Five Star Fish Bar in Cardiff

Fish was disgusting, full of bones, batter was thick and soggy, chips tepid and supposedly fruity curry sauce was rank. Way overpriced for rubbish. I’ll be using Fintans from now on, the food from here is totally edible.

Terrible limp batter on the fish. The boy who makes it needs lessons on what is a basic British classic. Expensive too. Won’t be back

All food cooked as you arrive, so not “drying out” waiting for customers. Quality and quantity excellent. Cash only. Wide range of choices.

Haven't been there for a long time, but as the name suggests 5 star food as always!

Best chips I have had from a chippy was yesterday from here. The lady adding salt and vinegar did an amazing job by shaking the bag before adding more, which allowed both to be on many of the chips and not just the top. Will defo go back.

nice fish and chips and friendly staff as always.

Always had lovely chips from here but was in this evening about 17.30,was nobody in there and the chips were the worst I've ever had,this time of night would have had people queuing out the door normally won't be going there ever again😪😪

One of the best chippy in Cardiff. Everytime I ordered food, it's the same delicious taste with crispy fish and chips. Must try.

Undercooked batter, soggy chips and bones in my fish unfortunately. However, curry sauce was delicious.

I always enjoy the food here. A small bag is too much for me so I tend to get a half bag which is £2. My only wish is that they sold scampi. It is my favourite fish and chips shop meal. So it means if I am craving that I don't come to my local chip shop, which is a shame.

Refused to take card Payment said "there's a cash point by the Co-op, we don't have a card machine" £48 pounds for 4 x small Cod 2 x Large Chips and 4 x Mushy Peas that weren't that great to be honest... but what really gets my goat is the fact that chap there is either defrauding the actual owner or the tax man...Like 99% of this great countries population I don't care what creed, colour, make or shape you are but if you want to live in this peaceful, fair, democratic country with law and order, the NHS and social service can you please show a bit of courtesy and respect for the rest of us and PAY YOUR TAXES!!

Wonderful friendly staff and great food! First time here and I’ll definitely be back!

Nice service and decent fish and chips. Good portion and fresh.

Banging fish and chips! been going here years! big up shaz

Tried this place about 3 months ago and struggling to find a decent chippy in Cardiff I went back here as it's was OK. This time wow soooo bad. Ordered a large fish he charged me for a small because it was a small piece, put it this way I've had bigger sardines. Was basically just a portion of batter with a 3mm thick piece of fish in it, the batter was so thick it was raw inside and resembled more a doughnut. The chips where all tiny little scrappy bits and tasted like they'd been cooked the night before, curry sauce was good but at £16 for fish and chips and chips with curry, wouldn't pay £5 for it was absolutely vile. The search for a decent chippy continues.

Fantastic fish and chips, cooked fresh. Delicious and great staff

Ridiculously expensive! £7 for a small tray of curry and chips with a jumbo sausage 😢 lady behind the counter was friendly enough but charging these crazy prices imagine she would be

Amazing food and friendly staff ..best takeaway in Cardiff ♥️

Great fish and chips and amazing madras curry ..waiting for more franchises from them 👏❤️

Five star by name …five star by food and service…friendly staff ..definitely my go to place from now on…#impressive

Fantastic food, great prices and loads of it.

Why five star ..they deserve 10 stars …interactive and ever smiling staff and clean shop ….fingers crossed they open more franchises in Cardiff …

OMG the cost for a large bag of chips is £5.00 which is so dearer than a few chippy's in the area. Judging by the images of the chips they are over cooked and just limp . Today bought chips and sausages well never again sadly. Chips just horrible and sausages tough to eat which possibly means they have sat too long in the heater. What makes it more worse is CASH only ??? we do live in the modern era and they only want coins and notes , get real and move with the times. I have to say there is only two chippys that serve good chips and that's Youngers in Birchgrove and Yans. Fintans are bad so always stay away. Only went here as I was in the Post Office .

I have been a regular customer of the five star for over 10’years and rated the food quite high yes we have had the odd pie that was crusty but overall the food has been excellent I am sadly writing this review due to the food we were served last Wednesday our regular meal once a week involves chicken curry off the bone with Chinese curry, chips or half and half plus a fish cake and a sausage in batter The chicken was tuff and could not be eaten The fish cake was like a brick The large sausage and batter was also disgusting 🤢 I rang and left a voicemail but no reply, I finally made contact and the gentleman replied sorry and hung up. You may think one bad meal is nothing to rant on about but this was disgusting and not Edible They have lost a customer and I advise anyone to be wary that when you do get a bad meal the reply will be sorry. No attempt to make amends. Very sad customer service Bernard Morgan from Whitchurch

I bought my first bag of chips from 5 star in 1974. And I've popped in now and again since then and the fish and chip's have always been good. The Victoria Fish Bar in Old Church Road has always been better. Today I had the worst fish and chips that I've ever had the misfortune to taste. The batter on the fish was so thick and stodgy that the tiny portion of stale cod tail wasn't even cooked and the chips were slimy and undercooked. I'll drive a bit further into Whitchurch for my fish and chips next time. Oh, and the price of this foul meal? 11 quid.

