Francos Fish Bar in Neath Port Talbot

After a lovely walk we decided to have a take away coffee each . There was little or no coffee I. Either coffees , the beans must have been reused . Yuk !

Lovely table with great views. Liked the place but very small portion of haddock and chips for £16.95. My brother law had a better portion of corned beef pie, chips, mushy peas and gravy and loved it and I fancied it. Coffees were nice but Luke warm with 2 inches of froth… The service was very good, quick and friendly. I really liked the place but £16.95 for a kids meal is crazy…every “like for like” place in Porthcawl would serve better portions and Finnigans, off John Street offers “endless” chips (eat what they give you and ask for more if you can manage it). Better portions, hot coffee and you’re there guys….

Went for literally sausage and chips waitited half hour. The system is inadequate you order then queue to wait for food when they got to mult order they released they didn't put enough sausages in! And laughed. I waited half hour for 2 kids sausage and chips and 2 sausages with chips. And it cane to £19 ! £19 for that. What a rip of and disgrace of a time to wait. I wanted to be down the beach spending time with family not waiting for a simple sausage and chips that I paid basically london prices for. Not even a sorry

What a lovely venue right by the sea, we were greeted by very friendly staff, who were also very dog friendly :) sat in a lovely large booth looking at the sea. Was very surprised and delighted to have the choice of 3 vegan desserts, I have to recommend the apple pie and vegan vanilla ice cream.

We don't visit often and usually only come here when we're in the area to see family. We've always had excellent service, and the food has been good. However, on this visit, we were shocked by how expensive it's become. The cost for what is essentially fish and chips by the beach was outrageous and definitely not worth it. We won't be returning—£100 for a few drinks and four meals is just too much!

I confess we did go in with some trepidation based on all the reviews we had read. We were meeting some people there - otherwise probably would have looked elsewhere based on the reviews. Firstly, have to state the beach at Aberavon (Port Talbot?) is simply stunning - and Franco's has the enviable position of being on the promenade with great views. Probably we were damn lucky with the weather. A lot of people were sat outside. (We did notice when we were leaving that for those outside their name is seemingly screamed out over a tannoy to say when ready. Rather amusing). Anyway, on our way in there seemed to be quite a few people sat on benches looking a bit bored and waiting. This worried us. Inside, there is a conventional take-away and then off to the left a reasonably-sized restaurant. Took a table and ordered some drinks (played it safe to start with). The staff all seemed quite young (but friendly). We surveyed other people getting their food and estimated how long they must have been waiting. Bottom line, we went for food and it arrived in 19 minutes! Seems fine to me. Two small or medium, i.e. not the large, fish and chips and one Welsh burger. All were absolutely fine. The fish seemed good and the chip were ok. A bit chip shop but really fine/did the job. The daughter's burger was also good. Admittedly some of the additional bits and pieces seemed to be missing but, hey, does it really matter. Tasted good she said. Prices didn't seem too unreasonable. Maybe a little at the top end of reasonable but fish is quite expensive nowadays. So, all-in-all did the job for us and seemed fine. There was a period when lots of smoke was pouring out of the kitchen which was interesting. Added to the character.

We've eaten here before and no problem. Four of us eat today which for a basic meal and soft drinks came to a ridiculous £80. Would be ok but the chips were dry, tasteless and like card. Think they had gone cold and reheated. The fish was watery and soggy. The fish and chips meal took 45 minutes to arrive and then only 2 of the 4 meals. The other 2 meals took another 5 minutes to turn up. Then the staff had to be reminded to bring the 1 side dish. Very disappointed and a waste of money. Probably worst meal for years.

It’s just the slowest fish n chip shop in the entire world. It never changes. Every year the same. The worst, laziest, incompetent and slowest staff. It’s unbelievable. It’s like they have to drive to Swansea and back to fetch it. You order a kids bucket of chips and cod bites takeaway - could take 40 minutes. Any other place it would be 6 minutes maximum. Bring Gordon Ramsey in.

