Linfords Traditional Fish & Chips in South Kesteven

We went on a Friday afternoon and were served by a smiley and extremely helpful Edyta. We both had the all day special, food was piping hot, lots of chips, the fish was lovely and white with a good thin batter. The restaurant was nice and busy would definitely return.

The restaurant's fish and chips here are excellent and always have been cooked perfectly. The fish has a light crispy batter and the chips are crisp, dry and neither soggy nor over-hard. I have never had soggy chips there as some reviewers claim and I've been many times. Tonight's cod and haddock were both excellent. No, the only complaint about the restaurant is a tinny radio endlessly playing Heart Radio 'hits' and gabbled ads and news and repetitive self-promotion. The waitress said I was the only one ever to complain, but I think Mr Wetherspoon certainly had a great idea when he did away with radio and piped muzak. It's a Linfords take-out from now on – or Wetherspoons.

Excellent quality fish and chips. Sat outside and enjoyed them in the sunshine. Very glad I stopped for some.

We used the takeaway, i was expecting something a little better. The food was yummy, the only reason for 4* was the chips let them down this time. They were cooking with new potatoes and were what i would call "whissened", (the look of the chip looked like it had had all the air sucked out of it). This is not the fault of the fryer but due to the amount of water evaporating from the chip as it cooks. I was also a bit concerned as to the colour of the chips, very yellow, I'd be interested to know what variety they used (or if it was something to do with their preparation).

Best fish n chips I've had in years

Waited for food to be freshly cooked, the fish was ok but the chips were simply awful…brown, soggy and greasy. Very overrated place.

Great cod and chips on day of our visit as we passed through Market Deeping. But better still, the whole look of the Chippy is so traditional old style. Plus the town well worth a walk around as it's very smart.

Very good food from here, always has been.

This shop clearly goes for the awards in their sector. And why not. They are very good at what they do. First time in there and very happy with the food & service.

I had take out battered cod, chips, curry sauce & scraps. Battered cod - the fish was lovely, meaty and crumbly. The batter was greasy and soggy. There was a pool of yellow liquid on the plate when I served the fish, it resembled melted butter but I guess it was cooking oil? The fish had been placed on paper on top of the chips but the batter was so soggy that the base batter stuck to the paper meaning the fish on my plate only had batter on the top. 2/5 Chips - hard and crunchy. Not very nice. 1/5 Curry sauce - good! Sweet and thick. 5/5 Scraps - a very generous portion, delicious and crispy. 5/5

Visited this fish and chip shop tonight, the medium Cod looked like an over priced fish cake, curry sauce had no taste. Customer service was ignorant, waited almost 15 mins for my order, used to highly rate this takeaway. But would never return. Very poor value for money. Avoid!!!

This fish and chip shop has to be the absolute worst for value for money, waiting time, and very ignorant customer service. We ordered regular cod which was over £8 but was the size of a fish cake, curry sauce had no taste, waited 15 mins for our order, customer service was horrendous. Would never return, way over priced and poorly delivered.

Go there every week so it must be good.

Lovely tasting fish and chips but the value for money has to be questioned. I had a regular fish and chips. The fish was £8.10 but was tiny. I didn’t see it been wrapped but when I got home I was disappointed with the portion was disappointing.

So I was only going to leave this review to show the shocking inconsistency between portion sizes but after eating the food, unfortunately there isn’t much to comment favourably on. We are currently staying in the area and after walking round Market Deeping earlier today, thought we would try the “award winning” fish and chip shop for tea. As you can see in the photo, this was two portions of exactly the same thing, however the size of the cod on one portion is remarkably smaller than the other one despite them both being a regular. The chips were honestly the most bland chips I have ever tasted and the gravy was like water and completely tasteless. Overall for £31 we were extremely disappointed and not impressed with the quality at all. We would pay considerably less than this where we live in Yorkshire and the fish and chips are a million miles more tasty. Very overpriced and god knows who has rated this as award winning.

Good food though not outstanding. Service chaotic and slow. Prices higher than average.

Well cooked and presented food with friendly and efficient service. If you're looking for good quality, fresh fish and chips this is the place. Chips in fish and chip shops and cafes are often stodgy and bland, but we enjoyed them almost as much as the fish. Nice, homemade tartar sauce too.

Where do I begin. Firstly I genuinely dont know the owners. I can honestly say that the food I have just eaten is the best fish and chips I have ever had! They are credited in the uk top 10 venues by Fry and you can see why. The fish is succulent and fresh and the batter has such a lightness. The chips are fantastic and they operate policy of giving you as many as you want. The food is so hot, so tasty and more importantly the quality is consistent. I have seen a couple of reviews that I would question based on my own experience. For info we travel about 25 mikes for this and it’s so worth it. Ps all staff are always so friendly too. Finally, I know that this review is over the top enthusiastic but I think it’s important that such a hidden gem in little old Market Deeping gets a big old shout out. They made our afternoon today. Thank you!!

