Leabrooks Fish Bar in Amber Valley

Freshly cooked fish, everything was beautiful ❤️ lovely chatty lady serving

More expensive and significantly less quality than Somercotes chippy . These lot are very lucky there isn't another chippy in Leabrooks because a good 50% of the custom would go elsewhere very quickly- its nothing like it used to be under Marcus. Kebabs are expensive and poor quality- lose lose situation right there . They barely change their oil and the current owner is a miserable little man

Really nice food! Would recommend

Chips were really good. Haddock was a little dry. The batter was nice and crisp . Staff were welcoming and friendly, and the service was very good 👍

Very clean ,friendly service , good value for the quality, lovely food

Nice chips but let down by vinegar watered down to the extreme. Nearly clear yet they got it for sale and it's dark brown . If you cheat people it will back fire.

Terible shop and no staff ,no parking i am uber driver and never colect it this shop boss it s verry nervos and not smeell good inside.

Called in for Quick lunch for family, Looked at menu then looked behind me to find that I obviously wasn't on the coast but was looking at coast prices. £5.20 for a large chips !! Which by the way were all stuck together when unwrapped and not that large. Unpleasant experience and the last. Sorry leabrooks chippy, but let's get real on pricing...

As usual best food/chip shop round for miles Portions get smaller and smaller and now they may as well shut at 20:30pm not 21:00 Walked in, only Do you a small chips ? Right that’s fine agreed … got home and I’m not joking and don’t moan because the foods so nice but Jesus Christ I bet there were 25 chips… then a bloke walks in after me bear in mind it’s 20:34pm sorry no chips!! Followed by a couple “if you want chips we have ran out” to be fair women said no we don’t but looked a bit taken back… this is a constructive review not a critical one…. Stop selling food 25 minutes before you close ….. and stop handing out small portions because it’s 25 minutes before your closing time…. Keep the food as it is but instead of rushing round to finish and go home fulfill the customers values and show a bit more respect at the end of the day your a “chip shop” and if my business was a chip shop people especially in this day and age need value for money If anybody reads this and listens it might be helpful in the future for your company because I’ve read the last few reviews on here and they state the same problems 👍👍👀

Just been in I had a small chips and cheese and my mate had a large donner meat and chips with mint yogurt we both struggled to finish they always give you more than what you pay for , you could actually taste the mint sauce but it wasn’t too overpowering, the donner meat tasted fresh straight off the lamb and the chips were crispy and fluffy absolutely phenomenal will definitely be going again every Friday 😍

Fantastic food and amazing service. Can be busy but that shows how loved this place is. My advice is to order online and they have your order ready for your arrival.

Regular customer of this chippy but won’t be going again. Just picked up two fish specials (my regular order). The food was luke warm, chips were dry and fish was more batter than fish. Buck up Kingstons, you have always had a really good reputation in the town, you are letting yourselves down.

Certainly the best in this area

Always lovely food. Customer service always good. Highly recommend

Just been for a chippy lunch ordered 2 medium cod and peas. The fish was virtually non-existent I've seen thicker cream crackers! And it was colder than a polat bears goolies. All this from a chippy I've been going in for years and I personally known the owner markos for years! Since markos moved back to Cyprus this place has hit the buffers. Come on markos this no way to run a business. If the fish portions were better I would gladly pay more! Bring back the good old days it makes good business sense. I have just found out that there is a new manager/ owner no wonder its gone to the dogs! Come back markos all is forgiven!

Lovely fresh food. Super efficient staff.

Fish X2, large chips, peas and curry sauce. £20.50 , what a waste of money. Gutted. The fish was absolutely disgusting, Cod?? About 2mm thick fish and chewy, not thick and flaky as it should be. The other fish was slightly better but the batter was greasy soggy mess. Bag of soggy chips that was all stuck together and large peas and curry sauce only just did two people. I wish I'd of taken the fish back to be honest it was that bad.

Simply Amazing Food fresh priced really good and Staff should be honoured as they deal under pressure when it's real busy...Always smiling and chatting regardless brilliant place ❤️

Called in for medium fish, chips and mushy peas for our lunch after a walk around Codnor Park Reservoir. Fish was the best I've had in a long while. Really enjoyed our lunch. If we're ever back in the area we'll call again.

