Master Fryer in North Hertfordshire

New to the area and wanted to get fish and chips for dinner so tried Master Fryer because it had the best score and reviews. Not sure if it was an off night but it was some of the worst fish and chips my husband and I have ever had. Soggy and flavourless fish and watery mushy peas, the chips were the only redeeming item but even after asking twice for salt and vinegar tasted unseasoned. Also no scraps which was surprising, but after having the fish, no wonder, there was no crispy batter to fall off it for scraps!

Worst Fish & Chips ever! Chips inedible as they had been left on the counter pre cooked and left in tins. Scampi are divided into three to make three portions. Chicken was dry and over cooked and extremely small. Fish had been over filleted so it was paper thin. The saveloys were the only thing we didn't throw away. Never again!

Amazing and totally worth the money. Tasty and good portions good value friendly staff .... Well worth a visit

Nice fish and chips 🍟🐟 Would use again.

No point going anywhere else for fish and chips. Also have the BEST chicken kebab wrap for miles!! Always a pleasant welcome, fast and tasty.

Delicious Fish And Chips. Amazing service With Very Friendly Staff.

Best fish and chips friendly service 😋

Best fish and chips I’ve ever had very friendly staff 🌹🌹

Always good chips, pies and fish. Pity prices have gone up probably due to silly council tax increases.

This used to be the best fish and chip shop in Royston however yesterday 31.07.23 I bought my neice and me some chips and they must of been fried about 5 times. They were hard and unedable. Such a shame as it was amazing.

Fish wasn't freshly cooked batter was hard obviously cooked hours before being sold

Great Chippy .ok this place is great honestly this is not a bad review, visited Master fryer three times in 4 days Tuesday before closing Amazing fish and chips Second time they forgot to put items on the order and the food was dry . Friday fish was perfect , chips weren't far from perfect. Thanks

The plaice and chips is very good and the mix kebab is very tasty and a very good portion for 2, Staff seem friendly.

Really great fish and chips well worth a visit

They cook their fish fresh, so there may be a wait. Shop's nearby so you can have a wander. Nice fish and chips.

Usually I enjoy my chips from here, but on 19.1.23 they looked and tasted stale. I had to throw them. The fried chicken was ok.

The best fish and chips shop in royston

Proper chip shop. Nothing fancy. Great food. Not expensive.

Friendly service. Cooked to order. Generous helpings

We ordered Cod and chips, fish cake and chips, wasn't overly busy. Order was ready within five minutes. The chips were over cooked looked liked the previous nights chips, the cod was hard not fresh and the fish cake looked like Road kill. Disappointed and shall not be returning.

Fantastic fish and chips with generous portions

Super fast service!! Well priced and the best chippy I have had the pleasure of trying!

Delicious and freshly cooked fish and chips. Kids love the fish bites option. Staff are always very nice. Good value for money. Great that they've started to take card payments too.

Lovely friendly staff, nice food.

Always good food from here. I had the chicken this time which was great.

This has been my favourite chippy in town since I was at middle school but our last 3 visits were so poor I've had to stop using them, portion size halfed and chips so undercooked they still looked raw. Such a shame.

Chips were limp and soggy batter was rubbery and cold

Not good, Fish (Haddock) was an odd colour and chips soggy

Great food always piping hot and tasty.. 🙂

Chips ok, but the chicken was hardly edible, not nice would avoid chicken.

Despite only being open 30 mins the chips seemed very tired & the fish was moist but sloppy.Not really what I call fresh fish & chips. Quantity ok but quality not. Shame because other reviews seemed good.

Very nice food, does not accept card payments.

Master Fryer is by far the best chippy in North Hertfordshire. Their burgers are awesome too! Would not go anywhere else for fish n chips

Absolutely minging revolting chips always cold like reheated leftovers sausage in batter always floppy the worst chip shops I’ve ever tried Royston is awful for food anyway the other chip shop round the corner vile as well

Best fish and chips around customer service is good and portion sizes are good value for money

Fabulous food. Value for money and staff are lovely.

Love this shop so friendly and food tastes grt

My Haddock was Dry,but a very large portion

Portion sizes ae very good you get good amount for your money excellent service. Good, Good, Good ….

The best chip shop in Royston. The staff are always very friendly and welcoming. Great variety of items on the menu. The medium fish is the size of a whale and cooked to order, so allow time for this and the chips are double cooked, so always nice and crispy. The portions of chips are also huge, so always worth considering sharing a portion with someone else.

Fish freshly cooked chips freshly cooked but were undercooked. Staff friendly

Just used for the first time and it was delicious. Only had medium cod & chips but it was huge, actually couldn't finish it all. Will be going back again. The staff were really friendly to and offered to carry my bag to the car as I am on crutches. Fab x

Amazing quality as always! Best value fish & chips in Royston and miles around! Under those Medium size fish and chips, is more fish than you can possibly eat!!

Just like to thank them so much for what they are doing helping people out lot as what we going through good on them keep it up thank you

Hadn’t visited here for years until last weekend and very much enjoyed my take away meal. Shall visit again for sure!

Very nicely cooked fish and chips good portions good service. First time customer, will use again.

Got a couple of potions of fish and chips from here on a Monday night as we were travelling through the town - they were really good. The chips were fresh and crispy, and the fish was also fresh and a good size. I’d happily have food from here again.

