit difficult as restaurant on a narrow street which could be quite busy. Overall would not let this put you off, well worth a visit.

been here a few times when i have been in the area the food is always pipping hot and you get a fast service defo keep using this place when im in the area keep up the good work

Fabulous, hot, and huge portion for late lunch. Value excellent. Clean.friendly staff. Cannot get better.

Estado aquí unas cuantas veces para comida para llevar, cuando en esta zona, y realmente no tengo ninguna queja, la comida es siempre caliente y fresco, el lugar siempre parece estar ocupado (siempre es una buena señal) esperar un poco de cola en los períodos pero vale la pena la espera.

Fish suppers are good and if you are not too hungry or a small . they have a sit in or a take away. appetite you can get a small one.

Buen pescado y patatas fritas! No tengo más que decir! Te recuerda de tener una cena de pescado con su gran. Es de la vieja escuela y totalmente genial.

Nice staff, serving nice seaside chip shop food. Decor isn't anything fancy but we all enjoyed the food which is the main thing

Well, we pop in for a fish tea every time we come to Saltcoats to visit family.On this visit , Friday 6pm'ish, there was only one other table occupied.Our large fish teas arrived within a couple of minutes of ordering. Oh dear, fish batter was not at all crisp, reckon it had been cooked a while. Not kind of place that you see folk sending food back....wish we had.Lovely chips though.....Please don't let your standards slip. We love our seaside chippy tea

the staff was friendlyquick servicea lot of choice in menuand they do a kids menu as wellthey also sell toys in the shop

Just back from Saltcoats what a beautiful day .. stopped to have a fish tea in the Eglinton Diner .. the staff were lovely and friendly, helped us store away all our wheelchairs .. then were very fast in bringing us our dinner which was lovely and hot and fresh .. everyone enjoyed their visit as will definately be back .. your doing a great job keep it up xx

Had been told this was a great place for fish and chips and we were not disappointed - great price for crisp batter, delicious fish and non greasy yummy chips all wrapped up in paper and newspaper, the good old fashioned way (those polystyrene trays are death to fish and chips making them all sweaty and soggy). We were served by a friendly young man behind the counter who seemed rather amused as we were excited about them selling Edinburgh Rock, buckets and spades etc. Reminded me of seaside holidays when I was wee. As we visit a friend weekly in Ardrossan we now get dinner here and eat it down the shore - perfect, don't ever change!!

Standard of food and prices were excellent. We just got a takeaway which is just next door. We went on recommendations from a local supermarket employee and we weren't disappointed. All freshly made and not greasy at all. Well impressed.

Been there 29.05.2016 @ 1500hrs Place itself very poorly covered with eating choices. First time we wanted to have a classics "fish and chips" to take it somewhere outside. Queuing of few people didn't seem to be moving, but still waiting as very hungry. First on in queue got his meal. Smells nice, but immediately wrapped into a paper type metro or... very healthy choice. Gave up and walked away.Took my family for a walk around in hope we find something else. Unfortunately nothing.We came back and decided to try sit in version instead of previous take away.First impression, ok.. a wee place. Not a single hello or hi.. we took a sit at one of the middle table. Table was well worn and Dirty, but hungry.By Grabbing a menu i find it dirty of brown sauce. At this moment staff(young lassie) arrived at the table, and instead of hello or welcome or at least a little smile she just barked: whit yous havin? Still hungry. But cannot help myself to point on dirty environment of table and menu. She said she thought it was cleaned and walked away. She came back with not damp but well wet cloth and washed whole table and menu with it and left it wet as it was. We ordered fish and chips thinking it must be nice at a seaside. She came back again and dropped the cutlery with napkins onto that wet table. Good enough so i could use it to clean and dry the table. During the waiting for our "food" it looked they must have gone to catch the fish onto sea. Finally it comes.Very pleased staff drops the plates onto table without any single word. Let's try it. What the sugar is it? You can get much better fish in the any roughest hole in Glasgow. Muddy consistency of the something called a fish was obviously frozen before frying. Absolutely disgusting.At least chips were edible, however the portion was smaller than small. This staff hates their job and they make sure the customers can see it very well.The business that doesn't value their customers does not deserve their customers money.Never again this place.

My partner, 4 year old daughter and I fancied a nice fish while in the area and heard good things about the Eglinton, didn't look like much from the outside but the food was perfect and huge portions for such a cheap price! Crispy chips, piping hot and lovely tasting fish, all served by a lovely older woman who my daughter loved chatting away to. Would definitely recommend!

Friendly eatery with good coffee and great chips. For eating out on a budget you would be hard pushed to find better value for money than the Eglinton Diner.

very friendly staff good choice of well cooked food basic however spotless we have used take out and also sat in both excellent

The Englinton diner and takeaway is brilliant for those who fancy a wee fish tea or something from the chippy when they are down the seaside. The half onion pizza supper is brilliant and would recommend to anyone. Favourite place to come when visiting Saltcoats!

great we fish dinner ,or fish tea, up a side street at the seaside a perfect visit to the seaside , very reasonable prices too

I had a takeaway fish supper which I ate on the nearby shore front. I was hungry, the weather was perfect and I couldn't fault the food in any way. All piping hot, chips and batter crispy and fish perfectly cooked.