I read the previous comments with dismay, we've been coming here for years and each time have had a grrat service and on the whole good food, today without exception. In fairness we haven't dined at a really busy periods, if the restaurant is looking busy, we have takeaway. My review is warranted as our server Zusanna? Went above and beyond today, friendly, professional and sweet. She even ran after me when I left my scarf behind! Give that girl a payrise!

Last time I visit here, left waiting 20 mins with no staff to have the courtesy to take our order - when it wasn’t even busy. However they truly took the biscuit serving the table next to us who arrived 15 mins later! Worst part is staff saw us leaving and didn’t even have the decency to apologise. Can’t wait for the day someone is able to provide reasonably priced chips with some decent service

This place is a joke cost £14 for a small chips and 2 rissoles, tbf were pathetic no bigger than a average size egg they are literally robbing everyone who walks through the door, they are lucky I didn't collect the food myself as I would have thrown it back at them what a joke. You people are mad to give this place a good reviews, i remember when it was just a shed with a blue door the food then was the best 👌 wouldnt even give to the seguls now ( RIP OFF SCAM OWNER WONT ALLOW OTHER BUISINESS TO MAKE A LIVING )

Great service, friendly, quick and adaptive - went down with my niece and parents were held up but no issues to get mains and desserts out at the same time. Food was fantastic as usual :)

Have been a few times as an eat in customer. Lovely service and usually good solid portions in the restaurant. Tried the takeaway on a weekend. Admittedly it was a very busy weekend and we waited about 25 mins for gluten free cod chips desert and drinks to take home. Turned out to be utterly inedible. Absolutely covered in oil (soaked through the packaging and everything including the car seats!) and the bites had hardly any fish in them at all. Was all greasy oily batter. Paid almost £40 inclusive of 2 deserts (lemon tart ok but nothing to write home about) and drinks. Very very disappointed. I understand being busy and needing to wait on a busy weekend but quality was so poor. Wont be going back.

Lovely food, excellent service. Would definitely recommend it to friends and family to visit here any time during the year.

The fish was fresh with lovely crisp batter, plenty of chips and mushy peas. It was cooked perfectly and was delicious. I had a caramel cheesecake for pudding and that was delicious too. Staff were brilliant and the place is dog friendly too. Well worth visiting.

I had had food from the takeaway side and I fancied a desert. I ordered a piece of cheesecake and a takeaway coffee I was told £9-50. When the cheesecake was given to me I opened the cardboard container and wondered where the rest of my cake was. I didn't touch it and said to the server I ordered one of those and pointed to the cheesecake in the chiller only to then realize that the piece I thought I was going to have was actually 3 pieces together, even then it was only the size of a small custard slice. I was so disgusted that they could charge £6.50 for the smallest sliver of cheesecake they could cut. I asked for my money back and left. I understand they need to make a profit and that deserts are not cheap but there is such a thing as insulting your customers.

Popped in here for lunch whilst visiting family, was lovely. Our table looked out over the beach front, the food was lovely and the staff were friendly.

Visited today to treat my daughter before starting school tomorrow. On arrival was a bit confused as to wait to be seated or not. Sign says wait, staff said to go ahead & sit. Nice waitress who took our order quickly and food arrived in good time. Had asked for the bacon to be crispy and on side of waffles which it wasn't. But was rectified quickly. The ladies toilet needed attention as there was water or whatever on the floor. Notified a waitress and was sorted out. Nobody was on the till when I went to pay so quite a queue had formed but was dealt with reasonably quickly. Should of asked for a receipt as £24 seemed expensive for waffles with bacon, half stack of pancakes with berries, cappuccino, mineral water and a passionfruit iced tea.

It’s an average fish n chip shop with high prices and a slow, slow, slow service. Be prepared to queue for a take away for 40 mins with 10 people in front of you. Then a 25 minute wait after. The staff don’t care, and seem to do nothing behind the counter. As has been said on other reviews - the bins are overflowing and never emptied. Sign of the times - bad service, expensive and no pride in work. If they had competition they’d go out of business.

