Melbourne Fry in North Ayrshire

Decent fish and chips for a good price. Staff were great.

Outstanding traditional chippy! My favourite for fish by a mile and I’ve tried fish up and down Scotland! It’s freshly made to order so sometimes a little wait but trust me it’s worth it! Not a bone in sight! Pure white fish inside. The rest of the chippy stuff is great also and all great value we often get the family meal box which has plenty for all the family (family of 4) I’ve always take away so can’t comment on the sitting in experience, I often take my meal down to the beach and enjoy it with a view …..bliss!

Served me food when I wanted it. It was nice and then I paid for it.

Very tasty steak pie supper! Nice cuppa tea too. Prices are great too, for sitting in. Staff are very attentive, cheery and helpful. The place to go for chips!!

Lovely friendly staff love the food always freshly made

Our local...ish chippy, always feel welcome. Food is hot n tasty and freshly made.

Decent chippy; fish was lovely and cooked fresh, chips & cheese was a tiny portion with very little cheese, next time i would ask for 2 portions of chips and cheese. Was good that it was wrapped in old school news paper.

Delicious fish and chips (Scampi was yummy). Cooked very nicely. Service was attentive and friendly. Place was comfortable and clean. Prices extremely reasonable - portions were massive, we left stuffed. Loved the fact that there was loads of seating. Just gutted we didn't get to go back to try a quarter deep fried pizza during our stay in the area. Highly recommend for a generous, homely chippie tea. Please support local gems like these! Thanks to the staff for a lovely dinner and the warm welcome.

THE BLACK PUDDING WAS NOT COOKING LONG ENOUGH

What a gem of a chippie! Excellent special fish (haddock in breadcrumbs) and a generous helping of chips - we got some coleslaw on the side to have some vegetable - and a really good price too. The staff were amazingly friendly, and everything was done with a big smile! All told, an excellent experience, and I'll definitely go again.

Food fantastic. Portion sizes a little on the small side but definitely worth a visit.

Lovely fish and chips.Very tasty with plenty in a portion. Great price too. Freshly fried but didn't mind the wait, it wasn't long.

The nicest fish and chips takeaway I've had in a long time. The fish was delicious - the batter on the fish was deliciously crispy. The chips were chunky and cooked fresh. Service was friendly yet quick and efficient. Definitely be back

Fresh! Crispy and super chips! Despite living in the next town we'd never tried The Melbourne before, don't know how we missed it, so glad we tried it tonight. Small fish supper was a great sized portion, the fish just flaked away and tasted really fresh. Great price too!

Guy was closing ....and said he would seve me ....what a beautiful soul him & the girl that served me .... 100% loved the food ... thank you

Best chips iv had in a long time and very good prices too

All 3 of us had a small fish supper, 2 battered and 1 in breadcrumbs. Didn't take long to cook and was delicious, just enough and no waste. Tasty fish and chips were not too chunky or just shrapnel. Takeaway wrapped in newspaper, just like the old days ❤

Lovely freshly made fish and chips best in the area yum

Lovely atmosphere, very friendly staff, food always exceptional

Fabulous fresh fish and crunchy chips

Best fish supper I've had in a good while and I've been everywhere . Fresh made , batter light and bubbly. Defo be my regular now

Best fish supper I've had for a while nice wee sit in restaurant as well

Over a hour for macaroni and chips

Food was great as usual. Quick and friendly service.

Found this place by accident and now come back every weekend for the last month. Freshly fried and great quality fish every time, really tasty (the batter is so different and better than others). Chips are always fresh and not too greasy. Coupled with this, the staff are very friendly and make the whole experience so much better. Top marks!,

A wee gem in Saltcoats. The food is excellent, great selection and the staff are always so welcoming and can't do enough for you. They also have heinz tomato sauce which is always a bonus with the kids 😉

Staff were great, friendly and polite. Food was very nice, gravy was amazing and the pots are huge!

Awesome service, food and prices

Ah, le "Fish'n Chips" un met exceptionnel et dans ce cas, délicat. Le poisson était croustillant, les patates frites croquantes à shouhait. Et vous savez pourquoi? Tout est frais, préparé sur place et devant vous. Bon appétit!!

