Maltings Fish and Chips in North Hertfordshire

I found the upstairs seating area really nice and inviting, the staff were really nice as well , polite. I chose the regular sized cod and chips , the portion size was small and the cod was small but nicely cooked , cost of meal was too expensive, prices I feel need to come down as inflation drops I would not return again to eat in ., My personal opinion, i would return for a take away lunch though.

Haven’t had fish and chips in ages so we bought a take away from here last night. The fish was fine; nicely cooked, the batter not too thick and not too greasy. However the chips were insipid and soggy in fact dreadful. My husband had asked the woman serving if we could have some that were either a bit more crispy and a little more cooked. Another woman who was serving interjected and said “there’s only one type, anyway we double cook them” - so no. I’m afraid we binned them. It’s a shame because they’re supposed to serve good fish and CHIPS. I’d buy the fish again but definitely not their chips.

What a joke first time visiting this fish and chip shop to be told ‘ we have no chips ‘ ???? Bad management won’t be trying there again no excuse for running out of chips other than organisation

Well, I'm a world traveller, and I've been spoilt when it comes to great fish and chips! But this said, for a local fish and chip takeaway, it's up there in my top 3, chips are chunky freshly chipped, crisp on the outside and fluffy on the inside, just how they should be, unlike some who use the what I'd call " frozen oven chips" The cod was large (not a small piece disguised in heavy batter) and perfectly cooked Price wise, it's very reasonable, most costal locations are now over the £10 - £11 for a mediocre portion, Maltings definitely give you more than your moneys worth Yep, very happy

Foods expensive for what you get, order something and told they don’t have that item after paying ! Staff messing around and took 5 mins before they even acknowledged I was there waiting to be served … overall not great

We made our first visit to the maltings fish restaurant Friday evening 26/04/2024 , and it was so good we went back Saturday evening as well.I have eaten plaice for thirty years, but have never had plaice as good as this, it was perfect on both occasions. The staff are polite, friendly and very helpful. The restaurant is spotless and has a great atmosphere. I would highly recommend the maltings fish restaurant too everyone.

Nice restaurant/takeaway, sat in upstairs, really enjoyed my meal

Food is cooked fresh. Do not mind waiting.

We were favoured with another very nice meal of perfectly cooked best quality Cod and Chips last Wednesday. So pleased Malting Restaurant in Baldock is now back up to the excellent standards that Paul Taylor worked to. Now also the whole shop is improved to a very high standard, with the very good practical layout. The Proprietor has a very clear desire to see his customer's well fed and fully satisfied, his team of assistant's are all very kindly respectful and nice people. A few days later we had take away of Regular Cod and Chips which we enjoyed eating them in our car. They were perfectly cooked highest quality and presented in a most convenient box, so we could eat from it as it sat nicely on our car seat tables. (Update) we continue enjoy. Yesterday when the Proprietor kindly as we were leaving asked "how was your meal" my answere was excellent! Maltings Restaurant is the best, even better now than the very high standard that Paul Taylor worked to, which is to say something.

Super fish and chips tonight. Best in the Baldock/Stotfold area. Tasty haddock and nice batter and good to have senior discount. Will be back

Always a great food and service

First visit and won't be the last, spotlessly clean, great service and truly delicious food. Thanks so much. Looking forward to my next visit

Opted for the pensioners fish and chips in the restaurant upstairs.This is the second time I have dined here; the food and service are excellent.The staff are extremely friendly and welcoming. Good sized portions accompanied by a pot of tea. Highly recommended Gerald Vrsalovich

Food excellent and great service!

Excellent fish and chips. Well cooked and good portion size. Restaurant upstairs. Will visit again.

I popped in last week and enjoyed a senior cod and chips, it was delicious. I find myself back here this week, the food is fresh and delicious and the service upstairs whilst listening to Heart 70’s adds to this lovely experience. The staff are welcoming and you get a nice goodbye too. Thank you.

I go out of my way to go here on a drive to Norfolk. Really, really good fish and chips. Yes, it's not cheap, and yes, the fish can be small, but the taste is tremedous. They do have a rather protective attitude to the vinegar tho...

