Kerbisher & Malt in Lambeth - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Fabulous quality chippy with nice tables to eat in at or simply take away. Cant think of a better Fish and Chip restaurant but of course they do so much more...

Este local es un solla chippie de truchas usted mismo a una cena de pescado. Me lo arenque todo sobre Curbisher para una ballena, así que probamos, pero he de decir que hay mejores opciones en Clapham.

Welcoming staff and nice atmosphere

Wanted to try here for ages. Just picked up a takeaway. Cod, chips and mushy peas. Absolutely superb food, would recommend it! Don’t understand the negative reviews.

I have been here a few times and the interior is nice with a decent menu. The fish has always been cooked nicely when j went but the chips are a huge let down. Last 2 times they weren't quite cooked through, which is galling when they're touted as "twice cooked" chips. Must take skill to still not cool them properly after 2 goes!

Came here for a quick takeaway on a Sunday evening and there was only 2 tables taken in there. Quite expensive for a takeaway and took about 20 minutes for it to be made. Got home and found the cod tasteless and dry. The chips were awful, not at all what you expect from a chippy. Tasted like cardboard. Will be making sure to avoid this place like the plague.

One of my friend strongly recommended here to me and It was the perfect choice. I was absolutely satisfied about their food and friendly service.

Had a very odd dining experience here.

Puede que pienses que 30 libras por dos cod y patatas, con gambas y guisantes blandos, es un precio justo. Y es que si lo que te dan a cambio es carnoso, carnosa, precario, bacalao suculentos en golden, empanada crujiente de pic de sabor. Pero esto no es lo que conseguimos. El pescado tenía que ser peladas de la plana, Malta marrón, fangosa masa. Apenas respirar. Una bendición teniendo en cuenta lo inquietante su sabor y textura. Sólo quedamos, flojo y fétido en la lengua materna; potente cosas de silencio. Las patatas fritas eran duras, no crujientes, simplemente no estaban preparados. Tienda de patatas fritas de pescado debe ser suave, dando paso, mantecadas y empalagoso. Estos eran tibia, indiferente, insípido y rancio. Los scampi era regular, así como los guisantes blandos. En general, yo estaba tan enojado este regalo era tan caro para llevar, así que tan fea escasas, insultingly para comer, que tenía que ser arrojaban. £30 para ir a la cama con hambre y mareado. No podía Odio este lugar más.

Hemos comido la mayoría del menú aquí en unas pocas visitas. La comida siempre ha sido buena. Las lebas en un fish and chips es la patatas fritas y he sido sabroso cada vez, suaves por dentro y crujientes por fuera, como deberían ser. El menú de niños es una buena relación calidad-precio a 5 libras. 50 y todo se comido por nuestros dos fusspots! Si eres un vegetariano como yo, entonces te encantará la opción maltratada halloumi. El personal es sin duda vale la pena mencionar, ya que ha sido muy amable y servicial, incluso cuando he sido un PITA!

Un restaurante muy agradable para ir. He visto una persona famosa ir a allí y fue muy agradable. La comida es un buen pescado y chips. Así que si tienes un poco de dinero.

Este lugar fue muy recomendado por un familiar local, que incluso hizo una reserva (innecesario, ya que estaba casi vacío). Una buena selección de pescados y preparación, supuestamente hechas a la orden. Las porciones son adecuadas, pero la preparación es un poco decepcionante. Fritos de...

Fuimos a K&M; en agosto de 2017 y utiliza un Tastecard. Independientemente de la tastecard, tienen una comida de pescado en un gran precio de £12 por pescado, montones y montones de patatas, guisantes blandos, y salsa tártara (que no está disponible en tastecard). Pedimos la misma comida y estaba delicioso. Pedir dos raciones de patatas fritas fue un error, ya que son más que generosas porciones. Dos veces fritos y mullidas, y sorprendentemente no grasienta. Guisantes blandos son encantadores, quizás el mejor que he probado nunca. Teníamos limón para empezar, calamares también delicioso y ligero. El personal era amable y atento. Sin duda recomendaría un viaje; el restaurante está situado en una encantadora calle justo detrás de la bulliciosa calle principal de Clapham.

