Karen's Plaice in Gosport

Be warned....cash only, did not have any on me so walked out. Frustrating, as my family decided Just by chance for fish & chips. Places that just take cash are thankfully few & far between these days.....I suggest they get in the 21st century.

We were recommended this place by my brother and nephew - they live locally. OMG - the food was excellent! We had Haddock and chips, Cod and Chips, Kids Meal (nuggets) and single chips. There is a newspaper cutting in the window about the being the Champion of Chips (or something like that). They aren't wrong. You know how you get those sharp and annoying bits of chips that stab the inside of your mouth, nothing of the sort. Just a good old chip! My choice was the haddock and it was superb. the batter was perfect and the fish was super flakey. I wish these were our local chippie - second thoughts I'm glad they aren't we'd be in there weekly. My only criticism would be that it would've been nice to see some sustainable fish options on the menu. There are loads of options and we are on the south coast so it should be possible.

Cash only but marvellous fish and chips!!!Recommended. 😊👍

lovely fast service, food was absolutely great, bit of a queue but worth it.

Excellent, crispy batter and fish. Chip sizes are huge: a small feeds 2, a large feeds 4

Had the OAP fish and chips today at lunch. Absolutely delicious. All cooked fresh. Light and tasty batter, generous portion of excellent chips. All for £5. Highly recommended!

Best fish and chips you can buy.

Good chippy, cash only. I recommend the breaded plaice

Very long waiting time due to a big queue. Fish was quite normal, not bad. Ordered chips with cheese and was quite surprised. I just got sprinkled cheese over my chips instead of having it melted over as I expected. Taste was not bad just my expectations didn't work well. The place itself isn't very nice and it's just a take away, no place to stay.

Takeaway . Brilliant quality fish and chips. Excellent value

CASH ONLY !!! Very nice chip shop but think investing in a card machine like the other chip shops in the area would be a good idea 👍🏼

Mad I know but we drive down from Basingstoke for Fish and Chip supper sat overlooking the Solent. Brilliant value and what's saved in cost between our local chippy and Karens covers much of the fuel costs. Plus the seniors F&C is bigger than our local anyway.

Always go to Karen's plaice for fish & chips etc. Big portions and always lovely and hot. Friendly staff Highly recommend Photo was taken updated March 2024

Their fish and chips are very good and have very polite staff

Excellent. And still reasonably priced.

Coming for years but tonight the chips were hard and double cooked at 5ish which at least the sea gulls enjoyed Hope to have fresh ones next time!!

We frequently drive down from Basingstoke for a Fish and Chip Supper and a walk along the sea front after. Food has always been very good, pipping hot and good portions. Invariably our party includes a couple of elderly parents who enjoy the trip. Our go to choice is the seniors fish and chips as none of us like too many chips. The fish portion for the seniors is actually larger than our local F&C's large cod at considerably more!

Always been excellent fish n chips but last 2 purchases have been disappointing - mainly the chips .... dry with less flavour, not so chunky.

We now, and for the last five years ,have gone to Karen’s Plaice for our fish and chips. A worth waiting for freshly cooked to order delicious pack of food that would be hard to find anywhere else between Gosport and Fareham. Well done to you at Karens. Xie Xie ni.

Great portions, very hot, delicious fish. We were very impressed by the portion sizes and will definitely use Karen's plaice again. Thank you so much.

Cash only ; food is fantastic, great Menu staff are great returning customer every time we go to Lee on the Solent.

Nice chips. Very grumpy female who served me though. No thank you's no smile, no interaction what's so ever

Can not recommend highly enough. Great value for money. Delicious food and lovely staff. We drive all the way from Southampton, as none of our local chip shops can match them for taste and value. Every order is cooked as you wait. Excellent!

The best pea fritter I have ever had! I went back a few times in the week I was staying in Lee-on-the-Solent! The chips were great too! I will definitely be visiting again next time I'm in Lee-on-the-Solent. Tomorrow! The staff were lovely too.

best place for oap fish and chips

Only place that still does fish and chips for £4.90.great food nice service. Can be a bit off a wait but that's because they are always busy.....CASH only

Best fish and chips around, their fish cakes are the best I've tried from a chip shop , worth the wait!👌🏻

Cooked fresh to order, you rarely wait more than five minutes, been coming here for years with my Mum when we go down the beach (We live in Basingstoke). Just good, classic Fish and Chips!

