Lyme's Fish Bar in West Dorset

This is a review of Lyme Fish Bar On The Beach. There seems to be a bit of confusion, as they seem to have 3 outlets in the town. After a long, long wait - 20 minutes, eventually the cod and chips appeared.Some mutterings about a problem and the gas. I feared the worse.BUT fair play. Fish & Chips was pretty good. Such a shame about the long wait.

Visited here on bonfire night. Every restaurant was heaving, as you would expect. Queued so long missed the fireworks! Whilst the food was ok, at £12.00 (special price for the day?) the Fish and Chips wasn’t the best value for money. And £2.75 a bottle of drink…. Methinks they made a killing.

Bought at the takeaway near the beach we had the worst quarter pound burgers we have ever eaten. They consisted of two stale brioche buns with some undefineable textureless patty. ( possibly vegan, but not advertised as such) . There is nothing else included in this ´burger’. The cheap tomato sauce/ketchup gave it some flavour, but nothing to recommend. The chips weren’t much better.

Like one of the last reviewers said worst fish and chips ever had. I hope owner is aware how this business is not half as good as it once was. Visited 10/10/24 about 5pm. Girl who took the order was more interested in looking at phone and forgot to give me change. Then the fish and chips, which over the years were always good, were tasteless , batter overcooked and fish was mushy inside. We really should have complained but put half eaten in the bin. Will be trying somewhere else next year. Over the year we visit Lyme about 6 times but we will be trying different take a way when we come again.

The most awful fish and chips I’ve ever tasted , visited 08/10/24 in the early evening , this place ( no pun intended ) needs to get on track

Had takeaway from Coombe Street. I tried the squid, it was good and a good alternative to cod/haddock. Nice chips, a large portion was plenty enough for 2. The peas are mushy although menu does not say so.

The absolute worst fish and chips we have ever been served, owners should be ashamed of themselves. Close this place down and go into retirement...it's obvious you don't give a damn about this business anymore!!!

Had fish and chips ,got served by a grumpy woman,who didn't seem to have any manners. Ordered the fish and chips ,fish was the size of a fish finger,really disappointed especially being so close to the sea, for what we paid for it ,very poor value for money, won't be going there again

Cant even cook a battered sausage - but they do charge £4 each! Absolutely dreadful place. I cannot believe some of the comments which they advertise on their stand - allegedly they are in the top 5 fish and chip shops as voted for by Sun readers in 2023, all I can say is - I have no idea how they won this "accolade". We were charged £7.80 for 2 battered sausages - which were cooked "fresh" They took ages to come and I should have been worried - they were basically burnt inside and outside the batter - my local chippy - shout outs to Walmley chippy - is in a different league. Its the double whammy here - crazy high prices - absolute rip off, and they cant even cook the most simple of things correctly! My daughter even threw her sausage in the bin after one bite! Should have taken it back for a refund but I doubt they would have obliged.

£18 for 2 portions of kids sausage and chips. Then a free drink that we didn’t want. Bizarre- why not just charge less and cut the gimmicks.

Absolute rip-off! Charge a fortune for very little indeed. Badly run with the most bizzare ordering system, that keeps you waiting forever.

Terrible place. No loyalty to customers. Rude and slow with poor tasting food. Be prepared to wait at least 30 mins for chips (regardless of whether it's busy or empty) Food tastes of old oil Rubbery sausages and very poor quality Packaging awful, almost chucked at you for the seagulls to grab. Boxes don't close properly and if they do, staff don't bother to try. A real lack of customer care, pure monopoly and cash thirst. Shame.

We used the outlet by the beach near the Cobb. Five fish and chips was the thick end of £60. I suppose the location next to the beach allows them to attain these prices. I wouldn't mind if the quality was good, but it wasn't. Hard batter and dry chips that weren't really up to standard. There again they will continue to do well because of their location. Feeling shafted !

Instant piping hot fresh chips sausage and cod. Not greasy, chips to die for, light crispy batter that melts in your mouth. Literally the best fish n chips I’ve had and I’ve lived around English beaches all my life

Good chip shop. Friendly staff, freshly cooked chips, eaten on the sea front, were delicious. Will definetly visit again.

