Elite on the bail in Lincoln

Absolutely exquisite food. Was lucky enough to get a table on a quiet Saturday afternoon. Had the whitebait to start and the light bite haddock and chips. Best batter I have ever tasted. Service was polite professional and super friendly. Really recommend this place.

The best fish and chips in Lincoln.

Just popped in for takeaway to take around to BeerHeadZ around the corner - new guy on the counter, this was a regular chips under the sausage - didn't feel like great value for money.

Had a fabulous meal on Saturday tea time, beautiful Haddock, chips (cooked in beef dripping) & Mushy peas...probably the best fish & chips I've eaten. Lovely friendly restaurant, with great staff. Highly recommend.

Great fish and chips. Biggest bit of skate EVER ! Thank you guys.

Lovely fish and chips. Lovely clean and comfortable restaurant. Recommended.

I'm confused went miles out of my way after reading reviews about the gluten free options got sat down to be told no fish and chips only poached fish and jacket potato so where is the extensive gluten free options absolute waste of time Coeliacs should keep on driving past never recommend

Wonderful fish and chip supper. Great service too

Living in Lincoln, I have a good choice of chippies. This one isn't the nearest to my home, but I always make the extra effort to get to the Elite on the Bail for the sheer quality. They're not just the best in the neighbourhood, or the city, they're the best in the region. You won't be disappointed. And if by some chance you are disappointed, their customer service is excellent too.

Great fish and chip shop, Andy is a really nice and cheerful guy definitely a credit to the place.

The best fishcakes I've had yet. The tall bloke working there was really friendly, and informative, we weren't sure what to get so he recommended the fishcakes. No complaints, would definitely come again next time me and the missus are in Lincoln. Will recommend to friends and fam!

Excellent food, price & service.

My first time to eat here. On 15th August 2024. Very clean and smart decor. Nice atmosphere and great, friendly service. Delicious food, nice & hot, good sized portions and the best curry sauce! Highly recommend you try this plaice (pun) out!

So nice to have proper fresh fish without batter.

What a treat! Fresh grilled fish at a very reasonable price ANYWHERE in this day and age

Do not arrive 30 min before stated closing as you may get "last orders". I arrived at 19:35 and ordered Chips with curry sauce on top and Regular Haddock on top. I got chips,dry Haddock,seemed like it had been re cooked,then curry dumped on top of fish,who on earth puts curry on your fish,even tho I always ask for it on chips and Haddock on top. It might seem patronising to ask for it but, hey seems like I missed the point here.

Fantastic food, excellent service, good value. Always hits the spot!

Went on my own one Saturday afternoon lured in by Skate Wings. Made to feel very welcome. Great food. Fabulous mushy peas.

Good reception, and good food fantastic place Recommend!!

A great place for fish and chips - and it has a licence to boot. We had a meal here and couldn't fault it. Lovely food and great service. The lad serving us was polite and friendly. It was a great price too. Couldn't fault the place.

Andy and Craig both very nice, good food

This is the poshest but most down to earth fish and chips restaurant I've been in. Had a fantastic meal that tasted brilliant.

Most delicious fish and chips in all of Lincoln, fantastic! Thank you

Had the lemon sole with salad for a main and squid to start. Both were fantastic. My mum agreed and we went again for dinner on the second night of our mini break. Not the poshest of restaurants but it’s been a long time since I’ve had fish cooked this well. Batter was very light and crispy. The salads were fresh and very plentiful. The onion rings were incredibly light and crispy. Staff were friendly and prices were very reasonable considering the quality. I would definitely recommend and I wouldn’t hesitate to go back next time I’m in Lincoln.

Would give the Elite Lincoln 10 stars if possible. Service was great, food was wonderful, beautifully presented, many choices, the onion rings are to die for, planning to go back to Lincoln just to have a meal there.

Takeaway Saturday lunchtime. Cod & Chips plus Large fish, chips & bread bun. Both fish same small size. "Do you want salt & vinegar?" "Yes". Counter staff girl emptied the salt shaker on both meals. Both meals inedible. It's not cheap either. Last time we ate there was the Steampunk weekend and it was excellent. They're living on that success. We won't be back. Went for pub meal. Proper stuff.

Visited on 13/06/24 after a recommendation from a couple of my colleagues who came the night before. The service was absolutely fantastic, very warmly welcomed by Andy and Ella who were working during my visit, they immediately checked if I needed any fish cooking. I’m veggie so I went for the Halloumi Fritters. They were AMAZING, and this Seaside-Town-Born Welsh Boy thought the chips were AMAZING! I got a message as I was leaving saying our van and crew were ahead of schedule so I had to eat on the go, else I’d have got a better presented picture! But a huge thanks to Andy and Ella, and a huge thanks to Elite on the Bail. I’ll definitely be back next time I’m in Lincoln.

