J's Traditional Fish And Chips in Suffolk Coastal

Have given this place a miss in the pass few months due to dried out chips. Popped round this evening for a battered sausage. Arrived just before 8:30 pm and found they were closed despite a large sign saying 9:00 closing. What's the point of having the sign. Guess I was spared from another disappointment.

Attended lunch time August Bank Holiday, picked up a takeaway Food was very tasty and freshly made so piping hot, staff were very friendly and helpful very impressed

Called in, just for chips, while on my way to Norfolk. The youngish lad who served me showed excellent customer service skills in that he was very polite, jovial and tried to sell me something easy to eat with my fingers and add to the while I drove. We joked about it but I did only have the chips and they were really, really nice - well cooked, fresh and hot . As I drove on my my I wish I had bought some Scampi, but hey-ho I didn't. Will definatelty use J's again.

Fish was completely dry and like cardboard vile and overpriced. Chips were ok but £20 for two cod and chips overpriced for the poor quality

The portion size is the biggest problem i ordered a large chips for £3.70 and was handed a tiny bag of chips. Not worth the money at all, we are talking about potatoes here, are they scared of running out????? My advice, avoid it and go elsewhere as its just disappointing

Sadly we've stopped going to J's. We always order haddock but on several occasions we noticed when we got home that the fish we'd been given wasn't haddock. Haddock has a certain flavour and colour of flesh, we got either cod or some other cheaper fish. Also batter had changed and was very greasy. Chips not good either.

I think the business has changed hands recently as all the staff are different. This used to be in my opinion the best chippy in the area which has been my local for 16 years. The fish wasn’t even a single piece of cod, it was strips of fish that had been pressed together. The batter was awful and greasy and hardly any fish present. The chips were very chewy and tasted awful as well. I can safely say that I will not be frequenting this chippy anymore. If you want good fish n chips don’t buy them from this joint!!!

Spent £30 + on three fish & chips. Shocking quality chips mainly because they use too much edible bleach on the chips !! Returned the chips to be met with a teenager who has never heard of customer service. We will not return.

Always good fish and chips. The fish cakes and battered sausages are also very good. Have an eat in option as well as takeaway

Thursday lunchtime visit, no complaints about service or cleanliness. Large haddock cooked to order was very good, the medium sized portion of chips was quite generous, but somehow soggy and over cooked at the same time. So, overall not so good.

Medium cod, well it was just batter basically, nothing seemed fresh, chips were like scraps. Shame as always been good before.

Can't comment on food as left before I got served. Six people waiting and one poor girl left to serve while the two lads behind the fryer chatted and watched the fryer. Obviously no regard for customer service

Just visited tonight for a takeaway and all 4 of us found cold, hard chips. Plus the cod must have been warming for a long time as the batter was soggy. Phoned and was given the option of returning the same evening (3 mile round trip) or "they will sort something out the next time" but I won't be visiting again in a hurry!

local takeaway for me. food is normally very good. particularly covid sensitive at the present - enter with mask to order and wait outside for food to be delivered

Arrived close to 9pm, stepped inside to view the menu, the oblivious girl then rudely asked if I had a face mask, explained to the colleague i was exempt, then was told if I wished to be served, It would have to be outside, having confirmed that they accept card I returned to my vehicle to retrieve my wallet, upon stepping outside I was then heckled by sniggering colleagues then the manager joined in, totally baffled, returned to my car to leave this review and buy food from elsewhere??? Wtf man

mask wearing - although not mandatory - i was asked very politely to wear my mask and explained the reason why. then had a chat with the server who explained how much abuse they had received by customers not wishing to wear masks. i know from the 1st conversation i had that no way would customers have been spoken to like the review has been stated on here. they did have a problem with the fryer to complete part of my order but i was offered compensation. have used for years and have not noticed any change in quality since new management.

This used to be my 'local' and was always excellent but I haven't been for a while until this weekend. It seems to have taken a turn for the worst! 1) Menu - Not a lot of 'extra's any more. I was ordering for 6 people - Two had asked me to get them spring rolls. (They don't do these any more), and they don't sell gravy. 2) Portion size - Absolutely tiny! I could have eaten two meals. The cod was the smallest bit of fish I have EVER been served from a chippy. Chip portions also tiny - probably half the size of what my new 'local' serves. 3) Quality - Aforementioned fish was soggy and what batter was on it was minimal. Battered sausages were lacking batter as well. 4) Missing items - One thing I had ordered was missing when I got home. Look, it was only a sausage but that's not the point. 5) Price - I never got a receipt but pretty sure from looking at their menu afterwards I was overcharged. Either that or their tiny potions of curry sauce and mushy peas cost about £3 each. 6) Staff - Seems to be run by a bunch of kids? Overall - Won't be back. Much better quality and value for money just about anywhere else. A real shame as it always used to be fantastic.