Sadly for a location by the sea it was a disappointing experience to say the least. Under seasoned but the chips oh my tasted of old oil and the chips were all brown in colour..

The best chips we’ve had for years! Glorious golden colour and wonderfully crispy. Perfect amount of salt added, that went right to the bottom. We will definitely be back!

Upsetting, some of the staff weren’t the friendliest there seems to be a young girl in particular Who’s very rude. The fish batter was terrible and the chips were very soggy..

Disappointing, fish batter is horrible and staff didn't seem so friendly. Pricing is a high considering the quality. Quantity seems okay however. Won't be visiting again.

Went for a vegetarian chip meal, no pea fritters and no vegan pies. “Run out” - not really acceptable for 6.30 pm. Other choice was pressed vegetable cakes! Yuk. Need to try harder. You wouldn’t run out of cod or chicken so why run out of pea fritters. Poor. Lost out on 5 meals.

Great food and kind staff also very fast and friendly service I would definitely recommend and I will 100% be coming back I would also recommend the little kiosk on the beach that also does fish and chips

I can only agree with the last review. Really poor. We both had cod and chips. Cooked in oil that needed changing weeks ago resulted in greasy over cooked chips. Cod was small with poor batter again because of the oil. This place needs to up its game considerably. If you haven’t guessed…..not recommended.

Tasteless fish, small portions (half a cod fillet), which considering the poor quality was actually a blessing in disguise, heavily overdone batter and chips, extortionate prices for the lowest of the low. No redeeming features. Avoid at all costs.

This fish and chip that does nothing to celebrate its seaside location. or possible source of locally caught fish. My chips were a mixture of very well cooked and just cooked, so I suspect two batches were mixed. And if you fry very small pieces of potato along with normal sized chips, they will come out really hard - as mine did. No obvious sachets of mayo or sauce on display. Mean on the salt and vinegar. And did I really need a posh paper carrier bag to carry one portion of fish and chips 3 minutes up the road. Not for me.

We went here for takeout on a recent stay in Lyme Regis. Fish (haddock) was freshly cooked for us as were the chips. Perfectly cooked and not too greasy. Quite simply one of the best fish and chip shops I have been to outside Scotland.

We were here on a busy Friday evening in September. Orders taken, then we waited in the street, all good. Good sized portions, loads of chips - we should have just ordered one portion between us . We had a cod and a plaice, batter a bit too hard for me, the fish within was ok . All in all, decent, but I suspect that there are better fish & chip shops in Lyme .

Smallest portion of chips ever. It was like one standard portion of chips had been divided to make two portions, which of course we were charged for. We live locally and tonight you have lost our business. Charging for two portions of chips when you have clearly split a standard portion in half is unacceptable. Both my husband and I feel cheated.

Prompt service after making a large order in advance. I had the Haddock and chips and was very disappointed with the fish. £12 for a stale and tough piece of fish - also quite a small portion. I know that the cause is probably brexit, but there you are.

While I understand the costs of running a chippy have increased, I'm happy to pay more if I were to receive the same quality and portions as previous visits. This was not the case, I paid a small fortune for what has to be the smallest portion of chips I have ever been served. The cod was well below expectations too, very small, very greasy and not enjoyable at all. I have visited here many times over the last 10 years and the standard has gradually been getting lower, I'm sad to say today's visit was a new low and I'll be eating elsewhere next time I'm in Lyme. ☹️

We had a takeaway from Lyme’s Fish Bar when we stayed in Lyme Regis in May as it was just around the corner from our accommodation. The food was cooked to order and very nice, although the portion size was a little small for the price. We’d happily eat here again though.

Expensive, small portions and incorrectly charged. £5 for a portion of chips from a standard chippy?? But we promised ourselves chips at the seaside so anyway.. surly service, charged us for 4 x pickles and only served one. Told to wait outside (in an empty shop??) then don’t actually call you, clairvoyance is helpful I think. Opened the food only to discover the smallest scoop of chips. I would have been disappointed if it was a kid’s portion. Similar story with the cheesy chips. Should have been cheese and chip maybe. Tbf the cod was good. £50 is not a chip at the seaside experience I need

A good take-away fish and chip shop, very friendly staff and very well priced items. The only thing I would say is that the batter used was difference to the batter I've had in other Fish & Chip shops.