The first two times I went to K&M in Clapham i couldn't wait to return. I don't live nearby so it was always a bit of a treat. Well tonight we "treated" visiting family from overseas to our third visit. Wow. What has happened?!? The food was by far the worst meal I've had in years, and possibly the worst fish and chips I've ever had. The fish was so dry and tasteless, I had to close my eyes and eat to just get through a few mouthfuls. And The chips, well they were left on all of our plates at the end. They tasted like yesterday's chips heated up, left to go cold, and then heated up again. I don't even know how you go about making chips taste that bad. It was beyond a disappointing experience and certainly not one I ever intend to repeat again.

I have had many fish & chip suppers in my time and this is up there with the absolute worst. My fish was pretty much inedible. A thin, crispy, dry, overcooked poor excuse piece of haddock (deep fried cardboard), the chips were not 'chipshop chips', they were not handcut, think McCains oven chips. The calamari was small in portion and over seasoned. The atmosphere was dreadful. Perhaps we chose a bad day to try this 'reputable' fish and chip shop. One member of staff was extremely unprofessional and too busy hanging out with her friends to actually address the issue at hand. The other server was more in tune and friendly and removed the fish from the bill (I had to ask). Poor customer service overall. Should have checked the Trip Advisor reviews before even giving this place a chance. Get yourself to a proper chippy!

I was very disappointed with our takeaway last night -- soggy fish, tough and undercooked chips, limp and underdressed salad, dry mushy peas, congealed tartare sauce... The scampi might have been OK but i didn't get any because there were only about half a dozen in the pot. What a shame -- this used to be such a good place, but I won't be going back any time soon. Portions are still huge though.

Popped in for a quick meal before heading home. We chose the light meal of coley, chips and sauce with a side order of mushy peas.I enjoyed my food finishing it all. Our waitress was friendly and looked after us well. The final bill was very reasonable.

Having read some indifferent reviews, and as someone who picks up a takeaway supper every month or so, I am taking the time to advise that in my opinion little appears to have changed here apart from maybe some of the serving staff. This is a restaurant where takeaways are also cooked freshly "to order" and it is great to have a choice of battered, grilled or matzo meal for your fish - the latter is a light breadcrumb style finish so not as filling as batter and gets a big recommendation.Our fish was ample in size (and clearly fresh) and the chips well cooked. With a couple of sides a takeaway supper is great value at a touch over £10 a head.

If you like fish the size of sardines then this restaurant is for you, whatever fish there was in the plate, it was not fresh,and what you get is not worth the money they charge,I found the service good, but the staff can only do what the chain dictates them, and that is possibly to serve small portions, the salad is good and the chips also good,

Used to visit KM quite frequently when they opened, which was a few years ago, since then the quality of the fresh fish, crispy batter and chips have changed drastically. Used to be a buzzy chippy place where you could let go the nostalgia and enjoy some old fashioned fish n chips. Staff changes regularly which can't be a good sign. Nowadays there's too much oil and batter and chips are soggy, and we ate at the restaurant, not take away. My kid loves it though, when we complaint about the oil dripping battered cod it was swapped immediately for a grilled "healthy" option. Chips were not very good, seemed frozen. Calamari was somewhat bland, with some kind of thai spice to it, very British nowadays I supposed. Ultimately what led me to write in here was the loud electronic music coming from the kitchen, as well as people having a fight? At least some shouting. (Kitchen it's at the far end of the venue and we were sitting next to the door). Wouldn't pay those prices for food cooked by non professional chefs, still the concept doesn't completely fail to deliver, as the fish seems still to be fresh, not your average pre frozen take away. Hope they rain check the attitude though.

Definitely the best fish & chips I ever tried. The restaurant is very well located with parking areas around, inside is very friendly, cosy and cool design.The waitresses are superb and speedy service. Everything is so good the that in 3days in London I went twice to this restaurant to try different dishes, all of them were delicious!Not expensive restaurant at all, less than £10 per person.

If I were to squash the cod, I would have enough oil to fry chips for my entire family. For the price they ask, this is a really bad joke. I don't usually leave negative reviews but this deserves one as it made me sick. Disgusting fish (good chips).I would stay away from this place.

