Hadleys Fish Restaurant in Scarborough

Visited on 01.02.25 with my wife, daughter and dog. Ordered the £18.95 special which included a regular cod, chips, peas, pot of tea and bread. I requested haddock with the skin removed but was refused this option. When the food arrived, the regular cod was no bigger than a battered sausage. Thin throughout and poor. I had to request more chips as my wife’s portion was almost double the small quantity of scrappy chips I had been given. The mushy peas although tasty, were a cold smear at the side of the plate. My wife found 3 large bones in her fish. The bread was stale too. Overall hugely disappointing and overly expensive.

After an exhausting day of walking around Whitby trying to find somewhere to have lunch we came across Hadley's which was the only restaurant we found with plenty of seating available!! Meal was delicious. Served extremely quickly and piping hot. Very friendly staff too. Would highly recommend Hadley's for fish and chips in Whitby 😋 🐟🍟

January blues seemed a bit out of sorts . Will try again though.

Very good indeed and enjoyed the food and staff very friendly

Visited today, Was stood outside for around 15 minutes as they seat you. I thought the lady had forgotten about us and was about to try over the road when she appeared and gave us a table. Food order was then taken and arrived quickly. It was terrible, myself and husband got regular fish and chips and my daughter got small. Mine resembled small, about 10 hard chips and a fish that looked like a battered sausage. It honestly looked like they had split a whole fish between myself and husband. 2 regular, 1 small, 3 cans of pop and a mushy peas cost me £58. If I'm paying that much for a meal of fish and chips I expect more than 10 chips and half a fish. I won't return.

Lots of fish chips restaurants to choose from in Whitby. We choose to go here as it did not seem to busy as there was 8 of us. The portions are small compared to other near by restaurants. I got a Regular size my partner a small and there was no difference. The fish although nice and fresh was dripping in veg oil. At £17 for fish,chips,peas and and tea but not a Yorkshire portion. Sorry for the review..

Possibly the best fish and chips I’ve ever had - the batter was thin, light and crispy and the chips weren’t over-salted. Highly recommended.

Delicious fish and chips, I had haddock the wife and kids had cod and chips. All very well presented and cooked in vegetable oil. Curry sauce and mushy peas were also spot on.

Had lovely fish and chips with bread and butter and a pot of tea, was really nice, and would recommend, was very busy, staff very attentive.

Great service, tasty fish and chips and dog friendly. All very good 👍

Called in at 6.30 and asked if they do take aways. The young Lady that I spoke to said not usually but I'll ask if they'll do it. There were only 2 other people in the restaurant so because it was quiet she said yes they do a take away. All I wanted was a normal fish and a carton of curry sauce. No chips nothing else just that. She said that will be £14.95.......... I said for a take out fish and a carton of curry. She just said yes. Even Dick Turpin wore a mask. Absolutely disgusting. If tour not doing take away food anymore then please put signs up. But to Tey and charge £14.95 is absolutely disgusting. Won't be calling ever again and certainly won't be recommending Hadleys to anyone anymore. It used to be really good. Now it's all about profits. Not that the management care about anything else anymore. Disgusting just ripping people off. !!!

We made a day trip to Whitby and had a great lunch at Harley’s. We each got something different and everyone was happy with their choices. I got large fish, salad and peas done perfectly, my wife got the fish without the batter. It was all excellent

Thank you for a great lunch, very friendly staff and it’s nice to find a ‘genuine’ dog welcome cafe. My little 3kg toy poodle gets cold sitting on the floor, so I asked if he was allowed to sit on my knee as long as he didn’t touch the furniture and the lady said yes. The fish batter was light, think and crispy, the fish was lovely too. Best chip shop in Whitby for me. We will be coming back soon, thank you for welcoming my fur baby, you will always have our custom :-)

Quality fish and chips and a fair price

Lovely staff and delicious fish and chip. Great service.

These are fantastic Fish & Chips. This is not the first time we have visited and I am sure it was not be the last. The Fish is so lightly battered and the chips are never greasy.

Hadleys used to be really good place to eat in whitby but lately very disappointed with the food. Ordered cod and chips and the cod was very narrow as if the fillet had been cut in half down the middle from top to tail then battered, it was more like a strip of cod, for the expensive price? Very disappointing and not worth the expensive price. Much better fish and chips from my local. Barely any taste to the vinegar at all so maybe watered down a bit too much. Menu no longer shows prices for their food, Hadleys have certainly changed and unfortunately not for the better. Unfortunately will not be returning in the future and wouldn't recommend anymore either.