Like chips? Try this place. Cracking chips. A real indulgence but absolutely smashing! Lovely staff too.

Have been here many times. To give an example, the last visit was brilliant. A lovely welcome where we felt valued. The food was excellent, plentiful and good value. We took the dog, he is very well behaved, the staff made us feel comfortable, even bringing the dog a bkanket as the weather was awful. We will go back the next time we are passing.

What a lovely restaurant with fabulous sea views. We took our friends here for dinner, we had starters prawn cocktail which was huge and almost a meal in itself, followed by fish and chips, obviously large fish, well it certainly was and covered the whole plate. Service was fantastic with the waitress having a really pleasant manner and smile and nothing was too much trouble. We then came for a second visit a week later with different friends and we couldn't fault anything this time either. Will definitely we coming back again.

Lovely service but some of the meals were awful. The gluten free fryer was not working so limited choices. The cow pie was inedible. Chunks of gristly beef in tasteless gravy topped with mashed potatoe that tasted like smash. Two mouthfuls and I couldn’t face any more. Disgusting don’t order it. To be fair the took the cost off the bill without me asking. Others had fish and chips which were good. Nice strong filter coffee and the gluten free apple pie was excellent. Beautiful views. I won’t be back tho because my meal was dire.

Not how it used to be... food quality is not good. Chips were cold and Gravy like jelly. Staff not overly happy if yoi go back and mention it! Think the owner thought more highly of his customers (locally) when we supported him in the old 'shed'. Has become greedy and prices have risen and risen (and I'm not referring to the current hike in food costs). Shame.

Do not know what has happened here but the standard has definitely dropped . Small potions , badly prepared and cooked food and ridiculous prices. £4-95 for a milk shake. Have to give this place a miss. Terrible.

My partner and I ordered small fish at £7.10 each, and were told that only big fish at £8.80 each were available, so I ordered those and paid extra for the chips. It turned out that the so called big fish were very small fish,...

Good service ,and good food. A nice sunny day, with view of the sea . Very relaxing the chicken curry was nice and hot plenty of it all good

Emma is a lovely member of the team who always ensures customer service is at the epitome of the business. Francos’s is pet friendly and is a pleasure to welcome our family canine friends to relax and unwind. Great service. Prices can be high but...

Terrible curry - absolutely tasteless. Awful fish too. Nice place and staff, hence the 2 stars and not 1 but the food was bad. Really disappointing especially as it was not cheap!

Slowest service ever. Staff clueless. Embarrassing to watch. In any city in Uk you’d be sacked before the shift was over.

This review is based on the takeaway, I have not been to the restaurant. Normally, I'd give this place a great review but after the past 3 visits unfortunately I have to leave a fairly negative review. In the past I've never had an issue...

Recently friends of ours visited us from Spain for the first time and during their visit we took them to Aberavon Beach in Port Talbot. One of the home comforts that they really miss is "chippy chips". Whilst walking along the promenade we stopped at...

Franco’s seated 12 of us, as a complete walk in (no booking required), on a hot sunny afternoon. We were served by James who was excellent. Chatty, entertaining, knowledgeable and friendly- everything a waiter should be. He even got a round of applause from us!!...

Long wait ordered Evans press and chips chips nice pie's cold thought they had to be a certain temperature before serving

On our first visit we came in for afternoon drinks and on our second visit for drinks and snack food. On each occasion the staff were attentive and chatty. The food was good in fact the cheesy chips have the most cheese on a cheesy...

Went on a recommendation from family. This really is a lovely restaurant in a great setting overlooking the sea. Staff were brilliant and nothing was too much trouble. The food was excellent and everyone had a great meal. Definitely go again

Once again we decided to meet up with friends at Franco’s, because we had enjoyed ourselves there before. It happens to be about the same distance for us all to travel. The view of the sea and beach was amazing today in the bright spring...

