Mariners Fish & Chip in Plymouth

This place does by far the best chips in Plymouth without a doubt!! The fish has lots of flavour and a good potion size to with Lovely crispy batter. And the Gravy in this place is amazing. I found my new go to chippy and also the owners are very friendly and welcoming.

Had a full day out so thought we would grab chippy for tea. I seen other people fish before so thought we would give it a go but I feel disappointed and ripped off. It wasn’t much bigger than a jumbo sausage and was mainly batter ( very thick soft batter) I don’t mind sausage and chips here etc but after paying £12.60 for cod and chips and curry sauce I am not impressed. Seemed a lot of money for the portion tonight.

I’ve recently moved to the area and was passing by and thought it smelt lovely so I popped in. My order was simple. Just a regular chips. Firstly, £3.50 for a regular chips is a rip off. I was told it would be a few minutes wait for the chips and got a bit exited as I knew they’d be fresh when I got home. About 3 mins later my order was complete and I was walking home. Got home all exited to eat my chips. Only To open them up and discover that they were literally anaemic. They had no colour on them whatsoever and still looked frozen. I took one out of the bag and ate it. And lo and behold. It was partly frozen still. I would’ve gone back but it was closed by the time I had gotten home and realised they wasn’t cooked properly. Bitterly disappointed at this. The amount of salt and vinegar was poor as well I asked for extra and got barely anything. This is coming from someone who used to work in a fish and chip shop too. Won’t be going again any time soon.

The batter around the fish was not cooked properly, it was soggy, and spoilt the meal, Had to peel it off the fish and bin it making the remaining fish much smaller because the uncooked batter stuck to the fish. This is the second time it has happened so will not chance it again.

The best service and quality fish n chips/food we had so far. We visited Plymouth over half term and I usually visit fish n chip shops around the country and this shop was recommended by a few clients of mine. I heard that it was taken over by new management and the young couple that I met there were so organised and friendly. The Fish n chips was lovely and the burgers too. Ordered for family and everyone was satisfied. Thank you so much see you soon. Highly recommendable, freshly made while you wait. Thank you!!

The best service and quality fish n chips/food we had so far. We visited Plymouth over half term and I usually visit fish n chip shops around the country and this shop was recommended by a few clients of mine. I heard that it was taken over by new management and the young couple that I met there were so organised and friendly. The Fish n chips was lovely and the burgers too. Ordered for family and everyone was satisfied. Thank you so much see you soon. Highly recommendable, freshly made while you wait. Thank you!!

Very disappointing, very expensive and not much taste. We were in Plymouth visiting relatives on Tuesday 22 May around 6 pm. We are from Hartlepool and we were disappointed in what we bought

Found a black hair in my food not happy

First time I had been here for a very long time. I heard they had new owners... Staff were friendly.. Michelle was lovely to talk to while I was waiting for the freshly cooked food... The food itself was great. Tasty . Fish was perfect ...Still hot when I got it home... Will definitely there again.

Very nice, they do all sorts, I enjoy there Haddock with a regular chips. Then when at home, its plenty of tomato sauce and a slice of bread and butter. Just 5 stars all the way so if your around Mariners fish n chips pop in and ask for Michelle .. 👍👍😁😁

Top notch food and service every time

Update April 2024: Definitely not what it once was, I'm sure it's no doubt down to trying to juggle costs and product quality, but after the last take away I doubt we will be using here again, everything was just very bland. Update March 2023: The quality of the food seems to have gone down hill recently. We first noticed this when the chicken kebab changed. This has definitely put me off getting it. We now tend to get a mix with the kebab shop a couple of doors down. Definate fall from grace. Previous review: One of the best chip shops I've been to in Plymouth, we've had quite a few things here since the new management, all of which were excellent. Definitely one of the nicest kebabs I've had in a looong time, even better that it's with proper chips. Here's hoping the standards are maintained.

Fish'n'chips for tea today. We do this about once a month or so. Mariners has been variable over the years but, right now, these people have got it absolutely nailed. Excellent fish, great batter, sensible chip portions. Makes for a really good value meal and always friendly service. Highly recommended.

