Lewes Fish Bar in Lewes

Possibly the worst place ever. Ordered fishcake and chips and landed up chucking in the bin. Chips stale and Luke warm. Worse the fishcake was cold when bitten into (only luke warm on outside). Server gabbed it with his hands and no tongs. Shame Google reviews report such a high score, as it's only when you look in detail it sadly appears my experience was not alone.

Been here loads and never an issue. After a nights work I decided to get a takeaway on way home. Didn’t realise they were shutting and when I ordered there was no mention till I was home and couldn’t ring as order wrong. Ordered wings and got given some cold chicken nuggets which were already in cabinet, chips were full of scraps. I would of rather the lady say they were shutting then spend money on cold food and wrong items! Don’t even know how they have ticked wings off when it’s quite clearly nuggets!!!

If bone-dry fish, of dubious species, cemented somewhere in the centre of a bucket-full of rock-hard batter is your thing then, sure, give this place a go. You’ll be particularly happy if you enjoy paying a vastly inflated price for this dire version of fish & chips.

Had deliveries from here a few times , excellent every time ,decent portions and well cooked , nice to see no boxes etc just wrapped in paper how it should be . 10/10

Excellent food, good size portions, excellent home made fish cakes and pea fritters, worth visiting for good food and customer service

My name is Mr Fish I love fish :)) Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm MMMMMMMM Yummyy fishhhhhhh Cod and bream and cat and fish Mmmmmmmmmm Bit expensive

Undercooked pie, stale cold chips, didn’t even look like he could wrap them properly. Gravy was lumpy and jelly like, awful do not go here.

I never leave bad reviews but this deserves it. The chips were awful, stale - clearly not fresh. Horrible taste from bad oil. Ate a few and ended up chucking them away and getting something else.

Dreadful ‘food’ and eye-wateringly expensive. Both the fish and the chips were dry and tasted of little. In fact, they tasted like the were lunchtime’s leftovers reheated which is what I strongly suspect they were. They also missed out my daughter’s gluten-free chips so I had to go back to get these, so the rest of the food was stone-cold and horrid by the time i returned home. For £45 I’d have expected more than reheated leftovers 👎🏻

Our favourite fish and chips in Lewes! and it's our local. We've also had family visit from out of town and they've told us that their fish is some of the best they've ever had from a fish and chip shop. Highly recommended!

Superb fresh, hit the spot and generous portions! Friendly staff and cute place to eat inside or outside.

Used to be the best in town but given dried out fish and stale chips tonight. Such a shame!

Found this place on a google search and the GF fish and chips was great. Nice and hot tasted lovely. Quick service, clean shop.

One of the worst fish and chip shops I've eating in it's more like a sweet shop with shelves full of chocolate and bags of sweet's hanging down on the counter strange never seen it before a good fish and chip shop should be proud of the fish they serve not chocolate and bags of sweet's 🙄

The greatest fish and chips in Sussex food was a 10 Customer service was excellent Waiting time took about five minutes for fresh fish and chips (perfect portion sizing) Would 100% recommend for people looking for a nice meal for the family

The best fish I ever got every time I bought the fish is great and delicious. This Saturday . Thanks for providing the delicious fish and chips. ❤️❤️❤️❤️

We made a large order to feed our crew who were working nearby but unfortunately, the best feedback we got back was 'well you can't mess up a pea fritter'. The chips, well what can I say? Apparently, you can mess up chips. Dry, cold, overdone, tasteless sticks of what was once a perfectly good potato. To be perfectly honest, most of the order was a calamity. One guy ordered cheesy chips, strangley this option didn't come with cheese, though he was ease the savaloy was suitably heated through albeit not the size he ordered. It is commendable that they managed to get my pie into the oven straight out of the freezer, not sure how they would've coped with a fresh pie though. The pastry was dry on top and still raw on the bottom, the filling was very much like dog food, which quite fittingly is how it ended up. Now then, the fish! Guys, what went wrong? Although the crew members who did have fish said the fish itself was good fish and not dry the batter did not farr as well. Too thick and undercooked is the report I've received. The large chips seemed to be of equal proportion to the medium but the cost was not equal. Whilst on the subject of cost it seems its not only the chips we were overcharged for, we soon discovered on return to our work base that the prices shown on the website for online ordering g are in fact less than what gets charged in the shop. It would be interesting to see if they mare more competent with smaller orders than we made (touching 60 quid) But sadly we will never know as we will not return to this establishment.