Things have changed in the last 20 years big time. When we arrived we placed our order for basic items and had to wait 20 minutes. When we got home the chips were 40% bruised and flavourless. The battered sausages coating was not existent and the fish cake looked like it was cooked in hell. The only pleasent part was the smile on the face of the young lady serving us and she didn't even look like she wanted to be there. How this chipshop is in the top 10 of the local establishments I will never know.

Great food should be five stars but they had run out of Haddock , no haddock I was disappointed.

My order was given to someone else. But the food was worth the wait.

Most consistent fish shop high quality every time we go highly recommend

Had high hopes from the reviews but the fish batter was very wet and soggy. My fish had half the batter missing. The actual fish inside was tasty but the batter ruined it. Chips were nice. I don't mind paying a bit when it's really nice but £43 for four soggy fish and chips is a bit much.

The best fish and chips that I have had in a while. Wonderfully white, meaty cod in a delicious and crisp batter. Tasty chips and mushy peas. On the expensive end of fish and chips but worth it as a treat. Enjoyed on the circular bench in Market Deeping. Full marks

Yet another wonderful meal with friends. We ate in. Staff are beyond great. Even the toilets are spotlessly clean. Fish lovely and white with crispy outside. Mushy peas, yummy. See you soon. Thanks so much.

Excellent food, the fish was very good. The attention is very good. The restaurant is well decorated.

Best chip shop around. Great food. Great service. Will always buy my fish and chips from here. Favourite is the 3 pcs chicken meal (comes with chips) for £7.95. Great price and great food

Amazing place, so delicious fish and chips! Travel 20 miles just to have this!!!

The only fish and chip shop that is worth going to in the area. Do not even bother going anywhere else. This is the best.

This is a wonderful village take away plus restaurant and it truly exceptional in every way. Such an awesome visit really highly recommend everything is of high quality and the staff really do care about there guests. I wish every eat out was as pleasant.

Had the special 2 weeks ago won't be going back poor ignorant staff and when I got home I was very poorly with stomach cramps and being sick that was all I had eaten all day NEVER AGAIN

Sadly Linfords are no more looked at new menu saw prices sizes of fish cost of extras should have walked out but didn’t looks like company have changed hands (not for the better we feel)small portions all round but costly Will not be returning 1st March 2024.

Back visiting area and took the trouble to visit this restaurant, 6.30pm, that we used to visit regularly. We had the all day special but Unfortunately the meal this evening was very disappointing. We waited a reasonable time, expecting the fish to be freshly cooked, but sadly the batter, although crispy, was dry and the fish and chips also. The fish is sold as a 6-7oz fillet but I would be very surprised if it got close to 6oz. The quality of the fish was poor (discoloured) as were the scant portion of chip. The luke warm mushy peas tasted ok, with the tartar sauce being the only redeeming part. We mention our disappointment to both waitresses but all they could say was that the fish was sold by weight. Such a shame ☹️

No atmosphere soon as we read menu should have left but sadly stayed apart from the waitress we were both disappointed with the sizes they now advertised definitely not value for money looks like they have been taken overpaid bill and even stopped mints very poor will not be returning at all.

I had good hopes and expectations for this fish and chip shop but crist I was so wrong! Where do I begin, Tasteless curry sauce, batter was soaked in grease and the chips were average. They are even charging £0.60 for 1 sachet of tomato sauce. I hope they change their ways but I won't be coming back here. Good luck

Chips were cold and not good quality potatoes were used way too many black bits in the pototoes slow service and not at all friendly staff

Have been going here for the past 4-5 years but it has recently gone downhill so don’t go here as regularly anymore. Firstly there was not enough salt on the chips. Secondly the chips were not that nice, however they did have a deal where you can get a free kids meal every adult meal.

Food is the best we have had in years!

This has got to be the Best Fish and Chips in the the area and perhaps in the east of England. The thin batter option for you fish is absolutely fantastic - let the flavour of the fish through. The potatoes for the chips are from Lincolnshire and have a real 'chippy' flavour.

Great service, best fish and chips in the area.

We have been here a lot and the food is very good.

Have used this establishment numerous times over the years and food is always well cooked, good portion size and on time. Well recommended.

Clean shop , staff friendly. Good choice on menu and reasonably priced . Food is tasty

Normally, when we go to Linfords we eat in the car but today we decided to use the Restaurant. A friendly and professional welcome, very clean and comfortable. Our orders were taken and soon delivered, Cod & Chips with curry sauce and Vegi Burger & Chips. Both excellent as expected form this fine establishment, cooked to perfection. We had a couple of local beers with the meals and the bill came to around £31, probably not the cheapest but very high quality.