Since being under new management the food is absolutely delicious. Definitely will use them again.

Amazing service great food and big portions. The staff were lovely. The young girl that served us is doing a great job.

This evening we got x2 fish and chips. Shop is under new management so wasn't sure what it would be like. Well the staff are so friendly, the food was cooked fresh to order so no soggy chips or batter. It was really busy so shows how it’s improved. Was served by a young girl who was really friendly and had a lovely smile. Would definitely recommend!!!

We used this chippy tonight for the first time in a very long time, we heard it was under new management so thought we would give it a go. We ordered 2 large cod and a small chips. It was cooked fresh while we waited. The first thing I noticed was the fact it didn’t smell fishy…fresh fish doesn’t smell, so this made me hopeful 😂anyway, it was nice and hot, very tasty and would recommend it.

The new owners and staff are so friendly and the portion sizes are great. Was fat and full after our trip on Friday. Will definitely be making it a regular Friday trip now . Thanks also very clean and efficient

Thought I give it a try as was told its has new management, was greeted by a lovley couple who actually know how to cook good fish & chip 👌

Went here tonight just for chips against my better judgement. They were vile, like yesterday's re-heats. Been to this chippy quite a few times in the last few years. It is terrible and overpriced. I just keep thinking it must have got better, it doesn't. 6.00pm and no que must speak volumes.

Sausage missing from order .Cold chips , fish with soggy batter . Presume this chip shop has changed ownership as it was so good .Worst fish and chips . Would definitely not recommend

Average chips no better or worse than most places apart from the price. Much more expensive than most. Only chippy in the area so no competition.

Asked for large cod which I have had many times before and presented with a medium or small,also over cooked and batter over done.not impressed really for £8.50.

Perfect hot food for lunch, great service great food…always have chips for a chip butty and fish chip and mushy pea at the weekend for dinner.

Gone down hill, waited 25min for 2 pies to be microwaved after one bite they went straight in the bin!! The rest of the order was wrong when I got home and the batter literally slipped off my sausage because it was so full of fat, will not be going back

Had good food from there once can never seem to get them to deliver anymore

4.5 out of 5! Gorgeous Cod and Fish! Would recommend!

The kebabs here are decent, large mix kebab, yes please!

Really lovely little chippy. Great size portions and a good range of choices and the food is nice and crisp. Staff are really friendly and great with children. One of our favourites even though its not our local.

Haven’t been here for fish and chips since the Mortons sold it , what a disappointment, no nice crispy batter on the fish and seemed undercooked , chips a bit greasy and lukewarm . Would not bother going there again .

Really nice place Serves good food quick and food is nice

One of the best fish and chips I’ve had in a long time. Fresh and very tasty. Staff were happy and helpful.

I had the absolute pleasure of having fish and chips today and they were absolutely Devine the batter light and airy fish cooked to perfection and the best chips I have had for a very long time complete with fresh lemon I definitely recommend this chip shop I will definitely be back oh and the standard of cleaning is excellent thank you very much

I have just had the absolute pleasure of eating fish and chips batter light and airy excellent cooked fish and the best chips ever I definitely recommend this chippy and soooo very clean thank you to the lovely young lady who served me

2'' bone in my child's cod bite ,I understand small bones might slip through but that's bad

Not been here in 7 years. Back on top. Reminded me how it was when i was young

I notice there has been a few bad reviews about this local Chip Shop, the only thing I can say is that I have never been disappointed. All food has always been fully cooked and still piping hot after a 10-15 min drive home. The fish is always a proper fillet and the batter, mmm so nice and crunchy. My main happiness is the fact that the Gluten Free is cooked in a separate fryer meaning I am never poorly. Unlike some supposed gluten free foods from a ‘well known and respected’ Mutley chippy whose GF foods are cooked in the same fryers with everything else – no wonder I was so poorly for a few days after eating from there. Anyway 10/10 from me for this lovely chippy.