Best fish and chips I have ever had, cod was golden fresh and the chips were amazing 👍👍👍👍👍 best service i have ever seen 👍👍👍 A must go place👍👍👍👍👍

Pretty average quality at this fish bar.

Fed up with them not listening, chips cold fish not crispy rush job had curry sauce was so watery it was un real shame tho

We ordered gluten free takeaway. Service was excellent. Asked me if we needed separate cooking oil, and offered onion vinegar instead of malt as malt is not gf. She also rang me back to tell me order was ready. The only complaint it was a bit difficult to park. Food was lovely and best of all, my grandson who has celiac felt able to join in.

Amazing chip shop! Guy was so nice, even brought the chips out to us sat down. Homemade fish cake was incredible! Live in brighton and can honestly say the best chips I’ve ever had, will Definetly be returning thank you so much!

Not really good, they just wrapped it up, not in a fish box, the chips don’t taste good either. Best crispy fish bar is peace-haven.

Wonderful service- they were very accomodating to my dietary requirements and very very kind. A must visit if looking for fish and chips in lewes

Great food as they can do gluten free in a separate fryer!! Hurrah. Lovely staff and friendly atmosphere.

The best fish and chips. The ownership changed recently, but the quality and service is still great.

Lovely fish and chips. Very friendly staff. Would use again. There are 3 tables inside and 2 outside.

Excellent batter, the cod would have been pleased with its fate

Fast delivery drivers always very polite and so are shop staff great food

Collection was easy but unfortunately the items were wrapped together when ordered separately so the vegetarian couldn’t eat the chips

Typical fish and chip shop, good selection and friendly service. You feel like a local when you eat/order here

Sehr guter Fisch und gute Chips!

Go here regularly. The batter was crispy and the chips are ok but they need more salt and very vinegar. Generally ok.

Very friendly staff. Good service

Just had some great tasting Huss and chips from this place. Really crispy batter, nicely cooked fish and great fresh chips. Well- it was all freshly cooked. Returned again, ordered online for collection. Fish as good as last time, chips probably stood a bit too long. I guess that's the risk you take with ordering ahead

On a day out in Lewes, we came across this fish-and-chip shop, and were delighted to find that it sold gluten-free food. The chef, Amon, was very pleasant and helpful, and explained that the gluten -free orders were cooked in a separate fryer, and were suitable for coeliacs. We ordered two portions of cod and chips, one GF, and one not. Both were delicious- freshly cooked, good-sized portions, light crispy batter, chunky white fish, and piping hot chips. Excellent value, and a great find.

We ate in at a busy time so it was a little cramped but there were 6 of us, so not complaining. Good tasty food Good service too

We tried this fish and chip shop for the first time today and were pleasantly surprised 😃 yummy crispy batter on the fish, tasty chips, and lovely staff, would definitely recommend.

Very greasy chips and soggy. Burger was not well flavoured, very bland with gristle in. Overall will not go back.

Excellent chippy. Will come back when next in Lewes

Absolutely delicious fish and chips, really friendly and fast service. Highly recommend. Thank you.

Great fish and chips my son from America was amazed so delicious

Superb fish and chip shop, friendly worker and tasty food at a good price, would come back !

The best fish and chips I’ve had. Nice and crispy and not greasy. A good price too. It was great to be able to pre order and it was ready when I arrived. Excellent service.

Overall pretty alright. Theyve got my order wrong quite a few times but the food that is right is really quite good. The chips are some of the best in the area. It is also a tad bit expensive.