Great fish and chips once again. Attentive service from someone on her first shift. Thank you ☺️

One of the best fish and chips shops in the country, love it here

A guy was physically sick all over the table and floor right before we ordered. We felt sick ourselves but the staff would not respond to our distress of feeling sick, and refused to comp our wine (despite our understandable lack of desire to eat) there was sick everywhere, and told us we ((10 year patrons) are band for pointing out the spew. They deserve to feel shame but that doesn’t mean they will. They’ll just keep ramping up prices , because they don’t care about consumers or consumer loyalty.

We popped in to grab a convenient Fish N Chip picnic to enjoy before I began my shift and after my girlfriend had ended hers. The gentlemen that served us was a friendly fellow. Who made some appropriate recommendations… the tartare sauce. They offer a home-made tartare sauce that the staff make themselves and it is vastly superior to the Heinz squirts pots they also offer on the counter-top. I believe the Salmon & Prawn salad is generally a “Sit-in” dish that they serve in their very spacious restaurant, however we asked nicely and with the beautiful smiles adorned upon our faces…he kindly obliged. We also got a regular cod and chips and they’re bloody gorgeous. #FishNChipFriday

Brilliant place. Food is so delicious great value for money . Top chef Andrew . Very welcoming and lovely atmosphere and great customer service by the staff

absolutely lovely food staff was so nice and friendly great service all round xx especially Holly xx

Good food good service would recommend

Best fish and chips in uphill Lincoln.

Went into shop to order food 5.30 on 5th April, I have been in several times and many times to the other shops but on this occasion the guy behind the fryer ( wearing glasses)was shouting about having a 13 inch appendage and using swear words. The girls in the back area were laughing hysterically and really loud at something they were watching on their phone. The girls on the serving area looked embarrassed about what was happening behind them. Felt like I was in a youth club to be fair, I’m no prude but it was a bit too much as it literally went on whilst I waited for a large order. Food great as usual though 👍🏻

Delicious food this Good Friday! And every other time we've been :)

This restaurant is a cut above any ordinary fish & chips shop.

The food was nice, and there was a good portion, although it could have been a little hotter. Will be returning.

Excellent fish restaurant. A special menu is a must.

Very tasty👍, we ordered stingray and sole wings, the breading was very crispy, tender and not greasy. Excellent wine by the glass, fast service, friendly staff

Great service and lovely staff. The battered crème eggs were really yummy. Definitely worth a visit.

Always amazing Cheerful Andy always smiling and happy. NHS discount welcome

I grabbed a couple of sausages in batter with chips. They cooked to order so there was a little wait. The food was ok but I think that I need to try again and get the fish as the other reviews seem to be glowing.

My nannan is coeliac and had loads of choice of what she could have here! The food was brilliant, great portion sizes, and good prices, the gluten free options were almost the same price as the regular, which you don’t see very often either 10/10 would recommend!

Just bought a meat and onion pie for lunch,one of the worst pies I have ever had,filling less than half full, pastry like card board. We used to love this place but it's definitely going down on quality.

Just had the Lunchtime mini fish special and sat outside on the clean benches. Perfectly cooked fish and delicious batter with chunky crisp chips. Will definitely return

We was disappointed !! No Cheesecake was available !

We had our first visit to Elite on the Bail during our latest trip to Lincoln this week and we were extremely impressed with both standard of food and the service. We will definitely visit again and would highly recommend this restaurant to anyone on a trip to Lincoln.

Prefer the chips to be a bit crispier, a bit soggy

Superb, especially accommodating for specific needs such as gluten free. Will definitely go again. 9/01/24 visited again... Even better! I genuinely think this is the best gluten free fish and chips I've had. Well done 👍🏻

Great service . Staff are always friendly and the food is great.

This is the best fish and chips I had for years. I am usually not a fan of fish and chips as it is very oily and heavy, but this place is just amazing. The fish was so well cooked and it was not full of oil and heavy. It is the first time I had fish and chips and I didn't thing it was a heavy dish. I just loved it. The only thing that I would like it would be a bit more salt in the butter but it was still delicious. We are definitely going back!

Visited the restaurant, 4 of us in an evening. We all had haddock, chops and sides which was all delicious. I just wasn't keen on what the woman serving did. She delivered a jug of milk for the cups of tea. I pointed out there was a fly landed in it, and she just dunked her finger in and dug it out. I was quite shocked. However, the male server was lovely and polite and friendly. Definitely some training needed for some team members

Very friendly, polite and helpful staff. Very nicely cooked and tasty food.