We love Kerbisher & Malt. Its just own the road from us, and is a versatile little place for a quick bite if you don't fancy cooking or if you want a nice meal with little fuss. The menu is simple - fish & chips - but the variety is broad as you can select from about 5 types of fish, and select whether you prefer it battered, grilled or mazo. Portions are generous, service is friendly and unfussy. (And they do delivery through Deliveroo which is an equally good option!)Refreshingly down to earth for a street of stuffy eats.

Every order appears to be cooked on the bespoke basis, therefore anything up to a 20 minute wait can be expected. The resultant fish and chips are relatively average; soggy batter around the fish and rather wizened looking chips. The service can be quite off hand and dismissive. To be honest, if this brand was relocated to the north of England, it would not last more than a couple of months.

Awful place, rude staff, hardly ever open. The staff are so unfriendly and act as if you are disturbing them when you go in there to get food. When it opened it was ok but the portions have now been reduced as they said they can't afford to give such big portions and the quality of food has gone down. We came in for lunch and just thought it was an off day but have since been back and it is no better. The last time we went we were told that they were closing in half an hour and even if we had food we would have to leave in that time. So rude.

Following a good mention in Shortlist magazine and always on lookout for good fish and chipsAfter visiting Imperial War Museum visited restaurant and we all enjoyed our meals

Visited here with my wife and daughter anticipating a good old traditional fish and chip supper left very disappointed. Fish inedible, fish finger sandwich awful, Breaded fish had no coating, "house" special pickled onion rings all batter and nothing else. So far so bad but the service was even worse. Waiter couldn't understand basic English, waited 45 minutes for anything to appear, order was wrong, some food never turned up. Manageress was trying to make amends but didn't succeed. Felt sorry for her as the system and processes here are all wrong.Can honestly say this was the worst Fish and Chips I have ever had and one of the poorer dining experiences

A great place for a weeknight dinner with small children, even better since the return of the manager Anya. The staff are great and the food is reasonably priced.

Not a bad place for chippy. The price is fair and the service attentive. Portions were alright, but I thought chips could have been a little more crispy. Interior is two thumbs up!

This place looked so promising that we weren't even planning on having lunch but decided to pop in to grab a take away bite for the walk home! Its was Sunday so almost excusable! To start with - the whole thing was a bit of a fanfare - I was told it would be TEN minutes for chips (I assume the little chippies were were being fed beer and massaged pre oil-Jacuzzi) and when they finally did arrive I was given a box AND a MASSIVE bag! Why?!The chips were disappointing and the curry sauce was just plain odd. Thai red curry.....WHY?!Kerbisher - shame on you! Its not broken so don't try and fix it!

Anna is the team leader of this lovely modern fish and chips in the heart of Abbeville road. She is friendly and great with all customers... Visiting the restaurant with her duty is like being a VIP!! Congratulations to her and her team!! The food is delicious and the service is very efficient!! I do recommend this fish and chips treat in Clapham!

Dining in had a nice atmosphere, but the service was unenthusiastic food was pretty much flavourless. I had battered plaice, chips and a side of coleslaw. Batter tasted like it hadn't been seasoned at all, chips were underwhelming and the coleslaw (coming from a coleslaw nut!) was disappointing. Even the vinegar was watered down so much that I had to soak everything to get the slightest taste! Although the place looks charming, the food really doesn't back it up.