Planned for a lovely lunch- showed family the place who came from away for a few days. The food was pretty good, but expensive for what it is. Unfortunately, what impacted our experience was the staff's attitudes. There were a few really lovely ones who...

Had a lovely walk on the beach and popped in for a takeaway. I ordered Pasty and chips. It was quiet with just one person waiting for their order in front of me. There were 4 members of staff chatting to each other whisky I...

Absolutely disgusting food!!! Cold, hard not one bit presentatable! Never ever again will I go here, not even if it was free! Way over priced, if I could give lower the 1 star I would

First visit had to wait for about 10 minutes for a table as it was really busy didn’t mind waiting, we ordered two large Cod and chips with mushy peas and a small Cod and chips and some drinks. Slight wait for food to arrive...

I was greeted by a polite and friendly young lady and took a seat with my daughter, partner and dog. I chose a table that was away from other dogs as mine is nervous. My partner ordered food as I waited by the table. I...

Called in for fish and chips. Had large fish and a large chips and curry sauce. £14 .75. Ridiculously priced. Barely fed one person but as I ordered large thought it would feed 2 of us. If I go to my local Hickory's in Neath...

I called in for a veggie breakfast. I was ignored so had to call for service. I explained to the waitress ( who is also part owner) I am intolerant to tomatoes, and would like something else instead. I was told they don’t do this...

Lovely staff who are very attentive. Breakfast is absolutely amazing. My favourite breakfast in Port Talbot! Always recommend.

Been coming here for 5 years, sadly with an extensive break during lockdown. Great spot, lovely staff - dog owners ( Vizsla) in their own right and setting part of the inside dining for dogs and their owners was inspired. Food is nearly always good,...

Called in again today with 3 fur babies and what welcome. The staff are so beautiful with amazing souls that truly love dogs. Breakfast was outstanding as usual. Not dog tolerant but truly dog FRIENDLY .

Franco’s was recommended to us and it didn’t disappoint Staff were wonderful and a lovely atmosphere. We decided to go for a starter as it was lunchtime but the quality and size thought it was a Main course ! What a Ray of sunshine on...

We go to Franco's quite regulary, walking the dog and a takeaway afterwards.We have not had fish and chips for a while since disappointed with it last time sticking to "Evans" pies. Yesterday we tried the fish again but again it was poor, a few...

Tonight me and friwnd ordered large fish and chips done it loads of time....the girl said the portion size was same as small as they changed the fish...bit our large meal was se size of others .. she kept coming out with reasons why it...

Quite expensive for what it is really but was nice enough grub great view of the beach. Beer was cold chips were hot and I'd have happily watched the world go by for hours from the outside decking

Booked for 7pm. Had table as requested. Certain food was off menu..which is not extensive. Ordered..waited one and half hours for 2 burgers and small fish and chips. Apologies given and offered us a complimentary drink. Which we accepted. There was a problem in the...

What’s happened to Franco’s? After a morning on the beach with family, we decided to pop here for lunch, on Monday. Initially, we rang to place an order, but they wouldn’t accept a telephone order. Their app was also offline for ordering. So, a couple...

This is a great take away. The staff are friendly and helpful. The food was really enjoyable. The prices were also reasonable.

Approached to see a lot of people waiting about outside, after confirming they were all served and waiting, we entered and ordered. Waited inside to begin with, where we were yelled at to wait outside. Where we waited. And waited. And waited. Names got called...

65 Yr old uncle with serious leg disability and walking stick, plus my 90 year old gran in a similar situation with walking stick, seated at the table furthest away from the entrance. Bit of common sense next time. Waitress was pleasant and polite. Food...

Had a fabulous fish and chips here two weeks ago. This time what a difference. The fish was considerably smaller even though sold as a large. Very overcooked and even though I had ordered two chips only received one as the server hadn’t listened properly....

We came today Sunday granted it’s a bit busy but we ordered one large chips and a kids bucket of sausage and chips! Won’t come again the chips tasted old all tiny bits and the kids sausage wasn’t nice either he didn’t eat it! Waited...