Chips were bland and sausages were cheap. No bueno

Great place, quiet clean but the TV was on but could make head or tail of whats going on.

Great chippy. Humongous portions, perfectly fried. Large gluten free menu. Can order online and pick up in 15 mins. Always very happy with the service and the food here. Definitely recommend!

Reasonable prices, friendly staff, enjoyable meal. Thank you

The Tina Turner of," fish n chips" Simply The Best!

Quite expensive for small portions. Food was nice but didn't like the fishcake

I put in a big order for a kids party, they had it all wrapped and waiting when I arrived to collect, good food too.

Lovely tasty hot food. Great service , polite staff. Great price.

The fish wasn’t very tasty. The fries were good!

It was great to have fish & chips lunch it was a pity in was next to to main high street road

I have ordered two large fish (cod and plaice) and large fried chips, the portions were really large, and the food tasty. Good value for money. I will order food here again.

Great food and consistent quality, Gluten Free available, great value for money. Friendly staff. Its great to order on line and collect with no waiting around. There is public parking near by , but quite busy at times.

Service was standard for the type of place it is. The food was terrible which is unusual for here as usually it’s ok. Most of our food got thrown away

Very friendly service and huge portions!

got 'cod' and chips for nearly a tenner. not cod though, it's a thin fillet of white fish like basa cod is one of my favourite fish - thick chunky fillets - not thin won't be going there again don't know how they can get away with passing off vastly inferior thin white fish as cod

The chips are always over done here They used to be okay but I find them dark not crispy more hard, maybe they need to change the oil, the pie had been done in the microwave and the pastry was hard and the saveloys really are not my cup of tea, we only use them because the other fish and chip shop doesn’t open till 5 pm but I will try to avoid to use them in the future. On a good note the fish is nice

Popped into the Fish Bar today with my disabled son for lunch. Portions were very generous and beautifully cooked. Lovely crisp batter, flaky white flesh, and tasty chips. The staff were friendly. Very enjoyable experience.

I believe it's recently changed hands. Unfortunately though the staff was very friendly and helpful. The food was very overpriced. A medium chips priced at £3.30 per portion. The sausage I ordered was poor quality. With a rusky texture.and cheap meat taste. Strangely also I couldn't taste the vinegar even though I had a generous portion applied by myself.Definitely room for improvement. I doubt I'll go back for a long time.

Freshly cooked food wery testy and friendly service i would definitely recommend this place for everyone who likes proper fish and chips

Best fish and chips you will ever taste

Comfortably the best Chippy in Lewes. It would be better if it opened past 9pm, but whatever time it’s open the fish is cooked to order and the batter is crisp and not too greasy. Oh, and the curry sauce is neither too watery or too gluey. Very fond of this place.

Most of the food was cold. The chips were chewy like cardboard. The curry sauce was stone cold. One of the items was incorrect. Its a shame as I nor9have a good experience here.

The chips were not nice, asked for salt and vinegar and they diddnt put it on. sausages tasted cheap and the batterd sausage was not crispy

the med fish was tiny and the chips were soggy tasting like they had been cooked in oil that should have been changed weeks ago. a rancid experience!!!!

Fantastic store! Go there every week without fail! Wonderful staff. I just wish they’d stock veggie/vegan pies. Other than that, consistently faultless.

The food was ok, not the best chippy but not the worst. Collection time was quick, menu has more choice then other places. Would order again but not my first choice.

The place to go for fish & chips in Lewes used to be South Street... but no longer sadly. Thought I'd give these a try... Good online ordering, decent chips & batter but flavour free fish - both haddock & huss very disappointing.

First impressions count…paid my £9 for a large cod and chips! Chips where great the cod was over cooked dry and chewy and tasteless been sitting under the light for way too long..carry on walking down to south street much option..will not be returning

Thoroughly disappointed. Ordered a 3/4 chicken, there would have been more meat on a sparrow! Literally two mouthfuls. Ordered rolls for our chips & was given buttered burger buns? Crazy.. won’t be returning.