We live locally to the Kerbisher and Malt, fish and chip restaurant in Abbeville Village, SW4 9NF.Having house guests for the week following, we decided to try this restaurant to see how they fared with the other established, good quality restaurants, in the village. Being a Saturday, we thought it wise to reserve a table so took a short stroll to the restaurant.On entering there is a small corridor and facing you a ‘Kiosk’ kind or arrangement: all a little dark and gloomy. The young guy who was manning the kiosk greeted us and we asked if we could reserve a table for this evening (this was around 18.00) for 20.00. He looked very bemused at our request and went to find a colleague. A young lady arrived and we again asked whether we could reserve a table for 20.00. She said ‘well you can if you want to’ implying that this was an unusual request and not necessary. However, we persevered and asked if we could see the tables. We entered the restaurant, which followed the same dull theme from the corridor. There were 4/5 fixed wooden tables each with bench seating for 4 people. We chose table 1, which was nearest the door and had at least some light coming from the front windows. The young lady returned with a notebook in which she wrote my name, time reserved and number of guests, I offered my mobile number but told this was not necessary.At 19.55, we arrived at the restaurant to be greeted by presumably, the evening shift. The first thing we noticed was that the table we had reserved was occupied. I spoke to one of the staff and said that we had earlier reserved this table. She disappeared and a slight blond girl came to see us. I again explained that we had reserved this table. Unfortunately, she became immediately defensive, no apology, and repeatedly saying ‘they are eating too slowly... what I can do?’ She then offered us an alternative table that was tucked away in the dark recess under the stairs. Incidentally, all the remaining fixed tables were empty but with ‘Reserved’ notices.I asked why, when giving our table to another party, did they not explain that it was only available to 20.00. However, this was a complete waste of time as she now kept repeating ‘I am only doing my job’ which had no relevance to the situation. So we left, as it was apparent that trying to reason with this staff member was a waste of time and effort.The decor of the restaurant is sadly unimaginative. It is not modern, cutting edge, retro or boho, it is just dark and uninviting.Unfortunately, we are unable to comment on the quality of the food at this establishment but experiencing the unprofessional front of house employees, I expect we had a lucky escape. There are many good quality and welcoming restaurants in the area so we went back to our trusted favourites. So although we were very angry at the incompetence of the staff at Kerbisher and Malt, and this did put a ‘dampener’ on our evening, we were able to salvage this with some wonderful food and service at another of the many good local restaurants.If anyone at K&M reads of our experience please don’t ask us to return; this will never happen.

For me is KerMa (Kerbisher & Malt, because Kerma is simple, easy and right to summarized the experience. When the place is almost empty also "Karma" for a relaxing fish meal) Simply the Best Cod and chips of the City. the decoration of the place (specially bathrooms) is also nice and very kind the staff. Pls be patient if you arrive during rush hours. For foreigners is a very interesting place to understand the relevancy of cod for London area in the past. You can also enjoy other fish menues, haddock, pollack, etc.

A friend and I enjoyed a spontaneous dinner at Kerbisher & Malt. He'd been there before and was very keen to return. The food was excellent. I had scampi and chips and the accompanying tartare sauce was probably the best I've ever had. There's a nice range of drinks to accompany the food, the service is quick, friendly and efficient. The metal and frosted glass decor is beautiful. Overall, a lovely meal in nice surroundings.

Just ordered delivery from here and have to say it wasn't very good. The fish was fine and the battered sausage was ok but with a thick, chewy skin which I personally don't enjoy. However, the really bad part was the chips which were overcooked and very dry like they'd been under a heat lamp for a while - ended up throwing them in the bin.

Was a long time I didn't have fish and chips, nearly two years. I don't like when I see to much oil on it. This fish and chips was just perfect cooked, not oily, nice portion, nice mush pea and nice scampi. Maybe reading this review you are asking to yourself why I gave just three point and no five. The answer is easy: mush peas where a bit salty, the crusty on the cod was not compact on it and was like eating fish and the crust separately. Was also difficult eat in a small plate all that staff. The last thing is about tartare sauce, was like mayo with just chopped gherkins on it. That are the reason why they have 3 point.

Great fish and chips .The only complaint is that I took a friend on Monday and they were closed I tried again on Thursday and they didn't open until1630!!!

Very good place to eat ! Very good fish (their is many different fish to chose) and excellent fries ! The servers are very nice and helped us to chose the best fish depending on our taste :) perfect place with a superb decoration !

Having previously got takeaway here, I decided to go with my girlfriend. It was a good experience: - nice atmosphere - good portion sizes - well cooked fish - good valueWould definitely return.

My first time and a take away. Fish and chips in a box, very nicely done and good value. The chips weren't soggy and the fish wasn't over battered, I hate it when you have what looks like large piece of fish only to find out it's nearly all batter. Seems like these guys have a good take on the good old chippy and at a reasonable price!

We ate in the restaurant instead of getting take out and found this to be a very good choice. The staff were attentive and friendly and our order was cooked fresh to order so took a few minutes to get to us, however it was worth the wait. Both my friend and I had fish fingers and chips - delicious!!! Would definitely recommend this place.

Remember those fish and chips you think you had by the seaside when you were little? Whether or not they were as good as you recall this place will match that memory. I had a delivery and the fish was huge, big portion of chips and lovely mushy peas and tartare sauce. My long search for a decent London chippy need go on no longer!

