Mother Kelly's in Havant

Received a takeaway on 08/09 from Mother Kelly's - after a long hiatus (having moved areas). Pleased to report that they were on the money. The food was fresh and piping hot; and the portion sizes were ample. In the past, they did seem to lack a little consistency, so I am hoping this high quality - experienced recently - will continue into the future.

Very polite friendly staff, food was excellent, service was quick, in and out in less than 5 minutes! Will definitely be using again l!

What can I say....Absolutely delicious food, great price, staff all so happy, helpful, accommodating. Fantastic!

Best chips I have had in all the uk. Can’t get a chip like it would highly recommend

Spot on as always! 5 stars from me.

I’m not a huge fish and chips fan however when Maz came to our care home with a Friday fish take out for our residents and staff it literally blew me away! This is now a regular occurrence, crispy flaky fish and chips with all the extras… the whole family don’t just give the best fresh food but put their heart and soul into it. This family business really does deserve all it gives.

Wonderful fish and chips Working away it's always hot and miss, this place is def a hit Went one day for was that good w came back a second day! Def worth the visit if your in the area !

So disappointing, probably the worst fish and chips I’ve ever had. Soggy batter tiny bit of fish inside which was Dry. The fish was inedible .Chips were ok whole lot went in the bin.

First class Fish and Chips thank you

Fish was delicious, it could not have been tastier and the chips were perfect!

The fish was very good, the chips good, the Vegetarian alternatives not convincing

An excellent take away fish & chip shop

The business owner was so friendly and I had Fish and chips mushy peas and curry sauce, the food was excellent best fish and chips I’ve had. If you have not had the food you must try it fantastic

Ordered a large cod and chips between two of us with small appetites and there was more than enough! Fish was tasty and in a nice batter too. Chips were just shy of being chunky but were hot, and well cooked.

On holiday visiting Emsworth we fancied a takeaway fish lunch. We ordered 5 cod and chips and being seniors we were offered the chips free. All freshly cooked in an eco box the batter was crispy and portions plentiful. We sat by the mill pond so an enjoyable lunch all round.

Busy early on Saturday evening. Nice chips but cod batter was a bit soggy

Great place to go and pick up some quality fish and chips. Lovely little shop it's so good that sometimes there is a que outside but well worth it

Was told about Mother Kelly's from work colleagues as I was looking for somewhere that does not do fish swimming in batter or grease. I wasn't disappointed the fish was cooked to perfection and the chips were nice and big not like the small ones from my local shop.

Had to travel from Bedhampton but definitely well worth the journey, even though we have a chip shop at the end of the road. The fish was cooked to perfection, crispy batter and not running with grease chips were lovely too, also had a portion of mozzarella sticks very tasty, partner had mushy peas with his and he says they were much better than our local. Would definitely go there again, highly recommend.

What a place! Amazing team so friendly and always smiling nothing is too much trouble. The food is yummy! Best curry sauce around. Would highly recommend 👌

The place was buzzin', Tuesday evening in August.

Great food always good quality. Service is like a well oiled machine, speedy even when it's busy.

Lovely lady out on the front dealing with a take away area full of people orders coming out of her ears with little attempt of help or support from any of the other stff that was in the building the "chef" watching as she's trying to do everything. No help with curry sauces no help with even building boxes to the point the custers are helping her.. the restraunt staff popping heads round the side every now and then to look.. The "Chef" then says anyone else ordering it's going to be 20 minutes.. then goes onto say he's going for a fag. considering it's classed as an open kitchen, he's aware people can hear him, and see him. Huffing to himself like he's busy.. There is no team work in this place and I feel sorry for the lovely lady doing it all and when I left was left cooking because the "chef" couldn't be asked to do his job.. Moaning stating this place is a joke.. What a lovely place it used to be shame the staff don't seem to care to put a little effort in.. Food was alright can't ask for much more when it's been sat there a long time..

simply the best fish and chips in the area. never disappoints, the staff are friendly and the service is quick and the food is just amazing

Good quality, variety and well cooked.

Fresh, tasty and hot. Perfection!