Used to be a good fish and chip shop until New owners. Just bought fish and chips and sausage in batter and chips. The fish was very very dry, the sausage in batter was warm and the batter was soft, and the chips were very hard as if they had been re-fryed. Would not recommend if you want to waste your money

We popped in last night as we fancied a Spam Fritter not many chip shops do these. Whilst we were waiting we couldn't help but hear this big lady server constantly having a go at the younger server. When the younger server said you have given me 4 items short the man behind the counter literally made her take out all of them and count them It was a normal size 8 and a childs size 6 = 14 which does make a shortage of 4. they did nothing about this then the older woman kept telling the younger one that she wasn't wrapping up the food properly. It is a disgrace!!! The Spam fritter was like a frisby so hard. Shall not be back. This needs sorting out as it is our local Fish & Chip shop.

The food was 5 star. It was just a shame to see all I can describe as workplace bullying. An older female member of staff was very frequently picking on one of the younger females, whilst also speaking in a very aggressive and in some cases patronising manner. I wish I had got their names however I’d did not as I didn’t want to have to stay in this environment. After this bully had been very aggressive multiple times the younger staff member had to temporarily walk away as they were quite clearly upset as it was obvious it’s not the first time they’ve been spoken to like this, upon returning this bully was being very sarcastic and patronising asking if they were ok and if they wanted to go home, just to try and make that staff member feel worse. There were 3 customers including myself, all 3 of which picked up on this behaviour, 2 of us made comments to the victim wishing all would be ok, which shows it’s not just me who picked up on this. I hope this victim gets some sort of recognition or reward for having to work in an environment like this. The older staff member was quite clearly a bully and should no longer deserve to be able to work within this business. To the victim, I hope all gets well soon.

Delicious here! Everything is super tasty and crispy and the chips are cooked perfectly every time with a good amount of seasoning. Best kebab wrap I've ever had, incredible!

Pretty good, definitely one of the better ones in Plymouth, I have had better but frankly not for many years.and not in Plymouth. I'd give it 7/10

First meal I've had here for ages and sooo disappointed. Fish was hot & fresh but very rectangular in shape, never seen a fish like that before!! And chips were cold and soggy. Server was grumpy and unhelpful, and if asked a question, just said "the menus all up there!!". Must admit the meal came very well boxed, the boxes probably cost more than the meals purchased put together!! Doubt I'll return, majority of meal was not as expected or edible and certainly not worth the money

Used to be really good up until new management now it's just not Chicken nuggets are now chicken balls and so greasy I could drain them and fry an egg batterd sausage is more like undercooked meat in a pastry wrap and if you order piece of chicken expect it to be fried within an inch of its life and taste like dish the only good thing is the chips which are a good portion size

Tryed Mariner fish and chip shop in Plymouth today as they have just reopened and all I can say is disappointing. When Alfred was there the chips were alway hot and fresh. Today was the new take over from Alfred, the chips were warm and tasted reheated, not enjoyable at all. We will try them once more and if this is the same, then we will find another local chippy. It does seem a shame as the portion, freshly cooked chips you had from Alfred were the best.

Best fish & chips! Good price and generous portions.

It's been great for some time now. The batter is crispy and tasty, the fish is really good. Chips are chips to me but they are done well not burnt or taste of oil. Very very good.

Good portion size, fair enough price, friendly staff, the sausage comes separate, would recommend if you're in the area.

Really good portions ..love the spicy chicken wrap, and chips are 9 times out of 10 really great. Good value/ taste ratio.

Lovely food. Big portions. Enough to feed an army lol Fish done like it SHOULD be done, crispy batter with white fish inside unlike some places who have soggy batter and watery fish.

The food that I received from here was absolutely shocking ,everything tasted like it was from the night before . Spent £30 and it all went in the bin

Usually love their fish n chips..yesterday not good. Batter on fish flaccid & thick...not usual standard so hoping a hiccup !!!

Excellent fish and generous good chips. Friendly fast service.