We went here on a Tuesday night quite late so it was relatively quite but had great service and table. The food was delicious - recommend the calamari to start and small cod and chips - plenty for me though I think my boyfriend could have eaten more. Great friendly service and food at a reasonable price - will come again!

If you want Fish&Chips: this is where you get Fish&Chips. No nonsense and nothing else but. Excellent fish and chips and mushy peas. I tasted the difference between haddock and cod and indeed the haddock is a little bit better suited for F&C. The restaurant saves a home brew ale which goes very well with the food. The floor is bit slippery so watch out.

There's a K&B where I live, where I work and where my parents live so I'm well versed in their fish and chips!The portions are very generous and the 'small fish and chips' is really good value - you get a smaller piece of fish but the same amount of chips. I love the matzo meal option, which gets nice and crispy, like breadcrumbs.The sides are also amazing - mushy peas, calamari and pickled onion rings are a must. Get a Tastecard: it makes it REALLY cheap and you can even use it at the weekend! (except Friday night)

Super fresh seafood coated in light batter or crumbs (or grilled naked). The fish cake butty is to die for, as are the scampi. I've had take away via Deliveroo quite a few times from the Abbeville restaurant and I've never been disappointed. No a short time, K&M has become my fave fish and chip haunt. Definitely worth a try!

This local fish restaurant serves delicious fresh fish, excellent chips and mushy peas. Good selection of fish cooked with our without batter. Friendly service and amazing value for money

There is a good range from a simple and affordable fish and ships (with good quality fish) to more unusual dishes and creative sides.

A great little place serving up some of the best fish and chips around. The batter tastes fantastic, the chips are crispy and the bread and butter is soft and fresh. They also serve a mean battered sausage. Not like the usual, I mean a proper pork sausage. Well worth a visit when you get the craving. And when you're feeling lazy, you can get your order delivered through Deliveroo!

What a wonderful gem, in Abbeville Road, a charming fish and chipper. We started with the fabulously fresh calamares in a deep bowl. These were delicious and took me back to Malaga this summer with Michael Fitzalan who wrote the best seller Remember the Fifth of November. We ordered a carafe of chenin blanc, which was the ideal accompaniment to battered fish, my wife likes sauvignon with her fish, I like chardonnay, she and I adore chenin blanc. Barnaby had the sausage in batter, which was delicious, spicy and meaty, ideal for anyone who wants meat. Suzi had police which was fresh and melted in the mouth, After the calamares, I only had room for a fish finger sandwich, which was divine, real doughy, white bread like you used to get and battered fish that tasted like the epitome of the fish finger. Salt, vinegar and ketchup were on the table. This proved an inexpensive meal in a faux Edwardian atmosphere complete with distressed tables and banquet sofas, a little like a down at heal Simpson's or an upmarket pie and mash shop from East London circa 1970. We loved it. The booths and laid back atmosphere took me back to the Up all Night in Fulham Road in the Eighties or a more coast version of Ed's Diner in the Nineties. If Tooting is local, this is a great local fish and chip shop. The place in unpretentious, the food is fresh and delicious, there is a great range of different dishes, the bill is reasonable and the Polish staff are charming. What more do you need?

The restaurant looks like an East London pie and mash shop. If you order bread and butter it is pre buttered and stuck together . Chips are chip ends like we used to get in the 1970's hen we used to wait for the 'chip ends'. As a Northernern who knows a good chip,this restaurant unsolder delivers on all aspects in quality and it takes about 40 minutes to arrive : even when you are the only customers in there

Been here first time a couple of months ago and thought it was pretty decent, hence returned again,but was disappointed this time round.Less than average taste and quality,not going to be going here again,prefer my local chippy

I went after work on a Friday with friends. We ordered the fish and chips and when it came we thought it looked rather small. In my mind I just thought, 'so called posh restaurant, small portions, big prices' but then other plates came out, the fish was more than double the size of ours. When I questioned the waiting staff, I was told that the fish was sold by weight. As I didn't want to be insulted any further I said nothing more. Message received loud and clear, we won't be wasting our money there again. The food wasn't even that great.

Sadly this place is nothing special- maybe it's better if you eat in, but when we got takeout it was surprisingly bland and flavourless. Even the white bait was average. If I want lots of fried fish I would probably go somewhere else.