Visited today for lunch and as usual excellent fish and chips and friendly staff

We enjoyed some lovely fish and chips today at Hadley's. Definitely recommend.

Good food, friendly staff in traditional seaside surroundings. Will be returning.

Fish and chips in Whitby. What's not to like!

The fish is crispy outside and the meat is just nice, lying soft inside. We had sole and plaice, we really like it. The staffs are attentive and polite. We tried the crockery as well, sour and nice with the fish and chips.

We only got the small cod and chips which was more than plenty for a lunchtime meal , but delicious nevertheless

Portion size has more than halved in size since this new outfit took over the place ,used to be double the size won’t be going again staff were lovely as always shame really all they are doing is on money making exercise thing is you can’t kid public can you ?

We have been going to Harley’s for years. Always recommended to Whitby visitors to as best value, but not now. What they now call the medium size fish has become to resemble the size of a long battered sausage. Seems to be less than half the size it used to be. The chips have been reduced to a very small portion including some over fried. Sorry not for us anymore…….disappointed.

Great fish and chips, speedy service and good price

Great fish and chips, no messing about!

Visited Hadley's based on reviews. We were visiting Whitby Abbey for an evening event and had hoped for a later lunch / early dinner of fish and chips. We arrived around 4pm. Ordered a Haddock fish & chip combo that came with mushy peas, bread and butter and tea. Hadley's also do a cod choice in a similar way. There is a good range of food on the menus. The fish was delicious. Not at all fatty and the batter was light and tasty, the fish just fell away and was light and tasty. Chips were just as they should be, cooked to perfection and chunky ones too! Bread was fresh, tea was hot and mushy peas just perfect. Staff were friendly and chatty. It wasn't too busy when we ate 4-5pm on a weekday but I could imagine it does get busy at certain times. Clean and tidy, good value for money and we would certainly return again.

Nice restaurant great staff, but food just average for the price

What's not to like beautiful fish and chips in a lovely venue with great staff..

Had excellent fish and chips . We were made welcome by the staff (10 October 15.40). we did not realise that they closed at 16.00. The staff did not rush us in any way and made us feel at home . We were thanked for our customer as we left at 16.25 and I apologised for making them late home . THIS is the only fish and chips shop that we visit when we are in the area.

While in Whitby for the day, we wanted to try some fresh sea food, so popped into Hadley's for lunch. The restaurant was busy, but we managed to get a table. The staff were friendly and helpful at explaining the menu as we hadn't been before. We had the regular Haddock meal deal and our 8 year old had the steak pie. The food was fresh and very tasty. Nice cosy atmosphere, watching the world go by outside. Recommend if you like your fish and chips!

Beautiful fish and chips and nice staff in a comfortable place cooked freshed had cod it was yummy 🐟

Small portion. This was a regular at the cost of £15. Smallest fish I have had from any fish and chip place anywhere. I felt like I was ripped off. Would definitely not recommend as poor value for money

Best fish and chips in whitby. Never mind the others where you have to queue, they are not as good as they claim. No names no pack drill.

Called in with the dogs for excellent fish and chips. Food great and staff very friendly and helpful.

Very busy. Quick service but did have to wait to pay.

Loved it. Never have had better fish and chips!

Amazing fish and chips and service was excellent. Gluten free food cooked in a separate fryer to avoid cross contamination.

It was okay we had fish and chips and mushy peas, the peas were bland and the chips had a funny taste. Not as good as my local chippy at home.

Fish and mushy peas good shame they use frozen chips spoilt it for me.

Great food and the deal we had was superb definitely a gd choice

I chose this place after reviewing it on YouTube and I was not disappointed.i chose the regular haddock meal with pot of tea bread and butter and onion rings on the side.i was sat upstairs and the place is spotless.the waitress was prompt and very polite.choosing onion rings made this meal 22.50 which wasn't cheap however the haddock was large and beautifully cooked.the batter light and crisp.fluffy chips nice mushy peas only critique was that the onion rings had too much batter on them for my liking.tea nice and strong and pot provided at least 2 cups.4.5 out of 5 and deffo be back!!