Great to see a Chippy so busy - queuing up outside even! Great food, excellent prices and lovely Staff. Good OAP meal.

Really clean fish bar with lots of choice of good food

Excellent service and quality food. Always a go to.

Honestly the best kebab I've ever had. Plenty of meat and tasted really great. Won't be going elsewhere now for a kebab!

This used to be the best chippy round here but after today experience I won’t be going again. The 3 meats was diabolical, the Donna meat I swear had bone in 🤢 and for the price I expected better, sould do a mini one because that small had never bin small

The food was ok but no better than other chip shops. We had a extra large fish and chips which cost nearly £12 the fish was about a standard large fish from anywhere else. There was a small portion of chips and 1 small carton of peas. We bought it to share as it was so expensive but there wasn't enough food to do this. 1 small sausage and chips with Peas was £5.30 No wonder the guy behind the counter was smiling. This place is too expensive for me so I won't be returning.

Lovely food, best chippy for us.

I found this chippy on the way home it was a welcome change. They have massive portions and clean oil and know the secret to good fish and chips hot oil. sadly as the price of gas and electric goes through the roof most chip shops turn down the temperature of the oil to save money this is never a good idea as the results are terrible. This place is sticking to the best way

Lovely clean chippy, fish is amazing and staff are always very nice

Great friendly staff and excellent fish and chips. Excellent value for money too.

Tasty food, always good service and reasonable prices...

Fab chippy, lovely food, very clean, and friendly staff, would definitely recommend

Lovely fish and chips best I have tasted for along time

I think it's the best chippy In derbyshire. Had chicken tikka and chips all taste so fresh thank you very much see you soon

The best chipshop in Leabrooks!, freshly cooked food . Good portion sizes . A selection of 3 kebab meats . The girls on the front are always very polite . See you again soon!

Omg I’m in shock Just been to leabrooks fish bar and was in shock to see the price for a medium bag of chips has gone up from £2.90 to £3.50 and also cut the portion size I know cost of living e everything gone up but this was outrageous

Was shocked to see a bag of chips gone up 60p and the portion got smaller I know cost of living and everything going up but to increase a medium bag of chips to £3.50 then give smaller portion is outrageous

Freshly fried fish and lovely chips - perfect for a fish Friday 🙂

I have been a customer here since this shop opened around 22 years ago if I’m correct. Used to tell everyone it was probably one of the best chippys in the country. Recently however, it has started going rapidly downhill. From chips that are barely cooked to lower quality kebabs. The biggest issue though is the vastly hiked prices on Uber. Not only is every item £2 approx more but the portions are shrunk for online orders. If you order a pick up your fine but they seem To forget that the Uber orders are also the same customers who have also been into the shop. So when you send a tiny portion of chips which is sold as a large we know you’re ripping us off. Over £6 for a kids meal? Come on. There’s only so long you can continue living off the reputation of the old days and it’s a slippery slope once you start ripping off the people who have kept you in business for years. It’s understandable that there is a surcharge for deliveries as you have to pay third parties but reducing portion sizes? No. With the likes of Ripleys chippy now on Just Eat delivering it’s only a matter of time before people will start going elsewhere. There seems to be no care or consideration in the food served anymore and the new owner seems to be more interested in getting FB likes than providing locals with consistently decent food. Cheap as chips? Not any more with this lot

excellent food, not the cheapest but worth it

Best chippy for miles! Delicious food, big variety too to suit most tastes. Personally i love the wraps. Efficient staff too.

Very good, only slight fault was kebab meat slightly greasy.

Chips where nice. Not over or under cooked. Batter on the fish was crispy and golden also not too greasy. Fish was just perfection. This was my first time going and I'll say I'll deffinatly be back.

I have been coming here for 20 years I have never left a bad review for anything but the fish and chips I had on Friday were the worst experience I have had in 40 years The fish was a medium as I was not paying £8 for a large it was so thin it had curled over at the ends it was just batter I noticed the shop only had 4 people in the shop Years ago you would be queuing out the door I don’t mind paying over the odds for quality but this was not I won’t be going back.