My favourite chip shop by far just up my road. So ideal if I don't fancy cooking

Deary me I’ve heard of last nights chips but the chips and battered sausages we just had were at least 3 days old, the salt was staggering ! Was like eating a salt lick clean on the shelf store and chasing it down with some smelling Salts The battered sausages wow ! You could of smashed a window with them and the Fish even the cats hated it, expecting proper bad poos all round tomorrow I’m truly offended at the awfulness of this place I mean it’s comically bad ! Now I’m a fat geezer and I don’t leave food ! But this was something else If I had a choice of eating this or poo for the rest of my life I’d eat poo gladly Do not ever go here ! If they offer a happy ending with every fish and chips still go hungry !! However send these chips to your friends inside they can use them to cut the bars and vamos This restaurant better sort themselves out because the health, food and hygiene lot will be paying a visit Looking back I wish now I got the money and just launched it onto the street to start a huge Scramble fight Useless, Pointless, old, Cold, Salty, Nasty, mummified chips Imagine the cheapest potatoes you could ever find, drive over them, scoop them up, dip them in the fryer, don’t sell them for 3 days, smother them in Salt, double dip them back in the fryer, Salt them again, freeze them and Post to the Dead Sea, Dipem’, Send back then wrap them up for people like me My cheat day aswell Unbelievable

The hottest chips ever in a takeaway! Lovely firm fish and crispy batter. Best fish and chips I’ve had in years.

Had large cod and chips absolutely lovely not greasy and.... No indigestiom😊👍👍 best yet

Use this fish n chips alot spending around 30pounds each time !come all the way from plympton and they want to charge me extra for sauce in my burger as I don't want salad great customer service

Nice food but got all the way home and they left off 4 sausages, I was waiting for 30 mins it should be enough time to check the order .

Never order large chips unless you are sharing!

All made to order, huge portions. Fish was lovely and flaky.

We had fish and chips fantastic will be there again soon thank you

Mariners deserve to win awards for cleanliness and product consistency - I’ve NEVER had a bad takeout from these guys and believe me, I’m easily disappointed by food products that are great once and then never again. My friends and family would agree with this review. Keep up the great work guys! Great value for money too!

Working away and having to have takeaways is always a gamble, but this place was outstanding. Lovely piece of fish and a mixture of soft and crispy chips. Definitely one of the best chippys I've been to and if I was working in Plymouth again I'd definitely go back.

Great food always. Great quality and service 👍👍

Me and my partner drive all the way from Whitleigh, just to get fish and chips here. Since it being taken over, the portion sizes are as generous as there prices.

Great fish and classic chip portions, a rare treat for me but well worth the wait.

First vist and we ordered for5 adults 2 kids and all the food was hot and tasty and only took 20 minutes from order to collection, will definitely be back .

Ordered a small fish and chips. It was a huge portion. Great quality. Will order one between two next time.

Great service, generous portions

2nd visit here as not far from my work place. Very friendly staff and quick service. Large portions, only downside wasn't very hot when I got home to eat.

Really nice and reasonably priced

The only happy person is Albertino. Waiting time is too long and the quality isn't as good as it was when first opened. From Friday to Mondays the road where their bins are kept absolutely stink.

Do not like the food from here gone down hill in last few weeks chips are dry and the burger wasn't even cooked properly

Found the chips a bit leathery, fish average. Can't say I enjoyed it.

First time I've used this fishy and was very happy with service, price and size of the portions. Clean and efficient fish and chip shop will definitely use again, keep up the good work, thanks.

not good dry chips and not even hot would not go back not very friendly looks clean enough though dissapoing

Tried this place tonight and was the worst fish and chips I’ve had in a long time, not only that but our order was incomplete and when I went back to complain the server was very rude. This used to be a good place but has gone down hill massively, would not recommend at all.

Purchased fish chips and jumbo sausage X2, definitely gaps in their holding process with temperatures as one was ok yet the other was cold. Large portions with the chips but as 50% are “bitty” and hard they are inedible. My wife called the shop only to be argued with and apparently it is impossible for this to have happened! Tried them a few times now and same every time. Sadly will never use again. Shame as i only live 2mins from the shop.