Had food here the other night and love it good battered sausage and chips for plus curry sauce

Best fish and chips I have had in a while. Absolutely delicious batter and nice fat chips 😋

Great service and the two.lovely women servers were so brilliant we could not of wanted for.anything all our questions were answered

Great fish and chips. The cod one was very good.

Fantastic food cooked freshly lovely friendly stuff good value for money must go in if u r down here

Amazing food , definitely recommend 👌

Chips were really nice and the sausage and the staff very polite

Loved it best chips I've had in a while

Best fish & chips in the local area, Emsworth, Nutbourne, Bosham

Consistency is key and this place has it pretty much nailed down. I get food from here on a regular basis and it’s always does the job. It’s the only fish and chip shop in Emsworth so without driving it’s your only option. The staff are all really nice and the prices are good, I recommend if your local or in the area.

Usually love the chips from here but tonight they have a floury, grainy texture like they are coated in something it’s really not a pleasant texture in my mouth. Couldn’t even eat half of it

The food tasted amazing. The service was also I credible as it had a 2 minute wait for some fresh food. It's the atmosphere that was off. It was completely empty with no one in, making it really quiet and awkward. Most fish shops have like 2-3 people in but not this one. Suppose this could be a + for the service though but that's what happend for me.

Batter was nice and crispy as were the chips, the wife had the scampi which she really enjoyed

Crispy batter, flaky fresh fish, and tasty chips with mushy peas on the side, what’s not to like ! Friendly staff. Well done that team . Shame they do not deliver like most other takeaways in Emsworth .

We have just moved to the area & tried fish & chips. The cod was lovely with a perfect crispy batter. Many thanks Mother Kelly x

Mother Kelly’s is my local fish and chip shop! We use it often. I work as a Senior Carer at Willow Lodge Care Home in Southbourne, when Marie found out our Chef was off sick she very kindly stepped in and provided Fish and chips, battered sausages, fish cakes and Savaloy sausages for our residents and staff at no cost! The residents absolutely loved it! It was all freshly cooked and delicious!! Thank you so much to Marie and her team for their generosity and kindness! I will be back soon!

Title says it all really! Great value and what a fantastic team they have! Fish was really tasty and the chips were to dye for! Really enjoyed the curry sauce as well! Will be back for sure!

Best fish shop in the whole area. Quality !

Best fish and chips around raelly good value Keep it up guy's

Me and my partner where down from London for the day to see family and we had friends that recommend this place so we thought we’d give it a try and what I can I say other than… WOW the fish was beautifully cooked all golden and crispy, the chips where lovely and my partner who’s not a big fish lover chose chicken nuggets and was very impressed with the quality of the chicken used it was proper chicken breast chunks not like some that you can get that are like mush and there service was really good they where very helpful and welcoming. We will definitely be back.

Fabulous fish and chips. Friendly staff. Recommend to everybody. 😋😊

Everything was ok as expected, haddock was terrible, like it had been reheated in a microwave, even the dog didn’t want it.

Very Nice chips!!! this is my mates son after that beautiful scran, Look how happy he is! lovley. :)

Best fish and chips we had yesterday. Haddock was cooked to perfection, chips amazing, curry sauce and mushy peas were lovely. Would recommend this place. Me and boyfriend very had to please with the food but this place would recommend to everyone.

Chips were green on ends and not scraped properly not the first time bit scrappy at times

Been using deep blue for years. Found this place cya later deep blue who are over priced . mother Kellyys A++++++++++

Traditional take-away chippe. Good chips and mushy peas. Hadock okay, but could have been whiter [fresher?].

I love it here and love the food here to good for dinner and it's right by a tesco so anyone who's not getting fish 'n' chips can get a meal deal!

Good haddock, mushy peas and chips at a fair price. Haddock not pure white, hence drop of 1*

Always use when visting Emsworth better fish and chip than where I live

Just wow What can I say they gave Harry's a run for there money and won the best piece of fish iv ever had the sausage was delicious and the pie was lush to top it off they were closing and still did me a skinless fish the son of the owner was an absolute delight very polite and respectful think I found my self a new favourite worth the drive from chichester just for the food thank you for a delicious lunch

My 'go-to' for Fish and Chips when I am in Emsworth !!