Phenomenal kebabs, decent chips, great chef and friendly staff. What more could you ask for?

Had chips and curry from here today thee was delicious 🥳

Great chip shop. I love that we can order on line to collect at a specified time. Very clean and the service is always quick.

First rate chippy. Lovely chips and great kebabs.

First time in the shop ,food mixed chicken kebab tika meat mainly fatty pieces same as the normal chicken but it was slightly cold and slimy, chips compressed in a burger box and the kebab was wrapped so tight it left the food in the shape it was wrapped, not very appetising when on the plate

There food is amazing, the fish is the best we've ever had. The shop is spotlessly clean. The staff are very friendly and welcoming. Highly recommended

Order on line and ready for when I walk through the door. Always a good feed.

Delicious fish and chips, and love we can order on line.

Need to queue but it's worth it. Good service, excellent portion size, well cooked food.

Very expensive but nice fish and chips 👍

Great service,great value for money

Once was a great chip shop, now everything is either under cooked or chewy due to being cooked for an extremely long time. It's extremely over priced now for the quality in which you receive. Service is still pretty decent and friendly staff, with decent waiting times. Portion sizes are right, just a shame the quality is so bad. Opening times are strange, the busiest period when people are coming back from shopping and there closed, alot of people like to have a meal between 2 and 4 pm and the chip shop is closed at this time.

Very nice haddock and chips, they were very busy but the food was hot and well cooked.

Fantastic food and lovely people ❤

Fantastic great staff ,and very welcoming

Best fish and chips around Somercotes

Leabrooks fish bar is always a 10 out of 10 the food is always perfect

Nice doner kebab, plenty of nice meat and fresh crispy salad

Excellent friendly service, good choice of food very well cooked and presented. Very clean.

Top quality food. Highly recommend the Leabrooks special.

Went in for a portion of chips. 5 members of staff, took 15 mins before anyone acknowledged me and there was only 2 on front of me. Staff were too busy doing online orders than to serve people at the counter.

Best fish and chip shop in Derbyshire, very polite staff.

Best chippy in the area. Generous portions all fresh. Staff very courteous. Highly recommend

Excellent food and very generous portions

Welcoming staff and lovely food. Definitely recommend

Always nice food here, you can also order online for collection =)

Best Fish and Chips in the area!

Best fish and chip shop in the area

Good fish and chips. Friendly staff.

Good value for money, tasty food and the staff are helpful.

Jusr been really nice and not expensive.

They have a great menu and cater for vegetarians. Everything is freshly made and hasn’t been sat around all day kept warm. The portions are huge, it’s really is great value for money. Our families favourite chippy. :)

Absolutely brilliant! The best fish and chips in the midlands.

Shared a kebab wrap with my son, ever since eating it we're been vomiting!clearly the meat wasn't cooked, won't be coming back!! Wouldn't recommend whatsoever.

I found this place last year, and it was excellent, and could not fault it, excellent food, excellent servce, reasonable prices. Sadly I've been there four times over the last 8 weeks, and each time the food has got worse - tonight we got cod and chips, we got home and unwrapped the fish, and the batter was soggy with oil. and there was a large pool of oil on the paper. To top it off, when we unwrapped the chips - they were cold. Even the cod without the batter just tasted of oil. Most of the food went in the compost bin. We hope that his is just an anomoly, and they will start to take the care they used to take. We will try them again in a couple of weeks, - but if there is no improvement we will return to Wessington, which is much further away, more expensive, only open for four hours on 3 days a week, and there is always a queue, but it is consistently excellent. Over a week later.... Well I went back to try again, but when I got out of the car, instead of the smell of fish chips mixed with the tang of vinegar all that I could smell was old cooking oil, so I moved on. I spoke to a local who said they have a new manager/owner - obviously someone who has no idea how to run a chippy.

Best chip shop in the area by far, portions are massive.

Food was very good however it still would have been quicker queuing up rather than ordering, that was very slow and late

The fish and chips we had last night were not cooked problem. Why is there no choice of cod or haddock ?? Just cheap white fish. I won't be going back there. Has gone down hill since Marcus has left !

