Kostas Fish Shop and Cafe in Derbyshire Dales

Really lovely and friendly staff upon arrival. The fish was absolutely beautiful. Perfectly cooked. Mushy peas spot on. Chips tasty.

Battered sausage and chips…..absolutely bang on! Well recommended.

One of the best fish and chips we’ve ever had. Felt like the fish was cooked to order and for a mini fish was the same size as most normal fish sizes. Really friendly staff and very clean

Never a bad time when we eat here. A favourite it shall remain.

Beautiful large pure white cod with crunchy batter, and an ample amount of chips, proper mushy peas not tinned ones.

Brillent place food was lovely they even gave extra due to the fish not being big enough this was done off there own backs as i was happy with the size id got will defo be going back

Best chippy in matlock. Great food, great prices and great staff

Visited Kostas Fish Bar on 18th Feb 2025,the man himself was serving and as always friendly and welcoming as are all his staff,totally refurbished since my last visit and looks fabulous,my girlfriend and i had a plate of chips which were delicious, will we be going again,YES.

Great fish place. Halal-friendly. Great staff. Great food. Recommended.

Such lovely people! Felt completely comfortable dining in on my own. Even though I only purchased a fish they added a few chips. Kindness goes a long way & Kostas will be my go to now 😊

Fantastic! Lots of choice in Matlock, but this chippy is the best.

Very friendly, huge portions cooked fresh, very tasty, good value. So good we went twice during our brief holiday and weren't disappointed.

Kostas is the reason I can say fish and chips is one of my best English meals. I’m an African and I’ve been struggling to get used to English meals but I can chest out and say if not kostas I wouldn’t have ever loved the fish and chips. I’m not buying from anywhere if not Kostas. 1000+++ for you guys 👍👍👍👍

Excellent value and quality food and friendly service takeaway and sit in

Perfect as always!! It was so very busy but the staff treat everyone as if they are the only customer.

Lovely food. Large portions. Always come here when coming into Matlock. Friendly staff and plenty of salt and vinegar if wanted.

Could easily be the best chip shop. We’ve visited many times over the years the years & never had a bad meal, consistently very good food. Always clean & very friendly genuine staff.

If you are in Matlock bath, you have to try a plate of chips here,, lovely and clean and the food is amazing, very helpful staff too

Went on a very wet day so they weren't busy but both members of staff were lovely.food was cooked well.will definitely go again.

Food was delicious best in the area 😋

Absolutely amazing fish n chips and amazing service Partners are gluten free They arranged to pick some up from chippy across the road. Amazing experience after being recommended by the staff and the Matlock bath hotel lido Definitely be back 🤠

Lovely. Piping hot, really light batter, curry sauce was very flavourful. Mini fish and chips were a nice size , sausage in batter was lovely. Will definitely return.

Food was very good ,lots of fish&chip shops/restaurants here ,but can honestly say this one was excellent, stopped here twice, and on both occasions delighted, with food ,service and price 👍

Had a freshly cooked mini fish chips and peas meal deal and my mate went for the scampi meal deal. Both meals were lovely. Tried other chippies nearby and after reading the reviews we opted for Kostas this time. We weren't disappointed.

Coming here ever since I got divorced, bought a motorbike and started living. Great town, people real friendly and chip shop that I love. Infarct I love everything about the Peak District. Back on a November day on bike.

Fab food, fresh, hot and tasty, clean atmosphere, fantastic service. Would highly recommend.

Very friendly & welcoming. Gorgeous chips !! Good gravy too. And they treated me to a free, small piece of fish !! How good is that ?? Many thanks guys, we'll be back!! Recommended !!!!

Love the place. Every time we come to Matlock Bath with our Grandkids we come to Kostas.

My favorite chippy on the strip. Good service and food is spot on. The staff always make you feel welcome and there are many establishments that don't. Keep up the good work guys.

Food was lovely and staff were exceptional would recommend 👌

The food was lovely, freshly cooked fish with a light batter, just a few scraps of chips but on the whole very nice. The peas were tasty, and my man loved the gravy. Definitely going to return

Great food can get very busy, especially when the bikers are there (we love a matlock fish and chips).

We were recommended Kostas and it never disappointed. There's plenty of options to choose from. We had beautiful (or Bootifal, if you're from Suffolk) pieces of fish n chips here, all reasonably priced. It was straight out of the pan, good sizes and top quality. We chose to eat in, with a roll and cuppa. However you can eat outside or takeaway. Eating inside is nothing special, but the quality more than made up for this. Highly recommend..Thank you to the staff and fryers.

Best fish and chip shop in the UK I’ve been to so far which is amazing considering how much of the coast I’ve seen. Fish so perfectly cooked, perfect batter great friendly service too. Always head here if I’m in the area.

Friendly professional staff. Mini fish chips and peas were spot on for £7. Perfect to watch the fireworks with. Would highly recommend.

