Mary Lambert's Cafe and Takeaway in Hartlepool

The portion sizes seem to be a lot different when you get delivery to what you get when you sit in for a meal. The quality of food is a lot better in store.

never tasted fish as fresh as the fish that you get from here. nice chips also. Definitely recommend!.

good quality fish and chips crispy batter and no greasiness. very tasty..even the dog agrees!!!

Regular visitor to collect fish and chips for my elderly parents. Attitude from staff on the serving counter Friday 4/10 was disgusting. Rude. Getting orders wrong. Hope this is a one-off because it was not good enough.

Great food .... still hot great service

lovely fresh Fish and chips and nice and hot

Great value for money , on time

I did not get my order but it is showing as delivered.

Beautiful food thankyou so much ☺️

absolutely lovely, as always. you can tell the people who make the food put effort in.

Tzatziki sauce was disappointing and taste funny, should be done with a fresh cucumbers, not pickles. Very sour! All food undercook and bland.

Best battered sausage and Curry sauce in this town!

Beautiful food every time thank you

superb as always. piping hot tea fresh food unbelievable 😋

Great food as always and packed carefully. 13 different meals ordered and all arrived perfectly. Thank you again from happy office staff :)

I waited a long while for them to prepare curry and chips twice and a chip butty. I was going to ask at the counter how much longer I had to wait for such an easy request. Chips were ready as they were serving the sit in part so that wasn't a reason for the delay. The lady continued to take orders from the que but no one was making the orders up. The lady before me said she has waited 20 mins so far. Once I got home, I was shocked at how small the portion size was, especially for the chip butty. Approx 10 chips if I was lucky in the butty. I paid nearly £13!! I certainly won't be using this company again and will drive a little further for a better sized portion.

My order was left outside my front door and was just to say warm

Lunch order for 7 people with various notes left, all followed and each item clearly labelled. Thank you again from our office :)

Gotta say I was really impressed with the fish and chips.... The fish was lovely and white and the batter was lovely and crispy... Its the best fish and chips I have had in a long time.... Also purchased the quiche salad to have later during the day and that also was lovely and fresh... Salad was lovely and crispy and not days old like some places send... Thanks guys I think this this will be my go to place now especially for fish and chips ☺️

Food is always amazing, everything comes as ordered.

Visited on Good Friday as I wasn’t able to stand in queues at our normal chippy so we decided to treat ourselves. Staff noticed I was on crutches and very quickly found us a seat close to entrance so we didn’t have to walk far. We both decided to have the small cod special at £11.99 each along with extra peas/beans. We did have quite a long wait for our food. The restaurant was reasonably busy but it wasn’t packed out. When it arrived my husbands portion was ok but mine was tiny. It wasn’t even a child sized portion. The food was delicious but at nearby £14 a portion I certainly expected more than what was effectively a large fish bite. I really should have complained in the shop but I’m quite ill and didn’t feel up to arguing in front of a busy shop. On the plus side the fish tasted beautiful. The chips were lovely golden home made ones. Mushy peas were tinned by were edible. I’d buy again if I were passing ( although perhaps not the fish but I wouldn’t come here specially.?

Really great always love coming here

Lovely food every time fast efficient delivery

My friend treated me to lunch and it was really nice but I think for fish in a bun with chips and a bit of cold slaw and sauce and some salad and coffees £39 was a bit too much to pay I would expect that down south but not in Hartlepool

I ordered lunch for 12 members of staff. The order was delivered as requested with each item clearly labelled and requests regarding salad preferences noted. Food was delicious and we've all decided this is our new go to for lunch on Fridays. Thank you!