Pulled up in order to buy meals and drinks for 8 people party (probably about 80-100 quid spend). Met with BLUNT hostility as was not wearing a face nappy and told to wait outside for order to be taken. No thanks - took money to rival in Woodbridge and was dealt with as a CUSTOMER rather than a nuisance! Previous visits very expensive with little given but lots charged. Made up mind not to go there again.

Not a fan of very thin fish & cold chips. Have not been here for a while & don't think I'll bother again. I have had many medium fish bigger than their large fish. Poor value for money especially if you can't eat cold chips !

Having been a regular customer for five years before the pandemic, I called in last week looking forward to a treat. I felt so let down. Service quality poor....the fish size was much smaller than before and the cihip quality not as good. What a shame. Have taken my custome elsewhere.

Rude staff and the worst fish I’ve ever had. Medium cod was tiny and so dry...daughter even said dog food would have tasted better!

Popped in here for a quick bite (less than £10) only to be told I had to spend a minimum of £10 to pay by card... when challenged the staff told me I should be supporting local business... and then questioned why I didn't carry cash!!! Thier prices arent reasonable, and the quality of the food is standard at the least. After waiting 10 mins for a bag of chips I'm disappointed. Wont be coming back here in a hurry.

This has been very handy for the occasional 'treat' - we've even had guests for fish and chips in the garden!

15 pound minimum spend for card or contactless payment especially during a pandemic is ridiculous. Yes, I had the choice to go somewhere else and almost did but I wouldn’t have been popular with my wife (she has been looking fwd to fish and chips for months). I feel a bit ripped off and will never go there again.Oh, the food was OK.

Very disappointing compared to my last visit a couple of years ago. Chips seemed as if they were reheated from lunchtime. Mum said her cod was not the best. I asked what vegetarian option they did and the two guys serving looked at each other as if I asked a strange question. The only option was a veggie burger. Also the burger was served in a polystyrene box. Very poor when trying to reduce single use plastic. On a plus point the order came in a paper bag.

Good parking for takeaway fish & chips but also seating inside if you wish. Easy to be served and food is always served hot and fresh. Priced very well and good quality.

Went to collect them, and home in 10 minutes! They were a tiny bit greasy but the tasted great. I had fish and chips. A great meal.

I didn't like the chips as they were to greasy. I wouldn't go here again as there are better places to go. Poor chips.

Always have lovely fish and chips from here,coukdbt wait to have them again , but on Fri 12th june queued in the rain for over 20 minutes to get to the front,to be told only taking cash, after being told repeatedly on the news use card as much as possible,had no cash only card. Grrrrrrr

This a regular stopping point for me. Missing it so much during lockdown but I travel five extra miles to go here rather than our local.

You can not beat British Fish & Chips, an although not a major tourist destination, if you are in the area Cod & Chips is a must. My only point would be that although it is nice to get the food in a box and well wrapped, seems a lot of waste and cost. Bring back just a paper wrap... But 5* for food quality, price and size of fish....

Came here as we needed a quick bite to eat as we were short of time and this was the nearest take away. I ordered chicken and chips for myself 2 battered sausages and chips for my wife and a portion of chips for the in law all to take away. Imagine my surprise to receive it all in about 5mins flat. Well we are in a hurry I suppose but I prefer food cooked to order. I was in the chip long enough however to notice the 5 star health and hygiene certificate on display was issued in 2014. When we opened our food I found my chicken to be very greasy and my wifes food one sausage short of a picnic. The chips however I found to be very nice. This place gets lots of good reviews. However I have yet to see this side of the chip shop. 2 bad review as a fair few years apart and complaining about the same things

I live locally to this fish and chip emporium and, although there are several other chippies near me, this is my chippie of choice. The fish and chips are always well cooked (not underdone and soggy). I particularly like to use their dine-in section, where the food costs 10% more, but fish and chips are so much better when the food goes straight from fryer to plate, I always think. The service is quick and friendly. Their haddock (usually a large one) is my usual choice. I typically have to wait 10 minutes for them to cook it, but it’s worth the wait. The batter is really nice. The place is spotlessly clean, too.

Always the best fish. Great friendly staff. Don't worry about having to queue for a while as the end result will be enjoyable.

Good portions of quality, well cooked fish and chips. Doesn't use beef dripping, so the fry is light and crispy rather than heavy, claggy and fatty!