Absolutely brilliant £7 mini fish meal (October 2024) nice tea great staff . Perfect

Love the mini fish meal - fantastic value and great taste. The staff are lovely and the place has that old fashion chippy feel that I love.

Lovely fish and chips meal. Staff polite and helpful. Good value for £7 with mushy peas. Lots of seating and it's warm and clean.

Visited here whilst seeing the Matlock illuminations, picked this chippy after a quick google and it didn’t disappoint, chips were tasty and service was quick! Would visit again

Best we've tried in many visits to to the area and not overpriced like some of the others-Great staff as well

Nice and friendly place to go. Good coffee ☕️ good food. Nowt more to be said. Cheers Kostas fish bar. Keep up the good work

I love this place so much, they always give me a free pot of cheese bc its unfortunatley not on their uber site and left me a cute note last time thanking me for my support. I know how hard everyone works there and i appreciate all of them♥️you will not find a better local chippy

As my dog was present I was served with my takeaway order, very properly and politely, at the door. The reason that I have decided to write a review is that normally I am not a fan of chip shop chips, but these were excellent. Just a pity I had to share them with the dog!

Great fish and chips couldn’t believe the portion! Can’t complain fresh and not oily Friendly people

Stopped for some well earned fish and chips Sat outside due to having the dog with us, who also enjoyed the food. Abit of a wait for food, but it was quite busy

Excellent cod and chips here after a walk from Matlock to Matlock Bath. Food was freshly cooked - just the right amount of batter on the fish (cod) and very tasty chips. Would definitely come here again.

Stopped for sausage, chips and curry sauce in my way further onto the peaks while on my motorbike, service was quick and friendly and reasonably priced.

Ordered through Uber eats, food arrived absolutely stone cold, soggy and the smallest portion of chips you’ve ever seen for £2.80!! Rang the shop, got an apology and the owner blamed the Uber driver,to be then told to go through Uber eats, as the shop couldn’t do anything about it. Uber eats not interested and gave me a £1.29 credit to my account for next time which is laughable! I live locally and will not use this chip shop again. Appalling customer service.

Soo good we were stuffed to the brim

The best fish and chip place I have been to while traveling the UK.

Best fish,chips and mushy peas I've had in years.

Nice fish & chips however ensure you ask for it skinned when ordering as the skin did put me off and wasn't asked if we preferred skin on or nowhere on the menu. Seating area full of screaming children would not recommend eating in. Toilet was dirty and had no toilet roll. I would recommend it for takeaway, as the group of bikers it attracts is off putting.

Hard to judge with 9 other Fish n Chip shops on the same road

Lovely fish and chips and friendly service

Seriously good fish and chips. Fish is freshly cooked in crisp batter that's not greasy at all. Chips are deliciously fried an have a beautiful fluffy texture.

Visiting Matlock bath for the very first time after a long drive and feeling hungry we googled best fish and chips here. Kostas was rated very highly amongst so many fish and chip places here. Not much to look like outside or in to be fair.Easily found a table and ordered 2 cod and chips and mushy peas not bad at just over £23 Verdict Cod was chunky and moist Batter could have been more crispier Chips were OK but again could be more crispier Mushy peas were delicious And you get a large size portion Overall good value for money 7.5/10

Lovely fush and chips. Not too greasy perfect would recommend.

Disappointed with the food. I'll not be buying from here again.. twice bitten never gonna be a third.

Awesome chippy great food and service

I visited with my family on Saturday 17th August, which there was 10 of us. Service was okay. Some of my family ordered first and received their food last even though me and partner ordered separately and paid last. So wasn’t very happy. We all had different things. We all had chips whereas some of us had sausage, battered sausage, cheeseburgers, fish, gravy and curry sauce. It wasn’t the best but we still ate it because it was edible. Once leaving Matlock a few hours later and getting home some of us came down with awful stomach pains and diarrhoea as well as a headache. My uncle and boyfriend who are both chefs said the gravy looked and tasted off and that says it all for a fish and chip shop if they can’t get that right! Considering this was the first time eating here, I WON’T be paying a visit again

Very fresh well cooked food. Good prices and staff very friendly definitely a good place for lunch 😁

Enjoyed the fish and chips on a ride out on motorcycle.

We visited with our grandson and from the very start were made to feel welcome. We requested extra plates and a mug to accommodate our grandson and all was given with an understanding nature. The food was well cooked and we all enjoyed it. Thank you all for your excellent service.

Chose this place based on the great reviews and the fact that it looked full of happy customers from the outside. Very glad I did! All the staff were super friendly and helpful, especially the dark-haired man (owner/manager?), the whole place was really nice and clean and modern inside, and the food was amazing! Perfect chips, delicious fish, tasty sausage and gorgeous curry sauce. Excellent value too. We got a takeaway but the dine-in area looked great. Can't wait to return next time we visit Matlock Bath.