Since the crown in Ripley closed down I've been looking for a good Kebab. We like Taj in Belper but it's a bit further out and the Leabrooks fish bar is a lot less greasy which gets a good thumbs up. The best bit is the meat quality. I like the slick online order and collect too. Good work!

Great fish and chips and the staff always have a smile

Went for sausage meal deal. Amazing price. Cooked to perfection with no grease marks whatsoever on the paper it’s wrapped in and curry sauce was spot on.

Top quality food, cooked fresh everytime. My son loves the fish and chips and refuses to go anywhere else, I'm with him! 5🌟 all round, very clean and hygienic. Just missing a delivery service.

Always hot and tasty. Well priced and clean.

Best cod chips and peas ..always fresh because they are always busy 😊👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Food good, queued quite a long time

Spotlessly clean, cheerful service, good choice, good deals and if that wasn't enough the food was really excellent. Thank you so much.

Really tasty food and ready to pick up as promised

Like this place, good food friendly service.

First time and was not disappointed. We had a chicken and donner kebab on a naan and chips. Best kebab we've had in a long time. The portions are very generous. Will definitely be returning

Great fish and chips excellent service Not overpriced

Wonderful best since leaving Grimsby

Have ordered online three times since re-opening. Ordering is easy, as is collection and always on time. Great service and fab fish and chips - can't fault it. Thank you Markus and team

I don’t know how they do it but their fish is just fantastic and always crispy .😘 chips are good for me they just need 5mins more.

Great fish and chips!! Top marks for finding a way to open and keep us safe.

We have been customers at this chip shop for years infact long before the current manager took over. Never once have we complained about the food even though there has been a small handful of times that we haven't ended up with exactly what we ordered. Being people who believe in treating people how you wish to be treated we have always been nothing but polite and friendly. Today we went to pick up food that we had ordered. My husband collected the food because of the current social distancing policies and we returned home. We had ordered the kebab meat and chips with 2 dips each one being a garlic mayo the other a bbq dip. Now we all know what dips are, they are things that come in little pots for you to dunk your chips etc in. We are always given the dip in little pots which is how it should be. Today however we had no pots of dip and on opening the kebab meat and chips found that they had tipped the mixture of both of the dips all over the food. It didn't look particularly pleasant anyway but the thoughts of bbq dip mingled with hints of garlic mayo all over our meat made us both admit we couldn't eat that. My husband decided to take it back, the first time in all the years of using this place that we have returned anything. To cut a long story short my husband a multi site manager himself with years of experience in customer service (and won awards for it) approached one of the staff and politely explained the problem. She asked him to hang on a minute while she spoke to somebody. After a while she came back and he was not happy. He argued with my husband for some time and could not grasp the simple concept that they had served the food up in a manner we couldn't have enjoyed because they had poured what were supposed to be dips all over the food which for starters rendered them no longer dips but sauces/dressings he needs to educate himself on advertising things correctly. The previous week we had the exact same order and the dips were as they should have been which is in separate pots to the food. The manager argued on and on at times bordering on serious aggression. His manner was often angry and at one point he had a rant saying customers had been returning food and it was costing him money???? That in itself was majorly unprofessional. The discussion lasted for some time and the manager continued to get angry despite my husband's calm manner, the poor staff looking decidedly uncomfortable watching their captain in action. In the end he reluctantly agreed to change the food but after giving my husband the new food he banned him from ordering online ever again and said in future he would have to come and queue with everyone else???? Seriously! Does this silly, rude man really believe he can have his cake and eat it? Only a fool would spend hard earned money again at the business of somebody who only feigns value to those customers who give glowing reviews to his business even when it falls short of expectation. I left a review on one of his web pages a few hours after the incident and was immediately trolled by a few people which was strange given the slow activity of his reviews etc normally. Surprise surprise the manager appeared too. It is amazing what people will do for a bag of free chips. If you use this chip shop please don't ever complain or leave a negative review or you might find

Absolutely lovely food,owners and staff are really friendly

Very quick and easy to order, and collection is easy too and right on time. Can’t fault in any way! Thank you ☺️