Opening times incorrect on Google. No card machine, cash only. It's 2023! Probably money laundering.

Lovely food, highlighted by the constant queue of people

Got a large cod and small chips plus some extras. Fantastic value for money and the best fish I've had for years. A proper fish and chip shop. Definitely worth the visit.

Good food with quick service however cash only which seems a bit bonkers in this day and age

Very good cod and chip only down sidebis it a cash only place

Best chippy in the Gosport area.

Very slow service 40 mins from ordering to collection. Minimal ammountt of chips batter very greasy.

Long wait times for food even though shop didn't have many customers in there around 8.40pm, however that being said the food quality & quantity was very good & certainly value for money. Would recommend to friends & family if visiting lee on the Solent beach

Excellent fish and chips, good sized portions. Only problem is that it's cash only :(

Best fish and chips we've had in a long time! The cod was so big and the battery was light, crispy and not greasy. The portion size was very generous and great value for money.

A very busy Saturday evening. Had to wait a while for our food but everything was very organised as always. My God was spot on and my Daughters battered sausage was "the best she has ever had" . The chips were cooked and very tasty but needed a few more minutes to crisp them up. I guess a possibility in a busy premises. Would still come back.

Food a bit grease but the waiting time was to long

Nice food plenty of it very good..

It is a proper fish and chip shop. All cooked to order. Your patience will be rewarded.

Great for fish and chips, plus alternative dishes...

Karen's has been my fav now for about 5 years. Cash only and you wait for it to be cooked freshly. Great chips and OAP meal is fab at £4.50 I saw last review was 1019 and was bad I can guarantee you will love the food

Best fish and chips ever well worth the 5 mile drive from home.

Lovely chips and lovely staff. Thank you

Nice fish and chips quite reasonably priced will be going back again shop could be cleaner.

I go here every couple of months - large cod is huge ! batter always light, I don't particularly like the chips (I prefer them softer) but I just fill up with other stuff!

My first visit on a recommendation from a friend. Had the OAP fish and chips. Nice piece of fish and just the right amount of chips at a great price. All freshly cooked will definitely be going back when I'm over that way. Free parking nearby too.

Lovely cod and chips light crispy batter, just perfect hence full marks

Always good food Always freshly cooked Keep up the good work.

Excellent value for money, the service is brilliant and the quality of the food is outstanding

Beautiful food after trying others we won’t go anywhere else now. Long wait but you’ll see by the queues how popular it is. Nb- cash only

The wait is worth it!! Great fish and chips....

Excellent. Best fish and chip shop around

I think the food is lovely, but the waiting times are horrendous. They need more fryers and staff. Even though I can't fault the food, I won't be able to wait around 45 mins for a couple of pieces of fish again.

After a short wait (5-10 mins) we had cod, battered sausage and shared a large chips which was enough for 2 x adults. The batter was fresh crispy and delicious. Hardly any grease left afterwards. I guess the food was cooked to order hence the wait but well worth it. I would definitely recommend and be back again!

Visited Karen's based on TA recommendations. Had a large chips, cod and a battered sausage, which were really tasty - flaky fish and light batter, nice chips. Only gave 4* as a) they only take cash, although it is only a short walk to an ATM (while we were waiting we saw at least 3 customers look in and then leave, so they're losing business which seems crazy in these current times) and b) service was slow given we ordered standard stuff that should have been churned out!

Went to karens place tonight never had a problem with there food before but sorry to say tonight's food was terrible the chips looked liked frozen chips that had been used and they was full of grease and the sausage was so crunchy that my little girl had trouble eating it Sorry to say I won't be going back Really gone down hill 😢

A good choice for fish & chips. A nice & light batter that didn’t go soggy. Within a short walk to the seafront and views across the Solent.👍

Lovely, crispy batter on cod & sausage.

A fantastic little Chippy. Great quality, cooked to perfection. Your choice will be cooked, when you order, so absolutely fresh, and not been stuck in the fryer cabinet, for who knows how long. If you are in Lee, give then a try. I'm sure you won't be disappointed. Look forward to visiting here, when I'm on 'The Solent' again in September.

This is a chinese chippy, cash only!! 40 minutes to wait for our food!! Fish was very good, chips were just decent chips. Good portions.

Just popped in on the off chance. Lovely chips. Sausage in batter ok and not badly priced.