Upon arrival we were greeted seated upstairs as there was no room downstairs. I was concerned that we may get overlooked as the restaurant was buzzing downstairs yet only one other table was occupied near where we were seated, however we received amazing customer service, especially from Adam who tirelessly went up and down the stairs to ensure we had all of the sauces and dishes we had ordered, nothing was too much trouble for him. We had a delightful meal, however the portion sizes are relatively small. A thoroughly enjoyable experience, thank you!

Good value, friendly staff, went out of their way to meet the order.

Good service, fish,chips and peas just ok. Had better also had worse .

Very good fish and chips.Good service, very clean. Recommended

Small portions of mediocre chips. The batter for the sausage was over cooked and sausage was undercooked... The table was rocky also. Only saviour was the staff! All were lovely, and service was good.

From the moment we walked by Hadley’s two weeks ago the aroma hit. So, when we revisited Whitby yesterday we’d already decided we would go for lunch. At the door met with a warm smile and greeting. Setting the mood for the entire meal as all of the staff were pleasant, helpful and chatty. Score 10 out of 10 for customer engagement and service. Moving on to the service and food our order was taken promptly questions answered with a smile and it was not long before our drinks were brought to us, lovely pot of yorkshire tea, and then our food. For a sit down dinner value for money was excellent at £18 especially considering the fantastic environment which was busy but not over full of covers. Both ordering the ‘Traditional Yorkshire tea meal deal’ Ange ordered the cod and I ordered the haddock. On the plate portion size was what I would expect. Overall look was fresh and importantly oil free as we have so sadly seen time and time again on out Thelma and Louise jaunt up and down the Yorkshire coast. Both the haddock and cod were fresh, not over cooked and the batter just the right with the coating light and crispy. Chips were also hot and fresh (would love to know the verity of the tats) fluffy and tasty when you bite in. The accompanying tartare sauce and mushy peas just lovely. As an ole yorkshire lass I can now say that this meal did not disappoint and would highly recommend as possibly the best fish and chips I’ve had. Well done Harley’s you’ve knocked it out of the park and we’ll look forward to coming back. Delightful 🤩💯

First time visiting Whitby for the day and decided to try their well known fish & chips and had recommendations for Hadley's. It was a great experience, very friendly and efficient staff and the food was excellent! We thoroughly enjoyed it here 😊

It was nothing special, I've had better. If I was in whitby would I come again no sorry. It was bland tasteless and over cooked batter £35 for 2 meals

Highly enjoyable fish & chips! This was my first visit to Hadley's and I have to say I was thoroughly impressed. We partly chose this place as it's dog friendly and I was able to park our border terrier under the table. I opted for a regular cod, while my better half had a small one. Mine was a decent size, without being too big (at the end of the meal I was satisfied rather than completely stuffed). The quality of the fish was faultless and the batter was light and crispy. Overall, the meal was extremely tasty (the mushy peas were particularly good) and all washed down with a huge pot of tea. We couldn't fault the service either. We were seated and served quickly by friendly and helpful staff, even though they were very busy at the time. The restaurant itself provides a pleasant dining environment. I have no hesitation in recommending Hadley's and will gladly dine here again.

We visited on the 21st August. We had a table in the window with a Whitby high street view. The haddock fish and chips was absolutely amazing. Credit to the chef. And is also dog friendly. The stained glass above the door Whitby themed and the signage is a touch of class.

Probably the best fish and chips I have ever tasted. We had a table in the window looking down Whitby high street and even better,dog friendly.

Great restaurant, and fantastic fish and chips. The fish was perfect and battered the right amount. Got a large fish and chips with beer deal. Restaurant is nice and clean, and staff are friendly and accommodating.

Fish and chips are really good, plus service is really fast and nice. And homemade onion rings delicious 😋

Not sure if the fish is supposed to be bland. Needs more salt. Service was good, friendly and quick

Love Hadley’s on the old town side of the bridge. It has a calm feel to it compared to the hustle and bustle elsewhere. I had a crab salad with chips, which was lovely. Perfect for lunch. Attentive staff, all working hard. Highly recommend fish and chips too.

This is an excellent place - no queues and fantastic food and service - thank you! We had the expected fish and chips - superb, but also a really delicious Greek salad. Avoid those places where people are queueing out of the door.