When some one personally asks not for a crust on cornbeef slice for the middle bit and their send it out with a massive crust On!!! Won’t be getting my money again this shop and it’s cold

Purchased 2 Mothers day afternoon tea boxes everything lovely and fresh and choice was great quality and quantity amazing would definitely recomend this place to anyone 😊

Very fresh fish, those chips are also amazing!

estimated delivery kept changing - food arrived about 5 minutes after the latest updated time - but was not too bad

wow amazing food, jacket potato with cheese and beans was melt in the mouth delicious and made me feel better, stotties are some of the best bread ive ever tried and of course jam and coconut cakes are really tasty, thank you and thank you to the polite delivery driver

Always love ordering from here

absolutely lovely we definitely will go back the fish was amazing so fresh 😍

Forgot my custard but apart from that everything was lovely

Clean nice environment to enjoy your foods

thank you the food is gorgeous

We waited 40 minutes before leaving hungry. Very poor and won’t be back. Young lad flying around but old ladies standing around doing nothing

I came here today hoping for a nice lunch with family before my shift at work I have to say that the customer service was good seats comfortable and music from the kitchen was good but that is also the prices for the portion sizes is shocking especially so when being charged £1 for a single slice of bread which is a joke alone then my fish was completely tasteless and chips extremely dry this establishment advertises how many awards they win for their fish and chips well quite frankly I have no idea who is voting for this but I assure you I will not be back at this cafe

I get it delivered and if it going to be a bit late their let you no i would and do alway order again the food is fantastic well done x

Absolutely gorgeous home cooked food for an amazing price 👌

Good quality award winning fish and chips, but the portion sizes have shrunk massively, and prices have risen .Too much, it's no longer an affordable alternative for a meal when visiting the town .Pity!!

30 minutes late. Flat cold food. Large fish at £9 each were tiny. Not happy at all

Wow. Can't believe Takeaway chips are£3.50, Chip butty is a bun with a few pale, limp chips. Can't believe that they get awards.Enough said

Was delicious the only fish and chip delivery that managed to retain the crispy batter. Portion size perfect for me. Mushy peas were spot on

Food was hot on delivery. Good portion sizes and very enjoyable.

Bought two ginger slices, which the lady behind the counter picked up with her fingers. There were tongs available for her to use. I should have asked her to use the tongs and for a replacement, but felt uncomfortable doing so. I just took them home and sliced off the edges where she’d handled them before eating.

Really enjoyed the food. Will be coming back again.

Good. Large cod a bit small. Not much bigger than a half lot fish. Bit disappointed

Absolutely beautiful food..Best chip shop by far but tiny portions for 27quid. Rang to complain and very bad attitude from staff.

Beautiful piping hot as always buns unreal

Food was lovely I will be eating from here again

Absolutely shocking waiting time for fish and chips only ..

It was really nice. Really recommend it to others.

Really enjoyed the fish and chips thank you

Corbeef pie pastery was stale tasting filling was more potato than cornbeef so bland chips were cold but gravy and peas warmed them up a bit

Handled with care very nice food

Wrong items delivered. Missing a large fish at £8-50.

We were missing a battered sausage and the chips were a bit hard. Curry sauce was very runny. Fish was nice and it was delivered hot.

Today was my first time trying the food from here and safe to say I shall be a returning customers. Everything was delicious. The fish just fell apart in my mouth. Absolutely loved the homemade tartar sauce too. Thanks you

Fish and chips today for resident group and they were delicious. Thank you

Lovely food we order regularly thanks guys 🤩

Lovely half lot and brownies to die for definitely be back

I haven't been to Mary lamberts for years and I have been missing out! The food was absolutely beautiful and well worth the money!! I will definitely be ordering from here again 😊😊 thank you!!

Fish and chips were lovely arrived hot would defo order again

Soup was amazing! As was the toasties. Will order again

Was lovely as always value for money always fresh and tastes amazing thanks again

Great delivery. Great food but not enough chips. Ginger cake was absolutely brilliant. Will use again.