Absolutely delicious fish and chips. The portions were very generous and the pea fritters (which were a novelty as we are from up North) were divine. We would highly recommend Karen's Plaice and the staff are lovely.

Always great service and advice from the friendly staff, good selection and great quality food. Highly recommended

Excellent fish and chips. Get some here and walk round to the beach to eat them. Perfect.

Fish as always was excellent but there seems to be a different chip which is not as good.

Nice fish and chips, generous portions too, seem to be cooked to order - so nice and fresh as well.

To be honest we only went here as we were eating late and our regular chippy had closed, pleasantly surprised, great food freshly cooked, and far cheaper than our usual, we will be back.

Jenny is extremely friendly and very helpful. She remembers how we like our chips, etc and asks how we are The food is brilliantly cooked and its such a treat to have. Simply the best 👌

The cod and chips were very well cooked, batter light and crispy and not stodgy. Chips, good flavoursome potato taste. All good ingredients including the oil cooked in. Best in Lee and best value.

We love this fish and chip shop. The fish is fantastic. We have never had a problem the service is quick and all good for the orice

Travelled especially as they were advertised as open on Christmas day. They were shut

Food wasn't that nice which is a Shame and the member of staff seemed too rush me when I went in too place order but then took ages too cook Food

Nice food but outdoor furniture is not as comfy as Penguin or Blue Bird Cafe.

My sister ordered from here and she said was good 👍 maybe will give it a try in the future

Freshly cooked very good portions size would certainly recommend karens plaice. Since moving to Gosport we have been here 6 or 7 times and always very tasty

Lovely fish and chips from here. All cooked fresh. Massive fish when you order large. 😁

Cold chips plus nearly all small bits rather than reasonable size. Jumbo sausage seemed not to be freshly cooked, rather than sitting in the heated cabinet. Spam fritter was ok. Overall really disappointing.

This 'plaice' is amazing. We travel a fair way to have our fish and chips here but could never go anywhere else having tried these. Always perfectly fresh and beautifully cooked. Never yesterday's left overs here. Would rate it 10 if stars allowed.

Excellent food and friendly staff. My cod was huge and delicious

Does not accept cash. Does not state it in the window that they don't accept cash, so you line up when they are closed and then have to leave the line when you get in and find the don't take cash. Please put a sign in the window. They do GOOD cheasy chips that are good enough to eat even when you are sober.

Fish and chips are to die for. I mived away from Lee 11 years ago, visited a few weeks ago and still the best in the area

Gorgeous fish and chips and a short walk to the beach to eat them!!

Popped in here for fish n chips to eat by the sea, a 5 min walk from the seafront, so still piping hot food. Fabulous fish crispy golden batter, chips were crispy and the pea fritter was amazing. 2 x pensioner portion cod chips &pea fritter £10:80p. Terrific value and outstanding quality & quantity.

We used Karen's Plaice whilst on a September holiday, during which the weather was exceptionally warm. Thus on a normally-quiet Monday, the queue for service was 20 minutes long. However, it was worth the wait to enjoy their delicious fish-and-chips whilst watching the sun setting over Southampton Water.A word to the wise though - at the time of our visit, this takeaway was still 'cash only' so no chance of contactless payments.

One of the best fish and chips places we've found.

Excellent value for money - a prompt telephone collection service.

This place does not accept card. Clearly Karen needs to pull her finger out and sort it out. Try the chip shop around the corner which takes card. Who carries cash these days?? Very annoying when you are told to go to the cash point when ordering!!

Nice crispy batter and good size portion of chips.

Absolutely the finest cod and chips around. Been eating their food for years and never had anything other than perfection.

Food was lovely and fresh but took a long time

I love the food here,always tastes lovely and cooked well!! Good value for money, too and lovely people serving!

Best fish&chips in the area and not far from the beach 👌

Met up with a friend for a walk and lunch and we had pensioners’ portions of fish and chips. Freshly cook, crispy light batter, piping hot and absolutely delicious. Can’t wait to go back.

Very busy, long wait but the fish and chips are freshly cooked and delicious.

Great fish n chips lovely service.one of the best chip shop in Lee.

Really nice large cod large plaice large chips and mushy peas for 3 of us and we couldn't eat it all. first time I've tried plaice and it was beautiful so was the cod nice proper crispy batter chips was amazing we all real enjoyed it and would highly recommend it

They serve what must be the largest fish and chips in the area. Excellent takeaway service.