Jess's Plaice in Carrickfergus

I've eaten here 3 times now so I thought I would leave a review. It's what I would describe as an honest down to earth family business. The owners have always been very friendly to me and the prices are very decent. The last time I visited it cost me £42 for 4 kids meals (chips, sausage/burger etc and a drink) 2 fish and chips and 2 cans. To me that's decent considering today's prices. The food quality isn't wow but decent enough and the hygiene is a bit on the lower side. Not calling it dirty but not squeaky clean. So overall a solid 4*

Best chippy about and the staff is a cracking laugh

Given todays rising cost of food particularly fish and our Country's staple Potatoes must be very difficult to still make a profit and stay open well done them for succeeding. We all need to support our local Businesses.

Visited earlier in the summer for fish and chips after a day out. All freshly cooked - really appreciated. Fish beautifully cooked in tasty crisp batter & chips lovely hot and crispy. Will be back. Thank you

The fish and chips are ok but you just can't depend on them. The number of times we've turned up and they have closed early. Same tonight. Will buy in Carrick and drive on out from now on.

Visited Whitehead yesterday and called in here .have to says was the nicest feed ive had in a long time , i ate every bit . Price was excellent too. Staff where very pleasant and more than helpfull.. next time i want a beautiful cod and chips i will go back here 100% . Well worth a visit !!

Bit grim. Chips were chewy and greasy, hardly any of them as well. Got pretty much 3 chicken nuggets in a portion of goujons, again not get quality. Sausages were nice but the rest was a shambles. Def won't be stopping here again.

Great food and pleasant service. I always like this cafe when I'm on holiday in Whitehead . Very close to Railway Station and reasonably priced

the ratings are true. five of us went and took our food to the seaside tables to eat. And when we opened the boxes we were pleasantly surprised by the huge amount of real chips, golden battered and moist fish and giant crispy pastie, not one of those little fat sponges you can get at a greasy joes. I’m heading back to Australia soon but my family have found a new favourite

Great fish and chips and generous helpings.

Great service and class chips. Great prices too compared to the norm these days. Cheers for letting me use the loo too😁 all the best guys

The best pasties in N.Ireland .A great traditional chip shop.

Called in tonight for a chip and a gravy chip. Had about a 10 mins wait, with one other person in there, but didn't mind as who doesn't like freshly made hot chips. Paid the £8.50 and was home in two minutes. Opened the bag which revealed one small portion of gravy chips and a slim parcel of what I thought looked like a couple of sausages. Was thinking, wrong order, but no, opened the small package to find about 10/11 warm, definitely not hot, chips wrapped up in the paper. I've never seen a such a small portion size of a chippy chips, ever. So, I'm voting with my feet, and won't be back. If your running a local business you need to think about returning customers. Poor value for money and cold chips 👎 Would not recommend 😊

Absolutely amazing wee hidden spot in Whitehead. The Pastie baps are amazing and mammoth size . Chips nice and freshly cooked and fish 🐠

Best Pastie Bap and chips going Thanks Gary you are the best

Been going here for a while now and tonight was an absolute, fish was soggy, chips tasteless, no curry sauce so had to purchase tomato sauce in a carton which was more vinegar than sauce totally disappointed, will not be back Cafe fish is my choose for the future. A quick reply to your response, I was told my order would be ready in 10 minutes, I was back in to collect it in under 10 minutes and also this was my 6th visit here and in previous visits we were more than happy but tonight’s was not up to usual.

Needs a good clean. Storage area facing you at till is filthy. Chips obviously sitting a while as dried up. Fish greasy.

Awful customer service, bigger woman dosent know how to speak to people in a decent manner. Won't be back

Fish was lovely Chip's small and crispy

Good food, grumpy person serving

A weekly treat. Never disappoints. Strongly recommend. Have recommend here to all my friends. Give this place a try, keep a great Chippy inawhitehead.