Great choice of freshly cooked food at excellent prices. Very friendly staff. Well worth a visit when you are hungry

I’ve tried many fish suppers and this is by far the best I’ve had! It’s fresh and amazing and not a bone in sight! The other chip shop things are also delicious too but the fish is unbelievable!

Perfect chips , friendly staff and very reasonable prices

Anytime I'm in the area I pop into The Melbourne Fry. Never had a bad fish supper from there. Yesterday I sat in and had delicious crispy non-greasy fish, perfect chips washed down with a mug of hot tea. Great value tasty food.

Excellent fish tea and such lovely service. Very clean too. If we stayed local we would visit it every week!

Nipped in for some lunch we got fish to eat at the harbour nearby and it was absolutely delicious! Really good flaky fish will definitely return again. Thanks

Typical chip shop cafe with good menu. On street parking, easy access and clean toilets, well worth a visit and reasonably priced menu.

Freshly cooked batter crisp and tasty. Service very pleasant.

A great fish supper from a friendly team. Round the corner from the legendary Melbourne cafe sits this fine establishment. There is plenty of on street car parking and a Sainsbury’s car park only about a hundred metres away. Inside, the place is spotless. I had a freshly cooked traditional fish supper (shown) and it really was very tasty. The staff were friendly and attentive. This venue is also known for featuring on the TV programme Still Game when it was reportedly situated in the town called Finport (other scenes shot at Saltcoats Harbour and Largs).

Alway been the best place to go decent fish & chips

Excellent fish supper and good price

As always most enjoyable meal.Have never been let down on taste.

Very busy place. All made fresh.

Great freshly cooked food pleasant staff

First time I've been here. The fish and chips were great, best I've had in this area.

Food is awesome and great price.

Chippy has the best fish around but unfortunately its a big let down when it comes to delivery they only deliver for 4 hours and only on certain days and you cant pay through app or card im surprised its still open a wee bit of modernising wouldnt go a miss

Best chippy in the area, friendly staff offering great service - try the fish.

Amazing! Went with my friends and was £20 for 3 full meals, 3 drinks and extra sauce! The curry sauce was to die for and fish was lovely and soft and flaky on the inside with a great crunch😍 Would definitely return again

Fish supper was very disappointing. 2 pieces of fish was actually 1 piece cut in half.

I went here for fish and chips And I got 2 beautiful fish And they were nice...😋

After a fantastic day on Arran and the ferryvride back everyone was starved. There was not a lot of choice available for a large party with a dog. This fish shop was recommended to us by locals and we were not disappointed. Humble though it was the chips were perfectly cooked, the fish fresh and the batter very light. We were very impressed with the warm welcome and excellent service. We highly recommend.

Despite the language barrier, we managed to communicate suitably well, the two young ladies serving were outstanding ambassadors for both the restaurant and the town. Advice on fish suppers and steak pies was on the button, but the gravy…. Exceeded all expectations, The two young ladies and the food stop should be a landmark on the West Coast of Scotland and the gravy considered UNESCO status.

We only had a fish supper but apart from being underseasoned and the smallest portion I have experienced, it was very nice. Possibly one of the best I have tasted. When I took my phone out to pay for it, I was told by the delightful young lady, "cash only", really?, in a pandemic? I take it the payment method is to keep prices down, ok, then please make the meal larger. Had I been able to stand in the shop and see what I was getting, I would have bought more, what we had was nice though, this may have been a "one off".

Staff are friendly and food is lovley

Nice fish n' chips. Knocked a star of for no card machine.

Staff are fantastic and the food is amazing 😁

Great fish and chips best in saltcoats

Tried this place for the first time - lovely staff and lovely special fish - no grease and very tasty breadcrumb

Fish and chips excellent staff mostly friendly of anywhere spotlessly clean will certainly be back well done

The best chippy in the three towns

Fish suppers were the best I have had for a very very long time

Beautiful special fish. Well worth the money

Went down tonight (15-5-21 ) ordered a king rib and special fish after having to run round to a bank as was told "we only take cash" a phrase I thot was long gone I got home only to open chip bag up to only what I can describe a "shammy" style soggy king rib what a disgrace to actually call this food I,ll NEVER be back in this place what a waste of money

It's the best chippy in the town

Almost certainly the best fish and chips shop in Saltcoats, and write next to the beach.