We have been here so many times we have lost count, Each time the fish n chips are cooked to order, great light crispy batter, lovely crispy ( not soggy) chips and nice mushy peas, homemade curry sauce also good Coffee particularly good says my husband, who is fussy with his coffee likes it strong and black We have had both lunchtime special £7 ( fish chops and mushy peas) and full priced fish n chips, although the full priced one, I can never finish, more like a mans plate

Best fish + chips in Derbyshire 👍

Regular visitor to kostas they do a beautiful fish & chips Best chippy in matlock never had a bad meal yet always fresh would definitely recommend

Popped in tonight for mini fish , chips and curry sauce... Absolutely perfectly cooked and delicious... Thank you..

Great fish bar, tasty food and lovely staff. Highly recommend

Great fish and chips. Highly recommend.

Came here with my family from Nottingham. By far the best fish and chips I've had in whole of UK. The food was really good I had to get another one.

Stopped here for lunch as we walked around the area. With lots of competition in the area it was going to be interesting to see how they did. We went with the mini fish deal and the mini sausage deal and was pleasantly surprised at the portions, they definitely weren’t mini and were great value for money. The fish was lovely and fresh with a light batter and the curry sauce was perfect chip shop style. The sausage was very big with a nice crispy batter and we both agreed the chips were some of the best we’ve had.

My daughter and I like going here for takeaway. Although I have not had the fish the chips are nice and the batter on the sausage is also good. Unfortunately they don't do steak and kidney pudding, only pies.🫤. Not too expensive

Big piece of well cooked fish and the chips were more than sufficient. If you sit outside the view is quite good too.

Lovely fish and chips but not cheap still we enjoyed our meals and will return.

food very poor been coming many yrs fish very hard and thin , made me throw up , never had problems with here before,

Lovely food, good sized portions

Cafe a little basic but staff friendly and service and food excellent. Good value for money.

Quick service.All food cooked freshly. Served to table.Good value and good portions. The shop has inside and outside dining areas.

A lovely service and food was not only fresh but delicious. Thank you

Great place,good food ,always friendly.

We were a party of 12 including children and they couldn't have done any more to try and welcome us all and get us seated together. The food was fantastic and the staff all very friendly. Thoroughly recommend.

We came here on a whim looking for some fish and chips, so much option in the area but so glad we came here. Absolutely delicious fish and chips 👌Mushy peas were the best I've tasted

Had cheese burger. 🍔. Very tasty.

Fantastic fish & chips at Matlock Bath! Fresh, crispy fish & the friendliest staff. Highly recommend!

A good chippy need good Chips! Obviously. And Ladies and Gentleman, here you’ll find great fresh fish and great chips.

Just stopped as we were out in the area. They had just opened up, but the service was fantastic, well when the fish and chips arrived, wow, huge great plate, the fish was huge, the batter was very light and crispy and full of flavour, chips were cooked to perfection, add the mushy peas, just heavenly. Sat outside sun shining watching the world go by. Could not have been better. Top notch all round. 5 stars from me ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Regular Haddock and chips. Haddock was nice size and batter was nice and light, cooked fresh. Chips were nice and chunky. Staff were very polite, would recommend and will be returning again.

very kind and friendly staff. I turned up as they were closing but was provided with a sumptuous repast at a very very reasonable price food was really tasty too. really like this place. I will be back!

This place sells the best fish and chips! Whenever I'm in Matlock this has to be the place!

Friendly staff, food is amazing and affordable 🩷

By far the best Fish & chips you will get in Derbyshire. Beautiful flakey fish not a bit of grease on the chips and right good old fashioned mushy peas. Staff are fabulous and the place is spotless. The friendliest place going. We love it ❤️❤️❤️ Trish & Graham

Friendly quick service on a busy bank holiday. Large fish, mini fish, battered sausage and a sausage for the dog all delicious, fresh and piping hot. The only negative was the strangest tomato sauce I have ever seen, looked more like sweet and sour sauce crossed with starbwerry jam!

Always friendly staff and I went this Sunday and unfortunately a lady was ill and needed a ambulance so waited for the ambulance while my food went cold as the lady was more important but the staff here are so good and go above and beyond replaced the whole meal with fresh food which was amazing. Keep up the good work and see you again soon

Great food at Great prices. Always love a trip to Matlock, felt like we were at the coast

Fantastic Fish and Chips, great service . Very friendly and with 150 + motorbikes coming and going outside to admire , who needs more :). Brilliant atmosphere both in the chippy and outside. Magic ..

Delicious fish and chips. Amazing friendly service. Great prices. Lots of seating.

Very early lunch with great grandchildren Great chips cod + burger

Great food and good service. Fresh fish...

There are several fish and chip shops in Matlock Bath so we picked this one at random. So glad we did. Perfectly cooked fish and chips, proper mushy peas….. spotlessly clean and friendly service. We would definitely return.