Great fries, but burger was impossible to eat, burnt meat without any vege

Excellent Chippy Batter is exceptionally good 👍

Best fish an chips in whithead , friendly , nice we crowd in 2 have some atmosphere only downside no tap machine 4 your payment but otherwise all fantastic 😀

This is the best fish and chip shop in the area. I may be biased as I am here once a week for past five years. The children’s deals are really good value. Cod always well cooked and chips good quality potatoes with the odd crispy bits I like. Onion rings superb and chicken goujons proper breast pieces. You can book ahead by phone or wait and have a chat with the friendly staff!

Smashing wee chippy highly recommend as fresh as it comes

Friendly staff, tasty food, decent price.

Friendly staff and a reasonably priced fish dsuppee at £7.50

Heard about this chippy through a friend in work. Well worth the drive down especially just to eat here. Best chippy about...excellent portions and reasonable prices.

Lovely freshly cooked cod and chips, huge portions

Great chippy food very good staff very friendly recommended!!

The best I have tasted from any chippy for quite a while

Just fancied a fish supper this evening so I checked Google to make sure Jess's was open. They were and my supper was prepared freshly for me and, after a very short wait it was ready. The fish was superb and the chips delightful. Staff in the shop were pleasant and helpful. I cannot agree with the post that is titled 'disgusting', this sounds like a one off and I felt the record needed to be set right. Give them a try, I don't think you'll be disappointed.

The 1st thing I did when I visited NornIrn Whitehead all the way from Holland was... Get me self a Fish'n'chip, there now

Fantastic food the onion rings are too die for.

Got goujons and they were not good. Practically no batter on them as it had slid off. Have had the fish and chips since and it was lovely.

Good food prices are good been couple times

The best chips in the country well done

Great chippy food good fresh fish

I love this chip shop. The food is fantastic, the owners and staff are so friendly and helpfull. Lovely shop to go into. So clean. I was in yesterday for a battered sausage supper it wasn't too crowded but they had loads of phone orders. They are so quick and efficient. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND JESS,S PLAICE , if your visiting the town or live lo ally. Thanks guys.

Out for a drive and a leisurely walk with furbabies and we called in for fish n chips. Would really recommend. Food was lovely. Very pleased. Will definitely call again.

Nice wee chippy ..well priced 👌

Great traditional takeaway, and proper portions....

Great gravy chips and onion rings.

My partner and I had been looking for a fish and chips place around the Belfast area, or that would be a bit farther out, but worth the drive. We had tried a few closer ones and been disappointed, so we tried here as we both had heard positive reviews about it. As soon as I walked in, I was welcomed by the lady taking the order and the chef with a smile on their faces, and they gave me time to think comfortably. I ordered the fish supper, a pastie, a battered burger, and some onion rings. The fish and chips were perfectly cooked, and the fish still glistening and tasty. The pastie, I can honestly say was one of the best I have ever tasted, with a perfect batter to filling ratio. I personally don't like battered burgers, but my boyfriend was more than happy with it, so I'll take his word for it! Finally, the onion rings were nice thick rings of onion, instead of thin rings that would disappear within the batter. Overall, will definitely be back!!

Worst meal ever. Oil was about a hundred years old. Not even the seagull would eat it!

A good wee place for a bite to eat. Attentive staff.

good wee chippy good costumer service

We keep coming back here because the food is always good. Never had a bad meal from Jess's Plaice. Great big cod portions, some free chips with it. I like their chips. Well situated next to the train station. They get a 4 on their Scores on the Doors rating. During the lock-down they've been a regular temptation. Ordering a Jess's Plaice take-away is a good excuse to get out of the house, chat behind a mask to the staff, and avoid my own cooking. I'm writing this in the middle of the night and wish I could go get one now!

Had the nicest fish supper and mushy peas from here today. Great portions and staff. The fresh cod was the best I've had in a long time! Highly recommend for family or just by yourself.

The food was lovely, I had a fish and my wife had chicken goujons, let’s just say there was none left! It was the best fish I have tasted... I would definitely recommend.

Just has fish and chips from this place with mushy peas. I’ve never eat food so bad in years. The fish was tasteless, overcooked and swimming in oil. The peas tasted burnt. All £18 worth was thrown in the bin. Dogs even turned their nose up at it. 🤢

Drove here today from Lisburn, beautiful food. Always call in here when I'm up in this part of the world. 5*

The best chippy I've had in a long long time. Perfect.