Very good fish and chips bloody dear

Really good fish n chip restaurant upstairs with real quality fish and chips, great for OAPs who they do a meal deal for with a cuppa although you can have a beer if desired. Definitely worth a visit or two.

I went there yesterday and the food and service was excellent I will be going there again soon

Great fish and chips, great atmosphere, lovely little place..... Just be prepared to sell a kidney. Fish and chips is pricey these days. Definitely not a reflection on this wonderful place, just a small fact of life, prices are going up!!

Still the best chippie in the Letchworth/Baldock area Take note of current opening times. Mon, Sun - closed Tues - Fri: 11:30 -2pm then 4:30pm-9pm

I usually use Baldock Fish & Chips but they were being refurbished, so I decided to go to The Maltings for convenience. Sadly, I won’t be using them again! I ordered a cod and large chips for myself and my son to share (I based my decision on Baldock Fish & Chips portions) and was VERY DISAPPOINTED when I opened the box to find a ridiculously TINY piece of cod and a portion of chips that would have fed two children………it most definitely wasn’t a large chips!! The service was good and the staff were polite but sadly the food a huge disappointment!!

Had a lovely chippy tea sitting outside Maltings tonight. Warm, friendly atmosphere from the team inside. Can especially recommend the halloumi burger (cooked to perfection). Thanks

Really really poor. Price is just insane. OK things are a lot nowadays but £9 for a 'large' cod that I would suspect was, what 6-7oz? Chips were soggy considering they were fresh out. Stop cooking with a timer (kept shouting the seconds left) and use your eyes! Also if you want to save some money, you don't need 5 people standing around on a weekday lunch time! 2 max. Wouldn't return and wouldn't recommend. Especially with the competition 10 doors down!

Lovely chips and great Saveloys, was my go-to for lunch whilst stationed in Baldock on the Prince's Trust. Staff are friendly and there is a nice little seating area upstairs too.

Myself and my partner enjoyed a lovely meal here. We dined in , service was impeccable, all the the staff were friendly. Food was great.

I remember this Fish & Chip shop when it was called Cliff Taylor's and was the best for miles around. People including me used to drive from Royston to buy their food. Sadly I don't think its anywhere as good as it was in the mid 1970's but thats progress and inflation!!

Brilliant gluten free options on a Thursday and Saturday. Tried it for the first time this week - really clear labelling, staff being careful about cross contamination, and more importantly it was delicious! Great to have a gluten free vegetarian option too with the halloumi. We'll be back!

Stunningly good fish and chips at a bargain price. Pukka pies also served. Restaurant is upstairs, it isn't fancy, but a really great place. I last came here 20 years ago, and if anything, it is better. No greasy chips here!

Delicious fish supper in 1st floor restaurant. Good value for money.

Eaten in twice now. Efficient happy service. Excellent portion size. Easy parking. Would recommend.

Very nice .Pleasant helpful staff

Would be nice to get the order right

Decided to finally review this place. I learnt they won an award and went back after one year. It’s still really good but not the same. Oilier and portions have been reduced. Still better than anything else in baldock.

Best fish and chips in the whole of heartfordshire. Bar none.

It's been a weekly tradition for my family to come back to this shop specifically for fish and chips and they're always good! Chips are proper nice and staff are lovely. Recommended chippy

This place is amazing the staff are excellent

Food is really great here and at a reasonable price, customer service was great as well 5stars

Lovely time staff great day food

Third of what will be a regular experience I expect. Photos from the most recent two visits. I usually arrive to take away on the earlier side and during the week mostly around 6pm. Orders are taken promptly and accurately. Potions are of a nice size - not too big. The batter is always crisp and the chips are well cooked with not many small bits. I can also recommend the curry sauce. Service ranges from very quick to good (if they have to cook something for my order it has always arrived quickly and the need for such had been explained while ordering and before payment). Very happy - worth the drive. Free parking nearby always a bonus.