Terrible service didn't get what I asked for. Only takes cash in this day n age. Chips were mushy, gravy was average and sausage was a regular chip shop sausage.

Nice fish, but expensive, and the small chips is a bag which seemed a bit too small for the price.

Great food and amazing service..5/5

Only a 4 star now as the portions used to be a lot bigger, however the chips are very nice indeed small portion are £3 and large £4 so perhaps a little above normal cost but the quality is worth it.

Warm, friendly staff, good value fish and chips.

Wonderful chip shop. Absolutely head and shoulders above Fintans who employ a team of underlinings to run it badly whilst the owner is hands off. Five Star however has the owner running the shift and mucking in. He’s a top guy and a friend I’d say. That aside, the chips are always fresh, the service is brilliant and it’s a well run business. It takes cash so occasionally I won’t have my card and will have to use one of the other local chippies which is how I know that Five Star is head and shoulders above them. As a comparison, I had to go to Fintans due to not having my bank card on me so with no ability to withdraw cash (I carry my phone a lot of the time) and the girl serving gave me attitude over the fact that I didn’t want my receipt. She said to me “well you have to have it so I know who you are” to which I said “I’m the only customer here”. Unbelievable really, employing morons. This would never happen at Five Star so I’ve made more of an effort now to just carry my bank card! The burger in batters are my favourite. Very speedy service too, you’re never kept waiting more than a couple of minutes. Don’t bother with anywhere else, this place has everything you want.

Absolutely recommended. Fresh, quality food.Excellent service. Very clean. Lovely chips, also caters for seniors. Well recommended.

Great chip shop. Good portions and lovely taste plus not greasy unlike some who claim to be gourmet outlets

Really disappointed on the size. Overall a nice fish and chips although could have been crispier... the large portion was very small, cod was tiny in fact. So its just 4 stars from me

Beautiful chips fresh and tasty generous portions the sausage and batter lovely too looking forward to trying more of they menu

Best fish, chips and other bits in Llandaff north and Whitchurch

Lovely place to get fish and chips, however on this occasion I bought a Chinese from next door and only wanted a large bag of chips from here to accompany it.. I had to wait 15 mins in a very slow moving que to get them. Upon getting to the counter the very nice people behind the counter are moving and packaging up things at a snails pace and are totally oblivious to the large que outside forming.. on a rainy day when the que is equally as large (as they often have an unnecessarily large que) they must loose so much buisness with people not wanting to wait in the rain.. Moral of the rating... please go faster and please train your staff to package/serve faster like other fish bars manage to and if needed cook more efficiently to help with speed. My go to place is Victoria fish bar in Whitchurch who are fantastic with their food too but winning the side with their efficiency in speed.

I was shocked with the food when I got home very poor quality. Shame was looking forward to my tea.....

Best in Cardiff. Has been for years. Never disappoints

The staff are so kind and thoughtful and the fish & chips are amazing. I make the effort to drive here from Radyr because they are the best. The staff wrap the chips separately from the fish so that the fish is still crispy when I get home. They even gave my partner a free replacement sausage when he dropped his on the floor! 😊

Great food. Always fresh and the staffs are friendly.

Great portion size and quality.

We travelled from Newport because of the good reviews but to our disappointment we found this shop to be overpriced and overrated. The chips were soggy and warm and the batter fell off the fish and was extremely greasy. Unfortunately due to our experience we would not recommend eating here.

Best chippy I know. Staff are great too.

Always friendly and helpful staff, amazing food and very affordable. Always kept very clean and masks worn all the time

EXCELLENT service good quality food very clean establishment for those with a smaller appetite portions can be adjusted

Always attentive. I enjoy a large cod, battered and cooked fresh. Even a regular chips is enough for 2. Victoria pies as they should be, kept in the warmer and with crispy pastry and nice "runny" contents. Unlike the Posh Fish n Chip Shop in Llandaff, NOT a Victoria pie(advertised as one!!) dry in the middle and microwaved!!! batter always soggy as well, dumping these guys for 5 Star.

Brought my pie and chip home about half hour ago chips were tasteless the pie was inedible as it was dry, this was an old pie.

Very good - good portions and good value

Food were perfectly cooked. Neat and clean!!!

Been there quite a few times now,and there food is always top notch and always served piping hot with a smile.

Quality very good and service excellent.

Absolute rubbish. The food was basic and very expensive. Avoid five star fishbar.

Always friendly faces with a welcoming smile, great service, fabulous food, keeps my family going back regularly, 5 star by name, by service and by food. Keep up the excellent work.