Popped in after a hike around Whitby with friends. There are plenty of fish shops such as the Magpie and Trenchers, but thought we'd try Hadleys.... what a bad mistake. Firstly, prices are on par with the other places, so expect top end. But when you pay top end, you expect top end taste right? I guess Hadleys didn't get the memo... The regular cod was mostly a tail end, 3/4 of which was the tail. The meaty end was a pureed mess, complete opposite of what a flaky cod should be like. The worst thing by far was the coating of the fish, it was up there with the worst, the oil it was cooked in must NOT have been changed, because it had a nasty burnt oil taste throughout. The only plus to this meal was the portion of chips, but even then there were some crappy bruised chips on the plate. The Tartare sauce portion was just embarassingly small, we had to ask for more. Service wise it was average, Seating wise, very uncomfortable and tables near toilets were a constant distraction. Overall, uncomfortable, quality of fish was well below par, it should not ever feature in any good fish and chips guide, trust me i've tried many whitby fish and chips places, and this one was not even close to the quality of others. They should be ashamed charging that much for fish and chips if they can't even be bothered to change the oil. We had that nasty oil taste on the roof of our mouths for several hours after eating at Hadleys, Never again

Lovely, friendly waitress. Hot food well cooked and plenty of it. Highly recommended.

Not quite as good as it used to be, not taking the skin off the haddock is pure laziness in my eyes.

Lovely fish & chip restaurant. Yorkshire meal deal was about £18 (I think). Really good chips, fish was lovely too! Would recommend.

Decidedly average fish and deathly pale chips. Mushy peas good.

Very good food and friendly atmosphere 👌

Nice, clean and friendly. Fish was delicious

Service was great, a young waitress very friendly, but disappointed with the food, cod was very wet chips and mushy peas were good, definitely wouldn't recommend it and very expensive, sorry

Had lunch here and it was very good indeed.

Went out in the evening in search of a meal and pleased to find Hadley's open as search engine results had suggested that it would be closed at that time. As with our previous visit here, food cooked and served to perfection, staff friendly and efficient, restaurant busy but clean and uniquely decorated. Prices average for the area and quality. Recommended.

Tasty fish and chips best ive tasted in whitby friendly staff fast service mum can only eat glutenfree and was not a problem thankyou highly recommend will be back and a good price

Haddock and chips here is delicious!

Excellent fish and chips, good value, clean esatblishment

I called into Hadley's Fish and Chips with my parent's and dear friends. Went for the Yorkshireman special and a glass of Sauvignon. Cod as fish, regular portion as opposed to small. Side of curry sauce. Food, and drink arrived extremely promptly, Cod fried to prefection, succulent, thick and juicy, chips top form. Best curry sauce i can say i've ever had with fush and chips, distractingly so, might have to ask for their secret to it's quality. 10/10 Reyt good, would highly recommend. Very spacious, catches the light of sunset beautifully, old stairwell to the facilities upstairs is very old world. Excellent textured nautical artwork on the walls. Excellent setting for a fine meal in fine company.

Friendly and professional service, cod and chips cooked perfectly, got the deal with bread, mushy peas and a pot of tea, just bloody lovely, highly recommended

We tried fish and chips for the first time, and we made a great choice!

Fish and chips were lovely. Staff and service was great definitely go back 👍

Absolutely the best Gluten Free Fish and Chips. Also delicious Mushy Peas with no additives. My wife had fish with no batter which was not a problem and was cooked to perfection. This is a top quality restaurant with top quality service. You may have to queue but it moves quickly and is well worth the wait.

Best fish and chips I've ever had. Also dog friendly!

We were on a coach bus tour of North Yorkshire, and we had a relatively long afternoon stop in Whitby; Hadley's grabbed our attention with their location near the 199 steps (plus I'd read about them online), and sure enough, the fresh fish and chips did not disappoint! It was absolutely delicious and shows that from the coast is better :)

Great fish and chips but £22.00 for fish chips,and coffee is outrageous.wont be going anytime soon.if indeed ever.

Lovely fish and chips as usual at Hadley's ordered the Yorkshire tea meal deal, cod was cooked to perfection.