I ordered a fish burger, a fishcake, onion rings and a couple of other sides. I'm afraid to say that it was tasteless and also oily, which made me feel a bit ill after eating. I had a bite of each and had to throw away.

I have been waiting to write this review and was hoping the food would improve, but in the last few months I have been disappointed with the quality of the food (takeaway) every time I had fish and chips from Kerbisher.The portions have gone smaller, the fish is smaller and quite greasy, and the chips are very mediocre. I don't think I will have fish and chips from Kerbisher again...

An excellent restaurant selling good quality fish and chips...lovely batter and good selection of fish which you can also have grilled without batter. The staff were also very good on our visit and I hope it stays around, providing high quality and delicious fish.........the chips were perfect too

I visited this resteraunt with a friend who is Vegiterian .He hadn't eaten fish for over 20 years and decided for health reasons to try fishWe tried the Cod and chips .I was born in Grimsby a fishing port so I know about fish.The fish was fresh and the fish and chips with mushy peas we chose were deliciousWe will return

We dined here and had a very traditional fish, chips and mushy peas! We also had the calamari. The food and portions were very good. The final bill was very reasonable for Abbeville.

I had a tastecard that gave 50% off which was very good value.I have been here a few times, so this is my general review. My parents' actually owned a fish and chip shop in Abbeville road years ago but have since retired, i really missed the traditional fish and chips - glad to find one on Abbeville road again! It's also nice to see that fish and chips has become more fasionable.Fish and chips is actually really good here. Fish is well batterred and the chips fresh - proper chip shop style. They don't however have chip shop curry sauce!Service can be variable, a few times where I've been and they have not been too busy service is great. However other times when they have been busy service is poor. So poor that we walked out, though we have been back since.(After waiting a long time for a table they seated 5 of us in a really tight booth table, while their other customers used chairs to hang their coats and bags, when we asked to be moved they said it was the only option and walked off).I recommend going on a day when they are not too busy, you'll get better service and enjoy the meal more.

Despite the five star review, the first thing I'll say is that this isn't one of the finest dining establishments in London. However, this is one of the best places to get Fish and Chips in London, and I'm reviewing on that basis. If you go to any Fish and Chip shop in central London, you're looking at £5-8 for a piece of fish and £2-4 for a portion of chips. Kerbisher and Malt is smack-bang in the middle of that range, the portions are a good size, but the quality is next-level. A plus side, they also offer sustainable fish such as Coley and Pollock, if you're that way inclined. Haddock was lovely, although the cod had a much better flavour. Batter wasn't too greasy and nothing gave the impression that it'd been sat under a heater for ten years (a la normal chippy). The chips are great if you like crunch and the portion is huge. One portion of chips will easily serve two. Lastly we also ordered the calamari (although we didn't need it) and it was some of the best I've ever had. Fresh, light batter, good quality. They also take the nice step of actually cooking and serving the tentacles (aka the good stuff).All in all, great fish and chips, although some of the other options on the menu (calamari, whitebait, scampi) are worth exploring too. We will definitely return. Note - If you have a Tastecard, you currently get 50% off food on your bill. I can't name many places where you can have a great meal for two in London, leave full and get change for £15.

Went here last night to introduce a friend to her very first meal at a fish and chips restaurant! I had chosen it from all the reviews, however I was slightly disappointed.The place itself looks good - contemporary detailing inside, with comfortable seating and a relaxed atmosphere. It's slap bang in the middle of Abbeville Road and so is well situated.The staff are friendly and fairly efficient. Also the pricing is good value and the menu is varied. They have a very good range of bottled beers, including some excellent London Mean Time Ale.We ordered the Cod and Chips, with some mushy pees and lemon mayonnaise on the side and a starter of Whitebait. The Whitebait was lovely and had a tasty spicy coating to it. The mushy pees were also good and my dining companion knows her mushy pees! However what was meant to be the star of the show - the cod and chips - was a bit of a letdown. The Cod was battered, but the batter wasn't very crunchy and the meat was flaky but way too soft and too moist. Also the portion size was rather meagre. The chips were also rather bland, although the portion size was much better.So considering they have everything else just right, it's disappointing that they seem to have taken their eye off the main attraction of coming to this chain - the fish and chips themselves! The gushing reviews I feel overstate the quality here, or maybe we just came on a slightly off night. Either way, I am not rushing back here and find it hard to recommend this place, considering that London has some truly excellent other fish and chips venues.