If you're looking for some good fish and chips Linfords is definitely worth a visit. Nice helpful staff if you're eating in or taking away. Yes Linfords as a restaurant to with plenty of seating and a full menu from traditional fish and chips to kids meals or fried chicken and much more and it all tastes great. And don't forget a drink . Eat in or takeaway the choice is yours. Hungry for a bit more. One of the main reason for a visit to Linfords is the chips actually taste of something and so does the batter on the fish. Chips are gold to golden brown crisp on the outside and fluffy white in the middle. Fish light moist nearly steamed sealed in a crisp golden light batter with a great taste of a traditional fish and chip shop they really do know how to fry . Linfords on a good day is probably one of the best fish and chip shops in the country. I say that because . In my opinion Frying fish and chips is almost a art form which takes skilled well trained chefs to do it right. so on most days Linfords is as good as you'll probably find around but more often than not they're up there with the best . I haven't been there on a bad day and that's the truth and that's why I go. "Can you tell I like fish and chips maybe it's because mum and dad used to own a chippy years ago Anyway on with the post. Outside there's plenty of car parking in market deeping but you might have to wait for a space. I recommend not being in a rush taking your time enjoying your food and maybe having a look at market deeping . I think on certain days / times they do gluten free batter but I haven't tried it so I can't comment. So if you haven't been to Linfords give it a try you'll be surprised by what's on the menu and how good it is. Who knows I'll probably see you there. I tried to go at least once a month I would go more but I live over 20 miles away . Believe me it's worth the trip .

Really good fish and chips. We both had the lunch time special. £14 for regular cod, chips, mushy peas and a drink. Definitely worth getting there when the restaurant opens as it is quite small and gets busy very quickly.

Some of the best chippy food in this area. Fish was fresh with beautifully light batter, the southern fried chicken has the tastiest coating (better than kfc) With outstanding chips.

Absolutely delicious lunch today at Linfords. Brilliant service. I’d highly recommend the homemade fish cakes! Will be returning customer.

My 3rd visit to Linfords as we were in the area; we are not local. It didn’t disappoint! Fish & chips cooked beautifully. The restaurant was clean and the service was superb! We were a party of 7 ranging in age from 6 months to 88 years. I wish we lived closer so we could visit more often.

Beautiful fish and chips. Good sized portions. Friendly staff and speedy service. Been a regular customer of Linfords for over 26 years.

Fish and chips were really good very friendly staff.

I heard that Linfords served up good fish and chips so I travelled to try them. Fish though tasty the batter was oily. The chips soggy, very disappointed.

Le grand fish & chips est conseillé pour les très grosses faims. La nourriture y est bonne, le service très sympa et la salle paraît propre. Allez si l'on veut être tatillon on demanderait un petit fond de musique pour ne pas être dans un silence de cathédrale.

Lovely chippy, fish is always delicious and batter nice and light.

I just love your fish and chips the last visit I was already made a decision that I was having this meal for dinner. It’s just the way that they are cooked and the service that ends the visit very well, well done.

Ordered cod, chips and mushy peas to take away., All lovely and hot, very tasty.

Back to top form for Linfords. Lovely big piece of haddock, perfectly cooked in crispy batter. Chips were good and a decent portion. Quality food, freshly cooked.

Great fish and chips. Update 8/09/23. Still the same and with very traditional ways of staff development. Leads to a much better client experience.

Most of the time I was on my own apart from the lovely Polish waitress. Great meal but total bill with coffee and icecream £25.

Very good quality had chips and battered sausage will go again when in the area.

Enjoyed the meal deal service was fine will go again

Best fish and chips in Lincolnshire

We really enjoy Linfords. We have been a number of times and it has never disappointed. The fish (cod or plaice) is lovely and the chips are the best we have had from anywhere around Stamford. Price wise I would not call it cheap, but you get what you pay for and in the case of Linfords I would say you get really good quality food. Also, the service is very good. The 2 ladies who served us on Sunday were very pleasant.

This is the second time I have eaten in the restaurant at Linfords and definitely not the last! Such a friendly atmosphere and staff are so welcoming and accommodating. The food was absolutely outstanding! Can’t wait to come back.

Lovely chip shop! Friendly staff and good food.

Was the best in the area but now just the same if not slightly worse than the Boundary.

The price was reasonable, well cooked, not soggy and chips well cooked and from the taste it seeme like quality oil. We will return, but not soon as waist lines need watching. Reputation deffinately did not disappoint. Date of post 2023/08/02 from north Peterborough (not a fake review)

Great food and very friendly young staff

Cooking technique needs improvement.

Very nice staff food is amazing best fish n chips Ive had.