Visited today. Exceptional food and service! Staff 100%, food 100% and the surroundings 100%!! Most probably the best fish and chip shop in the area! Well worth a visit. Very friendly staff and the atmosphere was lovely too. :)

I had J’s seniors cod and chips and they were delicious, massive fish and plenty of chips.Will definitely have again.

Called in on way home for a takeaway. Very impressed. Busy, but fast and very friendly helpful service. Partner had a very nice cheeseburger with a lovely floured bun and we shared the chips which were chunky and cooked to perfection. Highly recommended.

Been going here for the past 39 years! Always lovely fish and chips at a reasonable price. Parking available. Very popular so sometimes you have to queue for a short while, especially at weekends. There's a small dining area too, good if you're not local and stuck for somewhere to sit.

Typical Suffolk.. You are made to feel inferior as the staff basically ignore you, there is zero atmosphere and a portion of chips.. Well small is a potato and large is two and deeply suspicious that they only take cash. There nearlest competior is Kesgrave who equally do miniture portions.. at least he demonstates this with his Ferrari.

Visited crown point fish and chip shop Saturday night got five large cod which were very large and one plaice and chips all the fish was fresh and lovely and white was told the plaice was incredibly sweet all with generous helpings of chips

Haven’t been here before but as our local were shut late December we tried. OMG we have been missing out ! Slightly greasy by time we got homeb(10mile) probably our fault. Busy,staff excellent. We would score 9.5 out of 10. GOOD WORK 👍👍👍👍👍

Love the fish and chips always top notch and so lovely tasting They even offer a lovely seating area, always clean and even a customer toilet

J’s fish and chips catered an event I organised for 50 people. Could not fault anything, extremely accommodating, easy to deal with, all delivered on time and still really hot and lots of comments from everyone on how great the fish and chips were. Highly recommended. Thank you so much for helping make our party a great success.

Returning home on Fri evening to a water leak it was a case of waiting for an emergency plumber and with no water and the evening moving on this was the easy option. We both chose the cod which was very well cooked and not all greasy. Haven't visited in a while but still our default.

I have tried many chippys in and around where we live, but this is by far and away the best. Good value and the batter on the fish is crispy and light, and the chips are fantastic

Fish and Chips from J's is a real treat! Always freshly cooked, mainly to order. Very friendly service.

We live very very close and used to collect meals regularly. They gradually got less and less able to cook a good meal....was very unpredictable so we started using them less and then stopped completely. We tried chicken nuggets and chips tonight as we were a bit desperate for last minute dinner and wish we hadn't. Over £10 for 2 for rancid nuggets and chips that had been sitting in the bottom of the warming tray for an hour. I honestly don't know where the good reviews are coming from. Shame as they are so close

Friendly service and high quality fish and chips. Just off the A12. Great alternative to services. Highly recommended.

Excellent in every way. Can’t criticise them! Particularly good cod & chips. Shut on Sundays so do check before you go!

Always good quality fish and chips.Good size car park. Many customers eat in .Locals regularly visit, like us.

A bit of a long wait for takeaway Fish & Chips when we called also thought locals seemed to get served before us but maybe I am being abit picky. Meal okay but nothing special thought fish was under cooked.

Excellent fish and chips. Best I've tasted! Gave it a go a few weeks ago and went back. I've only used takeaway but they have a small dining area and seating outside.

we called at ,J ,s at crown point at lunch time today, sat in car to eat, it was awful, the chips were like yesterday,s with black inside the chips, just about edible, the fish cake was just passable but the sausage was the worst I had for years it was white inside, one bite and it was in the bin with the chips. never again. it used to be the best in the area years ago. Ian.

Whenever fish and chips are on the menu at home, J's is the place we always go to. I would say over the years it has just gotten better and better. The staff are always friendly, the portion sizes are just right and the food is excellent, probably some of the best fish on offer too. I can't speak for sitting in as always take away, but it looks like a nice place to have a quick meal in. Keep up the good work.

I went to this fish and chip shop one lunch time and the staff were brilliant and couldn't be more helpful good portion size aswell. I went there last night and the guy who served us couldn't of been any ruder if he tried. I was disappointed as I had taken my wife and kids there and he made us feel very awkward. I will not be returning.

This is my second favourite chip shop in the country and to my benefit isn't far from my home, they have never let me down

Ate here as a family and sat outside with the dog. Both haddock and cod options were excellent and cooked/served quickly to perfection. Big portions and friendly staff ... dog was treated to a sausage!