The best chip shop by a country mile, plus extremely friendly staff

Very good food very nice staff we go here although the village we live in has a chippy

What a surprise. We enjoyed an excellent fish & chip takeaway. Excellent piece of fish, freshly cooked along with fresh chips. We also had an accompanying salad. Great value and good service.

Lovely staff, really helpful and friendly, chips could be better

Good food very pleasant staff and surroundings food mostly cooked fresh short wait well worth it

They always seem to have freshly cooked chips, and they're not greasy either. Friendly staff who are willing to chat with you while you're waiting.

The food was discusseding all 3 off us have there food all 3 off us was very ill and that is all we had had two eat all day they where leaving uncooked chips on the hot counter and then they over charged me and under changed me horrible place

have given this place a few chances. Chips always grand but fish on the third try was still more batter than fish , over cooked close to burnt. Disappointing. Price same as other chippers 8/9 for large cod and chips.

Amazing Fish and chips! Good prices and very tasty!

Great food friendly staff I'm now a regular customer

Freshly cook food good value and very tasty

Above average fish & chips, nicely cooked, and generous portions, The Rock Eel/ Salmon was light and very tasty with a crispy batter coating.

Good service and nice Fish and chips!

Superb kebabs, chips and fish 😎

Fab service from super friendly staff, food always delicious, we as a family don't go anywhere else 👌🏻👍🏻😋

Great service. Tasty chips. Large lovely fish. Batter could be better.

Good quality and good value for money , Just what you need from a Chip Shop , good range with Standard fare plus Kebab offering , freshly cooked , hit the spot

Food is ok at best, service leaves a lot to be desired

Possibly 1 of the worst fish and chip shops I've even been in the staff just look like they don't want to be there horrible service and fish looks like it's been sat there for days would never ever go to that again

We had senior portions of cod&chips excellent taste ample portion size.

This place has fabulous fish and great chips but they undercook everything. The batter is always soft and soggy. The battered sausages are great quality, but again, they leave the batter pale and soggy. 5 Minutes more in the fryer guys!

Really friendly guys and delicious chips!

Bought our Father's Day food here good but I may be out of touch but 2 fish and chips , 1 savoly and chips1 pie and chips £26?

Very nice cod and chips polite service

This place has always got amazing chicken and chips really good food friendly staff very well recommended

Easily the best in the area. The staff are great too! 5 stars all round

This a good place to get you fish and chips they are very friendly. The food always hits the spot.

I found the cod poor quality thin fish also under cooked batter again not crispy like it should be the chips not as fresh as the should be soggy was £7..50 for cod an chips so not cheap alas the fish definitely was 😩

The best fish and chip shop in royston by far. Cheap prices quality food and staff are very helpful and polite.... go regularly

Excellent fish and chips, huge portions and friendly service

Good well cooked chips, nice curry sauce

Best fish and chip shop in Royston. lovely fish and brilliant staff I would recommend it thanks master fryer .

Lovely fish and chips, burgers are really nice too. Everything always properly cooked and not soaked in fat.

Was ok. Prices and portion sizes not great

Very nice food, lovely people and at a good price.

Very friendly and nicely cooked food

Good fish, good chips, both well cooked and you are always greeted and made welcome as you walk into the shop

For me the best chippy in Royston although I know others who might dispute that ! .. Always had good freshly cooked food at a good price .. what more could you ask for

Cooked to order - if you're taking away you can ring ahead and they'll have it ready for you. Delicious fresh fish in huge portions. Nice guys with friendly service and a big menu in case fish & chips isn't your scene. Would be my first choice for fish & chips in Royston based on service alone.

Best fish and chips around and staff are fantastic they even kept my food from another outlet warm while my fish was being cooked without having to ask

Had fish & chips; had a fairly long wait - the fish was a bit oily (it had soaked through the box by the time I got home) and it was a bit chewy (as if it had been unfrozen quickly!) - chips were good.

You can ring ahead and order and then collect which saves a bit of time. Friendly staff, very nice food.

Lovely food, great tastings​ food. The people the run it are fantastic and brilliant to talk to.

Best tasty fish and chips in Royston. Always piping hot with golden crispy batter and generous chip portions. Excellent deal for senior citizens. Service is always polite and friendly

This is the best fish and chip shop in royston by far! The chips are delicious and always hot! Reasonable prices! The staff are very friendly too.

Best chippie by far in the area , lovely fish and chips , i. Love their chicken very tasty. The staff are always very polite and courteous and you never wait long for your food

Have had take away orders here on a few occasions. always good quality and decent portion size. Team very friendly. Like the fish and chips being wrapped in box.

The food is excellent and presented well in cardboard boxes designed to stop your food going soggy on the way home. Best choppy in Royston by a mile!

The main thing about this place is the friendly staff. The emals are cheap and very well prepared. I love the Chicken Shish kebab cooked to order. It is a good place to stop right near the A10 in Royston

Definitely the best chip shop in town, fish is never soggy, nor are the chips. Food is always well cooked and tastes great.

Food is always freshly cooked to order. The best fish & chip shop by far in Rotation. Highly recommend.

We were visiting a campsite near Royston before going to Duxford. Friday evening is Fish and Chip night. We parked near Morrisons and walked 5 minutes or so before coming across Master Fryer. There was a queue, but this was quickly delt with and we got our food. The batter on the fish was light and there was not too much of it, the chips were good and the mushy peas had peas in. All in all a good meal at a reasonable price.