Went in for 3 small fish and chips, a small portion of chips will do 2 people, they are that massive! And a small fish is the size of a baby shark haha fish done to perfection and chips yummy too. When you first look at the menu, u think it is expensive, but wait till you open up your meal and see the huge portions, and it is actually really good value. Highly recommended!

Very great service and quick... high quality the food+ products. Recommend 😊

Eat there three times now, chips always hard. Fish was not cooked at the fat end. Been three times hoping they would settle in but will not be going again. Pity as I love local shops.

Best kebab & fish& chips in Plymouth. Great staff

Great tasting food. Always fresh and piping hot.

Paignton Store - My first order was not delivered and I had someone else's order offered to me. A member of staff did make the effort and bring a full refund to me with the food (even though it was cold). The next time I was told we would receive a discount for the inconvenience. This never happened. Afraid to say the food is nice but the service is shambles.

Got a bit greedy and couldn't eat it all because didn't realise the portions are so big.but tried cus it was soooo nice

Recently had a pensioner's portion which was excellent value and very tasty.

Very nice portions and quick quality service

My wife & I have had shared the large fish & chips several times now. The fish is very nice, large thick & chunky, with a very thin light crispy batter, very good, chips great too

Went in to try for the first time and was met with a very rude man who just nodded at me. I told him what I wanted and the only thing he said the whole time to me was "£5.60". No interaction, no please, no thank you. He turned around and said to the other man working "she wants gravy". He then in his own language said something very offensive about me and the other lady in the shop, he obviously didn't realise that I understood what he had said. As if this didn't put me off...A few days later the same man and a colleague were stood at the door of the shop smoking so people had to ask to get by to go into the shop. They then, without washing their hands carried on serving food to people. I don't think I'm rude if I say he was a plump man with no hair (that's nothing compared to what he said about me and the other lady!) Disgusting manners and disgusting behaviour.

Found this place by accident as had to use the post office a couple of doors up.Food always tastes fresh and massive portions.Extensive menu and I’ve got to be honest since I’ve discovered this place,I use them every week as my treat to myself.The guys who work there are friendly and always have a smile,plus,I’ve never had to wait too long for my food.You Wont be disappointed.

Been using this fish and chip shop since it opened earlier this year and always been ok. Just spent £15 on 2 meals and while mine was fine my husbands was cold. On phoning them to tell them this I was told that it was...

Excellent local chip shop in our opinion. Generous portions of quality fish & chips served by efficient staff after only a short wait while freshly made on our latest visit. Bright clean and modern interior with seating in the waiting area, a convenient car park right in front of the chippy, food pricing spot on and very happy overall with every aspect of our visits here.

We ordered today for a lunch in our workplace as it was a farewell lunch to our Manager. It was a large order for about 35 which we phoned through, given them an hour's notice. We were highly impressed friendly very well organised staff. We...

Fish not filleted properly and as a result had loads of bones in. Very off putting and therefore left most of the meal

Not a bad fresh arrival in Efford’s main street . Part of a mini-chain that has two other branches in Torbay. Small shop but an extensive menu and friendly efficient counter. Neatly squeezed in between a big grocer and a chemist so that if you...

Recently went in there and ordered a pie. I understand it was towards the end of the night, but it was impossible to cut, cold and very dry. It was as if it had been sat there all evening.

Just had Kebab, Chips and Curry Sauce, delicious and worth the money

Hubby had the chicken curry & chips, absolutely awful, chicken curry definitely is not homemade, ASDA smartprice would taste better is it worth the £6.50? Not a chance, plenty chips, portion size of chicken curry, not even a ladle size. Staff miserable as sin!

Mariners chain of chip shops have now taken over the old Our Plaice in Torridge Way. It's now got a flashy clean look about it and is run more professionally than previous owners. Staff are pleasant and uniformed. As well as the usual chip shop...