Don’t believe the reviews - Worst fish and chips I’ve ever had. Everything is cooked in very strong oil (beef trimmings?) that makes everything taste the same and is truly sickening. Maybe the oil was old from a day of cooking, but it was only 7pm. We had fried Brie, haddock, shrimps, calamari, chips… but we could only taste the oil. The fish batter was awful, and the only way to eat the fish was by removing it. The only nice thing was the smoked salmon starter, the only thing not fried. I felt sick when I left and had to rush to buy indigestion tablets. I truthfully thought I was going to throw up, no exaggeration. A terrible end to a great day in Lincoln.

Thank you for making my Dad's Birthday special. Staff lovely and food was delicious x

Friday takeaway for the family. It was very busy which we didn’t mind. However some of the chips were not cooked throughly and the cheese was on my granddaughters chips was absolutely awful and had to be binned. A bit disappointing

Nice takeaway lovely food well worth the wait. Had a great time in the sun outside.

The best fish and chips I've had for a long time. Lovely light batter and very tasty fish. Separate page on the menu for lots of GF options, and the GF batter was excellent as well.

Best fish & chips in Lincoln! Never disappointed, always fresh fish and delicious chips!

Chips and onion rings under cooked. Fish average

Good service, friendly staff and excellent fish. The portions are very large!

Fabulous fish and chips, reasonably priced and so close to the historical sites of beautiful Lincoln. Wonderful friendly service. Hugely recommend but go hungry! Definitely worth giving frickles a go if you're feeling experimental! Delish!

Really lovely staff and food, excellent quality and value fish and chips.

Great lunch deal, which as portion sizes go is more than adequate for £10.95 Cooked well, nice service and clean restaurant

Very nice fish and chips ....probably the best batter I've ever tasted

Best fish and chips we have had even compared to the coast. We went in had the lunch special which was £10.95 including a soft drink or you can upgrade for £2. Either way for two of us including drinks it was £23 which is a really good price. Unfortunately no photos due to the food arriving and could not wait to get it down me. I had the haddock and my husband had the cod and we both had chips and curry sauce all included in the price. The food was fantastic and the batter on the fish was so light and not the normal thick batter you get. Highly recommend and best fish and chips we have had. If we come back to Lincoln we will return here for sure. Staff were so attentive and polite and making sure everything was OK and how it should be.

Brought Anglo Swiss friends who were visiting . They don't do f&c in Switerland (no sea coast!). They absolutely loved it! We enjoyed it too, especially the natural assumption we needed mint sauce for the mushy peas. Something else I introduced to the Swiss. Staff were excellent, service great, only very minor nit pick was the chips were lacking inner fluffiness.

Had both takeaway fish and chips from here, and eaten in in the restaurant. Great service and cracking fish and chips

A birthday celebration teatime meal Food very hot and freshly cooked , just disappointed that the scampi and chips had no accompanying side salad which made it look very uninteresting ,

Ordered Tempura Prawns as a Special..NOT tempura. Thick gooey batter. Very dissapinted. Muscles also a Special. Sadly told none available. Went for Lunch deal. Enough food as had a starter. Chips pale & average. Batter was OK. No comparison to The White Hart Inn in West Stockwith!

Best Fish and Chips in Lincoln IMHO. They also have an extensive Gluten Free menu, which I'm excited to share with my GF friends.

The service was good and the restaurant looks really welcoming and nice. Very clean. But unfortunately, the food was mediocre at best. Edible, yes; not the worst fish and chips I've had recently, but it does come pretty low on my experiences up and down the UK, and my friend who was with me agreed completely. Batter was pretty poor quality, fish didn't seem that fresh, and chips were pretty dull. I wouldn't go back here again. The menu is a bit deceiving, as we were expecting a salad with cod and chips. Expensive too at £12.95 or £15.95 for just fish and chips! The best fish and chip meal I've had this year was in Morrisons cafe for £3.50 ( was the cheapest too) on National fish and chip day. Nothing yet has beaten Morrisons this year.

We had Whitebait & Scampi as starters I had the Regular Haddock the 3 girls had Lemon Sole None of us could fault the Food or the Service Congratulations to all the Staff Thankyou

We tried the take away because it was such a beautiful day, lovely take away area where they actually have benches and umbrellas to sit at. We had 2 fish and a chips between us. The fish was lovely and the batter light and crispy, chips were a massive portion. Staff helpful and friendly, would recommend if you are in this part of Lincoln.

A return visit to this pleasant venue. Very nice good sized fish n chips at a reasonable price. We'll worth the climb up Steep Hill!