Best fish and chips I've had in years! Ordered the special fish supper - the fish was huge, flaky,as it should be and cooked to perfection. The chips were plentiful and not at all greasy. Highly recommend a visit!

Chips were undercooked, too many scrappy bits and they forgot the salt & vinegar! Disappointing 😞

Great service and lovely fish 🐟 👌

Great fish and chips in my opinion best on the coast

Ordered on delivery . Was delivered less than 30 mins . Chips were poor than usual prob reheated ..same as fish and breast of chicken . Was usually really good but was disappointed this time .

As a regular customer, this is by far my favourite takeaway. The fish is great quality and is always served with a smile. Will definitely be back!

I placed an order via phone to collect, picked up order to take home, upon opening it was totally wrong food, phoned back to inform them only to be told they gave me a family deal as a bonus ( chips, cheese, onions, fritters, curry sauce,) who would class this as a family meal, l insisted on my original order which was 3 different suppers, l then had to drive back to exchange food, eventually after returning home and opening food, it looked unappealing, disgusting to be honest, l would be surprised if they have any Oil left in the Fryer as it saturated not only the wrapping of my orderbut also my workshop, the full order went in my dust bin, my advice would be to avoid this place, worst service and food ever experienced.

The Melbourne is my face chippie, mostly deliveries, did is excellent and service is good, quick delivery times

Good friendly service, great food

Fantastic food and really nice Staff. We come from Glasgow to buy food from this place.. Its worth the journey.

Good food lovely staff and owner

Lovely fish & chips freshly cooked to order , very nice .

Special fish suppers are delicious

Always great food served by friendly staff

Got a couple of special fish suppers last week. The fish was really crispy and tasty but the chips were not great.

Just had delicious fish and chips We all had special fish and were delighted that there were 2 fish in each portion The chips were fab too We will be back

Need a little more chips. But it was fantastic

As a customer for more years than most in the 70s this was the place to be the music from the jukebox blaring coffees and eats shared amongst the kool kids and the vibe was electric

Great food great service! Gd to see it back open again 👌

Great to see it re open fantastic fish & chips supper

I placed an order including two fish suppers, and it was to be ready in 15 minutes. When I got there, I was told there was no fish. Not impressed.

Has got to be the best take away in the area , food is great !

Fish and chips in general are a fast food in trouble as the price keeps going up. £6.50 now for a fish supper !!! It is a shame as fish and chops were always Scotland's fast food and now it is slowly fading away. I don't see an answer or alternative as fish and fishing prices keep rising and perhaps fish and chips will soon fall into something different than a fast food alternative because of the price.

Friendly staff mum loved the fish and chips best she's had by far keep up the good work

Nice clean environment friendly staff

Auld dinner style set up, grub class n friendly folks serving yi, 😎✌️

Had a lovely fish tea, very nice and well priced. We had a take away, fish freshly made, with curry sauce and mushy peas as well. Staff nice and helpful.

Oh first went here for a coffee which was lovely , then decided to go back another time for a snack at lunch time with my husband who is in a wheelchair , easy to get in as double doors and staff always ready to help , so had the best bacon roll there we have had for a long time , would def recommend the food x

Been eating out of here for around the last 16 years on and off. Got to be honest I support quality from local company's This visit on the 30th August. Family ordered the special fish supper. To be fair the fish was done is something other than batter should be breadcrumbs but not sure what the fish was done in but it was tasteless and also in multiple bits. It was a fish supper I wanted and not a bits of fish supper. Going elsewhere as I had a similar one mid May but put that down to a one off. Seriously just avoid because I will not be back

Had a smashin fish supper doon the shore front, Bears first yin and he loved it, he was greetin at me as i was blowing on his bit tae cool it for him. X

This is a great wee fish and chip shop, especially the wee sit in area. Nice and pleasant staff and the wood was fantastic. First time but definitely not my last time.

Best chippy in Ayrshire, lovely staff. The best bit of a day out in Saltcoats is a takeaway from this place. Long may it reign supreme.

It was ok I can say, but expectation was high bit disappoint.....

Chips was nice good to finnish a day st the beach with

Great food with a family friendly atmosphere