Flotsam And Jetsam in Thanet

Have visited this spot many times over the years and had some truly great seafood - carabineros, wonderfully crisp Fritto Misto etc but visited today to find the place unrecognizable. Hand written limited menu and the execution was awful. Limp battered muscles and terrible quality (looked like frozen) prawns which has been flash fried. I would have expected better from a fish and chip van. This place used to have massive queues but I can only assume that the staff or owners have changed because the quality has disappeared.

Promises a lot with an exiting menu and they warm you about the seaside thieves from the sky. Delivers stodge batter, inedible crab, and appalling fries. £33 in a beach bin, even the gulls left it.

They serve food in dirty boxes!! When collecting the order all boxes had thick dark dust/dirt on the outside as if they were stored somewhere outside on the floor. When I asked why they are so dirty she answered "they all are" and showed me other dirty boxes, not ashamed at all. You are selling food here not toys so hygiene should be a must!! Yay, great to serve food in such "clean" boxes. I was sooo tempted to leave it there and ask for a refund but we travelled from far and were hungry the fish inside looked edible, The fish was overcooked in a dark butter, and most was then fed to seagulls on the beach. AVOID this place too expensive and zero hygiene, served by an inexperienced young staff that doesn't care.

Shocking , paid just under 40 quid for 2 x half lobster and chips and quite frankly it’s the worse thing Iv tried to eat , won’t be around too long and hope it’s not a knock on affect for wyatt and Jones .

Broadstairs is awash with fish and chip shops and cafes, but ‘Flotsam and Jetsam’ is definitely a cut above the rest! Take-away only, but an unusual, delicious seafood menu. We had soft-shelled crabs, oysters, monkfish in squid-ink batter, crab dumplings, popcorn mussels and home-made chips. All super-fresh, yummy, served with tasty sauces and friendly smiles. It’s possible to also buy wine, beer and soft drinks - and the sands are three meters away. Just perfect.