Came here for a nice meal and it wasn’t JUST nice it was MEGA …. The best fish and chips ever … portions are great when they said it large…. It large 🫣😍

First class food very friendly and polite staff, will return.

Had a small lunchtime fish and chips takeaway. Impressed packaging was all paper / cardboard. Fish and chips superb

Fairly pricey place in the old town. Great service and fantastic food.

Good quality price. One of the best fish and chips in the area. A lot of . Very good attention

Absolutely delicious food and top notch service. Will definitely be returning.

The wife and I called in here whilst looking for somewhere to eat. From the outside it looked very presentable. Inside looked lovely and clean. The staff we're very polite and hospitable. We ordered fish, chips and curry sauce off the lunch time menu for £10.90 which came with a drink. Have to say the food was lovely, and would definitely recommend. We would definitely visit again 😊

Been a few times now. Always good, best to book if you can, it can get busy around lunchtimes

Ordered online, pickup was easy and food was great

Chips not fully cooked. Everything else perfect. Hope it's better next time.

I must say the food was good After we'd ordered our food the last of what we'd ordered was sold at the takeaway so we had to change while half way through our starters The kitchen closed at 9 while we were still eating our main courses Instead of asking us while it was open if we'd like to order a dessert they waited until we asked for the menu to tell us at 10 past 9(on a Friday) that we couldn't have anything We still had drinks left and certainly didn't expect to leave just after 9pm but were made to feel very in the way as they cleaned floors etc round us The staff all seemed more interested in talking to one another than anything else and seemed to think it was normal that they'd run out of over half the menu It would definitely have been better to get takeaway than eat in we'd have got what we'd ordered and could have eaten without feeling rushed I won't be going here again 👎

Excellent and friendly service from the staff. Lovely food to boot!

Good food but didn't have what we ordered and didn't tell us that the takeaway service had took the food we ordered after we ordered it and no pudding by 9pm I was looking forward to desert kitchen closed... I'm hungry

I went for the large haddock and chips and it was massive. Would recommend for the size of fish you get and even the small version was a decent portion as well.

What can I say, Incredible! My second visit here and it's the best Fish and Chips I've had in years. Had a large haddock, half portion of chips and half portion of salad. Great mushy peas and a side of frickles (slices of gerkin battered and fried). Also, must say the service was fantastic. Definately must return again. Thank you.

Went in for late lunch . Had cod and chips with peas and frickles.( battered gerkins) twice .All the food was exceptional the best fish and chips we've had in many years .

Elite on the Bail has a fantastic Gluton Free menu and I'm so grateful for it. I ordered for myself and my son, my fish was huge and absolutely delicious but there were only a few chips, which for me was fine, but my teenage son wasn't very impressed 😆 A little on the expensive side compared to other chip shops around Lincoln but you pay for quality not quantity at Elite.

Good service, very good and plentiful 👍

Enjoyable fish and chips. Many other things on a good menu. Pleasant and quick service. Lovely location in up hill area of Lincolns historic area.

I met some friends for a meal today. I have never been and I really enjoyed the food. I had the Smoked salmon and prawn salad then I had the Carrot cake with icecream and it was absolutely delicious 😋. The Carrot cake was the best that I have ever had.

It’s hard to compete with the Elite. We’ll be going back to Elite On The Bail as soon as the chance arises. The food and the service were THAT good. But it does come at a price. Ironically, it wasn’t as cheap as chips. We ordered : -Regular Cod & Chips with Peas and Curry Sauce. -Large Cod & Chips with Peas and Curry Sauce. -Frickles - Battered Pickles. -A Coke and a Lemonade. and it came to just under £45. For Fish & Chips. We know what you’re thinking. That’s an absurd amount to pay for Fish & Chips ( and frickles and drinks) but until you try Elite’s srcan, you won’t understand why it’s priced so high. It’s phenomenal. The fish were massive, even the regular one. They were both chunky pieces of fish that tasted fresher and lighter than most other chippies we’ve been to. The chips were delicious too. Would we have wanted a few more? Probably not. There seemed to be just the right amount. The curry and peas were standard chip shop curry and peas, but we did seem to get a good amount of both. On to the Frickles and these were right up our street. £3.25 for 10 decent-sized chunks of Pickle coated in batter with a sauce is great value in our opinion. ( They’re even cheaper if you’re getting takeaway) Overall, for Fish & Chips, we do think it was teetering on the expensive side, but you do get what you pay for. We were looked after well by the staff and the food was exceptional. Elite are in an area of the city where rent is at a premium, so the price of goods is going to reflect that. Best Chippy in Lincoln? It’s definitely in the conversation!

So friendly, amazing service regarding my allergies. So happy that I can get to go back again!

Delicious and a huge piece of cod