I travelled up from the isle of wight for training and thought I'd try mother Kelly's! I had jumbo battered sausage, chips and pineapple fritter.. The food was lovely and portion size perfect! I had a 20 min walk with the food back to the hotel and they food didn't go soggy and maintained their temperature thanks to the packaging! Will recommend this fish & chip shop!

Had fantastic fish and chips from here today, tasted great, lovely and fresh, very well cooked. Highly recommended!

Been in here twice both times nice cod and white bate, good chips. A quintessentially family run British fish and chips shop. If you have been to seaside you have to stop here on the way home. English rule 101.

For my birthday meal I asked for Mother Kelly's fish and chips. My husband collected them and as usual you didn't disappoint. The meal was well cooked, very tasty with a good portion. Thank you for such a lovely meal. If I could give more stars I would.

Wednesday night 20th Jan 2022, its always worth me travelling to Emmsworth 12 mile trip one way, and on the 20th was no exception, the fish was again perfectly cooked, always very polite, but tons of chips yum yum yum, we throughly enjoyed Our fish and chips again, well done fellas george

This lots, top notch every single time!!! Friendly, fast as possible , good prices, good food, family run.

We live in Emsworth and have had Mother Kelly's fish and chips at least once a month. The batter is always perfect and the fish cooked perfectly and the chips are fresh. The service is very good. Only two people are allowed in the shop and there are barriers for protection against Covid.

I visited this take away for the 1st time tonight after threatening to do so for a very long time, I ordered haddock & chips from the server and was told that it will take approximately 10 mins to cook by the chef, which was fine and after the initial shock of the price at almost £10, I then continued to pay by card. After receiving my meal I walked to the car and decided to eat it whilst in the carpark while it's nice and hot, unfortunately when I opened the box I was deeply disappointed with the appearance of contents, as the chips were piled right on top of the freshly cooked fish breaking up all the batter, I could only just see that there was fish underneath, sadly the chips were barely warm even though I didn't have any salt or vinegar on them, I tried getting as many of the chips as I could off the fish finding a long dark hair in the process, it just all ended up looking and feeling very off putting especially with the hair, so I ended up leaving it all and threw it in the car park bin which I'm not happy about in the slightest.

Very friendly team, and very good food,

I lovely place to eat good fish and chips

Chips are ok Of times I have ordered fish at least some tasted offish and smelled fishy as any one who deals with fish this is the smell you get when it starts to turn

Despite passing the big Mother Kelly's at Portchester regularly, I've never really tried them until recently. The queue for my regular chippy was long so I find an alternative. Why have a left it so long. Friendly staff and quality fish and chips.

Quite possibly the worst fish and chips I've had, fish all dried and over cooked and chips were nothing special, I wont bother coming back.

Chips from here are so nice . As we're the staff and service

Can't go wrong with a Mother Kelly's

Lovely food shame that there is a nasty staff member called Maria.

Excellent cod and chips - again!

I visit this area several times a year, and this is our favourite fish and chips. The batter is always crisp even once we get it home. Portions are good. Definaterly worth the occasional queuing on Friday night

We visited Mother Kelly’s tonight expecting a high quality takeaway which some of the reviews seemed to recommend. We were disappointed by the limited menu, and particularly as several of the things we asked for were unavailable as they’d ‘run out’. The fish was very average and copious amounts of chips didn’t make up for mediocre service. When we asked if the burger came with salad or sauce , we were told all that was available was sachets. There was no gravy or curry sauce which are real essentials for a traditional chippy. It appears that a little preparation was too much for the hardly busy staff. Probably won’t be coming back.

Ordered 2 standard cod and a small chips for me and the tweenager, just enough. Delicious, hot and beautifully seasoned. Fish had no bones and no skin. Waited outside for about 10-15mins for order to be ready which is absolutely fine. Slightly expensive compared to other areas of the county, but it is Emsworth

Fab as always. Great service, friendly staff.