Traditional chip shop the way it used to be in the best way. Friendly service, best prices and tasty food. 10/10

I treat myself once a week to a fabulous fish supper from Jess’s Plaice. Strongly recommend, ring up and book in advance no waiting.

Lovely seaside chippy, fish and chips were excellent and cooked from i ordered, very friendly staff, you can smell the chippy from up the road, i always loved the smell of a fish and chip shop as a child when we went to the sea side. Top class

Very tasty food, friendly service

Good food, would definitely visit again

During the pandemic lock-down all the restaurants and take aways in Whitehead seemed to shut down. Jess's Plaice was the first to reopen. We were very glad, because we'd always enjoyed their food. Having missed it for so long it seemed even better than before. We had cod and chips. It sounds basic, but their food really is great. The chip portions are gigantic, and you get a few for free with your fish as well. They're closed Sundays. Cash only, no deliveries. For now no sitting in allowed, you need a face covering, only 3 people maximum inside at any time, and other covid rules apply. We missed you, Jess's Plaice, welcome back.

Absolutely gorgeous fish and chips...and by the sea. Everyone's a winner

Burgers good quality. Excellent chips. (They use beef dripping in the oil which makes them crisp). Fish fresh and batter crisp. Best thing though are the real (not reformed with flour) sliced onion rings. Generous portion for £2. Best to book over phone as they are super busy.

Best chips I've ever had, great portion size too! Chicken fillet burger was massive and plenty of dressing. All very fresh and tasty. Very short wait for food and very friendly. Will be back!

Simple menu, generous portions of chips for the price, and friendly cat.

Best fish and chips I’ve tried!

The best fish-and-chips I’ve ever had in my life!!!

Reasonable pricing. Smaller portions available. Simple place with great home-made chips.

Had 3 fish & chips, battered sausages & curry sauce. Everything delicious. Piping hot, no grease and generous portions. Highly recommended.

Always tasty always friendly. Portions too big. One portion of chips is well enough for two.😝😝

Got off the train at Whitehead tired and hungry from a big day out, so we stopped to eat in Jess's Plaice. Their fish would hang off both sides of most dinner plates. They come with quite a few free chips; so many that three of us only asked for one actual portion of chips beyond having three fish portions. With just that we were all well fed. The lady was happy to fetch me a drink of water three times over. They have tables and chairs inside. They get a 4 in their Scores-on-the-Doors rating. There are a few free parking spaces just outside, and road parking in two directions. You get a great view of the very handsome Victorian train station just a few metres away.

Absolutely delicious chips- always fried fresh! Really friendly staff would highly recommend. Will not be travelling to Carrick for a chippy any longer.

Service was so nice and friendly. Hard working and dedicated family business. Will always remember the amazing flavours in our fish combo. It would be my regular Friday night take away if I lived here (from Canada) Thank you!

I just had a burger and onions,so I can only judge on this. Place is clean. Staff ok. Burger fine. Will be back sometime. It is the only chippy take away in Whitehead.

Nice fast fresh food, friendly staff

I’ve had from this chippy on many occasions, I would even travel from carrickfergus for it. It’s a 5 minute walk to the sea front where I would walk down and eat my fish and chips with amazing views. The food is top quality and I couldn’t fault it, I would definitely recommend coming here, the service is kind and friendly although you are in and out as its a fast service you are made to feel welcome in that short period of time. Excellent

Fresh fish & chips ...wonderful....staff helpful and friendly...Really enjoyed the Cod & chips sat on the prom.

Big fish, loads of chips, great value and right by the train station, so a good place to stop. They have tables inside, but I take mine to go.

I've had some of the best fish and chips in the world and although it may not look up to much it's up there with the best of em! Well done Jess's Plaice on great food and very good friendly service, job done 😊

Classic fish and chips, with lots of crispy bits! We loved it.

Usually a good place to eat tonight wasn't great chips a little soggy

Very nice food and nice people working in it

Decent enough chippy - fish good and chips good

Excellent fish and chips. Fish obviously fresh and good chips. Complementary noises from the kids on the burger and hot dog so pretty much 100 Percent all round.

