John's Fish Bar in Tendring

Wife and I happen to park near here on day trip. We ended up getting a 'budget cod and chips' which was £6.50. Have to say it was the best fish and chips I've had in ages. The lady made the battered fish in front of me. The chips were tasty. I wish this shop wasn't 140 miles from home

First time eating here and it was lovely really good food, big portions and really nice staff, definitely would go back

Best fish and chips in Clacton i.m.o Always cooked fresh to order and do a "budget" fish and chips, as well as a medium and large size. Staff are friendly and helpful, would highly recommend you give them a try 🙂

Tried for the first time and found the taste quite different, especially for an Indian palate. Initially, it was a bit bland as it lacked salt or spices. However, after adding some salt and sauce, the flavor improved significantly, and by the time I finished, I was really enjoying it! 😂 Their service is good, prices seem reasonable, and the portions are quite generous. Overall, I had a pleasant experience with the famous fish and chips. 🥰

Great fish.Great chips.Great prices.

Worse fish and chips I've ever had

Lovely, fresh fish and chips, 5 minutes walk from the sea front.

Fish and chips are always 10/10, fast service and friendly staff, for the best fish and chips you’ve ever had go to johns fish bar

Already posted a negative review but this is disgusting . Walked past and saw a staff member no gloves picking skin off his hands over the open fryers. Iv contacted the EHO .disgusting

Really friendly staff who cooked out Cod & Chips fresh. Sunny day so we sat outside. The batter was crisp, and not too thick. The fish was flaky and delicious.

Freshly made, delicious, big portions in very good price 👌best fish and chips in the city

Amazing fish and chips, good service

My friend and I used to love sitting in the shop and 👂 eat our fish n chips 🍟,

No comments needed. Fabulous as always.

Now are the best quality fish & chips in clacton

Great takeaway that is popular with locals. It has a small amount of tables and chairs but is mainly a takeaway. The chip portions are very generous so we always share a large portion. You can get med cod & chips for £10 or budget fish n chips for £6. A good variety on the menu pies, fish, sausages, chicken, spring rolls etc. I think they used to be cash only but noticed today they now take cards.

We tried this based on the good reviews and were really not impressed. The service was very good and everything was cooked to order, but the fish was swimming in old fat and the chips were greasy and soggy. Ended up throwing the meals away as they were horrible. Such a shame.

UPDATE: Yet again another great portion of chips.. for consistency and quality.. becoming our favourite Chip Shop in Clacton.... Previously: So having recently sampled a few of the Fish & Chip shops in the area... our view is that John's is one of the best.... Up there in the top 2. Service was prompt. The chips were amazing, cooked to perfection. Unlike other places recently, they were not hard (potentially undercooked), they were not cold, and also not greasy/oily. Just perfect... The portion size was good too (£2.20 for small) Would recommend..

Best fish and chip shop in town

A lovely place to get top notch food and great service friendly staff we always eat here when fancying fish and chips very cheap too

When here on Friday at 3pm had cod and chips small seating area we had cod and chips food was freshly cooked and very good , good price as well even had fish knifes to eat with would highly recommend this fish shop and will definitely go again

Traditional fish and chip shop. The sausages and scampi were excellent; the "budget " fish and chips delicious and just the right size. Friendly and helpful staff. Eat in or take away. Worth the short walk.

Always go here the best fish and chips on Clacton

Such great fish and chips! The curry pancake is totally awesome

Nice food and nice service but unfortunately I'm shocked on the prices of the food now. I use to get a budget cod and chips for £3.50 then understandable the price increased due to the crisis of price rises. But now is £6 just for a budget cod !!! Absolutely shocking so now I will not go there again. Shame but another chip shop in town is £5 for budget cod. I will go there when I fancy a little bite.

BEST chip shop in Clacton!!!!!! if you don't know... then get there you will NOT be disappointed

Best chip shop in Clacton, chips always cooked fresh, everything is lovely. And always friendly

On my way to Clacton-on-sea for a work meeting, I really fancied fish and chips. I searched online for the nearest good rated chip shop near to my hotel and this chip shop came up. Easy to find from the seafront; I ordered a medium cod with small chips and 2 ketchup, total £10. I thought that price was reasonable compared to the same in my home county of Devon. They also did a budget fish and chips for £6. Very reasonable wait. The food was excellent - really nice chips, good portion size. Fish was very chunky and tasty, good batter as well. There was a bit of oil in the wrapper but I didn't mind that; overall excellent fish and chips. Would have again when/if in the area.

The best fish & chips in clacton

Once they found to understand order's though food has always been great But they have learnt to understand the English slang and English way I recommend this chippy Janna

Ordered fish and chips I think the fish was drowned in oil, as soaked through wrapper chips were spot on, on the evening we visited cold day door wide open if you sat in there to eat food would have been cold within minutes.

Lovely and fresh AND tasty and big portion

Good chippy and smaller queues because it is just set back from the front. Worth the walk.

This place was just wonderful. I had a large cor and chips with curry sauce. All I can say is wow. The workers were really nice and it was well worth the price. The chips were just impeccable and I don’t think I’ve tasted anything better. A huge cod and is definitely worth every penny you spend. Highly recommend and will definitely go again.

Competitively priced for the area good food and very clean

The chips are good better than most

Amazing food! Friendly and helpful staff

Always great fish and chips. Everything I go they are always consistently good. Been many times with no issues

Ordered medium Cod and chips, medium Haddock and chips, mushy peas and gravy. The fish and chips were made to order, which I always appreciate, so did have to wait 15 mins. We were very glad we only ordered medium as the portion size was still big, for me just the right size but a little big for my partner. Really good quality well cooked fish, tasty chips and sides. The staff were really nice and it was all at a good price too, we were really happy we chose this place for our fish supper.