This is one of the south's best fish and chips - and plenty of other things! - shops. The food here is first class every time - and we've been many, many times. I'm not sure how they cook their fish - but its always fresh-tasting and delicious. And I love the way they put the foot in containers - meaning its still hot by the time you get it home. And the mushy peas are to die for ! Not only that - the staff are always lovely and friendly - and extremely chatty ! Try it - and HOW !!!!

Tasty fish and chips. Stopped here and ordered takeaway fish and chips and scampi and chips, great chips and really nice scampi. Not expensive and friendly team.

One of the best fish and chip shops on the south coast. Always my first choice! They've also got options to keep the kids happy.

Always appreciate the fish & chips here. Freshly cooked at a good price.

Friendly staff and good food. In our order we had cod, sausages, chicken nuggets and of course, chips. Portion size of cod was good! Chips fair and all over quality was lovely. Would definitely recommend.

My daughter went to buy supper for 6 of us at about 8pm today (Sunday) when she asked for 3 pea fritters she was told they only had one and then the frying staff just glared at her and said it was f**King ridiculous as if it was her fault. She felt humiliated and embarrassed. She then went to Tony's in Barncroft to get what she couldn't get and they were really friendly and helpful, we appreciate its a busy weekend but there's no need to be rude and humiliate people. She won't ever go to Mother Kelly's in Emsworth again.

Delicious fish and chips. Very friendly staff always willing to help.

Surprisingly small menu - a chippy that doesn’t do gravy or pies is surely limiting their customer base a tad. We went elsewhere. Wonder how many other do the same.

First time I've been to Mother Kelly's in ages. I was impressed. Immaculate premises. Really lovely staff here, food was good and freshly cooked to order. Once I got home I discovered something was missing from the order. On return to shop it was swiftly dealt with and a completely new order was done for me. Thank you. No complaints at all and I shall go there next time. Only drawback is that you cannot order ahead.

Couldnt ask for better chips and the burgers are sublime this is the place to go for fish and chips.

Fresh cooked line caught fish fried in a lovely crunchy batter with proper Chippy chips. Friendly helpful staff who pointed us in the direction of the quay to sit n eat. Would highly recommend...👍

Good quality fish and chips also offering battered sausages / fish cakes etc, good value and decent service. Pretty much cooked to order. Friendly service. Beware the large portion of chips is huge.

This fish and chip shop is always busy. Fish and chips are freshly cooked and delicious. Portion sizes are good and it’s well worth the wait.

This was ram packed on a Friday night. The food was amazing with great portions and the service was quick. Thanks for a great meal !

Had some lunchtime chips. Did not taste fresh. May have been reheated. Such a shame as I was really looking forward to them.

Smashing fish and chips here just like your other restaurant at Port Solent. Quite difficult to park due to being on the main road but the portions are good and reasonabley priced.

Best chippy around! quick friendly service and the food is always above and beyond always so fresh unlike other chippies!

Lovely Fish and Chips, some of the best locally and good service, easy to locate near the town with nearby parking

Have enjoyed fish and chips from here for the last 18 years, however it is nothing like it used to be. The quality has just deteriorated, skinny fish, small portion sizes and all overpriced. A real shame as we used to love our local chippy!

Been coming here for at least 17 years. Always serve great fish, great chips and great burgers. Quintessentially British, without trying to be.

Over a year ago, I expressed concern about the declining standards of food, and with a heavy heart, I am sad to report that standards continue to decline. The fish batter was over cooked- it was literally falling apart. Far too much oil in my opinion. Because of the size of the fish, I got few chips- very mean when advertised as a large portion. They were tasty, however. Service ok. But I was disappointed overall. Over the years, I have encountered above average price rises running alongside declining quality and quantity of food. You are in a prime location and enjoy no competition in Emsworth, with the nearest alternatives found in Westbourne and Havant. I feel this shop has become complacent due to the healthy stream of customers. The best local alternative I found is Deep Blue in Bedhampton- much better food at a similar price. Sort yourselves out, as you have lost a loyal customer!