Hemos probado muchas de las tiendas de chip en la zona y siempre regresar a J, ya que es consistentemente bueno

Este es el único pescado y patatas fritas que estamos utilizando. Siempre es fresca y las porciones son muy generosas. A veces se vuelve muy ocupado

Un miembro del personal, hablara a sus compañeros, realmente mal delante de los clientes, tratando de desprecian él. Me hizo sentir torpe y mi marido, entonces cuando pasó a servir a otros clientes, su actitud, apestaba! Siempre encontramos esta tienda chip el mejor, pensando dos...

Yo había estado yendo a este lugar por algún tiempo y la comida está bien preparada. Sería bueno para ser recibidos como vas en si no son muchas personas, pero esto no impidió la comida. La única queja que tengo es que no venden salchichas...

No vayas a ningún otro sitio las porciones son enormes y la calidad excelente, fresco a la orden. Puede comer en o para llevar tienen una zona de comedor interior y bancos con vistas al aparcamiento. Puede estar muy concurrido a veces, lo que siempre es una buena señal.

Always have good chips here. The shop is clean. Never eaten in but would consider doing so.I do like the very simple menu and pricing (find it easier to read than other f&c shops)Biggest gripe is that the last 2 or 3 times we have been, the young lads who work behind till have shared jokes about customers waiting for their food. Makes you waiting feel rather uncomfortable, when you overhear them joking about fellow customers or are clearly talking about you.Gent who is behind cooking seems like a nice bloke, always busy, but clearly doesn't know what's going on front of house.Will be good if they would accept card as well as cash in future?

Eat in or takeaway... Every Time I have been here they only seem to have 'LARGE' cod. Other fish available... Steak and Kidney pie, delicious... Fast and pleasant service

My go to place for a quick bite to eat. Great fish and Chips with good staff to help them along. Prices are good.

I came in on Tuesday and had lovely fish and chips defintly one of the best i have ever had and all the staff were very friendly.

This wins the award for best In suffolk. The cod is lovely every time and the staff kind and very helpful. A perfect location for lovely food and a nice restaurant too. It's a perfect place to go after a beautiful walk along the Deben and fynn valley circular.

As it was raining we decided to get fish and chips restaurant was simple but very cleanFish and chips were lovely staff fast and courteous would recommend.

With all the good reviews at 7.30 on Saturday evening you would hope for a good outcome but sadly no. Over cooked woolly Cod undercooked greasy chips and not very hot .Will look for better options in the area.

Tasty fish and chips every time. The portions are huge and they even skin the fish fully for me. But be warned this place is so good that it gets really busy. But it's better to have freshly cooked rather food sit under a hot lamp.

Parking can be difficult at busy times, so try and order other times. The fish is always cooked to perfection.

Slow service at busier times but foods lovely. Our local and use frequently. Fish is huge and very tasty!

Really friendly staff and quick service. Very busy shop which shows how good they are.Wife had fish which she enjoyed, children had burgers which were a good size and I had battered sausage which was very tasty.

We visit this superb chip shop every Monday. We have a sit down meal. The food is delicious and the chips exceptional. The shop is really cosy and very clean. The service is perfect, especially the young men serving. Very polite and professional warm and welcoming. It is located in a beautiful setting if you wish to sit outside. There is always a queue which shows how lovely it is as a takeaway too. It is well worth a regular visit to this traditional chip shop.

Best fish and chips for far !! Always perfect fish, and the chips are amazing. Service is always friendly and exceptional! In the winter we sit in and in the summer lovely to sit outside on the benches :)

Returning late evening mid-week took the easy option of a take-away. Very good food, excellent piece of cod all served efficiently and well packaged. A great 'go to' place for speedy delicious food, easy parking and a restaurant facility if desired.

Have visited Js many times with family and friends and always found the cod, rock eel and chips top quality and good value for money. Service sometimes a bit spiky and some yoof staff have attitude but food and sit down area unbeatable. Very well worth a visit.

I've been using this place for years, I know the owner and he takes pride in all his food, not yet had a bad meal from Jason yet, if you're about this area, I highly recommend you check out J's. Freshly cooked to order.

Been here a few times now and have never being disappointed ate inside and out, excellent Hadock and very good chips always cooked fresh in our opinion it certainley beats the more famed outlets on the coast, the young lads that work there are always pleasant and helpful working in a very busy environment.

We visited J's and although a long queue it was clear this place is very popular and we were not disappointed as the fish and chips were really great!

Well a few times now been in to get the family takeaway and the young lads working there can't get the orders right because there to busy messing about or trying to show off. This has happened a few times to quite a few people. Why do they employ immature boys? Couple of time I've had to go back to collect missing items of my order only to get a smug little boy saying "I never miss anything, you must be wrong". Anyway even though I live near the place I don't go there anymore. Go to martlesham Heath square or kesgrave chippy ...... More food less attitude

We occasionally eat here either inside if the weather's not good or sitting out the front but always have had a very enjoyable meal - Fish & Chips are one of my favourite meals and the cod served here is delicious. A very traditional and very popular take-away but well worth the wait if needs be!