My friend and I eat here every week for a catch up. Food tasty and piping hot. Staff friendly and helpful- even to regulars!! Clean and great value for money. See you next week

A pleasant place to eat with very reasonable prices. Clean and quite central in Saltcoats. Fish and chip menu, not a lot of choice.

Ordered a kids meal as I can't eat big portions as an not a good eater and resulted in getting cheek of the staff as I'm not a child only 13 so what age is a child didn't say on menu and resulted in staff been cheeky and talking about us in the back absolutely disgusted will never be back near will my family

I enjoyed my times eating here it is a very relaxed environment with good food, nothing fancu but great value for money. Highly enjoyable.

i used to work next door to the Eglinton and would get lunch here every day. food is good although a little greasy (to be expected from a chip shop).very well priced aswell. love the staff.

We visited here today for a take out, and we were very very disappointed. The prices were ok but the food was terrible. The sausage in batter was the worst I've ever had, I couldn't eat it! The onion rings were even worse, the were cheap frozen onion rings that had just been thrown into the fryer, portion sizes were small but I'm not complaining about that, It ment it was less waste!! Service was ok, waiting time was far too long. In all, very disappointed and will not be back here.

Clean, friendly, staff cheery always making sure everything was ok excellent prices and kids menu had a variety as well. Would recommend the place.

This is actually the best Fish and Chips I've had anywhere. The batter was crispy and not really greasy and the chips where also great. We had a Fish Tea so a cup of tea and some bread and butter came with it, we paid £11.00 for Two fish tea's(one large one small) two bottles of juice and a toasted scone. Really you can't argue with that sort of value.

You don't get much better than this ! great food ! great prices! great service! Myself and three friends went here for lunch, we had the lunchtime special small fish tea - £3 !!!Great value - small fish and chips freshly fried, bread and butter and tea or coffee, very cozy and very clean with lovely staff - we were even asked if we would like the tea-pot topped up ! I think it's time for me to give up cooking ! We will be back for sure !

This is got to be the best fish and chip diner around 2 large fish ts under £14 don't let the price reflect the quality the food is excellent fresh and hot tea and coffee is served with you're meal don't 10 minutes before keep up the good work

had a large fish tea consisted of two pieces of battered fish (one would have been enough ) freshly cooked, chips, bread and pot of tea for under £7small fish tea £4.95

Some times good some times no ,it is usually a fish tea we get, if it's made fresh it's ok but some times it has been lying and it's not so good,you pays your money and take your chance

After much disappointment walking around the are trying to find a cafe we suddenly came upon this place. It was great! Good prices and friendly staff, but above all the food was freshly cooked and red hot throughout the meal - something you rarely get in a cafe. Waitress served as most places in that area seem to be and just a great friendly place that we would love to visit again!

popped in here for a fish tea, staff polite and friendly, food was freshly cooked good sized portions and was delicious. very reasonably priced into the bargain

Friendly staff, clean shop, fast service, big portions, freshly cooked, good prices, what more could you want.

While in Salcoats on a cold February day we chanced upon the Eglinton Diner (Cafe) down a sidestreet off the main shopping area. We were there at lunchtime and found the staff extremely helpful and friendly and we couldn't believe the low prices on show. We both settled for a "Fish TEa" - in Scotland this is fish&chips, buttered bread and tea or coffee. I don't drink either so had a can of Diet Irn Bru (Scotland's other national drink). We opted for the 'small portion' of the Fish Tea at an unbelievable low price of only £3.00 per head (I paid 50p for the soft drink). The food was excellent and not at all a 'small portion' as stated on the menu! The Cafe was busy, clean and had a nice homely atmosphere, even for lunchtime. There's plenty to choose from the menu and even have a Carry OUt section next door if you feel like sitting at the seafront a short walk away (not for a cold February though!). We will definitely drop-in for another Fish Tea the next time we are in Saltcoats.

5 of us met for a £3 fish tea lunch. Good (but obviously not enormous for that price) helping of freshly cooked food served with bread,butter and tea by a cheery waitress. Delicious. Will return.

If you want a great fresh fish supper ,on a plate with chip shop vinegar and tommy sauce ,this is where to come .Freshly made out the fryer piping hot and bread and butter with a cup of Tea .In a nice clean environment with happy staff and very very cheap a small high tea and large high tea supper both fish extra drinks all for £11 and its CHEAPER during the week two small fish supper high teas on weekday lunchtimes £3 amazing value and amazing taste or the soup n chips are £2 brilliant wee lunch.I wouldn't buy a take away supper again this is just so good , my girlfriend said "don't give it a review as it will get so busy" ,well I am because they deserve it well done .See you soon.!!!!!!!!

The first visit there, I thought it was great. Fast friendly service by a young girl. Food was tasty at a reasonable price.Decided to go back last week. Took a seat.... One member of staff sat at a table talking to friend/family.She then walked them to the door to say goodbye. Came back and cleared the table. She glanced over at me but made no move to serve me.Second member if staff came out and they both stood chatting at till.I decided to put on my coat and leave.Very disappointing. Won't be going back

for that traditional seaside chip shop this is the one to visit highly recommended great friendly and warm welcome is given always and value for money...

Simple chippy with good selection on the menu at very reasonable prices.Good fish & chips, with friendly, fast service