We went to the K&M shop on Abbeville road for a quick bite on Sunday night, took ages to be seated, we were then seated at an uncleaned table, which the waitress gave a quick wipe but was still heavily stained and sticky with salt and ketchup. We ordered anyway despite the poor first impressions. The waitress then told us they were out of three of the items we ordered. She also told us there was no way to grill the fish, as it was all already battered or breadcrumbed...not a great start for my gluten intolerant husband. We promptly asked them to cancel the order and left. It is a shame as we had a nice meal there when they first opened but I was incredibly disappointed with the poor service, lack of communication, and the smell! Stale chip oil is not enticing.

Locale pulito e buon servizio.Il merluzzo in pastella e le chips vengono fritte al momento. Molto fresco il pesce e sfiziosissima l'insalatina mista. In cinque abbiamo pagato 10£ a testa. Credo che sarà metà d'obbligo per ogni mia prossima visita in UK.

I've eaten at the original restaurant in brook green several times before and I have always been impressed! And I'm glad to say that expansion plans haven't affected the quality of what they serve which is good honest fresh quality fish! Ignore the poor reviews and check it out, the curry sauce is to die for!

Normally when you have bad fish and chips you don't tend to mind as, let's be honest it's only fish and chips and probably didn't cost much. Unfortunately I recently tried this place in my local village and long story short it was terrible and expensive. I would suggest cutting down on all the unnecessary posh packaging, go back to newspaper and give the consumer a great British Classic at a great British price. If I wanted a pretentious meal I wouldn't be having fish and chips to take away!

Been from Yorkshire I am used to some great Fish and Chip shops and wanted to find some in London. Went to Kerbisher and Malt with my brother and we were both impressed with the light crispy batter and tasty fish. Thought portions were a little small and absence of gravy wasn't great.Overall a nice dinner and London lager was lovely - would recommend but still looking for Whitby quality fish and chips.

A friend and I had talking about eating here for months after hearing such great things about the place.Once we finally went though, I can't say it was as amazing as I had anticipated... It was very good though! The starter and fries were great but I personally found the fish slightly bland... Cute location, nice interior and friendly staff. Definitely haven't been put off and would 100% consider it for dinner again next time I find myself in the area.

We have eaten in once and had a number of take aways from this great addition to the K&M stable and it is a fantastic to add a traditional fish and chip shop to the Abbeville Village restaurant scene. The staff are friendly, the service swift and the varied menu with some great add ons consistently outperforms. Of significant merit is that the take aways travel well in decent boxes which keep the contents fresh and warm!

K & M, which replaced the local Tandoori, has now settled down and can be relied upon to provide a well cooked and good value meal of traditional fish & chips either at tables within the restaurant or in the roaring take-out trade that they provide. We have been three times as a couple and the offering has got better each time.Service is very attentive, the food is nicely presented and now very good quality and value for money after early teething problems. A restricted menu with a choice of five or six fish prepared any way you want it and mounds of chips all well fried. K & M offer a small range of starters of which my wife really likes the calamari and side dishes including their famous mushy peas but the best side dish is the fennel & dill salad which is a good fresh tasting off-set to standard fish & chips.Well priced against local competition as easy to get a good meal there for less than £25 for two. But I agree with futtock21 ~ the drinks are premium priced and do not fit with the bargain approach of the food. Management think again please.I read Henry's comments about the take away but the restaurant food was good and well priced.

We've had take-away fish and chips twice from this local business. Their much-hyped chips were, both times, just not interesting. Our first experience was with haddock in batter, and that was very nice. This weekend we went for the cod. It was overcooked - almost a mush - and pretty nigh tasteless. It may be that it continued to cook in its fancy take-away box; this would might also explain the soggy, tedious batter. K&M is convenient to us, but I'll be going a bit further afield for a more enjoyable deal.

A new place in the lovely Abbeville Road area of Clapham. The fish is fabulously fresh and served battered or grilled. Using rape seed oil is supposed to be less unhealthy - but well worth the indulgence. Perfect chips and mushy peas. Prices are fantastic value - 1/3rd of what you would normally pay for similar quality fish. Great friendly service, nice atmosphere. We will definitely go again. This restaurant deserves to do well. GBP 34 for four.