We've just got fish and chips from the maltings at baldock and they are absolutely gorgeous thank you so much they are 👍😊

Owner wants to concentrate on serving customers instead of trying to be little customers with the cost of living crisis you don't want to give customers a reason on why they don't want to use their business at present I wouldn't recommend anybody to use this shop as for the woman who runs it only interest is to drive people away and to stir trouble people should be warned

Good service, reasonably priced and nice upstairs seating area

Perfectly good Chippy! Unusual to have a restaurant upstairs. Pricey, as they all have become, Fish and Chips are no longer the cheap takeaway they once were.

Completely hit or miss. Stood in the shop on a Saturday evening and we were ignored for the best part of ten minutes. On a weekday great fish and chips.

Lovely place for very nice fish and chips,

Excellent food good service, and great value for money

Great food and good banter with the guys frying up the food.

Good chips fair sized portion too!

Great food nice people as always

This is just the best fish and chips. Eat in up stairs in the restaurant with ale and wine. Can't go wrong. Perfect

Nice food but portions definitely been dramatically reduced, whilst prices have gone up. Large chips 3.75 and barely enough for two people...I'd hate to see a medium. Why cut down on portions of chips?... they don't cost much to buy at all and previously, a large was too much for two people, so won't be back, as I think other places in Baldock offer better value for money.

Fish and chips was fantastic would go back again

Much better than the previous time..plenty of chips this time

A while since I had fish and chips , shocked a bit by price but they were nice although small portion compared to other fish and chip shop. Order was taken wrong but refund given although only 1 person seemed to know how to do it. Very pleasant inside and cards taken.

Had a lovely meal at maltings it was nice to have food from a fish and chip shop that isn't greasy. The staff are polite and happy to help

Family have been coming here for years. Saw it change hands and go completely down hill. But now it's in new hands, and it's great! Firstly, a lot of fast food joints like this can be quite dirty/sub standard - this place is spotless, and in the 5/10 minutes we waited for our order, we saw hand cleaning numerous times. Staff are all super sweet/polite (if anyone in the comments suggests otherwise, then just respect that may be whoever dealt with you that ONE day was merely having an off day? Or better yet... you're the problem you absolute Karen? Because there's no way in hell any of them are rude you muppets). My dad's pretty fussy, so for him to compliment the fish is enough for me. I had the chicken, which was perfectly cooked. Chips aren't greasy either, they've got them perfect. Price - absolutely reasonable (bordering on cheap). All in all, best fish and chip shop you'll find in the area. Forgot to take photos as I was busy stuffing it down my gullet :)

Wonderful food hot .very welcoming staff .lots of food .very good place good fish chips 🍟

Very friendly and welcoming staff. Fresh fish and chips with curry sauce which was delicious. Best first and chips bar in Baldock.

Excellent quality and quantity of fish and chips. Does kids and I think OAP portions too. Reasonably priced too. Inside seating area appears to currently be closed.

Always cooked fresh. Lovely Jubbly

Sadly its not a cheap take away these days but I couldnt fault the fish or the chips.

This chip shop was spotless and staff friendly and food good. Portions could be a bit more generous for your £5 . Ordered 3 Savaloy and chips other than that food nice and fresh.

New to the area and found a voucher to use in the restaurant upstairs. Interior nothing special however the fish and chips was very nice! Staff very friendly special propts to the young blonde gentleman seving us very friendly and service with a smile:) pictured is large cod and chips

Our favourite fish & chip shop/ restaurant

Had the haddock, excellent. Well done 👍

Chips were really fresh and the plaice was excellent.

Visited today , fantastic value for money,

Small portions, for large orders, haddock was not like it was years ago in there, kids regular cod , looked like a fish finger £9.20 for a regular cod and chips, asked for large chips, same as the kids regular, will never darken the door again in this place, have had cheaper fish and chips in Brighton.

Very good quality fish n chips. Extremely good hygiene and staffing levels. Is not open on Sunday or Monday so don't be caught out by this. Open times are 11 30am to 2 and 430 to 9 on the other days, so not open continuously throughout the afternoon.