This restaurant is absolutely fantastic ! We stopped here for a coffee after a walk and were made to feel so welcome, we decided to return the next morning and have breakfast. The food was great, all the staff were great, the atmosphere was lovely...

I came across Franco’s while trying to find possible take away ideas while staying close to Port Talbot. I saw they had a good variety on their meat free menu and made a quick call to check they still offered meat free meals and that...

This restaurant is simply amazing!!! We stopped off after a day out at Margam Park, to enquire if dogs were allowed in the restaurant. They were in a special area which was perfect. We ordered food and drinks for 5. Our server was Carmel. She...

Good food, reasonable prices, will go back. Nice outside area and dog friendly. So much nicer than remos

Popped in here for coffee and cake on way home from holidays. They accommodated 11 of us without any problems. The staff were so helpful and friendly and the food was fab. Would return if down that way again.

Totally superb breakfast on Aberavon beach. Friendly staff, generous portions and a great choice. Highly recommended.

Waited 50 minutes from time we sat down & recieved our breakfast only 2 tables occupied when our breakfast finally arrived my order was wrong and had to be taken back,there were 3 waitresses staff who were all occupied with their phones not one of...

We were looking for somewhere for a quick dinner as we were on the beach front in Aberavon and came across Franco's. We were pleasantly surprised by the ambiance and the friendly greeting from the staff. We chose to use the restaurant rather than sit...

Fish and Chips here used to be worth travelling 8 miles for. The last twice not the case. Expensive for the portion and quality. Shame as it was lovely to sit and munch and look out at sea because of chip shops location. Chips were...

Lovely fish and chips friendly Staff only thing that I didn't like I like dogs but I object to them sitting up on chairs and paws on table when asked if they allowed the dogs to sit up on chairs the waitress answer was yes...

Had a takeaway. The chips and fish were so over cooked. Maybe the oil was old or food left in too long? Used to be good chips but they were awful, so greasy. Massive wait for them too

Thank you to Francos our wonderful seafront restaurant. Lovely Sunday treat .Always a treat to visit because of the amazing staff totally consistent superb !

Went here with my family , we had our meall was stone cold Asked for another meal and my childs meal had a hair in it. Was made to feel it was my fault Toilets were rank , loo roll everywhere with vomit Will not...

Visiting aberavon beach with my granddaughter and needed somewhere to eat. Francos looked ideal and popular. Food was hearty and tasty, no fuss, and the waitress was excellent. Great homemade bowl of coleslaw.

We had a lovely meal at Franco's. The service was excellent and the waitress was a breath of fresh air. Can't wait for our next visit.

The food was tasteless and burnt. This place lets dogs in which we found extremely unpleasant and unhygienic. On the upside the food prices for take away is ok but the price of hot drinks is outrageous compared to other local businesses selling the same....

First class dog friendly cafe. Called in for a breakfast after a walk on the beach. I was a little concerned that the dogs were covered in sand about sitting inside. Emma who meet us at the entrance said it wasn’t a problem and showed...

What a great restaurant. Took the family for a walk along the beach at Aberavon on New Year’s Day. Wandered past the restaurant. Asked if open yes at 9am. We returned shortly after 9. We had not booked, however not an issue. We were shown...

My review on francos is a very positive, made all the more joyous by our amazingly professional and very funny table waitress called Emma!, thank you Emma 💛

Amazing service. They were all very nice to my granddaughter. They all stopped and talked to her. My food was amazing. The only thing was my granddaughter meal. She had fish bites. I tried one of them and there was a bone in there. So...

Our first visit to Franco’s and I can’t believe we hadn’t been here before. Multiple vegan options, including gravy, 4 different Mr Nice Pie pies and a curry. A few different vegan desserts, including warm chocolate orange sponge and 4 different ice creams. Also dog-friendly...