Nice place. The fish was very nice. The chips and mushy peas were okay. Price is reasonable. Staff are friendly.

Always supper Fish and chips. Well worth a visit.

5 stars obviously! Always good food and great service.

My fish and chips tonight was delicious, and excellent value £4.50 for pensioners on a Wednesday

Rubbish portion sizes and expensive for what you get.

Very reasonably priced food! Spent around £14 for 4 people. The battered sausage is truly amazing but the chips aren’t the best in terms of takeaway chips. Not bad chips, just not the best. The staff were also really friendly and didn’t mind us taking forever to decide what we wanted.

If I could put 0 stars I would,i had a piece of fish with 40 yes 40 bones in it Dont they De bone their fish anymore if had been a child or pensioner ....fear of choke I think not good ☹

Lovely battered fish and fresh chips! Staff are always friendly and polite.

Love the hot chicken curry, rice and chips

Great chicken and chips , recommended!

Amazing value, great quality at such cheap prices, can not recommend enough

Me encanta este chippy es consistentemente bueno. No te puedes equivocar con un buen té con patatas fritas. Daría un cinco pero no aceptan pagos con tarjeta.

Has always been consistently good, can't knock it

The chips were manky and the curry, if they can call that curry, tasted like something from the river taff! Would leave 0 stars if I could. Don’t waste your money.

Lovely cafe, friendly staff, good service. Will return. Thank you

Excellent customer service and the fish is the best

Excellent quality chips cooked to perfection. I had a Clarks Pie and Chips and would rate this place as the best quality pie and chips I have had in the last five years. I'll be back

Best fish and chips in Cardiff, also the best kebab I've had

Short waiting times and cheap prices for high quality and very tasty food.

I was fuming ..... another long queue, make your own mind up most people would walk out but I was staying

Best chippy around Good staff Good portions Good prices Lovely freshly cooked food

The best fish and chips in the area. Fast friendly service. Look out for them in Gavin and Stacey.

Fantastic food from your local chippy.

The best quality chippy in Cardiff. Lovely staff. Spotlessly clean. An example to all who are in this trade. Well done!

My local but also great food and staff are welcoming and friendly

Great fish cooked fresh, mountains of chips, great tasting curry sauce [hot], on Wednesdays they have a pensioners special, £3,50 for fish and chips, small cod and small chips but I've never been able to eat it all, have to ask for a smaller portion of chips to save waste! And the staff are pleasant and efficient with an owner who cares! Great stuff!

Never disappointed with the takeaway food from here. Okay, there's always a bit of a wait for your fish but then it's always cooked fresh (not dried out under the heat lamps). If you've got young kids with you the staff usually treat them to a free lollipop, one more reason to give them a visit!

Great chip shop.I've never had reason to complain once and not tight with portion sizes either. Plus they have more choices than other chip shops. Can't fault this place.

Fantastic food. The shop is always very clean too.

Great service food great expecially their fish cooked to order in the week but Friday fish day no wait at all

Always good food and friendly staff...

Best fish and chips in the area.

By far the best chip shop in cardiff

5 Stars for the 5 star..always a family treat. Another jewel of Llandaff North

I have been coming here for the past 5 years and I have never had a bad takeout the chips are to die for very recommended won't go any were else stafg always polite 😆👍

This has been my fish shop since I was a child. Nice friendly staff good food

We bought large cod and chips to share plus mushy peas yesterday. It was a sunny day, so we too the food to eat on a grassy bank in Hailey Park, Llandaff North. The chips were delicious and the cod tasted fresh, maybe a little oily, but with crispy batter.

Possibly the best chips you'll taste in Cardiff North. The staff are friendly and very patient. The food is really nice, chicken is flavourfull as is the fish and other meat products. Very much worth a visit if you live nearby. There are other chip shops around the area, but I think these are the best (plus, they have a £1 half-bag of chips option which is often just *perfect* for hitting that spot to keep you tiding over until the next main meal.

Fish and chips always perfect. Staff very helpful. Customers come from all over Cardif to get their meal. Always clean.

Top quality food. Pleasant friendly staff. Very clean.

Always very helpful and great service. Lovely chips!!

Get down here to 5STAR where you geg the best of everything, service ,smiley happy friendly helpful staff and the Boss ain't bad either lol Food is the best everytjme you won't be dissapointed people , we are here every week can't keep away from the place. Come and eat and enjoy the loveliest food and place ... Thankyou for a great service everytjme Alex and Katie 👍 From Kerry and Steve 🌲🎅🏻🐶merry Christmas to Alll 😊

I use this fish and chip shop regularly and I have never had a bad meal and staff are always smiling and makes me feel welcome

Y siop sglods orau - Top class chippy.

Lovely for fish usually wait for it as it is cooked to order and great service

Food always fresh, staff very friendly and polite. It is my local chipper. Thank you