Called in here whilst passing through. The fish was fine and you certainly get a massive portion of chips but unfortunately so many were crispy and hard. Sadly we had to leave quite a lot which even the dog didn't want. Maybe we just got the last of the batch but it was a bit disappointing. You can use the tables inside or take your dinner down to the waterfront and enjoy the view.Probably would not go here again.

Jess's Plaice opens on a Monday, so it was the place to go when we got the munchies that day. Ordered two fish but only one portion of chips. Why? You get a few chips for free with each fish, and the one chip portion is big enough to split and make two good meals. Liked the fishes, they were cod and were both longer than a dinner plate is wide. Tasted great. We liked the chips, too, so we were two satisfied customers. They score a maximum 5 out of 5 hygiene rating. Well located, very near the train station.

Though after the last time I'd give it another go is the idea you hide the box of crisps with the cheese should be crisp shop not chip shop learn how to cook for god sake you should be giving them away and even then I'd probably pass avoid and drive 10 mins up the road for a decent chippy

For a real tasty meal, you cannot beat the fish and chips, good sized portions, lovely chips! Real spuds!

Maravilloso olor cuando estás cenando en un "fish and chips". Como dije en otro comentario, las fichas aquí son geniales. Tienes un montón de ellos. El pescado era fantástica, muy buena, y muy grande. Lo mejor de todo era la persona conmigo para poder comer tranquilamente viendo por la ventana, para ver el próximo tren a casa. Este lugar está muy bien ubicado, a sólo unos metros de la estación de tren. El chico que trabaja allí era capaz de confirmar los horarios de trenes. Gran mesas y sillas, un montón de luz de las ventanas, un lugar confortable para sentarse y disfrutar de la buena comida. Cerrar sólo los domingos. Abre de 4pm a 8pm lunes, 4:00 a 9:00 de Martes a Jueves, del mediodía hasta las 9 pm los viernes y sábados. Les dan una saludable 4 en sus resultados en las puertas. Tenían varios periódicos para leer, si querías.

Probé este preparado 5 o 6 veces en el último año y tengo que decir que su comida es una maravilla. El

When is whitehead going to get a decent chippy food freezing can't get a simple order right and if I wanted a bag of crisps I'd have gone to the spar and bought a packet of tayto oh and asked for a kids hot dog meal sorry we only do kids sausage meal well just stick it in a roll then !!

Ate some of their takeaway chips the other night. All very good. Popular place, there are always customers in here eating at the tables, and more collecting their orders.

Realizó el pedido por teléfono, tomó años para que alguien conteste. Llamado a recoger comida para ser recibidos por la "freidora" teniendo su grieta culo y luego su pantalón hasta alzar constantemente mientras él preparado. Un chico joven (posiblemente 9/10 años) en bolsas mi pedido y establecer una bolsa de comida en el piso mientras él empezó en el siguiente. Y en cuanto a la hamburguesa de pollo y pollo goujons, apenas comestible para la cantidad de especias. Me hace pensar donde las especias actúan como camuflaje. Esperaba en el pollo pasta sencilla. Estoy conclusión no pensaré volver.

Kept ringing to place my order but unfortunately the phone was off the hook as a member of staff confirmed when my mum went into the shop to order the food.

Four fish suppers purchased. Four fish suppers polished off! Good fish and excellent chips!

Tuve una cena de pescado, fue uno de los mejores que he probado, la chica que servía y preparado, que su nombre era Jessica era muy educado y profesional. En general disfrutamos de este servicio yo y se lo recomendaría a cualquiera en la zona o en el extranjero porque el viaje valió la pena esta solo.

Great wee chippy facing the train station. There's many times I get off the train and I only have to smell the food and I'm on ordering something. Great fresh food, nice staff and all good value for money

Chicken gojouns were nicer when the first opened,the chips could do with staying in fat a few mins more,very pale. Lovely thousand island dressing.

As the title suggests - a good chippy. Staff are helpful and polite, the place is clean and food served is good.

I had some of there cod and chips, for a lazy night's takeaway. The fish was big and hot and the batter very good. You get an awful lot of chips with it, too many for one. Very good value, I must say.

Both fish and chips are superb, big portions and very good value, ps the chicken goujons are great also