The fish and chips come highly recommended, this is an award winning chip shop. We sat in the restaurant, next door to the chip shop. But the cost is way too high for what it is. £35 for two of us and all we had were fish and chips and a cup of tea. I can’t fault the food, or the service, but I’m priced out of that market. It would have been half that price to order from the counter next door. So it was interesting, but I won’t be going back. While everyone is tightening their belt it’s a bit of a kick in the teeth to be charged way higher than average prices for fish and chips. I’m not sure how they can justify the prices, but I can see why the place was empty!

We were long term satisfied,regular customers in the past. Yesterday we were back in Market Deeping for the first time in 2 years and couldn't wait to revisit. We were incredibly disappointed, the fish and chips are not as nice as they used to be and the portion size is tiny. We ordered the all day special which was described as 'regular' size fish. I hate to think what the 'small' portion looks like! We were charged £31 for that and when the bill came I discovered you have to pay extra for tartare sauce. Really disappointing and not what we expected. Is it normal to be charged for sauces in the UK now? We appreciate costs have risen but this did not feel like good value for money. We won't be back. On a positive note everything was very clean and the service was good.

Chips are dry but fish was good Took longer to get than normal

Service, atmosphere, all spot on, the nicest chips eaten in a long time; but with a solid dry crust and filling thickened, the pie had clearly been sat in the cabinet over time. Will give them a second visit if passing .

No telephone orders taken, chef was arrogant to other customers and the food wasn’t worthy of the attitude

Had cod and chips this evening very disappointed with the quality fish chewy and the chips dry and hard certainly lost its touch, which now we won’t be returning had better else where real shame.

Had a lovely meal at the restaurant. Pieces of fish we had was really nice and enjoyed the tarter sauce

Excellent food lovely, service very good. Good value for money.

Absolutely disgusted at the portion size of my chips & the price!!!! £2-65 for a 4x6 inch tray,the chips had black bits in them,will not be returning or recommending

Linfords use to be a good chippy but now it's gone down hill went there the other day asked for a 2 large cod which cost 11 odd quid it's not even large at least if you go down the road to the other one they give you a large fish it's a bit off a rip off paying 11 odd quid for a small cod

Linfords has been around for ages, and based on my recent visit so has the food! Overcooked and tasteless, served with a grimace by the unenthusiastic staff. Portions are stingy and overpriced. A simple order somehow seemed very complicated and took an age to arrive. I honestly can't think of anything positive to say, except that I won't be visiting again.

Wonderful fish and chips. Food well presented and piping hot

Absolutely amazing , come here most weeks for the best fish and chips , this should be 5 star! , good portion sizes too

Best fish and chips in the area.

Had a great Haddock and Chips tea tonight with my wife and young granddaughter. More importantly the waitress was very attentive and showed an intuitive and caring attitude towards us with a young child she is an asset to your team

Poor service from the girl serving. Forgot the chips, forgot the beans. I had to request a bag etc! Food however was really disappointing. Chips dry and old, fish decent quality but one portion was tiny for a regular cod. Beans were £1.45 for a pot that wasn’t even half full! Really unimpressed. Won’t be many more awards if this is the norm surely?

Light crisp batter on haddock perfect on a rainy day.

Best chippy in deeping the area.

Had a battered sausage on the restaurant, with no chips. £6:40 for one yes one battered sausage with no chips. Buy one from the take away is £2:45. Plain sausage in the restaurant is £2:45. This place charges £3:45 for a bit of batter. Member of staff confirmed the prices. Guess I won't be eating here anymore at these extortionate prices.

The new fillet fish burger was lovely !! but I especially enjoyed the tartare sauce added , it filled me up perfectly . I would definitely order it again , great meal.

Absolutely the best fish and chips I've had in 45 years, its worth a car journey to get my fish and chips

As good as always, lovely chips

Lovely shop, haven't been here in 15 years! So glad that the food and staff are as lovely as ever!

Good service and good quality of food. Unfortunately the portion sizes have much reduced compared to when I used to work here back in the day under Paul Linford. I appreciate costs have substantially increased but regular is now small. You may end up leaving wishing you'd ordered the large - that'll cost you £15 [inc. chips].

The chips were cooked and not greasy the fish was cooked the batter nice and crispy thank you

Portions small despite asking for large fish. Expensive for what it is.

Amazing fish and chips, so tasty, fresh and well cooked, worth the extra miles to get them, delicious 😋

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Very busy, staff are very friendly and the food is very good.

that was the warm welcome awaiting my visit when I arrived at 7.31. Took them 19 minutes to serve me so did manage to scoff nosh down before the alloted chuck out time. Didn't have time for pudding as was obviously 2 minutes past the hour but the table next door were asked, must have been 1 minute to 8 for them. Never mind as long as the owners managed to clear all the nuisances out and get home, dont worry about making the customer feel welcome or putting a few extra quid in the till. Food was quite nice, not much but don't have any complaints. Not sure if I would recommend though or rush to go back, there are others around