Thoroughly disappointed. Ordered a 3/4 chicken, there would have been more meat on a sparrow! Literally two mouthfuls. Ordered rolls for our chips & was given buttered burger buns? Crazy.. won’t be returning.

Excellent food and service . We had large Cod , and it was a very large fish , and large chips . The fish was moist and not surrounded by too much batter. Would definitely have another meal from here again

Excellent food and service . We had large Cod , and it was a very large fish , and large chips . The fish was moist and not surrounded by too much batter. Would definitely have another meal from here again

Brilliant service, amazing food ❤😊

Greasy chips and chips and fish tasted a bit fishy and soggy. Family didn't complain but also didn't eat it all.

Greasy chips and chips and fish tasted a bit fishy and soggy. Family didn't complain but also didn't eat it all.

Brilliant service, amazing food ❤😊

The plaice I ordered the fish was very watery and batter under cooked and soggy due the fish being so watery

Always friendly service, food is hot and never greasy. Great menu selection too.

No hash brown in burger and watched guy behind counter just taking cooked food out of heater with bare hands no gloves. Collection was on time but guy serving seemed very angry

Did not receive mushy peas as ordered however chips were lovely!!

Ready on time and very enjoyable👏

Twice I've ordered from here and twice I've had problems.. once a portion of chips wasn't there once we got back and the second time the drink was forgotten. And as it was not myself going to collect it's not been realised whilst they are there picking it up. As a collection service you should make sure everything is there before it goes out

Absolutley lovley Fish and Chips tonight; myself & family have enjoyed the menu on offer many times in the past aswell. Good customer service and 9/10 times a very speedy service. I would suggest phoning through orders for takeaway as you can pop in and it's ready waiting!

Used these recently during lockdown and impressed with the quality of fish and chips.Staff always very pleasant and helpful.Well worth a visit or order in advance and pick up 20minutes later.

I would say, the best F&C in Lewes, freshly cooked chips, fish,,price wise, par for most F&C outlets, great happy to please staff, who are polite and always have a smile on entering the shop.

My new favourite fish and chip shop. Good value, great on the quality (Chips are cooked to perfection) They allow you in with your dog.

Simply the best fish and chips we have had for a long while - freshly cooked to order in nice batter. Quality exceeded a lot of larger outlets. sit-down or take away options

This is such a great fish n chips outlet. Mega fresh, good quality, warm n friendly folk. Eat in or takeaway. Traditional Fish n Chips and many other options.. sausages, pies, chicken. Love this place.

We have recently visited this place over a friend recommendation. And we have been so much happy as we found an excellent fish'n chips bar with very yummuy food. The service is quite fast and the portions are really really generous.(I couldn't finish off my plate despite that I was peckish! :)) We were also impressed by the attitudes of the staff. Very friendly, respectful and 'professional' We felt like we were home with relatives.Also very clean,neat and cosy. What else is expected from a food place?!! Now we know where to go when we want to eat fish'n chips! It's been our only adress!

good food and good services I will keep going there I will tell my friends and family about Lewes Fish Bar

extremely over priced!!!! no card machine and the quality atrocious! would never ever come hear in my life! the staff are plain rude in there.

Popped in here for a late lunch after walking some of the South Downs Way. The Haddock and chips were among the best I have ever had and I am 70. I can highly recommend.

This is our local fish and chips shop and delivers a really good meal. They usually cook the fish fresh, which can make it a bit slower than others, but the fish is really tasty. Good portions to. The curly fries are a particular teat.

We had medium cod and chips which were quite large portions and sat inside. Not a lot of room for two tables of four for sure but it was ok. Batter in fact was very good, not thick and greasy but quite light and not oily. Fish was very fresh and white.We had 2 cups of tea as well, nice and hot.All in all, very good and not a disappointment unlike the other place in Lewes down at Cliffe

Haddock & Cod both freshly cooked, large portions batter was not as crispy as we would like but did not detract from the enjoyment of a good bit of fish. Reasonable price and there’s a couple of tables for eating in. Cash only, no cards.