Could have been warmer. Had to put it in microwave ☹️

Its a shame coz usually lovely this place, but yesterday me and the Mrs both got cornbeef slice chips and gravy. When it came the chips were rock hard . When the lad came over to ask if everything was ok I told him no the chips are disgusting. When I went to pay I was asked again and again I said no the chips rock hard . Between us both we eat about 5 chips . So we ended up paying £21 for 2 cornbeef slices and gravy really which is absolutely disgusting. Sad to say buy probably the last time we'll ever go 🤬

Really nice size breakfast bun Awsome pies too been shopping here for many years

Hubby brought me here for breakfast and first visit to Establishment. Waited a while at sign which states "wait here to be seated" and eventually told to find a seat. Both had full English breakfast, not the best we have had. Eggs had crispy film on bottom so chewy (obviously put in too hot oil/pan to start cooking), egg shell on my plate (hubby noticed before I ate), Bacon overcooked, mushrooms tasteless, toast, hash browns and black pudding nice. Loved the booths seating. Loved the heart shaped shortbread biscuit which came with hot drinks. Didn't use toilet facilities (if they had as didn't look).

Large fish was tiny today. Same size as a half lot. Driver rung doorbell then ran off just leaving food on step. Very poor delivery service.

Friendly staff. The breakfast was 7 out of 10. Egg overcooked and wasn't keen on the mushrooms. Otherwise very nice.

Needed warming up. But was lovely. A minor blip as usually it’s spot on.

Great again cannot fault any of the food breakfasts or dinners big thumbs up!

food amazing as always so fresh and tasty 😋 😍 thank you

Always hot and all items always there fast delivery excellent service

Lovely clean & contemporary cafe/restaurant with disabled access. Tasty freshly cooked food served quickly by efficient friendly and helpful staff. My one and only complaint was paying £4.95 for a fairly ordinary hot chocolate drink with a squirt of cream a sprinkle of marshmallows. I will definitely be back, but will give the hot choc a miss.

You can see why they have won awards....very light and tasty crisp batter over very white fresh fish. We had cod & haddock and both just right. Menu was a bit confusing if you just wanted fish & chips on its own with no extras....could do with simplifying. Some choices over priced. Just go for good fish & chips .........as restaurant & toilets just plain. Service good.

gorgeous as always thank you 😊

Just like what we get at the artuim

Very nice food as always. Thank you guys 😊

Great fish, chips and mushy peas. The ordering system was easy to use and the food was still hot when it was delivered- all on time too. Absolutely no complaints and will use again in the future.

Fantastic! We popped in for a sit-down fish and chip meal on Thursday mid-afternoon. My husband ordered the regular fish and chips special, I ordered the small. The portions were great, the food was fresh and cooked perfectly and the batter melted in your mouth! I really liked the tartar sauce, it tasted homemade. This was our first visit but we will definitely return. The staff were friendly and the restaurant was lovely, bright and clean. I thought the prices were great too, especially given the quality. 10/10 from me.

absolutey delicious 😋 thank you

The half lot was amazing, the best chips ever

Small portions, did not read my notes, pies leaking all over, bones in one of the fish, been ripped off, will not be ordering again.

They do a phenomenal jacket spud

Pumpkin Soup and sandwich was gorgeous All of the order was. How did I not know how nice this place was!

Half lot was one of the best fish n chips I’ve had from any chippy

Ordered a breakfast bun lovely

I haven't been here since I was 10 and I'm 39 now the food has always been amazing the quality of the food and portions are spot on, it's a must visit!!

Over the moon came on time food hot and tasty

Really nice tasty food,fish was beautiful

Wrong items sent out on delivery

1st time here and definitely will be bk .... Absolutely beautiful fresh salad sandwichs also chips were real chips lol.tnk you perfect

Food lovely but very small portions even for a small

Absolutely gorgeous. Very tasty. The chips were chunky and perfect not greasy at all. Corned beef pie lovely and peppery as were the peas and gravy. Highly recommended.

Wonderful freshly cooked food and excellent service

Food was good would of expected more chips with a large fish but its OK. Curry sauce wasn't great but that might be my taste buds, wish there was an option to order the tarter sauce as that's my favourite thing about this place when I eat in. Brownies were delicious

Portion size was more for a toddler and price was definitely not worth it.