We had fish and chips this evening was looking forward to it as per review but ours was awful Dried up chips and greasy batter fish and haddock expensive and Dried out will never return

Food was really good, some of the best chips in the area. Service was quick and friendly. Would definitely visit again.

We go here most weeks, went today but very disappointed about the chip portion size, chip price increased over a few weeks but portion size decreased - very disappointed regular customer

Good quality, protion sizes could be more generous but good for the waistline I guess! Delicious food, my preferred baldock chip shop

I ordered two specials, Cod Bites With Chips, for £4.50 each. They were gorgeous. The chips are to die for. The battered cod bites were pretty big and everything was seasoned to perfection. And it was hot too. My son and I sat outside in the sun enjoying our meals. I went back inside after the meal and told the staff just how good it was. Really enjoyable.

Excellent fish and chips and great service. Will be back soon.

We just returned home from having a very nice meal of Cod and Clips at Maltings Restaurant in Baldock. The Chippy we used to regularly dine in as far back as the 1980s. It's lovely to know it's now restored to its former excellence and that being so satisfied today we can hope to regularly dine there again as we used to do. Alf and Cath Chapman

Very friendly staff, food is extremely good quality, the lady serving upstairs (sue I believe) was very engaging actively going out of her way to ensure our visit was exceptional, Thank you

Best fish and chips i have had in a long time!! Perfecto!!!!

Probably the best fish and chips I have had away from the coast, well cooked and seemed very fresh. Service was good and portions a good size, definitely recommended whether you are a local or travelling through and need a good meal to help you on your journey. Well worth the diversion off the main roads to get a good meal, parking is easy and Baldock is a changed town from the lorry park it was pre bypass days.

I normally pre-order via the phone, good quality and portions and Friendly staff.

Friendly service. Used the upstairs table service. Cod and chips were faultless.

Fantastic food and great service the young lady who served us was brilliant and very polite thank you

Excellent food & service. Polite & friendly staff. Good size portions, best fish/chicken & chips in Baldock

Very good indeed. Much improved under new ownership.

Lovely fish and chips served freshly cooked.

Had a great meal of Cod and chips today 😋

My regular Friday night dinner. Chrispy batter and chunky chips.

Best Fish and Chips in Baldock, big portions and very tasty

Really nice the fish was beautiful and the staff was very polite and helpful very clean we wilw be going back 💯

Ahoy me maties!!!!! 🏴‍☠️ So a little birdy told me about a chippy that was apparently good enough to rival the homelands offering... queue a 50 odd mile round trip! (Nothing to do with an excuse for a ride 😉 ) On arrival I have to admit I was impressed (first question being do you have Gravy?), lovely gent and ladies working there, and what seemed quite a family friendly establishment. Biker friendly with a fair amount of parking nearby. COVID check in, with more than adequate sanitiser for your (rather warm) reviewer on arrival. Made my order and grabbed a pew outside. Now... Did angels descend from the heavens on eating my food, bracketed by signs of the apocalypse at a Southern establishment being a close second to my usual?! Ermmm, well no actually but I have to admit my stomach went to a very happy place ☺ Chips were lovely, not greasy and just enough to go with the sausage, Gravy and coke. Definitely would recommend a visit as if even the basic stuff I ordered was this good, well, I might pop back to try the other offerings 😄 Definitely worth a visit if you're close by or in the area- for me personally the trip length means it won't be a regular, but like in most movies "I will never forget the time we had" *eye roll I know*

Tasty fish and chips, for a good price.. With friendly service

I love the curry sauce with the bits in it.

Excellent all round, quality of fish & chips is top notch. We have switched from fish bar where chips are never ever cooked enough....

Surprised this place wasn't heaving with customers, best fish and chips I've had in a long time.

Really good, batter was fantastic, very light and crispy. They know how to cook perfect fish and chips.

Very delicious, perfectly cooked. You need to go get some now!!!

Started using this fish and chip shop during lockdown after the oriental one further up the road was always busy, and as with all oriental takeaways, only take cash for some reason. I find The Maltings a lot better and the chips less greasy, though would like a few more in the box 😉

Loved this fish and chip shop. Fast service, great food.