Visit Whitby often and have always gone to Hadley's for fish and chips. Have never had a bad meal in over 30 visits. The Yorkshire man special is good value and it's nice to get a choice of wine, beer or cider with the meal. Staff are always friendly and try to accommodate you if they can. My daughter Molly wouldn't let us go anywhere else and over the last 10+ years as she has grown up, they have been great with her.It's worth the trip across the swing bridge from the rail station side. Looking forward to visiting Chris and the team again in November 🙂.

We had four of us. We couldn’t decide which chips shop to use…but the cute colors of the storefront really drew us in. It was beautiful on the inside and the food was excellent! We did not think we could have gotten a better experience at Magpies…we believe we made the right choice!!!

Lovely fish shop with one side for dogs and another for no pets. Food was lovely, had the fish chip, tea, bread and peas deal, though they kindly swapped for baked beans. Staff very friendly and our dogs were happy.

We visited on a Friday afternoon as a family group. We had the traditional haddock meal, which came with chips, mushy peas, bread & butter and pot of tea, priced at £19 for the regular portion size. Overall, we enjoyed our food, which was tasty and plentiful. Service was good. Value was good too, particularly as we had a loyalty card which gave us 10% off.

Squeezed us in at the end of a busy day. Staff were polite and friendly. The haddock and chips were very nice. Swapped my beer (which was unusually cloudy) with no questions. Would look forward to going again.

Always go to Hadley's but after today's food never will go again. Very small fish oily n chips not usual fresh crisp quality either. Will no longer be using Hadley's on our Whitby visits. How sad to see such a great fish n chip restaurant go downhill

Visited for the first and last time on Saturday; had the sausage and chips (I don’t like fish, however my boyfriend said it was decent) but nowhere did it state the sausage was not a simple pork sausage, it was a strong herby sausage that was extremely chewy. Couldn’t get through more than 2 forced bites due to taste and texture (sensory issues). The chips were somehow dry but rather greasy, too.

Visited at lunchtime on a Saturday. Experience overall felt very rushed and quite unpleasant. We ordered two small fish which was nice, but a very small portion of chips and fish quite greasy. Service was very poor - staff got my drink wrong twice and then turned funny when I asked for the one I had correctly ordered. We weren’t service checked and were presented with the bill almost immediately after we had finished eating (without asking for it). An unpleasant experience and we will not be back. Save your money for the Magpie!!

Been there many times however quite disappointed this time. The entrance/exit has changed but people still pushing to get out the entrance way. The takeaway part had been converted to sitting. The meal was only average, the batter a little bit undercooked. Whilst the service to take your order was good there were quite a few staff just stood chatting.

Gorgeous fish and chips visit every time we go to Whitby

You can't visit Whitby without having fish and chips and Hadley's is the place to go. A modern, welcoming restaurant with friendly staff. Cod, chips and mushy peas with a slice of bread and butter and a pot of Yorkshire tea, what more do you want to keep you going for the rest of the day.

Great place for traditional fish and chips in Whitby. The other half had the regularandbI had the small. Tasty!

Fish and chips in Whitby is a must (even though I already live on the North East coast) and we've already tried several fish and chip places in the past. Hadley's is in the other side of the swing bridge and possibly gets overlooked by the majority of people who only get as far as the quayside. We've passed and commented on trying it in the past and today we did. I got fish and chips with mushy peas and my wife got unbattered fish with salad which looked good and she really enjoyed. We both thoroughly enjoyed our meals, staff were pleasant and service was quick. I would happily return again.

The best Fish & Chips in Whitby! ! ! ! ! I've tried many restaurants, but this one is the best. I've been going there for almost 20 years. The staff are always kind and the service is good ❤️

Lovely staff and restaurant, we ordered fish and chips but unfortunately these were not the nicest, we’ve had better in Whitby.

Very disappointed in the quality of our food today compared with our visit last year. The fish was smaller & the chips had obviously been kept warm for a while & tasteless.

Lovely fish and chips as:always

Went in with friends and two dogs, had the haddock tea, and couldn't fault it. In fact, everyone did, no complaints.

Visited on a trip to Whitby with visiting family. We were attracted as it was dog friendly and baby friendly (not always as easy to find a place). The service and quality of the food was faultless, tela Ed atmosphere, place to store the pushchair away from the table and we thoroughly enjoyed our fish and chips and a great selection of both alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks. Would definitely return on future visits.