We get a takeaway here about once a month. Usually very good, sometimes the fish is tastier than others. Always very friendly service. Our French son in law always has "feesh and cheeps" when he comes to visit, one of his favourites.

We live locally and use regularly buy take away Fish and Chips from J's. The staff are always friendly and work really hard to keep the peak time queues down as much as possible. The food has always been of excellent quality and we have never experienced (as some have noted) overly greasy food in fact the opposite which is one of the reasons we keep returning. The food is reasonably priced and good sized portions.

Very popular fish and chip takeaway, delicious fish, good sized portions. Clean and good value for money.

We came here on a Saturday evening for a take away. It was very busy with the queue nearly out of the door. But that is normally a good sign. We waited about 15 minutes to get served. We changed our order slightly as we did not want to wait any longer for our meal. Service was good and the fish was very reasonably priced and a good size. Would probably return.

Amazing customer service, great food and lovely staff. Great location with a lovely view, perfect for a quick meal!

Picked up 6 lots of sausage and chips for daughters friends and a quick tea done in minutes and lovely and hot, not one chip left had to laugh these girls worry about there weight but tucked into every morsel of the food was eaten and enjoyed thanks to all the fryers and staff

The fish is really nicely cooked and a good size but the chips are pretty awful, tiny little things, soft and with black bits in them, we cook our own chips now and just buy the fish.

Every Friday my parents come to eat in and always order cod & chips, which is a good price and a good size meal never had any problems as the food is cooked perfect, don't have to wait long, staff are really friendly and the place is so clean they must have 5 stars for hygiene! I visit J's with my parents every now and then i always order a veggie burger & chips and its the best I have ever tasted, some chip shops their veggie burgers taste crap but not at J's. I would recommend this chip shop to anyone. Thank you for the grate service

best fish & chips around seeing as Aldeburgh is ages away! friendly service and the food is always fresh and cooked well always satisfied when I go

If you're going there at a busy time (when you would expect they would be ready for lots of customers), then take a good book with you! I had to wait over half an hour to buy a takeaway (on a Friday evening). Even though there was a long queue of people, they just didn't have enough fish cooked. And when we got home the "large" haddock weren't particularly large either. This used to be a very good takeaway, but I'll be going elsewhere in future.

As we were both running late after work the wife said she'd get some fish n chips from crown point. When she got home after a 20 minute drive she found the sturdy brown carrier bag on the verge of falling to bits because of the amount of oil dripping off the two pieces of fish in there. The fish was in a box within the bag yet the oil had seeped through that and right through the bag. The oil was everywhere including the carpet of our car - not happy. Although the food was good value for money i have to mark it low because i have to factor in the cleaning bill for the car carpet. Putting this aside the food was actually nice but please mr fish fryer let your fish sit a while before serving it. Also on a hygiene point the hygiene rating certificate is a year out of date.

We popped in to get a late dinner last Saturday night, it was about 25 min before closing. As we simply wanted something to eat right away we took what was on offer, 1 large Cod, 1 medium Cod and a large portion of chips. The chips when we got home, could have been warmer and the portion size was a little on the small side but we were aware of that as they were almost out of chips when we arrived. The fish however was possibly the tastiest we have had in a long while, both pieces were thick and nicely cooked ( not like the skinny tasteless efforts from other outlets recently ) All in all and again going against the trend of some reviews we found this to be very reasonable. We will certainly give J's another try. Had the Chips been hotter and more plentiful a rating of 5 would have been given. Staff were busy cleaning up for the night when we arrived so it was hard to gauge how chirpy they were.

I eat at this fish and chip shop nearly every week, I have tryed all the local fish and chip shops in the area and this is the best by far. I'm happy to recommend the shop to anyone.

Although the people in here are lovely and the service good, the food is not what it was. Rather overcooked and just not as nice as it used to be sadly

The food is always cooked fresh, but sometimes it can take a long time (one of the chaps likes himself and thinks its his job to talk to everyone) but food worth the wait

Expensive always manage to get ill everytime and chips are tastless never again, staff aren't great always a long wait worst chip shop I can think of

We bought our supper from here last week. It was inedible. The potatoes had not been washed properly and the chips were covered in grit and dirt. They went in the bin. When we complained the owner said there was nothing he could do about it as it was because the potatoes were new. Unbelievable.