Please do not waste your money this was awful my fish was burnt on both ends and dry. The other parts of our meal were overcooked we had to wait about 20 minutes which i do not mind for quality.... it had obviously been cooked and left or maybe they just do not know how to cook. When I took the fish out of the bag it was so thin and crisp. Such a shame used to be good.

Made a special journey to get takeaway from here and really wish I hadn't. It didn't seem that there was a grown adult to supervise unfortunately, maybe it would have been different. The portion size, even for a junior/small, was totally unacceptable and at a cost of £16 for 2 people. The fish was in greasy batter, I may have had a total of 15 chips. I was very disappointed. It seems its forgotten that people pay with their hard earned cash to pay for a takeaway. I won't be returning and will also advise people don't waste their time and money.

Really nice staff very good size portions I have heard very good things about this place and they are all right because it is excellent fish and chips and very well priced

Visits on a busy Saturday nights, Fab fish and chips, very friendly staff and efficient service. What more could you ask for:

We are from the chip can on the seafront by the Cobb. Excellent. That's proper fish and chips. Chips were golden and flavoursome, lovely mix of big ones and little crispy bits. The fish was large and flaky covered in the right amount of crisp...

We were in the area for the day due to prior engagements being cancelled last minute. So we thought we would make the most if the amazing weather and the lovely area /coast . We wandered along the front and eyed up the local eaterys...

Partner had some scampi and we shared some chips. Quite pricey for what it was. The chips were horrible and Slimey. Tasted like the potatoes had gone off and they’d used old oil. Caused my partner to feel unwell and we’re both now suffering with...

Visit the cabin on the beach and enjoy a special fish and chips on the harbour wall .It's nicely presented in a takeaway carton with wooden utensils .BEWARE seagulls who are sneaky and fat stealing people's food

Lovely cod and chips, cooked to order. Batter was crispy, tasty cod cooked to perfection, super chips.

I have lived in Lyme my whole life and always used this chippy. Unfortunately in the last few years it's gone massively down hill. Very very hit and miss. Sometimes it's nice but alot of the time the oil tastes really old. Today I got...

Placed order for haddock and chips and waited 25 minutes for them. Skinny piece of haddock was overcooked, dark brown, dry and tasteless! There were plenty of chips but these too had been overcooked! Certainly not worth £10.50!

Lyme fish bar on the promenade We got fish (tiddler) & chips ... 26/3/23 .. time 15.40 What a waste of £21 .. when we got back to our accommodation we tooked in ... not very good .. couldnt eat them.. not really enjoyable .....

I’ve been enjoying fish & chips from here and their seafront shack near the Cob for over 8 years and I’ve never had a bad meal- superb fish & chips and very generous portions (2 fish & chips are enough to feed 2 adults &...

We bought chips from the smaller location they have on the seafront near the RNLI building. The chips took a while to be served and the woman serving was an odd character and not particularly friendly. We ordered large potions of chips, the serving was...

We’ve used the chip shop for many years sometimes good sometimes not so good but last year it was particularly bad so we thought we’d try it again a year on. No change, the fish was tasteless and dry the batter was greasy, thick and...

We ordered 2 cod and chips for a whopping £21.50!!!!! The fish was the size of a bartered sausage. Appalling value for money

Order ours on the sea front. An excellent fish & chip shop, reasonable portions and not very greasy. Food was cooked fresh, very enjoyable & very good service on a very busy lunchtime with unseasonably great weather. Very wide selection to choose from too.

We have been using this chippy for years and we have always had brilliant service and fantastic food. The food is always cooked to order which means a wait but I'd rather wait and get it fresh. The fish is lovely and the chips are...

Seriously, chips don't get better than this. Out of all the chippys I've tried in the UK this is the best - fluffy yet crunchy! Definitely recommended.

Standard run of the mill Chippy, chips were nice but batter for fish abit like cardboard. Depending how you look at it l, nothing was really available to walk in and out you had to wait, which in our case was circa 20-25 mins luckily...