Light and airy restaurant, pleasant surroundings and we sat on the window with a wonderful view across the bay to Mumbles. We had Betty's cow pie which was delicious and the portions huge, the Haddock in batter was light and crispy, the chips were perfect...

Our friendly waitress was extremely welcoming. The staff in there were amazing throughout our visit today, welcoming our clan of two adults, one child and three dogs. The dogs were allowed on the sofa to curl up and the staff spoke to our little one...

We sat in the outside glassed off area's for food we ordered fish and chips and Clarks pie and chips and a fog sausage and 2 coke, when the food came the chips looks like they were served from yesterday left overs and a small...

We were a group of 7 with 3 smallish dogs. We had a booked a table which was in a good location and we were all able to chat as well as keep the dogs in the corner. The food was good (as ever), and...

Went here for the first time today with my husband and best friend and our two chihuahuas. Beautiful vegan and vegetarian breakfasts and even had food on the menu for our dogs. Very welcoming and friendly staff with a lovely view across Swansea Bay. Very...

Visited Franco's for a meal with friends. We waited over 40 minutes for our food and when it came, the chips were cold as if they'd been made and served long before. We complained to the waitress who apologised and said she would take the...

After a charity event and to celebrate our wedding anniversary, my wife, myself and three friends went for a well deserved meal. Unfortunately it was spoiled by the forty five minute wait (restaurant wasn't busy) for our meals to arrive. Then when it did arrive...

After hearing so called good reviews off friends living near the restaurant, five of us decided to book a table at this restaurant after a charity walk. After a long wait for our food the chips on four of our plates were cold plus the...

It's been a while since we last ate at Francos. It was always very good , but yesterday was very disappointing. Having waited some time for service, we ordered wine and two meals , plaice and chips and the gourmet sausage and mash. Both meals...

After reading all the positive reviews on this page we decided to stop here for food after a long walk with our dogs. I have to say we were terribly disappointed. It took an age to order even though inside was empty. When we were...

The most amazing fish n chip so worth waiting for on bank holiday Monday after a long walk on the beautiful clean beach the staff were helpful patient polite happy and unfazed by a continuous line of passing trade The food was beautiful, full of...

Absolutely loved it here. We had a delicious, fresh fish and chip dinner here and managed to catch one of the most stunning sunsets at the same time. Super friendly staff, great portions and truly delicious food. Wish we lived nearer!

We were there with family and friends and 2 dogs. The food was excellent, the staff were friendly and helpful, and there was something on the menu that the dogs could have. We all had a great time.

Absolutely awful I'm sorry to say. Greasy overcooked chips and the fish must have been a few hours old... Hard greasy batter with hardly any fish... Really disappointed. Waste of 15 an half quid.

Visited here on a Monday lunch time and was quite busy. Service from Katie was really good and food was lovely especially the puddings. I liked the nice touch of giving the kids plastic cutlery with their dinner.

one of the worst foods ever. dry burger, without flavor and mushy bread. Crushed and soaked potato chips in a metal bucket. Filet of fried fish disgusting: between the breading and the fish there was a lake of oil. Generous but poor fries. The poor...

We went to francos for a quick evening meal. Didn’t book but they still provided us a table and were very accommodating. The welsh Emma served us, she was very entertaining, welcoming and provided us with great service. She also spoke welsh to us which...

The food was amazing and Valentina our waitress was superb she couldn’t do enough for us a absolute pleasure and a privilege to eat at such a lovely place WILL RETURN

We have been coming here since the sit down area opened as we live very locally. Came in tonight had halloumi burger and vegan burger. Have just left feeling as hungry as when I walked in. Portion size was a joke. Tiny burgers, and a...

Great service, food freshly cooked, fab sausages, big thick buttered toast, kids had pancakes that were light and fluffy. The staff were friendly and efficient We are only here fir 5 days but we will definitely be back

Great food served by the lovely Emma. A bonus today, there’s a table next to us wit 5 retrievers better behaved than most kids. Franco has done a fantastic job picking such fab staff!! ‘We will be back’