It was Friday so fish seemed in order. Kerbisher and Malt which began, I think, in Shepherds Bush, has since spread its wings further afield to Hammersmith, East Sheen and Abbeville Road, Clapham. The latter is closest to me in Wandsworth so I decided to give it a try. It's in a stretch of road I can well understand is given the epithet Abbeville village, as it's a compact self-contained area of boutique shops, craft boutiques selling miscellaneous nick-jacks, independent grocers', a branch of Ginger Pig butchers and any number of restaurants, most with outside patios, some of which seemed to be doing a brisk trade, many of whom were empty. Kerbisher and Malt was fairly quiet with only a couple of other tables taken with folk finishing eating what was clearly a generous lunchtime bargain of fish cakes, salad and chips for under a fiver. From the starter section I ordered a half pint of prawns served with some pink mayonnaise but without the customary hand wash and towels to finish. A main of cod and chips featured a subtly battered square slice of fish with excellent crispy chips albeit some were a bit on the small side. Not bad value at £6.95 for the fish and £3.95 for the chips but I'm not sure why extra is charged for the bowl of mayonnaise: after all a similar-sized bowl albeit differently coloured was complimentary when it came with the prawns. It was nice to see London craft beer on the menu (I had a raspberry wheat beer) but none of the beer or wine seemed particularly competitively priced. The interior feels a little cramped and rather dark. It feels more upmarket a fish n chippy than, say, my local Fish Club in St. John's Hill, Battersea (I think they too have a branch in Clapham). But where Fish Club scores over Kerbisher and Malt is its more extensive and adventurous menu. Whereas the latter only really features cod haddock and one other fish, the former regularly extends to specials such as hake, scallops and royal bream. And there are kebabs and pies as well. So my prejudice in favour of my local chippy is confirmed.

Second time there last night. You had to ask for attention from the waitresses who were gossiping by the till. Our meal came quite quickly but the chips were stone cold. We only got to remark on this as the waitress delivered menus to people sitting behind us. What happened to "is everything alright with your meal..." Some hot chips came eventually. I had to help myself to vinegar from the side. The fish was nice enough, batter a bit strange, quite heavy. The people behind us got fed up with waiting and left. We were now the only people in the place. Still no evidence of any waitresses. The place is pretty poor on the whole, this is the second time we've been ignored in here. Where was the manager? We won't be back.

K&M is new and on my road so I though I should give it a try. Turns out its awesome! Fresh fish, good quality chips, nice decor, friendly service and all at a good price. Congratulations to the person who runs it. You've nailed it.

For just 4.50 I ate a huge and delicious filet'o'fish burger with a decent size portion of chunky chips. 5 of the 6 of our party couldn't finish the generous portions. I can also highly recommend the fabulous mushy peas. It's a posh chippy but they get all the basics right- good service, delicious food, nice atmosphere. Finished with two scoops of ice cream which at 3 pounds was cheaper than in many restaurants in London and also great. Would definitely return. Normal menu is kind of expensive (1.90 for just one sausage..) but hey that's London for you.

This is now our regular Friday night fish and chips takeaway, as the fish is amazing, but the chips always are a bit disappointing. They are alight, but I am far from wanting to 'write a love poem to their chips' like a review says on the menu! Mushy peas are good.

Couldn't fault this meal, fish was excellent and the chips to die for! Service was fast and efficient. Everything amazingly good value considering you are on abbeville road, bill came to less than £25 excl tip including drinks. I had the coley which was a great alternative to cod, the cod too was very tasty. Will definitely be returning!

We were excited by the prospect of a quality 'chippy' arriving in the area and went to try last night with high expectations, given the hype of the companies own presentation and the look of the restaurant. However, quality of the food failed to deliver and price is in top range for fish & chips. We all had the haddock and chips with mushy peas and bread and butter. Amazingly, the fish was less than fresh (I grew up in a fishing port and I don't need telling what really fresh fish is like), bread and butter for £1 was two slices of pre-buttered sliced white and, with a drink, the bill came to £17.50 a head without service. All four of us live locally, all four of us wanted it to be good, but all four of us agreed we wouldn't bother with a second visit. There are much better fish & chip shops in London providing much better value. Disappointing