Came here on Sunday 22 Oct ordered several reg chips , waited and waited , eventually got them to find them very greasy , curry’s sauce lumpy , was not Impressed

Felt compelled to review due to so many poor ones. It was freshly cooked ..nice crispy light batter tasty chips tasty curry sauce We enjoyed it

Second time been to this place ,no better than first time, Fish was grossly overcooked,. Chips were hard to bite , lots of bits , In bottom of bag , not impressed

Really tasty chip shop chips (what potatoes do they use?) and lovely fresh and hot fish, not at all soggy.

Went twice in same week family visiting both times everything we had was freshly cooked and piping hot when we got home chips were fabulous like chips use to be very generous portions and thought good value considering economic conditions at the moment all the...

Decent chips but quite expensive. Disappointed to see the reviews below, particularly around the chips being fried with meat products. We asked which oil is used but maybe should have also asked about the frying technique. Would be handy to have this information on display...

Rude staff. Small portions. Dry fish, burnt batter, chips were scraps. Revolting. Avoid this place, try elsewhere. Also check their responses to reviews, they don't accept responsibility/criticism.

Very disappointed after having the best fish n chips a year ago. This time it was Soggy thick undercooked batter doughy like .

Clearly displayed on the board outside is a vegan pasty with chips, on going into the chip shop we asked if the chips were fried in the same oil in the same fryer as the fish, chicken etc. We told that it was was and...

We ordered fish & chips take away whilst on our holiday last week and was really disappointed with the food. The fish looked like it had been cooked a while before it was served because the tail end was so hard and dried out and...

Visited on our first evening in Lyme. Had high expectations, fish and chips by the sea and being in a back street, it should have adhered to the rule that in holiday destinations, the quality of the food is always inversely proportional to the quality...

Ordered from the fish kiosk on the seafront. Never expect much from such places but when on holiday by the sea it is something must do. Freshly cooked and tasted fantastic, wife and I had the cod and chips and the boys sausage and chips....

Today I visited Lyme Regis for the first time since the Pandemic. Based on previous visits Lyme Fish Bar was our preferred lunch venue. Although there are no longer restaurant facilities our take away lunch was lovely. The chips are simply wonderful! Obviously prices have...

We have visited the beach side location twice over the last couple of days. First time sausage and chips for lunch was ok, so we decided to have a second meal from here this evening. We had scampi, chicken nuggets and chicken burger and chips....

Fish and chips on the beech. Its what we all want when visiting the beautiful Seaside towns around our coast, it’s a must. We were very much looking forward to FnC on the beech. I just wasn’t prepared for the 30 min que to just...

We’ve regularly visited here but were disappointed by our recent dinner. Prices have gone up of course as so has the price of fish, but fish portions were much smaller too so all in all it’s just too expensive for what it is.

Forgot to do our order, was waiting for over an hour, was having a cracking day so far but this just ruined it. #nothappy #abusivestepdad

Been a long term fan of this chippie. Always visited when on holiday in the area. This time we had a terrible experience. We visited the shop in town. On getting back to our holiday let we found the fish to not be as we...

I went to the van by the cob. About 45 minutes into my wait for "fast food", I really started asking myself, "is it worth it?". My advise to you would be, no, it isnt worth it at all. The food was okay, but I...

Portions are meagre at best, had to take a double look as thought they had given me a child’s fish ‘goujon’. When I asked if there was a mistake I got a very poor response and little to no clarity on the portion given. I’m...

Food was tasty but service and portion size was small. They totally messed up the order writing down one number but giving another number to the cookers. Rather than asking had another ordered … as no one replied for the order they got rid of...

Couldn’t have been much worse, nasty burnt batter, grey fish, average chips, no wooden forks provided and it was £10.50 for fish and chips plus £2 for peas.

Had a haddock & chips to share - good job! £10.70!! Fish was not freshly cooked, had obviously been sitting for a while. Fish was not fresh either, tasted old, dry and unpleasant, shocking for somewhere near the sea! Shouldn’t the fish be fresh everyday?!?...

While waiting to order i could see some fish that were already cooked. They looked a bit odd. But we ordered cod & chips for two. Firstly they are cooked in dripping & not oil, which was a real bonus & the chips were great....