Delivered, but Fish overcooked I'm afraid.

Really lovely place. We ate in and service was wonderful. It's bar but staff brought dishes to table on warmed plates. Very fresh and tasty fish and chips. Huge portions.

Friendly staff, lovely and food quality food, Fish is excellent Clean and tidy covid friendly

Gave me a ripped fiver that no other shop will now take and dry kebab

Great chip shop with friendly service. Just remember to bring cash as no card accepted

Waited 20 minutes for our order as just arrived in Clacton and it was late, the fish was greasy not nice at all, you could taste dirty oil in your mouth, sausage went in the bin along with the fish and chips x2,, would not recommend this place at all,, we had an 8 hour journey and went to bed hungry waste of 20 quid

Very nice chip shop with reasonable prices. Food is cooked lovely but the only negative is the wait can be slightly too long. I've waited 25 mins before just for a cod and chips.

Really great fish and chips, the outside doesn’t look much and it’s not right on the seafront however the food is top notch, fresh and really good. Thank you, we’ll be back next time we’re in town

Excellent Fish and chips shop. Friendly smiley service. The food is cooked to order. Reasonably priced too.

Everything I've had from there apart from the chips have been very nice, just need to learn how to get the chips the same.

Beautiful fish, good portion size. Well worth the money

Staff don't understand what you say many customers orders wrong making it even slower for orders smaller portions now once was great gone downhill GO ELSE WHERE save your self trouble

Ordered a large plaice and chips and loved it. Fish was fresh n tasty, lovely crispy batter and nice chips. Can't fault it.

Was very nice going to try the kebab next time yum

Very nice, but who batters fish with the skin on.?? Enjoyed my fish supper on the beach x

Overall a very nice bit of fish and chips. I came with my family during the late afternoon, ordered quite a lot and it came to a reasonable price compared to the pricing back home. The quality of the fish and chips were really good, bar being a bit oily when we unwrapped them. Regardless, the large cod was truly large and so were the chips. Both perfectly cooked and still piping hot after the walk to the beach. A local seagull also decided to sample the food too, which I believe that it marked quite highly! Will definitely return next time I'm in Clacton!

Food is always delicious and tasty

Best fish and chips in Clacton-on-Sea. Excellent

Outstanding fish and chips second to non

Nice food freshly cooked and good sized kids meals

Loved this fish bar, I was so surprised how good it was. The batter was so crispy and the chips were not greasy. The fish so fresh tasty. Highly recommended

Very nicely cooked cod and chips.

Have bo concept of time says 5 minutes. But means 15..

Bet chippy we visited down this way

Fish cooked fresh when we ordered. Decent size portions. Also had a sausage in batter, not covered in grease and piping hot

Very friendly and the food is excellent

Polite and friendly staff. The fish and chips

Very good food and quick service

Chips and rock were nice but only a bap, no proper roll!

Very efficient service,and a very tastey Cod and chips. Highly recommend

We go every week the food is fantastic .the owners are very friendly and obliging nothing is too much for them

Enjoyed the fresh fish and chips, the outside seated eating area needs a sweep and clean, seating and tables need refurbishment.

Great fish 🐟 and.chips at a good price

First time customers of John's Fish bar. The food was excellent and generous. If Clacton was where I lived, John's is where I would go. Great batter, perfect chips. Thanks to the team working there. Who are all lovely.

Great service, delicious food nicely cooked & everyone happy.

We are staying in clacton for a few days and fancied some fish and chips looked at the ratings for John's fish shop and decided to try it was glad I did as the food was very good

Fish n chips not bad. Does other food too.

Beautiful fish and chips. Would definitely recommend them. 😁

I drop in occasionally for cod and chips, nice food, friendly staff.

Lovely friendly team always good food and service

Excellent fresh cooked big portions

Best fish and chips outside Yorkshire

Despite the lockdown restrictions I was made TO FILL WELCOME Clean and bright atmosphere with salt and vinegar available to add to the excellent food

1st visit , very nice fish and chips , will definitely be going back

The best fish &chips in clacton-on-sea

They do very nice fish and chips hear I like the cod.

I wouldn't eat anything. Nut oil

Never get hot food from here, it's generally stale and overcooked, only ever get pickled eggs from here(protein)

Great food, great service and good prices.

Was really nice. We all stopped there after going on the Pier.

Best fish and chips I had in the whole of the UK.

Best fish and chip shop in Clacton. Reasonably priced too, with friendly service

My daughter and I stopped at Johns Fish Bar as part of our review of chips at various coastal locations. The chips were good and I would recommend if you’re in the area. Sadly, Johns very narrowly missed out on a top three out of six place. But jolly good effort!

Went to Clacton to pick up something I'd bought on ebay. We were early so decided to have a bag of chips, found John's Fish Bar, WOW, honestly the best bag of chips I've ever had 5*.

Great value, brilliant food, lovely people, you would have to go a long way to beat this place, don't miss out.

Lovely fish and chips huge portion freshly cooked

Fresh and not to pricey fish and chips, without doubt the best in clacton

Was looking for the best fish & chips in Clacton and this had the best reviews, did not disappoint! Had a pie and chips and curry sauce. Was lovely and hot and the chips was fresh and lovely. Perfect portion size, not too much not too little! Will definitely come back next time in Clacton and try the fish!

Best fish and chip shop in my opinion.

If you are pescatarian do NOT food from here. The fry their fish with other meat products such as sausage. They will not refund you money either

Lovely Fish n Chips here. So generous with their portions and do a great battered sausage!!! Lovely people