I can’t usually be bother to write reviews. Especially poor ones, easier just to swallow the pill and learn for next time but on this occasion i definitely should have read trip advisor first. To be fair the fish was piping hot and fresh. However,...

We arrived and there was a kind lady who put another table together for the five of us and gave us more chairs, with providing us with food and drink menus. After everyone had chosen their drinks, the lady came back to us and took...

cod and chips ,what was there was nice, but the portion size was miniature, I asked for standard cod and chip and was charged as such but when I opened it at the beach, I thought id been given a battered sausage ,until I broke...

Amazingly fresh, the chips were so crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside and the cod was great too. Didn’t feel greasy or bloated after eating!

A poor choice for our first night at the seaside. Such a disappointment. No salt and vinegar, no wooden forks and an unbelievable £10.50 for average sized fish and chips in paper wrapping. Is this just rip off Britain or is this what a fish...

Fabulous fish & Chips. Although it cost a little more than other establishments it was well worth it. The cod was huge with a light crispy batter and the chips were homemade. In fact if you have small appetites you could share one and still...

Had two portions cod and chips from the kiosk. Cod very poor indeed. For the price fish was small. Batter awful, was not crisp at all and chewy! Didn't eat it. Fish over cooked and dry. No bones but skin on. Chips were ok but...

Visited on Thursday, cod and chips, was charged ten pounds and fifty pence, will not visit again due to excessive price increase

Just stunning food, chips are perfectly crisp and portions really great. Tried the fishcakes and cod, both superb and very tasty

Huge portion of chips. A large ie more than enough for 2 people. Chips were crisp tasty and well cooked. We visited the lyme fish bar on the beach.

Everyone makes bee line for this place and then goes and eat them on the beach. Always a queue waiting for the order, which to me is a good sign but they do not run out of food as they ask what you want as...

The fish was grey not white and minuscule like something from cash and carry ,chips ok but we currently will not return as £24 was wasted in my opinion

Ate from the takeaway outlet on the beach. Overpriced and average. Menu is deceiving and should list items separately. We ordered from here as a cheaper alternative for a family to eating in a pub/restaurant. However are in the Royal Standard the following evening which...

Overall my trip to this fish and chip shop was very disappointing. I literally didnt havé trip advisor and downloaded it purely to write a bad review on the shop.There were really young children working at the counter and it was really fast paced. They...

Called in for a quick bag of chips as we wandered through the lovely back street in Lyme Regis, the chips were ok but not that hot and looked like they had been cooked a while before ,and at £3:50 for a very small portion...

It was lovely rainy day and we stopped for nice fish and chips, everything was great till we have been told to wait outside on the rain, however place was empty....rude I thought.

Incredibly rude service from the cashier. Small portions. I realise people have off days, and I don’t expect service with a smile - but service with a snarl is completely unnecessary

I need say no more than how can you justify this (pic below) as a large portion of chips to accompany large cod and charge 12.50?!? The kid’s chicken nuggets had a bigger portion! Taking the P.

Very disappointing; after years of enjoying fish and chips from Lyme’s, we will not be retuning. I ordered an adult cod and chips, only to arrive home and open up a tiny portion of chips. In the past, the portions have always been generous and...

Freshly cooked fish and chips while I waited today. Well cooked chips, fish tasty and the batter was crispy. They have retained most of the COVID restrictions which makes it feel much safer than standing in a long queue inside. Very happy.

Didn’t go to the restaurant, ate at their hut by the harbour. Was unsure having read recent reviews about the restaurant but asked a local who recommended the hut and asked someone eating the chips from the hut who said they were good so went...

We ordered fish n chips and were served immediately while others were still waiting Our fish had obviously been sitting around awhile and was just warm and the chips were stodgy and soggy I know we are visitors to town but that’s no excuse for...

BEWARE! Falsely claims to be in the UK top 5 fish shops! However, No evidence or independent accreditation ! Probably because if it was independently tested it would be in the worst 5 in the UK! Batter burnt with little or no fish inside. Chips...

Decent size cod and chips. Chips fried to perfection. Had a curry sauce, really tasty. There were 6 of us all Happy with our meal. Also popped into the Ship pub while we waiting for a quick half.